1995 Ford Escort complaints

SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, SHOULDER(AUTOMATIC) STUCK AND WOULD NOT WORK, HAD T WORKED ON, SUUCK AND REPLACED IT WITH A USED ONE. THIS ONE STUCK AND WE REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE FROM THE DEALER. NOW THE NEW ONE HAS STUCK AND WILL NOT FUNCTION, WE HAVE PUT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS INTO THE BELT AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. WE ARE VERY UPSET.

DUE TO A STRESS CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK FUEL IS LEAKING WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TANK ARE WEARING INTO THE FIBERGLASS TANK. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD REFUSES TO FIX TANK. *AK *ML

CONSUMER HIT A DEER DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPERIENCED DEPLOYMENT IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG EXPERIENCED A DELAY WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

BRAKES FAILED AS I WAS GETTING ON FREEWAY. CARS HAD STOPPED AHEAD, I WAS PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, CAR SLOWED A LITTLE BUT WOULD NOT STOP. I TRIED GETTING ONTO SHOULDER BUT CARS WERE GOING AROUND ME ONTO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE OF RUSH HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC. CONTINUED PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL WITH NO RESULTS. BRAKES FINALLY ENGAGED BUT LOCKED AND CAR SLID INTO 1999 LINCOLN, RESULTING IN FRONT-END DAMAGE. BRAKES WORKED AFTER CRASH. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE SUDDEN FAILURE AND THEN CONTINUE TO WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE STOPPED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT BY THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE A ROD WAS BLOWN. CONTACTED THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. WOULD ACT INDEPENDENTLY, RELEASING ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. TRIED TO EXIT VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING, & SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC NOT UNDER WARRANTY & WOULD NOT REPAIR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

AFTER TUNE UP AND TIMING BELT WAS FIXED A WEEK AND HALF LATER, AROUND THE 16TH OF OCTTOBER, CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC, AND THEN IT JUST WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, CAR JUST DIED. LUCKILY, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET OFF MAIN STREET. *AK

IN COLD CLIMATE DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEATBELT NOT TO RETRACT, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER HAD ADDED ANLUBRICANT ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE . A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THERE WERE INTERMITTANT SPEEDOMETER NOISES WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A RATTLING SOUND. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NONE RESPONSIVE ABOUT ALL PRIOR PROBLEMS SO ANOTHER DEALER WAS CALLED CONCERNING THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. NO EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN EXCEPT THAT IT HAPPENS.

SNOWED THE NIGHT BEFORE. TRIED TO USE WIPERS IN INTERMIT FUNCTION. THEY FAILED TO WORK. DELAY SWITCH ALSO FAILED TO WORK. WASHER FUNCTION ALSO FAILED. WIPERS WILL NOT RETURN TO DOWN POSITION UNLESS TIMED RIGHT. WIPERS STILL WORK IN LOW AND HIGH OPERATION THOUGH.

THE REPAIR BILL ON THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM WILL BE BETWEEN $300 AND $400. THE FORD DEALER I CONTACTED STATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THIS REPAIR, AND ARE DRIVING WITH NO RESTRAINT SYSTEM? I CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF PERHAPS A NORMAL SHOULDER BELT COULD BE FITTED INTO THIS CAR. THEY COULDN'T HELP ME.

FORD SENT ME A NOTICE FOR A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE GAS TANK

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 4 YEARS THIS PART HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEAT BELT PULLS OUT ALL THE WAY AND FAILS TO RETRACT. IT COSTS $114. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, ENGINE STALLED OUT. WAS NO WARNING CONCERNING ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN & NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD CONTACTED DEALER & MANUFACTURER & WAS INFORMED BY BOTH ENGINE HAD 3 YEAR WARRANTY. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS AN PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH CRACKED AT THE HALFWAY MARK. WHEN THE TAKN IS FULLED UP MORE THAN A HALF OF A TANK, THE GAS WILL BEGIN TO LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS USED PROGRAM VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES, THE BACK TOP BRAKE LIGHT NUMEROUS TIMES (FUSE) THE BRAKES AT LEAST TWICE AND WHEN MY SON WAS HIT DURING THE WINTER THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND HE HAD BACK INJURIES HIS PASSENGER HAD CHEST PAINS FROM THE SEAT BELTS, WE DID REPLACE THE TIMING BELT THIS YEAR AND THAN IN JULY THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND THE MECHANIC (PRIDE AUTO) STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING APPX. 25 HRS PER MILE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HELP US STATING THAT WE GOT 99,000 MILES OUT OF IT. WE ARE VOLUNTARILY RETURNING THE VEHICLE, THEY ARE GIVING US A HARD TIME ABOUT IT.

HEATER CORE LEAK--ANTIFREEZE ODOR INSIDE CAR--WINDOWS FOGGED

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND PUT A LOCK ON THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR MOTOR STOPS HALF WAY ALONG THE TRACK. ALSO IT HAS LOCKED THE DRIVER IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. DEALELR DISCONNECTED THE RETRACTOR. MJS

CONSUMER STATES THAT SEAT BELT IS OFF TRACK AND UNABLE T0 BE USED. MJS

FUEL LEAKING FROM VEHICLE DUE TO A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK. AUTOMOTIVE SHOP REPLACED THE GAS TANK. *AK

THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE YELLOWED AND DISCOLLERED. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT FROM THE HEADLIGHTS HAS BEEN REDUCED BY MORE THAN 50%. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, FORD MOTOR AND THE FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO FIX.

THE SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR HAS STOPPED HALF WAY ON THE TRACK, ALLOWING THE OCCUPANT TO BE UNPRTECTED IN CASE OF A CRASH. MOTOR IS STILL RUNNING ON RETRACTOR BUT SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET WHICH WAS CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. TANK WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *ML

INTERMITTENTLY SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES OVER 65MPH. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE FUEL TANK CRACKED WHICH MAY CAUSE A FUEL LEAK AND RESULT IN A FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. RECALL 97V145000. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT OR BECOMES JAMMED WITHIN THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

I WAS SMELLING A LOT OF GAS SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE CRYSTAL FORD. THEY SAID THE TANK WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE QUOTE FOR DOING THE WORK WAS HIGH SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPEND SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL OF THESE GAS TANKS. THE MECHANIC AT THE INDEPENDENT SHOP SAID HE FELT THAT IT AS EITHER A DESIGN FLAW OR A FLAWED PART. THE TANK IS PLASTIC. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO REPLACE THE TANK FOR OVER A MONTH AS THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FROM FORD.

THE REAR SEAT BELT LAP SNAPPED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *YC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER SHIP NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20MPH IN 2ND GEAR VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD REAL FAST. RAN INTO THE CURB TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE JUST DIED / SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION, ENGINE: PULLEY: CRANKSHAFT WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE PART TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS ON BACK ORDER. *AK *YC

WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE IT WILL NOT FUNCTION ,AND WHEN CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE IT WILL NOT MOVE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE CAR COULD BE FIXED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH DUE TO OIL NOT PUMPING INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE LOCK UP. PREVIOUSLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. DEALER SAID NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK

GEARS WILL GO INTO EVERY POSITION EXCEPT IN DRIVE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE PLANETARY GEAR THAT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT MOVE BACK AND FOURTH ON THE RAIL. PART OF THE RAIL HAS FALLEN OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. VEHICLE CANNOT PASS STATE INSPECTION WITHOUT FUNCTIONING BELT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT SEAMS SPLIT IN GAS TANK, CAUSING A LEAK. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM, NOT A RECALL, AND NO WARRANTY. REPAIRWORK DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

VEHICLE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AROUND THE TANK SEAL. COULD NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER, POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT KEEPS FRAYING & BREAKING. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER'S AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT TIMES FROM THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO CHECK & FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE FRAYING & BREAKING IS CONTINUING. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY & DEALER WANTS OWNER TO PAY. *AK

THERE IS A CRACK WITHIN THE GAS TANK, AND THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A GAS LEAKAGE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE PULLEY: CRANKSHAFT FELL OFF, AND THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FUEL TANK HAS CRACKS ,CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

GETTING OUT OF & INTO VEHICLE MOTORIZED BELT STOPPED AT THE CURVE OF THE DOOR FRAME. WOULD CLIMB UNDER BELT TO GET OUT. CAN HEAR MOTOR GOING. WOULD NOT RETURN TO ORIGINAL POSITION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK & HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK *ML

MOTOR ON RESTRAINT SYSTEM LOCKED UP - SEAT BELT FAILURE - CANT FIND DEALER TO REPAIR

AFTER PARTIALLY FILLING TANK, FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF TOP, FILLING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH GAS FUMES, AND COATING UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH GAS. POTENTIAL FIRE AND EXPHICIATION. FORD REFUSED TO SEE THIS AS A WARRENTY PROBLEM OR A RECALL PROBLEM, NOT ENOUGH DEAD YET??