Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#837907May 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 96V071000, TWO YEARS LATER, IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN OFF. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836174May 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED OUT, HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837830May 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
IDLES HIGH AFTER GOING SHORT DISTANCES AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BYPASS VALVE AND THE THROTTLE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706435May 12, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837782May 11, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER HEARS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE , SO SHE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT SAFETY RELATED AND WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545470May 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK, CAUSING BELT TO REST AGAINST CONSUMERS NECK, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURY IF AN ACCIDENT ACCURED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706372May 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ABOUT ONE HOUR AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK SOMEONE KNOCKED ON MY DOOR TO NOTIFY ME THAT THE 1990 FORD ESCORT THAT I HAD PURCHASED USED ON MARCH 31,1999 WAS SMOKING. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BY THIS TIME FLAMES WERE SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE HORN WAS BLARING. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUSHED , BUT THE CAR IS NOW TOTALLY USELESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837636May 7, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN A DEER JUMPED OVER GAURDRAIL HEAD-ON IN FRONT VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSENGER SIDE DAMAGED CONSUMERS EYE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#837650May 7, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837464May 5, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION ,AND WILL STAY PULLED OUT, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837489May 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH TOTALLING VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WAS HIT BY A FORD F350, TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD-ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HURT HIS KNEE AND RECEIVED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#706249May 5, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT. THEREFORE, THEY REMAIN IN THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITIONS AT ALL TIMES. THIS FAILURE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A GRADUAL ONE. AT ONE MOMENT THE SEAT BELTS WORKED AND THEN THEY DID NOT. I BELEIVE THERE IS A DESIGN AND OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AND THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837303April 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DIED AND HAD A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. ANOTHER TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISES AND WAS SLOW TO TAKE OFF. VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545298April 30, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVERS NECK. NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#545259April 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
POOR DESIGN OF EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO ADJUST MIRRORS WITH HANDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545261April 27, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROPERLY ILLUMINATE ROAD SURFACE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837139April 27, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT CAUSED DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAUSED BURNS TO THE CONSUMER'S ARM. ALSO, FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH SMOKE.. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#837062April 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837176April 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#706009April 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION "BLEW" GOING AT THE SPEED OF 35 MILES AN HOUR IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS BEEN LINKED TO THE DIFFERENTIAL IN THE TRANSMISSION. OUTER CASE OF THE TRANSMISSION BOX WAS CRACKED BECUASE OF THE FORCE OF IMPACT. LOSS OF POWER ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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