1993 Ford Escort complaints

MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 5 SPEED, WHEN VEHICLE IS IN 5TH GEAR AND SLOWING DOWN, TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND CANNOT MOVE THE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR BRAKES LOCK UP UPON APPLICATION.

OWNER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON PERIODICALLY. HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK ONLY ON HIGH BEAM. IN ADDITION, FUEL CUT OFF LIGHT SOMETIMES FLASHES. ALSO, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. *AK

POWER SEAT BELT SYSTEM THAT IS MOUNTED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED BURNS TO THE UNDER SIDE OF SEAT.

THE 1995 FORD ESCORT KEY OPENS THE 1993 FORD ESCORT'S DOOR.

THE AUTOMATIC SHOUDLER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RETRACTOR. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE BELT WILL GO BACK AND FORTH ON THE RETRACTOR. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED ON 1/31/97. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE GLASS IN THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO THE GLASS IN THE REAR HATCH WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE PARK IN A PRIVATE GARAGE, NO CAUSE IS FOUND TO WHY THIS OCCURRED. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ACCELERATOR LINKAGE FAILED, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE IS LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION.

INTAKE VALVE BROKE, DAMAGING COMBUSTION CHAMBER.

AT TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER TAKES HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE CONTINUES AT HIGH SPEEDS, ALSO REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR, *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT CAME APART FROM IT'S MOUNTING, ALSO THE SEAT SLID FORWARD/FAILED.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

DURING COLD WEATHER, AFTER PLACING IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A CRASH. BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED, YET VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF TO STOP VEHICLE.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WOULD NOT SHIFT IN REVERSE, NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. TAKES A WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENS. SHIFTED INTO 1ST AND MOVED A BIT THEN REVERSE WORKED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. *AK

PASSIVE RESTRAINTS. VEHICLE PARKED AT A LIGHT,VEHICLE CAME UP IN REAR , HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT, LOCK CAME LOOSE AND THE SHOULDER STRAP JUST CAME APART.

THREE TIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE IN MOTION AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TO CLOSE THE DOOR HAS TO PULL IT TIGHTLY TOWARDS THE OCCUPANT AND PUSH THE LOCK DOWN, TO OPEN THE DOOR PULL TOWARDS THE OCCUPANT AND LIFT UP THE LOCK. *AK

HORN FAILED/REPLACED.

THE ENGINE SUDDENLLY RAN AWAY FROM THE DRIVER AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE AND THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS OUT OF PROPORTIONAL VALVE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A CATALOUGE PART NUMBER ON THE DEALER'S PARTS LIST THIS PART CAN NOT BE REPLACED AND THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE MUST KEEP ADDING BRAKE FLUID TO THE MASTER CYLINDER .*JB

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES*YD

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEWAY DRIVING, WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING CLUTCH, ENGINE RACES TO INCREASINGLY HIGHER RPMS. *AK

FUEL TANK NOT DESIGNED W/BAFFLES TO PREVENTS FUEL FROM MOVING AROUND ERRATICALLY.

SMELLS GAS WHENEVER PUTTING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF FILLING UP THE TANK OR NOT. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR PROBLEM. *AK

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL, THE THROTTLE IS STICKING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

DASH LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION; DRIVER STATES THAT VEHICLE LOCKS UP IN 5TH GEAR, IN AN EMERGENCY SHE EITHER HAS TO KILL ENGINE OR INCREASE ENGINE REVS TO UNLOCK 5TH GEAR. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED THE VEHICLE CLUTCH WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DASH LIGHTS DONT COME ON. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER TRAVELING A COUPLE OF MILES GAS GUAGE SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *AK

THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT BROKE, PURCHASED CAR USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

IN THE WINTER MONTHS THE WINDOWS FREEZE ON THE INSIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

WHEN REARENDED, THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEATBELT PULLED AWAY FROM THE CAR AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. *AK

WHEN PARKING THE CAR THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED. *AK

PURCHASE CAR NEW SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING CAR ACCELERATES MOTOR RUNS FAST . TT

AT 18,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK, PARKED AT 30 MIN LATER, ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL LEAKED ON THE ELECTRICL WIRING CAUSING THE WIRING TO MELT. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SHORT.*SD

STEERING LOCKS UP OCCASIONALLY IN WINTER WEATHER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *DH

DIRVERS MOTORBELT WON'T RETRACT OCCASIONALLY, PASSENGERS MOTORBELT DOESN'T LOCK ON HARD STOPS. *DH

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANT DURING COLLISION. *SD

INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VIN NUMBER. *DH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO CLEAN/DRY WINDOWS; LEAVE A FILM OF RAIN OR CONDENSATION. 8AK