NHTSA Complaint #734597 — 1999 FORD ESCORT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Complaint Details

ODI Number	734597
Vehicle	1999 FORD ESCORT
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Date of Incident	October 7, 2000
Date Filed	October 25, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE HAS CONTINUOUSLY STALLED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE IDLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED AND THEN FINALLY THE VEHICLE JUST WOULD NOT START. DEALER INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNEST AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS ABLE TO BE FIGURED OUT AFTER THE THIRD TIME DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE THIRD TIME, IN WHICH THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOW FIND WHAT WAS WRONG, UNLIKE PREVIOUS TIMES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT STALL FOR THEM.

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