Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005027415 Incident Date: Jun, 04 2005
Consumer's City: JOSHUA Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAKP1131WR Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My daughter was on her way to work , when she called me & said "dad my car has loss power & is running very rough". i told her to pull over & i would be there shortly, since she was only about 8 miles down the road. as i was prepairing to leave, my daughter called me back & said there was a fire under the hood. i told her to call 911 and get away from the car. it took me less than 10 minutes to get there & by that time the firemen had put the fire out. the car was totaled. the car had been running great, with no problems at all.