Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1991

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 995190150 Incident Date: Jan, 07 1995
Consumer's City: CLAYMONT Consumer's State: DE
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1991
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAPP1288MW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 27 1996 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 07 1994
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A short in the ingition switch which caused the starter to burn out. *ak consumer was driving and smoke started coming out from under the dash and from underneath the hood, pulled over to side of the road and tried to turn off the vehcile, turned ignition switch off and pulled out key, vehicle kept running for at lest 3-4 minutes before sstoppingcalled local repair shop and had vehicle towed, ignition switch was replaced.*jb