Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#513320December 30, 1996
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CLUTCH FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805661December 30, 1996
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK, DOESN'T ADJUST ON THE SHOULDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513195December 30, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEWAY DRIVING, WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING CLUTCH, ENGINE RACES TO INCREASINGLY HIGHER RPMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525818December 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806794December 27, 1996
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO CATCH ON THE SUNVISIER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806800December 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WIFE DROVE TO WORK; WENT INTO BLDG.; CO-WORKER NOTIFIED OWNER THAT VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES; FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED, PUT FLAMES OUT; POLICE ARRIVED ALSO; WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806715December 26, 1996
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAD A BURNING SMELL WHEN STARTED UP, COULDN'T GET ANY SPEED, HAD CLUTCH PUT IN 18 MONTHS AGO, DEALER INDICATES SHE NEEDS A NEW CLUTCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806690December 24, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK THERE IS A GAS SMELL, CONSUMER THINKS THAT THIS IS THE SAME AS IN THE RECALL # 92V117000, DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT IN RECALL . *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806632December 23, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND THE VEHIICLE WAS RUNNING, CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE TO TURN THE VEHIICLE OFF, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806645December 23, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SMELLS GAS WHENEVER PUTTING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF FILLING UP THE TANK OR NOT. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806684December 23, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TRYING TO AVOID SOME FRYING PLYWOOD , CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF AUTO AND FLIPPED OVER 6 TIMES , AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD HER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#806579December 20, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER WAS HIT BY PLYWOOD ON HIGHWAY AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN DRIVER; HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806561December 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION , THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS ON 2 OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806438December 17, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ON GOING PROBLEM WITH SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER GOING 65 MPH, DEALERS CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806443December 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH; ALSO, IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHE TURNS ON IGNITION THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN SHE HAS TO WAIT FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE SHE CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO STALL WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR A LIGHT, CONSUMER ALSO STATES LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN SHE TURNS ON THE IGNITION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806464December 17, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP, SENDING UNIT TANK HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE WIRING TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512632December 16, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PISTON ROD IS DETERIORATING, ENGINE CAN NOT FUNCTION SHOULD THE PISTON ROD MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806359December 16, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, IN THE BACK OF THE FUEL PUMP THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES AND ONE CAN STILL HEAR THE NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806436December 16, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, BUCKLE WON'T LATCH, MALE PORTION WON'T GO INTO FEMALE, POPS OPEN, NOT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806307December 13, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL, THE THROTTLE IS STICKING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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