Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1992

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062012 Incident Date: Apr, 09 2006
Consumer's City: PORTLAND Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAPP13J0NR Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 09 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My patient had gone to his dialysis appointment and when he got back into the car and turned the key it would not start. he waited for a bit and tried it again and it started. as he was driving home, the car just shut off. he had some people help push it around the corner and called me to get it towed to his house. when i arrived at the vehicle i tried it and it seemed as though it had a dead battery. i called aaa to come give me a jump and waited for an hour. when they aaa got there and got out of their truck, they got in the drivers seat and turned the key and it started right up with no jump. we took a look at the ignition when we got home and turned the key and it was sticking but it turned on. i was having the car brought into a shop to get it checked out and it died again. when tried to restart the pin in the end of the ignition snapped off and the car wouldn't start. i ended up having it towed to the shop and they replaced the ignition. over the course of the last 9 months the ignition has started doing it again. i was told that it was the alternator at first but after it was replaced found out that it wasn't that. it over charges the battery and has serious power surges and then just dies like nothing while driving down the street. this has happened on various occasions and now it just wont start at all. i know it isn't the battery, starter or alternator. i believe it to be the ignition switch. the started doesn't engage when you turn the key but all the power comes on. *jb