Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#830737November 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET THAT BURNT OUT THE ENGINE PISTONS AND PUSH RODS BLEW OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830618November 12, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE REAR SHOULDER BELTS INSTEAD OF RESTRAINING THE PASSENGERS DID NOT HOLD, AND THE LATCHES DID NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER STATES THE BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE., DEALER CONTACTED,AND STATED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED ,AND BELTS WERE NOT COVERED. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830642November 12, 1998
SEAT BELTS
IE98074; MOTORIZED SEAT BELT JAMMED. THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RETRACTOR, AND A BIG WIRE IS HANGING OUT. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. REPORT GIVEN BY DAUGHTER, NICOLE CALDWELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542509November 10, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830496November 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE ON THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING BECAUSE OF A LOSS OF OIL IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER IS IN THE PRCESS OF REPLACING ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830421November 9, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
CONSUMER'S MOTOR SEAT GETS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK, CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEGINNING IN 93, IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. (IE-98-074). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830114November 4, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD HEAR CLICKING NOISES. VEHICLE WOULD ALSO VIBRATE WITH NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE TORQUE CONVERTOR/THE GEARS & PINS CAME LOOSE & BOUNCED AROUND TRANSMISSION. WAS POORLY DESIGNED. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830027November 3, 1998
SEAT BELTS
MOTOR BELTS JAMMED AT 3/4 WAY AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR AREA. DEALER NOTIFIED,AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830052November 3, 1998
SEAT BELTS
WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND OPENING THE DOOR THE SEAT BELT WILL GO DOWN, AND WHEN SEATING IN THE SEAT/ SHUTTING THE DOOR, THE SEAT BELT WILL GET STUCK ON THE CONSUMER'S CHEST. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, AND THE DEALER PUT OIL ON THE TRACKS. SEAT BELTS WORKED FOR A WEEK, AND CURRETNTLY THE SEAT BELT MOTOR WENT OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830066November 3, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH, AND WAS PUSHED INTO THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DURING THE COLLISION THE SEAT BACK MECHANISMS BROKE AND ALLOWED THE RECLINE TO A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, THE SHOULDER STRAP OF THE SEAT BELT SLID DOWN TO HER ARM, AND SHE WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#700292November 3, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DESCRIPTION- THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT THAT RUNS ON A TRACK AND MOVES FORWARD WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND MOVES INTO LOCKING POSITION WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED AND VEHICLE IGNITION IS ON. THIS DEVICE HAS FAILED TEMPORARILY IN THE PAST BUT CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR A FEW TIMES. THE SEATBELT HAS ALSO LOCKED ON OCCASION WHILE RETRACTING, RESULTING IN SUFFACATING THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. THIS TIME THE DEVICE STOPPED IN MID TRACK. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IS TRYING TO MOVE IT, BUT APPARENTLEY IT IS JAMNED IN PLACE IN THE TRACK. THE SEATBELT IS STUCK ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM IT'S FORWARD POSITION, PROVIDING NO PROTECTION AT ALL. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT FIX ANY SAFETY DEVICES. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 1991 MERCURY TRACER. MY SISTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THAT VEHICLE AND WAS INJURED WHEN THE SAFETY RESTRAINT DEVICE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829900November 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE OXYGEN SENSOR INSULATION WHICH IS TAPED TORE OFF UNTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829754October 29, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAS A 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSEING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700161October 28, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
TWO DEALERS WERE CONTACTED. AT ONE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE THE DAY BEFORE. TOTAL COST FOR ME COMES TO OVER $400. A SEATBELT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT OF THE CAR AND SHOULD BE BACKED BY THE COMPANY FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829538October 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829546October 27, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH REAR COIL SPRINGS. REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE CONSISTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER HAS TO START APPLYING BRAKES AT A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE DESTINATION DESIRED TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829564October 27, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WAS PULLING AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT WHEN BLACK SMOKE APPEARED FROM DASHBOARD. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, & CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK. VEHICLE AT MECHANIC. WIRING FROM FUEL PUMP HAD SHORTED OUT. WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700117October 27, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION. HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN TEPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 50 DEGREES. I HAVE NOTICED MANY (20-50) OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON YOUR WEB SITE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN DONE.??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829463October 26, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CLAMP WORE OFF, SEALT BELT UNABLE TO FASTEN PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829376October 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ABOUT 35-40MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED THE CORNER, HEADING NORTH & SPEEDING, DRIFTED INTO ESCORT'S LANE. ESCORT DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID VEHICLE, & VEHICLE PULLED LEFT. IT SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD & HIT A POLE. ABS DID NOT WORK. RIGHT BRAKES HAD DISINTERGRATED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT SEAT BELT HELD. DRIVER HAS BRUISED KNEE. VEHICLE TOTALED BY INSURANCE CO.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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