Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#10025218July 1, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
REAR (BOTH) SPRINGS ON 1998 FORD ESCORT BROKE PRIOR TO 55,000 MILES. CAR WAS NOT USED FOR ANY HEAVY DUTY DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026374July 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATES THAT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LEAK AND OVERHEAT. CONSUMER FEELS A FIRE MAY START AS A RESULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026201June 30, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT GAS LINE "RUBBED THROUGH" AS A RESULT OF COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE FRONT SWAY BAR ,CAUSING A FUEL LEAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026248June 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CAUSED BY AN OIL SENSOR FAILURE DUE TO A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN WHICH RUSTED THE BELTS PER MECHANIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023945June 28, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I HAVE SMELLED GAS FOR ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 YEARS AFTER FILLING UP, THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO OVERFLOW. FILLED UP AND NOTICED LARGE POOL OF GAS UNDER CAR. TOWED VEHICLE TO HOUSE BECAUSE OF LARGE LEAK COMING FROM FRONT MOUNT OF PLASTIC GAS TANK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023826June 26, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE AT SAME TIME, AND CAR HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES AND IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. NO EXCESSIVE WEIGHT EVER USED IN THIS CAR. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS FIXED AT LEAST A DOZEN OTHER FORD ESCORTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019712June 26, 2003
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BOLT BECAME LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *NLM WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT OR AT IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE BADLY AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE HALF WAY DOWN, THEY WOULD RATTLE TERRIBLY. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THEY MAY SHATTER. THE HEADLIGHTS BOUNCED AROUND AT NIGHT, ON THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER AND HAD BEEN CONFRONTED ABOUT THE DISTRACTION. FORD SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR THE VIBRATION SINCE PURCHASE. THE MOTOR MOUNTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE CHANGED FOR A SECOND TIME. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017857June 26, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE IN IDLE AND DRIVING. THE VIBRATION CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO CRACK. THE VIBRATION ALSO CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY IN THE MIRRORS. THE PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024878June 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIRING ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL PUMP HAS BURNED UP 3X IN THE LAST MONTH. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS INCORRECT SPECIFIED 30AMP FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023753June 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON JUNE 21, 2003, I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT APPROX. 30 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO SPEED UP AND FOUND THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE A TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP AND TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. APPROX. 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS TIME I BEGAN NOTICING A "SPASMODIC HESITATING MOTION" IN THE CAR WHENEVER I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM AN IDLE POSITION. I ASSUMED THAT A TUNE-UP WAS NEEDED AND TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HESITATION COULD NOT BE DETECTED, NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND BASED ON THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE I WAS NOT REQUIRED A TUNE-UP UNTIL 100,000 MILES HAD BEEN REACHED. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. FOR A WHILE I EVEN RELENTED AND DECIDED THAT PERHAPS THE PROBLEM WAS IN MY HEAD. FINALLY, FEBRUARY 2003 I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE PROBLEM AND THE MECHANICS RE-CALIBRATED THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM UNDER THE BELIEF THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE TOOK PLACE AND EVERYTHING WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL, AND IN FACT AT THAT TIME THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EVEN TOPPED OFF. THE "SPASMODIC HESITATING MOTION" OF THE VEHICLE UPON ACCELERATION CONTINUED UP UNTIL THE ABOVE DATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. AT THIS TIME, THE MECHANIC ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT BELIEVE THE HESITATION OF THE CAR UPON ACCELERATION AND THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ARE RELATED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023711June 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I HAD TAKEN MY 1997 FORD ESCORT IN FOR ITS ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION, WHERE MY REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT MY COST. THE MECHANIC WORKING ON MY CAR HAD FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE ORIGINAL FACTORY REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN DIRECTLY BELOW THEIR PLASTIC COVERING ABOUT ONE-FIFTH FROM THE TOP OF THE SPRING. HE HAD SAID THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL ESCORTS THAT HE HAD WORKED ON THAT HAD THE SAME BREAKAGE AT THE SAME SECTION OF EACH OF THE REAR SPRINGS. HE HAD ADVISED ME TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS POSTED ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO BUY A NEW SET OF REAR TIRES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AS MY PRESENT ONES HAVE IRREGULAR WEAR. *JB I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS OR WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024761June 23, 2003
AIR BAGS
RECALL 02V323000, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AFTER HAVING RECALL DONE FOR INTEGRATED AIR BAG MONITOR CONTAMINATION DEALER HAD INSTALLED THE SHIELD OVER THE IABM ,AND APPLIED NYOGEL GREASE TO THE CONNECTOR ONE MONTH AFTER CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE WIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024615June 20, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY. CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL WHICH IT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE A SHELL ON TOP OF THE CABLE SO THAT AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON, BUT AFTER SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT FIXED THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. DEALER WILL ONLY FIX IT IF THE CONSUMER PAYS FOR IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024430June 19, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
MHTSA#92-V-117-000:FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER,THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED BECAUSE YEAR OF MANUFACTURING, 1989. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024366June 18, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 02V323000 CONCERNING INTEGRATED AIR BAG MONITOR CONTAMINATION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 6/17/2003. WHEN THE OWNER RECEIVED THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAS TO BE DONE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. CONSUMER REQUESTED A CALL FROM THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024668June 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, WHEELS:RIM
WHILE DRIVING DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT OF VEHICLE. NAR 06/18/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LOSING FRONT TIRE AND RIM AS A RESULT DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE. *CB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024186June 16, 2003
CHILD SEAT
GRACO 8442 CYP CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *MR PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024657June 16, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
EXPLOSION SOUND HEARD UNDER DASHBOARD OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER SUSPECTED PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS. *MR THE EXPLOSION WAS HEARD ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER STATED WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO OPEN THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. FIVE YEARS LATER, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023105June 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 FORD ESCORT ZX2 NEEDED TO REBUILT AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES AND THREE MONTHS BEYOND THE NORMAL WARRANTY. I SPOKE WITH FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I FEEL SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD THIS MAJOR TYPE OF PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED FORD SHOULD CONSIDER THIS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. FORD'S UNWILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME LEAVES A VERY SOUR TASTE FOR ME. I INVESTIGATED THE HISTORY OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE PURCHASING THIS UNIT AND FOUND THAT THEY HAD TRANSMISSION TROUBLE EARLY IN THE FIRST YEARS OF PRODUCTION. NOW, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM FIRST HAND. SECONDLY, THE OTHER U.S. AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS HAVE LONGER POWER TRAIN WARRANTIES. THIS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT FORD IS UNWILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR POWER TRAINS AND WE SHOULD EXPECT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AT 40,000 MILES??????? *NLM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024020June 13, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE TRAVELING 65-70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DAMAGING WINDSHIELD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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