1995 FORD ESCORT Complaints

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 1995 FORD ESCORT, WITH THE ENGINE SIZE OF 1.9 LITTERS ESI. ON 6-29-05 THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. SHE HAD TO GET A WRECKER TO TAKE IT TO THE REYNOLDS FORD DEALER 7320 NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 71312 PH. NO. 405-728-2411. AFTERWARDS SHE HAD FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ON THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF HER VEHICLE; NHTSA CAMPAIGN I. D. NO. 97V145000 AND 97V144000. WHEN HER HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALER BY PHONE THEY TOLD HIM THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE RECALLS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE FORD MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE VIN NO. OF HER VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS TEN YEARS OLD. THERE ARE NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ESCORT. SHE STATED THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. SHE PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, AND WHEN SHE DONE THIS IT EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. EVERYTHING GOT JAMMED UP AFTER THIS, EVEN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT HE HAD A HARD TIME TOWING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ESCORT LX. SHE HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHEN SHE TOUCHED THE CAR IT WOULD SHOCK HER, ESPECIALLY WHILE TOUCHING THE MEDAL SIDE OF THE CAR, AND COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF IT SHOCK HER. ALSO, COULD SMELL SOME TYPE OF CHEMICAL IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM IT COULD BE THE SPARK PLUGS, BALANCING OF THE CAR. SINCE SHE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE SHE COULD NOT USE THE ALARM SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WORE OUT THE BATTERY. THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE CAR SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT START. THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED EVEN THE FIRST WEEK AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK IN THE PLACE WHERE A PARTICULAR RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND MODELS. IT WILL LEAK A HEAT SHIELD SCREW HAS PUNCTURED THE TANK. IT SEEMS TO FIT ALL CRITERIA FOR THIS CAR, INCLUDING WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. *AK

WHILE STANDING IDLE FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WITH THE DASHBOARD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FULLY ENGULFED. ALTHOUGH EXACT CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NEVER HAVE JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES ON MY CAR. I'M A SINGLE MOM AND ON LIMITED INCOME AND HAVE HAD TO GO WITHOUT CAR MONTHS AT A TIME. I HAVE TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED FOR AROUND $150 EACH TIME PLUS TOWING. I HAVE NOT KEPT THE OLD PARTS BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW I NEEDED TO. ON THIS SAME CAR THE TIMING BELT HAS GONE OUT TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, FOR THREE YEARS NOW. IS THIS DUE TO THE CAR OR IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WHEN REPAIRED?

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT MOTORS ARE INOPERATIVE ON THE 1995 FORD ESCORT. *BF *SC *JB

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V144000; FORD ISSUED A FUEL TANK RECALL. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED A LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS TANK. *AK...*AK

-DOOR LOCK ON DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT WORKING. -IT IS NOT LOCKING, AND IT JUST STOPPED WORKING -HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET. *JB

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IN MY FORD ESCORT 95 HAS BEEN BROKEN. THE PERSON I BOUGHT IT FROM SAID IT WAS THAT WAY FOR A LONG TIME, BECAUSE OF THE TRACT FAILURE. *JB