Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#718960February 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857192February 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
COIL SPRING BROKE, CAUSING THE BACK IN OF THE CAR TO SAG. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE COIL SPRING. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857193February 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH OR LOW GEARS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718931February 18, 2000
SUSPENSION
ALSO EXPERIENCE RATTLING IN DASHBOARD AND DOOR SIDES SINCE MILEAGE REACHED 30K. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718881February 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN
IN FEBRUARY OF 1999 STARTED NOTICING A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE SPEEDOMETER. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND NOISE STARTED BECOMING A GRIND. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE MARCH 1999 WITH MILEAGE AT 37962. REPLACED SPEEDOMETER CABLE. NOISE STOPPED AND THEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED AGAIN TO ACT ERRATICALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718895February 17, 2000
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
I WAS DRIVING ON 295 NOT SURE NORTH OR SOUTH, GETTING READY TO GET OF THE HIGHWAY AT EXIT 11. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EXIT THEY WHERE A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD, I HIT THE POTHOLE AND PUT A BIG DENT IN MY FRONT RIGHT RIM (RIMS WHERE CUSTOM 16" X 7") THEN TIRE WENT FLAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550967February 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND FAILURES, REQUIRES COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857027February 16, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER BELT MOTOR IS STUCK MIDWAY. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE BELT TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN A PASSENGER. 3FASP11J8T. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857069February 16, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RECALL 97V144000/FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING CRACKS WHICH CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE THROUGH FUEL TANK WALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718640February 12, 2000
SEAT BELTS
I STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT STOPPED HALF-WAY THROUGH ITS NORMAL TRACK. THE MOTOR IS AUDIBLE, HOWEVER, THE BELT CONTINUES TO STAY STATIONARY HALF-WAY THROUGH ITS TRACK. THE MOTOR IS CONSTANTLY "MAKING AN ATTEMPT" TO MOVE THE SEAT BELT THROUGH THE REST OF ITS TRACK, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON ALSO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855551February 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, IT SLOWS TO A STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856773February 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH BRAKE CALIPERS WOULD START TO RUB AGAINST THE BRAKE PADS, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY. IT WOULD SOUND LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846304February 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN DUE TO COMPUTER MODULE FAILURE. ALSO, ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY DIED OUT, AND ENGINE BELT, THAT RUNS EVERYTHNG WITHIN THE VEHICLE, DISCONNECTED DUE TO THE HARMONIC BALANCER THAT ALMOST CAME OFF. THREE SENSORS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856565February 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT MOVE ON THE RAIL OR MOVES FORWARD AND BACK BEFORE DRIVER IS ABLE TO GET INTO VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856658February 9, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH VEHICLE STARTED WANDERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE ROAD AND VIBRATE FROM REAR TO FRONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856661February 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN TRYING TO USE THE HORN IT WON'T WORK, BUT SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK BY ITSELF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855315February 8, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL RETAINER BOLT WILL WORK ITS WAY OUT, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO BE MOVEABLE. TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR REDESIGNED BOLT. CONSUMER FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856465February 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE PARTS FALLING OFF, AND CAR STOPPED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED . MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT FELL OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856527February 8, 2000
SEAT BELTS
MOTOR ON THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT QUIT WORKING AFTER PULLING THE BELT. ALSO, MOTOR WILL QUIT WORKING WHILE RETRACTING BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856551February 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER BOUGHT CAR IN MARCH. WITH 20 MILES ON VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THE SECOND TIME, TRANSMISSION FELL APART AN HOUR AFTER SHE PICKED IT UP. THIRD TIME, TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE, AND FOURTH TIME, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. IT WOULD STAY IN PARK AND MAKE GRINDING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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