Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#550132December 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN AC IS ON AT STEADY HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCES SURGING INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854468December 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO DEFECT WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716571December 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WHILE WAITING FOR A SPACE HEARD LOUD BANGING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT PULLY SYSTEM. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORT CIRCUITED BEHIND FUSE BOX AND MELTED WIRING. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE STILL UNKNOWN. CAUSED DASHLIGHTING, TAIL LIGHTS, & REVERSE LIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716449December 26, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
HEARD GROANING NOISE WHEN TURNED WHEELS A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO WHEN IT WEATHER IS COLD, CAN HEAR GROANING NOISE WHEN TURNING IN A CURVE. CAR ALSO SLIPS MOMENTARILY LIKE IT IS SLIDING. REPORTED TROUBLE TO DEALER IN JAN 1997 AND THEY SAID STEERING WAS OK. I ASSUMED THAT THE TIRES JUST NEEDED TO BE WARMED UP. ON DEC 24, 1999 I HAD NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY AND 2 OTHER AUTO MECHANICS CHECK CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT BUSHING IN RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS WORN OUT. ONE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT ONE OF THE CLAMPS HOLDING THE RACK AND PINION TO THE BODY WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF AND HE TIGHTENED CLAMP, WHICH MADE PROBLEM A SOME BETTER. I AM TAKING CAR TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TOMMORROW ( 12-27-99)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716393December 24, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THE MOTOR DRIVEN SHOULDER HARNESS STOPPED IN A FORWARD POSITION, MAKING THE SHOULDER HARNESS UNUSABLE. IT STOPPED IN A POSITION WHERE YOU WOULD BUMP YOUR HEAD ON THE BELT LOCK AS YOU ENTERED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER ESCORT OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID TO CRASH VICTIMS OF MUCH OLDER VEHICLES, I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON THE MANUFACTURER TO GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS BY PROVIDING A RESTRAINT SYSTEM THAT WORKS CORRECTLY FOR AT LEAST THE AVERAGE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE, NOT JUST THREE YEARS. BY THE WAY, AFTER BEING CHARGED $250 FOR A REPAIR, THE BELT WORKED ONCE BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. SHOULD I BE IN AN ACCIDENT BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY WHEN I CAN RETURN TO THE DEALERS, I WILL NOT BE PROTECTED BY A SHOULDER HARNESS. BEING THAT AN ESCORT IS SUCH A SMALL CAR, I BELIEVE I'M AT SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR. THESE KINDS OF FAILURES SHOULD BE FIXED FREE, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854393December 23, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA RECALL # 92 V 117 000/FUEL SYSTEM: VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGES FROM TOP AREAS OF FUEL TANK;FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION; PROBLEM APPEARS SAME AS MENTIONED IN RECALL, BUT DEALER/MFR. REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. DUE VIN # THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854329December 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY. LATCH FAILS TO ENTER THE BUCKLE BECAUSE INSIDE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS BROKEN. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716363December 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE RACES TO REDLINE EVEN WITH CLUTCH PRESSED DOWN AND FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853723December 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT END HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE'S FRONT END AT ROUGHLY 15 TO 20MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#853776December 21, 1999
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BECAUSE THE CABLE IS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854250December 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS AT A STANDSTILL WHEN BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CAUSE. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD, AND AN ODOR APPEARED IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854271December 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE FREEWAY CAR COLLISION. UP IMPACT ESTIMATED AT 30 MPH, AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. ( PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY). DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854182December 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING & THEN APPLYING BRAKES, WOULD HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REPLACED CALIPERS. CURRENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD STICK & MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 30-55MPH. THEN AFTER A WHILE NOISE WOULD STOP. TAKING VEHICLE BACK AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854121December 17, 1999
STEERING
WHILE IN MILWAUKEE PREPARING TO GO HOME MADE A STOP AT THE STOP SIGN THEN MADE A TURN, TRAVELING ABOUT 12-15 FT AND STEERING BROKE, SENDING THE AUTOMOBILE OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550085December 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
POSSIBLE OIL LEAK IN TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE 5TH GEAR TO GO OUT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853079December 16, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER TRIED TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. DURING COLLISION BOTH AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *AK *YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854075December 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AFTER THE INTIAL FRONTAL IMPACT. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854082December 15, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK CRACKED WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854038December 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE SLIDES INTO THE LANE BESIDE IT, LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854044December 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH CONSUMER HIT A HALL, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IT BECAME HOT, CAUSING UNJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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