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1996 FORD ESCORT in 99999, DC
1996 ford escort has had cylinder head and gasket replaced four times. the vehicle has low mileage and now it's just sitting. *read more / reply »
1996 FORD ESCORT in Cocoa, FL
Tire separation with chunks of tire gone leaving radial belt expose. this is the second tire, same company and same tire that has separated. both leaving large areas of radial belt exposed. have pictures. no accident no injuries, drivin...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Hamburg, NY
1996 ford escort's left front wheel fell off while driving. the left front quarter panel was destroyed and the front bumper and hood buckled/dented. there were no injuries.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Schenectady, NY
The automatic seat belt in my 1996 ford escort failed to move several times upon opening the door. on one occasion when it failed to release i went to get up under it when it moved forward dragging me with it and injuring my neck.
1996 FORD ESCORT in South San Francisco, CA
Driver's side seat belt retracter does not retract.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Florissant, MO
The head light lenses on the front of my 96 ford escort from the heat of the bulbs being eventually start to melt i believe this is a problem of poor quality on fords part.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Lake Havasu, AZ
Three seat belts of 5 in my 1996 ford escort do not work. the springs of the shoulder harness of the two rear seat belts do not work. the escort was under warranty but ford refused to fix without substantial cost for the parts because sea...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Magnolia, TX
I do not have any events leading up to the failure. the failure consisted of my seat back on the drivers side snapping at the base. after pulling the seat cover off i noticed that the stainless steel frame on the seat completely broke/snapp...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Plano, TX
We are the owners of a 1996 ford escort wagon vin: 1fasp15j1tw175411. we have been the only owners of this vehicle. we are writing to complain about the failure of the lap shoulder safety belts in the rear seat on both sides. both of the re...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Tallmadge, OH
Driver's side seat belt retractor failure at approximately 86,000 miles. system failure creates a safety hazard in event of crash.
1996 FORD ESCORT in White Lake Township, MI
My 1996 ford escort's driver side shoulder belt won't move to the locked position on the b-pillar. it is stuck toward the rear of the track just past the upper bend in the track. i disconnected the electrical wiring harness following ...
1996 FORD ESCORT in St. Louis, MO
Right before i was due for my safety inspection, my automatic safety belt mechanism stopped working, so when i went to have it inspected at dobbs auto center, of course, it did not pass because of this and i had to have a new motor installe...
1996 FORD ESCORT in New Brighton, PA
Front seat belt retractor failed.consumer stated that she owned a another ford escort of a different year and the seat belts failed.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Nashua, NH
The front automatic seat belts failed to retract fully, and the rear seat belts failed to retract at all. this made it impossible to restraint the occupants or a child safety seat.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Nashua, NH
The front automatic seat belts failed to retract fully, and the rear seat belts failed to retract at all. this made it impossible to restraint the occupants or a child safety seat.
1996 FORD ESCORT in San Jose, CA
Timing belt broke while driving the vehicle on highway. although luckily there was no injury, i was surprised to find similar report from the internet whose vehicle was manufactured during the same period. i think someone has to informed th...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Springdale, AR
Tries to accelerate and push through stoplights when my foot is on the brake. accelerates with out me and even trying to brake won't stop. stop and put it in park and it revs the enging to very high rpm's.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Springdale, AR
Tries to accelerate and push through stoplights when my foot is on the brake. accelerates with out me and even trying to brake won't stop. stop and put it in park and it revs the enging to very high rpm's.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Colton, CA
While driving it was hard to turn the steering wheel. dealership informed the consumer that the problem pertained to the steering fluid leakage. the problem had not be resolved.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Aberdeen, WA
Consumer complained of a seat belt problem. vehicle was equipped with automatic retractable seat belts, and the technician had to disconnect the motor of the retractable seat belts because it was getting too hot.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Potterville, MI
Tie rod failure on the left side. the tie rods on both sides were replaced about 3 years ago. when taken in to the shop they found the right side was very bad also. this car has 59,000 miles. the failure happened while driving. pretty ...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Menomonie, WI
My son owns a 1996 ford escort which has a motorized shoulder harness assembly. the shoulder harness jammed and he could no longer use that part, although the seat belt worked. i took it to the local ford dealership. they said parts & la...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Valley Stream, NY
Spontaneous vehicle combustion: y 1996 ford escort was stuck 3 hrs. in traffic jam on major nassau county, ny route in middle of snow storm. fire started from engine compartment, spreading to dashboard. had fire dept. not quickly arrived...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Sandusky, OH
Rear seat belt retractor failed. there was no upper body restraint for passengers.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Arlington, VA
On 7/17/2003 the driver side rear seat belt was pulled out for use and would not retract. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who repaired the retractor. currently, passenger side rear seat belt has done the same thing.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Charlotte, NC
Defective spark plug, robert bosch corp. after a routine change of spark plugs in our 1996 ford escort, my car quit running. the bosch spark plug blew up in my car. we have had the top of the engine repaired for $900+ and the bottom needs ...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Granite Falls, NC
Purchased a 1996 escort and my complaint is that the original green paint job was not worthy of the car its on.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Mount Vernon, IL
The vehicle was involved in an accident, the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt did not restrain the consumer as designed, the consumer was injured.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Mount Vernon, IL
The vehicle was involved in an accident, the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt did not restrain the consumer as designed, the consumer was injured.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Falls Church, VA
Clicking sound coming from the front left side of the car. had it looked at by mechanic and was told it had something to do with the speedometer cable. the sound is getting louder and can be very annoying. was shocked and surprised to...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Westminster, MD
Abnormal rate of rear springs on late 90's ford escort station wagons. i am a mechanic with brownies auto repair in walkersville,md. i personally have replaced the rear springs on at least 8 escort wagons. i have checked other escort wagons...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Jamul, CA
Consumer called complaining about the front seat belts do not hold the driver neither the passenger in the seat. dealer has been notified. please provide further information. ph
1996 FORD ESCORT in Anchorage, AK
Restrain belts automatic system front seat driving side is not work properly, dealer has replaced twice and still reoccurring the problem. please provide further information. mr
1996 FORD ESCORT in Salem, OR
Consumer states then when drvr's door is shut the automatic driver's side shoulder belt does not fully release or secure occupant. the belt will only move to the halfway point on the track. consumer states that while driving the belt will...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Pittsburgh, PA
I never hauled anything heavy in the back of my station wagon. the rear coil springs were hollow not solid and failed because they rusted through as a result of water collecting in the bottom of the support which holds the base of the spri...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Lancaster, CA
Both rear seatbelt retractors no longer work, parts were replaced in july 1997.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Norfolk, VA
Seatbelt retractor is broken . dealer was notified.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Carlisle, PA
Driver's side automatic seat belt unraveled and malfunctioned. when sudden brakes were applied tension in seat belt didn't respond. dealer was notified. please provide more information.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Prosser, WA
The automatic seat belt on the drivers side has jammed in it's track. i have been advised i will have to replace the seatbelt motor as well. the warranty covering this part is only 5 yrs/50,000 miles. i feel that ford installed faulty eq...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Abilene, TX
Valve guide separated from head. got into the cylinder and scored the cylinder walls and the valve droppped. ruined the engine.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Austin, TX
When talking to a machine shop there is a tech bulletin stating that ford on 94-97 when they baked the powder metal for their intake seats something went wrong and that all seats in head should be replaced. the people at the machine shop sa...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Austin, TX
When talking to a machine shop there is a tech bulletin stating that ford on 94-97 when they baked the powder metal for their intake seats something went wrong and that all seats in head should be replaced. the people at the machine shop sa...
1996 FORD ESCORT in Rohnert Park, CA
Consumer saw smoke coming from under the dash and could smell electrical wires burning, consumer disconnected a fuse to stop the fire, wire is burned from under the dash back to the rear of the vehicle, claim 05-4562-613.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Lincoln, NE
Fire started on passenger side of vehicle and burned through the inside, claim 27-6082-040.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Rohnert Park, CA
Consumer saw smoke coming from under the dash and could smell the electrical wire burning, consumer disconnected a fuse to stop the fire, the wire was burned from under the dash back to the rear of the vehicle, claim 05-4562-613.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Lincoln, NC
Fire started on passenger side of vehicle and burned through the inside of vehicle, claim 27-6082-040.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Wilson, NC
Consumer crashed into a truck and was rear ended by another vehicle in which neither of the air bags experienced deployment until the second impact, one person was injured in the accident.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Bay City, MI
Both springs also broke on a 1995 ford escort wagon (separate report submitted) owned by our agency, also my daughters 1994 ford escort just had two broken rear springs (report not submitted) that were replaced.
1996 FORD ESCORT in Harrisville, NY
Consumer states auto caught fire , burning his back seat and everything in the back seat. consumer states he observed burned wires in his truck of his auto.
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