Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#858073March 7, 2000
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLES ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAVE GOTTEN STUCK, LEAVING THE DRIVER UNPROTECTED IN CASE OF VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719698March 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON,THE CAR STALLS AND JERKS.I WAS WITH MY CAR IN TWO SERVICES. THE FIRST:PYRAMID SHELL SERVICE CHARGED ME WITH 400$ FOR SOME IGNITIONS MODULES WHO WERE REPLACED.AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR IN ONE HOUR I MET THE SAME PROBLEMS.I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AND THEY CHECKED AGAIN AND SAID THAT WILL COST ME ANOTHER 400$ BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE COMPUTER.ISAID NO,BECAUSE I HAD NO TRUST IN THEM AND I WENT TO JOHN WEST FORD .O.K.THEY CHANGED AGAIN ALMOST THE SAME PARTS AND CHARGED ME WITH 620$.I PAID EVERYTHING.I JUST THOUGHT THAT WILL BE GOOD. NO WAY.AFTER A FEW HOURS,WHEN I DROVE MY CAR HOME ON THE HYWAY IT START TO SHOW THE SAME NICE PROBLEM.STALLS ,JERKS.BUT NO DIFFERENCIES.IT WAS THE SAME LIKE ON THE FIRST TIME.WHAT CAN I DO?MY CAR IS STILL BAD.MY MONEY ARE GONE.WHO WILL BE RESPONSABLE FOR THAT?ME?I GAVE MY MONEY WISHING TO SEE MY CAR FIXED,REPAIRD.THOSE GUYS TOOK MY MONEY AND DIDN'T DO THE RIGHT THING.I AM THE GREAT LOOSER AND THEY WILL BE ALWAYS THE WINNERS.HOW CAN I TAKE MY MONEY BACK OR SEE MY CAR REPAIRD?SORRY FOR MY WRONG ENGLISH.THANK YOU AND PLEASE HELP ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857912March 3, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AND FORCED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR AT 22 MPH IMPACT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857811March 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. SEAT BELT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO RESTRAINT. IT JUST STUCK, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT RESTRAINED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857830March 2, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE REMAINED OPEN AND WAS STUCK. ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO HIT A TREE & A POLE. TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL & VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. FINALLY SHUT VEHICLE OFF. SOMETIME LATER, RESTARTED VEHICLE & IT WAS STILL RUNNING AT FULL THROTTLE. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551125February 28, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER IS 4FT 8IN AND IS CONCERN WITH THE AIR BAGS BECAUSE SHE SIT CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719402February 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS COMES OFF TRACK. MOTOR STILL WORKS BUT SELT BELT DOES NOT ROLL BACK. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSAGER SIDE BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719313February 26, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY NAME IS: STEVEN ENCARNACION. ADDRESS: 1204 ST. JOSEPH WAY, PETALUMA, CA 94954-5360, E:MAIL [email protected]. TELEPHONE #(707)763-7437. THIS IS THE SECOND (1ST ODI#: 719304) OF FOUR COMPLAINTS (OF WHICH THE THIRD ONE IS ABOUT A SAFTEY DEFECT THAT CAUSED AN INJURY) AGAINST G&C AUTOBODY, RE:RENTING VEHICLES WITH THE GROSS KNOWLEDGE OF SAFTEY DEFECTS. ON 01/15/2000 I RENTED MY SECOND VEHICLE FROM G&C AUTOBODY, A FORD ESCORT (CUSTOMER RENTAL AGREEMENT #25745, REPAIR ORDER#000676, COST: $5.00 PER DAY) AS A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED. THE FORD ESCORT WOULDN'T ALWAYS START, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I WAS STALLED FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD DECIDE TO START, BUT USUALLY I WOULD JUST SIT THERE AND LISTEN TO THE ENGINE TURN OVER AND OVER BEFORE IT WOULD START. I WAS STUCK IN THE PARKING LOT ONE DAY AT COLLEGE FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES WITH A STALLED ENGINE, WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED I DROVE IT TO G&C AUTOBODY TO TELL THEM THAT THIS CAR HAS PROBLEMS. THEY CALLED A MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT TO BRING IT BACK. I DROVE TO THEIR SECOND BODYSHOP DOWN THE STREET TO PICKUP SOME THINGS I HAD IN MY CAR THAT WAS BEING REPAIRED AND WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR TO LEAVE, IT WOULDN'T START AND THE ENGINE WOULD JUST TURN AND TURN. A CROWD OF BODYSHOP REPAIRMEN STARTED TO GATHER AROUND BECAUSE THAY COULD HEAR ME TRYING TO START THE CAR. SO I DROVE RIGHT BACK TO G&C AUTOBODY AND TOLD THEM THAT I WANT A DIFFERENT CAR, THAT THIS FORD ESCORT NEEDS TO HAVE SOME WORK DONE ON IT. SO THEY RENTED ME A THIRD VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT YOUR AGENCY BY CONTACT 4 (CHANNEL FOUR NEWS IN THE S.F. BAY AREA). NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857578February 25, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHE BENT DOWN FOR A SECOND TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN SHE STRAIGHTENED UP, VEHICLE HAD VEERED OVER INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED AWAY FROM HITTING A MAILBOX. THEN, HIT AN ENBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER, TWICE, LANDING ON THE TOP SIDE. CONSUMER HAD TO FORCE THE DOOR OPEN. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELT BROKE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#719255February 25, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEATBELT FAILURE INVESTIGATED BY OFFICER MIKE SEDAM #14760, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CENTRAL DIVISION MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM. CASE NUMBER: CL-007-00. CONTACT NUMBER: (559)277-7250. LAP PORTION OF PASSIVE RESTRAIN SYSTEM WAS NOT BEING WORN. FORCES INVOLVED IN THE ROLLOVER COLLISION CAUSED SUFFICIENT STRESS TO THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT LATCH TO BREAK THE INTERNAL LATCHING MECHANISM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#784530February 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A CLAMP FROM THE THROTTLE BODY DISLODGED AND ENTERED THE ENGINE RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857479February 24, 2000
SEATS
THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A REAR END ACCIDENT WERE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME TOTALLY DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DIED. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
1
#551066February 23, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
BATTERY CABLE CORRODED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857417February 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT EXPERIENCING SURGES OR WITHDRAWALS IN POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900501February 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DAMAGED THE VEHICLE, CLAIM 55-S207-197. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857313February 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY, RESULTING IN SEVERAL MINOR PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857333February 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETURN INTO RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718993February 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THE HEAD GASKETS WERE STICKING CAUSING SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE. THE HEAD GASKETS, TIMING BELT, THERMOSTAT, AND OTHER VARIOUS PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719014February 20, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784109February 19, 2000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE TAPE DECK EATS TAPES AND RADIO GETS VERY WARM AND MAKES CLIKING NOISE.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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