1998 FORD ESCORT Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 144,998

I AM CONCERNED REGARDING REAR BUMPER COVER. THIS VERY IMPORTANT PAFT ON TBIS VEHICLE IS MADE TOTALLY OF FIBERGLASS OR A SIMILAR PRODUCT WHICH BECOMES MORE CRACKED WITH TIME AND THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS NO HARD METAL BAR FOR PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A REAR IMPACT . THIS BUMPER WHICH I HAD REM...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ESCORT. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE SIZE 185/65/14. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND HE HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES. THE CONTACT DETECTED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES HAD A DEFECT WITHIN THE INNER LINER AND...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ESCORT. THE TIRE BRAND WAS BRIDGE STONE INSIGNIA SL, TIRE SIZE WAS P175/65R14. THE DOT WAS UNKNOWN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHAS...

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE IN 2003 AND WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A REPAIR SHOP GETTING AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONT...

Mileage: 150,000

FAILURE OF THE REAR SPRINGS ON 1998 FORD ESCORT FIRST IN 2003 AT 12,195MILES AND THE REPLACEMENTS BOTH FAILED AGAIN IN 2009 AT 36, 000 MILES. FAILURE APPEARS DUE TO SALT CORROSION ENHANCEMENT DUE TO COVERED SPRING SURFACE. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE THEY WOULD ...

Mileage: 12,195

DURING A STATE REQUIRED INSPECTION FOUND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 36,252

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1998 FORD ESCORT LX ON A 35 MPH ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF HIM SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES. MY SON IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO STOP THE CAR, BUT HE REAR-ENDED THE OTHER CAR BEFORE HE COULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DURING THE IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND T...

Mileage: 90,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1998 FORD ESCORT LX ON A 35 MPH ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF HIM SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES. MY SON IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO STOP THE CAR, BUT HE REAR-ENDED THE OTHER CAR BEFORE HE COULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DURING THE IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND T...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THAT DID NOT PREVENT THEM FROM BEING THROWN TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND INJURED. THE DRIVE...

Mileage: 81,756

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THAT DID NOT PREVENT THEM FROM BEING THROWN TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND INJURED. THE DRIVE...

Mileage: 81,756

I WAS SOLD A 1998 FORD ESCORT ZX2 FOR 800 DOLLARS, FROM BUT BEHIND A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DID THE NOTARY, AND THEY WERE THE ONES WHO SIGNED OFF ON THE CAR AND GAVE ME A HAND WRITTEN RECEIPT WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S NAME ON IT. THEY ALSO DID THE INSPECTION LATER ON AFTER WE REPLACED ONE OF T...

Mileage: 187,000

I WAS SOLD A 1998 FORD ESCORT ZX2 FOR 800 DOLLARS, FROM BUT BEHIND A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DID THE NOTARY, AND THEY WERE THE ONES WHO SIGNED OFF ON THE CAR AND GAVE ME A HAND WRITTEN RECEIPT WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S NAME ON IT. THEY ALSO DID THE INSPECTION LATER ON AFTER WE REPLACED ONE OF T...

Mileage: 187,000

I WAS SOLD A 1998 FORD ESCORT ZX2 FOR 800 DOLLARS, FROM BUT BEHIND A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DID THE NOTARY, AND THEY WERE THE ONES WHO SIGNED OFF ON THE CAR AND GAVE ME A HAND WRITTEN RECEIPT WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S NAME ON IT. THEY ALSO DID THE INSPECTION LATER ON AFTER WE REPLACED ONE OF T...

Mileage: 187,000

THE HEADLAMP COVERS ARE AWFUL AND DANGEROUS. THEY ARE SO CLOUDY THEY MAKE VISIBILITY ALMOST NIL IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES (ESP FOGGY NIGHTS). I FEEL THE MATERIAL THEY ARE MADE OF IS SUB PAR, CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. SHE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS DARK COLORED AND LEAKING. THE DEA...

Mileage: 176,432

COIL SPRING ON 1998 FORD ESCORT BROKE AND ALMOST BLEW OUT THE TIRE. BROUGHT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET IT FIXED AND REPLACED THE TIRE.*AK

Mileage: 49,300

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED HORN HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 31,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE , AND THAT ITWAS CAUSING THE HORN NOT TO WORK. THE HORN HAS BEEN REPLA...

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED HORN HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 31,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE , AND THAT ITWAS CAUSING THE HORN NOT TO WORK. THE HORN HAS BEEN REPLA...

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED HORN HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 31,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE , AND THAT ITWAS CAUSING THE HORN NOT TO WORK. THE HORN HAS BEEN REPLA...

BROKEN REAR SPRINGS. *JB

Mileage: 135,000

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THEN 6 MONTHS FOR THE 2002. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN FORD ESCORT. I HAVE A 1998 & 2002 AND BOTH HAVE BROKEN REAR SPRINGS. ALSO EVERY TECHNICIAN I HAVE TALKED TO KNOWS THE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 120,048

WHILE HAVING POSSIBLE BRAKE NOISES CHECKED, THE MECHANIC, WHILE THE CAR WAS ON THE LIFT, SAW THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. HE STATED THAT THE MARKS HE SAW INDICATED THAT THEY HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR A WHILE. *JB

I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS RELATING TO CAR FUEL PUMP OR TRANSMISSION SHOPS COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS BUT THE DRIVABLITY OF MY 98 ESCORT ZX2 COST ME MORE MONEY IN PROBLEM SOLVING, 1,500 PLUS IN RECENT REPAIRS INCLUDING EMERGENCY AND REPEAT REPAIRS AND FAULTY REPAIRS. MY FUEL ECONOMY IS 160 MILES PE...

I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS RELATING TO CAR FUEL PUMP OR TRANSMISSION SHOPS COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS BUT THE DRIVABLITY OF MY 98 ESCORT ZX2 COST ME MORE MONEY IN PROBLEM SOLVING, 1,500 PLUS IN RECENT REPAIRS INCLUDING EMERGENCY AND REPEAT REPAIRS AND FAULTY REPAIRS. MY FUEL ECONOMY IS 160 MILES PE...

I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS RELATING TO CAR FUEL PUMP OR TRANSMISSION SHOPS COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS BUT THE DRIVABLITY OF MY 98 ESCORT ZX2 COST ME MORE MONEY IN PROBLEM SOLVING, 1,500 PLUS IN RECENT REPAIRS INCLUDING EMERGENCY AND REPEAT REPAIRS AND FAULTY REPAIRS. MY FUEL ECONOMY IS 160 MILES PE...

I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS RELATING TO CAR FUEL PUMP OR TRANSMISSION SHOPS COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS BUT THE DRIVABLITY OF MY 98 ESCORT ZX2 COST ME MORE MONEY IN PROBLEM SOLVING, 1,500 PLUS IN RECENT REPAIRS INCLUDING EMERGENCY AND REPEAT REPAIRS AND FAULTY REPAIRS. MY FUEL ECONOMY IS 160 MILES PE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED NO PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 81,000

WAS HAVING MY 1998 ESCORT SERVICED. MECHANIC FOUND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED IN SAME SPOT. HAD THEM REPAIRED THERE INSTANTLY AT A COST OF $710.10 . I CALLED FORD THEY SAID NO RECALL, I THEN BROUGHT SPRINGS TO MY FORD DEALER TO SHOW THEM AND TO ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS, I...

Mileage: 38,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE HAS A LOUD ROAR WHEN IDLING. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATES RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED A NEW SPEED CONTROL AND AN IDLE CONTROL MODULE. THIS WAS REPLACED TWICE BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A DIA...

Mileage: 3,000

DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BE SEVERALLY BURNED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY COMPLETELY. THIS OCCURRED ON AUGUST 3, 2004. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A POST. T...

DT: CONSUMER TOOK 1998 FORD ESCORT FOR A OIL CHANGE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005. THE MECHANIC FOUND BOTH REAR COILS SPRINGS BROKE. THE REAR STRUTS WERE DAMAGED, AND THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS BROKEN. THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE AT TIME OF SERVICE WAS 71, 127 MILES. THE CONSUMER USED THE CAR FOR SHOPP...

DT: CONSUMER TOOK 1998 FORD ESCORT FOR A OIL CHANGE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005. THE MECHANIC FOUND BOTH REAR COILS SPRINGS BROKE. THE REAR STRUTS WERE DAMAGED, AND THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS BROKEN. THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE AT TIME OF SERVICE WAS 71, 127 MILES. THE CONSUMER USED THE CAR FOR SHOPP...

DT: CONSUMER TOOK 1998 FORD ESCORT FOR A OIL CHANGE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005. THE MECHANIC FOUND BOTH REAR COILS SPRINGS BROKE. THE REAR STRUTS WERE DAMAGED, AND THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS BROKEN. THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE AT TIME OF SERVICE WAS 71, 127 MILES. THE CONSUMER USED THE CAR FOR SHOPP...

DT: 1998 FORD ESCORT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE SERVICED, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTICED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN , APPROXIMATELY 1 TURNS FROM THE TOP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY TOLD HIM THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACE...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: 1998 FORD ESCORT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE SERVICED, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTICED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN , APPROXIMATELY 1 TURNS FROM THE TOP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY TOLD HIM THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACE...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: 1998 FORD ESCORT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE SERVICED, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTICED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN , APPROXIMATELY 1 TURNS FROM THE TOP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY TOLD HIM THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACE...

Mileage: 65,000

AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY FROM A 20 MILE TRIP, THE IDLE ON THE VEHICLE BECAME ROUGH WHEN STOPPED. THE BEST DESCRIPTION WAS THAT THE IDLE STARTED TO SURGE AND PULSE WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FULLY STOPPED. JUST PRIOR TO PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY (LESS THAN A MILE FROM HIGHWAY) THE RADIO AND VE...

Mileage: 67,000

THE FAILURE INVOLVES THE INTERLOCK THAT KEEPS YOU FROM SHIFTING OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. MY LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB HAD BURNED OUT. I STOPPED THE CAR, PUT IT IN PARK, AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, TO GET OUT AND CHECK THE OTHER TURN SIGNALS. FIRST I TURNED ON THE LEFT SIDE AND VE...

Mileage: 91,500

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ESCORT WAGON. WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLE THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WITH SOMETHING HOLDING IT INTO PLACE. THE REAR COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 1998 FORD ESCORT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE DRIVER HIT THE POLE AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE. THE INSIDE OF THE AIR BAG SPRAYED THE CHEMICALS ON THE DRIVER, THE CHEMICALS BURNT HER HANDS AND ARM. SHE SAID THAT SHE COULD NOT FIND A LAWYER IN HER TOWN TO TAK...

Mileage: 90,000

DT: THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NO NOISE BEFORE THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ALONG A CROWDED HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD AND WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THIS HAPPENED FRIDAY JULY 15TH, 2005. *AK *NM

Mileage: 100,000

DT: 1998 FORD ESCORT. BOTH OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. THE SEAT BELT STRAPS WILL NOT PULL OUT FROM THE SEAT, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THEM. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT STOPPED RETRACTING. THIS WAS IN JUNE OF 2004. AND ON 7-25-05 THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEA...

I OWN A 1998 FORD ESCORT WITH 32,000 MILES AND RECENTLY HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL MODULE REPLACED.WHEN THE REPAIR SHOP ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE A NEW PART, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THIS PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND ...

Mileage: 32,400

MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK , WHEN SHE CALLED ME & SAID "DAD MY CAR HAS LOSS POWER & IS RUNNING VERY ROUGH". I TOLD HER TO PULL OVER & I WOULD BE THERE SHORTLY, SINCE SHE WAS ONLY ABOUT 8 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. AS I WAS PREPAIRING TO LEAVE, MY DAUGHTER CALLED ME BACK & SAID THERE WAS A FIRE UND...

Mileage: 10,200

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE LEFT FRONT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, AND HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 HOURS. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS FROM THE POWER CONTROL MODUL...

DT: VEHICLE BROKE REAR SPRINGS 2 YEARS AGO. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS SEEN MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES AND IS WELL KEPT. THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM ,AND WAS FOUND DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE REAR BRAKES. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE HAD IT NOT BEEN FOUND. *AK

Mileage: 76,100

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED , AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SMASHING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON TH...

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED , AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SMASHING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON TH...

THE VEHICLE'S BELT TENIONER ASSEMBLY BROKE 3 TIME. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE HOUSING FOR WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT TENIONER AND MICO V BELT. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE GEARS ON THE VEHICLE CHANGE FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON THEIR OWN. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS. OWNER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 74,000

CONSTANTLY WET CONDITION ON DRIVER SIDE FLOOR - DURING WET WEATHER. WATER COMING THROUGH THE FLOOR OR FIREWALL (NEAR THE FLOOR) AND FILLING THE FLOOR WITH WATER. *JB 1998 FORD ESCORT LX

Mileage: 134,000

EACH TIME WHEN VEHICLE SPLASHES IN A PUDDLE OF WATER THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE THE STATE INSPECTION STATION WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE INSPECTOR INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

THE PAINT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT PANEL WAS STRIPED OFF IN A CAR WASH. AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE CARS HAS NOT BEEN REPAINTED. WELL... NOT WHILE I'VE OWNED IT. I AM HAVING THE CAR REPAINTED. *NM

Mileage: 69,887

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK AND MADE NOISE. THEN, SUDDENLY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK CAR SHOOK AND MADE NOISES. THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START OR MOVE AFTER IT SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TC UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM UPDATED 12/07...

Mileage: 135,000

AFTER STRIKING A VEHICLE IN FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. HOWEVER, NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED. *AK

WHILE HAVING MY OIL CHANGED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION SPRING WAS BROKEN NEAR THE BOTTOM. THE BROKEN SPRING DID NOT PERCEIVABLY ALTER THE FUNCTION OF THE CAR NOR DID IT MAKE NOISE. IT WAS CLARIFIED TO ME THAT THE SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COM...

Mileage: 47,983

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH A COMPUTER CHIP FELL FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. AND THEN THE FUEL GAS GAUGE SYSTEM INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. *AK *SC *JB

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE SPRINGS AND STRUTS ON VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH CRACKED SPRINGS DURING A MAINTENANCE CHECK. *SC *JB

Mileage: 80,000

BROUGHT MY CAR TO SHOP TO HAVE STRUTS REPLACED. WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AND HAD DESTROYED THE STRUTS AS WELL. VEHICLE HAS 80,00 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THE MECHANIC HAS ONE EVERY WEEK INTO HIS SHOP. ...

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, AND SOON AFTER CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING HIT THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS GUIDED TO THE SHOULDER, AND CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BRACKETS BROKE. THIS IN TURN, CAUSED THE AC COMPRESSOR TO FALL AND RIP A HOLE INTO THE OIL PAN.*AK *NM

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, AND SOON AFTER CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING HIT THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS GUIDED TO THE SHOULDER, AND CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BRACKETS BROKE. THIS IN TURN, CAUSED THE AC COMPRESSOR TO FALL AND RIP A HOLE INTO THE OIL PAN.*AK *NM

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART, THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

I TOOK MY 1998 FORD ESCORT TO GAGNE FORD IN PRINCETON, WISCONSIN, TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE TIE RODS. "OUTER TIE ROD ENDS. RIGHT OUTER IS LOOSE. LEFT OUTER IS SIEZED." SINCE THERE IS ONLY 23,200 MILES ON THE CAR, I CHECKED FOR RECALLS. ...

Mileage: 23,200

HORN SOUNDS AT ALL HOURS. UNPLUGGED. *AK

SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD AND CANNOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK.ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEMS?*AK

REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS ARE UNABLE TO RETRACT. AS A RESULT, THE CHILD SEATS ARE NOT BEING RESTRAINT. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

AT 123,00MI I NOTICED WATER LEAKING FORM BEHIND WATER PUMP TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP HOUSING PART #F8RZ-8501-EN IT HAD ERODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT RESULTING IN A PINHOLE LEAK I ALSO HAD THE WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT REPLASED JUST IN CASEAT A COST OF 625 DOLLARS. 13 M...

Mileage: 156,000

WHEN ENGAGING INTO DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD CONSUMER MADE AN MADE A RIGHT TURN AND VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A GUARD RAIL. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

1998 ESCORT NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS INTO THE ENGINE. CHANGED FUEL FILTER, HAD FUEL INJECTORS LOOKED AT, GOT PREMIUM GAS, NO LUCK. THE CAR IDLES EXTREMELY ROUGHLY AND SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IT FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL AND BUCKS WHEN IDLING AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THE IDLE IS BECOMING WORSE AND WOR...

ON DECEMBER, 17TH, IN THE EVENING, MY HUSBAND WAS ON ROUTE 20, IN MARLBOROUGH, MA. HE HAD MADE A WRONG TURN AND WAS GOING 2 MPH, DOING A K-TURN, WHEN BOTH THE AIRBAGS IN HIS 1998 FORD ESCORT INFLATED. HE HAS A STANDARD SHIFT CAR. AT THE TIME OF THE FAULTY INFLATION, AS HE WAS STRUCK BY THE AIRBAG...

Mileage: 104,300

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE BACK OF THE SEAT WILL DROP DOWN. I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND MADE COMMENT OF THIS TO WHICH I WAS TOLD I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT OVER THE YEARS AND MILES, IS THAT TH...

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE BACK OF THE SEAT WILL DROP DOWN. I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND MADE COMMENT OF THIS TO WHICH I WAS TOLD I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT OVER THE YEARS AND MILES, IS THAT TH...

HELLO, MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE REAR COIL SPRINGS OF '98 ISH ESCORTS. IN MY CASE, THE FIRST SPRING FAILED AT ABOUT 80,000 KMS AND THE SECOND WAS CONFIRMED JUST TODAY WHILE HAVING A TIRE REPLACED DUE TO A PUNCTURE. THREE GARAGES HAVE MADE UNSOLICITED COMMENTS CONCERNING THE AWFUL COILS DELIVER...

HELLO, MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE REAR COIL SPRINGS OF '98 ISH ESCORTS. IN MY CASE, THE FIRST SPRING FAILED AT ABOUT 80,000 KMS AND THE SECOND WAS CONFIRMED JUST TODAY WHILE HAVING A TIRE REPLACED DUE TO A PUNCTURE. THREE GARAGES HAVE MADE UNSOLICITED COMMENTS CONCERNING THE AWFUL COILS DELIVER...

WHILE SWERVING TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL REAR END FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A TREE, THEN FLIPPED, AND LANDED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE SWERVING TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL REAR END FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A TREE, THEN FLIPPED, AND LANDED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH REAR END TOOK OFF. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

REAR COIL STRINGS BROKE AT 70,000 MILES ON 1998 FORD ESCORT WAGON.*AK

CAR WILL LOOSE POWER ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES AFTER SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGH SPEEDS (55-75 MPH) TO PASS THROUGH AN AUTOMATED EPASS SYSTEM (35MPH). THERE IS NO BUCKING OR SURGING, SIMPLY A LOSS OF POWER. YOU CAN PUT THE ACCELATOR TO THE FLOOR TO NO AVAIL. ONCE DOWN BELOW 10 MPH THE CAR WILL STALL OUT. AFTE...

Mileage: 51,950

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. DROVE VEHICLE TO A REPAIRS SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RIGHT REAR STRUT SPRING BROKE. *AK

FAX FWD FM FMCSA FM ELOISE J. QUINN (CT) SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN GETTING FORD TO REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIR OF THE IGNITION MODULE ON HER 1998 FORD ESCORT.*MR THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE. FORD REFUSE TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER. *T...

VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. PARTS HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

ON AUGUST 5, 2003, I WAS REARENDED WHILE DRIVING A 1998 FORD ESCORT. THE AUTO KILL SWICH NEVER KILLED THE ENGINE. LUCKILY THE GAS TANK STAYED INTACT. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE FIRE PERSONELL AT THE SCENE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE KILL SWITCH WAS NOT TRIPPED. BOTH BACK DOORS W...

Mileage: 102,000

FAILURE OF VEHICLE'S REAR SUSPENSION COILS. NAR 08/01/2003*MR *CB

Mileage: 35,000

ENGINE IS FAILING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE'S REAR SEAT BELTS ARE LOCKING IN THE RETRACT POSITION AND WOULDN'T RELEASE. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO PROPERLY RETRAIN CHILDREN IN CSS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMENT IN ORDER THE CORRECT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE A 1998 FORD ESCORT I ONLY HAVE 19.099 MILES. I PURCHASE THIS CARD ON NOVEMBER OF1998, THEREFORE THE DRIVING TIME WILL BE 4 YEARS ON THIS NOVEMBER. MY ENGINE WENT DEAD. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT MY CAR NO LONGER HAS ANY WARRANTY.*AK I HAVE EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE EXPENDED $14.000 FOR THE US...

Mileage: 19,095

REAR (BOTH) SPRINGS ON 1998 FORD ESCORT BROKE PRIOR TO 55,000 MILES. CAR WAS NOT USED FOR ANY HEAVY DUTY DRIVING.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

GRACO 8442 CYP CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *MR PH

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION HAD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN HAZARD FLASHERS ARE ON CONSUMER CAN SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Mileage: 87,000

DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION FOR MY 1998 FORD ESCORT, I WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED BOTH REAR STRUTS TO WEAKEN. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS TYPE VEHICLE. *TT

REAR SPRINGS BROKE AT 25,000 MILES. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT FORD DESIGNED THE SPRINGS TOO THIN. FORD WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE COST TO ME. *TT

Mileage: 25,600

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED HER DAUGHTER INSIDE OF THE CHILD INTERGRATED CAR SEAT, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STRAP HAD SEPARATED. *JB

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 1998 FORD ESCORT SE WAGON WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN (EACH CRACKED AND BROKE IN TWO PIECES BENEATH THE PLASTIC SLEEVE). VEHICLE HAD 52,715 MILES AT THE TIME, BUT FROM CORROSION EVIDENCE OF BROKEN SPRINGS, IT APPEARS THEY MAY HAVE BEEN BROKEN FOR AWHILE PRIOR TO DISCOVERY. ...

Mileage: 52,715

WHEN THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION , THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO THE MOVE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FROM THE PARK POSITION. *JB

Mileage: 64,544

THE VEHICLES GEAR SHIFT LOCKED AND COULDN'T BE MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *NLM

I READ THAT THAT NHTSA CONDUCTED A STUDY ON TIE ROD END FAILURE IN FORD CARS AT SOME POINT. I HAVE JUST HAD TWO SETS OF TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED ON MY FORD ESCORT (98 MODEL YEAR) WITHIN A SPAN OF A YEAR AND A HALF. IF YOU ARE STILL COLLECTING DATA FOR THIS ISSUE, I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT MY CASE. *JB

I READ THAT THAT NHTSA CONDUCTED A STUDY ON TIE ROD END FAILURE IN FORD CARS AT SOME POINT. I HAVE JUST HAD TWO SETS OF TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED ON MY FORD ESCORT (98 MODEL YEAR) WITHIN A SPAN OF A YEAR AND A HALF. IF YOU ARE STILL COLLECTING DATA FOR THIS ISSUE, I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT MY CASE. *JB

THE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED.*JB

Mileage: 75,000

INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE CAUSE. PH...*AK

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 FORD ESCORT SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN AUGUST, 1998. THE MOST SEVERE AND RECENT PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN DECEMBER, 2002. THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING MAJOR OVERHEATING PROBLEMS IN MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. I AM NOT CERTAIN IF ...

Mileage: 39,500

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.*JB

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TROUBLE DATED BACK TO THE RECALL, PRIOR TO THE RECALL THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN OVER SENSITIVE SENSOR OR AIR BEING IN THE GAS TANK. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BOGUS CODE. *JB N...

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE. CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH IN A FRONTAL COLLISON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER UPON VEHICLE IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60MPH THE ENGINE'S TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. TS

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION, STILL LURCHES IN FIRST, HAS HEAVY SIDEWAYS VIBRATION UNTIL VEHICLE HITS HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR REPAIR WHILE UNDER WARRANTY FROM FIRST REPAIR, FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. DT

THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN REVERSE AND WOULD SLIP IN ALL GEARS. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS DUE TO MODIFICATION CONSUMER MADE TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IN TOW. WARRANTY REPAIR IS DENIED BY THE DEALER. *JG

Mileage: 11,019

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED 20,000 MILES AGO; DEALER WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY. DT

THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED 20,000 MILES AGO; DEALER WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY. DT

THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED 20,000 MILES AGO; DEALER WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY. DT

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WORN OUT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT AND REAR COIL SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. LEFT BRAKE GRABBED. RATTLE NOISE...

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE SHE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER AUTO HIT HER FROM BEHIND, CAUSING THE BACK END OF THE AUTO TO COME IN THE FRONT SEAT. SHE STATES HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS TOLD THAT BY AN INVESTIGATOR THAT AN IMPACT OF THAT MAGNITUDE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. S...

THE DRIVER HEARD SOME SCRAPPING NOISE BUT WASN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE OWNER HAD TO GO THROUGH INSPECTION WHICH HIS VEHICLE WAS REJECTED DUE TO THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BREAKING. HE IS ALSO AWARE OF SOMEONE ELSE WITH SIMILAR FAILURE. MRJLG

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING SHE THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE . AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE STEERING RODS WERE MISSING. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50 MPH. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM FAILURE CAUSING TO LOST THE CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE PARKED AND WITH NO WARNING THE HORN WILL OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE HORN HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE HORN WOULD NOT GO OFF. CONSUMER ALSO, STATES THAT THIS IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM. ALSO THE DIRECTIONALS ARE INOPERABLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ACTIVAT...

TS

VEHICLE HIT A TREE AT 45 MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD AND BROKE ARM. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN.*AK

WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT HEARD GRINDING NOISE AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN CRANKSHAFT SLID OFF, AND WENT INTO STEEL FRAME OF VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REAR SPRING COILS BROKE WHILE DRIVING.*AK

HARMONIC BALANCER FOR THE KING PIN BROKE.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE EXITING PARKWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END, THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS HITTING INTO THE WALL OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMERS HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND GOT...

WHILE DRIVING HIT THE HORN AND IT STUCK. HAD TO UNPLUG FUSE TO CUT HORN OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. TARGO SWITCH INSIDE STEERING WHEEL PAD BROKE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HIT THE HORN AND IT STUCK. HAD TO UNPLUG FUSE TO CUT HORN OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. TARGO SWITCH INSIDE STEERING WHEEL PAD BROKE.*AK

MY ESCORT'S ROTORS GET HOT AND OUT OF ROUND, CONSEQUENTLY I NEED MY THIRD BRAKE JOB IN 26000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION REPAIRED IN AUGUST OF 2001. SOON THEREAFTER, IT STARTED TO HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH SHIFTS. NOW, THE VEHICLE GRINDS GOING INTO 5TH GEAR / REFUSE TO GO INTO 5TH AND WILL ACTUALLY FORCE ITSELF OUT OF 5TH GEAR WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE TRYING TO MERGE O...

THE SEALING LINES ON THE LOWER OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE VEHICLE IS BEING PULLED APART BY THE HUMIDITY AND HEAT. *TT *SCC

THE FUEL PUMP INITIALLY FAILED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY KIP KILLMON'S TYSONS FORD IN TYSONS CORNER, VA IN JULY 2001. IN JANUARY 2002 THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN FAILED, AND THE SAME DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP FOR A SECOND TIME. FORT...

HORN WENT OFF ON ITS OWN,. DEALER REPLACED HORN ASSEMBLY. IN JUNE 2002, HORN SOUNDED AGAIN ON ITS OWN, HAD TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE AIR CONDITIONER IS LETTING IN FUMES FROM THE OUTSIDE WHILE DRIVING.*JB DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY MODULE. *TT

WHILE A MECHANIC CHECKED TIRES NOTICED THAT REAR SPRING HAD COLLAPSED ON ITSELF. MECHANIC STATED VEHICLE COULD LOSE CONTROL IF SPRING BREAK OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH DRIVESHAFT WAS FORCED INTO ENGINE AND CAUSED ENGINE TO STOP OPERATING. FEEL FREEE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE IGNITION MODULE HAD CAUSED A SURGE OF ELECTRICAL POWER THAT IMPACTED THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID. *JG

CHOOSING CHILD SAFETY SEAT ON THE MENU BROUGHT ME TO THIS FORM...ANYWAY, CHILD SAFETY SEATS THAT DO NOT HAVE A MEANS TO ADJUST THE STRAPS WITHOUT REMOVING THE SAFETY SEAT FROM THE VEHICLE ARE UNSAFE. MANY PARENTS WILL JUST PUT THEIR CHILD IN THINKING THE SEAT IS SAFELY INSTALLED AND THEY DON'T REAL...

FRAME BROKE FROM UNDER PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT. CAN'T MOVE SEAT UP OR BACKWARDS. FRAME RUSTED OUT FROM UNDER SEAT. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

ACCELERATOR CAN EASILY BE MASHED DOWN DUE TO BRAKE PEDAL BEING SMALL. ALSO, BECAUSE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT SIT HIGH OVER ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT IS CAUSING SOME DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SUSTAINED MASSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE HOWEVER NEITHER AIRBAG IN THIS VEHICLE DEPLOYED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES FRONT TIE ROD END ON BOTH SIDE WORE EXCESSESIVELY. NLM

HORN BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY WITH VEHICLE PARKED. MUST REMOVE FUSE TO TURN OFF HORN.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS GETTING INSPECTED DISCOVERED THAT REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS LOW MILEAGE IN VEHICLE TO HAVE COIL SPRINGS REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, HITTING A POLE AT 45 MPH, UPON IMPACT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YD

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN EVERY GEAR AND SHIFTS HARD, ESPECIALLY ON COLD MORNINGS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 2 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF KEY GOT STUCK IN IGNITION. NO MATTER WHAT CONSUMER DID , KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE GETS STARTED UP IT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE WILL JUST SIT THERE AND NOT MOVE ANYWHERE.*AK

WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE WASHER FLUID IT LEAKS ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR CAUSING THE HOOD TO BECOME DISCOLORED FROM THE WINDSHEILD WASHER FLUID. ALSO WHENEVER YOU ARE AT A STOP THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE, THEY FORD SAY THAT IT IS FROM THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND THAT IT IS NOT HAZARDOUS SO THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTH...

WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE WASHER FLUID IT LEAKS ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR CAUSING THE HOOD TO BECOME DISCOLORED FROM THE WINDSHEILD WASHER FLUID. ALSO WHENEVER YOU ARE AT A STOP THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE, THEY FORD SAY THAT IT IS FROM THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND THAT IT IS NOT HAZARDOUS SO THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTH...

WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE WASHER FLUID IT LEAKS ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR CAUSING THE HOOD TO BECOME DISCOLORED FROM THE WINDSHEILD WASHER FLUID. ALSO WHENEVER YOU ARE AT A STOP THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE, THEY FORD SAY THAT IT IS FROM THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND THAT IT IS NOT HAZARDOUS SO THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTH...

CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN, CLAIM 24-125-333. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH, CLAIM 13-7568-816. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FIRE UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AREA, CONSUMER AND HER DAUGHTER TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE THEMSELVES, HOWEVER COULD NOT, CLAIM 14-1385-223. *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN, CLAIM 24-125-333. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH, CLAIM 13-7568-816. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FIRE UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AREA, CONSUMER AND HER DAUGHTER TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE THEMSELVES, HOWEVER COULD NOT, CLAIM 14-1385-223. *SLC

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT IS GOES UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. BELT IS STUCK HALF WAY BECAUSE IT IS OFF THE TRACK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH, CLAIM 13-7568-816. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH, CLAIM 13-7568-816. *SLC

WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE VEHICLE PROBLEM OF HIGH PITCH WHINING SOUND THAT DEVELOPED AFTER THE ENGINE WARMED UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IN MY OBSERVATIONS I NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT CIRCULATING THE ENGINE OIL PROPERLY. WHEN PULLING OUT THE OIL DIPSTICK IT WAS APPARENT THAT A VACUUM...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY LOCKED ON ONE SIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SPIN, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION/ ROLLOVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN EVER YOU USE A TURN SIGNAL OR BRIGHT LIGHTS WHICH ARE ALL BUILT INTO THE SAME ARM WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A LONELY ROAD AT 3:00 AM WITH MY TEEN DAUGHTER WHEN THEY WENT OUT FOR THE 1ST TIME. AS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND 2 PARENTS TO CARE FOR WITH A FULL TIME JOB AN...

WHEN EVER YOU USE A TURN SIGNAL OR BRIGHT LIGHTS WHICH ARE ALL BUILT INTO THE SAME ARM WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A LONELY ROAD AT 3:00 AM WITH MY TEEN DAUGHTER WHEN THEY WENT OUT FOR THE 1ST TIME. AS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND 2 PARENTS TO CARE FOR WITH A FULL TIME JOB AN...

CAR STALLS WHILE ACCELARATING FROM LOW SPEED -0-5MPH, CAR HAS STALLED WHILE ON 605 FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED, STARTS AFTER WAITING ABOUT 20 MIN. HAVE REPORTED TO SERVIC DEPT. CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, FUEL PUMP STOPS CONSTANTLY AND THEN SPILLS FUEL ON THE GROUND. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART, VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE INOPERATIVE AND IT APPEARED THAT THEY WERE HIT BY A SURGE OF ELECTRICAL POWER. JB

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART, VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE INOPERATIVE AND IT APPEARED THAT THEY WERE HIT BY A SURGE OF ELECTRICAL POWER. JB

CRANKSHAFT/ PULLEY CAME LOOSE FROM MOUNTING AND SHIFTING OVER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. PIECE THAT BROKE OFF JAMMED GEAR, AND TIMING BELT WAS CHANGED AND RESET. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER DID NOT KNOW OF A PROBLEM ,AND DIDN'T OFFER TO DO ANYTHING. WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. PART NUMBER AND NA...

HARMONIC BALANCER SEPARATED/BROKE CAUSING SERPENTINE AND TIMING BELTS TO MALFUNCTION.NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE AND LUCKILY IT OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING.ORIGINAL WARRANTY "EXPIRED" LESS THAN 2 MONTHS PRIOR.UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM MECHANICS AND...

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, IT OFTEN REVS AT HIGH RPM AND DOES NOT RETURN TO A NORMAL RPM UNLESS VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.*JB

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE OFTEN HESITATES AT LOW SPEED, AND ON OCCASSIONS WILL STALL, POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEMS.*JB

THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY SHAKING, ONCE YOU PUT THE GEARSHIFT IN DRIVE. CAR WAS CHECKED AND REVIEWED BY MECHANIC THROUGH THE COMPUTER.THE TPS WAS REPLACED. THE MOTOR SUPPORT RUBBERS ARE OK. WENT TO FORD DEALER AND THEY DO NOT FIND HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM.THIS CONTINUOUS SHAKING MOVEMENT IS REALLY ANNOYIN...

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE, AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF BRAKES AND LANDED IN A DITCH, AND SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT A BOLT NEVER SNAPS FROM THE BOOSTER IN THAT WAY, FUTHERMORE THE DELAER STATES THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. AN...

DAMPNER PULLEY CAME APART FROM CRANKSHAFT. INSIDE WALL OF VEHICLE WAS THE ONLY THING KEEPING IT FROM FALLING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. I NOTIFIED FORD COMPANY THAT A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE PARTS FALLING OFF. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD RA...

THE IGNITION KEY AND LOCK WERE EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS.*JB

TIRE T301887-GCW-74M8MS - TIRE BLOWOUT AT 65 MPH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MKMF BEWR TIRESIZE: P185/60R15)

WIRES THAT POWER FUEL PUMP SHORT ACROSS EACH OTHER. THIS PUMP AND WIRING IS IN THE FUEL TANK. CAR IS BEING REPAIR OUTSIDE OF A FORD DEALERSHIP SO FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CONCERNED. DEALER WAS SHOWN THE DEFECTIVE PART AND WAS CONCERNED BUT REGIONAL SERVICE REP DID NOT CARE TO EVEN SEE PART. CALLED C...

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT PEDAL WILL GO ALWAY TO FLOOR ,AND TIRES WILL NOT SKID.*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *JB

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE KNUCKLE. *JB

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH CV JOINTS. *JB

SEATBELT RETRACTORS IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE CONTINUALLY TIGHTEN, AND WILL NOT ALLOW FOR CONSUMER TO LEAN OR MOVE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS TO RELEASE BUCKLE AND REATTACH BUCKLE IN ORDER HAVE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. DEAELR HAS REPLACED 3-4 SETS OF BRAKES. ALSO, REPLACED ROTORS TWICE, AND RESURFACED ROTORS TWICE.THERE WAS CONSTANT SQUEAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES.*AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. DEAELR HAS REPLACED 3-4 SETS OF BRAKES. ALSO, REPLACED ROTORS TWICE, AND RESURFACED ROTORS TWICE.THERE WAS CONSTANT SQUEAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES.*AK

BECAUSE CRANKSHAFT DAMPNER IS DEFECTIVE SERPENTINE BELT WAS WORN OUT AND REPLACED. WHEN IT WAS WORN OUT AGAIN IN ONLY 5000 MILES THE PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT DAMPNER WAS FOUND.*AK

BECAUSE CRANKSHAFT DAMPNER IS DEFECTIVE SERPENTINE BELT WAS WORN OUT AND REPLACED. WHEN IT WAS WORN OUT AGAIN IN ONLY 5000 MILES THE PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT DAMPNER WAS FOUND.*AK

TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH. PRIOR TO BREAK DOWN, HAD HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND. VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD. WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A USED ONE SINCE OLD TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPAIRABLE.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 35-40MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND WAS HIT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES OR EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. WENT TO DEALER LATER.*AK

I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A MOVING TRUCK (LIKE A RYDER TRUCK) WHO WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HE HIT ME. I WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE PROBLEM THAT I AM ASKING ABOUT, BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE THIS REPORTED, IS THAT MY SEAT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT...

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FUELTANK GAS WILL SPEW OUT OF TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HIS VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. MY SON'S CAR SPUN 90 DEGREES AND LANDED ON THE SIDE OF AN EMBANKMENT. THE CAR DID NOT FLIP AND LANDED RIGHT SIDE UP. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY SON NOTICED SMOKE COMI...

PE00 048; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. SHE SAW SMOKE FROM REARVIEW MIRRIOR. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND NOTICED THAT FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. GOODYEAR TIRE. GOODYEAR WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TURNING OFF IGNITION, CONSUMER NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AREA, CLAIM 14-1385-223. *SLC

WHILE TURNING OFF IGNITION, CONSUMER NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AREA, CLAIM 14-1385-223. *SLC

VEHICLE VIBRATES TERRIBLY AT STOPS SIGNS, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT FORD IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM,WHICH IS CALLED "POOR IDLE QUALITY" AND THAT A RECALL WOULD PROBABLY GO OUT SOON TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION AND THE VIBATION...

REPORTING DEALER / INDEPENDENT AUTO PARTS SHOP ARE UNABLE TO GET OR HAVE REPLACEMENT HARDWARE( SPRING & CLIPS) NEEDED TO REPAIR BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDER BRAKES. MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS STILL LOOKING FOR PARTS FOR SPRINGS, CLIPS AND PINS. *YH

PULLEY HAD FROZEN AND SERPENTINE BELT HAD CAME OFF. IT WAS FRAYED. IT THEN SHOT UP INTO THE TIMING BELT. THIS CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO JUMP & CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC HAD REPAIRED IT THE FIRST TIME AT 24,000 MILES.*AK THE SURPENTINE BEL...

PULLEY HAD FROZEN AND SERPENTINE BELT HAD CAME OFF. IT WAS FRAYED. IT THEN SHOT UP INTO THE TIMING BELT. THIS CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO JUMP & CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC HAD REPAIRED IT THE FIRST TIME AT 24,000 MILES.*AK THE SURPENTINE BEL...

CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AND WAS FORCED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

FUEL PUMP FAILS EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT BUT THEY SAY NO PROBLEM KNOW OF OTHER FAILURES ON AT LEAST 3 AUTO IN OUR AREA ALONE. *AK

VEHICLE HIT POLE HEAD-ON AT 30 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HIT POLE, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HIT THEIR HEADS ON WINDSHIELD. *AK

FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FREEZES, HALF OF PADS IS BEING APPLIED TO ROTORS, RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEARING OF ROTORS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY A CHAIN REACTION MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS ONLY OCCUPANT, AND SHE SUSTAINED MODERATE/SEVERE INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON DRY ROADS ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT TRYING NOT TO HIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HIT TWO PARKED CARS INSTEAD. AIRBAGS IN FRONT DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER REFERRED CONSUEMR TO A FORD DEALER. VEHICLE HAS A FUEL INJECTION SWITCH THAT CUT VEHICLE OFF. ...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON DRY ROADS ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT TRYING NOT TO HIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HIT TWO PARKED CARS INSTEAD. AIRBAGS IN FRONT DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER REFERRED CONSUEMR TO A FORD DEALER. VEHICLE HAS A FUEL INJECTION SWITCH THAT CUT VEHICLE OFF. ...

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT VEHICLE WHO FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING FUEL, THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP, ALSO 2 WIRES, A POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, HAD SOLDERED TOGETHER AND HAD BARE SPOTS THAT WERE TOUCHING, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COULD HAVE BLOWN UP, F...

CONSUMER WAS ON A SIDE STREET TURNING INTO A PARKING LANE. AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER FROM BEHIND, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF ALL THE WAY. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAD DIDN'T DEPLOY ALL THE WAY. *AK

WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A TURN ANOTHER CAR HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON RIGHT SIDE. DASHBOARD CRACKED, BUT NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A TURN ANOTHER CAR HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON RIGHT SIDE. DASHBOARD CRACKED, BUT NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT.*AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO ROAD, SHE STEPPED ON GAS, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN, AFTER JUGGING GEAR SHIFT AROUND VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. *AK THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED HITTING THE CORNER OF THE GARAGE AND WAS TOTTALED. *YH

A SEVERE FOGGED FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE OR CLEANED IT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUOSLY STALLS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSUMER MUST PULL OVER AND WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ON EMISSION AND SERVICE WAS DONE BY THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE STALLING PROBLEM....

WHILE DRIVING HORN KEPT GOING OFF WHICH MIGHT STARTLE OCCUPANT AND CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 59,000 MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HORN KEPT GOING OFF WHICH MIGHT STARTLE OCCUPANT AND CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 59,000 MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

OPENING AND CLOSING OF HATCHBACK DOOR HAS CAUSED INSTALLATION ON WIRING HARNESS TO FRAY OFF, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE POTENTIAL. *AK THE RUBBER COVERING THE WIRE HARNESS FOR HATCHBACK DOOR WAS FRAYED AND THREE OF THE TOP WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THIS HAS POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. *...

CONSUMER GOT INTO A ACCIDENT AT 25MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO PRIOR WARNINGS. HAS NOT CONDUCTED DEALER.*AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40-45 MPH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

AIR VACCUME CONTROL

THE VEHICLE SEENS TO BE SHAKING, VIBRATING, STALLING AND HIGH IDLE IN THE ENGINE. NLM

DRIVER/PASSENGER HEADRESTS HAVE STAPLES AT BOTTOM & THEY ARE COMING OUT. PART OF HEADREST IS SEWN. BOTTOM OF HEADREST IS NOT COMING APART EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LOSING STAPLES. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED TO BRING VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED. TOOK VEHICLE A F...

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A LIGHT POLE HEAD-ON, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FORD HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

TIRES (NO MAKE OR SIZE) WILL NOT HOLD AIR ADEQUATELY, CONSUMER ADDS AIR ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, TIRE PRESSURE IS AS LOW AS 20. *SLC

THE FUEL NOZZLE TURNS OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PUMPING GAS, WHEN TANK IS FULL, GAS KEEPS PUMPING AND GAS COMES OUT ON THE CAR AND ON THE GROUND. *SLC

ENGINE VIBRATES, AND HAS A HIGH IDLE. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND SHAKES. ENGINE SURGES AND HESITATES. CAR STALLS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS SAME REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF IT. THE MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, FUEL GUAGE, FUEL FILTER, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, VAPOR MA...

ENGINE VIBRATES, AND HAS A HIGH IDLE. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND SHAKES. ENGINE SURGES AND HESITATES. CAR STALLS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS SAME REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF IT. THE MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, FUEL GUAGE, FUEL FILTER, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, VAPOR MA...

ENGINE VIBRATES, AND HAS A HIGH IDLE. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND SHAKES. ENGINE SURGES AND HESITATES. CAR STALLS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS SAME REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF IT. THE MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, FUEL GUAGE, FUEL FILTER, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, VAPOR MA...

ENGINE VIBRATES, AND HAS A HIGH IDLE. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND SHAKES. ENGINE SURGES AND HESITATES. CAR STALLS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS SAME REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF IT. THE MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, FUEL GUAGE, FUEL FILTER, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, VAPOR MA...

ENGINE VIBRATES, AND HAS A HIGH IDLE. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND SHAKES. ENGINE SURGES AND HESITATES. CAR STALLS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS SAME REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF IT. THE MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, FUEL GUAGE, FUEL FILTER, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, VAPOR MA...

ENGINE VIBRATES, AND HAS A HIGH IDLE. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND SHAKES. ENGINE SURGES AND HESITATES. CAR STALLS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS SAME REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF IT. THE MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, FUEL GUAGE, FUEL FILTER, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, VAPOR MA...

ENGINE VIBRATES, AND HAS A HIGH IDLE. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND SHAKES. ENGINE SURGES AND HESITATES. CAR STALLS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS SAME REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF IT. THE MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, FUEL GUAGE, FUEL FILTER, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, VAPOR MA...

ENTERED EXPRESSWAY AND THROTTLE LINKAGE STUCK OPEN. GOT VEHICLE SLOWED FROM UPWARDS TO 75 MPH BY SMASHING BRAKES AND SLOWED ENOUGH TO EXIT. WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP SO TURNED RIGHT ON EXITED STREET AND ONCE STRAIGHTENED OUT, WHILE STILL MOVING AT APPROX. 30MPH, SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL, LETTI...

ENTERED EXPRESSWAY AND THROTTLE LINKAGE STUCK OPEN. GOT VEHICLE SLOWED FROM UPWARDS TO 75 MPH BY SMASHING BRAKES AND SLOWED ENOUGH TO EXIT. WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP SO TURNED RIGHT ON EXITED STREET AND ONCE STRAIGHTENED OUT, WHILE STILL MOVING AT APPROX. 30MPH, SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL, LETTI...

I LIVE IN BURLINGTON ONTARIO CANADA, YET FELT THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED BEYOND CONTACTING THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION IN CANADA, (OF WHICH I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DOING). I BELONG TO A LARGE GROUP OF ESCORT ZX2 OWNERS WHO ARE ON THE SECOND AND EVEN 3RD TRANSMISSION! THIS MODEL WAS F...

CAR "TOTALED" IN REAR-END WRECK. PASSENGER SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHEN HIT FROM REAR, HARD CONTACT WITH 3-POINT SEAT BELTS WHEN THROWN FORWARD WHEN CAR CRASHED INTO VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT. GOT RIDE TO HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE! DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK DID NOT COLLAPSE, DRIVER OKAY.

CAR "TOTALED" IN REAR-END WRECK. PASSENGER SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHEN HIT FROM REAR, HARD CONTACT WITH 3-POINT SEAT BELTS WHEN THROWN FORWARD WHEN CAR CRASHED INTO VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT. GOT RIDE TO HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE! DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK DID NOT COLLAPSE, DRIVER OKAY.

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM

ENGINE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. WOULD BE NO WARNING. WAS MAKING WEIRD NOISES. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE WAS TOO BIG FOR VEHICLE. PART OF THE ENGINE WAS STICKING OUT OR OVERLAPPING. IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THA TPULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. CONSUMER HIT THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THA TPULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. CONSUMER HIT THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SO THE CONSUMER WAS ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY WAS LOST. *SLC

VEHICLE DOESN'T GO INTO OVERDRIVE ABOUT 60%OF THE TIME. VEHICLE IN A HIGH SPEED AND IT WILL DROP OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND DRIVE. SHE HAS TO PULL OVER TO THE SGOULDERS TO MANUALLY PULL THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. *AK

WHEEL BEARING FAILED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SHAKE AND SMOKE POOR OUT OF IT, CONSUMER ALSO HEARD SHREAKING SOUND. *SLC

WHEEL BEARING FAILED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SHAKE AND SMOKE POOR OUT OF IT, CONSUMER ALSO HEARD SHREAKING SOUND. *SLC

VEHICLE MOVES WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. CONSUMER TRIES TO BRAKE, AND FOOT GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR.*AK

THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE APPARENTLY WEAKENED AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, BEGINNING AT THE TIME OF VEHICLE PURCHASE AND CONTINUING, GROWING WORSE, THROUGH APRIL 2000, WHEN I HAD THE PARTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY; I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A TSB INVOLVING THEM BUT NO RECALL AND NO PUB...

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND & KNOCKED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. HOOD & HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. 29-AUG-2000, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH DIFFERENT DEALERS & GOT THE RUN AROUND. CONSUMERS WAS VERY CONCERNED...

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. FRONT END COLLISION

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HORN WILL GO OFF WITHOUT ANY ONE TOUCHING IT. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH STEREO. *AK

HORN WILL GO OFF WITHOUT ANY ONE TOUCHING IT. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH STEREO. *AK

SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC FIXED VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC REPLACED WIRING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND PROBLEM CAME BACK THREE MONTHS AGO.DEALER TOLD HER TO RIDE WITH SENSOR LIGHT ON. *AK SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON ST...

SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC FIXED VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC REPLACED WIRING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND PROBLEM CAME BACK THREE MONTHS AGO.DEALER TOLD HER TO RIDE WITH SENSOR LIGHT ON. *AK SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON ST...

SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC FIXED VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC REPLACED WIRING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND PROBLEM CAME BACK THREE MONTHS AGO.DEALER TOLD HER TO RIDE WITH SENSOR LIGHT ON. *AK SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON ST...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK A GRINDING TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND MORE CONSTANT THE CLOSER I GOT TO HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I OPENED THE HOOD TO INVESTIGATE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTSIDE PORTION OF THE CRANKSHAFT VIBRATION DAMPNER PULLEY HAD S...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 TO 55 MPH VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CRANSHAFT PULLEY BROKE, AND THEN CRANKSHAFT PULLEY SLID. CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING, AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. *AK

BRAKES MADE 'CLICKING' NOISE WHEN CHANGING DIRECTIONS, FIXED IN DECEMBER, AND AGAIN IN JUNE. I DON'T THINK THIS IS RIGHT! 2ND PROB - WHEN TURNING RIGHT, THERE IS A 'CLICK'. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICER THAT THEY WERE ADVISED NOT TO FIX IT PER FORD MOTOR CO. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN WET CONDITIONS DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A TREE HEAD ON ,DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO APPLY BRAKES , DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN WET CONDITIONS DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A TREE HEAD ON ,DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO APPLY BRAKES , DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD COULD FEEL TIRE BUMPIING. THEN, CONSUMER SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. TOOK TO FIRESTONE, AND THEY SAID THAT SET OF THE CAMPER WAS WRONG AND HAS TO BE REMOVED. CONSUMER SAID RIGHT REAR TIRE ON THE INSIDE LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE. TOOK A KNIVE AND TRIED TO CUT A HOLE IN TIRE OFF T...

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS SMOKING BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN, CLAIM 24-5125-333. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS SMOKING BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN, CLAIM 24-5125-333. *SLC

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BALANCER THAT CAME APART THROUGH THE SERPERTINE BELT, ENGINE HEAD GASKET TO BLEW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO, STALL UNEXPECTLY WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BALANCER THAT CAME APART THROUGH THE SERPERTINE BELT, ENGINE HEAD GASKET TO BLEW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO, STALL UNEXPECTLY WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

FUEL GUAGE FAILS TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP/JERK FORWARD IF PLACED INTO GEAR. WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK. REAR PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MECHANIC INDICATED ...

FUEL GUAGE FAILS TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP/JERK FORWARD IF PLACED INTO GEAR. WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK. REAR PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MECHANIC INDICATED ...

FUEL GUAGE FAILS TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP/JERK FORWARD IF PLACED INTO GEAR. WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK. REAR PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MECHANIC INDICATED ...

CONSUMER HAS CAR TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR A LOOSE AIRBAG, CONSUMER SAYS IT JIGGLES A LOT WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET BECAUSE THE PANEL THAT AIRBAG IS IN IS VERY LOOSE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND MADE LOUD NOISE. LEARNED THAT VEHICLE INGESTS LEAVES AND OTHER MATTER INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. FIX MADE AND CARPET LINER REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER CHEERFULLY AND COMPLETELY REPAIRED EACH TIME, BUT I WAS COUNSELLED TO NOT ALL...

AT 40000 MILES BOLT THAT HELD THE CRANKSHAFT BECAME LOOSE WITHOUT A WARNING. A TECHNICIAN INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

AC DRAINER AREA SOMEHOW CLOGGED AND WOULD NOT DRAIN PROPERLY. WAS DRAINING INSIDE CABIN CAUSING MUSTY ODOR AND WET CARPET. DEALERSHIP SAID NOT A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY SINCE NO ACTUAL FAILURE, HAD TO REMOVE AC MOTOR, DRAIN AND REINSTALL, ALIGN AND SEAL. THIS SEEMS LIKE A...

FRONT END POPS. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T HEAR AND IF THEY DO HEAR IT NOTHING WRONG. MY WHOLE FAMILY CAN HEAR IT ALL THE TIME. NOW WHAT DO I DO?*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK

THE BATTERY FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON THE DASH. THE CAR WAS JUMP STARTED AND RAN FOR ANOTHER 40MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR DIED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE THREE LANE HIGHWAY ONTO TO THE SHOULDER. I RECEIVED ANOTHER JUMP START TO THE BATTERY WITH A BATTERY PACK CONNECTED TO ...

WHILE DRIVING 40-45MPH HAD FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK *ML

ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR 2 DAYS. DEALERSHIP INSISTED ONLY LOSE CLAMP, TRANS OK. ON 4/30/00 BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH 1ST GEAR. HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

RADIO AND CD FAILURE. UNCLEAR RADIO SIGNAL AND NO CD PLAYING CAPABILITY. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. DEALER DISCOVERED THAT STEERING/ BRAKES SQUEAKED. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. DEALER DISCOVERED THAT STEERING/ BRAKES SQUEAKED. *AK

SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE OF MY FORD ESCORT SEDAN, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK AND INSPECT THE VIBRATION SOUND OF THE VEHICLE IN WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING, I FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE GAS PEDAL AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. SECONDLY THE STEERING WHEEL SQUEAKS WHEN TURNING IT...

WHEN VEHICLE REAR ENDED A SUV WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 69MPH HOOD ATTEMPTED TO POP & WAS CAUGHT BY A SECONDARY LATCH. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE LATCH, AND IT WOULD NOT RELEASE BY PULLING CABLE. BUT COULD PULL IT UP BY HAND. DEALER WILL REPAIR HOOD AT CONSUMER'S COST & DEDUCTIBLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE REMAINED OPEN AND WAS STUCK. ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO HIT A TREE & A POLE. TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL & VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. FINALLY SHUT VEHICLE OFF. SOMETIME LATER, RESTARTED VEHICLE & IT WAS STILL RUNNING AT FULL THROTTLE. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO D...

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A REAR END ACCIDENT WERE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME TOTALLY DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DIED. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY, RESULTING IN SEVERAL MINOR PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH VEHICLE STARTED WANDERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE ROAD AND VIBRATE FROM REAR TO FRONT. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO USE THE HORN IT WON'T WORK, BUT SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK BY ITSELF. *AK

TRUNK DID NOT STAY OPEN. IT HAS FALLEN ON CONSUMER, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

POOR PICKUP, POOR INTERSTATE ONRAMP SPEED, ROUGH IDLE. *AK

ON HIGHWAY UNDER SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED, ENGINE RATTLED UPON ACCELERATION AT ALL SPEEDS AT 2300 MILES. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY DEALER,I SENT COMPLAINT TO FORDS DSB BOARD.WORKING THROGH ARBITRATION VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY ENGINEER.THEY REPLACED PCM.PROBLEM GOT WORSE,ALONG WITH NEW PROBLEMS,LACK OF POWER,HARD S...

VEHICLE STARTED, ENGINE RATTLED UPON ACCELERATION AT ALL SPEEDS AT 2300 MILES. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY DEALER,I SENT COMPLAINT TO FORDS DSB BOARD.WORKING THROGH ARBITRATION VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY ENGINEER.THEY REPLACED PCM.PROBLEM GOT WORSE,ALONG WITH NEW PROBLEMS,LACK OF POWER,HARD S...

VEHICLE STARTED, ENGINE RATTLED UPON ACCELERATION AT ALL SPEEDS AT 2300 MILES. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY DEALER,I SENT COMPLAINT TO FORDS DSB BOARD.WORKING THROGH ARBITRATION VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY ENGINEER.THEY REPLACED PCM.PROBLEM GOT WORSE,ALONG WITH NEW PROBLEMS,LACK OF POWER,HARD S...

VEHICLE STARTED, ENGINE RATTLED UPON ACCELERATION AT ALL SPEEDS AT 2300 MILES. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY DEALER,I SENT COMPLAINT TO FORDS DSB BOARD.WORKING THROGH ARBITRATION VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY ENGINEER.THEY REPLACED PCM.PROBLEM GOT WORSE,ALONG WITH NEW PROBLEMS,LACK OF POWER,HARD S...

VEHICLE STARTED, ENGINE RATTLED UPON ACCELERATION AT ALL SPEEDS AT 2300 MILES. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY DEALER,I SENT COMPLAINT TO FORDS DSB BOARD.WORKING THROGH ARBITRATION VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY ENGINEER.THEY REPLACED PCM.PROBLEM GOT WORSE,ALONG WITH NEW PROBLEMS,LACK OF POWER,HARD S...

VEHICLE STARTED, ENGINE RATTLED UPON ACCELERATION AT ALL SPEEDS AT 2300 MILES. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY DEALER,I SENT COMPLAINT TO FORDS DSB BOARD.WORKING THROGH ARBITRATION VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY ENGINEER.THEY REPLACED PCM.PROBLEM GOT WORSE,ALONG WITH NEW PROBLEMS,LACK OF POWER,HARD S...

VEHICLE STARTED, ENGINE RATTLED UPON ACCELERATION AT ALL SPEEDS AT 2300 MILES. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY DEALER,I SENT COMPLAINT TO FORDS DSB BOARD.WORKING THROGH ARBITRATION VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY ENGINEER.THEY REPLACED PCM.PROBLEM GOT WORSE,ALONG WITH NEW PROBLEMS,LACK OF POWER,HARD S...

WHILE DRIVING & THEN APPLYING BRAKES, WOULD HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REPLACED CALIPERS. CURRENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD STICK & MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 30-55MPH. THEN AFTER A WHILE NOISE WOULD STOP. TAKING VEHICLE BACK AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP T...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE SLIDES INTO THE LANE BESIDE IT, LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH CONSUMER HIT A HALL, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IT BECAME HOT, CAUSING UNJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE SENSOR FLEW OUT, HITTING AND INJURING THE DRIVER. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

ONGOING P[ROBLEM WITH EXHAUST SMELL COMING INTO VEHICLE WHEN HEATER/DEFOGGER ARE TURNED ON. DEALER / MANUFAXCTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS LOCKED UP RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION. YH

LEASED VEHICLE: WHILE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THATE DRIVESHAFT BUSHING WAS DETERIORATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.ALSO, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK BUSHING *AK

LEASED VEHICLE: WHILE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THATE DRIVESHAFT BUSHING WAS DETERIORATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.ALSO, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK BUSHING *AK

WHILE DRIVING TANSMISSION DISENGAGES.THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. WOULD BE MAKING LOUD NOISES. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. WAS RUNNING ON 2 CYLINDERS (25 AUG 99). HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THE MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WOULD NEED TO ORDER A ENGINE. SO FAR NO ENGINE.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, AND SHUT OFF VALVE FAILED DURING ACCIDENT RESULTING IN HEADACHES FROM HITTING HEAD ON MIRROR, NECKACHES AND UPPER BACK PROBLEMS. NLM

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, AND SHUT OFF VALVE FAILED DURING ACCIDENT RESULTING IN HEADACHES FROM HITTING HEAD ON MIRROR, NECKACHES AND UPPER BACK PROBLEMS. NLM

WHILE GOING EAST A CAR GOING WEST DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, CONSUMER HIT NEXT DRIVER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VECHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL IN AN INCLINE POSITION AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS IN A UPRIGHT POSITION, VECHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A TREE. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN UPHILL POSITION WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A TREE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY., SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES AND APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VECHICLE SWERVED INTO TRAFFIC AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES BY GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. HOWEVER,AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED FULLY, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED LESS SEVERE INJURIES. *AK

STEERING COLUMN COUPLING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HIGH SPEED BETWEEN 60 TO 65MPH AND ANOTHER VECHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIM. CONSUMER MADE A SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE. HE SWERVED AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG/ ARM AND PELVI...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES RIGHT FRONT WHEEL GRINDS. THIS HAPPENS UNDER ANY KIND OF BRAKING SITUATION. BRAKE PADS AND SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED. THIS HELPED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 500 MILES, AND THEN PROBLEM STARTED OVER AGAIN. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THE VEHICLE WILL BE SERV...

BRIEF SUMMARY OF DEFECTIVE SAFETY GEAR: 09/26/98 THIS VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 35-40MPH AND REAR-ENDED A TRUCK, NEITHER AIR-BAG DEPLOYED. NOW, 9/17/99, ATRUCK TRAVELING 35-40MPH REAR-ENDED THIS VEHICLE CAUSING ABOUT A 20MPH SMASH TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND AGAIN, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND THE FUEL P...

THE MOTOR SEIZED UP WHILE AT A STOP . THE DEALER IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *AK

DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG RESULTED IN INJURY TO CONSUMERS FACE WHEN HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AND MIRROR. MJS

VEHICLE HESITATES CONSISTENTLY DURING ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES SPARK-KNOCK AND SURGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM. NLM

VEHICLE HESITATES CONSISTENTLY DURING ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES SPARK-KNOCK AND SURGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM. NLM

VEHICLE HESITATES CONSISTENTLY DURING ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES SPARK-KNOCK AND SURGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM. NLM

NO FAILURES LISTED.

INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. WOULD START REVVING AT STOP LIGHT/SIGN. MANUA CLUTCH MAKES NOISE. SPEED NOT A FACTOR. THE BRAKES WOULD JERK & JIGGLE WHEN APPLIED. HAD RATTLE IN RIGHT FRONT AFTER REPAIRS. WAS INFORMED THAT WAS NORMAL. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. WOULD START REVVING AT STOP LIGHT/SIGN. MANUA CLUTCH MAKES NOISE. SPEED NOT A FACTOR. THE BRAKES WOULD JERK & JIGGLE WHEN APPLIED. HAD RATTLE IN RIGHT FRONT AFTER REPAIRS. WAS INFORMED THAT WAS NORMAL. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. WOULD START REVVING AT STOP LIGHT/SIGN. MANUA CLUTCH MAKES NOISE. SPEED NOT A FACTOR. THE BRAKES WOULD JERK & JIGGLE WHEN APPLIED. HAD RATTLE IN RIGHT FRONT AFTER REPAIRS. WAS INFORMED THAT WAS NORMAL. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS ON THE FOOT OF THE DRIVER. IT HAS LEAKED TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS GAVE THE CARPET A MUSTY SMELL AND IT (THE CARPET) HAS WATER DAMAGE. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE NOT PROPERLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW IT HAS TO BE TAKEN IN AGAIN FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBL...

WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES AND WHEN GOING FORWARD A LOUD POPING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A CADILLAC. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. THERE WAS "NO AIR IN THE BAGS" WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER IN...

IN A CRASH, I WAS HIT BY A CAR GOING APPROX. 40 MPH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER, FOR 4 DAYS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING ODOR OF PROPELLANT IN THE CAR. THIS ODOR BROUGHT ON A SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK FOR ME. ALSO, THE CAR HESITATES AND LOSES POWER WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONIN...

IN A CRASH, I WAS HIT BY A CAR GOING APPROX. 40 MPH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER, FOR 4 DAYS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING ODOR OF PROPELLANT IN THE CAR. THIS ODOR BROUGHT ON A SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK FOR ME. ALSO, THE CAR HESITATES AND LOSES POWER WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONIN...

NUTS THAT HOLD CLAMPS WHICH HOLD POWER STEERING UNIT HAVE COME OFF, CAUSING POWER STEERING TO BECOME LOOSE, AND WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO THE CENTER. *AK

ENGINE TIMING GEAR CHAIN DROPS OFF WHEN IN THIRD GEAR AT 3300 RPM'S. DOZEN VISITS, NO REASON FOUND AS TO WHY. *AK

BRAKES PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN ENGAGING. *YC

MANUAL TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION DUE TO POSSIBLE COMPATIBILTY PROBLEMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH MOTOR. *YC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT TO CHANGE GEARS ONCE IT HAS WARMED UP A BIT. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & IT WAS TEST DRIVEN FOR OVER A WEEK. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF NON DOWNSHIFTING. *AK

RADIO DOES NOT WORK.

WIPER BLADES DO NOT WORK, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY IN RAINY WEATHER. *YC

ROUGH IDLE IN COLD WEATHER. SPARK PLUGS REPLACED TO ELIMINATE FAILURE. *YC

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. *YC

THE FUEL PUMP / FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED, DUE TO POOR MILEAGE. *YC

THE FUEL PUMP / FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED, DUE TO POOR MILEAGE. *YC

IN TWO FRONTAL IMPACT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASHES. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING, AND CAUSED A LOSS O CONTROL AND A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATED/REVVED, AND FINALLY ACCELERATED, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER COULD DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

POOR DESIGN OF EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO ADJUST MIRRORS WITH HANDS.

WHEN DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE BEEN IN THE SERVICE CENTER 3 TIMES FOR THIS VIBRATION AND 1 SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN.I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AFTER HAVING MY IAT SENSOR REPLACED IN MY TRANSMISSON AND HE TOLD ME SOMETIMES THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIANS REPLACE PARTS THAT. *AK

SMELL COMES FROM A/C-HEATER VENTS WHEN EITHER ONE IS TURNED ON. MAKES PASSENGER NAUSEOUS. .WAS TOLD BY MY 2 YR. OLD TO TURN OFF, MAKING HIM FEEL SICK. REPORTED TO DEALER. TWICE. NO PROBLEM FOUND. 97/98 COUGAR SAME PROBLEMS AS REPORTED BY FRIEND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 65 MPH THE WINDOWS VIBRATE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BLOWER MAY BE SUCKING THINGS UP INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER THINKS FIRE MAY BE STARTED IF THINGS ARE TRAPPED INTO THE COMPRESSOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE BY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. BEFORE THE IMPACT, CONSUMER NOTICED SPEED OF 50 MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER. NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE BY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. BEFORE THE IMPACT, CONSUMER NOTICED SPEED OF 50 MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER. NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER HEARS A LOUD NOISE EVERYTIME SHE STARTS THE VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP THE CAR TAKE LONG TIME TO STOP,WATER LEAK FROM WINDSHELD,TRUNK,FRONT END LEFT SIDE MAKE LOUD NOISE,CAR MAKE NOCKING NOISE,WHEN HIT SPEED BUMB STARIO CHANGE ON IT'S OWNE TO TAPE,FRONT DRIVER DOOR LEAK& MORE.

WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP THE CAR TAKE LONG TIME TO STOP,WATER LEAK FROM WINDSHELD,TRUNK,FRONT END LEFT SIDE MAKE LOUD NOISE,CAR MAKE NOCKING NOISE,WHEN HIT SPEED BUMB STARIO CHANGE ON IT'S OWNE TO TAPE,FRONT DRIVER DOOR LEAK& MORE.

WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP THE CAR TAKE LONG TIME TO STOP,WATER LEAK FROM WINDSHELD,TRUNK,FRONT END LEFT SIDE MAKE LOUD NOISE,CAR MAKE NOCKING NOISE,WHEN HIT SPEED BUMB STARIO CHANGE ON IT'S OWNE TO TAPE,FRONT DRIVER DOOR LEAK& MORE.

MISSING JACK IN THE CAR. YH

THE BOLT TO PUT LICENSE TAGS ON THE CAR WERE NOT PROPER FIT. YH

THE VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE WHILE FUELING WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT STATES IT IS THE GAS STATION FILLER WHICH IS "TOO HEAVY". *AK.ET.

WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE STALLS WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, HAS A NO START CONDITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH CONSUMER HIT A VEHICLE HEAD-ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. *AK

WIPER CONTROL TOO NEAR STEERING WHEEL DUE TO DESIGN.

SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT FROM THE DOOR. *YC

WINDOW SILL FAILED. *YC

FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED.

FUEL GAUGE FAILED.

RADIATOR LEAKING. *YC

ENGINE IDLE REMAINS AT HIGH RPM'S WHILE CHANGINE GEARS. MJS

DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

HORN FAILED. *TT

FUEL PUMP FAILED. YH

CUSTOMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE INTERIOR SYSTEM : MAP LIGHT, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE MIRROR IN VISOR AND REAR DOOR HATCH LIGHT ARE ALL MISSING IN THIS MODEL YEAR. YH

CUSTOMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE STRUCTURE, THERE IS NO HOOD LIGHT ON THIS MODEL. YH

POWER WINDOWS FAILED. *YC

BRAKES DISCS WORN OUT. YH

BRAKE ROTORS ARE DAMAGED. YH

REAR DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. YH

HEATING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF CABLE CONNECTING DIAL TO CONTROL PANEL. YH

AIR CONDITONING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.

TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NLM

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED. NLM

ENGINE SENSOR FAILED. YH

ENGINE TIMING IS MISSING, SLIGHT HESITATION. MGM

COVER OF THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT FAILED. MGM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WOULD HAVE NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WHEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A SLIDE. CAN TURN VEHICLE OFF & RESTART IT & STEERING WHEEL WOULD WORK JUST FINE. HAS TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS ...

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON,AND DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED , AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR BRAKES TO WEAR OUT AT 25000 MILES OF WEAR. CONSUMER NEEDS HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN I TOOK CAR IN WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS THE CALIPERS AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL, TOOK IT BACK AND I WAS TOLD THEY WERE TO BUSY TO LOOK AT IT BUT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, THE STARTER HAD TO GO OUT BEFORE THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT, TURNED OUT TO BE A LOOSE AXEL BOLT AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT AXE...

BRAKES GRINDING AND GLAZING CONSTANTLY , TAKING LONGER TO GET STOPPED, OTHER TIMES IT GRIPS TO HARD, WHEN I TAKE IT IN THEY DELAZE THEM, AND TELL ME IT IS NORMAL, I'VE TAKEN IT IN TWICE IN DEC FOR PROBLEM SO FAR, TAKING BACK AGAIN FRIDAY. I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF I HAVE TO MAKE...

THE DRIVER AND PASSNEGER SIDE WINDOWS VIBRATE, AS WELL AS THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. TO STOP RATTLING YOU MUST GENTLY PUSH ON ONE OF THESE 3 THINGS. OTHER UNDISTINGUISHABLE VIBRATIONS ARE HEARD FROM WITHIN THE CAR. *AK

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON JULY 15TH AND STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT BEFORE CROSSING THE TRACKS AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ATTEMPTED TO GO FORWARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I FLAGGED THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME TO BACK UP AND I COULDN'T GO BACKWARDS. I PANICKED BECAUSE IT WAS EARLY MORNING RUS...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ON GOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE VIBRATION. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS RUNNING IT WOULD VIBRATE. BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP AND CONDITION STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK

CAR DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED VERY CLOSE TO FLOOR BEFORE FEELING SLOWING WAS FIRST FELT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE NOT STARTING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED & PARTS REPLACEMENT MADE, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE INTTERMITTENTLY POPPING NOISE WHICH APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN MAKING A TURN IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE FRAME. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND WAS INFORMED CAUSE CANNOT BE FOUND/DUPLICATED...

WIRING ASSEMBLY FAILED.

THE ENGINE ON THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING BECAUSE OF A LOSS OF OIL IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER IS IN THE PRCESS OF REPLACING ENGINE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS A 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSEING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ABOUT 35-40MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED THE CORNER, HEADING NORTH & SPEEDING, DRIFTED INTO ESCORT'S LANE. ESCORT DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID VEHICLE, & VEHICLE PULLED LEFT. IT SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD & HIT A POLE. ABS DID NOT WORK. RIGHT BRAKES HAD DISINTERGRATED. AIR BAGS ...

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ABOUT 35-40MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED THE CORNER, HEADING NORTH & SPEEDING, DRIFTED INTO ESCORT'S LANE. ESCORT DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID VEHICLE, & VEHICLE PULLED LEFT. IT SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD & HIT A POLE. ABS DID NOT WORK. RIGHT BRAKES HAD DISINTERGRATED. AIR BAGS ...

OWNER TALL; HEADREST DOES NOT COME UP TO MEET HEAD, REACHES NECK AREA ONLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JUST LOST POWER, THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE. WHEN DRIVER TURNED OFF THE KEY IT WORKED FINE. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE JUST IDLED. CONSUMER EX...

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS CAUSED INJURY (NECK & BACK) TO DRIVER DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER, BUT THE REAR DEFROSTER IS INOPERABLE WHICH CAUSES VISUAL PROBLEMS IN THE REAR, MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A KNOCK WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND DRIVING AT 60 MPH, ALSO ENGINE IS CONSUM...

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER, BUT THE REAR DEFROSTER IS INOPERABLE WHICH CAUSES VISUAL PROBLEMS IN THE REAR, MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A KNOCK WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND DRIVING AT 60 MPH, ALSO ENGINE IS CONSUM...

WHEN WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WAS AT STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT COLLIDED WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER ADDED THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 35 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE EMITING ODOR/FUMES INSIDE CAR AS WELL AS OUTSIDE CAUSING PASSENGER TO FEEL SICK AND ONE TO PASSOUT.

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM LEAKS CONTINUALLY INTO VEHICLE.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING BLINKERS, HORN AND HEAD LIGHTS NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN TWO SERIOUS COLLISION AND DRIVER DID NOT SUFFER ANY SERIOUS INJURIES.

WHEN IN A PARKING LOT VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. ALSO, AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO START ON COLD MORNINGS DUETO ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.

VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE SPEED WAS 5-10 MPH WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND CROSSING THE HIGHWAY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK OR GRIND. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER KEEP GOING OR HAVE A DELAY BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IN TWO ACCIDENTS. QCAW

THE DEFECTIVE FUEL CONTROL VALVE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE AND FUEL SMELL WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPL.ACED VALVE TWICE. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG'S DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION. ALSO DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. ENTIRE FRONT PART OF VEHICLE WA SCRUSHED WHEN VEHICLE HIT A POLE.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION. ALSO DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. ENTIRE FRONT PART OF VEHICLE WA SCRUSHED WHEN VEHICLE HIT A POLE.

AIR CLEANER/FILTER AND INTAKE ARE LOCATED AT BOTTOM OF ENGINE. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES OF WATER ENGINE BLEW.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, VEHICLE VEERED TO RIGHT, LOST CONTRO, OVERCORRECTED AND HIT GUARDRAIL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE BECAME AIRBORN AND FLEW 60 FEET OVER A CREEK. 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND LOOKING IN THE MIRROR TO SEE IF ANY ONE WAS COMING, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE FLEW FORWARD AND HIT FENCE. THEN WHEELS TURNED TO THE RIGHT, MISSING THE TELEPOLE. VEHICLE ENDED UP HITTING TREES AND STOPPED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD SEAT BELT ON. *AK

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND LOOKING IN THE MIRROR TO SEE IF ANY ONE WAS COMING, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE FLEW FORWARD AND HIT FENCE. THEN WHEELS TURNED TO THE RIGHT, MISSING THE TELEPOLE. VEHICLE ENDED UP HITTING TREES AND STOPPED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD SEAT BELT ON. *AK

IN A 35MPH, DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 40MPH WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG HAD MELTED TO THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO NOT COMPLETELY INFLATE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK

WATER LEAKS UNDER THE FLOORMATS FROM NEAR THE FIREWALL INTO THE INTERIORS.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF HIGHWAY, DRIVER HEARD A CLICK SOUND FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE SWERVED TO RIGHT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND A TRUCK IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE VEHICLE HIT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. HEAVY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

DURING REAR IMPACT AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO GO OFF SEAT TRACK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AFTER SLOWING TO TURN AND THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE ENGINE REVS. VEHICLE MUST BE PUT IN REGULAR DRIVE TO MOVE. FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS STILL IN OVERDRIVE AND IT NEVER DOWNSHIFTED. VEHICLE MOVES SLIGHTLY IF ENGINE IS REVED HIGH ENOUGH.

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION.

WHILE TURNING AT 15 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSEGERS SIDE AIRBAGS. ALSO DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANT. *AK

WHILE TURNING AT 15 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSEGERS SIDE AIRBAGS. ALSO DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANT. *AK

DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, LOST CONTROL, OVERCORRECTED, AND HIT A GUARDRAIL ON LEFT SIDE OF ROAD, BECAME AIRBORN AND FLEW 60 FEET OVER CREEK. TWO WERE INJURED, AND VEHICLE SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

VEHICLE ROUNDED A TURN AND LOST CONTROL. FIRST IT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND INJURIES. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN & OUT OF GEAR WHENEVER VEHICLE IS AT A DEAD STOP OR WHEN VEHICLE'S READY TO TAKE OFF. TOOK TO DEALER TWICE BECAUSE OF PROBLEM, BUT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING BURNS/NECK INJURY.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG.

WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, VEHICLE MAY LOSE POWER. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION SLIPS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN PULLING FROM A STOP, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 4 OCCASIONS, DEALER CAN NOT FIND A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *SLC

WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, VEHICLE MAY LOSE POWER. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION SLIPS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN PULLING FROM A STOP, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 4 OCCASIONS, DEALER CAN NOT FIND A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *SLC

BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DOES NOT LIGHT UP AT NIGHT.