Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

• #508204September 4, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #800943August 30, 1996
  SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND IMPACTED 6:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, AZLSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #801688August 30, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  DEALERSHIP WILL NOT CALL CONSUMER TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL WORK. CONSUMER HAS BEEN CALLING FOR (1) MONTH. RECALL 96V071000. *AK *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #508086August 29, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #508116August 29, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS

  SEAT BELT FAILURE AND NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES TO CHEST AND BACK.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #508002August 28, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

  BATTERY EXPLODED, EMITTING ACID FUMES INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, BURNING EYES/THROAT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #508053August 28, 1996
  STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM

  LEFT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507969August 27, 1996
  SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

  MISALIGNMENT OF VEHICLE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801261August 26, 1996
  VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

  IN THE WINTER MONTHS THE WINDOWS FREEZE ON THE INSIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #506737August 23, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507863August 23, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

  SEAT BELTS FAILED IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  4

  Deaths:

  0

• #801240August 23, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, NOTICED SMOKE GETTING UP THE HILL, VEHICLE DIED, PUSHED VEHICLE OUT OF WAY, VEHICLE FRONT ENGULFED IN FLAMES, DRIVER STUCK IN SEAT BELT. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801253August 23, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED , ALSO BURNED WIRES. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801173August 22, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  AFTER CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CUT OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. RECALL#96VO71000. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801150August 21, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  CALLED (4) DEALERSHIPS CANNOT GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER CONCERNING IGNITION ASSEMBLY RECALL (96V-071). *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507719August 20, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT

  TIMING BELT FAILED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801085August 20, 1996
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

  ELECTIRCAL SHORT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOTOR , CAUSING THE SEAT TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801093August 20, 1996
  SUSPENSION:FRONT

  WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THERE IS A NOISE IN THE CAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #800947August 19, 1996
  POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

  WHILE EXITING FREEWAY APPLIED CLUTCH, WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING ACTION, GEARS LOCKED UP, NO WARNING, SPEED 45 MPH, CAUSED BY LEAKAGE IN SLAVE CLYINDER/CLUTCH LINE, BOTH REPLACED BY DEALER.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #800996August 19, 1996
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

  FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0