Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#850364October 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
HAD PUT KEY IN IGNITION TO START VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WOULD NEED TO JIGGLE KEY IN IGNITION TO START VEHICLE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK UP AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED. BEEN TO DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850204October 7, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES BY GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. HOWEVER,AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED FULLY, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED LESS SEVERE INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#850226October 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
INLINE FUSE FUSE TO GAS TANK IS BLOWING OUT DUE TO CONTACT WITH WITH FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850118October 6, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN COUPLING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712891October 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS USED PROGRAM VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES, THE BACK TOP BRAKE LIGHT NUMEROUS TIMES (FUSE) THE BRAKES AT LEAST TWICE AND WHEN MY SON WAS HIT DURING THE WINTER THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND HE HAD BACK INJURIES HIS PASSENGER HAD CHEST PAINS FROM THE SEAT BELTS, WE DID REPLACE THE TIMING BELT THIS YEAR AND THAN IN JULY THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND THE MECHANIC (PRIDE AUTO) STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING APPX. 25 HRS PER MILE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HELP US STATING THAT WE GOT 99,000 MILES OUT OF IT. WE ARE VOLUNTARILY RETURNING THE VEHICLE, THEY ARE GIVING US A HARD TIME ABOUT IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849896October 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND THEN VEHICLE DIDN'T START UP AGAIN, NO PRIOR WARNING. MADE STRANGE NOISES, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. CONTACTED DEALE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849932October 5, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON CONTINUALLY. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849963October 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET HIT A DOG, AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG BUSTED THE FRONT WINDOW, AND CONSUMER'S HAND WAS BURNED BADLY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#850028October 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HIGH SPEED BETWEEN 60 TO 65MPH AND ANOTHER VECHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIM. CONSUMER MADE A SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE. HE SWERVED AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG/ ARM AND PELVIC BONE. WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#712821October 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL STATION AS DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE PURCHASE ONE OF THE LAST SELECTOR SHAFT ASSEMBLY SHIFTERS AVAILABLE. TOTAL COST: $349.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712860October 5, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
I BELIEVE THAT THE DASH HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH AS THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE APPEARS TO BE VELCRO ATTACHED TO THE DASH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712800October 4, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILY, POSSIBILITY OF INOPERABILITY IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION IS PROBABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849681October 1, 1999
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED. CONTACTED DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP HAD INDICATED CODE 5-1 MEANS BLOWN FUSE OR ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE AIR BAG MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849706October 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH A CAR WAS COMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND MADE A ILLEGAL LEFT TURN, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND HIT THE OTHER CAR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND BACK DOOR. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DIPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#712552September 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER CORE LEAK--ANTIFREEZE ODOR INSIDE CAR--WINDOWS FOGGED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712605September 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849112September 29, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND PUT A LOCK ON THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849175September 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING GEARS IT SHIFTS LOUD AND HARD. EEC TEST FOUND TR SENSOR OUT OF RANGE AND CONNECTION FULL OF WATER. REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849201September 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATES AND JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849217September 29, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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