Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#512403December 13, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806245December 12, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EQUIPPED W/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED W/CAUSE UNKNOWN. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT DRIVER'S ERROR CAUSED HIM TO STEP ON BRAKE AND ACCELERATION PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#806261December 12, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WAS DRIVING AND CAR ROLLED AND STOPPED, IT WAS THE PLANETARY GEAR WORE THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512559December 11, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804172December 11, 1996
SEAT BELTS
POOR AUTOMATIC SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE. THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WILL NOT RETRACT PERIODICALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512175December 11, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED; ALSO, CAMSHAFT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF FITH GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512536December 9, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805981December 6, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN INSERTING THE SEAT BELT INTO THE BELT BUCKLE, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512281December 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602397December 4, 1996
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE IN CRASH, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#512237December 4, 1996
INTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DASH LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805766December 2, 1996
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION; DRIVER STATES THAT VEHICLE LOCKS UP IN 5TH GEAR, IN AN EMERGENCY SHE EITHER HAS TO KILL ENGINE OR INCREASE ENGINE REVS TO UNLOCK 5TH GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805775December 2, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
STARTER KEPT ENGAGING WITH ENGINE RUNNING, WIRES UNDERHOOD BURNED OUT, FUSE STILL INTACT, NO SAFETY DEVICE TO CUT OFF SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STARTER SOLENOID WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THIS CAUSED A STRANGE SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEY, THE STARTER CONTINUED TO TURN THE ENGINE, THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN COLD ENGINE STARTS TWICE THE STARTER DISENGAGED AFTER 3 OR 4 MINTUES AFTER THE FOURTH TIME IT THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL AS CONSUMER KEPT DRIVING TO THE STOP, THE NEXT MORNING MECHANIC STARTED IT UP AND THE WIRES WERE BURNED AND CHARRED AND OTHER DAMAGE OCCURED INCLUDING THE TACHOMETER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805791December 2, 1996
TIRES, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAS IRREGULAR STEERING CONTROL AND ROUGH RIDING, INAPPROPIATE TIRE WEAR. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAN NOT BE ALIGNED PROPERLY DUE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DESIGN WHICH IS CAUSING IRREGULAR STEERING AND TIRE WEAR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805794December 2, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT OF MIDDLE OF STEERING WHEEL AS INTENDED, INSTEAD CAME OUT MORE TO RIGHT, OCCUPANT RECEIVED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#511868November 27, 1996
TIRES
GOODYEAR TIRES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511812November 27, 1996
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805686November 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE NOTICING BURNING SMELL, NEXT DAY LIGHT ON DASH PANEL WENT HAYWIRE, THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, SPARKS CAME FROM UNDER DASH, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511928November 26, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLE DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511702November 26, 1996
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
INNER TIE ROD FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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