Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#509790October 17, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES CORRODED, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803652October 17, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AT THE SEAMS DUE TO RUSTING/CORROSION. *AK*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803684October 17, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON IMPACT DURING REAREND COLLISION, WAS FORCED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING MULTI-CAR CRASH, FRONTAL IMPACT 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, 45 MPH, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509988October 16, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509986October 16, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE HYDROPLANES ON WET PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509965October 16, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
DEFECTIVE STARTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802857October 16, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION A SEVERE PULL TO THE LEFT IS EXPERIENCED. THE RACK AND PINION, RIGHT FRONT SHOCKS, AND THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS A RESULT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509784October 16, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509917October 15, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BULB IN PLASTIC HOUSING OF HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT CAUGHT FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803500October 15, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509748October 11, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509730October 11, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR REPLACED 11 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803458October 11, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
(FOURTH TIME), WHEN CHANGING LANES TO THE LEFT AFTER 55MPH OR MORE THE CAR FISHTAILS (WANDERS), AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#803487October 11, 1996
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE OUTER FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803356October 9, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
A FEW MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE . PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800428October 8, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AFTER PARKING FOR SEVERAL HOURS, FOUND VEHICLE INTERIOR ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT DETERMINED FIRE ORIGINATED UNDERNEATH FLOOR GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE FIRE, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803322October 8, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL RELATED, IGNITION SWITCH FIRE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE 96V071000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803290October 7, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE GAS FUMES WITH CAUSE STILL UNDETECTED EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS PART CHANGES BY AREA DEALERSHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803220October 4, 1996
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE ON WINDSHIELD, THE VEHICLE IS NOW LEAKING FROM WINDSHIELD. RECALL#89V174000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803228October 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PURCHASED CAR USED, CONSUMER DROVE CAR, SMELLED SMOKE, PARKED CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE . RECEIVED RECALL LETTER AFTER CAR BURNT, MANUFACTURER SAID CAN'T DO ANYTHING. RECALL (96V071). PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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