Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#753106October 11, 2001
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE ALWAYS USED THE SEAT BELTS ON MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE "AUTOMATIC" SHOULDER HARNESSES BUT WAS ALWAYS WARY OF THEIR RELIABILITY. NOW THAT A FAILURE HAS OCURRED ON MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THEM, MY SUSPICIONS SEEM TO BE CONFIRMED. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM IS THAT IT IS PROBABLY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND MOST CONSUMERS WILL NOT SPEND THE MONEY ON A REPAIR AND JUST STOP USING IT. IF A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PROTECT ME FAILS AT ALL HOW CAN I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT IT WILL PROTECT ME IF , GOD FORBID, IT HAS TO BE CALLED UPON TO DO SO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753058October 10, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING A HOST OF COIL SPRING BREAKAGE ON THIS AND SIMILAR FORD MODELS. THEY WERE RECOMMENDING THAT ALL CUSTOMERS WITH SPRING PROBLEMS WRITE TO FORD IN HOPES OF FORCING A RECALL - HA!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897482October 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RECALL 97 V 145 000/FUEL TANK: VEHICLE IS LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK. NOTIFIED DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897424October 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WOULD LET GO ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE, AND SPEED WILL CONTINUE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL ON THIS MAKE/ MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752972October 5, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN EVER YOU USE A TURN SIGNAL OR BRIGHT LIGHTS WHICH ARE ALL BUILT INTO THE SAME ARM WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A LONELY ROAD AT 3:00 AM WITH MY TEEN DAUGHTER WHEN THEY WENT OUT FOR THE 1ST TIME. AS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND 2 PARENTS TO CARE FOR WITH A FULL TIME JOB AND WAS AWAY FROM HOME AT THE TIME TO HELP MY DAUGHTER. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF UNTIL OCT, 2001. I CALLED IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE UNTIL 10-3-2001. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE THING AS I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS IN THE OFFICE WITH THE FORD ELECTRICAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS ALL THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT AS WELL AS THE HEAD LIGHTS. AS YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM UNTIL YOU ARE IN THE DARK. IN A MOVING VECHICAL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN BAD WEATHER OR AT NIGHT DO TO THIS. IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT WOULD KNOCK THE OUT TOO. AS I WAS GOING BACK ROADS TO GET TO MY PARENTS HOME TO GET MY DAD TO THE HOSPITAL I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GO ON AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. NOR WAS THERE ANYONE THAT I COULD CALL IF I NEED TO AS THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897415October 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. CONSUMER COULD NOT TELL THEY WERE BROKEN WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752902October 4, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT,MY2000 ESCORT ZX2,I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A VERY EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FELT WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. IT CAN BE FELT EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR.FRONT SEATS,BACK SEATS,EVERYWHERE. YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE STEERING WHEEL IN A VIBRATING MOTION,AND CAN SEE IT IN THE OUTSIDE DOOR MIRROR.YOU CAN STAND OUTSIDE THE CAR,AND THE FRONT BUMPER AND BODY PANELS ARE SHAKING ALSO.I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER SEVERSL TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THIS VIBRATION IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ESCORT ZX2.SO THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I GUESS THEY THINK IF THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE SAME THINGS EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR IN, THAT I WILL GIVE UP,AND TRADE THE CAR IN ON SOMETHING ELSE,THEN THEY WOULD BE OFF THE HOOK. BUT THEY ARE WRONG,BECAUSE OTHER THEN THE BAD VIBRATION, MY WIFE AND I LOVE THE CAR. I JUST WANT IT FIXED. WHAT DO YOU THINK. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752939October 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REARSHOULDER SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED. SHOULDER HARNESSES ARE FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004344October 4, 2001
TIRES
BOTH REAR TIRES WERE FLAT, THE TIRES HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE SIDES. THEN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE FLATTENED IN THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900488October 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM A LOOSE WIRE, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED, CLAIM 40-2555-468. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#563600October 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDER THE DASH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE WHEN IT WAS PARKED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897158October 1, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. IT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER BRAKES APPLIED. HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, THEN STOPPED. DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE , AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. WAS INFORMED THAT SENSOR WIRES TO IDLER HAD FUSED TOGETHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752747September 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE STALLED AT 55 MPH. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE DEALER COULDNT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752667September 28, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897017September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH TO HOME NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING FROM DASH AREA. VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A FIRE BROKE OUT FROM A WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO RECALL WAS FOUND ON THAT VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897052September 28, 2001
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING, VEHICLE BOUNCED TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR OF TIRES. *AK FRONT END CAN NOT BE ALIGNED PROPERLY TO SPECIFICATION PER DEALER. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND MODULE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897034September 28, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR, CONQUEST TIRE DOT MDJ1AGWR246, 195/65R14 SIZE. TIRES HAD RIPPED FROM INSIDE ALONG SIDEWALL. TIRES WERE ORIGINALS ON A 1997, FORD, ESCORT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896995September 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER WENT TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED, AND HE NOTICED THAT LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER REPLACED THE COIL SPRINGS AFTER RECEIVING NO RESPONSE FROM FORD, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT SPRINGS CONTAINED INFERIOR STEEL, BAD HEAT TREATING AND BAD DESIGN.*NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752612September 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY HEATER FAN RUNNING AND BEGAN TO GET A BURNING SMELL. THE FAN THEN QUIT RUNNING. WHEN I INVESTIGATED TO FIND OUT WHY THE FAN NO LONGER WOULD WORK, I FOUND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR THE FAN MOTOR HAD MELTED AND LOOKED BURNT AS THOUGH IT MAY HAVE SMOLDERED. I HAVE THAT PIECE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563266September 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, CONSUMER FEELS A FULL RECALL IS NEEDED AND STATES THAT VEHICLE COULD STALL IN TRAFFIC. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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