Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#8020120October 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE PARKED AND WITH NO WARNING THE HORN WILL OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE HORN HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE HORN WOULD NOT GO OFF. CONSUMER ALSO, STATES THAT THIS IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM. ALSO THE DIRECTIONALS ARE INOPERABLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ACTIVATES THE DIRECTIONALS THEY WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. BLN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006958October 2, 2002
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK LEAKING AT HOSE FITTING. CRACK IN PLASTIC TANK. NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE DUE TO MANY FAILURES. BOUGHT CAR NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT IN REAR SEAT COMPARTMENT. DEALER FIXED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *MR *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*768008
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768000October 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768008October 2, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FUEL TANK LEAKING AT HOSE FITTING. CRACK IN PLASTIC TANK. NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE DUE TO MANY FAILURES. BOUGHT CAR NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT IN REAR SEAT COMPARTMENT. DEALER FIXED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020083October 2, 2002
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER STATES THEN WHEN DRVR'S DOOR IS SHUT THE AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT FULLY RELEASE OR SECURE OCCUPANT. THE BELT WILL ONLY MOVE TO THE HALFWAY POINT ON THE TRACK. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE BELT WILL CONTINOUSLY CLICK AS IF TRYING TO MOVE BUT CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO ADJUST MANUALLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567679September 30, 2002
TIRES
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND SMASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. (NO TIRE INFO WAS GIVEN) (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT 10-90-580) *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567638September 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WITHIN THE SAME WEEK THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS OF NO SERVICE TO HER. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019715September 27, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE ARE FUEL VAPORS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767761September 26, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TWO SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. THE POWER WINDOWS AND MECHANICAL DOOR HANDLE INTERMITTENLY WORKS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767633September 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019322September 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019344September 24, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES HE NOTICED A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED A LEAK . NLM CONSUMER NOTICED GAS LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK NEXT TO THE HEAT SHIELD ATTACHMENT. REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT OTHER 1995 ESCORTS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS SHOWN IN THE SAFETY RECALL. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567598September 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SEAT BELTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE ENGINE HAD CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. ALSO THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AT TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *YH THE SEAT BELTS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE REAR DISC BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE CABLE IS WORKING, BUT NOT NOT APPLYING PRESSURE, AND THE V/C IS LEAKING. (V/C PER INVOICE) THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE PROBLEM, SEEM TO BE COMING FROM THE IGNITION. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019043September 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767421September 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AT THE HERMOSILLO ASSEMBLY PLANT IN SEPT 1995. DEVELOPED CRACK IN FUEL TANK NEAR HEAT SHIELD, CAUSING FUEL LEAK. APPLIED PATCH TO REPAIR LEAK BUT IT CRACKED AGAIN. REFER TO RECALLS FROM NHTSA 97V144000 AND 97V145000 REGARDING SAME PROBLEM. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018817September 17, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
HEATER CORE IS LEAKING CAUSING FLUID TO GET INTO AIR BAG SENSOR AND AS A RESULT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES OFF/ON, THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER, SOME ELECTRICAL WIRE WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE.*AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767326September 17, 2002
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVERS SHOULDER HARNESS WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN ITS TRACKING SYSTEM. I CONTACTED A DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AT MY EXPENSE TO FIX. BUT IS THIS NOT A MAJOR SAFTY PROBLEM, AND WHY WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS IS FORD NOT EXCEPTING RESPONSIBILTY. THIS IS A VERY LARGE CONCERN FOR ME AS WELL AS MY SPOUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567461September 16, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A FINE MIST COMING OUT OF RIGHT CLIMATE VENT, DEVELOPING FILM ON OUTSIDE OF WINDSHIELD, POSSIBLE HEATER CORE, A/C LEAK OR A/C CONDENSTATION. ALSO GETTING A NOISE WHEN BLOWER MOTOR IS RUNNING. HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR, AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER RESISTOR, AND BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DISODORIZED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767203September 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
I NEVER HAULED ANYTHING HEAVY IN THE BACK OF MY STATION WAGON. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE HOLLOW NOT SOLID AND FAILED BECAUSE THEY RUSTED THROUGH AS A RESULT OF WATER COLLECTING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SUPPORT WHICH HOLDS THE BASE OF THE SPRING IN THE CORRECT POSITION. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT MANY TIMES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE BROKEN SPRING WILL TWIST AND PUNCTURE THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE THAT IT IS ADJACENT TO THE SPRING. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE SAME SPRING FAILURE OCCURS WITH ALL THE FORD ESCORT STATION WAGONS. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL THESE STATION WAGONS AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767133September 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE KEY WAS PUT INTO THE IGNITION BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THE IGNITION REMAINED LOCKED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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