Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#894435August 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
WHILE TRAVELING HEARD NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK HEAT SHIELDS ARE COMING LOOSE AND ARE RATTLING, TSB 98-20-10 HAS BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750458August 14, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MY REAR SEAT BELTS CAME OFF THE BUCKLES WERE RIGHT IN MY GRANDCHILD'S HAND.ONE I DID'NT THINK WAS TOO BAD BUT TWO DID THE SAME THINK I CONTACTED JAKK ADKINS AND FORD MTR BOYH TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRANTEE SO THEY WOULD'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT I HAD THEM REPLACED AND THE GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NEVER SEWN UNDER THE SEAT I HAVE THE STRAPS AND THERE ARE NO STITCH MARKS .WHERE THE BUCKLES CAME OFF IT LOOKS LIKE THE THREAD JUST GAVE AWAY ANYINFORMATIO WILL BE APPRECIATEDET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750468August 14, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
SPRING SNAPPED AT 60 MPH ON FLAT SMOOTH ROAD NO BUMPS. RUINED LEFT FRONT TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894133August 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
MOTOR DIED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CONSUMER HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS ALTERNATOR. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT DEALER HAS REPLACED 4 ALTERNATORS/ ONE STARTER, AND A BATTERY. CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHCLE IN FEAR THAT IT MAY STALL AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894141August 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
VEHICLE OVERHEATS WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO HOT. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER WILL BE COOL WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR. BUT, IF VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AIR WILL BECOME WARM. THEN, VEHICLE STARTS TO SPUDDER, AND JERK FOWARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLETO A MECHANIC AND HAD RELAYS/ SENSORS, THERMOSTAT/ COOLANT FAN , AND RADIATOR REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE SINCE 1999. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894142August 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES, AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR 4 TIMES/ STARTER, AND BATTERY ONCE. CANNOT REMEDY. CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894179August 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION. ON 12 AUG 2001, CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, KEY WOULD NOT TURN. CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC DISCONNECT BATTERY. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894200August 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STOPPED IN OPEN POSITION, 4 WEEKS LATER, PASSENGER'S SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING, ALSO OPEN POSITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750324August 13, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL LEAKAGE DUE TO HEAT SHEILD ATTACHMENT, HOLE IN GAS TANK DUE TO SCREWS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750327August 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE AIR BAG HAS BROKEN 3 OF MY RIBS AND FAILED TO DEPLOY BEFORE I HIT MY HEAD ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT IS WHAT A POLICE HAD TOLD ME. I HAD BURNS AND ALOT OF BRUISING DUE TO THE AIR BAG IN MY CAR. PLUS ALOT OF HEADACHES AND NECK INJURIES BECAUSE OF THAT FAILURE TO DEPLOY SOON ENOUGH AND THEN WHEN IT DID LOOKOUT. THEY NEED TO RECALL AND RETROFIT THESE CARS WITH THE AIRBAGS THAT WONT HARM A WOMEN LIKE ME THAT IS OF SMALLL STATURE AND THAT 9 AND 3 POSITION DOESNT WORK MY ARMS STILL GOT BURNED. I STILL GOT HURT AND MY FEELING ON THESE THINGS IS I HATE THEM. IF I COULD HAVE THEM TAKEN OUT I WOULD. OR BE ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING. ALL OWNERS SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION WETHER THEY WANT THEM ON OR NOT. NOONE SHOULD MAKE THAT DECISION FOR THE OWNER OF THE CAR EXCEPT THEM.I HAD 3 ACCIDENTS ALL WITH AIRBAGS DEPLOYING AND THERE IS NOT ONE INCIDENT WHERE I DIDNT GET BRUISES OR BURNS OR BROKEN RIBS AND MY NECK KNOCKED OUT OF WHACK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#750230August 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
BOTH REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, CAUSING UNDO WEAR OF REAR TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894088August 10, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. GODDYEAR TIRE AND DEALERSHIP WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK GOODYEAR EAGLE RS A, P185/60R15, DOT NUMBER T30096A. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893886August 8, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR DOORS HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. RECENTLY, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN CONSUMER BEING UNABLE TO GET THE DOORS OPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785442August 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, IT OFTEN REVS AT HIGH RPM AND DOES NOT RETURN TO A NORMAL RPM UNLESS VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785440August 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION, IN WHICH NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#562400August 7, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
CONSUMER STATES BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRINGS, WHERE THE PLASTIC COVERING BEGINS, THE BREAKS WERE DIFFICULT TO FIND, HOWEVER THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE TO LEAD CONSUMER TO THE REAR COIL SPRINGS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893752August 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY THERE WAS A STALLED VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY INSIDE RIGHT LANE , AND SHE RAN INTO BACK OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893481August 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY EXTEND FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893514August 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN IT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAK FUEL. EALER SAYS THAT VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED FOR FUEL TANK RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749888August 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY SHAKING, ONCE YOU PUT THE GEARSHIFT IN DRIVE. CAR WAS CHECKED AND REVIEWED BY MECHANIC THROUGH THE COMPUTER.THE TPS WAS REPLACED. THE MOTOR SUPPORT RUBBERS ARE OK. WENT TO FORD DEALER AND THEY DO NOT FIND HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM.THIS CONTINUOUS SHAKING MOVEMENT IS REALLY ANNOYING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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