Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1997

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005048596 Incident Date: Nov, 30 2005
Consumer's City: ANN ARBOR Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP13P5VW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 02 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Daughter was driving car, had a tire blow out, and car suddenly accelerated out of control. she tried shifting gears, using brakes, and pulling parking brake to no avail. she crashed into parked cars after traveling about 200 yards uphill. witnesses say she was going about 30 to 40 mph. after the blowout, which happened as she was leaving a stop. car will not be repaired, will be junked. it is too dangerous for anyone to drive. *jb