1995 FORD ESCORT Complaints

THE CAR GOT ALCOHOL SMELL SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT. THEN IT MADE ME DIZZY & COUGH BADLY ALL THE TIME , SOMETIME I WAS THINKING THAT IF SOMEBODY LIGHT UP A CIGARETTE WHICH MAY PUT MY CAR INTO FIRE SINCE THERE ARE ALCOHOL SMELL ALL OVER. I BEGAN OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS WHENEVER I DRIVE THIS CAR ( NO MATTER HOW COLD IT IS, OR EVEN WHEN IT IS RAINING.). AND BESIDES DRIVE IT TO WORK, I NEVER DRIVE IT DURING THE WEEKEND. BECAUSE I THINK MY BODY NEED SOME REST FROM THIS CAR. I DID NOT KNOW HOW BAD IT COULD BE UNTILL I READ A BOOK TALK ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS THE EMITTED GASSES FROM THE CAR COULD HURT PEOPLE'S HEALTH, AFTER I READ THAT BOOK I STOPPED TO DRIVE THE CAR & BEGIN TO FIND OUT HOW TO TAKE CARE THE PROBLEM. BEFORE I AM SURE THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE, I WOULD NOT DRIVE IT OR SALE TO OTHER PEOPLE. I WISH NO BODY WILL GET HURT BY THIS CAR. PLEASE TAKE CARE THIS CAR'S PROBLEM. OTHERWISE I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO WITH THIS CAR. I AM TAKING BUS EVEYDAY TO GO TO WORK SINCE JAN. AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. FORD TOLD ME TO CALL YOUR DEPT. IS THERE A KIND EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN TEST THE INSIDE CAR AIR QUALITY TO SEE IS IT SAFE TO HUMAN HEALTH. ? , IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD IF ANY BODY GET DIZZY (CO,O3,HC,...) FROM THE BAD AIR QUALITY INSIDE THE CAR ON THE HIGH WAY. I THINK THERE SHOUD BE A EQUIPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC TO CHECK THEIR INSIDE CAR AIR QUILITY, SO EVERYBODY KNOW THEY ARE SAFE TO BREATH IN THE CAR AND SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT HURT THEIR HEALTH & NOT HURT OTHER PEOPLE ON THE HIGH WAY. WE NEED SUCH A EQUIPMENT. & EVERY CAR SOLD FROM THE DEALER SHOULD. PASS THE "INSIDE AIR QUILITY " TEST. PLEASE HELP ME !!!!! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED IT AT APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH. CONSUMERS SHOULDER BELT THAT ATTACHES TO TRACK THAT SLIDES ALONG TOP OF THE WINDOW DID NOT LOCK, ALLOWING T CONSUMER TO FLY FORWARD INTO STEERING WHEEL AND DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AIRBAGS SLIDING CONTACT IS DEFECTIVE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT JAMMED MID-TRACK. THIS RESULTS IN IMPROPER BELT POSITION WITH THE SEAT BELT CUTTING ACROSS MY NECK AND COLLAR BONE. I FEEL THAT IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE BELT IN THIS POSITION, IT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL.*AK

A NEW TANK WAS INSTALLED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE SEAM OF THE ORIGINAL TANK, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES THE LEAK WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. NLM

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT MOTOR IS NOT BUCKLING ANY MORE, AND HAS TO BUCKLE JUST WITH LAP BELT MANUALLY. CURRENTLY, SAME PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, CASUING LOSS OF STEERING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. *AK

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK THE REAR SPRING BREAKING IS COMMON ON THESE MAKE OF VEHICLE. *YH

SERPENTINE BELT LOCKING UP WHILE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER ALSO HEARD THE MOTORIZED SOUND WHILE ENGINE WAS CUT OFF AND DOORS ARE AJAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT BRIDGESTONE (TURANZA P175-65R14 81T) THE BELT HAD BROKEN IN THE TIRE CAUSING A FLAT TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME HARD TO HANDLE. NLM