2000 FORD ESCORT Complaints

SEAT BELTS IN REAR WILL JAM UP. WILL LOCK SOMETIMES AND THEN AGAIN WILL NOT LOCK. DEALER CONTACTED HAVE TO REPLACED SEAT BELTS.*AK

MY CAR HAS A VERY BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL,WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE,IT CAN BE FELT EVERY WHERE IN THE CAR. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY JUST SAY ,IT IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF MY VEHICLE ,I HAVE TRYED TO SEE WHAT CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT FORD MOTOR CO CAN DO AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING.I THINK THEY ARE JUST PUT ME OFF UNTILL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. ALSO FOUND A SHEARED OFF NUT AND BOLT LAYING ON THE FRT DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD, THE FORD DEALER SAID THEY LOOKED UNDER THE DASH AND FOUND NONE MISSING,THEY SAY THE BOLT WAS TRACT IN THE VEHICLE FROM SOMEONES SHOE. NOTE.MY CAR WAS IN THE DEALER BODY SHOP ON NOVEMBER 2000,AND I FOUND THE BOLT IN FEB 9, 2002,GEE ARE THEY TRYING TO SAY WE HAVE NOT SWEPT THE CAR OUT FOR OVER 15 MOS. I DON'T THINK SO.COULD THIS CAR BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN?*AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. REPLACEMENT IS BEING DONE EVERY 7,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INSTRUCTIONS IN OWNER'S MANUAL FOR REPLACING BRAKE LIGHT INDICATES SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS THAT HAVE CAUSED ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH OPERATION OF BRAKE LIGHTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SLIPS GOING IN AND OUT OF DRIVE OR REVERSE, WHEN GOING TO STOP AT ALL, IT GOES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ALL BY ITSELF., ALSO SLIPS A LITTLE BIT WHILE DRIVING, NOT ALWAYS. I FEAR THAT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I'M DRIVING ALONG WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR AND I GO TO STOP FOR SOMTHING RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD, OR WHAT EVER, THAT I WONT BE ABLE TO MOVE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK AND THIS BIG HUGE SEMI RUNS INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR, KILLING MY SON. SORRY, BUT I WELL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE THAT EXTRA RISK. I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT THOUGHT IN ANY OTER VEHICLE, BUT IT IS LIKE 100 TIMES MORE WITH THIS ONE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME THING. TWO OUT OF THE THREE TIMES, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE THIRD TIME THEY GOT IT TO DO WHAT IT WAS DOING TO ME, BUT YET THAT WAS NORMAL...SO THEY SAY. *AK

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE IN RAIN OR SNOW BECAUSE REAR END OF VEHICLE CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIP AND SLIDE, AND IT IS DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL STEERING. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT,MY2000 ESCORT ZX2,I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A VERY EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FELT WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. IT CAN BE FELT EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR.FRONT SEATS,BACK SEATS,EVERYWHERE. YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE STEERING WHEEL IN A VIBRATING MOTION,AND CAN SEE IT IN THE OUTSIDE DOOR MIRROR.YOU CAN STAND OUTSIDE THE CAR,AND THE FRONT BUMPER AND BODY PANELS ARE SHAKING ALSO.I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER SEVERSL TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THIS VIBRATION IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ESCORT ZX2.SO THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I GUESS THEY THINK IF THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE SAME THINGS EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR IN, THAT I WILL GIVE UP,AND TRADE THE CAR IN ON SOMETHING ELSE,THEN THEY WOULD BE OFF THE HOOK. BUT THEY ARE WRONG,BECAUSE OTHER THEN THE BAD VIBRATION, MY WIFE AND I LOVE THE CAR. I JUST WANT IT FIXED. WHAT DO YOU THINK. THANKS. *AK

WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY THERE WAS A STALLED VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY INSIDE RIGHT LANE , AND SHE RAN INTO BACK OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY CLUTCH CATCHES LOW, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT CATCHES HIGH. VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 25MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH