Issue ID | 206475 |
Internal NHTSA # | 719313 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | ESCORT |
Model Year | 1995 |
File date | 03/07/24 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | My name is: steven encarnacion. Address: 1204 st. Joseph way, petaluma, ca 94954-5360, e:mail stevoe@home. Com. Telephone #(707)763-7437. This is the second (1st odi#: 719304) of four complaints (of which the third one is about a saftey defect that caused an injury) against g&c autobody, re:renting vehicles with the gross knowledge of saftey defects. On 01/15/2000 i rented my second vehicle from g&c autobody, a ford escort (customer rental agreement #25745, repair order#000676, cost: $5. 00 per day) as a loaner vehicle while my vehicle was to be repaired. The ford escort wouldn't always start, there were times when i was stalled for fifteen minutes before it would decide to start, but usually i would just sit there and listen to the engine turn over and over before it would start. I was stuck in the parking lot one day at college for fifteen minutes with a stalled engine, when it finally started i drove it to g&c autobody to tell them that this car has problems. They called a mechanic to check it out and he said he couldn't find anything wrong with it. The mechanic also told me that if i have a problem with it to bring it back. I drove to their second bodyshop down the street to pickup some things i had in my car that was being repaired and when i got in the car to leave, it wouldn't start and the engine would just turn and turn. A crowd of bodyshop repairmen started to gather around because thay could hear me trying to start the car. So i drove right back to g&c autobody and told them that i want a different car, that this ford escort needs to have some work done on it. So they rented me a third vehicle. I was told to contact your agency by contact 4 (channel four news in the s. F. Bay area). No safety defect listed in the summary. *ak |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SANTA ROSA, CA |
VIN pattern | 1FASP11J2SWXXXXXX |
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Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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Date of purchase | 03/07/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Drive train type | FWD |
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