Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005041672 Incident Date: Sep, 26 2005
Consumer's City: MAGNOLIA Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:recliner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FASP11JXTW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I do not have any events leading up to the failure. the failure consisted of my seat back on the drivers side snapping at the base. after pulling the seat cover off i noticed that the stainless steel frame on the seat completely broke/snapped allowing the seat to fall back uncontrollably. i was driving at the time and almost wrecked. i replaced the seat with a like seat from a used vehicle. *nm