1993 Ford Escort complaints

MY SEAT BELT BROKE, THROWING ME AT 35 MPH IS THAT NORMAL? *AK

THE TANK FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE FACTORY MATERIAL OR ASSEMBLY. ONE MISSING FASTENER IN HEAT SHIELD MAY HAVE PUT EXCESSIVE STRESS ON THE ONE THAT CRACKED THE TANK. HAD A COLLISION OCCURRED, OR EVEN A CIGARETTE BUTT TOSSED UNDER THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUSED A *AK

MY AUTOMATIC SHOLDER RESTRAINT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT ENGAGE ANYMORE MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT . THE AUTOMATIC BELT HAD BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE IT HAD STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY . IT WOULD TAKE IT AWHILE AFTER THE DOOR HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR IT TO ENGAGE. WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE EMERGENCY HANDLE TO MANUALLY ENGAGE THE SHOULDER BUCKLE THE CRANK HANDLE TURNED 1/4 TURN NO MORE. THE BUCKLE WILL NOT MOVE.I MADE SURE TO HAVE DISCONNECTED THE WIRE HARNESS ,HAVE THE DOOR FULLY CLOSED AND MADE SURE THE IGNITION WAS IN THE LOCK POSITION. MY SHOULDER HARNESS BUCKLE IS JAMMED NEAR THE FRONT OF THE TRACK ,THE SIDE NEAREST TO THE HOOD OF THE CAR. *AK

SHOULDER BELT IS BROKEN, AND MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER LEARNED OF A NHTSA RECALL # 92-V-117-000 CONCERNING FUEL SENDING ASSEMBLY; CONTACTED MFR. AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. CONSUMER IS REPORTING THAT VEHIICLE CONDITION IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME AS RECALL DESCRIPTION. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION.

IDLES HIGH AFTER GOING SHORT DISTANCES AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BYPASS VALVE AND THE THROTTLE . *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT SYSTEM FAILURE.

I HAVE A LOW BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER SAYS THAT EVERYONE COMPLAINS THAT THEIR CARS HAVE LOW BRAKE PEDALS. I HAVE TO ALMOST PUSH IT TO THE FLOOR. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. YOU CAN STOP THE CAR BUT IT SEEMS TO TAKE SOME FORCE. I AM USED TO A PEDAL THAT RESPONDS WITHIN THE TOP 1.5 INCHES. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF I AM THE ONLY COMPLAINTANT. SINCERELY YOURS, LARRY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. WOULD BE OUT AT LEAST 3/4 OF THE WAY. BELT CANNOT BE RELEASED. THE MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING. TOOK FUSE OUT & NOW PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING. *AK

SPEED CONTROL STICKS, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *YC

DRIVER'S MOTOR BELT DERAILER CABLE CAME OUT OF TRACT. BELT WAS LOCKED IN POSITION AT BOTTOM & WOULD NOT RELEASE. CAN HEAR MOTOR WHINNING. THE MOTOR HAD JAMMED & THEN BURNED OUT. (IE98074) AK

FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS NO WARRANTY PER MRS. MIGNON ID#6311. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED. *AK

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, TIE ROD CAME UNATTACHED TO WHEEL, WHEEL FELL SIDEWAYS. HAD CAR IN FOR SERVICE EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT--SAID IT COULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. CAR WAS FINE BEFORE BEING SERVICED, MADE "CLANKING" SOUNDS UPON TURNING AFTER PICKING CAR UP FROM DEALER. SAVED PARTS--TIE ROD WAS STRIPPED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY WORK. ONCE YOU GET THEM TO WORK THEY WILL NOT STAY WORKING. ONCE YOU GET THEM TO WORK THEY WILL ONLY WORK AT THE FASTEST SPEED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND MOTOR WERE REPLACED BY OWNER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CRACK DEVELOPED IN FUEL TANK, SEVERE ENOUGH THAT PUDDLES OF GASOLINE COLLECTED BENEATH MY CAR. SEVERE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT WAS FIRST CLUE OF THE LEAK. ASKED DEALERSHIP TO SAVE TANK FOR INDEPENDENT INSPECTION, BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY "LOST IT" (!). LATER MODELS OF ESCORT RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ON RETURN FROM THE STORE TO THE CAR DISCOVERED MY SEAT BACK HAD COLLAPSED.SINCE IT WAS NEW YEARS EVE AND I HAD A SMALL CHILD TO CARE FOR I WENT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP,DUE TO DEALER SHOP INCONVENIENT HOURS.THEY TOOK DRIVERS SEAT OUT AND DISCOVERED THE MAIN BOLT HOLDING SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY WS STRIPPED,THUS IT JUST FELL OUT.THEY HAD TO RETAP A NEW HOLE.CONTACTED FORD THROUGH A LETTER AND IN A FOLLOW UP PHONE CALL WAS TOLD BASICALLY THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT.MY BIGGEST CONCERN,BESIDES THE COST WHICH I STILL DON'T FEEL AS I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR,IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE LEAD TO VERY SERIOUS INJURIES TO MYSELF AND ANY PASSENGERS.THE SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN MODIFIED NOR IS WEIGHT AN ISSUE.

IE 98074. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS STUCK AND WON'T RETRACT. STARTS TO GRIND LIKE IF IT WILL WORK. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED REPAIRS WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $300. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ALSO ON 1992 ESCORT. ON BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES,THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT SYSTEM DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND BOTH VIN#. *AK

SEAT BELT TRACT FAILED CAUSING THE MOTOR BELT TO RUN BACK AND FOURTH.

REAR COIL SPRING ON REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

THE RING FUEL PUMP TO THE GAS TANK AND THE PLATE THAT COVERS IT HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE DEALE HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

AFTER SMELLING FUEL ODOR IN GARGAGE AND DISCOVERING A PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE, OWNER BELIEVES FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF SAME PROBLEM. THE FUEL TANK HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *AK

THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH HAS A PROBLEM, IT SHUTS THE HEATER FAN OFF. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH HAS A SHORT CIRCUT IN IT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATES FOR UNKNOWN REASON. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED/REPAIRED BY DEALER, AND PROBLEM REOCURRED. CONSUMER NEEDS HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS HAS JAMMED WITHIN THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ON FOUR DIFFERNENT OCCASIONS THE MOTORIZED SEATBELTS IN THE FRONT (BOTH SIDES) FAILED. *YC

I HAVE NO CHILDREN AND ONLY RARELY USE THE REAR SEAT BELTS, WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS I HAVE TRANSPORTED A FRIEND'S CHILD IN A CHILD CARRIER LESS THAN TEN TIMES. ON THREE OCCASIONS A SEAT BELT HAS FULLY RELEASED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REWOUND UNTIL NOW ALL THREE ARE FULLY EXTENDED. SINCE I HAVE NEVER USED THESE BELTS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. THE FRONT SEATBELTS WORK WELL BUT HAVE LOST THEIR PLASTIC FLOOR GUIDES DUE TO BREAKAGE.

THE FUSE FOR "ROOM" BURNT UP REPEATEDLY (AND WHEN IT DID, THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING.) MY SON FOUND THAT SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION LOCK BAR WHEN I PUT IN A NEW FUSE FOR "ROOM" TWO DAYS AGO. MY GUESS IS THAT THE IGNITION LOCK BAR HAS A DESIGN DEFECT; THAT SMOKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE REASON WHY THE "ROOM" FUSE HAD NEVER LASTED VERY LONG. THIS REMIND ME OF ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT CAME UP TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER THE CAR STAY UNDER THE SUN FOR HOURS. (I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS REPEATABLE--WHEN IT GOT ENOUGH SUNSHINE I ALWAYS GOT THE WHITE SMOKE.) I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THEIR CALL-BACK. THIS PROBLEM MIGHT ALSO BE IN THAT IGNITION LOCK BAR.

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET THAT BURNT OUT THE ENGINE PISTONS AND PUSH RODS BLEW OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER'S MOTOR SEAT GETS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK, CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEGINNING IN 93, IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. (IE-98-074). *AK

MOTOR BELTS JAMMED AT 3/4 WAY AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR AREA. DEALER NOTIFIED,AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND OPENING THE DOOR THE SEAT BELT WILL GO DOWN, AND WHEN SEATING IN THE SEAT/ SHUTTING THE DOOR, THE SEAT BELT WILL GET STUCK ON THE CONSUMER'S CHEST. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, AND THE DEALER PUT OIL ON THE TRACKS. SEAT BELTS WORKED FOR A WEEK, AND CURRETNTLY THE SEAT BELT MOTOR WENT OUT. *AK

DESCRIPTION- THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT THAT RUNS ON A TRACK AND MOVES FORWARD WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND MOVES INTO LOCKING POSITION WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED AND VEHICLE IGNITION IS ON. THIS DEVICE HAS FAILED TEMPORARILY IN THE PAST BUT CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR A FEW TIMES. THE SEATBELT HAS ALSO LOCKED ON OCCASION WHILE RETRACTING, RESULTING IN SUFFACATING THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. THIS TIME THE DEVICE STOPPED IN MID TRACK. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IS TRYING TO MOVE IT, BUT APPARENTLEY IT IS JAMNED IN PLACE IN THE TRACK. THE SEATBELT IS STUCK ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM IT'S FORWARD POSITION, PROVIDING NO PROTECTION AT ALL. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT FIX ANY SAFETY DEVICES. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 1991 MERCURY TRACER. MY SISTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THAT VEHICLE AND WAS INJURED WHEN THE SAFETY RESTRAINT DEVICE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

TWO DEALERS WERE CONTACTED. AT ONE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE THE DAY BEFORE. TOTAL COST FOR ME COMES TO OVER $400. A SEATBELT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT OF THE CAR AND SHOULD BE BACKED BY THE COMPANY FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT

SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION. HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN TEPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 50 DEGREES. I HAVE NOTICED MANY (20-50) OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON YOUR WEB SITE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN DONE.??

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CLAMP WORE OFF, SEALT BELT UNABLE TO FASTEN PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE PART. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF THE TRACK. THE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN MARCH OF 96 BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

I DO NOT KNOW THE TYPE OF SEAT BELT. I DO KNOW THAT IT OPERATES ELECTRICALLY AS IT'S USE IS CONNECTED WITH A FUSE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT DID NOT CONTAIN THE DRIVER OF THE CAR, AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT(WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON) THE WINDOW PART OF THE SHOULDER BELT WENT FORWARD AND BACKWARDS REPEATEDLY. YOU COULD NOT DRIVE WITH THIS DISTRACTION SO IT WAS NECESSARY TO DISCONNECT THE FUSE AND DRIVE WITH THE LAP BELT ONLY. WE BELIEVE IN THE BENEFITS OF USING SEAT BELTS AND I THUS FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR NOW. NO DO I KNOW THE COMPONENT.

SEAT BELT STAYS FORWARD AND WILL NOT GO BACK. SOMETIMES IT WILL GET STUCK AND NOT TIGHTEN. SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE TRACK, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, FOUND THAT A SWITCH IN THE DOOR LATCH IS DEFECTIVE, AND PART IS NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. *AK

CONSUMER INTERESTED IN SAFETY INFORMATION ON THE 1993 FORD ESCORT.

ACCELERATION NOTICED WHILE DRIVING OVER 45MPH, AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN AFTER DRIVING OVER 45 MPH, SOMETIMES AS LITTLE AS 1 MINUTE. AT TIMES, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED TO OVER 40 MP ON ITS OWN AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE TEMPERATURE HAS RARELY BEEN IN THE NORMAL RANGE DURING THIS OCCURRENCE. THIS PROBLEM IS WEARING OUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

REAR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WAS BROKEN, AND MECHANIC REMOVED THE SEAT BELT. DID NOT REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER. NOW RIDES AROUND WITHOUT A REAR SEAT BELT. *AK

DRIVER SIDE STOP SLOT FOR LAP BELT BROKEN.

DRIVER SIDE CONTROL FOR PASSENGER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONS. ONCE CONTROL IS USED ON PASSENGER SIDE, THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL CAN BE USED TO OPERATE THE PASSENGER'S WINDOW.

INGITION SWITCH AND MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS FAILURE.

SEAT BELTS NO LONGER RETRACT BACK AND FOURTH WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE THE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PULLEY ON THE CRANKSHAFT THAT DRIVES THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS PUSHED OUT TOWARD THE FRAME OF THE CAR, CAUSING THE BELT TO COME OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY A MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED TO CONSUMER THAT PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES.