1995 FORD ESCORT Complaints

THE REPAIR BILL ON THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM WILL BE BETWEEN $300 AND $400. THE FORD DEALER I CONTACTED STATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THIS REPAIR, AND ARE DRIVING WITH NO RESTRAINT SYSTEM? I CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF PERHAPS A NORMAL SHOULDER BELT COULD BE FITTED INTO THIS CAR. THEY COULDN'T HELP ME.

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 4 YEARS THIS PART HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEAT BELT PULLS OUT ALL THE WAY AND FAILS TO RETRACT. IT COSTS $114. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, ENGINE STALLED OUT. WAS NO WARNING CONCERNING ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN & NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD CONTACTED DEALER & MANUFACTURER & WAS INFORMED BY BOTH ENGINE HAD 3 YEAR WARRANTY. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS AN PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH CRACKED AT THE HALFWAY MARK. WHEN THE TAKN IS FULLED UP MORE THAN A HALF OF A TANK, THE GAS WILL BEGIN TO LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS USED PROGRAM VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES, THE BACK TOP BRAKE LIGHT NUMEROUS TIMES (FUSE) THE BRAKES AT LEAST TWICE AND WHEN MY SON WAS HIT DURING THE WINTER THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND HE HAD BACK INJURIES HIS PASSENGER HAD CHEST PAINS FROM THE SEAT BELTS, WE DID REPLACE THE TIMING BELT THIS YEAR AND THAN IN JULY THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND THE MECHANIC (PRIDE AUTO) STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING APPX. 25 HRS PER MILE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HELP US STATING THAT WE GOT 99,000 MILES OUT OF IT. WE ARE VOLUNTARILY RETURNING THE VEHICLE, THEY ARE GIVING US A HARD TIME ABOUT IT.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND PUT A LOCK ON THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR MOTOR STOPS HALF WAY ALONG THE TRACK. ALSO IT HAS LOCKED THE DRIVER IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. DEALELR DISCONNECTED THE RETRACTOR. MJS

FUEL LEAKING FROM VEHICLE DUE TO A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK. AUTOMOTIVE SHOP REPLACED THE GAS TANK. *AK

THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE YELLOWED AND DISCOLLERED. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT FROM THE HEADLIGHTS HAS BEEN REDUCED BY MORE THAN 50%. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, FORD MOTOR AND THE FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO FIX.

THE SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR HAS STOPPED HALF WAY ON THE TRACK, ALLOWING THE OCCUPANT TO BE UNPRTECTED IN CASE OF A CRASH. MOTOR IS STILL RUNNING ON RETRACTOR BUT SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK