Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031518 Incident Date: Jul, 24 2005
Consumer's City: UPLAND Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:rear/other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP10P8WW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: 1998 ford escort. both of the rear seat belts do not work. the seat belt straps will not pull out from the seat, which makes it impossible to use them. about a year ago the driver's side rear seat belt stopped retracting. this was in june of 2004. and on 7-25-05 the passenger side rear seat belt stopped retracting. the consumer had taken it to two different dealerships and they told her that the seat belts were not covered under warranty. when she contacted the manufacturer, they told her the same thing. there were no other known problems with the vehicle at this time. consumer's vehicle was involved in an accident in 2002. but, it was just a fender bender type issue. no one was in the rear of the vehicle at that time. *ak