Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#803149October 3, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE STARTER WAS SMOKING AND THE ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE TURNED ON WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803153October 3, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE DEALER DENIED TO FIX THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE THE FIRE DID NOT START IN THE STEERING, IT STARTED IN THE IGNITION MODULE.THE ELECTRICIAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED OVERHEATING OF THE ECECTRICAL CIRCUITING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#509442October 2, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509455October 2, 1996
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
LEFT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE CRACKED, ALLOWING THE BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509399October 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802336October 1, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
HARMONIC BALANCE RSEPARATED FROM V-BELT DRIVE GEAR WHILE IDLING IN MASSIVE TRAFFIC DUE TO RUBBER DETERIORATING FROM THE HEAT, SEPARATING THE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803045October 1, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HIT A PUDDLE AND VEHICLE STARTED HYDROPLANING, HIT A DOUBLE BEAM HIGHWAY SIGN HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803062October 1, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
AIR BAG ALARM INTERMITTENTLY BLINKS AN "A CODE 53" WHICH MEANS CRASH SENSOR HAS FAILED.*AK CONSUMER STATES ON COLD DAYS THE AIR BAG WILL INTERMITTENLY SOUND AN ALARM OR 53 MEANING A CRASH SENSOR IS FAILING, CONSUMER TOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS DUE TO THE IINTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE FAILURE, THE SENSOR WILL BLINK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THIS ONLY HAPPENS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE NOSIE, AND THE ENGINE BELTS WERE READJUSTED,ALSO CONSUMER STATES SHE HAD A SQUEAKY FAN AND ALSO LEFT PASSENGER SPEAKER WAS NOT WORKING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509239September 30, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT MELTED WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#601624September 30, 1996
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WEAK FIREWALL/FAILED CLUTCH WASHER PREVENTED GEARS FROM SHIFTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802337September 30, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE DRIVING, CAUSED VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509231September 30, 1996
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR WELDS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES ON QUARTER PANELS SEPARATED, CAUSING WATER LEAKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802973September 30, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
LAP/SHOULDER SEATBELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT, WHEN OPENING THE DOOR WILL NOT PROPERLY STAY SHUT. *AK POSSIBLE WIRING PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS, WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS AND DOMELIGHTS DIM, RADIO AND SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, DEALER REPLACED A GROUND WIRE TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE DOME LIGHT, ALSO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START, NO PROBLEM WAS EVER FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. FOR SEATBELTS, DEALER REPLACED BELT TRACK ASSEMBLY AND THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802019September 25, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND AFTER SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND WITHIN (5) MINUTES AFTER THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802916September 25, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE LEAVING A PARKING STRUCTURE THE AUTO SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED, NOT EVEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKES STOPPED THE AUTO. CONSUMER PULLED KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND THEN THE AUTO CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509096September 24, 1996
WHEELS
WHEEL BROKE WHERE ITS BOLTED TO ROTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801418September 24, 1996
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802854September 24, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING WAS ALERTED BY PASSING MOTORIST OF FIRE UNDER HOOD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT NEAR FRONT TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509016September 23, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508837September 18, 1996
SEAT BELTS, SEATS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN PASSENGER IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES, ALSO SEAT LOOSENED UPON IMPACT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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