Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#979956February 28, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. STATE TROOPER SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS CULPRIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#501937February 27, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
LOSS OF POWER STEERING DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#979777February 27, 1996
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC SAET BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979706February 26, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
ON COUNTRY ROAD, HIT A PATCH OF ICE, CAR SLID AND ROLLED OVER; SHOULDER BELT CAME LOOSE DURING ACCIDENT. *AQK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#979711February 26, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979710February 26, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
ON COUNTRY ROAD, HIT ICE, LOST CONTROL OF CAR, CAR ROLLED, DRIVER WAS THROWN; SHOULDER BELT CAME LOOSE DURING ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#501657February 22, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
POWER BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979550February 22, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP SHORTING OUT THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979442February 21, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE,CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL WIRING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979471February 21, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE FIRE AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#501792February 20, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION SYSTEM SPARKED, CAUSING FIRE. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979417February 20, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED BELIEVE IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#501871February 19, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ALUMINUM HEADS OVERHEATED/CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH STARTED ENGINE FIRE. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#501924February 18, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE BODY CORRODED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979307February 16, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO WORK PARKED CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979138February 13, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ENGINE STARTED IT SMOKED AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE CAR WAS TOTALED . TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979164February 13, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AIR IN IT. CAUSING SMOKE AND FUMES TO FILL THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979180February 13, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
EXPERIENCED FIRE UNDERHOOD. *TT CONSUMER STATES FIRE STARTED IN THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL,VEHICLE ALSO STARTED BY ITSELF.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979237February 13, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, TOTALED. CAUSE UNKNOWN BY CITY FIRE MARSHALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979008February 12, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE OWNER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT BURNING SMELL AND DRIVER PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE AND FIRE WAS EVERYWHERE. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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