Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005029020 Incident Date: Jul, 10 2005
Consumer's City: HILLSBOROUGH Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FASP13J9SR Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 01 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the vehicle had a leak in the fuel tank which was discovered after a long trip. consumer discovered small droplets of gasoline on the ground. there was a strong smell of gasoline. consumer had vehicle towed to a dealer. the dealer noted there was a recall 97v144000, but consumer's vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin . no repairs have been made, but consumer has been instructed not to drive vehicle due to the leak and the hot summer conditions experienced in the state of arizona where vehicle is currently at. the dealer thinks it is significant about the temperature change because consumer traveled form east coast to that state. *ak *nm