Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

• #985524June 12, 1996
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEATS

  AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN DRIVER WAS REARENDED AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT WENT BACK AND TWISTED. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #985580June 12, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION COLUMN, TOTALLY BURNED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985586June 12, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  WIFE TOOK VEHICLE INTO WORK, PARKED, ABOUT 20 MINS. LATER WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985547June 11, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS BURNED IN AUTO, NO INJURIES. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505417June 10, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH SHORT.*SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985405June 10, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, PUT OUT, RESTARTED UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985417June 10, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  CAR PARKED, HEARD CAR STARTING UP, CAR MOVING, OPENED DOOR, PUSHED BRAKES, INSERTED KEY, STILL MOVING, FIRE FROM WHEEL AREA, FIRE DEPT. ON SCENE FOR FIRE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985441June 10, 1996
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  DARK ROAD, DRIVER HIT WOODEN BARRACADE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN BURN INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #985468June 10, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS, THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE INTERIOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985347June 6, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  DRIVING VEHICLE HOME, VEHICLE QUIT ON THE ROAD, COULD NOT RESTART, HAD IT TOWED, IGNITION & STEERING BURNED OUT, & TIE ROD BROKE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985357June 6, 1996
  STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

  STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY DUE TO OUTER TIE ROD FAILING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF COMPLETE FAILURE. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505220June 5, 1996
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  VEHICLE HAS STRONG GAS ODOR WHENEVER TANK IS FILLED. *DH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985302June 4, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

  WHILE DRIVING THE AUTO CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, RETURNED HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD CLIPPED THE WIRES THAT HAD BURNED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #504956June 4, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

  IGNITTION WIRING SHORTED OUT, CAUSING ALTERNATOR/BELTS TO FAIL. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985206June 4, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  WHEN DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATERON, THE POWER IS LESS . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505224June 3, 1996
  STEERING

  STEERING LOCKS UP OCCASIONALLY IN WINTER WEATHER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *DH

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985146June 3, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED, TRIED TO START,UNDER THE DASH STEERING COLUMN FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT . *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985150June 3, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  DROVE VEHICLE TO GAS STATION, KEY WAS HOT & COULD NOT START VEHICLE, HAD TOW HOME, GRANDSON CHECKED VEHICLE, KEY SWITCH & HARNESS WAS BURNED, TWICE REPLACED.*AK *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985173June 3, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

  VEHCILE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS AN ELERTRICAL FIRE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  2

  Deaths:

  0

• #985238June 3, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  UPON STARTING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BENEATH STEERING COLUMN, AND BURNING SMELL, NO FIRE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0