Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#983144April 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
EXPERIENCED SMOKING FROM STARTER. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETIALS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#983145April 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING SAW UNDER THE HOOD SMOKE COMING THE VENTS, UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#983158April 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982898April 18, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER PARKING OWNER NOTICED INSIDE DOME LIGHT FAILED TO GO OUT. RETURNED, OPENED HOOD, NOTICED ENGINE MELTED DUE TO A FIRE. INSURANCE CO., REPLACED ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982919April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
HORN WILL BLOW ON ITS OWN DUE TO POOR GROUND WIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982927April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR AN IT DIED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982937April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING OWNER NOTICED BURNING SMELL FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. FLAMES GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE THEN STOPPED. VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL NEW SWITCH INSTALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982945April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE IDLING IN COLD WEATHER, INTERIOR OF COMPARTMENT WAS FILLED W/SMOKE DUE TO MAIN WIRING HARNESS BURNIN IN SEVERAL PLACES. DEALER REMOVED DASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982949April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WK (801) 546-7950; DROVE (2) BLOCKS FROM HOUSE AND PARKED. ONCE RETURNED STEERING COLUMN WAS IN FLAMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982950April 18, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR STARTS ALL BY ITSELF WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE AND STARTER COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITH THE KEYS, CONSUMER HAD TO GO TO NEAREST DEALER TO ULL THE BATTERY CABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE, IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED,THE STARTER WAS BURNED OUT, RELAY SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED AND STARTER COIL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982958April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982977April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, TOOK THE BATTERY OUT, PANEL LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#983006April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING ON HWY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, WILL NOT RESTART BECAUSE OF IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#983010April 18, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR WAS IN PARK AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#983017April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#983162April 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AUTO CUTS OFF-NO ACCIDENTS YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982831April 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL SHORT OR CHOCK CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982854April 17, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER A HEAVY RAIN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OR GO OVER 50MPH AND THERE IS NO POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982862April 17, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982892April 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE, TURNED OFF IGNITION, MADE A QUICK EXIT VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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