Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#761309April 29, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
BOTH SPRINGS ALSO BROKE ON A 1995 FORD ESCORT WAGON (SEPARATE REPORT SUBMITTED) OWNED BY OUR AGENCY, ALSO MY DAUGHTERS 1994 FORD ESCORT JUST HAD TWO BROKEN REAR SPRINGS (REPORT NOT SUBMITTED) THAT WERE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761310April 29, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761274April 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#761211April 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON APRIL 17 MY 1997 FORD ESCORT WAS INVOLVED WITH FLYING ROAD DEBRIS ON THE INTERSTATE. A PIECE OF TIRE WAS THROWN BY THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME INTO MY BUMPER COVER. WHAT WOULD HAVE STARTED OUT AS A MINOR SCRATCH IN THE BUMPER TURNED INTO A BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND TWO BLOWN AIRBAGS, WHICH ASSISTED IN NO WAY. THEY CAUSED BURNS ON THE ARMS AND CREATED A DRIVING HAZARD ON THE ROAD IN WHICH I ENDED UP IN THE MEDIAN TRYING TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. I FEEL THESE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE EXPLODED IN THIS INCIDENT. NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CREATE SUCH CONDITIONS FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS TOO SENSITIVE. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHETHER OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE HAVE OCCURRED? HAS ANY TYPE OF RECALL BEEN WARRANTED WITH PREMATURE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? POTENTIAL FOR INJURIES WERE TREMENDOUS IN THIS INCIDENT. I APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8008588April 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS SERPENTINE BELT HAS POPPED OUT OFF PULLEY WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES DUE TO HARMONIC BALANCER AND THE RUBBER INSULATED PULLEY ON THE ENGINE HAD FAILED TWICE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008593April 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
ACCELERATOR CAN EASILY BE MASHED DOWN DUE TO BRAKE PEDAL BEING SMALL. ALSO, BECAUSE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT SIT HIGH OVER ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT IS CAUSING SOME DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008606April 25, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH AND SLOWING DOWN TO 30MPH WHILE STILL ACCELERATING. HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING ONTO COMPUTER FOR AIRBAG MODULE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED.*AKTHE LEAKING HEATER CORE CAUSED ALOT OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAG, SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION CABLE, AND OXYGEN SENSORS. CONSUMER PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR DAMAGED PARTS. HEATER CORE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008547April 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE STOPS. PROBLEM IS SO OFTEN THAT IT IS GETTING DIFFICULT TRYING TO AVOID HAVING AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008571April 24, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. GOODYEAR, RANGLER, LT24575R16 LOW RANGE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008345April 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS IN REAR WILL JAM UP. WILL LOCK SOMETIMES AND THEN AGAIN WILL NOT LOCK. DEALER CONTACTED HAVE TO REPLACED SEAT BELTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008270April 22, 2002
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER UNABLE TO SNAP IN AUTOMATIC SEATBELT CLIP.*AK CABLE FROM MOTORBELT BROKE, SEATBELT STAYS IN ONE POSTION FORCING CONSUMER TO USE LAP BELT. *AK*TT *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761013April 22, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE AT APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES. BROKEN SPRING HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL TO PUNCTURE A TIRE AND IF AT HIGH SPEED CAUSE MAJOR WRECK AND PERSONNAL INJURY. INVESTIGATION AT SEVERAL REPAIR FACILITIES I DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE AND MODEL YEAR HAS A SYSTEMMATIC PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS BREAKING AT 60000 MILES. THE AUTO COMPANY HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR NOTIFICATION OF A POTENTIAL CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761051April 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SUSTAINED MASSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE HOWEVER NEITHER AIRBAG IN THIS VEHICLE DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8008054April 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLES ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUEMR STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES WERE REALLY HARD TO OPERATE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007964April 18, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES FRONT TIE ROD END ON BOTH SIDE WORE EXCESSESIVELY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760728April 15, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WALMART AUTO SERVICE CENTER, MCMINNVILLE, TN IS CROSS-THREADING LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF HIGH-SPEED IMPACT WRENCHES. WHEN IT DOES SO, IT "OUTSOURCES" REPLACEMENT OF BOLTS TO SMALL REPAIR SHOPS, WHO USUSALLY LACK THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, I.E., A PRESS, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE BRAKE SPLASHGUARD. SO IN ORDER TO INSTALL NEW BOLTS, THEY SIMPLY REMOVE THE SPLASHGUARD, WHICH WILL PERMIT BLOWUP TO HYDRATE THE DISC BRAKES, AND THIS IS GOING TO RESULT IN FAILURE. WALMART NEEDS TO REVISE ITS "OUTSOURCING" OF THIS JOB ONLY TO QUALIFIED SUBCONTRACTORS WHO WILL LEAVE THE MANUFACTURER'S SPEC SPLASHGUARD INTACT, TO AVOID FAILURES AND THE RESULTING SAFETY ISSUES AND LIABILITY.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007547April 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007389April 11, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. A PIECE OF COIL SPRING HAD PUNCTURED TIRE. CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM TIRE.*AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007428April 11, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007458April 11, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING A PIPE HAD SNAPPED, CAUSING FUEL FILTER TO LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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