2000 Ford Escort complaints

IT SEEMED TO BE THE TREAD THAT WAS DAMAGED, ONLY REPLACED IT. DT

TWO SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. THE POWER WINDOWS AND MECHANICAL DOOR HANDLE INTERMITTENLY WORKS. MR

THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, BUT SOLUTION WAS NOT WORKING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. CONTACTED DEALER. A PART OF THE PULLEY BROKE, CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS TO FALL OFF,, TIMMING BELT, ETC.*AK

AT 30MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED.. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THERE IS A HISSING NOISE, ALSO, IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS REPEATEDLY DEPRESSED, SLIGHTLY RELEASED AND DEPRESSED AGAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL CREEP TO THE FLOOR, DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACED AND UNTIL THEY WERE REPLACED HE WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THE BRAKE PEDAL CREEP. *SLC

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN HITTING SMALL ROAD BUMPS. THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN THE ENTIRE CAR AND NOT JUST THE STEERING WHEEL. AT SPEEDS OF 56 AND 57 MPH THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT ON SMOOTH ROADS. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ALL WHEELS AND TIRES BALANCED BY FORD. THE FRONT STRUTS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED BY FORD WITH NO HELP TO THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. THE VIBRATIONS ARE MORE INTENESE AT TIMES BUT ALWAYS THERE AT CERTAIN SPEEDS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT AND REAR SEAT BELTS JAMMED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. *SLC

DEALER REPLACED PARTS; PARTIAL FIX OF PROBLEMS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAGS SMOKED AND SINGED REQUIRED OCCUPANT TO CRAWL OUT PASSENGER SIDE AS DRIVERS SIDE CAVED IN. *AK

AT 20MPH SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE RUBBING AGAINST TIRE, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, I HAVE TRADED IT IN NOW, BUT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

MY DAUGHTER HYDROPLANED AND WAS SLUNG INTO A GUARD RAIL. ON IMPACT TWO SEATBELTS POPPED OPEN. THE AIRBAGS OPENED BUT DIDN'T PREVENT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. I THOUGHT AIRBAGS WERE SUPPOSED TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPS/ VEHICLE MOVES SLOWLY, AND ENGINE REVS, BUT VEHICLE IS BARELY MOVING. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AKI

SEAT BELTS IN REAR WILL JAM UP. WILL LOCK SOMETIMES AND THEN AGAIN WILL NOT LOCK. DEALER CONTACTED HAVE TO REPLACED SEAT BELTS.*AK

AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING.*AK

MY CAR HAS A VERY BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL,WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE,IT CAN BE FELT EVERY WHERE IN THE CAR. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY JUST SAY ,IT IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF MY VEHICLE ,I HAVE TRYED TO SEE WHAT CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT FORD MOTOR CO CAN DO AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING.I THINK THEY ARE JUST PUT ME OFF UNTILL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. ALSO FOUND A SHEARED OFF NUT AND BOLT LAYING ON THE FRT DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD, THE FORD DEALER SAID THEY LOOKED UNDER THE DASH AND FOUND NONE MISSING,THEY SAY THE BOLT WAS TRACT IN THE VEHICLE FROM SOMEONES SHOE. NOTE.MY CAR WAS IN THE DEALER BODY SHOP ON NOVEMBER 2000,AND I FOUND THE BOLT IN FEB 9, 2002,GEE ARE THEY TRYING TO SAY WE HAVE NOT SWEPT THE CAR OUT FOR OVER 15 MOS. I DON'T THINK SO.COULD THIS CAR BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN?*AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. REPLACEMENT IS BEING DONE EVERY 7,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INSTRUCTIONS IN OWNER'S MANUAL FOR REPLACING BRAKE LIGHT INDICATES SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS THAT HAVE CAUSED ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH OPERATION OF BRAKE LIGHTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SLIPS GOING IN AND OUT OF DRIVE OR REVERSE, WHEN GOING TO STOP AT ALL, IT GOES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ALL BY ITSELF., ALSO SLIPS A LITTLE BIT WHILE DRIVING, NOT ALWAYS. I FEAR THAT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I'M DRIVING ALONG WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR AND I GO TO STOP FOR SOMTHING RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD, OR WHAT EVER, THAT I WONT BE ABLE TO MOVE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK AND THIS BIG HUGE SEMI RUNS INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR, KILLING MY SON. SORRY, BUT I WELL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE THAT EXTRA RISK. I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT THOUGHT IN ANY OTER VEHICLE, BUT IT IS LIKE 100 TIMES MORE WITH THIS ONE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME THING. TWO OUT OF THE THREE TIMES, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE THIRD TIME THEY GOT IT TO DO WHAT IT WAS DOING TO ME, BUT YET THAT WAS NORMAL...SO THEY SAY. *AK

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE IN RAIN OR SNOW BECAUSE REAR END OF VEHICLE CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIP AND SLIDE, AND IT IS DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL STEERING. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT,MY2000 ESCORT ZX2,I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A VERY EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FELT WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. IT CAN BE FELT EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR.FRONT SEATS,BACK SEATS,EVERYWHERE. YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE STEERING WHEEL IN A VIBRATING MOTION,AND CAN SEE IT IN THE OUTSIDE DOOR MIRROR.YOU CAN STAND OUTSIDE THE CAR,AND THE FRONT BUMPER AND BODY PANELS ARE SHAKING ALSO.I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER SEVERSL TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THIS VIBRATION IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ESCORT ZX2.SO THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I GUESS THEY THINK IF THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE SAME THINGS EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR IN, THAT I WILL GIVE UP,AND TRADE THE CAR IN ON SOMETHING ELSE,THEN THEY WOULD BE OFF THE HOOK. BUT THEY ARE WRONG,BECAUSE OTHER THEN THE BAD VIBRATION, MY WIFE AND I LOVE THE CAR. I JUST WANT IT FIXED. WHAT DO YOU THINK. THANKS. *AK

WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY THERE WAS A STALLED VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY INSIDE RIGHT LANE , AND SHE RAN INTO BACK OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY CLUTCH CATCHES LOW, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT CATCHES HIGH. VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 25MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER FOUND SERPENTINE BELT HAD SNAPPED, CAUSING BRACKET TO WATER PUMP HOUSING TO BREAK. TENSION ROD AND WATERPUMP HOUSING WERE REPLACED AT COSNUMER'S COST. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HEAD/EYES, AND NECK. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S BODY SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF INTERMITTENLY, USUALLY AS SOON AS IT WARMS UP. *AK POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING UP ON ROAD, GOING WRONG WAY. VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO CRASH. DUAL AIRBAGS DIDNT DEPLOY. *AK

ENGINE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S31/REAR WHEEL BEARING CLAMP LOAD: UNABLE TO GET DEALER, WORTHINGTON FORD, LOCATED IN LONG BEACH, CA; PHONE# 562/420-3333, TO HONOR RECALL DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PART. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS: *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AK

CONSUMER WAS SENT RECALL NOTICE 00V228001/ SEA TBELT BUCKLES. BUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALER FIRST, HAD TO LOOK IF SEAT BELTS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT .*AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH IMPACT WITH A DODGE 4X4 PICK UP, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURY REPORTED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AT CONSUMER INSURANCE COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

UPON PRESSING THE ACCERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD (OR BACKWARD, IF IN REVERSE). WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LINKAGE IT FEELS LIKE IT IS TAKING UP, DELAYING, THEN THE VEHICLE DOES A SMALL FAST JUMP OR ACCELERATION. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS MANUVERING IN CLOSE PLACES LIKE PARKING LOTS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER. THEY AGREED THE SYSTEM WAS "TOUCHY" BUT SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL! MY WIFE AND I BOTH FEEL THIS IS NOT CORRECT. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED ON ALL VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT!

WHILE AT A STOP/LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MPH REAR ENDED THIS VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO GO FORWARD AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN AIR BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. ONE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS IN FLAMES. THEN, PASSENGER'S SIDE STARTED TO BURN. NO INDICATIONS OF AIR BAG AREAS BEING HIT OR VEHICLE HITTING ANYTHING WHEN IT HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE.*AK THE DRIVER SAYS SOME ONE HIT HIM JUST BEFORE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *YH

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY CAME OUT TO FIND SUNROOF SHATTERED. NOTHING FOUND THAT COULD DO THIS COULD THIS BE A STRESS PROBLEM?*AK

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY CAME OUT TO FIND SUNROOF SHATTERED. NOTHING FOUND THAT COULD DO THIS COULD THIS BE A STRESS PROBLEM?*AK

I'M NOT SURE THAT MY CAR PROBLEM WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A FAILURE, BUT I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE WITH SEVEN MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A ROUGH IDOL. MY ENTIRE CAR WOULD VIBRATE. I NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES AND SHORTLY AFTER MY ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES AFTER THE REPLACEDMENT WERE FINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND WORSE THAN BEFORE. I AGAIN CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THIS VIBRATION HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN PARK, DRIVE AND REVERSE. MY ENTIRE CAR IS SHAKING AND PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT CAN FEEL IT IN THE FLOORBOARDS. MY STREERING WHEEL SHAKES AND IT ONLY GETS WORSE WHEN I TURN MY AIR OR DEFROST ON . I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH BARELY OVER 4000 MILES.

VEHICLE CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING DURING ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THIS, TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING WORKED. *YH

BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. ALSO, REAR SEAT COLLAPSED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER'S HUSBAND GOT IN VEHICLE AND CLOSED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW SHATTERED. NO INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH AND UPON APPROACHING A TOP LIGHT, CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. THEN CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE, AND IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT COOLANT LINE CLAMP CAME APART. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS THREE QUARTS LOW. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD TRAVELING 30MPH, RAN A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND HAVING THE RIGHT AWAY WAS REARENDED BY CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, HITTING IT ON THE SIDE. UPON IMPACT,NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

CAR STARTS DRIVING ROUGH AND SHAKING. FIRST TIME AT 350 MILES AND THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH GAS. SECOND TIME AT 1215 THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. THIRD TIME AT 1600 MILES THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT WAS HAPPENING OR CAUSING BUT QUESSED SOMETHING TO DO WITH 3RD CYCLINDER. THEY DROVE IT TILL IT HAPPENED AGAIN AROUND 1900 WITH A BLACK BOX AND IT SHOWED EVERYTHING IT WAS DOING. THEY HAVE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR. WE WANT A DIFFERENT CAR BUT THEY SO FAR WON'T DO THAT. THIS STARTED AT 350 MILES AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERYTIME WE REFUEL AND DRIVE A FAR DISTANCE. DURING THE WEEK IT ONLY GOES SHORT TRIPS IN TOWN. HOW LEMONY DOES IT HAVE TO BE???