NHTSA Complaint #730844 — 2000 FORD ESCORT

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	730844
Vehicle	2000 FORD ESCORT
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date Filed	September 14, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

I'M NOT SURE THAT MY CAR PROBLEM WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A FAILURE, BUT I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE WITH SEVEN MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A ROUGH IDOL. MY ENTIRE CAR WOULD VIBRATE. I NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES AND SHORTLY AFTER MY ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES AFTER THE REPLACEDMENT WERE FINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND WORSE THAN BEFORE. I AGAIN CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THIS VIBRATION HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN PARK, DRIVE AND REVERSE. MY ENTIRE CAR IS SHAKING AND PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT CAN FEEL IT IN THE FLOORBOARDS. MY STREERING WHEEL SHAKES AND IT ONLY GETS WORSE WHEN I TURN MY AIR OR DEFROST ON . I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH BARELY OVER 4000 MILES.

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