1995 FORD ESCORT Complaints

WHILE DRIVNG, CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HE COULD NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE, WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK, DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*JB

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIOAL INFORMATION.*AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS FAILED. AT TIME OF FAILURE, SEAT BELT WAS RETRACTING, AND REMAINED IN MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND DID NOT REPAIR SEAT BELTS WHEN VEHICLE WAS OVER 50,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER BACKED DEALERSHIP.*AK

CONSUMER STATES FOR A FEW WEEKS SHE WAS SMELLING GAS IN THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE GAS TANK CONTAINED A CRACK.*YH

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OFF POSITION WHEN IT SUDDENLY IGNITED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHICH SPARKED UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, BURNING THE INTERIOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT WHILE PARKED IN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WHICH SHOVED VEHICLE INTO THE CURB. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP. DID FRONT END ALIGNMENT, AND REPLACED TIRE. YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, FRONT LEFT TIRE STARTED SMOKING. TOOK BACK TO DEALER TO BE RECHECKED. ALSO, TIRE WAS WORN ON INSIDE. CONSUMER STATED DEALER CALLED TIRE COMPANY TO FIX TIRE, AND DEALER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATS WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO HOT. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER WILL BE COOL WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR. BUT, IF VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AIR WILL BECOME WARM. THEN, VEHICLE STARTS TO SPUDDER, AND JERK FOWARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLETO A MECHANIC AND HAD RELAYS/ SENSORS, THERMOSTAT/ COOLANT FAN , AND RADIATOR REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE SINCE 1999. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

GAS TANK HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN IT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAK FUEL. EALER SAYS THAT VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED FOR FUEL TANK RECALL.*AK

FUEL WOULD LEAK OUT OF FUEL TANK. GASOLINE FUMES WOULD SEEP INSIDE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED OF RECALLS 97V145000/97V144000 CONCERNING CRACKED FUEL TANK. NEEDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLS DUE TO VIN. OWNER EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WE PLEASE SEND ME TWO SIGNATURE CARDS FOR BOTH VEHICLES JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR ARE DAUGHTER ON 7/01/01 WHAT WAS FUNNY IS THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD WHEN WE GOT IT THEN 9 DAY'S LATER THE RAIDIATOR SATRTED TO LEAK THE SAME PLACE MY 92 TAURUS WAS LEAKING FROM THE DRIVE SIDE SEAL OF THE RAIDIATOR SO I CALLED FORD AND I WANTED TO KNOW WHY THERE MAKING PARTS THAT ARE FAILING IN NOT ONE CAR MADE BUT TWO DIFFERENT CAR'S AND I ALSO WAS TOLD BUT VARIOUS MECHANICS THAT FORD KNOWS OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE TAURUS AND ESCORT BUT WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM WHY WOULD TWO DIFFERENT CARS FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS FORD KNOWS THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE US HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE 3 MAIN THINGS TRANSMISSION RAIDAITOR AND EGNITION SWITCHS SO WHY ARE YOU NOT LOOKING IN TO THIS CONSUMER FRAUD I'LL BE GLAD TO FILE A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST FORD IF NEED BE AS THEY ARE SCREWING THE PUBLIC. *AK