Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#807441January 10, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
OWNER STATES THAT HER HORN WAS TO0 LOW, AND THAT SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND THEY FIXED PROBLEM BUT OWNER STILL FEELS THAT HORN IS TO0 LOW TO BE HEARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513550January 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN FAILED/REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513542January 9, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
UNPROTECTED FUEL PUMP MOTOR CIRCUIT CAUSED WIRES TO BURN DUE TO AN OVERDRAW OF POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807363January 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AND JUST SHUT DOWN. TOOK TO IT TO DEALER , REMOVED DASH STEERING COLUMN AND ALL HEATER ACCESSORIES AND FOUND MELTED WIRES IN STEERING COLUMN AND MAIN GROUND LUG AT FUSE BOX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527843January 7, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND EXTREME VIBRATION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN FATALITY. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#807207January 7, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITON SWITCH AND HAD IT REPAIRED, VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807239January 7, 1997
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT TO THE OPEN POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807260January 7, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WOULD STALL OR SHUT DOWN, WAS INFORMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL OR FUEL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513413January 6, 1997
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806257January 6, 1997
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
THE JACK FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807093January 6, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF, HAVE A HARD TIME IN STARTING AND IT BACKFIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807112January 6, 1997
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT COME ACROSS SHOULDER WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525811January 2, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM, RECALL'S ISSUED FOR SAME MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513214January 2, 1997
TIRES
EXCESSIVEAND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806973January 2, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ENGINE SUDDENLLY RAN AWAY FROM THE DRIVER AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE AND THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806983January 2, 1997
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INTERIOR MIRROR, CAUSING COMPARTMENT FIRE IN ROOF AREA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513368January 2, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562139December 31, 1996
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806084December 31, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS OUT OF PROPORTIONAL VALVE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A CATALOUGE PART NUMBER ON THE DEALER'S PARTS LIST THIS PART CAN NOT BE REPLACED AND THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE MUST KEEP ADDING BRAKE FLUID TO THE MASTER CYLINDER .*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513336December 30, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK NOT DESIGNED W/BAFFLES TO PREVENTS FUEL FROM MOVING AROUND ERRATICALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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