Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042211 Incident Date: Sep, 27 2005
Consumer's City: WINDSOR Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCAPE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU93183K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 29 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Apparently brake fluid leaked from the master cylinder onto the electronics causing an increase in internal voltage causing the electronics to short out causing a fire that destroyed the wiring harness. my concern is ford currently has a recall on going for this issue in it's suv's but the escape is not mentioned. why? *jb