1993 Ford Escort complaints

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO HAVE VEHICLE PASSED FOR PA. INSPECTION THEY REFUSED TO PASS IT SAYING THE COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN.I HAD THEM REPLACED & VEHICLE PASSED.IF THIS IS ENOUGH OF A SAFETY PROBLEM TO CONCERN PA. INSPECTION ,WHY NOT A RECALL. SERVICE MGR.SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1993 ESCORTS.OUR SON HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH HIS.*AK

CONSUMER OWNES SAME KIND OF VEHICLE BUT WITH DIFFERENT YEARS. REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN AND HAVE PUSHED INWARD OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CHECKED AND FOUND PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. *AK *YD

I HAVE ALWAYS USED THE SEAT BELTS ON MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE "AUTOMATIC" SHOULDER HARNESSES BUT WAS ALWAYS WARY OF THEIR RELIABILITY. NOW THAT A FAILURE HAS OCURRED ON MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THEM, MY SUSPICIONS SEEM TO BE CONFIRMED. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM IS THAT IT IS PROBABLY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND MOST CONSUMERS WILL NOT SPEND THE MONEY ON A REPAIR AND JUST STOP USING IT. IF A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PROTECT ME FAILS AT ALL HOW CAN I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT IT WILL PROTECT ME IF , GOD FORBID, IT HAS TO BE CALLED UPON TO DO SO.*AK

SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER HAVE TOTALLY FAILED. FORD SAYS THE THE CAR IS OUTSIDE THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THEREFORE NOT OBLIGATED FOR THE FAILURE. ESTIMATES RANGE AT $1100.00 TO REPLACE ALL THE SEAT BELTS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. A VITAL COMPONENT HAS FAILED THEREFORE FORD SHOULD PAY THE REPLACEMENT COST BEFORE INJURIES OCCUR AND QUESTIONS OF LIABILITY ARISE IN A COURT OF LAW. *AK

RIMS HAVE CRACKS AROUND THE BASE. DEALER WAS NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK HEAT SHIELDS ARE COMING LOOSE AND ARE RATTLING, TSB 98-20-10 HAS BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR. *SLC

MY REAR SEAT BELTS CAME OFF THE BUCKLES WERE RIGHT IN MY GRANDCHILD'S HAND.ONE I DID'NT THINK WAS TOO BAD BUT TWO DID THE SAME THINK I CONTACTED JAKK ADKINS AND FORD MTR BOYH TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRANTEE SO THEY WOULD'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT I HAD THEM REPLACED AND THE GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NEVER SEWN UNDER THE SEAT I HAVE THE STRAPS AND THERE ARE NO STITCH MARKS .WHERE THE BUCKLES CAME OFF IT LOOKS LIKE THE THREAD JUST GAVE AWAY ANYINFORMATIO WILL BE APPRECIATEDET. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER REAR, FIRESTONE FR 721 TIRE, SIZE P175/80R13, EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, THERE WERE TWO INJURIES IN ACCIDENT. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *SLC

ELECTRIC SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT TO LOCKED POSITION WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. THEY STAY "JAMMED" IN THE OPEN POSITION, FORWARD BY THE DASHBOARD. THEREFORE, FRONT 3-POINT SAFETY BELTS NON-FUNCTIONAL. AMERICAN HONDA REPLACED MY FATHER'S WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CHRYSLER REPLACED MY NEIGHBOR'S WHEN HERS QUIT WORKING. DOES FORD HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY, HERE?. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH GETS HOT AND MELTS CONNECTORS. CONNECTORS STAY OPEN WHICH CAUSES WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND BLOWER FAN NOT TO WORK. THIS WAS THIRD SWITCH. CONTACTED DEALER.

THE FUEL PUMP SHORTED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DASBOARD WHEN DRIVING, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. LATER INVESTIGATION BY THE MECHANIC SHOWED THE FUEL PUMP CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE WIRING TO OVERHEAT BECAUSE FORD DID NOT PUT A FUSE IN THE POWER LINES TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL CONNECTIONS INSIDE THE GAS TANK WERE MELTED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION. THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNES TO THE FUEL PUMP MELTED BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SHORT AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETLY REPLACED. I'M APPAULED THAT THERE IS NO FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PREVENT SUCH A DANGEROUS HAZARD. NONE OF THE FUSES IN THE FUSE BLOCK WERE BLOWN. TRACING THE WIRING FROM THE FUEL PUPM SHOWS THAT IT COMPLETELY BYPASSES THE FUSE BLOCK. THE FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH NEVER TRIPPED, NOR DOES IT SEEM TO BE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS ELECTRICAL SHORTS TO THE PUMP. THIS DESIGN POSES SERIOUS THREATS TO LIFE, AS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN CAUSE AN EXPLOSION IN THE FUEL TANK. MY FAMILY FEELS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, AND NOW AM TRYING TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP AS THE RUST AROUND THE PUMP SEALS INDICATES. I'M HOLDING ON TO THE PUMP TO SHOW THE MELTED CONNECTIONS WHICH INDICATE A POTENTIAL EXPLOSION HAZARD AS WELL AS THE MELTED WIRING CONNECTIONS/CONNECTOR AND WIRES TO THE PUMP.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING IN JUNE 1999, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING ON 1JUNE2001, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. BOTH TIMES BELTS MOVED A FEW INCHES, THEN STOPPED.*AK

THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING, THE PORTION OF THE TREAD THAT REMAINED CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE INNER AND OUTER FENDER AND THE REAR BUMPER, THE REPLACED TIRE FAILED A FEW DAYS AFTER INSTALLED (BRIDGESTONE MODEL S402, SIZE 175-70R13. NLM

BROKEN SPRINGS CAUSED STRUTS TO BE REPLACED ALONG W/NEW SPRINGS. *AK

THE SIDEWALL RUBBER OF ALL FOUR TIRES WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TREAD AT 15000 MILES (PIRELLI FORMULA GT 175-70-S13). NLM

PLEASE REFER TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS 95185, 95153 AND 95132. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE MODE ON MY CAR. AS NOTED AND CLEARLY STATED IN THE TSB'S, THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. FORD REFUSES TO PROVIDE A FREE FIX AND OR RECALL TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION FOR OUT OF WARRANTY CARS. I COULD ALSO MAKE A CASE THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT A PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE WOULD LIKELY THINK THAT THEY WERE HAVING AN ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING THEM TO DIVE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. IMAGINE BEING IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL FO A SUDDEN SEEING YOUR TEMP GAUGE MAX TO THE HIGH SIDE AND STAY THERE! FORD REPAIR UTILIZING THE "REPAIR" KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM IS OVER $350.NO SAFETYD EFECT MENTIONED. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT OPERATES CORRECTLY WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED,CLOSING WHEN DOOR SEAT BELT HARNESS DOESN'T SECURE ACROSS CHEST. CONSUMERS STATES THAT FORD, PROBE HAS SAME PROBLEM, AND MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE A SOLUTION FOR ESCORT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME DEFECTS AS THAT OF 1990 PROBE PRODUCED BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER. *YH

DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS DOES NOT RETRACT ALONG TRACK. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRACK AND MOTOR. *AK

DRIVER SHOULDER BELT STUCK HALF-WAY AND NOT LOCKED. WHILE AT DEALER ANOTHER OWNER CAME IN WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH 1993 ESCORT. DEALER SAID HE SAW THE SAME PROBLEM THE PREVIOUS DAY WITH 1995 ESCORT. DEALER WILL FIX AT OWNER'S COST. ESTIMATE WAS $350.00.*AK

VEHICLE WAS AT STOP SIGN, GOT REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK BROKE. *AK

I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALL ALL DEFECTIVE CARS. I FEEL THEY KNEW THEY WERE PUTTING DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHS IN ESCORTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR IS A 1993 ESCORT THAT HAD A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, THAT WAS AT A GAS STATION WHEN IT HAPPEN TO START SMOKING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IF IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE LIKE THE SOME OF THE OTHER CARS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I THINK FORD DOESN'T TAKE HUMAN LIVES INTO THEIR CONSIDERATION. THEY ONLY SEE DOLLAR SIGNS. I AM A STYLIST AND I SEE WELL OVER A 90 PEOPLE A DAY AND I WILL BE SURE TO TELL THEM NOT TO BUY A FORD. IT IS VERY SAD THAT PEOPLE NO LONGER TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DO OR MAKE. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK, AND IT CLICKS CONTINUOUSLY. SEAT LIGHT FLASHES. PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ALL THE TIME. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK

ALL 4 WHEELS ON MY ESCORT ARE CRACKED AND I WAS TOLD BY DEALER ID HAVE TO BUY 4 NEW RIMS AT 100.0 EACH THIS IS IN MY OPINION A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

OPERABLE SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED. DEALER CHARGED FOR REPLACEMENT. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER HOOD WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS.*AK

FUELTANK PROBLEMS, PLEASE ADD ADDITIONALINFORMATION. *AK

EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN RELATION TO THIS PROBLEM, DOESN'T NOT COMFORT ME.THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT I COULD HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE TO MYSELF IF I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT.IN FACT, WHEN I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN APRIL, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE RECEIVED BACK INJURIES. I DID HAD I BEEN ABLE TO HAVE IT ON WITH MY LAP BELT. MOSTLY, I'M JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE IS EXPERIENCING MY PROBLEM.*AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WOULD GO HALF WAY ON TO TRACK. WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO GET IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE. EMERGENCY BYPASS WOULD LOCK UP. CANNOT TURN THE HANDLE. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. BEEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE 1ST REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. ONLY AFTER APPLYING BRAKES DID GAS PEDAL LOOSEN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AUGUST 2000, THEN, ON 12 NOVEMBER GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING 50MPH, AND EVEN AFTER CONSUMER HIT BRAKE HARD, GAS PEDAL STILL STAYED STUCK. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THEN GAS PEDAL GOT UNSTUCK , AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM YET. DURING WEEK OF 6 NOVEMBER, 2000 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BECAUSE WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD BUCK, THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE REPAIRS. *AK

FIRESTONE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH ONE OF THE TIRES HAVING BEEN PATCHED. *SLC

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

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT START, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT'S A FAULTY IGNITION WHICH IS BEING RECALL IN CALIFORNIA. NLM

THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT BELT IS STICKING, THE LAP BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T COME UP FOR THE CONSUMER TO FASTEN, SOMETIMES THE SHOULDER RESTRAINTS COME FORWARD WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AT ANY SPEED.*AK

THE VEHICLE STALLS AND MY MECHANIC IS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHY

THIS WAS NOT MY VEHICLE. I AM AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING SOMEONE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE TIRE FAILURE. (TIRESIZE: P175/70R13)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P175/70R13 )

I PURCHASED THIS CAR AT 127,000 MILES, AND NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS WHENEVER IT WAS FILLED UP. I TALKED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER (OWNER #1), AND HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE TOOK IT IN ON WARRANTY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I THOUGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT. THE GAS TANK WAS FINE, BUT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED BETWEEN THE TWO LINES EXITING THE TOP, AND HAD SOME SORT OF ADHESIVE THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED THINKING THAT I HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SMELL OF GAS WAS STILL THERE. I HAVE GIVEN UP ON FINDING THE PROBLEM, BUT AM STILL CONCERNED. ANY SUGGESTIONS?*AK

DRIVER HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, POSSIBLY FELL ASLEEP AND RAN OFF THE ROAD , CAR WENT OVER ENBANKMENT AND HIT HEAD-ON AGAINST ROCKS. DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM VEHICLE THROUGH WINDSHIELD ABOUT 30-35 FEET DUE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC SEATBELT. AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WAS IN FORWARD POSTION ON THE AUTOMATIC RAIL, AND BOTH DOORS WERE COMPLETELY CLOSED. ALSO BATTERY WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE . DEFECT RESULTED IN DEATH OF DRIVER.*AK

WHILE BACKING VEHICLE OUT OF PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING A CRASH, EVEN THOUGH BOTH FEET WERE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES WERE TO THE FLOOR.*AK

TRUNK LID, ONCE UP, WOULD FALL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. ARM ATTACHMENT FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE TRUNK LID IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER'S MECHANIC TO CHECK.*AK

TRUNK CYLINDER COLLAPSED WHEN OPENED DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPRINGS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SHOULDER SEAT BELTS HAVE SEPERATED FROM THE TRACK AND MOTORIZED ASSEMBLY. SEAT BELTS WILL ARE NOT SECURED PROPERLY TO VEHICLE. CONTACTED FORD IN JUNE 2000 AND REQUESTED REPAIR. FORD DECLINED TO REPAIR SEAT BELTS WITHOUT CHARGING THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE NOTED MANY FORD ESCORTS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. ALSO, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS LISTED FROM OTHER ESCORT OWNERS ON YOUR WEBSITE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY HAZARD.

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN. NLM

FUEL PUMPS HAS SUFFERED STRESS CRACKS, CAUSING THE FUEL TO RISE UP AND LEAK OUT OF THE TOP. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE PART ONCE. *AK

THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.WHEN I'M GOING ARROUND 55 TO 60 MILES AN HR. WHEN I BACK OUT OF DRIVE WAY SHIFT INTO DR. AND START OUT AS IF I WAS IN THIRD GEAR WITH NOT MUCH POWER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS OR THE TEMP. IS COLD. WON'T COME OUT OF PASSING GEAR AND RPM'S AT 4000. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WARMED-UP ENGINE STALLS AT STOPS, AT IDLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION FOR OVER 30 MINUTES WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE DASH AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SMELLED OF GAS, UPON GETTING OUT OF THE CAR NOTICE GAS POURING FROM THE CAR, SEAT DONT LOCK PROPERLY, HEAD GASKET REPLACED

JUST BOUGHT CAR; FILLED GAS TANK; LEAKING FUEL; FIRE WILL RESULT IF FUMES NEAR AN IGNITOR; BEFORE PURCHASE I HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY MECHANIC FOR 1.5 HOURS; NO PROBLEM WITH FUEL LINE DETECTED; ONLY HAD 3 GALLONS IN TANK AT TIME; NO FUMES DETECTED DURING INSPECTION OR DURING TEST DRIVE