Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#813332June 20, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING UP FROM UNDER THE CAR. FLAMES CAME FROM FUEL LINE LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518580June 16, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FUEL LEAKS FROM TANK AREA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517652June 13, 1997
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
TETHER CHILD SAFETY SEA THARNESS STRAP FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518533June 12, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813055June 12, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
STOPPED & PUT INTO PARK; SHOULDER/SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE; SUDDENLY IT POPPED OUT & HIT DRIVER IN HEAD & ENTANGLED IN HAIR; CABLE WAS HANGING & MOVING BACK/FORTH; CAN HEAR NOISE & FINALLY MESSED UP AIR CONDITIONER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#518410June 12, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SODA SPILLED ON RED GEAR SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON, PREVENTING GEARS FROM ENGAGING WHEN BUTTON IS DEPRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812999June 11, 1997
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVERS AND FRONT PASSENGERS AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT NO LONGER RUNS ON THE TRACK AND THE WIRE IS EXPOSED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813004June 11, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. LAST WEEK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT FIVE MILES AND IT CUT OFF AGAIN. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE HOUSE, CALLED ZONE OFFICE NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD TO SEE WHAT COLOR LIGHT WAS, AND LIGHT WAS YELLOW. VEHICLE STARTED THE NEXT MORNING. THIRD FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AND DEALER HAS CALLED AND SAID COME PICKUP THE CAR BECAUSE FORD CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514311June 10, 1997
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DURING COLLISION THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#812944June 10, 1997
SEATS
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT JUST BROKE OFF THE BRACKETS WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518300June 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812874June 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING THE FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE.FIRE WAS DUE TO A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523104June 4, 1997
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812697June 3, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE BELT IS STUCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF RETRACTOR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517746May 29, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE SAFETY LOCK FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812559May 28, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, WHEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE. DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HOUSE, JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN FOR A FIRE HOSE. BY THEN THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPT ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT AND SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL, POSSIBLY THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513028May 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PAD/SHOE ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812416May 21, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BELT BUCKLE SEPERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#517307May 20, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO OVER TORQUED BOLT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811511May 19, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING OR VEHICLE HITTING ANYTHING IN THE ROAD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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