Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#843021July 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
INTERFERENCE OCCURS BETWEEN THE BOLT THAT SECURES A FUEL LINE SHIELD TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DASH PANEL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 90VO76000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842751July 21, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING BRAKE FAILURE AND LEAKING FUEL LINE. LIGHT STILL ON AFTER BRAKE CYLINDER REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708890July 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE VIBRATION DAMPER FAILS AND CAUSES THE PULLY TO SHIFT, CAUSING THE ALT. BELT TO RUB AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR UNTIL IT BREAKS. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THIS FORD COMPONENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547416July 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAS COME OUT OF THE HOLDER AND HAS FALLEN DOWN. NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708765July 18, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES AND WHEN GOING FORWARD A LOUD POPING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708747July 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842491July 16, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS RUSTED THROUGH WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842289July 14, 1999
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS DO NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY OR WILL DISENGAGE ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842325July 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERSHEAD LIGHTS, AND BRAKES TO GO OUT DURING A THUNDERSTORM. DEALER SAID ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842197July 13, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 45MPH, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#842200July 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HESITATING/STALLING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED / REPAIRED ON SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE FOUND. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. DEALER SINCE FOUND PROBLEM WITH THE REVELATOR BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708568July 13, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
AFTER PARTIALLY FILLING TANK, FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF TOP, FILLING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH GAS FUMES, AND COATING UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH GAS. POTENTIAL FIRE AND EXPHICIATION. FORD REFUSED TO SEE THIS AS A WARRENTY PROBLEM OR A RECALL PROBLEM, NOT ENOUGH DEAD YET??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842127July 12, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A CADILLAC. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. THERE WAS "NO AIR IN THE BAGS" WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN# *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708485July 11, 1999
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708489July 11, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708456July 10, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842010July 9, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, STEERING:LINKAGES
THEIR ARE THREE BRAKE LIGHTS. FROM WITHIN THE CENTER LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHT MELTED THE PLASTIC. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED BOTH STEERING TIE RODS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842013July 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR WHILE PARKED, AND WAS PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND THEN WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT BY A JEEP. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841851July 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT OR ONLY PARTIALLY RETRACT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *ADJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841913July 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THERE WAS A TIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TURNED QUICKLY TO AVOID HITTING THE TIRE, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE WENT INTO THE WOODS AND HIT A POLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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