Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#718454February 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
GET A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE ONLY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, CAN BE ACCELERATING OR STAYING AT A NORMAL SPEED. KNOCKING STOPS WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856408February 7, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TRUNK DID NOT STAY OPEN. IT HAS FALLEN ON CONSUMER, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856329February 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BY HITTING A SNOW DRAFT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND INTO A DITCH AND STRIKE A CONCRETE BARRIER UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856331February 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REAR RETRACTOR BELTS WERE TWISTED ACROSS BODY, AND WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THEM OUT. BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO PARTS INSTALLED BACKWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856160February 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE TRAVELING AT 20MPH BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER 60MPH. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS FAILE D TO OPERATE PROPERLY, AND THEY WERE THROWN TO THE BACKSEAT OF VEHICLE .VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS ONE FATALITY, AND ONE INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#856033February 2, 2000
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS COMING AND STAYING ON. VEHICLE IS VIBRATING UPON ACCELERATION. CONTACTED DEALER AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS, NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856049February 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT ON THE ANCHORS AND THE PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RELEASE . DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856089February 2, 2000
AIR BAGS
AS SOON AS CONSUMER TURNED ON ENGINE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL CAME ON, AND STAYED ON DASHBOARD UNTIL SHE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. DEALER HAD TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE WAS A SIGNAL CODE FOR THE AIR BAG. DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS ANS SENSOR BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718240February 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE, ROUGHLY WORK OF THE ENGINE 5 TO 10 SECONDS WITH METAL SOUNDS IN THE ENGINE, THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. FOUND THE 3RD CODE, 2ND CODE (A/C HI-PRESSURE SWITCH INTERMITENT-DIRTY CONNECTOR). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855873February 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE. HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN CA RIS WARM. IF CONSUMER RUNS THE CAR FOR AN HOUR WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, THEN SHUTS CAR AND LIGHTS OFF, THEN TURNS SIT BACK ON WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO, HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. DEALER CHECKED AND REPLACED RELAY, BUT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. POSSIBLE FAULTY WIRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718020January 29, 2000
SEAT BELTS
BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTOR SEAT BELTS STOPPED WORKING. DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR STOPPED MOVING. THE SEATBELT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. SOMETIMES I GET HIT IN THE HEAD WHEN I GET OUT. THE TOOL THAT CAME WITH THE CAR TO MANUALLY MOVE THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK. LUCKILY, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MOTOR STOPPED WHEN IT WAS IN THE NORMAL POSITION. WHEN GOING FASTER THAN 45 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 70 MPH OR FASTER AND MAKES A WEIRD NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718000January 28, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT OR AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRE CONNECTORS. THE DIMMER SWITCH LOCATED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONNECTORS TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE DIMMER SWITCH HAVE TURNED BROWN DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND MELTING OF THE PLASTIC CONNECTORS. AFTER THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS REPLACED, THE HEADLIGHTS WORK FOR ABOUT 4-6 MONTHS UNTIL THEY BEGIN TO SHORT OUT, AND INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER. SOMETIMES, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE THE ONLY HEADLIGHTS THAT WORK. THE MECHANIC I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS WHILE LIVING IN MARYLAND STATES THAT THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IS VERY TYPICAL FOR FORD ESCORTS AROUND THE TIME MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855604January 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AND DRIVER STEPS OFF THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE ENG IDLES "HIGH AND SUDDENLY ACCLERATES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DRIVER NEEDS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE IDLING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717699January 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FIRST HEARD A EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE, AFTER THET THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH 5-10 SEC AND SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED THE COMPRESSION TEST AND FOUND CYLENDER 4 COMPRESSION AT 0(ZERO) AND 30% LEAKED. REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A NEW ONE. PROBLEMS REPETED WITH THE NEW ENGINE TWO TIMES( ONE TIME IN THE TOWN ROAD AND ANATHER TIME ON THE HIGHWAY). BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550519January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855324January 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND MAKING A STOP, VEHICLE VIBRATES REAL BADLY. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO STALL OUT. CONTACTED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME. THEY SAID THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717667January 21, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
POOR PICKUP, POOR INTERSTATE ONRAMP SPEED, ROUGH IDLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855134January 20, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE USE SEAT BELTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855231January 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN CONSUMER FILLS UP TANK WITH GASOLINE. HE SMELLS GAS FUMES COMING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. 91-92 ESCORTS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 93. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855266January 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH, WHEN A NOISE WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. OVERDRIVE BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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