Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#827171August 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH; HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE, PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED ENGINE PULLEY DISCONNECTED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THE COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540317August 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT STUCK. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX BUT IS AWARE OF HIGH NUMBER OF SAME COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539145August 20, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IN TWO ACCIDENTS. QCAW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#539139August 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827003August 20, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER MADE REPAIRS FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, HOWEVER NOW THE ENGINE OVERHEATS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827035August 20, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
IN WARM WEATHER THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATORS TO COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR. THE THERMASTAT HAS BEEN REPLACE TWICE AND IT HAS MADE NO DIFFERENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826928August 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SHOULDER BELT TO BE IN A "L" SHAPED POSITION, RESULTING IN THE SEATBELT BEING INOPERATIVE. THE REAR RIGHT SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT BUCKLE IN, CAUSING SEATBELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT IS TOO LOOSE AND THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, IT WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826984August 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH CONSUMER'S SON PULLED OUT THE SHOULDER BELT. BUT WHEN SEAT BELT RETRACTED, THEY COULDN'T TAKE IT OFF HIS NECK AND THEY HAD TO CUT THE BELT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#542348August 18, 1998
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, ALSO CHIRPING NOISE HEARD, CONSUMER FEELS NOISE MAY BE A WARNING SIGNAL ABOUT AIRBAG PROBLEM. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539995August 18, 1998
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER WAS LEANING FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE SHOULDER BELTS DID NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. THE BELTS LOCKED IN POSTION AFTER OCCUPANTS HEARD A LOUD RATTLE AND CLUNK SOUND FROM THE REAR CARGO COMPARTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826787August 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPLYING BRAKES WHEN PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826630August 12, 1998
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT THAT CRACKED THE RIM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826546August 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
THE DEFECTIVE FUEL CONTROL VALVE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE AND FUEL SMELL WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPL.ACED VALVE TWICE. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539619August 10, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
MSS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE/STALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826455August 10, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DURING REAR IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826278August 5, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE RUBBER MOUNT THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE CRANKSHAFT: PULLEY SLIPPED, CAUSING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY TO CRACK, CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO TWIST UP, RESULTING IN A BROKEN TIMING BELT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826336August 5, 1998
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE HARMONIC BALANCER CAME OFF, CAUSING STEERING TO MAKE LOUD NOISES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538848August 5, 1998
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND WHEELS WERE LOCKED. UPON DAUGHTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND KNEELING ON THE DRIVERS SEAT TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING, NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DUE TO THE STEEP INCLINE OF THE DRIVEWAY SHE COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS MOVING TO QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LEDGE, CHANGED DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT AND THEN STRUCK A UTILITY POLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#538823August 4, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE WHILE VEHILE WAS PARKED AND IGNITION OFF. THE FIRE WAS AUGUST, 1996, RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED DECEMBER, 1996. FORD DENIES RESPONSIBILITY SINCE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ALREADY PAID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538570July 30, 1998
AIR BAGS
INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF AIR BAG LIGHT. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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