Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#825103July 7, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FRONT HEADLIGHTS OPERATE DIM WHEN USED. ALSO HIGH BEAMS ARE DEFECTIVE. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537377July 7, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824999July 6, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT GOING 45 MPH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537335July 6, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537745July 5, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
FAILURE OR STICKING OF SEAT BELT MOTOR, DEALER OILED THE UNIT AND THE MOTOR COMPLETELY FAILED WITHIN A YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824383July 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND LOOKING IN THE MIRROR TO SEE IF ANY ONE WAS COMING, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE FLEW FORWARD AND HIT FENCE. THEN WHEELS TURNED TO THE RIGHT, MISSING THE TELEPOLE. VEHICLE ENDED UP HITTING TREES AND STOPPED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD SEAT BELT ON. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824869July 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824886July 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ROTORS TO BE WARPED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO FAIL. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824890July 1, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#537315July 1, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR WHEEL WELLS RUSTED RESULTING IN SHOCK ABSORBERS TO BECOME DETACHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823527June 30, 1998
SEAT BELTS
WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR SLIDE FOR THE LOCK DOWN POSITION FOR ENTRY, NOW THE BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823899June 29, 1998
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN CLOSING DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823943June 29, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RECALL # 92V117000 FUEL SYSTEM. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL OR CLOSE TO FULL, FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TANK. PROBLEM CORRECTED UNDER RECALL IN DECEMBER OF 1992. THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH. DEALER NOT WILLING TO CORRECT PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824737June 26, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHT BULB WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE SOCKET, IT IS FUSED IN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED, CONSUMER DEALS WITH MECHANIC THAT HAS THE SOCKET ON ORDER, IT HAS BEEN TWO WEKS SINCE THE ORDER WAS IN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824651June 24, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE, PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS BURNING, NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PASSENGER GOT BACK INTO CAR, WHILE DRIVER WAS STILL LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD. LESS THEN 30 SECONDS AFTER PASSENGER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS AND CUTS ON FACE. ALSO, AIR BAGS CRACKED FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#824583June 23, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823879June 22, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VEHICLE EXPLODING. OWNER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824482June 19, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823382June 17, 1998
STEERING
CONSUMER WAS ENTERNING THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. TOOK CONSUMER ACROSS THREE LANES BEFORE HITTING CONCRETE DIVIDER. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#824390June 17, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A 35MPH, DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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