1994 FORD ESCORT Problems & Recalls

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT IS JAMMED AND SEATBELT NO LONGER WORKS

Mileage: 52,000

1994 FORD ESCORT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSIVE RESTRAINT SHOULDER BELT NOT WORKING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP AT MID-TRACK AND BOUNCING THE DOOR AGAINST THE HINGE WOULD GET IT TO MOVE. TWO WEEKS AGO, IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 94V218000 (AIR BAGS...

Mileage: 115,404

DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT REMAINS OPERATIVE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS FAULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO DIM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. T...

Mileage: 94,000

1994 FORD ESCORT CUSTOMER WANTS INFO ABOUT ENGINE CATCHING FIRE**CC *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ESCORT. THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS JAMMED. THE CONTACT'S SEATBELT IS MOTORIZED AND WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR IT RETRACTS HALF WAY AND IS STUCK, IT WONT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT. SEATBELT WILL NO...

Mileage: 180,000

HEADLIGHT COVER CLOUDED FROM AGE. DRIVERS CAN'T SEE WELL AT NIGHT. I'VE NOTICED THAT ALL ESCORTS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTICED A RECALL ON REPLACEMENT LIGHTING THAT LEADS TO SUGGEST THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT COVERS. WHY ISN'T MANUFACTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS...

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE A 1994 FORD ESCORT STATION WAGON, THE DRIVER SIDE RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT FAILED AND WILL NOT WORK. *NM

Mileage: 80,180

AFTER WE CAME HOME OUR CAR LOCKED INTO PARK, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE COVER , THE SPRING INSIDE IS TOTALLY SCREWED UP. IT WOULD BE FATAL IF THIS LOCKED UP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE TWO KIDS THIS IT A FORD SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.*JB

Mileage: 97,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. UPON INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT AND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL FROM THE SPRINGS BROKEN OFF W...

Mileage: 38,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. UPON INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT AND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL FROM THE SPRINGS BROKEN OFF W...

Mileage: 38,000

THE 1994 FORD ESCORT IS A VERY POORLY MADE CAR. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS, THE MOTORS OF WHICH ALMOST ALWAYS FAIL. OURS WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD A MANUAL SEATBELT INSTALLED-- AT OUR EXPENSE-- AND TODAY THAT MANUAL SEATBELT SAVED MY HUSBAND'S LIFE IN A ROLLOVER...

THE 1994 FORD ESCORT IS A VERY POORLY MADE CAR. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS, THE MOTORS OF WHICH ALMOST ALWAYS FAIL. OURS WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD A MANUAL SEATBELT INSTALLED-- AT OUR EXPENSE-- AND TODAY THAT MANUAL SEATBELT SAVED MY HUSBAND'S LIFE IN A ROLLOVER...

ENGINE FAILURE. THE HEAD ON THE 1.9 LITRE ENGINES HAVE A BUILT IN FLAW. THE INTAKE VALVE ON NUMBER 4 CYLINDER FAILS. THE VALVE SEAT BREAKS APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PISTON AND ALSO THE HEAD. 4 VEHICLES FOUND TO HAVE THIS DEFECT WHILE WE WERE LOOKING FOR A USED REPLACEMENT HEAD.*AK

Mileage: 142,708

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT IN REVERSE. THE DRIVER HUNG ON TO THE OPEN DOOR OF HIS 1994 FORD ESCORT AND WAS DRAGGED FOR 100 FEET. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED 100 FEET AND HAD GOTTEN TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE PAVEMENT AND WAS SUFFOCATED. *SC

Mileage: 45,000

FATAL DEATH DUE TO POSIBLE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO REVERSE FROM PARK WHILE VEHICLE IN IDLE. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELTS WERE IN OPERATIVE. BOTH SEAT BELTS WERE STUCK AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE,IT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO START THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 55,580

WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE, SHE WAS INFORMED THE IGNITION AND CLUTCH PLATE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE PARTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THE IGNITION FAILED AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILURE, JAMMED IN PLACE, NOISE FROM TRACK TRYING TO REPOSITION ITSELF. *AK

THE CABLE FOR THE SEATBELT IS MANGLED, AND THE SEATBELT (SHOULDER) DOES NOT WORK.

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING WAS CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE SPRING BROKE WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME. THE VEHICLE MADE A "CLUNK" NOISE WHEN IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MIDAS AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE SPRING BROKE IT RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRE AND ...

Mileage: 85,694

CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH IS FLASHING, INDICATING THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. IS AFRAID THAT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY AFTER READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL. CONSUMER TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT TO CHECK THIS PROBLEM IT WOULD COST HIM $89.00, AND TO ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT GAS LINE "RUBBED THROUGH" AS A RESULT OF COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE FRONT SWAY BAR ,CAUSING A FUEL LEAK.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: I HAVE NO HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. POSSIBLE SHORT IN WIRING. DISCOVERED BURNT WIRES AT THE TOP OF THE HATCHBACK. TRIED TO DO A TEMPORARY FIX USING "BOOTS". DID NOT HELP. THE FAULTY WIRES POSSIBLY CAUSED THE MAIN AMP TO BLOW WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ...

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *JB

ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT--BURNED OUT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE AT AN IDLE PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE ENGINE RIVED UP. STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE IDLED FASTER. SHUT VEHICLE OFFAND RESTARTED IT. HAD VEHICLE SERVICE. THIS IS AS RESULT OF THE ENGINE COMPUTER CHIP SENDING WRONG INFORMATION. MR

THE LEFT REAR TIE ROD BROKE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. MR *NLM *DT

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING IGNITION STARTED TO CRANK, CAUSING IGNITION SWITCH TO MELT.*AK DEALER FOUND FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED MALFUNCTION TO BURN WIRE ON STARTER SOLENOID OFF CAUSING CAR TO TURNOVER BY ITSELF. BRAKE CALIPERS, ALTERNATOR, TWO AIR CONDITIONER POWER HOSES, MA...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING IGNITION STARTED TO CRANK, CAUSING IGNITION SWITCH TO MELT.*AK DEALER FOUND FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED MALFUNCTION TO BURN WIRE ON STARTER SOLENOID OFF CAUSING CAR TO TURNOVER BY ITSELF. BRAKE CALIPERS, ALTERNATOR, TWO AIR CONDITIONER POWER HOSES, MA...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING IGNITION STARTED TO CRANK, CAUSING IGNITION SWITCH TO MELT.*AK DEALER FOUND FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED MALFUNCTION TO BURN WIRE ON STARTER SOLENOID OFF CAUSING CAR TO TURNOVER BY ITSELF. BRAKE CALIPERS, ALTERNATOR, TWO AIR CONDITIONER POWER HOSES, MA...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING IGNITION STARTED TO CRANK, CAUSING IGNITION SWITCH TO MELT.*AK DEALER FOUND FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED MALFUNCTION TO BURN WIRE ON STARTER SOLENOID OFF CAUSING CAR TO TURNOVER BY ITSELF. BRAKE CALIPERS, ALTERNATOR, TWO AIR CONDITIONER POWER HOSES, MA...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING IGNITION STARTED TO CRANK, CAUSING IGNITION SWITCH TO MELT.*AK DEALER FOUND FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED MALFUNCTION TO BURN WIRE ON STARTER SOLENOID OFF CAUSING CAR TO TURNOVER BY ITSELF. BRAKE CALIPERS, ALTERNATOR, TWO AIR CONDITIONER POWER HOSES, MA...

HEADLIGHTS HAVE BOTH FAILED, METAL DEFLECTOR HAS FALLEN OFF BOTH ASSEMBLIES (LEFT AND RIGHT). CANNOT BE RETRIEVAL FROM CLOSED HOUSING HEADLIGHT BEAM GOES UPWARD TOWARD ONCOMING DRIVERS AND AT THE SAME TIME NOTICE LOWER ILLUMINATION.

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TUBING RUSTED ALLOWING FUEL TO BE PUMPED OUT AND SPILLING ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND PUDDLING ON THE GROUND WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. THIS FUEL ODOR AND LEAKAGE COULD CREAT A FIRE HAZARD.*AK

DURING ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND RIGHT AND LEFT COIL SPRINGS BROKEN-APPARENTLY DUE TO RUST AND LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION

CONSUMER STATES HEAD LIGHT LENS IS DISCOLORING, IT IS NOT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE AT NIGHT. *YD

REAR SPRING BROKE OFF BECAUSE OF RUST AND CORRUSION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

REAR COIL SPRING HAS A TENDENCY TO RUST WHICH CAUSES THEM TO BREAK WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DRIVER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT COIL SPRING BEING BROKEN WHEN HE TOOK VEHICLE TO INSPECTION.*AK

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS SERPENTINE BELT HAS POPPED OUT OFF PULLEY WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES DUE TO HARMONIC BALANCER AND THE RUBBER INSULATED PULLEY ON THE ENGINE HAD FAILED TWICE. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. GOODYEAR, RANGLER, LT24575R16 LOW RANGE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER UNABLE TO SNAP IN AUTOMATIC SEATBELT CLIP.*AK CABLE FROM MOTORBELT BROKE, SEATBELT STAYS IN ONE POSTION FORCING CONSUMER TO USE LAP BELT. *AK*TT *JG

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT: ORIGINAL MOTOR FAILED, REPLACED. REPLACEMENT MOTOR FAILED. BELT IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION (THE POSITION IN WHICH THE DRIVER WOULD WEAR IT). MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AS IT TRIES TO MOVE BUT DOESN'T MOVE. *AK

PASSIVE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT TO LET DRIVER OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN DOOR IS OPENED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS/ HESITATES AND MISFIRES WHILE DRIVING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT FULLY EXPAND AT THE TIME OF CAR ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOTAL PER INSURANCE COMPANY. SEAT BELT SAVED DRIVER FROM FURTHER INJURY.*AK

DRIVER'S MOTOR SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION.*AK

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE, VEHICLE WAS REJECTED DUE TO FAILED SUSPENSION SPRINGS.

MAIN CRANK SHAFT PULLEY PULLED AWAY FROM RUIBBER, RESULTING IN VIBRATION DAMPER AND CAUSING THE MAIN BELT TO FALL OFF WHILD DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. STEERING CONTROL BECAME STIFF AND BATTERY CHARGING LIGHT CAME ON. THERE HAS BEEN FIFTEEN FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT.

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. CONSUMER COULD NOT TELL THEY WERE BROKEN WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. IT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER BRAKES APPLIED. HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, THEN STOPPED. DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE , AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. WAS INFORMED THAT SENSOR WIRES TO IDLER HAD FUSED TOGETHER.*AK

WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. IT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER BRAKES APPLIED. HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, THEN STOPPED. DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE , AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. WAS INFORMED THAT SENSOR WIRES TO IDLER HAD FUSED TOGETHER.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AUTOMATIC SEATBELT LOCKS SO TIGHT THAT BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AIR BAG CIRCUIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIOAL INFORMATION.*AK

WE HAD AN ACCIDENT JULY 19,2001. OUR AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE BOTH FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED . IT WAS SERVICED 15 TIMES FOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *AK

THE LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS BEEN OUT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, JUST THE PART WHERE THE METERS ARE ENCASED. THE SEATBELTS HAVE BEEN GOING BAD OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3 YEARS. THE LEFT FRONT SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT, NOR DOES THE RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER STRAP. IN THE BACK, THE LEFT REAR SHOUL...

THE LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS BEEN OUT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, JUST THE PART WHERE THE METERS ARE ENCASED. THE SEATBELTS HAVE BEEN GOING BAD OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3 YEARS. THE LEFT FRONT SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT, NOR DOES THE RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER STRAP. IN THE BACK, THE LEFT REAR SHOUL...

SPRING SNAPPED AT 60 MPH ON FLAT SMOOTH ROAD NO BUMPS. RUINED LEFT FRONT TIRE. *AK

KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION. ON 12 AUG 2001, CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, KEY WOULD NOT TURN. CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC DISCONNECT BATTERY. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE AIR BAG HAS BROKEN 3 OF MY RIBS AND FAILED TO DEPLOY BEFORE I HIT MY HEAD ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT IS WHAT A POLICE HAD TOLD ME. I HAD BURNS AND ALOT OF BRUISING DUE TO THE AIR BAG IN MY CAR. PLUS ALOT OF HEADACHES AND NECK INJURIES BECAUSE OF THAT FAILURE TO DEPLOY SOON ENOUGH AND THEN WHEN...

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WILL NOT MOVE. SEATBELT SUPPOSE TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD AUTOMATICALLY. ALSO, LATCH HAS TO BE UNBUCKLED MANUALLY TO GET OUT OF SEATBELT. CONTACT DEALER. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE IT MADE A NOISE AND STALLED OUT. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS NOT PULLING LIKE IT SHOULD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED INTAKE VALVE SEAT COVER BROKE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WHEN IT WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH BEFORE SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND SKIDDING FOR 188 FEET INTO THE VEHICLE. AT IMPACT, BOTH FRONT SEATS AND REAR SEAT BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. WHILE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS FALLING BACKWARDS, A 7 YR.OLD CHILD ...

DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED TRACK FOR SHOULDER BELT HAS FAILED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $350.00 TO REPAIR VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS STOPPED WORKING, NEEDS TRACK AND MOTOR REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH TWICE. THIS WILL BE THIRD TIME REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH. FORD CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL OR COMPLAINTS. VEHICLE IS STALLING AND KEY DOESN'T WANT TO COME OUT OF IGNITION. *AK FIRST ONE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

DRIVER SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER RESTRAINT MECHANISM FAILED MIDTRACK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT INTERSECTION WAITING FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE, AND VEHICLE IN BACK OF HER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED/PUNCTURED, AND CHEMICALS FROM AIRBAGS CAUSED THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT SIDE OF HER FACE. ...

I TOOK THEM BACK TO FIRESTONE AND THE PEOPLE WERE VERY RUDE. I HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES. ALL I WANTED WAS TO GET MY TIRES FIXED BUT THEY WERE VERY, VERY RUDE. I WILL NEVER RETURN TO FIRESTONE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P195/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. ALSO, GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. ALSO, GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF TRACK, SEAT BELT PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED DUE TO SAME PROBLEM. CJ

SEAT BELT WIRES WERE BURNING WHILE BEING IN USE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. MOTOR HAS SEIZED UP, BUT IT HAD KEPT RUNNING. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DEFECTIVE DRIVER SEATBELT GETS STUCK IN SEAT BELT TRACK ON DRIVER'S DOOR WHICH WONT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. HAD TO REPLACE SHOULDER BELT RUNNER AND MOTOR. *AK

ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH HEATING SYSTEM,THIS MAKES THE 4TH TIME IN A YEAR FOR REPAIRS?

DRIVER SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STUCK AT TOP OF DOOR. *AK

DRIVER' SEATBELT ATTACHED TO THE DOOR IS STUCK IN A "L" SHAPE, WHICH WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY, DEALER REPLACED ASSEMBLY. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NON SENSOR AND OR RETRACTOR OF SEAT BELTS. *AK CAUSE OF FAILURE MAY BE DEALER'S MAJOR REPAIR WORK. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS HANGING FROM CEILING OF CAR, BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY.*AK ENGINE FAILED AND REPLACED. CONSUMER CONCERN THE ODOMETER READING WILL NOT MATCH. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS HANGING FROM CEILING OF CAR, BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY.*AK ENGINE FAILED AND REPLACED. CONSUMER CONCERN THE ODOMETER READING WILL NOT MATCH. *YH

SINCE THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROMBLEMS WITH MY VECHILE,

RETRACTOR TO THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES BROKE. SHE HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME. WIRE ON THE RETRACTOR IS STICKING OUT OF THE BELT BUCKLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

MY OWNERS MAINTENANCE SCHEDUAL CALLS FOR THE TIMING BELT OF THE 1.8L ENGINE(ONLY)TO BE CHANGED AT 60K, WERE THE 1.9L ENGINE TIMEING BELT IS NOT LISTED. MADE MYSELF A REAL PAIN TO HAVE IT CHANGED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED IN MY VIEHICLE. NOW THAT THE BELT HAS BROKEN, I AM TOLD THAT...

DEALER DAMAGED STEERING COLUMN DURING TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. BECAUSE OF THE COST INVOLVED, DEALER ONLY AGREED TO REPLACE ASSEMBLY WITH ONE FROM A LOCAL SALVAGE YARD. (COLLAPSEABLE PINS WERE SHEARED DURING STEERING WHEEL REMOVAL). BECAUSE OF T

SEAT BELT SENSORS AND RETRACTORS ARE INOPERATIVE. NLM

PE00 020; CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE IS A LINE AROUND THE SIDEWALL IN TWO SEPARATE PLACES LOCATED ON TWO FRONT TIRES. *AK

MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS ALWAYS READ HIGH SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO COOL DOWN THE ENGINE WHILE I'M IN TRAFFIC, I HAVE TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER. TO KICK IN THE ENGINE FAN. *AK

MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS ALWAYS READ HIGH SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO COOL DOWN THE ENGINE WHILE I'M IN TRAFFIC, I HAVE TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER. TO KICK IN THE ENGINE FAN. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT MOVE BEYOND THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE MOTOR SO THAT IT WOULD NOT BURN OUT OR MELT THE PLASTIC INCASING. *AK

SEAT BELT FAILED DURING VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER (HEAD,NECK AND BACK). *MJS

VEHICLE INVOVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE CURVE AT A IMPACT OF 20-25 MPH, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MOTOR BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED OPERATING. BELT STOPPED MIDWAY, AND REMAINED THERE WITH MOTOR STILL RUNNING. MOTOR WAS DISCONNECTED TO KEEP IT FROM BURNING UP. DRIVER HAD NO RESTRAINT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER SIDE MOTORIZED SEATBELT LOCKED HALFWAY ON THE TRACK. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIPS NOR FOMOCO WILL DO ANYTHING TO HELP US OUT WITH THEIR MISTAKE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. *AK

THE HEATER CORE WAS FIRST REPLACED ON 8/20/98 BECAUSE IT WAS THE ORIGINAL, WAS REPLACED AT FORD DEALER IN HOME TOWN, THEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE ONCE REPLACED THIS TIME FOUND IT HAD POSSIBLY BEEN BENT WHILE INSTALLING SO IT CRACKED, AND IT AGAIN ...

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS, BOTH ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE, FAILED. ALSO, PLASTIC BUMPER GUARDS BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS, BOTH ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE, FAILED. ALSO, PLASTIC BUMPER GUARDS BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DO NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON THE RAIL. THE BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS IN CLOSED POSITION. WHILE PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAIL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. COSTLY REPAIR JOB, FORD S...

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH, HITTING A POLE, AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT DID NOT DEFLATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLES ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAVE GOTTEN STUCK, LEAVING THE DRIVER UNPROTECTED IN CASE OF VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT EXPERIENCING SURGES OR WITHDRAWALS IN POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH OR LOW GEARS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND FAILURES, REQUIRES COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. *MJS

SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT MOVE ON THE RAIL OR MOVES FORWARD AND BACK BEFORE DRIVER IS ABLE TO GET INTO VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER BOUGHT CAR IN MARCH. WITH 20 MILES ON VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THE SECOND TIME, TRANSMISSION FELL APART AN HOUR AFTER SHE PICKED IT UP. THIRD TIME, TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO INTO REVER...

GET A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE ONLY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, CAN BE ACCELERATING OR STAYING AT A NORMAL SPEED. KNOCKING STOPS WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. *AK

RADIATOR FAN IS DEFECTIVE. FAN SHROUD'S SHARP EDGES IS CUTTING INTO THE RADIATOR ,LEAKS START, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND DAMAGES THE HEADS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP.AK

THIS REPORT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE PLASTIC ON THE HEADLIGHT UNIT. I HAD NOTED PROBLEMS WITH ROAD LIGHTING BY MY CAR FOR QUITE SOMETIME AND HAVE USED THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO ILLUNIATE THE ROADS. (I DO NOT DRIVE MUCH AT NIGHT.) RECENTLY, THE ROAD ILLUMINATION BY THE FO...

WE FEEL THAT WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD SHOULD AT THE VERY LEAST HAVE A RELIABLE SAFETY SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR AND THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS OUR THIRD SEAT BELT THAT BROKE ON THIS VEHICLE. HOW CAN FORD ETHICALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT PUTTING ...

MOTOR FAILED. MJS

MOTOR FAILED. MJS

I WAS IN A NEAR HEAD-ON COLLSION, I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IF MY AIR BAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IT WAS NOT DISCONNECTED, NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN MODIFIED, AND I HAVE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END DAMAGE COLLISION. MJS

PASSIVE RESTRAINT SAFETY BELT MOTOR FAILED, WILL NOT MOVE INTO LOCK POSITION. MJS

PASSIVE RESTRAINT SAFETY BELT MOTOR FAILED, WILL NOT MOVE INTO LOCK POSITION. MJS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END DAMAGE COLLISION. MJS

PASSIVE RESTRAINT SAFETY BELT MOTOR FAILED, WILL NOT MOVE INTO LOCK POSITION. MJS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END DAMAGE COLLISION. MJS

PASSIVE RESTRAINT SAFETY BELT MOTOR FAILED, WILL NOT MOVE INTO LOCK POSITION. MJS

TIMING BELT FAILED. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD NO RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED.

TIMING BELT FAILED. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD NO RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED.

ANOTHER CAR HIT OWNERS VEHICLE AT 55MPH ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN INTO A RAVINE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MECHANIC COULDN'T DECIDE WHY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON CONTINUALLY. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED. CONTACTED DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP HAD INDICATED CODE 5-1 MEANS BLOWN FUSE OR ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE AIR BAG MODULE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES , THEY FAILED AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IE98074; DRIVER'S SEATBELT IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE SEATBELT BEING "STUCK" IN THE A POSITION WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. NEEDS TO REPLACE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY.

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED AND FAILED THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASONS, THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE COLLAPSING ON OUR CAR. HE HAS INFORMED US THAT HIS SHOP HAS BEEN GETTING NUMEROUS ESCORT WAGONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS OURS. HE HAS ADVISED US TO CALL THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE D...

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED AND FAILED THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASONS, THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE COLLAPSING ON OUR CAR. HE HAS INFORMED US THAT HIS SHOP HAS BEEN GETTING NUMEROUS ESCORT WAGONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS OURS. HE HAS ADVISED US TO CALL THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE D...

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A GRAVELED DRIVEWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER / MFR. NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH BLINKS DTC 32. SHOULD THE MFG. BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY RELATED DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE? *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT FAILED. MJS

RECALL 95S01. AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED NO RECALLS, REPLACEMENT AIRBAG NEEDED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

DEALERSHIP IS GIVING TROUBLE: FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BUT STILL HAVE TO PAY AROUND $250

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

ON JUNE 22, 1999 CONSUMER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, RETRACTOR IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15 TO 20MPH, AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IT EXPLODED AND TORE OFF THE STEERING COLUMN INTO HALF. DEALER SAID THAT IT WA S NORMAL FOR AN AIRBAG TO EXPLODE. *AK

SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. (IE98074) ALSO SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE HESITATES WHEN RETRACTING/REAR DEFROSTER SWITCH IS INOPERABLE. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. (IE98074) ALSO SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE HESITATES WHEN RETRACTING/REAR DEFROSTER SWITCH IS INOPERABLE. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. (IE98074) ALSO SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE HESITATES WHEN RETRACTING/REAR DEFROSTER SWITCH IS INOPERABLE. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AIRBAG'S SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO A BUZZING NOISE AND A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.

AIRBAG'S SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO A BUZZING NOISE AND A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.

WHEN TRAVELING STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN MORE THAN A INCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN UNIT. ALSO NOTE THERE IS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE...

WHILE DRIVING CAR LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED, WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO GARAGE. WAS INFORMED BY THEM THE CAMSHAFT BROKE IN TWO PROBABLY DUE TO "BAD PART" THIS TOOK OUT THE HEAD WHEN IT BROKE AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. I STILL HAVE THE BROKEN CAMSHAFT . HEAD WAS A EXCHANGE FOR THE REBUILT...

CONSUMER MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK, CAUSING BELT TO REST AGAINST CONSUMERS NECK, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURY IF AN ACCIDENT ACCURED. *YC

CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT CAUSED DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAUSED BURNS TO THE CONSUMER'S ARM. ALSO, FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH SMOKE.. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MICHELIN P17565R14 BRAND NEW TIRES ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND SPIN AROUND IN WET SNOWY CONDITIONS. HAD 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED. CALLED A MECHANIC WHO HAD TOLD HER THAT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN, AND IF SHE WAS DRIVING FASTER THE TIRE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

I KNOW THIS DRIVERSIDE SEAT BELT IS A PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH MYSELF BUT WITH OTHERS ALSO. IN FACT, I HAVE TWO FRIENDS THAT HAVE 94--95 ESCORTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SELTBELT IS OFF TRACK, AND I CAN'T USE IT PROPERLY. I WENT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY BRUSHED ME OFF. EVE...

CONSUMER CANNOT FIND ANYONE TO PERFORM AIRBAG ON/OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY.

SEAT BELT STRAP TOO LOOSE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.

THE MANIFOLD TO THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALSO POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND, THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. *AK

THE MANIFOLD TO THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALSO POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND, THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. *AK

THE MANIFOLD TO THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALSO POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND, THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AIR BAG CAME OUT, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE NEXT DAY WHEN DRIVER CHECKED VEHICLE AIR BAG WAS INFLATED,THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE COME OUT ORIGINALLY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY.

MY SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WENT FORWARD AS NORMAL WHEN I OPENED MY DOOR AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO RESHUT THE DOOR THE SHOULDER BELT HAD FAILED TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK. IT STOPPED ABOUT 3/4 WAY BACK. I HAD READ THE MANUEL AND DID THE PROCEDURES LISTED IN THE OWNERS MANUEL. THIS DIDN'T ...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FENDER WAS BENT, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER COULDN'T USE THE HORN DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING, DRIVER'S AIR BAG IS LOCATED ON THE SPACE WHERE THE HORN IS, AND HORN DOESN'T WORK. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FENDER WAS BENT, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER COULDN'T USE THE HORN DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING, DRIVER'S AIR BAG IS LOCATED ON THE SPACE WHERE THE HORN IS, AND HORN DOESN'T WORK. *AK *ML

RECALL 94V218000.95S01. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 25MPH, FRONT FRAME RAIL WAS BENT IN CRASH, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY ON THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TRACK FAILED TO WORK. THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '94 ESCORT. I WAS CHARGED $228.71 TO REPAIR THIS. I BELEIVE THAT A SEAT BELT IS A NESSECITY AND IT SHOULD BE EXPTECTED TO WORK ...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

THE FRONT AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SEATBELT SENSOR STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP (CHARLIE HENDERSON FORD IN WAVELAND, MS) REPLACED THE RETRACTING UNIT IN THE PASSENGER DOOR AT 16000 MILES DUE TO A BROKEN SEATBELT HARNESS LOCK. IT IS CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY WHEN ...

THIS VEHICLE HAS TOTALLY INADEQUATE BRAKES. THIS IS THE ONLY NON-ABS CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED WHERE THE BRAKES CANNOT BE LOCKED UPINTENTIONALLY AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND ALL THEY DID WAS BLEED AND CLEAN THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD BRAKE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED, THE ...

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKS OPENED , CAUSING CHILDREN TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAIL INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL GOES 1/4 TO 1/2 WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE. VERY SPONGY FEEL. TWICE HAVE ALMOST REARENDED OTHER CARS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DURING RUSH HOUR. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO LOCAL GOODYEAR SERVICE TO INSPECT BRAKES AND BLEED AIR FROM THE SYSTEM. THEY SAY BRAKE PADS AND SHOES ARE FINE AND TH...

IE98074; MOTORIZED SEAT BELT JAMMED. THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RETRACTOR, AND A BIG WIRE IS HANGING OUT. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. REPORT GIVEN BY DAUGHTER, NICOLE CALDWELL. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH REAR COIL SPRINGS. REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE CONSISTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER HAS TO START APPLYING BRAKES AT A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE DESTINATION DESIRED TO STOP. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH REAR COIL SPRINGS. REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE CONSISTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER HAS TO START APPLYING BRAKES AT A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE DESTINATION DESIRED TO STOP. *AK

VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE RUNNING.

PULLEY LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT KIT, CAUSING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TO POCKET AND THEN OFFSETS THE ALIGNMNET. INSTALLATION OF THE KIT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, OWNER HAS GONE THROUGH FOUR SETS OF TIRE IN THREE YEARS.

INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF AIR BAG LIGHT. (QCAW)

AT HIGH SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED. THE MOTOR RUNS BUT THE BELT DOES NOT MOVE.

STEERING COLUMN SHAFT MALFUNCTION. INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT REPAIR NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO STEERING WHEEL BREAKAGE DURING ATTEMPTED REMOVAL.

THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. CURRENTLY THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER WON'T TRY TO FIX, THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING IT. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED.

WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF WIPERS.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILURE.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT MECHANISM FAILURE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT BECAME INOPERATIVE, LOCKED IN A POSITION THAT CONFLICT WITH DRIVER'S VISIBILY. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT HAS FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER.

SEAT TRACK BROKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

AIR BAG FAILED.

ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSES FUSE TO BLOW, WHICH RESULTS IN LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILING. DEALER REPAIRS WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT TIME THEN THE FUSE WOULD BLOW AGAIN. NOW THE CIRCUITS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR THE DRIVER. DRIVER THINKS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM CONCERNING THE HEAD LIGHTS NOT BEING BRIGHT WHEN IT IS DARK /FOGGY OR RAINING. CONSUMER DOES NOT WISH TO HAVE HER PHONE NUMBER LISTED....

ENTERED & STARTED VEHICLE. NOTICED SEAT BELTS MOVING SLOWLY & THEN STOPPED HALF WAY. SEAT BELT FELL OUT OF THE TRACK. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND WOULD NOT MOVE. *AK

THE SEAT BELT HARNESSES FAILED.

VEHICLE HIT A DUMPSTER HEAD ON, TO AVOID A CRASH TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. DAMAGES WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

WINDOW SEALENT FAILED.

VEHICLE'S TIRES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY DUE TO A DEFECT IN SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER HAD REAR ALIGNMENT KIT INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER PROBLEMS WITH TIRES WEARING OUT IS STILL OCCURRING.

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S RESTRAINTS DON'T PROPERLY FASTEN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

DRIVING 35MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS REARENDED & SLAMMED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS FROM EITHER BEING REARENDED OR REARENDING OTHER VEHICLE. OWNER DOES NOT REMEMBER DUE TO BEING UNCONSCIENCE AT THE TIME. AIR BAG DID DEPLOY & SEAT BELT HELD. ENGINE STILL RUNNING & FUEL CUT OF...

DRIVING 35MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS REARENDED & SLAMMED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS FROM EITHER BEING REARENDED OR REARENDING OTHER VEHICLE. OWNER DOES NOT REMEMBER DUE TO BEING UNCONSCIENCE AT THE TIME. AIR BAG DID DEPLOY & SEAT BELT HELD. ENGINE STILL RUNNING & FUEL CUT OF...

DRIVING 35MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS REARENDED & SLAMMED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS FROM EITHER BEING REARENDED OR REARENDING OTHER VEHICLE. OWNER DOES NOT REMEMBER DUE TO BEING UNCONSCIENCE AT THE TIME. AIR BAG DID DEPLOY & SEAT BELT HELD. ENGINE STILL RUNNING & FUEL CUT OF...

BATTERY CRACKED, CAPS FLEW OFF, LEAKING BATTERY ACID.

DURING REAR END COLLISION, THE SEAT BELT BRACKET WHICH SLIDES ALONG MOTORIZED TRACK, ABOVE DRIVER'S LEFT WINDOW, CAME TOWARDS DRIVER, CUT EYE OF DRIVER UPON IMPACT DUE TO LOCATION AND POSITIONING OF BRACKET/CLIP. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN EXCELERATION, CAUSE NOT YET DETERMINED. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE DASH BROAD AREAS WERE BURNED. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN ABOUT (4) HOURS. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS GET STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. DEALER CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH BELTS. *AK

THE LATCH ON TRUNK STICKS.

HAZARD LIGHT FUSE REPLACED.

BATTERY REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED FUEL AND THE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM BEHIND METAL PLATE FROM THE GAS TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND IT'S STILL IS THERE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE BROKE OUT. *AK

REAR SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE.

FIRE STARTED INSIDE THE CAR. *AK

WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE ACTIVE SEAT BELT GETS STUCK IN A STATIONERY POSITION. PLEASE EXPLAIN DETAILS. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING FIRE.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

OWNER STATES THAT HER HORN WAS TO0 LOW, AND THAT SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND THEY FIXED PROBLEM BUT OWNER STILL FEELS THAT HORN IS TO0 LOW TO BE HEARD. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT TO THE OPEN POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY MECHANIC. *AK

WIFE DROVE TO WORK; WENT INTO BLDG.; CO-WORKER NOTIFIED OWNER THAT VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES; FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED, PUT FLAMES OUT; POLICE ARRIVED ALSO; WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED; ALSO, CAMSHAFT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF FITH GEAR. *AK

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED; ALSO, CAMSHAFT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF FITH GEAR. *AK

AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE IN CRASH, CAUSING INJURY.

GOODYEAR TIRES FAILED.

MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT THE CURB . *AK *JB

UPON IMPACT DURING REAREND COLLISION, WAS FORCED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING MULTI-CAR CRASH, FRONTAL IMPACT 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, 45 MPH, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

(FOURTH TIME), WHEN CHANGING LANES TO THE LEFT AFTER 55MPH OR MORE THE CAR FISHTAILS (WANDERS), AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE OUTER FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. *AK

HARMONIC BALANCE RSEPARATED FROM V-BELT DRIVE GEAR WHILE IDLING IN MASSIVE TRAFFIC DUE TO RUBBER DETERIORATING FROM THE HEAT, SEPARATING THE PARTS. *AK

HARMONIC BALANCE RSEPARATED FROM V-BELT DRIVE GEAR WHILE IDLING IN MASSIVE TRAFFIC DUE TO RUBBER DETERIORATING FROM THE HEAT, SEPARATING THE PARTS. *AK

AIR BAG ALARM INTERMITTENTLY BLINKS AN "A CODE 53" WHICH MEANS CRASH SENSOR HAS FAILED.*AK CONSUMER STATES ON COLD DAYS THE AIR BAG WILL INTERMITTENLY SOUND AN ALARM OR 53 MEANING A CRASH SENSOR IS FAILING, CONSUMER TOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS DUE...

AIR BAG ALARM INTERMITTENTLY BLINKS AN "A CODE 53" WHICH MEANS CRASH SENSOR HAS FAILED.*AK CONSUMER STATES ON COLD DAYS THE AIR BAG WILL INTERMITTENLY SOUND AN ALARM OR 53 MEANING A CRASH SENSOR IS FAILING, CONSUMER TOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS DUE...

AIR BAG ALARM INTERMITTENTLY BLINKS AN "A CODE 53" WHICH MEANS CRASH SENSOR HAS FAILED.*AK CONSUMER STATES ON COLD DAYS THE AIR BAG WILL INTERMITTENLY SOUND AN ALARM OR 53 MEANING A CRASH SENSOR IS FAILING, CONSUMER TOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS DUE...

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND IMPACTED 6:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, AZLSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND IMPACTED 6:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, AZLSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

BATTERY EXPLODED, EMITTING ACID FUMES INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, BURNING EYES/THROAT.

SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARK GEAR.

ELECTIRCAL SHORT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOTOR , CAUSING THE SEAT TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE, AND PADS REPLACED TWICE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR , AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED IN ORDER TO STOP.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE, AND PADS REPLACED TWICE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR , AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED IN ORDER TO STOP.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE, AND PADS REPLACED TWICE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR , AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED IN ORDER TO STOP.*AK

ODOMETER FRAUD. *SD

WHEN DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR COMES ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR COMES ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN HIT FROM THE SIDE AND THE DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK CONSUMER RECEIVED DAMAGES FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER HAS NERVE DAMAGE AND HEARING LOSS. *SLC

BLINDING GLARE FROM WINDSHIELD OBSCURES VISION. *DH

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD.

AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN DRIVER WAS REARENDED AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT WENT BACK AND TWISTED. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *AK

AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN DRIVER WAS REARENDED AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT WENT BACK AND TWISTED. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *AK

CAR PARKED, HEARD CAR STARTING UP, CAR MOVING, OPENED DOOR, PUSHED BRAKES, INSERTED KEY, STILL MOVING, FIRE FROM WHEEL AREA, FIRE DEPT. ON SCENE FOR FIRE. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE, NOISE DEVELOPED AROUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DLR UNCERTAIN OF CAUSE. *AK

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED 5 MPH, UNDER THE HOOD FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT IN CIRCUIT, CAUSING THE INGNTION SWITCH TO OVER HEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

THE DOME LIGHT IN THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE DOME LIGHT IN THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO STAY LATCHED.

THE FUEL RETURN LINE IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE HEAT FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED THE LINE TO MELT AND SPRAY GAS ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THREE TIMES, PURCHASE CAR NEW. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE MADE WITHOUT LEFT REAR DOGBONE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ALIGN REAR WHEELS. *DSH

DURING IMPACT, THE TWO REAR SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER STILL HIT WINDSHIELD. *AK

DRIVER STARTING, HAVING A SEIZURE RAN INTO A DITCH DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *AK

DRIVER STARTING, HAVING A SEIZURE RAN INTO A DITCH DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *AK

DRIVER STARTING, HAVING A SEIZURE RAN INTO A DITCH DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE SIDE, HAD SIXTEEN TIRES ON VEHICLE BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE SIDE, HAD SIXTEEN TIRES ON VEHICLE BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS WORK IN STOPPING THE CAR. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH DISC BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS WORK IN STOPPING THE CAR. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH DISC BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS WORK IN STOPPING THE CAR. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH DISC BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

POWER BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AIR IN IT. CAUSING SMOKE AND FUMES TO FILL THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

CONSUMER THINKS THE FUEL LINE DEFECTIVE REPLACED FUEL LINE WAS CUT FUEL IS LEAKING . TT

WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

BUMPER ROCK AND BUMPER BROKE IN HALF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

BUMPER ROCK AND BUMPER BROKE IN HALF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY GAS BURNED CONSUMER. TT

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT FEB. 12, 1995 AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED 6 TIMES SINCE SHE HAD THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT FEB. 12, 1995 AND PASSENGERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED 6 TIMES SINCE SHE HAD THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT FEB. 12, 1995 AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED 6 TIMES SINCE SHE HAD THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW HAVE 11,000 MILES NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. TT

THE SHOULDER HARNESS DOES NOT WORK WELL. TT

REAR SEAT CENTER SEAT BELT LOOSENED IN COLLISION, ALLOWING BOOSTER SEAT TO SHIFT. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601091). *DSH

REAR SEAT CENTER SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 490749). *DSH

STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT

BRAKES REPAIRED (8) TIMES W/BRAKES FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE. TT FORD REPLACED VEHICLE UNDER THE REACQUIRED VEHICLE PROGRAM, AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAD 19169 MILES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY, DEALER CAN'T FIX UNTIL MFR PROVIDES KIT. TT

BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. *SD

THE CAR ACCELERATES WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

HAD TO HAVE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED BECAUSE OF GRINDING, STILL NOT STOPPING PROPERLY. TT

BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY HARD AND VEHICLE CAN'T BE STOPPED. TT

FIRE BROKE OUT UNDERDASH; ENTIRE DASHBOARD MELTED DOWN; VEHICLE PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR; VEHICLE TOTALED; REASON UNKNOWN. TT

THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT IN THE CAR HAS CAUGHT PEOPLES HAIR, HANDS AND ALSO CAUGHT HER ELBOW. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

VEHICLE JUMPED INTO PARK WHILE GOING 50MPH AND SLAMED IN A DITCH. TT

LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN OF VEHICLE CAUSED VEHICLE TO DRIFT FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *SD

TRANSMISSION DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*SD

BRAKE PADS WEAR PREMATURELY. *SKD

TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING.

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG PRIOR TO RECALL ( 94V218), RESULTING IN INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD

AUTO-TRAN: WHILE UN LOW GEAR TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP/COULD NOT START VEHICLE UNTIL SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. *AK

ABS: WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, APPLIED BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT; HIT BACK BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURIN ACCIDENT. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. *AK

DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER FAILED. TT

THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WAS RETRACTING BACK CAUGHT CONSUMER HAND NOT BAD . TT

A HEAVY SMELL OF OIL COMES INSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE, REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET. TT

EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND HEARD METAL TO METAL SOUND UPON BRAKING, ALSO BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TT

THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

HEATER DEFROSTER WHEN TURNED GIVES OFF STRONG FUMES THAT SMELL LIKE A DEAD ANIMAL. TT

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. TT

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENAIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. TT

TURN ON THE HEATER DEFROSTER STRONG FUMES LIKE DEAD MEAT THAT MADE PASSENGERS DIZZY AND FEELING SICK. TT

WIRING REPLACED. *SKD

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVING 45MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. "DUP: SEE 960247". TT

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. "DUP 950412: 960281". TT

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY VIBRATES/PULLS TO THE LEFT. *SKD

VEHICLE SHIFTS HARSHLY, ALSO GETS INTO 4TH GEAR TOO EARLY.

DRIVER/PASSENGER FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETAIN OCCUPANTS WHEN DRIVING. TOO MUCH SLACK. TT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAR STALLS, WIPERS FAILED. TT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAR STALLS, WIPERS FAILED. TT

AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. *SKD

FULE GAUGE FAILED, CAUSING GAUGE TO RISE AND FALL WHILE DRIVING.

DRIVER'S WINDOW CRACKED WHEN STRUCK BY A ROCK. *SKD

ENGINE RAN OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN PASSING GEAR. TT

REAR DOOR HINGE HAD MISSING BOLT. TT

ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO A CONTINUOUS OIL LEAK.

WINDSHIELD REPLACED.

TIMING BELT OVER TENSIONED, CAUSING NOISE WHEN BRAKING OR SHIFTING.

THROTTLE VALVE ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION/RPM'S RACING. *SKD

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS STRIPPED.

TRANSMISSION MOUNTS MISALIGNED, CAUSING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING.

RIGHT REAR WINDOW CAME OFF DOOR TRACK.

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 50 MPH, AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. TT

OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. *AK

FUEL GAUGE FAILED, GIVING INACCURATE FUEL READINGS.