Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#811677April 24, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE DASH BROAD AREAS WERE BURNED. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN ABOUT (4) HOURS. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516634April 22, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING SMOKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811553April 22, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S LAP/SHOULDER OVER RETRACTED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE CUT OUT OF THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811416April 21, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
OWNER STATES THAT BRAKES DO NOT GRAB AND THAT ONCE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR . NO ABS BRAKES, THEY ARE STANDARD POWER BRAKES. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603132April 17, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514209April 17, 1997
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT TRACK CABLE BROKE, MAKING THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT INOPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811032April 16, 1997
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 5 SPEED, WHEN VEHICLE IS IN 5TH GEAR AND SLOWING DOWN, TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND CANNOT MOVE THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516403April 14, 1997
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
HEATER CORE LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516377April 14, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL PUMP REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810956April 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
WAS PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, MADE CLUNKING NOISE, GAVE IT GAS & TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR IT STILL MADE NOISE; TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT UNIVERSAL JOINTS WERE MAKING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603162April 10, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603163April 10, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516238April 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP UPON APPLICATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810735April 7, 1997
SEAT BELTS
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS GET STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. DEALER CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516167April 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING RIGHT REAR BRAKE TO LOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810675April 3, 1997
SEAT BELTS
OWNER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516103April 2, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE LATCH ON TRUNK STICKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810511March 31, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAD UNWANTED ACCELERATION WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO STUCK THROTTLE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND DIFFICULTY IN STEERING CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516042March 28, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810474March 27, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FILLING UP FUEL TANK COMPLETELY ABOUT 3 GALLONS OF THE FUEL WILL LEAK BACK OUT, NOT SURE WHERE FUEL IN LEAKING FROM. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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