NHTSA Complaint #702123 — 1998 FORD ESCORT
SUSPENSION:FRONT issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 702123 |
| Vehicle | 1998 FORD ESCORT |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
WHEN I TOOK CAR IN WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS THE CALIPERS AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL, TOOK IT BACK AND I WAS TOLD THEY WERE TO BUSY TO LOOK AT IT BUT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, THE STARTER HAD TO GO OUT BEFORE THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT, TURNED OUT TO BE A LOOSE AXEL BOLT AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT AXEL.
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