1997 Ford Escort complaints

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WORKS VERY ERRATICALLY. VEHICLE WILL NOT GIVE KNOWLEDGE OF SPEED IT'S TRAVELING WHEN MOVING. *AK

HOOD LATCH AND CABLE ASSEMBLY FAILED.

STEERING COLUMN MAKES NOISE.

OWNER'S SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN LOCKED UP, FORCING HIM TO GO OFF THE ROAD. ALSO BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.

BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25MPH, AND AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.

MANUAL SEAT ADJUSTER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DISENGAGES FROM LOCKED POSITION AND COLLAPSES.

WHILE VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH, ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD NOTICED A GAS ODOR & THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD CAME ON. STOPPED VEHICLE & LIFTED HOOD. SMELLED & NOTICED SMOKE & FUMES COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. TOOK TO DEALER. *AK

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ON TWO OCCASION MINOR ACCIDENTS OCCURRED.

THE RADIO AND CLOCK DISPLAYS ARE NOT VISIBLE ON SUNNY DAYS.

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE WILL STALL OUT ,LOSES POWER. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND GIVE IT GAS SO IT CAN REACT CORRECTLY. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FIVE TIMES. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, IGNITION COIL. DEFECT IS STII REOCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE WENT OVER A PATCH OF ICE, CAUSING OWNER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER 3-4 TIMES, AND THE MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT DID NOT HOLD CHILD SEAT IN PLACE. *AK

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING A REAREND COLLISION, BURNING OCCUPANT'S HANDS AND INJURING THE FINGERS. *AK

ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO FAULTY WIRES.

CONSUMER'S FOOT CONTACTS THE BAR ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE CONTACTING PEDAL ITSELF.

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK.

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ALMOST REARENDED BECAUSE OF STALLING UNEXPECTEDLY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM FOR STALLING, EVEN HAD VEHICLE TEST DRIVEN. *AK AIR CONDITIONER BLEW HOT AIR, DEALER REPAIRED WIRING ASSEMBLY. TIRES EXPERIENCED WEAR, CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE WAS HARD TO RESTART, VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER AND DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

VEHICLE HAD FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35MPH AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER. *AK

AIR BAG HAD VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT UPON COLLISION, CAUSING BURNS, SCRAPES AND BRUISES.

DURING REAR IMPACT AT 40MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

VEHICLE WAS IN AN COLLISION AND WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ARMREST WAS LIKE A SPEAR, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE. *AK

THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE SAFETY LOCK DOES NOT PERFORM ITS FUNCTION. BY INADVERTENTLY TOUCHING THE HANDLE, THE GEAR CHANGED WITHOUT PRESSING THE SAFETY LOCK ON THE HANDLE.

VEHICLE HIT A BUMP GOING ABOUT 28 MPH AND THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS EXPLODED . THE EXPLOSION CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER AND THE PANEL TO BURST. THER IS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE ONLY IF INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT . *AK

HAVE FOOT ON BRAKES & WOULD SHIFT GEAR; HEAR LOUD NOISE, LIKE A METALLIC SOUND; WOULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE & MAKES THE SAME NOISE; TOOK TO DEALER & CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. *AK

TETHER CHILD SAFETY SEA THARNESS STRAP FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK

THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE SAFETY LOCK FAILED.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BELT BUCKLE SEPERATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING OR VEHICLE HITTING ANYTHING IN THE ROAD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

IF THERE IS A MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, FORWARD, IF A PERSON IS ON A GRADE FORWARD AND IF A STRONG WIND IS COMING FROM THE REAR FORWARD, THE FRONT DOOR WILL SWING OPEN AND WILL HIT ANYTHING WITHOUT ANYONE BEING ABLE TO CONTROL IT. ONE MUST USE BOTH HANDS TO SECURELY LOCK THE DOOR. SCC

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE HORN IS INACCESSIBLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

AT ANY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER IS NOT SURE. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT BRAKES DO NOT GRAB AND THAT ONCE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR . NO ABS BRAKES, THEY ARE STANDARD POWER BRAKES. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAD UNWANTED ACCELERATION WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO STUCK THROTTLE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND DIFFICULTY IN STEERING CONTROL. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP,BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE WINDOW SHIELD TO BREAK. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FAILURE ON THE ENGINE, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

THERE IS A BAD ODOR IN THE CAR , PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK