Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#874050October 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER AND BOUNCED OFF, STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPOY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873938October 26, 2000
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
WHILE CHILD IS IN CHILD SEAT SEAT BELTS BECOME UNDONE . CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER/ DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735113October 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND FAILS TO START INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP SAID THE FIRST TIME THAT IT WAS A FUEL PUMP FAILURE, SECOND TIME IT WAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, THIRD TIME IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR AND FUEL MODULE. NOW DOING IT AGAIN. REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPORT ON THIS FOURTH INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735141October 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHY DOES THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WITHOUT A WARNING OR SIGNAL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735154October 25, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WERE JAMMED. I COULD NOT USE THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OR MANUALLY WITH THE KEY EITHER. TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT HAS TAKEN 4 WEEKS TO FIX. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. WHILE MY ESCAPE IS STILL IN SERVICE, I RECEIV
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873816October 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AND GETTING CLOSE TO A LIGHT VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP.. SAME PROBLEM HAD HAPPEN MORE THEN TEN TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873848October 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE STALLED, AND STEERING LOCKED UP. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STEER PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556835October 24, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT BELT IS STICKING, THE LAP BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T COME UP FOR THE CONSUMER TO FASTEN, SOMETIMES THE SHOULDER RESTRAINTS COME FORWARD WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873757October 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. ENGINE STOPPED AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734840October 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SINCE THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROMBLEMS WITH MY VECHILE,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873477October 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
VEHICLE STALLS ALOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS. OWNER HAS TO BLOW DRY DISTRIBUTOR CAP BEFORE VEHICLE WILL START AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH PEDAL, VEHICLE STALLS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556508October 19, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING LOT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING, AGAIN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A SAND PILE AND BUILDING, THE SANDPILE PLUGGED THE TAILED PIPE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ACCIDENT RESULTED IN 1 INJURY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#734735October 19, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON PRESSING THE ACCERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD (OR BACKWARD, IF IN REVERSE). WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LINKAGE IT FEELS LIKE IT IS TAKING UP, DELAYING, THEN THE VEHICLE DOES A SMALL FAST JUMP OR ACCELERATION. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS MANUVERING IN CLOSE PLACES LIKE PARKING LOTS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER. THEY AGREED THE SYSTEM WAS "TOUCHY" BUT SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL! MY WIFE AND I BOTH FEEL THIS IS NOT CORRECT. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED ON ALL VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734597October 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE HAS CONTINUOUSLY STALLED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE IDLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED AND THEN FINALLY THE VEHICLE JUST WOULD NOT START. DEALER INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNEST AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS ABLE TO BE FIGURED OUT AFTER THE THIRD TIME DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE THIRD TIME, IN WHICH THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOW FIND WHAT WAS WRONG, UNLIKE PREVIOUS TIMES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT STALL FOR THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734693October 18, 2000
TIRES
TIRE SIDE WALL COMPLETELY BLEW (TIRESIZE: W18565R14) (TIRESIZE: W18565R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: W18565R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873261October 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT A STOP/LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MPH REAR ENDED THIS VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO GO FORWARD AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873210October 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. HORN WAS BLOWING CONSTANLY AND THEN IT STARTED BEEPING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE LEFT HER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE SUN AND THE SUN DAMAGED THE HORN. AND IN ORDER FOR HER TO FIX IT THE MECHANIC NEEDED TO GO INTO STEERING COLUMN WITH AIRBAG AND THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734462October 16, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA RECALL NO. 97V144/ FORD RECALL NO. 97S80. CRACK IN FUEL TANK NEAR HEAT SHIELD ATTACHMENT RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING FROM TANK. WE CONTACTED FORD AND WERE TOLD THIS RECALL WAS REGIONAL DUE TO CLIMATE. WE FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM DID INFACT OCCUR IN MASSACHUSETTS ALSO. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NATIONAL RECALL. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS - IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD THE RECALL BEEN NATIONAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734369October 15, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873010October 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN AIR BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. ONE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS IN FLAMES. THEN, PASSENGER'S SIDE STARTED TO BURN. NO INDICATIONS OF AIR BAG AREAS BEING HIT OR VEHICLE HITTING ANYTHING WHEN IT HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE.*AK THE DRIVER SAYS SOME ONE HIT HIM JUST BEFORE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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