Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#889370May 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HAS TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES BECAUSE ENGINE (2.0) RUNS HOT AND SMOKES. VEHICLE AT THE TIME HAD 1,285 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED THE HGO VALVE, BUT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN CORRECTED. CONSUMER DROVE 5 MILES, AND IT OVERHEATED SINCE HGO VALVE WAS PUT IN. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889245May 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE TRAVELING IN THE COUNTRY VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR EXAMINATION BY DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745927May 25, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE PART ABOVE THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT GO BACK TO PROTECT THE PASSENGER, THE MOTORS MAKES NOISES BUT DOES NOT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889111May 24, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH MECHANISM DOES NOT PROPERLY LATCH WHICH COULD CAUSE HOOD TO FLY UP WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. *AK THE CABLE TO THE HOOD RELEASE IS THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561310May 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888983May 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
6-7 TIMES BRAKE PEDAL GOT STUCK. IT HAPPENED ONLY ON HIGHWAY AND BELTWAY AT 55 MPH OR HIGHER. WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE PEDAL IT GET STUCK, AND CONTINUING TO PRESS DOWN IT BECAME UNSTUCK. DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD DO ANYTHING WRONG. 2 MECHANICS HAS TEST DRIVEN VEHICLE, AND ANOTHER MECHANIC FROM DEALERSHIP WILL BE TEST DRIVE IT AGAIN. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME HARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYED FOLLOWED BY BRAKE GOING TO FLOOR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889020May 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT PEDAL WILL GO ALWAY TO FLOOR ,AND TIRES WILL NOT SKID.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888857May 22, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888761May 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEATBELT RETRACTORS IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE CONTINUALLY TIGHTEN, AND WILL NOT ALLOW FOR CONSUMER TO LEAN OR MOVE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS TO RELEASE BUCKLE AND REATTACH BUCKLE IN ORDER HAVE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888684May 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EMISSION HOSE ELBOW HAS MELTED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AND DIE WHILE IDLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888736May 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS
RETRACTORS ON FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS HAVE GOTTEN STUCK AND NO LONGER FUNCTION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DRIVER'S SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888632May 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED TRACK FOR SHOULDER BELT HAS FAILED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $350.00 TO REPAIR VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888344May 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE CRACKED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888420May 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ENGINE OVERHEATED, AND AT TIME OF DRIVING ENGINE STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888421May 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED/ MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888422May 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING HAS BEEN COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745337May 15, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT OR LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745345May 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE RIGHT PASSENGER AIRBAG EXPLODED WHEN DEPLOYED, SEPARATING ENTIRELY FROM THE DASHBOARD AND WAS BRIEFLY ON FIRE, THEN SMOKING ON THE FLOOR.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561204May 14, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT LATCH INCORPORATES A PLASTIC SPACER WHICH HOLDS METAL BAR IN POSITION, THE METAL BAR HOLDS THE SEAT BELT WEBBING IN PLACE, THE PLASTIC HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND NO LONGER HOLDS THE BAR IN POSITION, ALLOWING THE SEAT BELT NOT TO STAY FASTENED, CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER WILL NOT SELL PLASTIC PART, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE HIM TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888128May 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE CAN BE PUT INTO GEARS WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, ALSO, AT TIMES GEARS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM PARK POSITION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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