A vertical
trunk fitted with a ladder to permit personnel to escape if trapped
Escort
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A model of automobile manufactured by Ford
Escutcheon
A panel or part used to hide another part. For instance a window handle may reveal its attaching bolt and the hole in the door panel, so an escutcheon disc is used to cover the hole.
Escutcheon Pin
A piece generally used to join a plate or shield, to cover or protect softer or more delicate materials
or actions.
ESD
Acronym for Electrostatic Discharge
ESM
Acronym for Chrysler's electronic shift module -- part of transmission shifter assembly
Smallest operating entity producing a homogenous set of goods and
services and is capable of reporting full range of production
account variables to calculate value added.
A guess on the part of a
service department with respect to the nature of a vehicle's problem and cost of repairing it.
Although most shops will stand by their estimate, there is also the situation where the problem is
caused by something which will be more expensive to repair or may be less expensive. In the
case where other Components are also faulty (but the
estimate did not include them), the shop may contact the
Customer with a revised estimate saying, "We can repair
what we thought was the faulty part, but we found another defective part which also contributed
to the problem once we took things apart. Now the cost will be more. Do you want us to go
ahead and repair that Component too?" In the case
where a lesser solution repaired the problem, good shops will give you a bill that is much less
than the estimate with an explanation like, "We thought we had to replace the expensive control
box, but we found that one of its
plugs had come loose".
