Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#851146October 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHENEVER VEHICLE CAME DOWN TO A SLOW SPEED OR AT A STOP AND PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851022October 18, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE GOING EAST A CAR GOING WEST DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, CONSUMER HIT NEXT DRIVER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#713421October 17, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED ON 10/16/99 WHILE TIRES WERE BEING CHANGED ALTHOUGH IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG REAR SPRINGS HAVE BEEN BROKEN. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT HIS SHOP HAD REPLACED REAR SPRINGS ON AT LEAST SEVEN OTHER ESCORTS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850914October 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED A PARKED VEHICLE. SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD HER BACK, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850921October 15, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VECHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL IN AN INCLINE POSITION AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS IN A UPRIGHT POSITION, VECHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A TREE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850923October 15, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN UPHILL POSITION WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A TREE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850924October 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY., SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES AND APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VECHICLE SWERVED INTO TRAFFIC AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850671October 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HEARD A FUNNY SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THIS WAS ANORMAL SOUND FOR THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE A SECOND TIME BACK TO DEALER AFTER ENGINE WAS MAKING KNOCKING NOISES AND STALLED. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850576October 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE INTERMITTENTLY, AND WILL START UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850626October 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, ENGINE STALLED OUT. WAS NO WARNING CONCERNING ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN & NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD CONTACTED DEALER & MANUFACTURER & WAS INFORMED BY BOTH ENGINE HAD 3 YEAR WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850395October 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE RPMS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN 1996 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850434October 12, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER NOTICED GAS PUDDLES UNDER VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850436October 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION: SURGING WHILE AT A STOPPING POSTION; ALSO ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850447October 12, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ANOTHER CAR HIT OWNERS VEHICLE AT 55MPH ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN INTO A RAVINE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MECHANIC COULDN'T DECIDE WHY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713145October 11, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713155October 11, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CARRIER GETS STUCK MID-WAY IN THE TRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MOTOR TRIES TO MOVE IT ABOUT EVERY 15 SECONDS BUT USUSALLY DOES NOT GET IT LOOSE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT LOOSE WHEN IT DOES LOCK INTO PLACE, BUT SOMETIMES WAS UNABLE TO USE THE SEATBELT DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850310October 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE HAS AN PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH CRACKED AT THE HALFWAY MARK. WHEN THE TAKN IS FULLED UP MORE THAN A HALF OF A TANK, THE GAS WILL BEGIN TO LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850315October 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HIT A LAMP POST HEAD-ON AT 61 MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850332October 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY, AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF SWITCH WAS NOT EFFECTIVET DURING AN ACCIDENT. PRESENTLY, TWO YEARS LATER, THE FUEL IS SHUT OFF SWITCH SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850358October 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC FRONT SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. THE BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO DOOR. WILL NOT MOVE ALONG DOOR TRACK. SHORTED OUT AFTER FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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