Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#865307July 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WOULD BLOW BY ITSELF FOR TWENTY MINUTES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAG. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE AIR BAG MUST BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865203July 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#865242July 11, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AFTER BEING TURNED ON. WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE ELECTRICAL MODULAR WAS BROKEN. THE PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. THE PART FAILED THE TEST & VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865247July 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. NOTHING HAD HIT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865251July 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FUEL GUAGE FAILS TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP/JERK FORWARD IF PLACED INTO GEAR. WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK. REAR PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MECHANIC INDICATED NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864890July 6, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE AT THE SAME TIME WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864763July 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAS CAR TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR A LOOSE AIRBAG, CONSUMER SAYS IT JIGGLES A LOT WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET BECAUSE THE PANEL THAT AIRBAG IS IN IS VERY LOOSE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724858July 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT MOVE BEYOND THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE MOTOR SO THAT IT WOULD NOT BURN OUT OR MELT THE PLASTIC INCASING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724883July 3, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND MADE LOUD NOISE. LEARNED THAT VEHICLE INGESTS LEAVES AND OTHER MATTER INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. FIX MADE AND CARPET LINER REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER CHEERFULLY AND COMPLETELY REPAIRED EACH TIME, BUT I WAS COUNSELLED TO NOT ALLOW LEAVES TO FALL ONTO VEHICLE AS THEY ARE INGESTED. APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724888July 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK MIDWAY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, FINALLY IT CAME OFF THE TRACK. I DO NOT HAVE A SEAT BELT TO WEAR NOW. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT PROBLEM BEGAN AT UNDER 10,OOO MI VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO DEALER WAS REPAIRED (MAYBE? OR WAS IT ONLY RESET?) OXYGEN SENSOR' S (2 )HAD TO BE REPLACED TO PASS EMISSION TEST. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PASSENGER DOOR HAD PROBLEM TOOK TO DEALER WHO SORT OF FIXED IT. AT LEAST ONE COULD OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT. EVENTUALLY PROBLEM RESURFACED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE SEAT BELTS AND WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURENCE. I AM A CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER AND I NOTICE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON IN THE FORD SQUAD CARS. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE SEAT BELT ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. UNTIL I SAW YOUR WEB INFO IN A MAGAZINE, I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS ANY RECOURSE OTHER THAN TO COMPLAIN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHICH IS FRUITLESS. PERHAPS YOUR NUMBER AND INFORMATION NEED TO BE LISTED ON THE VEHICLE INFORMATION BOOKS THAT ARE SUPPLIED TO NEW CAR BUYERS. I ONLY WONDER HOW MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED OTHER THAN TO FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864661July 3, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A CRACK, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL TANK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864670July 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ABOUT 8 OR 9 MONTHS AGO REAR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED RETRACTING. ALSO, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, REAR SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE STOPPED RETRACTING. BELTS WERE HANGING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864706July 3, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
GAS GAUGE DOESN'T SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS ONCE IT REACHES 1/4 OF A TANK. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS ON HIGHWAYS. THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM GOES ON FOR UNKNOWN REASON. THE HORN MALRUNCTIONS TOO. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724856July 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FORD'S DISTRICT REP IN GEORGIA, A MR. FAIRCLOTH, TOLD ME THAT IF MY ATTITUDE WAS THAT I WOULD NEVER BUY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN SEEING AS HOW THEY WERE GOING TO GIFT ME WITH ONLY A $1,000 CHARGE, HE DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WANTED TO HELP ME AT ALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864584June 30, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WATER IS BLOWING OUT OF A/C AND AIR VENTS AND DROPPING ON FLOORBOARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO CORRECT IT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864547June 29, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND CAR WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. ALSO, NEITHER DRIVER'SSIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#724711June 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I STOP AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT, THE CAR DIES. AT TIMES JUST TRYING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THE CAR DIES. A FRIEND HAS A 95 ESCORT AND HE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. ANOTHER FRIEND HAS A 95 PROBE AND SHE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIND THE REASON. IS THERE A DEFECT IN THE 95 FORDS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864389June 28, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PLASTIC LENSES OF HEADLIGHT LENSES BECAME OPAQUE AND CAUSED VISUAL DIFFICULTIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864300June 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, STOPPED CAR , POPPED HOOD AND SAW FIRE NEAR SPARK PLUGS, CONSUMER INDICATED THAT FIRE WENT OUT BY ITSELF, CONSUMER FELT IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552799June 26, 2000
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT TRAVEL FORWARD WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, OCCASIONALLY IT WILL GO PARTIALLY FORWARD OR COMPLETELY FORWARD WHILE CONSUMER IS STILL SEATED IN THE VHEICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL (96S48)ON THE COMPONENT BUT CONSUMERS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL OF VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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