Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#780423September 14, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER SIDE CONTROL FOR PASSENGER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONS. ONCE CONTROL IS USED ON PASSENGER SIDE, THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL CAN BE USED TO OPERATE THE PASSENGER'S WINDOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540760September 11, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHEN IN A PARKING LOT VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. ALSO, AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO START ON COLD MORNINGS DUETO ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827780September 10, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AROUND OUR ABOUT 4 MPH TO 11 MPH WHEN WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, HITTING A TREE IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, UPON DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, THE IMPACT KILLED THE DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#539774September 9, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
QUARTER PANEL OVER REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAS WEAKENED TIRE IS BENT IN SLIGHTLY FROM HOLE DEVELOPED RIGHT NEXT TO SHOCK WITHIN INCHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827710September 9, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE SMELLED OF FUEL, BUT NEVER KNEW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, FILLED UP THE CAR THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIP AT A RAPID SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827727September 9, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20-30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#540659September 8, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
INGITION SWITCH AND MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540641September 7, 1998
SEAT BELTS
MOTOR BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827557September 3, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE SPEED WAS 5-10 MPH WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND CROSSING THE HIGHWAY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780320September 2, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED THREE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826701September 1, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS NO LONGER RETRACT BACK AND FOURTH WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539535September 1, 1998
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING 10 MPH (TAP) OF A GUARDRAIL, RESULTING IN INJURY TO EYES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#539519September 1, 1998
SEAT BELTS
MOTORBELTS FAIL TO RESTRAIN PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540515August 27, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
ALSO, MY ESCORT HAS HAD A WATER LEAK FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. WHEN I CONTACT KEY FOR, I WAS TOLD THAT NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS KIND HAD BEEN MADE. WHEN I CONTACTED A LOCAL BODY SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN ESCORTS AND THAT THE FORD COMPANY WAS AWARE OF THIS, BUT NO EFFORT WAS BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT. IN THE MEANTIME, I RUN AROUND WITH A CATHS LITTER BOX IN MY CAR SO WHEN IT RAINS MOST OF THE WATER GETS IN THE LITTER BOX AND NOT ON MY FLOOR BOARD. HAVE ANY REPORTS OF THIS NATURE BEEN MADE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540516August 27, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539376August 26, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TEN TRANSMISSION FAILURES. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540393August 26, 1998
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
DURING HOT CLIMATE, THE FAN RELAY SWITCH MELTS AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827243August 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK OR GRIND. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER KEEP GOING OR HAVE A DELAY BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826300August 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS/PADS REPLACED. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY MAKE SQUEAKING NOISE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826376August 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE THE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PULLEY ON THE CRANKSHAFT THAT DRIVES THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS PUSHED OUT TOWARD THE FRAME OF THE CAR, CAUSING THE BELT TO COME OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY A MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED TO CONSUMER THAT PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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