Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014376 Incident Date: Mar, 26 2005
Consumer's City: PONTIAC Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FARP11J5RW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 05 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine failure. the head on the 1.9 litre engines have a built in flaw. the intake valve on number 4 cylinder fails. the valve seat breaks apart causing damage to the piston and also the head. 4 vehicles found to have this defect while we were looking for a used replacement head.*ak