Four problems related to underhood wiring have been reported for the 1999 Ford Escort. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
With wiring I could smell burning and did not know what it was. With tire it was under warranty . Had tire replaced, I have receipt. (dot number: 7jjk7u17p9 tiresize: p185/65r14).
Vehicle has continuously stalled. Dealer was contacted and vehicle was brought in due to vehicle would turn off while idle, vehicle would not go when the gas pedal was pushed and then finally the vehicle just would not start. Dealer informed that the wiring harnest as well as the computer needed to be replaced. This was able to be figured out after the third time due to the fact that the check engine light did not come on until the third time, in which the dealer informed that they could now find what was wrong, unlike previous times when the car would not stall for them.
When vehicle was involved in a minor front end crash, a fire started behind the left headlamp, and engulfed the engine compartment. Vehicle was totalled from the fire. Please give any further information. Report given by julie good, insurance claim representative.
On 06/30/99 at 02:10 hours the crystal fire department responded to a vehicle fire in the back lot of elk county Ford. The department found a new, 1999 Ford Escort se (VIN #[xxx]) burning in the area of the left front tire and wheel well area. The cause of the fire was determined to be a short in the wiring in the vicinity of a "block" of relays and fuses in the left side of the engine compartment. This caused the wiring to burn and ignited nearby plastic items and the left front tire. The vehicle was just manufactured (June 1999) and had only been sitting on the lot for about 5 days. The vehicle had not been operated recently (2:00 am in a small community car dealership). Although the vehicle did not belong to any consumer, this report is being filed in order to document a potential problem. [xxx] , fire chief, crystal fire department. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).