NHTSA Complaint #8018817 — 1997 FORD ESCORT VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	8018817
Vehicle	1997 FORD ESCORT
Component	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Date of Incident	September 4, 2002
Date Filed	September 17, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	GA

Consumer Description

HEATER CORE IS LEAKING CAUSING FLUID TO GET INTO AIR BAG SENSOR AND AS A RESULT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES OFF/ON, THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER, SOME ELECTRICAL WIRE WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE.*AK *NLM

Related Complaints for the 1997 FORD ESCORT

Other VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE Complaints

#10147714 — January 13, 2006 — DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE, NHTSA # 02V323000, CONCERNING THE AIR BAG SENSOR. HOWEV...

#10141777 — November 4, 2005 — DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEATER CORE RUPTURED, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO GET INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE ...

#10130599 — July 29, 2005 — THIS IS PERTAINING TO A 1997 FORD ESCORT, VIN [XXX] 1. MY HEATER CORE DEVELOPED A LEAK 2. I HAD THE HEATER CORE R...

#10099427 — November 4, 2004 — WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, AND THE HEATER COIL WENT OUT. ...

#10061290 — March 3, 2004 — MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02544 CONCERNING HEATER CORE FAILURE. HEATER CORE FLUID DRIPPED ON THE AIR BAG MODULE, CAUSI...

Recent Complaints for the 1997 FORD ESCORT

#11530867 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — July 7, 2023 — The rubber fuel filler neck hose that connects the metal fuel filler neck to the gas tank failed for the first time i...

#11171999 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — January 24, 2019 — FLASHING AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT IN A "51" PATTERN.

#10904225 — AIR BAGS — September 6, 2016 — SAFETY HORN STICKS AND REMAINS IN ON POSITION CREATING A DRIVING SAFETY RISK. DEALER EXPLAINS THAT THE HORN SWITCH IS...

#10822374 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — January 26, 2016 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNIN...

#10592090 — AIR BAGS — May 17, 2014 — MY MOTHER AND I WERE DRIVING TO MY GRANDPARENTS HOUSE WHEN SHE HIT A BABY DEER GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. I WAS 12 YEARS OLD...