1993 Ford Escort complaints

NOISE FROM FRONT AXLE WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED, COLD WET WEATHER CAUSES DOORS TO FREEZE AND CONDENSATION ON INSIDE OF WINDOWS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK LEAKS FUEL WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE FUEL TANKS. *AK THE HEATER SHIELD BRACKET BROKE OFF CAUSING LEAK FROM PLASTIC GAS TANK. *YH

PLASTIC LENSES OF HEADLIGHT LENSES BECAME OPAQUE AND CAUSED VISUAL DIFFICULTIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK *ML

THE DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT TRAVEL FORWARD WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, OCCASIONALLY IT WILL GO PARTIALLY FORWARD OR COMPLETELY FORWARD WHILE CONSUMER IS STILL SEATED IN THE VHEICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL (96S48)ON THE COMPONENT BUT CONSUMERS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL OF VEHICLE. NLM

SEAT (SHOULDER STRAP) WILL NOT RETRACT FORWARD WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, DOES NOT ALWAY RETRACT BACK, LAP BELT HAS BROKEN TWICE, REPLACE ONCE, LAP BELT SOMETIMES GET STUCK, BUZZER GOES OFF WHEN THE BACK DOORS OPENS WHICH IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN.

THE FUEL CUTOFF SWITCH ACTIVATED WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER SAID THAT CUT OFF SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND GOING TO SLOWDOWN , ENGINE WILL REV INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. DRIVER MUST SHUT ENGINE AND COAST IN ORDER TO SLOWDOWN. DEALER HAD VEHICLE 4-5 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DEFECT.*AK

I HAD THE REAR SUSPENSION INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES DUE TO MY CAR RIDING ROUGH. BOTH GARAGES TOLD ME THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKEN WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCORTS. BOTH GARAGES TOLD ME THAT THEY REPLACING THE REAR SPRINGS ALL THE TIME ON THIS MODEL. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THIS DEFECT BUT HAVE FOUND NOTHING. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE I FEEL FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE SPRINGS AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. *AK

THE CONSUMERS MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT HAS COME OFF TRACK SO OFTEN THE HE HAS PULLED THE FUSE SO THEY WOULD RETRACT ANYMORE UNTIL THEY WERE FIXED. NLM

AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DAY BOUGHT..GAS BEGAN POURING OUT OF TANK WHILE DRIVING...RELAY SWITHCH PROBLEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING

ON FUEL TANK TWO PIECES OF PLASTIC MELTED TOGETHER. SEAM ON THE FUEL TANK HAD SPLIT & WAS LEAKING FUEL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT FUEL TANK WOULD BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. SEAT BELT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO RESTRAINT. IT JUST STUCK, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT RESTRAINED. *AK *ML

SEATBELT FAILURE INVESTIGATED BY OFFICER MIKE SEDAM #14760, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CENTRAL DIVISION MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM. CASE NUMBER: CL-007-00. CONTACT NUMBER: (559)277-7250. LAP PORTION OF PASSIVE RESTRAIN SYSTEM WAS NOT BEING WORN. FORCES INVOLVED IN THE ROLLOVER COLLISION CAUSED SUFFICIENT STRESS TO THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT LATCH TO BREAK THE INTERNAL LATCHING MECHANISM. *AK

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE USE SEAT BELTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER FILLS UP TANK WITH GASOLINE. HE SMELLS GAS FUMES COMING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. 91-92 ESCORTS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 93. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH, WHEN A NOISE WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. OVERDRIVE BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AFTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE IDLES HIGH. DEALER REPLACED THE AIR SENSOR. FORD NOT PROVIDED ANY HELP. *AK *ML

CAR ROUTINELY ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY (SOMETIMES TO REDLINE). WORSE IN DAMP WHETHER AND AFTER PROLONGED HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK

IN AN ICE STORM WENT TO PUT FOOT ON BRAKES AND THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN.THE ENGINE WAS RACING WHEN TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKES, IT WOULD GO UP TO 40MPH. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. CONTACTED A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AN IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL REMAIN AT SPEED WHILE FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. *SLC

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO DEFECT WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE RACES TO REDLINE EVEN WITH CLUTCH PRESSED DOWN AND FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. *AK

GAS TANK CRACKED WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *AK

REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT; NOW FULLY LOOSE

REAR SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES BROKE. MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS COMMON ON THIS TYPE CAR. *AK

GASOLINE WAS SMELLED OUTSIDE VEHICLE AND UNDERSIDE SHOWED WETNESS. MENTIONED PROBLEM TO SCHULTZ FORD AS THE PRIMARILY USED SERVICE AREA. PROBLEM SURFACED FOLLOWING A REPAIR ON WHEEL ALIGNMENT (REAR WAS NOT ALIGNED ON LAST SERVICE) AFTER THIS, PROBLEM SURFACED. HAD INDEPENDENT REPAIR STATION CHECK AND WAS TOLD TO CHECK FOR FORD'S RECALL NOTICE AS "CORRECTION IS VERY EXPENSIVE" WITH PLASTIC FUEL TANK.

THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS STUCK WHILE RETRACTING, WAS NEARLY AT END OF BELT. CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING, BUT NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. *AK

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD IT SHIFTS PERFECTLY, HOWEVER WHEN IT HEATS UP, IT REFUSES TO SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR UNTIL IT HAS HAD SEVERAL HOURS TO COOL DOWN

COULD YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ITEMS I SUBMITTED THE KEY CYLINDER/INGITION AND THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT MOTOR.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE RPMS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN 1996 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED GAS PUDDLES UNDER VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER. *AK

ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION: SURGING WHILE AT A STOPPING POSTION; ALSO ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CARRIER GETS STUCK MID-WAY IN THE TRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MOTOR TRIES TO MOVE IT ABOUT EVERY 15 SECONDS BUT USUSALLY DOES NOT GET IT LOOSE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT LOOSE WHEN IT DOES LOCK INTO PLACE, BUT SOMETIMES WAS UNABLE TO USE THE SEATBELT DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.

HAD PUT KEY IN IGNITION TO START VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WOULD NEED TO JIGGLE KEY IN IGNITION TO START VEHICLE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK UP AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED. BEEN TO DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND THEN VEHICLE DIDN'T START UP AGAIN, NO PRIOR WARNING. MADE STRANGE NOISES, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. CONTACTED DEALE. *AK

FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILY, POSSIBILITY OF INOPERABILITY IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION IS PROBABLE

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARRNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM, AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SOLDER ISN'T TIGHT ON THE GAS TANK ACCESS PLATE WHICH RESULTS IN A LEAK . CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUMES. *YH

EMERGENCY SEAT BELT SYSTEM, THAT SUPPOSE TO RETRACT IN AN ACCIDENT DID NOT WORK WHILE IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 25 TO 30 MPH. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET AT APRROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, DOWNSHIFTED/ APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. LOST CONTROL AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

HAD KEY IN IGNITION & TURNED IT. SEAT BELT FAILED TO MOVE TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. STOPPED HALFWAY IN TRACT. FAILRD TO GO FORWARD/BACKWARD WHEN KEY WAS REMOVED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK & REPAIR. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR WHILE PROVIDING ONLY ABOUT 75% BRAKING POWER. PEDAL ALWAYS GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR ("NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR). BOTTOMS OUT WITHOUT FULL BRAKING TYPICALLY LEAVING A GAS STATION AND STOPPING JUST SHORT OF STREET BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC - REALLY GETS YOUR ATTENTION WHEN NOSE GOES OUT A COUPLE OF FEET FURTHER THAN YOU EXPECTED DUE TO NOT GETTING FULL BRAKING POWER. BLED MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT OR CHANGE IN PEDAL HEIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER WHO CHECKED IT BUT FOUND NO DEFECTS, NOTHING TO ADJUST, AND WHO MADE NO EXPLANATION OF PROBLEM AND WHO OFFERED NO SUGGESTIONS FOR REPAIR. REPORTED TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE, WHICH IS A WORTHLESS EXERCISE.

FUEL TANK HAS STARTED TO MELT FROM THE HEAT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE, CAUSING THE TANK TO LEAK FUEL ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *YC

SEAT BELTS DO NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY OR WILL DISENGAGE ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO A BROKEN ROD WHICH DAMAGED OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK