Complaint 893133
2003 FORD ESCORT • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE • incident Nov 23, 2011
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 893133
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- ESCORT
- Model Year
- 2003
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Incident Date
- Nov 23, 2011
- Date Received
- Dec 1, 2011
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL DIP STICK FRACTURED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THE DEFECT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE DIP STICK WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 01/05/12*LJ UPDATED 01/12/12
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.