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1995 Ford ESCORT Fuel System, Other Storage Tank Assembly Fill Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	466535
Internal NHTSA #	10060769
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	ESCORT
Model Year	1995
File date	28/11/03
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We are retired and have a 95 ford escort station wagon, garage kept. In august of 2003 we noticed a very strong odor of gasoline in our garage, which is part of the basement. It was so strong at times i did not use the electric door opener. I checked many times and could not find the cause. About this time i also noticed i was not getting as good as gas mileage as i used to. On thankgiving day, i went to my local gas station, and filled the tank as i always do. I then went inside to get a news paper. When i came out i noticed a large wet spot under the middle of the car, maybe about 3 ft in dia. I thought someone spilled something there. I went home and i started to think about it. I went back down to the garage, started to check the tank, and found the fuel filler pipe rusted out near the top. 1. 5 inch by about 8 inch. So when i filled the tank, the fuel nozzle was also putting fuel out the rotted out area, which then ran down a plastic shield and ran on the ground, where you would not see it if you just fueled the car. I took it to a ford dealer and told him i would like to have a ford district rep. Look at it. The service rep hardly looked up and said the car is out of warranty. I told him there is something wrong when the car has the orginal exhaust system, but the filler pipe rusted out. I had them replace it. They charged me for two hours of labor, when they only had the car for one hour, and only spent 45 minutes working on the job. When i got home i checked the job and found they only put two of the three fastners to hold the shield on. We transport twin grandchildren to school and other places in this car, and one of them is handycapped. The car could have caught on fire, or our home blow up. I have the removed pipe, and i told them it was defective in the welding prosses. No one cared. I checked the new pipe on 3-6-04, three months after it was installed, and the new pipe is starting to rust on each side of the weld seam. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GIBSONIA, PA
VIN pattern	1FASP15J2SWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	13/10/95
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1995 Ford ESCORT Fuel System, Other Storage Tank Assembly Fill Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1995 Ford ESCORT Fuel System, Other Storage Tank Assembly Fill Problems, Complaints and Defects

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