NHTSA Complaint #831474 — 1988 FORD ESCORT

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

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number	831474
Vehicle	1988 FORD ESCORT
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	November 22, 1998
Date Filed	December 1, 1998
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF CONSUMER'S HOUSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *ML

Related Complaints for the 1988 FORD ESCORT

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Complaints

#898484 — October 30, 2001 — VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, HAS STALLED 4 TIMES. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED IGNITION MODULE 4 TIMES.*AK *JB

#885964 — April 16, 2001 — VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME AND ANY SPEED.*AK

#507593 — January 4, 1999 — VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING.

#521560 — July 13, 1998 — ENGINE HESTITATES AND STALLS.

#816416 — September 17, 1997 — VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10-40 MPH. HAD A TUNE UP THE THAT DIDN'T REMEDY THE PR...

Recent Complaints for the 1988 FORD ESCORT

#10041201 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE — October 3, 2003 — CAR HAS BEEN STALLING REGARDLESS OF SPEED. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. MECHANIC HAS (SO FAR) IDENTIFIED ...

#10007031 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE — May 1, 2003 — I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM MY UNCLE WHEN IT WAS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. IT BEGAN STALLING A YEAR OR SO ...

#734334 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION — July 22, 2002 — I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM MY UNCLE WHEN IT WAS 3 YEAR OLD WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. IT BEGAN STALLING A YEAR OR SO ...

#761274 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION — April 29, 2002 — NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#8006571 — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM — March 28, 2002 — CONSUMER STATES WHILE HAVING VEHICLES OIL CHANGED THE MECHANIC NOTICED HIM THE LOWER ARM SHAFT WAS RUSTED AND NEED TO...