Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#752566September 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR STALLS WHILE ACCELARATING FROM LOW SPEED -0-5MPH, CAR HAS STALLED WHILE ON 605 FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED, STARTS AFTER WAITING ABOUT 20 MIN. HAVE REPORTED TO SERVIC DEPT. CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896664September 21, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, TURN SIGNALS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE GIVES NO PRIOR WARNING. WHEN USING TURN SIGNAS, BOTH LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON DASH, BUT ONE WILL BLINK ON OUTSIDE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT MIGHT BE FLASHER, AND FLASHER WAS REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT AROUND MARCH. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896522September 19, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES/ ANY SPEED. DEALER DID WHEEL ALIGNMENT, NOT REMEDY. SECOND DEALER CHECKED WHEEL ALIGNMENT TWICE,BUT DID NOT REMEDY. FINALLY TOLD CONSUMER HE TEST DROVE 5 ESCORT'S ON HIS LOT, ALL AUTOMATIC MODELS PULLED TO THE LEFT, STANDART MODELS DO NOT. NOTHING HE COULD DO TO REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896369September 17, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE ADJUSTING DRIVER'S SEAT STEERING COLUMN WAS PULLING TOWARDS CONSUMER . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752244September 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES ACTION AND HOW MANY. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563020September 12, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVNG, CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HE COULD NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE, WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK, DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896207September 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AUTOMATIC SEATBELT LOCKS SO TIGHT THAT BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751985September 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TAPE GETS STUCK IN TAPE DECK AND WON'T PLAY OR EJECT. IT JUST MAKES A WHINING NOISE. HEATER/DEFROST DOESN'T WANT TO WORK IN EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752021September 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
BOTH REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED (BECAME INOPERABLE) WITHIN 1 WEEK OF EACH OTHER, THROUGH NORMAL USAGE. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS AT NO COST BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED LESS THAN 2 MONTHS BEFORE. SINCE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN ARE NORMALLY SEATED IN THE REAR, THIS BECAME A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WAS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND HAD THERE BEEN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED, THERE MOST WOULD LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751966September 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, FUEL PUMP STOPS CONSTANTLY AND THEN SPILLS FUEL ON THE GROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896014September 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUTWARNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE IGNITION. WHEN THE TFI OVERHEATED IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT CONNECT. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE AND WILL NOT GO UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895921September 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA RECALL# 09V095000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 89S66. CONSUMER GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON VEHICLE, AND DEALER DIDN'T HAVE PARTS. ALSO, DEALER WILL PUT ANOTHER ENGINE IN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER HAD TO PAY 1300.00 OUT OF POCKET FOR EXHAUST THAT GOES WITH ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895931September 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AIR BAG CIRCUIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIOAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895932September 6, 2001
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIOAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751722September 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE HAD AN ACCIDENT JULY 19,2001. OUR AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE BOTH FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#895680September 4, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
TWO REAR AIR SPRINGS BROKE ON VEHICLE. DEALER DISCOVERED IT WHILE ROTATING TIRES. THIS COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751636September 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
HORN STUCK, DOES NOT TURN OFF. TO REPLACE, DEALER MUST REPLACE AIRBAG ALSO. SAYS AIRBAG MAY MALFUNCTION BECAUSE HORN MALFUNCTIONED. ABOUT 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS ARE LISTED ON THIS WEB SITE. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND A MALFUNCTION IN THE HORN SHOULDN'T CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE AIRBAG. PLUS, IT'S NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM THAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAR. HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HORN WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER DID NOT CATCH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HORN/AIRBAG. ISN'T THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD PUT PASSENGERS AT RISK. WHO WOULD GUESS THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE HORN MAY LEAD TO A DEPLOYMENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040403September 3, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
REQUEST FOR RESTITUTION OF LOSSES RESULTING FROM A VEHICLE FIRE. *MR THE PASSENGER AREA TRANS EQUIPMENT/ELECTRICAL WIRE) THE CONSUMER REQUESTED RESTITUTION. *SCC THE CONSUMER STATED SHE MANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751541September 2, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
WHILE TURNING LEFT OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE CAR PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND ENDING UP GOING OVER THE CONCRETE MEDIUM. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS IF THE STEERING LOCKED UP.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562681August 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES FOR A FEW WEEKS SHE WAS SMELLING GAS IN THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE GAS TANK CONTAINED A CRACK.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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