Ford ZX2 Complaints

66 consumer complaints on file.

#10049668December 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CLOSE CALL: THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS OFF AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10049464December 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I BEEN DRIVING A FORD ESCORT ZX2 (2001) THAT HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES AND ABS. BRAKING HARD AND/OR ON SLIPPARY CONDITIONS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO GRIND HARD AND LOUD NOISES. SOMETIMES WHILE IT SNOWING THE BRAKES/ABS FAIL.ED ONE TIME WHILE IT WAS SNOWING THE BRAKES GRID BUT DID NOT STOP THE CAR. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO SLID RIGHT THOUGH THE RED LIGHT. LUCKLY, I WAS ABLE TO SKID TO THE SIDE AVOIDING ALL TRAFFIC. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF THIS PROBLEM WAS LOOKED INTO. I DO NOT WANT AN ACCIDENTS TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF FAULT BRAKE SYSTEM(S). IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU, JAMES BECKWITH. *AK
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0
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#10044448October 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER VEHICLE WAS IDLE FOR AWHILE, CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION, AND MAKING IT HARD FOR VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. *AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10030395July 30, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
APROX 2 WKS AGO I NOTICED MY DAUGHTERS FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT SHE TOOK HER CAR TO KRAMER GOODYEAR (PURCHASE POINT) WHERE SHE WAS TOLD TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE, SIDEWALL FAILURE, THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF THE SAME TIRE P1856015 84T RS-A VSB 732413500, APRX MILEAGE 40K , THE FIRST SET ALSO FOUND TO HAVE DEFECTIVE SIDEWALLS WHERE PRORATED ON 8/20/01 THEY ALSO FAILED AT APROX 40K, TREAD IN GOOD SHAPE 50% OR BETTER SIDEWALLS SHOWING EXESSIVE CRACKS AFTER READING 30 OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS SEEM TO BE EXCESSIVE, A HIGH RATE OF SIDEWALL FAILURE. *AK
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0
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0
#10029210July 25, 2003
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A '1998 FORD ZX2. IT'S REALLY MAKING SQUEAKING SOUND SINCE AROUND 2 YEARS AGO, I AM SURE THAT THIS IS NOT AN USUAL SQUEAKING SOUND YOU IMAGINE. I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND OTHER CAR REPAIR CENTER. BEFORE INSPECTION, EVERY MECHANICIAN GUARANTEED HE COULD FIX IT. BUT AFTER LOOKING AT MY CAR, THEY JUST WONDERING WHY, AND THEY GAVE UP, AND I JUST SHOULD PAID. I TRIED TO REPLACE ALL KINDS OF BELTS AND COMPRESSA(?), BUT I JUST WASTED MY MONEY ABOUT $2,000 FOR THAT. AND THERE'S STILL LOUD SOUND OF PROBLEM. WHEN I REPORTED AT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT MY CAR, THEY E-MAIL ME THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAY, BUT THEY DIDN'T.HE FORD IS SO "IRRESPONSIBLE". I THINK I DID EVERY THING I CAN.*AK EVERYBODY ON THE ROAD IS LAUGHING AT ME AND MY CAR, WHILE I AM DRIVING. I SHOULD SELL MY CAR NOW, BUT WHO CAN BUY THIS KIND OF BAD FORD CAR? PLEASE TELL ME WHAT SHOULD I DO. THANKS.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028670July 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
I HAVE A 1999 FORD ESCORT ZX2. THE CAR HAS A ROUGH IDLE IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE CAR SHAKES SO BAD THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS BOUNCE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, HAD THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AND PCM COMPUTER UDGRADED, AND STILL DOES IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM IN ESCORTS AND MYSTIQUES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS HOW COME THE CONSUMER GETS STUCK PAYING THE BILL.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025018July 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON 06/12/03 WHILE DRIVING, THE TIMING BELT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. DEALER REPAIRED. ON 06/24/03 WHILE DRIVING, THE TIMING BELT BROKE AGAIN, AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE "CRANK" HAD TOO MUCH "PLAY" WHERE IT FITTED INTO THE DRIVETRAIN. THIS CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK TWICE, WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. *AK THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT A PART FROM THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO THE ENGINE FROM AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. *SCC *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026684July 7, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES WHEN ACCELERATING VEHCILE MAKES A VERY WIERD NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10025466July 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
MY 2000 FORD ESCORT ZX2 HAD A DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH DESTROYED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION.*AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022976June 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IDLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER OVER TEN TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014350April 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION
SEVERE VIBRATION ON VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER REFUSES TO WORK ON PROBLEM STATING THAT THE VIBRATION IS NORMAL ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014222April 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TURBULENT SHAKING WHILE AT IDLE; SURGING IDLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010924March 24, 2003
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
MY SON, WHILE UPSET, HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BACK OF THE SEAT. A POST OR SOME OTHER OBJECT MOUNTED WITHIN THE SEAT BACK STRUCK HIS HEAD, CAUSING A BLEEDING WOUND. WE WERE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT RATHER THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IT IS MY OPINION THAT HAD WE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE INJURY WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I DO HAVE A DIGITAL PICTURE OF THE INJURY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10007539February 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
I HAD LEFT MY FAN AND HEAT ON FROM PREVIOUS DAY. THAT MORNING THE FAN WOULD NOT BLOW. PH
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769002October 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE GEAR AFTER THE FIRST START OF A DAY FOLLOWING A DAY WHICH I'VE DRIVEN 60-70 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE CAR (FORD 2002 ZX2) INITIALLY MOVES IN REVERSE GEAR VERY SLUGGISHLY. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BECOME A THICK SLUDGE OR MAYBE A BRAKE IS DRAGGING. DT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765361August 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAD ONGOING SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND GLOVE BOX TO THE POINT IT SHAKES BOLTS LOOSE IN MUD FLAPS, SEVERE CLUNKING IN REVERSE DO TO ENGINE NOT BEING SECURED IN VEHICLE DUE TO FAILED MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AFTER REPLACMENT STILL SHAKES BUT NOT AS SEVERE STILL LOOK IN SIDE MIRRORS AND VISION OBSTRUCTED TO DO SHAKING MIRROR. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014307July 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED.*AK *SCC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013013July 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN STOPPING OR AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009507May 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THERE WAS WATER THAT LEAKED INTO INTAKE. SOON AFTER ENGINE FAILED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563103September 14, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE RATTLES WHEN DRIVING, DEALER READJUSTED THE HOOD.*JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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