NHTSA Complaint #10025331 — 1998 FORD ESCORT

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10025331
Vehicle 1998 FORD ESCORT
Component ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 19,095 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NY

Consumer Description

I HAVE A 1998 FORD ESCORT I ONLY HAVE 19.099 MILES. I PURCHASE THIS CARD ON NOVEMBER OF1998, THEREFORE THE DRIVING TIME WILL BE 4 YEARS ON THIS NOVEMBER. MY ENGINE WENT DEAD. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT MY CAR NO LONGER HAS ANY WARRANTY.*AK I HAVE EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE EXPENDED $14.000 FOR THE USE OF THIS NEW CAR FOR 4 YEARS. AN AS FAR I COLD SEE. THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. BECAUSE IF I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR 20.000 MILES ON THE FIRST TWO YEARS THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE WOULD HAD GONE LONG BEFORE THAT. AND YOU WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT THIS ENGINES A LEMON AND I WOULD HAVE A REPLACEMENT THEN. I HAVE THIS CAR SERVICE BY THEM. THEY HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS OF MY VEHICLE ENGINE CHECKS. SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT WENT WRONG WHEN THERE WERE SERVICING MY CAR ALL THIS TIME? I DO NOT HAVE A CAR NOW WHEN I MOST NEED IT.YOU SEE THE REASON I BOUGHT A NEW CAR WAS BECAUSE MY WIFE BECAME DISABLE AND I NEED IT A DEPENDABLE CAR. MY WIFE HAS MS.

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