Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#768783October 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED 20,000 MILES AGO; DEALER WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021433October 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021511October 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD THE MECHANIC FIX IT THREE MONTHS AGO AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021115October 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION CHANGES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, AND FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE WITH OUT ENGAGING BRAKE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED FOR SMALL CHILDREN THAT MAY TRY TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE NAY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021142October 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WORN OUT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT AND REAR COIL SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. LEFT BRAKE GRABBED. RATTLE NOISE AT RIGHT FRONT AT INITIAL START. HIGH IDLE AND CLICKING NOISE IN DASH. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021041October 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021054October 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CAN CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING ENGAGED. TS *NLM *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021094October 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE SHE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER AUTO HIT HER FROM BEHIND, CAUSING THE BACK END OF THE AUTO TO COME IN THE FRONT SEAT. SHE STATES HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS TOLD THAT BY AN INVESTIGATOR THAT AN IMPACT OF THAT MAGNITUDE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. SHE AND HER PASSENGER WERE INJURIED. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8020760October 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
THE DRIVER HEARD SOME SCRAPPING NOISE BUT WASN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE OWNER HAD TO GO THROUGH INSPECTION WHICH HIS VEHICLE WAS REJECTED DUE TO THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BREAKING. HE IS ALSO AWARE OF SOMEONE ELSE WITH SIMILAR FAILURE. MRJLG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020798October 15, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING SHE THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE . AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE STEERING RODS WERE MISSING. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020820October 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT'S TOO TIGHT. *MR *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020821October 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020871October 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS
RESTRAIN BELTS AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FRONT SEAT DRIVING SIDE IS NOT WORK PROPERLY, DEALER HAS REPLACED TWICE AND STILL REOCCURRING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020886October 15, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WAS IN A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020682October 11, 2002
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE AT AN IDLE PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE ENGINE RIVED UP. STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE IDLED FASTER. SHUT VEHICLE OFFAND RESTARTED IT. HAD VEHICLE SERVICE. THIS IS AS RESULT OF THE ENGINE COMPUTER CHIP SENDING WRONG INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020701October 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50 MPH. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020633October 10, 2002
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM FAILURE CAUSING TO LOST THE CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020650October 10, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE LEFT REAR TIE ROD BROKE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. MR *NLM *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768300October 9, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UPON ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN, FORTUNATELY BOTH IN A WAY THAT HAD NOT CAUSED TIRE DAMAGE. SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES GREATLY AND CREATES BUZZING-LIKE NOISE AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 55 MPH. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020316October 7, 2002
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE JACK. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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