Ford Escort Complaints

3,936 consumer complaints on file.

#874696November 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING VEHICLE STALLED. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUG AND GASKET. BUT VEHICLE VEHICLE STILL NOT WORKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874719November 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS
NON SENSOR AND OR RETRACTOR OF SEAT BELTS. *AK CAUSE OF FAILURE MAY BE DEALER'S MAJOR REPAIR WORK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874737November 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS SENT RECALL NOTICE 00V228001/ SEA TBELT BUCKLES. BUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALER FIRST, HAD TO LOOK IF SEAT BELTS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874751November 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS HANGING FROM CEILING OF CAR, BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY.*AK ENGINE FAILED AND REPLACED. CONSUMER CONCERN THE ODOMETER READING WILL NOT MATCH. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874643November 8, 2000
TIRES
FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED BUBBLES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 65-70 MPH TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD A BLOW OUT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1992, ESCORT. GOODYEAR MONACRCH METRIC BLACK. TIRE SIZE P17570R13, DOT # C2FHHNLP407. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 1100. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735991November 8, 2000
TIRES
TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE PARTIALLY SEPARATED, WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY (DOT NUMBER: HY8JNJB466 TIRESIZE: P175/65R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735975November 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THROTTLE STUCK AND ACCELERATED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874623November 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH IMPACT WITH A DODGE 4X4 PICK UP, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURY REPORTED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AT CONSUMER INSURANCE COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735938November 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I HAVE GONE THROUGH 14 ALTERNATORS AND 6 BATTRIES SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR IN THE FALL OF 1990! RUSTY ECK SEARCHED FOR THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NEVER FIND IT1 EVEN SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO "ELECTRICAL SPECIALTY SHOPS" THEY TOO CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM! IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE BURIED IN THE "WIRING LOOM"! NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE, BUT I HAVE ALL OF THE WORK-ORDERS AND RECEIPTS FROM OVER THE YEARS AS PROOF! I AM HANDICAPPED AND THIS CAR WORKS WONDERFULLY FOR ME OTHERWISE! IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND RUNS PERFECT -- AGAIN, OTHERWISE! HOWEVER, I CANNOT TRUST IT ON THE OPEN-ROAD! WHEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON, ITS ABOUT TO BLOW ANOTHER ALTERNATOR -- LIKE NOW -#15!!! WHY CAN'T FORD FIND THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT? HAS IT EVER BEEN A PROBLEM ON OTHER 1990 ESCORTS? I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER AN 1989 ESCORT LX AND IT NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS, NOT ONE! SHE DROVE IT FOR WELL OVER 125,000 MILES THEN TRADED IT IN ON A 1998 SABLE RECENTLY! PLEASE HELP ME! I CAN'T AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER AUTO, BESIDES I DON'T WANT ANOTHER ONE! SINCERELY, DR. JAMES A. GRAY, SR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874487November 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN DRIVING CAR WILL STOP WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874505November 6, 2000
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED MOVING BACK AND FORTH ON RETRACTOR, LEAVING DRIVER UNPROTECTED. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735820November 6, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
BROUGHT VEHICLE TO AUTO CENTER TO GET NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. SERVICE TECH NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL HAD SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES. HAVING BEEN DRIVING FOR 17 YEARS, I WAS MORE THAN SURPRISED BECAUSE I HAD NEVER EVEN HEARD OF A COIL SNAPPING, MUCH LESS EVER HAD IT HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE I OWNED. THE SERVICE TECH MENTIONED THAT HE HAD SEEN IT MORE THAN A FEW TIMES ON THE FORD ESCORT, WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE IT COULD BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. HE RECOMMENDED HAVING IT REPLACED THAT DAY, AS HE SAID IT WAS A HIGH SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE COIL CAME LOOSE THE JAGGED EDGE COULD RIP INTO THE TIRE, THUS CAUSING A MASSIVE BLOWOUT. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, OR EVEN FATAL, AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE STRANGE THING WAS THAT I DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD HAPPENED. THE ONLY THING I NOTICED WAS A SQUEAK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY STRUTS WEARING OUT. IN OTHER WORDS, I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED DRIVING WITH THIS BROKEN SPRING IF I HADN'T NEEDED NEW TIRES BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING OBVIOUS THAT WOULD INDICATE THE BROKEN COIL OTHER THAN A SLIGHT SQUEAKING NOISE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874457November 6, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS FAILED, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION . DEALER CLAIMED CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735732November 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
# 4 PISTON DISENTIGRATED RUINING ENGINE BLOCK. STOPED FOR RED LIGHT AND CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. DROVE TO BANK PARKING LOT 1 BLOCK AWAY AND TURNED CAR OF. TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND MADE ENGINE NOISE. TURNED CAR OFF CALLED WESTERN SLOPE FORD TO SPEAK WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF I COULD GET IT TOWED INTO GARAGE. NO RETURN CALL FROM THEM. HAD ANOTHER SHOP TOW AND INSPECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557209November 3, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH ONE OF THE TIRES HAVING BEEN PATCHED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735626November 2, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK TO FULL, FUEL SPILLS OUT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AROUND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY. THE CAR CANNOT BE LEFT IN THE GARAGE AFTER FUELLING BECAUSE GAS VAPORS ARE SO STRONG THROUGH THE HOUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735657November 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN
AT 45MPH SPEEDOMETER JUMPS FROM 50 TO 80 CONTINUOUSLY AND A CONSTANT BUZZING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557153November 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO BROKEN VALVE SEATS INSIDE THE CYLINDER WHICH DAMAGED THE PISTONS, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THIS EXPENSE DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS VERY WELL MAINTENANCED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735535October 31, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS UNSOUND. THERE ARE BROKEN WELDS, DISTORTED SHEET METAL SUBFRAME COMPONANTS, AND SHIFTING OR FLEXING OF THE BODY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. IT HAS SEVERE OVERSTEER AT SPEED WHEN CORNERING OVER ROADS WITH VARYING SURFACES. THE UNDERCARRAIGE WILL TWIST ALLOWING THE GAS TANK TO STRAIN AND LOOSEN AT ITS RETAINING STRAPS AND THE BRACKETS THEY ATTACH TO ARE PULLING LOOSE AT THEIR WELDS. THE WINDSHIED ANGLE CHANGES, THE ROOF BULGES AND BUCKLES, THE REAR DOORS DROP AND LIFT AS WELL AS THE REAR HATCH AREA AS THE CAR IS ACCELLERATED OR THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT THE BODY TWISTS. THERE IS A NOTICABLE PULL UNDER ACCELLERATION. ALSO THE INTERIOR SEATS SHIFT AND SWAY SEPERATE FROM THE EXTERIOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556630October 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT START, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT'S A FAULTY IGNITION WHICH IS BEING RECALL IN CALIFORNIA. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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