1997 FORD ESCORT Complaints

ON APRIL 17 MY 1997 FORD ESCORT WAS INVOLVED WITH FLYING ROAD DEBRIS ON THE INTERSTATE. A PIECE OF TIRE WAS THROWN BY THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME INTO MY BUMPER COVER. WHAT WOULD HAVE STARTED OUT AS A MINOR SCRATCH IN THE BUMPER TURNED INTO A BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND TWO BLOWN AIRBAGS, WHICH ASSISTED IN NO WAY. THEY CAUSED BURNS ON THE ARMS AND CREATED A DRIVING HAZARD ON THE ROAD IN WHICH I ENDED UP IN THE MEDIAN TRYING TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. I FEEL THESE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE EXPLODED IN THIS INCIDENT. NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CREATE SUCH CONDITIONS FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS TOO SENSITIVE. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHETHER OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE HAVE OCCURRED? HAS ANY TYPE OF RECALL BEEN WARRANTED WITH PREMATURE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? POTENTIAL FOR INJURIES WERE TREMENDOUS IN THIS INCIDENT. I APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.*AK

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE AT APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES. BROKEN SPRING HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL TO PUNCTURE A TIRE AND IF AT HIGH SPEED CAUSE MAJOR WRECK AND PERSONNAL INJURY. INVESTIGATION AT SEVERAL REPAIR FACILITIES I DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE AND MODEL YEAR HAS A SYSTEMMATIC PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS BREAKING AT 60000 MILES. THE AUTO COMPANY HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR NOTIFICATION OF A POTENTIAL CONCERN.

REAR COIL SPRING FOUND BROKEN AT STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. BREAK OCCURRED AT BOTTOM, INSIDE THE VINYL COVERING OF SPRING. NEW SPRINGS WERE $165.*AK

I DO NOT DRIVE MY ESCORT "WILD" I TRY TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY TO GET IT REPAIRED; THEY ONLY COVER PART'S. I AM FIGHTING THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT CANCELLED ME; THAT PAID FOR THIS AT THE TIME.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT 2 OF THE 4 TIRES WERE COMING APART, ONE OF THE TIRES WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE, THE CONSUMER WAS SHOWN IN 3 PLACES ON THE INTERIOR OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE THE OUTER RUBBER LAYER HAD SEPARATED, OR WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE FROM ANOTHER LAYER.(GOODYEAR CONQUEST GL P185/65R14)*JB

WHILE DRIVING 20MPH THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

WENT IN FOR REPAIR TO BAD SPOT ON TIRE. MECHANIC FOUND THAT ALL 4 GAS STRUTS AND BOTH SETS OF COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH A TIE ROD, AND ALL 4 TIRES. I HAD NOT STRUCK ANYTHING AT ALL TO CAUSE THIS, AND ALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS WOULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THEY FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. $ 1136.48 IN REPAIRS AFTER ONLY 30K MILES IS COMPLETELY UNCONSCIONABLE!!

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SHE RAN INTO THE BACK OF DRIVER'S VEHICLE. DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF FULLY, BUT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BROKE OF WINDOW OF DOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL DUE TO FAILURE OF TIE ROD END. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER SHUT ENGINE OFF, RESULTING IN VEHICLE NOT RESTARTING. CONSUMER TRIED TO INVESTIGATE, AND FOUND THE ANTIFREEZE FLUID OVERFLOWING, AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL WIRES TO MELT. *AK