1995 Ford Escort complaints

ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED/ MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING HAS BEEN COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FORD HAS RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS IN ESCORTS, WINDSTARS, TAURUSES, AND THUNDERBIRDS FOR THE 1994-1996 MODEL YEARS. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, ESPECIALLY FOR OLDER DRIVERS WHO HAVE POOR DEPTH PERCEPTION AND WHO RELY HEAVILY ON THEIR SPEEDOMETERS TO JUDGE THEIR SPEED IN TRAFFIC. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND I AM DISTURBED BY FORD'S SEEMINGLY UNSYMPATHETIC ATTITUDE TOWARD THIS PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THIS WAS TSB NUMBER 98-5A-15. NLM

DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO GO BACK AFTER CLOSING DRIVER SIDE DOOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

WHEN USING SEAT BELT IT WILL NOT OPERATE IN A SAFETY WAY DUE TO CABLE MOTOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK

MOTOR BELT STAYING IN OPEN POSITION WITH MOTOR RUNNING. CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT MOTOR TO KEEP IT FROM BURNING UP. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT WHICH FORCED DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING INJURIES TO OCCUPANT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALER REPLACED SEATBELT. *SLC

AUTOMATIC DRIVER SEATBELT IS STUCK AND NO LONGER OPERABLE. *JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BENT AND EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY IN RECLINED POSITION FOR NO APPARENT REASON OTHER THAN NORMAL USE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ABUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE, MY COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCESS OF $400, AS A NEW SEAT FRAME WAS DETEMINED TO BE NECESSARY. IT SEEMS THE VEHICLE SEAT BACK DOES NOT HAVE DURABILITY TO WITHSTAND NORMAL EVERYDAY USE OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. I BELIEVE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING SEAT BACK FAILURES IN GENERAL, AND I JUST WANTED TO BE CERTAIN THIS CONCERN WAS ADDED TO THE INFORMATION YOU MAY BE REVIEWING ON THE MATTER. THANK YOU.

DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT NOT WORKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

MOTOR BELT WOULD STICKS/LOCK UP LESS THEN MIDWAY OF TRACK, AND LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS CONSUMER PICKED UP EXPENSES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE RESTRAINT IS TOTALLY STUCK, LEAVING HER WITH NO SEATBELT. *SLC

THE CAR GOT ALCOHOL SMELL SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT. THEN IT MADE ME DIZZY & COUGH BADLY ALL THE TIME , SOMETIME I WAS THINKING THAT IF SOMEBODY LIGHT UP A CIGARETTE WHICH MAY PUT MY CAR INTO FIRE SINCE THERE ARE ALCOHOL SMELL ALL OVER. I BEGAN OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS WHENEVER I DRIVE THIS CAR ( NO MATTER HOW COLD IT IS, OR EVEN WHEN IT IS RAINING.). AND BESIDES DRIVE IT TO WORK, I NEVER DRIVE IT DURING THE WEEKEND. BECAUSE I THINK MY BODY NEED SOME REST FROM THIS CAR. I DID NOT KNOW HOW BAD IT COULD BE UNTILL I READ A BOOK TALK ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS THE EMITTED GASSES FROM THE CAR COULD HURT PEOPLE'S HEALTH, AFTER I READ THAT BOOK I STOPPED TO DRIVE THE CAR & BEGIN TO FIND OUT HOW TO TAKE CARE THE PROBLEM. BEFORE I AM SURE THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE, I WOULD NOT DRIVE IT OR SALE TO OTHER PEOPLE. I WISH NO BODY WILL GET HURT BY THIS CAR. PLEASE TAKE CARE THIS CAR'S PROBLEM. OTHERWISE I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO WITH THIS CAR. I AM TAKING BUS EVEYDAY TO GO TO WORK SINCE JAN. AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. FORD TOLD ME TO CALL YOUR DEPT. IS THERE A KIND EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN TEST THE INSIDE CAR AIR QUALITY TO SEE IS IT SAFE TO HUMAN HEALTH. ? , IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD IF ANY BODY GET DIZZY (CO,O3,HC,...) FROM THE BAD AIR QUALITY INSIDE THE CAR ON THE HIGH WAY. I THINK THERE SHOUD BE A EQUIPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC TO CHECK THEIR INSIDE CAR AIR QUILITY, SO EVERYBODY KNOW THEY ARE SAFE TO BREATH IN THE CAR AND SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT HURT THEIR HEALTH & NOT HURT OTHER PEOPLE

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED IT AT APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH. CONSUMERS SHOULDER BELT THAT ATTACHES TO TRACK THAT SLIDES ALONG TOP OF THE WINDOW DID NOT LOCK, ALLOWING T CONSUMER TO FLY FORWARD INTO STEERING WHEEL AND DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AIRBAGS SLIDING CONTACT IS DEFECTIVE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT JAMMED MID-TRACK. THIS RESULTS IN IMPROPER BELT POSITION WITH THE SEAT BELT CUTTING ACROSS MY NECK AND COLLAR BONE. I FEEL THAT IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE BELT IN THIS POSITION, IT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL.*AK

A NEW TANK WAS INSTALLED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE SEAM OF THE ORIGINAL TANK, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES THE LEAK WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. NLM

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT MOTOR IS NOT BUCKLING ANY MORE, AND HAS TO BUCKLE JUST WITH LAP BELT MANUALLY. CURRENTLY, SAME PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, CASUING LOSS OF STEERING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. *AK

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK THE REAR SPRING BREAKING IS COMMON ON THESE MAKE OF VEHICLE. *YH

SERPENTINE BELT LOCKING UP WHILE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER ALSO HEARD THE MOTORIZED SOUND WHILE ENGINE WAS CUT OFF AND DOORS ARE AJAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT BRIDGESTONE (TURANZA P175-65R14 81T) THE BELT HAD BROKEN IN THE TIRE CAUSING A FLAT TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME HARD TO HANDLE. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45PH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE . VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE BLEW A ROD/THERE WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MOTORIZED SEATBELT TRACK ON MY 1995 FORD ESCORT LX FAILED. IT LOCKED INTO A POSITION WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED , WHERE THE BELT WOULD CROSS MY NECK. I HAD TO STOP ADBRUPTLY ON TIME AND BADLY BRUSED MY NECK. FORD SAYS IT WILL COST AN EXCESS OF 500. 00$ TO FIX THEIR DESIGN FLAW. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FORD SHOULD DO MORE ABOUT IT.*AK

I JUST READ ABOUT THE FORD WINSTAR FRONT COIL SPRINGS BREAKING IN THE NEWSPAPER AND NOW THAT I BROWSE THIS SITE, IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM ON MANY OTHER FORD CARS. MY 1995 ESCORT FRONT LEFT SPRING SNAPPED CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO BE SLASHED. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT SO SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. I MANAGED TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND GET THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER THAT WAS NEARBY. UPON INSPECTION, I COULD SEE THAT THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED (CLEAN BREAK) LIKE IF A SEAM IN THE COIL HAD FAILED. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER, THEY DID NOT KNOW OF THIS BEING A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGE AS THERE WAS NO RECALL. NOW THAT I SEE THAT THIS APPEARS TO HAPPEN ON MANY FORD CARS. ....... I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE COIL SPRINGS ON FORDS MAY HAVE HIDDEN DEFECTS CAUSING THEM TO SNAP WITHOUT WARNING.. SHOULD YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL ME. THANKS. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT HAS FAILED, WILL NOT RETRACT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT COMPLETELY EXTEND FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VAN IN FRONT MADE A "U" TURN. CAUSING ESCORT TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND BE REARENDED AFTER DRIVING 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. PASSENGER'S SEATBACK HIT CHILD'S SEAT, CHILD NOT IN SEAT, ALSO, CAUSED VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO NOTBEING ABLE TO SEE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED BACK & LEG INJURIES. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT IDLE CORRECTLY AND HAS STALLED A COUPLE TIMES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. NLM

GAS IS LEAKING DUE TO CRACKS THAT DEVELOPED IN GAS TANK . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT TURNED OVER ONCE. BUT, KEY WAS PUT IN OFF POSITION AND VEHICLE STARTED, BUT STARTER CONTINUED TO ROTATE. BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. CONSUMER DID SEE SMOKE. *AK

RECALL 97V145 000/FUEL TANK: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL LEAKAGE. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR BRAKES AND TECHNICIAN FOUND A BROKEN REAR SPRING LEAF WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UP TO 90 MPH. VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 1995 FORD ESCORT LX IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN I GET TO 60-65 MPH, THE NEEDLE BEGINS TO JUMP ALL OVER THE PLACE AND A HIGH PITCHED NOISE COMES OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE EXAMINED YOUR COMPLAINT SITE AND NOTICED A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THESE SPEEDOMETERS. COULD YOU POSSIBLY LOOK BACK AT COMPLAINTS FROM 1993-1996 OWNERS OF FORD VEHICLES AND DETERMINE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED? I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THIS CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, I DON'T ABUSE IT, AND IT ONLY HAS 51000 MILES ON IT BUT FORD WANTS TO CHARGE ME $700 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF MY SPEEDOMETER...WHICH I BELIEVE THIS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM NOT A PART PROBLEM. THANKS, DENNIS STILL. *AK

CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS ON THE FUEL TANK, RECALL NOTICE 97V144 WAS RECEIVED AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. *SLC

REAR PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEAT BELT MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK DEALER REPLACED PLUGS AND GASKET, HOWEVER STALLING STILL EXISTS. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES WITHIN 5 YEARS. VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE ONCE FROM IGNITION, THE DAY AFTER THE STARTER HAD BEEN REPLACED. STARTER, STARTER SOLENOID, IGNITION SWITCH(WHICH HAD MELTED TO THE SWITCH), AND O2 SENSOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE BEING COLD, IT WOULD CRANK SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NEVER START UNTIL TURNING KEY OFF AND BACK ON. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE LIGHT BECOMING ILLUMINATED, DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. PCV VALVE WAS ALSO REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING VEHICLE STALLED. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUG AND GASKET. BUT VEHICLE VEHICLE STILL NOT WORKING.*AK

THROTTLE STUCK AND ACCELERATED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES.*AK

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED MOVING BACK AND FORTH ON RETRACTOR, LEAVING DRIVER UNPROTECTED. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

AT 45MPH SPEEDOMETER JUMPS FROM 50 TO 80 CONTINUOUSLY AND A CONSTANT BUZZING. *AK

NHTSA RECALL NO. 97V144/ FORD RECALL NO. 97S80. CRACK IN FUEL TANK NEAR HEAT SHIELD ATTACHMENT RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING FROM TANK. WE CONTACTED FORD AND WERE TOLD THIS RECALL WAS REGIONAL DUE TO CLIMATE. WE FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM DID INFACT OCCUR IN MASSACHUSETTS ALSO. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NATIONAL RECALL. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS - IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD THE RECALL BEEN NATIONAL.

SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR AND GET BACK IN IT WITHIN AN HOUR OR 2 IT THE CAR WILL START BUT WILL NOT HOLD AN IDLE. IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET THE CAR GOING I HAVE TO HAVE MY FOOT ON THE CLUTCH AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME AND AFTER 10-15 MIN IT WILL 'CATCH' AND STAY RUNNING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND I TOOK IT IN TO WALDORF FORD AND THEY LOOKED AT IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRENTY AND THEY SAID THEIR WAS NO PROBLEM AT ALL. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS FALLS WITHIN THE LAWSUIT THAT IN PENDING IN MARYLAND. PLEASE CONTACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO SEE IF THIS CAN BE RESOLVEDTHANK YOU

REAR SPRINGS CRACKED AND ARE SHIFTING, MECHANIC SAID, MOST WAGONS CRACK AROUND 30000 MILES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK. AT TIMES STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

WHEN I REMOVED MY FOUR YEAR OLDS SAFETY SEAT TO CONVERT IT TO A BOOSTER SEAT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NO LONGER RETRACTED. THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE STOPPED RETRACTING APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $430.00 TO REPLACE BOTH SEAT BELTS. WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THAT THESE WERE NOT OVERLY USED SEAT BELTS. ONE SEAT BELT HAD A CAR SEAT STRAPPED INTO IT FOR 4 YEARS. HAD I NOT BEEN CONVERTING THE CAR SEAT, I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF SEAT BELTS THAT WERE FAILING, AND NOT FROM EXCESSIVE USE I MIGHT ADD, MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. *AKY