Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1997

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006052817 Incident Date: Jan, 12 2006
Consumer's City: TABOR CITY Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP10P0VW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 12 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated there was a recall for the vehicle, nhtsa # 02v323000, concerning the air bag sensor. however, the recall remedy did not correct the problem. the vehicle was parked at an independent repair shop. the technician noticed the windows fogging up and opened the driver side door. while inside looking at the gauges the air bag deployed. this pinned the technician between the seat and steering wheel. the deployment cracked the windshield. upon inspection, the technician determined it is the same problem indicated in the recall. there was water accumulated in the integrated air bag monitor. *nm updated 3/1/2006 - the consumer still has the defective parts in her possession. *nm