Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#10064397April 2, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
RECALL #02V323000 - FORD ESCORT. LAST MAY 2003 I HAD THE MY CAR RECALLED FOR THE ABOVE. THIS WEEK MY AIR BAG MONITOR LIGHT WAS BLINKING - BLINK CODE 5-2. THE INTEGRATED AIR BAG MONITOR(IABM) FAILED - BLINK CODE 5-2. WITHIN 12 MONTHS AND 12,000 MILES OF THE RECALL MY IABM FAILS, AND THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER THE IABM, BUT JUST A SHIELD AND GREASE. SHOULDN'T THE RECALL COVER THE FAILING INTEGRATED AIR BAG MONITOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065445April 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 60, 000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061083April 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE, SHE WAS INFORMED THE IGNITION AND CLUTCH PLATE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE PARTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THE IGNITION FAILED AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065056March 26, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064704March 23, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES ALL OVER THE BODY, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10064754March 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM CRACKED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064760March 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STALLING PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT VEHICLE SHIMMIED, AND THEN STALLED. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE SHOOK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058013March 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY, THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER TEN TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE REMAINED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061722March 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WATER GOT INTO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, AND DAMAGED IT AND WIRING HARNESS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL 02V323000, BUT THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. CONSUMER INDICATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060769March 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
WE ARE RETIRED AND HAVE A 95 FORD ESCORT STATION WAGON, GARAGE KEPT. IN AUGUST OF 2003 WE NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN OUR GARAGE, WHICH IS PART OF THE BASEMENT. IT WAS SO STRONG AT TIMES I DID NOT USE THE ELECTRIC DOOR OPENER. I CHECKED MANY TIMES AND COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. ABOUT THIS TIME I ALSO NOTICED I WAS NOT GETTING AS GOOD AS GAS MILEAGE AS I USED TO. ON THANKGIVING DAY, I WENT TO MY LOCAL GAS STATION, AND FILLED THE TANK AS I ALWAYS DO. I THEN WENT INSIDE TO GET A NEWS PAPER. WHEN I CAME OUT I NOTICED A LARGE WET SPOT UNDER THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR, MAYBE ABOUT 3 FT IN DIA. I THOUGHT SOMEONE SPILLED SOMETHING THERE. I WENT HOME AND I STARTED TO THINK ABOUT IT. I WENT BACK DOWN TO THE GARAGE, STARTED TO CHECK THE TANK, AND FOUND THE FUEL FILLER PIPE RUSTED OUT NEAR THE TOP. 1.5 INCH BY ABOUT 8 INCH. SO WHEN I FILLED THE TANK, THE FUEL NOZZLE WAS ALSO PUTTING FUEL OUT THE ROTTED OUT AREA, WHICH THEN RAN DOWN A PLASTIC SHIELD AND RAN ON THE GROUND, WHERE YOU WOULD NOT SEE IT IF YOU JUST FUELED THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND TOLD HIM I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FORD DISTRICT REP. LOOK AT IT. THE SERVICE REP HARDLY LOOKED UP AND SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOLD HIM THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THE CAR HAS THE ORGINAL EXHAUST SYSTEM, BUT THE FILLER PIPE RUSTED OUT. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT. THEY CHARGED ME FOR TWO HOURS OF LABOR, WHEN THEY ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ONE HOUR, AND ONLY SPENT 45 MINUTES WORKING ON THE JOB. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE JOB AND FOUND THEY ONLY PUT TWO OF THE THREE FASTNERS TO HOLD THE SHIELD ON. WE TRANSPORT TWIN GRANDCHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND OTHER PLACES IN THIS CAR, AND ONE OF THEM IS HANDYCAPPED. THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE, OR OUR HOME BLOW UP. I HAVE THE REMOVED PIPE, AND I TOLD THEM IT WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE WELDING PROSSES. NO ONE CARED. I CHECKED THE NEW PIPE ON 3-6-04, THREE MONTHS AFTER IT WAS INSTALLED, AND THE NEW PIPE IS STARTING TO RUST ON EACH SIDE OF THE WELD SEAM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060656March 7, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V323000 WHEN I RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM FORD IT SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR THE AIR BAG MODULE. IT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT JUST PUTTING A PLASTIC COVERING OVER THE MODULE. THE MODULE IN MY CAR WAS ALREADY SHORTED OUT AND IS NO GOOD. I MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT HIS IN EARLY 2002. I SPOKE WITH AN NHTSA INVESTIGATOR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MONTHS LATER IS WHEN THE RECALL HAPPENED. BUT IT NOT EVEN A RECALL FOR A FIX TO THE PROBLEM I ALREADY HAD. KEEPING THE WATER OUT OF A BAD MODULE IS NOT HELPING ME AT ALL. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE MODULE WOULD BE REPLACED. HOW CAN THE DEALER SEE THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE IS SHORTED OUT AND JUST PUT A PLASTIC COVERING ON IT AND GIVE IT BACK TO US WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STILL ON? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061290March 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02544 CONCERNING HEATER CORE FAILURE. HEATER CORE FLUID DRIPPED ON THE AIR BAG MODULE, CAUSING A SHORT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057240March 3, 2004
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. MECHANISM JAMMED, AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY DISCONNECTED TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060188March 2, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILURE, JAMMED IN PLACE, NOISE FROM TRACK TRYING TO REPOSITION ITSELF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061089March 1, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A SEAT BELT PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC RETRACTABLE SEAT BELTS, AND THE TECHNICIAN HAD TO DISCONNECT THE MOTOR OF THE RETRACTABLE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING TOO HOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060061February 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
1998 ESCORT NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS INTO THE ENGINE. CHANGED FUEL FILTER, HAD FUEL INJECTORS LOOKED AT, GOT PREMIUM GAS, NO LUCK. THE CAR IDLES EXTREMELY ROUGHLY AND SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IT FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL AND BUCKS WHEN IDLING AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THE IDLE IS BECOMING WORSE AND WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS USED TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY, NOW SHAKES AND BUCKS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I AM A POOR COLLEGE STUDENT AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058922February 24, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. TRIED TURNING THEM ON AND OFF, STILL DIDN'T WORK. THE ONLY REASON THERE WAS NO FIRE OR CRASH IS BECAUSE I USED MY HAZARD LIGHTS TO FIND MY WAY TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. HEADLIGHTS, BEING UP THERE WITH "TIRES", ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES A CAR CAN HAVE, AND THEM FAILING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY IS NOT SOMETHING I PARTICULARLY ENJOY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059635February 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE ATTACHMENT PROBLEM. THE TENSION TIGHTNER WHICH HELD THE SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059643February 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING FUEL TANK. CONSUMER NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. INSPECTION WAS MADE, AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGES COMING FROM THE CRACK ON THE TAB OFF THE HEAT SHIELD, WHICH WAS MOLDED INTO THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059299February 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER SUDDENLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHICH RESULTED IN SOME INJURIES. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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