Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#10051613February 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FELL ONTO THE FLOOR. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO COME TO A STOP. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059179February 17, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT BACK INTO LOCKING POSITION, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR CONSUMER TO WEAR PROPERLY A SEAT BELT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058366February 17, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD FAILURE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. WHEN TAKEN IN TO THE SHOP THEY FOUND THE RIGHT SIDE WAS VERY BAD ALSO. THIS CAR HAS 59,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. PRETTY SCARRY STUFF...*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058184February 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION VERY ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME. ALSO MAKES A WHINNING NOISE ON OCCASION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040363February 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD STARTED SMOKING. THE DRIVER PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A GARAGE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057782February 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056781February 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS FROM AUGUST, 2002 THROUGH THE PRESENT (FEBRUARY 7, 2004), WE HAVE HAD THE FUSES LABELLED "STOP" AND "HAZARD" HAVE BLOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS RESULTS IN THE FOLLOWING FAILURES: (1) WHEN THE "STOP" FUSE BLOWS, THE STOP LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION (WHICH IS UNKNOWN TO THE DRIVER AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH IF THE PERSON FOLLOWING DOES NOT REALIZE WHEN THE CAR HAS ITS BRAKES APPLIED); (2) THE "STOP" FUSE BLOWING ALSO CAUSES THE SHIFT LOCK TO NOT FUNCTION, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE UNLESS THE OVERRIDE IS APPLIED; (3) WHEN THE "HAZARD" FUSE BLOWS, THIS RESULTS IN AN IMMEDIATE STALLING OF THE CAR, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURS IN TRAFFIC AND COULD CAUSE A FATALITY; (4) THE "HAZARD" FUSE BLOWING ALSO RESULTS IN THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILING TO FUNCTION, SO OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT EVEN KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE GONE THROUGH A NUMBER OF FUSES TO TEMPORARILY FIX THESE PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057691February 6, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE BOLTS THAT SECURED THE SEAT POSITION BROKE. SINCE THE 36,000 MILES WARRANTY EXPIRED FORD WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE WITHOUT FULL PAYMENT. CONSUMER HAD THE SEAT REPAIRED AT AN AFTER MARKET REPAIR SHOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057546February 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED ALTERNATOR. ALSO, THE SECOND ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE GAS PUMP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE BLAZE. CONSUMER CLAIMED IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE INSTALLATION THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056065January 29, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK TO THE LOCKING POSITION. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054879January 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1999 FORD ESCORT EXCESSIVELY STALLS, IDLES LOW AND ACTS LIKE IT IS CHOKING WHEN I HAVE COME TO A STOP OR I AM STARTING THE CAR. THE CAR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT STOP LIGHTS. IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN THESE CARS REACH A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE THEY SHUTDOWN. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD ME CHANGE THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY, REPLACE ENGINE MOUNTS, REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE AND THE CAR STILL STALLS AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO GO BAD. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE TYPE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE TYPE AND CONSUMERS NEED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MONEY SPENT ON REPAIRS. PLEASE HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED BECAUSE THE CARS ARE UNUSABLE AND DANGEROUS. THIS SUDDEN STALLS WHEN DRIVING CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054794January 24, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FORD ESCORT I WAS HAVING RUNNING A MISS DURING WARRANTY ALSO WHEN ON A LONG TRIP WE HAD A LOSS OF POWER WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY LOOKED AND DID NOTHING. SO THEY SAID IT WAS JUST THE CAR. AT 36,000 MILES WE HAD STALLING AT INTERSECTIONS AND HARD STARTING I HAD REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND EVERYTHING WAS OK NOW. WE AT NO TIME RUN FUEL BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK. I CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID THEY DID NOT CARE BECAUSE IT WAS BEYOND WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT DURING WARRANTY THEY COULD HAVE FIXED IT FORD DID NOT. NEXT WE WERE IN CLOSE CALLS FOR ACCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR. EVEN DURING WARRANTY THE LACK OF POWER I COMPLAINED. THEY DID NOTHING. NOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED I FEEL FORD SOLD US A CAR WHICH DID NOT PERFORM AS AGREED AND DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE PROBLEM WE TOOK IT IN 7 TIMES TO FIX THIS DURING WARRANTY. THANK YOU DANIEL KING *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055790January 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED, AS IS. HOWEVER, THE OWNER WAS TOLD THAT IF THERE WERE ANY SAFETY FEATURES THAT WERE EFFECTED, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY FOR TOWING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEIR LOT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055703January 22, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES. ONE WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10055532January 21, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER HITTING A GUARD RAIL 70 MPH ON DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR ARM INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10054600January 21, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
MY SON OWNS A 1996 FORD ESCORT WHICH HAS A MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS ASSEMBLY. THE SHOULDER HARNESS JAMMED AND HE COULD NO LONGER USE THAT PART, ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT WORKED. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID PARTS & LABOR TO REPLACE THE TRACK & MOTOR WERE OVER $500! THIS IS PROBABLY HALF OF WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. HE WAS THEN STOPPED FOR A SEAT BELT VIOLATION AND TOLD BY THE WISCONSIN STATE TROOPER IT HAD TO BE FIXED. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO SALVAGE YARDS I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND A USED ONE AT AT REASONABLE PRICE. HOWEVER I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND MOST OF THE SALVAGE YARDS DIDN'T HAVE THEM BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND. I DON'T THINK SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM SHOULD COST SO MUCH TO REPLACE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE APPARENTLY A POOR DESIGN AND COMMONLY NEED FIXING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055352January 20, 2004
SEATS
THE METAL PIECE UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE BRACKET, WHICH ATTACHED TO THE SLIDING MECHANISM, BROKE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054453January 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
1997 FORD ESCORT SW REAR SPRING BREAKAGE. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054463January 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TOOK CAR (1997 FORD ESCORT) TO SHOP FOR ROUTINE STATE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO PASS INSPECTION. I WAS VERY SURPRISED SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY CONSERVATIVELY. MECHANIC STATED THAT PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCORTS. REQUEST GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION TO MAKE FORD CO. REIMBURSE CONSUMER EXPENSE CAUSED BY FAULTY COIL SPRINGS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070806January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CLEARCOAT ON THE BLACK PAINT OF MY 1999 FORD ESCORT ZX2 HAS CRACKED. THERE ARE FINE WHITE CRACKS COVERING THE CAR BODY BUT MAINLY ON THE HOOD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERS AUTO BODY SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER BLACK CARS. SO FAR BOTH THE DEALER, GUS JOHNSON FORD, AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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