Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#8000601December 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS/ HESITATES AND MISFIRES WHILE DRIVING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755533December 11, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900504December 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH, CLAIM 13-7568-816. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900676December 10, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON TAILLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. WHEN MOVING SWITCH TAIL LIGHTS WILL WORK, BUT HEADLIGHTS WII NOT. THIS IS THE THIRD SWITCH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL REPLACE SWITCH AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900588December 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN PUTTING KEY INSIDE OF IGNITION SWITCH KEY GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CYLINDER. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899954December 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHEN TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH, EVERYTHING WILL SHUT DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755360December 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT FULLY EXPAND AT THE TIME OF CAR ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOTAL PER INSURANCE COMPANY. SEAT BELT SAVED DRIVER FROM FURTHER INJURY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899697November 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS A KNOCKING IN ENGINE, WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN, LOUDER THE KNOCKING GETS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WAS UNDERNEATH HOOD WHERE THE BEARINGS WERE. ALSO, DEAL HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR A REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE BLOCK/ HEAD AND CYCLINDER, BUT THAT STILL HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899703November 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DOOR TO GARAGE WAS OPENED AND THERE WAS A GASOLINE SMELL.SAW A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND THAT HAD LEAKED FROM VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED FUEL TANK HAD DEVELOPED A HOLE IN IT THAT CAUSED THE LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755137November 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SLIPS GOING IN AND OUT OF DRIVE OR REVERSE, WHEN GOING TO STOP AT ALL, IT GOES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ALL BY ITSELF., ALSO SLIPS A LITTLE BIT WHILE DRIVING, NOT ALWAYS. I FEAR THAT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I'M DRIVING ALONG WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR AND I GO TO STOP FOR SOMTHING RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD, OR WHAT EVER, THAT I WONT BE ABLE TO MOVE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK AND THIS BIG HUGE SEMI RUNS INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR, KILLING MY SON. SORRY, BUT I WELL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE THAT EXTRA RISK. I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT THOUGHT IN ANY OTER VEHICLE, BUT IT IS LIKE 100 TIMES MORE WITH THIS ONE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME THING. TWO OUT OF THE THREE TIMES, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE THIRD TIME THEY GOT IT TO DO WHAT IT WAS DOING TO ME, BUT YET THAT WAS NORMAL...SO THEY SAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899589November 28, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899549November 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
A GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA OF THE VEHICLE, THEN WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH, GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED AGAIN, AND DRIVER LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED VEHICLE AS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899352November 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S MOTOR SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899245November 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A MOMENTARY/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH INVOLUNTARY ENGINE ACCELERATION OF A RENTAL VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. ENTERPRISE RENTAL IN EAST BRUNSWICK NJ-7322540200.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754603November 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. FORD MAINTENAINCE PUT NEW TIMING BELT ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND IT HASN'T BEEN STARTING RIGHT SINCE *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754568November 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
I COULD NOT PUT AN ACCURATE DATE OR MILEAGE BECAUSE I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE 100,000 MILE CHECK UP. AT THAT TIME THE DEALER (VARSITY FORD) TOLD ME THE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. HOWEVER, I HAD NO INDICATION THEY WERE BROKEN (THE CAR STOPS BOUNCING AT LESS THAN 2.5 BOUNCES). I HAVE NOW TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL SHOP, ILLI'S AUTO IN ANN ARBOR, MI, AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE FRACTURED. SINCE I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, IT MAKES NO SENSE. THE REPAIR BILL IS $963.00. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO HAD TO HAVE THE REAR SPRINGS (MOUNTS AND STRUTS) REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON. FURTHERMORE, THE REPAIR PLACE MY FRIEND TOOK HIS ESCORT TO SAID THAT REPLACING THE REAR SPRINGS HAS BECOME A "STANDARD REPAIR". THIS SHOULD NOT BE. MY OFFICE-MATES 1995 FORD CONTOUR HAD FRONT SPRINGS THAT BROKE. THEY DID A RECALL ON THOSE. YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899123November 14, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD AND RUNNING OVER SOME DERIS ON FLOOR FUEL LINE WAS PUNCTURED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. THEN NOTICED THAT FUEL LINES WERE NOT MADE OUT OF METAL, BUT PLASTIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754477November 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR STALLS AT STOPS ALOT NAD NOW IT STALED AND WONT EVEN RESTART!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899054November 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
USUALLY AFTER GETTING THE BRAKES SERVICED BRAKES WILL MAKE A REAL LOUSD NOISE WHNE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754407November 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
SEATBELTS: THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICK IN THE TRACK, USUALLY HALF WAY BETWEEN OPEN & CLOSE. NOW THEY WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. I TOOK ONE APART & THE PLASTIC COVERING THE CABLE IS DETERIORATING & CAUSING THE CABLE TO STICK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN HAVE MY SEATBELT ASSEMBLE FOR INSPECTION, AS I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE FOR MY SPOUSE'S SAFETY. FUEL: THIS CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL #92S54, AS THE PRODUDUCTION DATE WAS TOO EARLY, BUT IT HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM WITH A NEW FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. YOU MAY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS PART FOR YOUR INSPECTION AS WELL. LAST BUT NOT LEAST: HEADLIGHT: CLOUDY, YELLOW, AND DO NOT ALLOW LIGHT ON THE ROAD. VERY HAZARDOUS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS TYPICAL ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT FORD CARS & TRUCKS. I HAVE PURCHASED A SET FROM THE LOCAL WRECKING YARD, BUT DO NOT HAVE THE HEADLIGHT FOR YOU TO INSPECT. I THREW THEM AWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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