Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1990

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999083427 Incident Date: May, 06 1999
Consumer's City: PHILADELPHIA Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: IFAPP9596LT Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 09 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: About one hour after arriving home from work someone knocked on my door to notify me that the 1990 ford escort that i had purchased used on march 31,1999 was smoking. i called the fire department, by this time flames were shooting from under the hood and the horn was blaring. the fire was extingushed , but the car is now totally useless. *ak