1995 Ford Escort complaints

BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM MASTER CYLINDER AREA NOT FRONT BRAKES REPLACED

RECALL 97V145000; BLOUNT STRANGE FORD HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECALL. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS.

NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR FLASHING, MODULE SHORTED OUT BECAUSE OF BEVERAGE SPILLAGE, DESIGN SHOULD BE WERE BEVERAGE CAN NOT GET UNDER THE COVER, DESIGN FLAW.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND THEN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

MOTOR HAD A CONTINUAL BURNING SMELL TO IT AND ONE DAY THE CONSUMER TURNED THE CAR ON AND HEARD NOISES IN THE MOTOR. AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THE OWNER FOUND OUT MOTOR HAD FAILED.

FUEL TANK LEAKED DUE TO DESIGN OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE TANK IS PLASTIC AND HEAT FROM SHIELDS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC TANK.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THERE IS SMOKE THAT COMES THROUGH THE VENTS, AND ALSO VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE UNDER NORMAL USE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT RETRACTORS LOCK UP TO0 TIGHTLY, CAUSING DISCOMFORT. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKS IN THIRD GEAR AND MUST BE MANUALLY SHIFTED. PROBLEM IS UNANNOUNCED AND SEEMS TO ONLY OCCUR DURING SUMMER MONTHS DURING HIGH TEMPERATURES. TRANSMISSION WILL WORK PROPERLY AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF FOR 20-30 MINUTES.

CONSUMER FILLED GAS TANK, DROVE APPROX. ONE MILE, TURNED VEHICLE OFF WHEN HE SMELLED FUMES. CONSUMER GOT DOWN ON GROUND LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS GASOLINE GATHERING NEAR THE CENTER OF VEHICLE WITH A STEADY FLOW OF GAS DROPPING TO THE GROUND. *AK

WHEN REAR DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE OPENS THE WINDOW SHATTERS.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WILL MOVE ALONG TRACK W/DRIVERS DOOR OPEN. CAUSE OF ERRATICAL MOVEMENT NOT IDENTIFIED. OWNER HAS BEEN STRUCK BY BUCKLE SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, WHEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE. DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HOUSE, JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN FOR A FIRE HOSE. BY THEN THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPT ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT AND SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL, POSSIBLY THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PAD/SHOE ASSEMBLY.

WHILE PARKED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG COVER OPENED UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING RIGHT REAR BRAKE TO LOCK.

AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE DURING ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO GATEWAY FORD ON HWY 192 IN KASSIMMEE FL. 4 TIMES, 1ST TIME NOV. 96 THROUGH FEB. 97 THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE INTERMITTENT HORN GOES OUT COMPLETELY. HE HAS WRITTEN AND CALLED CUSTOMER'S SERV.1-800-392-3673 N. *AK

WHEN ENTERING AND WARMING UP THE VEHICLE , WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25-30 MPH REAR END COLLISION IN WHICH THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT. (2ND VEHICLE ON 514699)

WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. OWNER NOTES WHEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THEY WERE ALREADY DEFLATED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A NOISE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

EXCESSIVEAND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TRYING TO AVOID SOME FRYING PLYWOOD , CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF AUTO AND FLIPPED OVER 6 TIMES , AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD HER. *AK

DRIVER WAS HIT BY PLYWOOD ON HIGHWAY AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN DRIVER; HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE CAR. *AK

ON GOING PROBLEM WITH SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER GOING 65 MPH, DEALERS CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE PROBLEM. *AK

EQUIPPED W/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED W/CAUSE UNKNOWN. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT DRIVER'S ERROR CAUSED HIM TO STEP ON BRAKE AND ACCELERATION PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAS IRREGULAR STEERING CONTROL AND ROUGH RIDING, INAPPROPIATE TIRE WEAR. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAN NOT BE ALIGNED PROPERLY DUE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DESIGN WHICH IS CAUSING IRREGULAR STEERING AND TIRE WEAR. *SLC

RIGHT/REAR DOOR LATCH/STRIKER FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAR WAS AIRBORNE AND NEITHER SEAT BELT LOCKED IN PLACE, DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL; ALSO, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED BURNS TO THE DRIVER'S LEFT ARM AND HURT BCK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES TO NECK/THROAT/CHEST AREA.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 65 MPH. *AK

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONT END IMPACT, VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE, APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 55 MPH. *AK THERE WERE THREE INJURIES DUE TO ACCIDENT. *SLC

UPON IMPCT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH INTO REAR OF VEHICLE, 15-20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, 5- YEAR OLD CHILD SUSTAINED SEVERE FACIAL INJURY DUE TO FORCEFUL DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WHILE SITTING IN FRONT SEAT.*AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT MECHANISM FAILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN ONGOING TRAFFIC VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH/DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM/COULDN'T FIX IT. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DIMMING WHEN A/C IS TURNED ON, REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

AFTER PARKING FOR SEVERAL HOURS, FOUND VEHICLE INTERIOR ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT DETERMINED FIRE ORIGINATED UNDERNEATH FLOOR GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE FIRE, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

LAP/SHOULDER SEATBELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT, WHEN OPENING THE DOOR WILL NOT PROPERLY STAY SHUT. *AK POSSIBLE WIRING PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS, WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS AND DOMELIGHTS DIM, RADIO AND SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, DEALER REPLACED A GROUND WIRE TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE DOME LIGHT, ALSO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START, NO PROBLEM WAS EVER FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. FOR SEATBELTS, DEALER REPLACED BELT TRACK ASSEMBLY AND THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 65MPH, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

EXHAUST IS LEAKING AND FUMES ARE COMING INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK

SEAT BELT FAILURE AND NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES TO CHEST AND BACK.

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THERE IS A NOISE IN THE CAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE.

WHILE EXITING FREEWAY APPLIED CLUTCH, WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING ACTION, GEARS LOCKED UP, NO WARNING, SPEED 45 MPH, CAUSED BY LEAKAGE IN SLAVE CLYINDER/CLUTCH LINE, BOTH REPLACED BY DEALER.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUCKLE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR CAME OFF. DURING AN ACCIDENT.