Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

• #808273January 28, 1997
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE ACTIVE SEAT BELT GETS STUCK IN A STATIONERY POSITION. PLEASE EXPLAIN DETAILS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #808129January 27, 1997
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  HAD RECALL WORK DONE, AFTERWARDS HAD AGAIN PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #808201January 27, 1997
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. OWNER NOTES WHEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THEY WERE ALREADY DEFLATED. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #808088January 24, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BRAKES FADE AWAY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER ALSO STATES AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER NOTICED FILLING IN THE PEDAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #806923January 23, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

  THE RADIATOR MOUNTS DISCONNECTED FROM THE METAL RUBBER, ALLOWING THE RADIATOR TO LEAN BACK/ ROCK BACK AND FORTH, CAUSING A HOLE TO WEAR IN THE ALTERNATOR CASE. *AK *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807028January 23, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

  THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE FUEL T PUMP AND CAUSED A FIRE. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #808023January 23, 1997
  LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

  THREE TIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE IN MOTION AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TO CLOSE THE DOOR HAS TO PULL IT TIGHTLY TOWARDS THE OCCUPANT AND PUSH THE LOCK DOWN, TO OPEN THE DOOR PULL TOWARDS THE OCCUPANT AND LIFT UP THE LOCK. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #513657January 23, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, SEAT BELTS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED; ALSO AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS LOCKED DURING DEPLOYMENT, INJURING DRIVER AND WIFE AND GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, IS OFF BY AT LEAST 3 GALLONS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #513666January 23, 1997
  SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

  MOTORIZED SHOULDER STRAPS TIGHTENED TOO MUCH AND TOO QUICKLY ALMOST STRANGLING DRIVER'S WIFE; ALSO, STARTER , SITUATED IN A "HEAT SINK" BENEATH MANIFOLD/NEXT TO FIREWALL, OVERHEATED AND BURNED ITSELF OUT. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #513676January 23, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  FUEL TANK LEAK. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #513973January 22, 1997
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING FIRE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #516026January 19, 1997
  AIR BAGS

  VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG BURNED AND CUT CONSUMER'S EYE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #513881January 17, 1997
  AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  2

  Deaths:

  0

• #513796January 17, 1997
  STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS

  BUMPER NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND MINOR IMPACT, CAUSED NECK INJURY.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #513974January 14, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807625January 14, 1997
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  AT TIMES THE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR AND THE SEAT BELT ALSO BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #513830January 13, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. ( NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807513January 13, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A NOISE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #528058January 12, 1997
  STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS

  STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP,BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #819971January 12, 1997
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE MINUTES BEFORE NOTICING SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER, THEREFORE, OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0