2001 Ford Escort complaints

I WAS STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I SLOWED DOWN AND WAS COASTING TO THE LIGHT. WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND DIDNT STOP. I PUT MY LEFT FOOT ON TOP OF MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSED DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD. IT STILL WOULDNT STOP. I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET IT INTO PARK. IT STOPPED THE CAR INCHES AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED, I SAT THERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE. FINALLY I HAD TO. I MOVED A LITTLE TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY WORKED. I WENT TO THE NEXT LIGHT TURNED OFF AND WENT SHOPPING TO CALM DOWN BEFORE TRYING TO DRIVE HOME. I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR IN ON MON 8/12/2002 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WENT TO MY DRS OFFICE FIRST. I DIDNT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAD BRAKED THE CAR TO SLOW IT DOWN. WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE THAT SOUND STARTED AGAIN THE CAR ROARED AND GOT FASTER. I WAS TRYING TO PUSH IT INTO GEAR, BUT IT HIT BEFORE I COULD DO IT. I REVERSED IT GOT OFF THE WALL. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. THE AIR BAG DIDNT OPEN UP THE FRONT IS BADLY DAMAGED THE DEALER COULD GIVE AN ESTIMATE AT LEAST 2000 BUT IT WILL BE MORE. THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THAT IS SCARY, THEY ARE GOING TO FIX THE BODY BUT IT WILL BE LIKE A DEATH TRAP NOT KNOWING WHEN THE BRAKES MIGHT FAIL. I WAS IN THAT CAR BOTH TIMES. I WAS NOT IN A HURRY; EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THAT NOISE STARTED. I WAS NOT GOING FAST BOTH TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED THE CAR WAS COASTING I HAD BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN. THEN THAT LOUD SOUND AND THE CAR JUST

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CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLES ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUEMR STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES WERE REALLY HARD TO OPERATE. NLM

THERE IS CONSTANT VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE, ANY TIME ANY SPEED. TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT BE REMEDIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES A SHORT TIME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, THERE WAS A STRONG HEATED METAL ODOR WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS POSSIBLY MILDEW PRESENT IN THE VENTING SYSTEM, AND THEY SPRAYED IT WITH AIR FRESHNER, HOWEVER THE ODOR ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG IS STILL PRESENT.*JG

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND UPON LETTING UP ON BRAKES THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS THE NATURE OF THE VEHICLE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER CONSUMER ADDS THAT SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT IDLE DOWN WHEN NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. *AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH STEERING FAILED, VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL. *AK CONSUMER IS AWAITING FOR FORD INSPECTOR TO INSPECT VEHICLE, HOWEVER NO RESPONSE FROM HOME OFFICE AS OF YET, CONSUMER STATES POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TT

A MOMENTARY/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH INVOLUNTARY ENGINE ACCELERATION OF A RENTAL VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. ENTERPRISE RENTAL IN EAST BRUNSWICK NJ-7322540200.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WOULD LET GO ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE, AND SPEED WILL CONTINUE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL ON THIS MAKE/ MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES/ ANY SPEED. DEALER DID WHEEL ALIGNMENT, NOT REMEDY. SECOND DEALER CHECKED WHEEL ALIGNMENT TWICE,BUT DID NOT REMEDY. FINALLY TOLD CONSUMER HE TEST DROVE 5 ESCORT'S ON HIS LOT, ALL AUTOMATIC MODELS PULLED TO THE LEFT, STANDART MODELS DO NOT. NOTHING HE COULD DO TO REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND PUSHED HER INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS ACCIDENT HAD DEPLOYED AIRBAGS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. GODDYEAR TIRE AND DEALERSHIP WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK GOODYEAR EAGLE RS A, P185/60R15, DOT NUMBER T30096A. *SLC

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN PROCEEDED TO GO AND VEHICLE HESITATED. THEN, WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY, AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE AT DEALER'S BEING SERVICED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. *AK DEALER STATED ALL THESE MODEL VEHICLES PERFORM THIS WAY, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. NLM

I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HWY, TRAFFIC STARTED SLOWING AT 50M MPH I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH SHIFTED OUT OF FIFTH AND INTO FOUTH. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE CLUTCH THE CAR STALLED AT 45 - 50 MPH.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, AS TRAFFIC SLOWED TO 45 MPH I SHIFTED FROM 5TH TO 4TH AND CAR STALLED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY AT 70MPH TRAFFIC STARTED SLOWING, AT ABOUT 45 MPH I SHIFTED OUT OF 5TH AND INTO 4TH. WHEN I DID THIS THE CAR STALLED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES BECAUSE ENGINE (2.0) RUNS HOT AND SMOKES. VEHICLE AT THE TIME HAD 1,285 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED THE HGO VALVE, BUT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN CORRECTED. CONSUMER DROVE 5 MILES, AND IT OVERHEATED SINCE HGO VALVE WAS PUT IN. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY. *AK

THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WERE JAMMED. I COULD NOT USE THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OR MANUALLY WITH THE KEY EITHER. TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT HAS TAKEN 4 WEEKS TO FIX. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. WHILE MY ESCAPE IS STILL IN SERVICE, I RECEIV