Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#859258March 27, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE TRAVELING AT 69MPH HOOD ATTEMPTED TO POP & WAS CAUGHT BY A SECONDARY LATCH. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE LATCH, AND IT WOULD NOT RELEASE BY PULLING CABLE. BUT COULD PULL IT UP BY HAND. DEALER WILL REPAIR HOOD AT CONSUMER'S COST & DEDUCTIBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720599March 26, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720608March 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TIME IT HAS A SMELL DISCRIBED AS SWEET AND ICE COLD. SHORTLY AFTER BEING IN THE VEHICLE YOUR HEAD POUNDS, YOUR EYES WATER . YOUR NOSE RUNS, I BECOME SO ILL IT MAKES ME THROW UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#859145March 24, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 30 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859178March 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ON FUEL TANK TWO PIECES OF PLASTIC MELTED TOGETHER. SEAM ON THE FUEL TANK HAD SPLIT & WAS LEAKING FUEL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT FUEL TANK WOULD BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859184March 24, 2000
SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS, BOTH ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE, FAILED. ALSO, PLASTIC BUMPER GUARDS BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859111March 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
LOUD SQUEALING SOUND MADE WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND A CLICKING WOULD COMMENCE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND PROBLEM STILL GOES UNRESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720512March 23, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION LOCK COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM STEERING COLUMN HOUSING (AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID # 93V057000), BUT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE VIN SHOWS THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL. MY CAR'S IGNITION CYLINDER IS SO LOOSE THAT, SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, I HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR (THE ENTIRE IGNITION CYLINDER ROTATES AS THE KEY IS TURNED), I OFTEN CANNOT REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY (THE IGNITION CYLINDER ROTATES, PREVENTING THE KEY FROM BEING DISENGAGED FROM THE CYLINDER), WHEN THE KEY IS FINALLY REMOVED, THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS STILL PARTIALLY ROTATED BECAUSE THE "KEY IN IGNITION'" WARNING NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR IS OPENED. NO LOSS OF CONTROL AT THIS TIME, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER. ALSO, WHEN I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER, I CAN HEAR A METALLIC "CLICK" (FROM WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING) AS THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS ROTATING ( THE LOOSE ROLL PINS?). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551494March 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858851March 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CAR IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THIS MAKES IT HARD TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858729March 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858681March 16, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, NOTICED FLUID UNDERNEATH AND REALIZED IT WAS GASOLINE. FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. DROVE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858463March 14, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUALLY BLINKED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE MALFUNCTION MAY BE DUE TO A BAD CLOCK SPRING, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858369March 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND DIE OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH AREA. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND LINKED THE FIRE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858406March 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER HAD IT CHECKED OUT, AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKES LINES HAD EXPLODED, AND ALL THE FLUID WAS LOST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858302March 10, 2000
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DO NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON THE RAIL. THE BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS IN CLOSED POSITION. WHILE PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAIL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. COSTLY REPAIR JOB, FORD SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECT AND PAY FOR REPAIR. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858326March 10, 2000
SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BROKE. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM WOULD STOP PART OF THE WAY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE. MOTOR WOULD STILL BE CLICKING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WAS REPAIRED AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858229March 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 96V07100/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95S28/ IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THIS RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858158March 8, 2000
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS STUCK IN PLACE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNRESTRAINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858173March 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH, HITTING A POLE, AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT DID NOT DEFLATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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