Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#8015427August 2, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER OF AIR BAGS REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765046August 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY ESCORT'S ROTORS GET HOT AND OUT OF ROUND, CONSEQUENTLY I NEED MY THIRD BRAKE JOB IN 26000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015292August 1, 2002
AIR BAGS
SMOKE WAS COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, TECHNICIAN STATED AIR BAG MODULE WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015298August 1, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, NO CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015102July 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED PROBLEM WITH IGNITION MODULE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. ALSO VEHICLE EMITS FUMES THAT SMELL LIKE ACETONE. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO PURCHASE NEW IGNITION MODULE FOR FEAR THAT VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE.*AK EXHAUST, IGNITION SWITCH, ALTERNATOR, VOLT REGULATOR, IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR AND COIL REPLACED HOWEVER FUMES WERE STILL PROMINENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015127July 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH ON SMOOTH SURFACE CONSUMER SMELLED SULPHUR, THEN BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8015160July 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
WHILE APPYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. A BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON PANEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015172July 30, 2002
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014966July 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 30MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED.. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014801July 25, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL IS LEAKING FROM TANK. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE STRAPS FROM FUEL TANK NEAR HEAT SHIELD MOUNTING HAVE CAUSED STRESS ALLOWING THE GAS TANK TO LEAK GAS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764736July 25, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO DESCRIPTION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566727July 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THERE IS A HISSING NOISE, ALSO, IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS REPEATEDLY DEPRESSED, SLIGHTLY RELEASED AND DEPRESSED AGAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL CREEP TO THE FLOOR, DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACED AND UNTIL THEY WERE REPLACED HE WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THE BRAKE PEDAL CREEP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566828July 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING A FLUTTERING SOUND IS HEARD UPON ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATES, THIS IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN MOTION AND AT A STOP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764612July 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764639July 23, 2002
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF WITHOUT ANYTHING GETTING NEAR THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES NOW THE ALARM WONT GO OFF AT ALL. THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE CLIPS COMING OFF BRAKE CHAMBERS. THE DEALERSHIP DAMAGED MY VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS IN FOR SERVICE. 2 DENTS ON DRIVERS SIDE AND A SCRATCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE GOODYEAR TIRES HAD A BELT BROKEN IN THE RIGHT REAR, THEY INSTALLED A WHEEL BEARING, HUB KITS AND A SAFETY VIBRATION HARNESS BUT THE TIRE STILL MADE THE SAME NOISE. THEN THEY ROTATED THE TIRE TO THE PASSENGER FRONT. I HAD TO LITERALLY PITCH A FIT TO GET THEM TO CHANGE THE TIRES AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. I FINALLY TOLD THEM I WAS NOT TAKING THE CAR OFF THE LOT SO THEY GOT ME A RENTAL AT THAT POINT. WELL THERE IS STILL A POPPING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ALARM WONT GO OFF NOW. THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH TIME I HAVE REPORTED THESE PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764648July 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
BOTH REAR SHOULDER HARNESS SEATBELTS HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014477July 22, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAD SEEN DRIPPING GAS FROM THE FUEL TANK. VEHICLE CHECKED BY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THERE WERE CRACKS IN FUEL TANK. CURRENT RECALL 97V144 DID NOT INCLUDE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE SUPPORTING TABS FOR A HEAT SHIELD WAS CRACKED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT FORD REPLACE THE GAS TANK. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764545July 22, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PUT A STOP TO HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS: WHEN AN SUV WITH THOSE LIGHTS COMES UP BEHINE ME, EVEN A FLIPPED DOWN REARVIEW MIRROR DOES NOT PROTECT ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764501July 20, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
REAR SPRINGS ON THE STRUT ASSEMBLY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ROUGH HANDLING OF VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHEN CAR HAD PASSANGERS IN REAR SEAT. BOTH REAR STRUTS/SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT COST OF $500. MECHANIC SAID HE SAW MANY O F THE SAME BROKEN SPRINGS ON ESCORT MODEL. CAR ONLY HAD 34,000 MILES ON IT WHEN SPRING RUSTED THROUGH MAKING THIS EITHER A DESIGN DEFECT OR PART DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014364July 19, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. DEALER REPAIRED IT TWICE, THEN REPLACED IT. AT THIS TIME, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT.*AKTHE PROBLEM WITH THE BELTS ARE STILL OCCURING. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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