Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118084 Incident Date: Aug, 13 2007
Consumer's City: SPRINGFIELD Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FASP15JXSR Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 03 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1995 ford escort. while the vehicle was parked, the contact smelled gas and discovered a fuel leak towards the front of the vehicle. the manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa recall number 97v144000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) and will not honor the replacement. a new fuel tank would cost $470. the vehicle is currently parked at the contact's residence. the current mileage was 64,445 and failure mileage was 64,345. updated 01/11/08. *lj the consumer stated the heat shield was not removed from the tank and the heat caused the tank to crack updated *jb