Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#739152January 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T GET COLD--CAR ALSO IDLES VERY LOW TO THE POINT WHERE IT STALLS OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877929January 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877945January 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK, AND IT CLICKS CONTINUOUSLY. SEAT LIGHT FLASHES. PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ALL THE TIME. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877818January 9, 2001
SEATS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VAN IN FRONT MADE A "U" TURN. CAUSING ESCORT TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND BE REARENDED AFTER DRIVING 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. PASSENGER'S SEATBACK HIT CHILD'S SEAT, CHILD NOT IN SEAT, ALSO, CAUSED VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO NOTBEING ABLE TO SEE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED BACK & LEG INJURIES. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#559166January 8, 2001
TIRES
TWO OF THE ORIGINAL UNIROYAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DEFECTS, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TROUBLE GETTING RESPONSE FROM MANUFACTURER AND IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558796January 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE SEENS TO BE SHAKING, VIBRATING, STALLING AND HIGH IDLE IN THE ENGINE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738741January 3, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR VACCUME CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738611January 2, 2001
SEAT BELTS
SEALT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SNAPPED OFF IN TRACK AND CAUSED A CONCUSION AS WELL AS A LARGE CONTUSION TO MY HEAD. IT REQUIRED 14 STITCHES AND 10 STAPLES. THE AIR BAGS DEPOLYED LATE CAUSEING MY HUSBAND TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHEILD. AND RUPTURING MY SPLEEN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#877236January 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S31/REAR WHEEL BEARING CLAMP LOAD: UNABLE TO GET DEALER, WORTHINGTON FORD, LOCATED IN LONG BEACH, CA; PHONE# 562/420-3333, TO HONOR RECALL DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PART. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS: *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877273January 2, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
DRIVER/PASSENGER HEADRESTS HAVE STAPLES AT BOTTOM & THEY ARE COMING OUT. PART OF HEADREST IS SEWN. BOTTOM OF HEADREST IS NOT COMING APART EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LOSING STAPLES. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED TO BRING VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED. TOOK VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS LATER, AND REPRESENTATIVE CHECKED IT OUT. TOOK DOWN SOME INFORMATION & NOTHING ELSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558386December 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE DOES NOT IDLE CORRECTLY AND HAS STALLED A COUPLE TIMES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877162December 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES FURTHER DOWN THAN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAUSES ONE FOOT TO HIT BOTH PEDALS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877017December 27, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS IS LEAKING DUE TO CRACKS THAT DEVELOPED IN GAS TANK . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877083December 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE MAY NOT START AT TIMES. SOMETIMES FUEL PUMP WON'T WORK, IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, AND SOMETIMES SWITCH STICKS IN ON POSITION INSTEAD OF RETURING TO RIGHT POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738264December 26, 2000
WHEELS
ALL 4 WHEELS ON MY ESCORT ARE CRACKED AND I WAS TOLD BY DEALER ID HAVE TO BUY 4 NEW RIMS AT 100.0 EACH THIS IS IN MY OPINION A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738272December 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876960December 26, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A LIGHT POLE HEAD-ON, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FORD HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876969December 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT TURNED OVER ONCE. BUT, KEY WAS PUT IN OFF POSITION AND VEHICLE STARTED, BUT STARTER CONTINUED TO ROTATE. BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. CONSUMER DID SEE SMOKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877002December 26, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RECALL 97V145 000/FUEL TANK: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL LEAKAGE. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900498December 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER DASHBOARD, CLAIM 53-C675-364. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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