Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#855108January 19, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AFTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE IDLES HIGH. DEALER REPLACED THE AIR SENSOR. FORD NOT PROVIDED ANY HELP. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550425January 18, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS TOO TIGHT AND KEEPS MOVING UPWARD TO THE NECK. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855052January 18, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ON HIGHWAY UNDER SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854956January 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE SWITCHING LANES A CAR FROM THE BACK TAPPED BUMPER AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CAR HIT GUARDRAIL STRIGHT ON AT ABOUT 50 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854919January 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR FRONT END CRASH, A FIRE STARTED BEHIND THE LEFT HEADLAMP, AND ENGULFED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED FROM THE FIRE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. REPORT GIVEN BY JULIE GOOD, INSURANCE CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550351January 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SINCE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH PER RECALL 96V071 THE CONSUMER SOMETIMES NOTICES THAT WHEN HE TURNS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE KEY CAN BE TURNED WITHOUT ANY PLAY IN THE SWITCH AND THE BATTERY TURNS OVER BUT DOES NOT START. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717191January 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR ROUTINELY ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY (SOMETIMES TO REDLINE). WORSE IN DAMP WHETHER AND AFTER PROLONGED HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854828January 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE. WHEN IT DOES ENGAGE IT WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717171January 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE STARTED, ENGINE RATTLED UPON ACCELERATION AT ALL SPEEDS AT 2300 MILES. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY DEALER,I SENT COMPLAINT TO FORDS DSB BOARD.WORKING THROGH ARBITRATION VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY ENGINEER.THEY REPLACED PCM.PROBLEM GOT WORSE,ALONG WITH NEW PROBLEMS,LACK OF POWER,HARD START,TRANSMISSION HESITAING.THEN THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP,DIDNT HELP, THEN IGNITION SWITCH, DIDNT HELP,THEN MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND AIR FILTER, DIDNT HELP.FINALLY VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHILE DRIVING, DURING ACC. TOWED BACK TO SHOP, FORD HAD IT SIX WEEKS THIS TIME REPLACED PCM TWO MORE TIMES.I HAVE VEHICLE BACK,STILL PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION HESITATING.VEHICLE IN SHOP EIGHT TIMES FOR SAME OR RELATED PROBLEMS AND TOTALLING ALMOST THREE MONTHS IN SHOP. STILL IN ARBITRATION, CONSDERING CLOSING CASE AND TAKING TO DSB. PERSONALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717127January 9, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LATCH ASSEMBLY SHATTERED AFTER BEING UNDER LOAD IN FRONT END COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854791January 7, 2000
SEATS
WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY A VAN, UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE IN HALF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854752January 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE INTO REVERSE. WHEN IT DOES ENGAGE IT ACCELERATES SUDDENLY . DEALER HAS INSPECED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550260January 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE WIRES BEHIND THE FUSE PANEL TO SHORT CIRCUIT AND MELT WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY IF A FIRE OCCURED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED INTERIOR LIGHT PROBLEMS WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851663January 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
RADIATOR FAN IS DEFECTIVE. FAN SHROUD'S SHARP EDGES IS CUTTING INTO THE RADIATOR ,LEAKS START, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND DAMAGES THE HEADS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716857January 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN HAS BLOWN 2 TIMES IN JUST OVER A YEAR, AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558615January 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 55-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL REMAIN AT SPEED WHILE FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854619January 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN AN ICE STORM WENT TO PUT FOOT ON BRAKES AND THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN.THE ENGINE WAS RACING WHEN TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKES, IT WOULD GO UP TO 40MPH. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. CONTACTED A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AN IN COLD WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854655January 3, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716713January 1, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CAR WAS EMITTING A SLIGHT GAS ODOR. MECHANICS AT GREASE MONKEY NOTED A LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO REPAIR MECHANIC--THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. REPLACED FUEL TANK AT A COST OF 580.04. THE REPAIRS TOOK OVER A WEEK BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON BACK-ORDER FROM THE FACTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854604December 31, 1999
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER SEAT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME VERY TIGHT AND NOT RELEASE CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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