Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#559453February 6, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT BRIDGESTONE (TURANZA P175-65R14 81T) THE BELT HAD BROKEN IN THE TIRE CAUSING A FLAT TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME HARD TO HANDLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879955February 6, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER'S WIFE ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO ROAD, SHE STEPPED ON GAS, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN, AFTER JUGGING GEAR SHIFT AROUND VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. *AK THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED HITTING THE CORNER OF THE GARAGE AND WAS TOTTALED. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#879785February 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45PH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE . VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE BLEW A ROD/THERE WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879837February 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT WIRES WERE BURNING WHILE BEING IN USE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. MOTOR HAS SEIZED UP, BUT IT HAD KEPT RUNNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879852February 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INTO CONSUMER'S FACE, AND SUBSTANCE THAT CAME OUT, MADE HER VERY SICK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#740368February 3, 2001
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SEATBELT TRACK ON MY 1995 FORD ESCORT LX FAILED. IT LOCKED INTO A POSITION WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED , WHERE THE BELT WOULD CROSS MY NECK. I HAD TO STOP ADBRUPTLY ON TIME AND BADLY BRUSED MY NECK. FORD SAYS IT WILL COST AN EXCESS OF 500. 00$ TO FIX THEIR DESIGN FLAW. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FORD SHOULD DO MORE ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#559377February 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK FAILED TWICE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559395February 2, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879622February 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT30 MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON BROADSIDE, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, BUT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879578February 1, 2001
TIRES
TIRE SIZE 175R7013, REPLACEMENT TIRE, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAVE 40 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, AND HAVE EIGHTY PERCENT OF TREAD LIFE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS NOTICED BUBBLES FORMING ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559292January 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR REPLACED, OLD RADIATOR LEAKING AT TANK SEAM SPLIT. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740207January 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE INSURANCE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. I REMOVED LOWER CRANKSHAFT PULLY AND RETURNED IT TO DEALER. THEY FINALLY REPAIRED PROBLEM AFTER MUCH INCONVIENCE TO ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740240January 31, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I JUST READ ABOUT THE FORD WINSTAR FRONT COIL SPRINGS BREAKING IN THE NEWSPAPER AND NOW THAT I BROWSE THIS SITE, IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM ON MANY OTHER FORD CARS. MY 1995 ESCORT FRONT LEFT SPRING SNAPPED CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO BE SLASHED. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT SO SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. I MANAGED TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND GET THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER THAT WAS NEARBY. UPON INSPECTION, I COULD SEE THAT THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED (CLEAN BREAK) LIKE IF A SEAM IN THE COIL HAD FAILED. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER, THEY DID NOT KNOW OF THIS BEING A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGE AS THERE WAS NO RECALL. NOW THAT I SEE THAT THIS APPEARS TO HAPPEN ON MANY FORD CARS. ....... I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE COIL SPRINGS ON FORDS MAY HAVE HIDDEN DEFECTS CAUSING THEM TO SNAP WITHOUT WARNING.. SHOULD YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL ME. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740177January 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, CAR LOST POWER, IT DIDN'T STALL IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I HAD BRAKES FOR AWHILE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND STOP. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE DRIVE-TRAIN JUST LOST POWER. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT FUEL WAS BEING INJECTED. I COULD TURN THE KEY, IT WOULD FIRE AND DIE. HAD I BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY, THERE LIKELY COULD'VE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED FORD, THEY KNEW ABOUT THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND SAID "SORRY, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ORDERED TO REPAIR THAT YET." APPARENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF THESE PROBLEMS, BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIPS EVEN KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THEY SAID I'D HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $250.00 FOR THEM TO FIX THE DEFECT. ANOTHER PERSON I KNOW HAS HAD TO REPAIR HIS THREE TIMES ALREADY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT IS VERY COSTLY TO TOW AND HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. FORD SAID THAT THEY KNOW THAT A JUDGE IN CA ORDERED THEM TO FIX AND PAY FOR THE PROBLEM, FORD SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO WHAT A STATE JUDGE ORDERED OF THEM, ONLY WHAT A FEDERAL JUDGE OR THE NHTSA. PLEASE HELP US ON THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879349January 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER HAS READ IN MEDIA THAT THIS MODEL HAS A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION MODULE, IT COULD CATCH FIRE AT ANYTIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740051January 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL ON MY WAY TO WORK. I HEARD A BANG AND THEN A CLATTERING SOUND. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO WORK AND THEN TO MCLEAN FORD A TOTAL OF ABOUT 35 MILES. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR THAT FRIDAY AND SAID THEY'D HAVE TO LOOK FUTHER ON MONDAY. THEY ALSO TOLD ME IT DIDN'T LOOK GOOD. THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A PISTON. ON MONDAY AFTERNOON THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THEY SAID THEY HAD GOOD NEWS - FORD WOULD PAY FOR $2,000 OF THE REPAIR. MY QUESTION IS WHY WOULD FORD PAY $2,000. WAS IT BECAUSE OF A "HIDDEN" WARRENTY. IF SO THEN WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY THE REMAINDER $698.39. S THERE SUCH A THING A "HIDDEN WARRENTIES". IF IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740059January 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKES AROUND THE CAR, STILL DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879101January 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT, VEHICLE HIT IT, RAN OFF ROAD, AND FELL INTO A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#879034January 25, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
A SEVERE FOGGED FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE OR CLEANED IT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878893January 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE CONTINUOSLY STALLS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSUMER MUST PULL OVER AND WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ON EMISSION AND SERVICE WAS DONE BY THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE STALLING PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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