1996 Ford Escort

SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK MIDWAY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, FINALLY IT CAME OFF THE TRACK. I DO NOT HAVE A SEAT BELT TO WEAR NOW. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT PROBLEM BEGAN AT UNDER 10,OOO MI VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO DEALER WAS REPAIRED (MAYBE? OR WAS IT ONLY RESET?) OXYGEN SENSOR' S (2 )HAD TO BE REPLACED TO PASS EMISSION TEST. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PASSENGER DOOR HAD PROBLEM TOOK TO DEALER WHO SORT OF FIXED IT. AT LEAST ONE COULD OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT. EVENTUALLY PROBLEM RESURFACED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE SEAT BELTS AND WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURENCE. I AM A CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER AND I NOTICE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON IN THE FORD SQUAD CARS. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE SEAT BELT ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. UNTIL I SAW YOUR WEB INFO IN A MAGAZINE, I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS ANY RECOURSE OTHER THAN TO COMPLAIN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHICH IS FRUITLESS. PERHAPS YOUR NUMBER AND INFORMATION NEED TO BE LISTED ON THE VEHICLE INFORMATION BOOKS THAT ARE SUPPLIED TO NEW CAR BUYERS. I ONLY WONDER HOW MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED OTHER THAN TO FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK .

SPEEDOMETER AND IT'S CABLE ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 14 MONTHS. 02/15/1999 (JUST UNDER 36,000 ODOMETER) SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCED BETWEEN 60 AND 90MPH. 5/08/00 (48,702 ODOMETER) SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE VIBRATED UNDER 50 MPH AND SPEEDOMETER CABLE CAUSED LOUD CHIRPING NOISE IN FRONT OF CAR. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS UNDER WARRANTY - THE SECOND, I COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND AM PAYING A $100 WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLE OF SOME SORT(?) I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING AS THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT'S CABLE ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR TO MY CAR, THE SEATBELT ACTIVATION CABLE JUMPED THE TRACK AND QUIT HALF WAY. I CONTACTED SEVERAL FORD DEALERS IN OKLAHOMA CITY, AND THE FINAL ANSWER TO ME WAS THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I FORCED THE BELT TO THE END OF THE TRACK AND PULLED THE FUSE, DISABELING BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS. MY QUESTION IS HAVE THERE BEEN ANY FATALITIES DUE TO THIS CONDITION, AND IF THERE HAVE HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE TO WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE VEHICLE STOPPED PULLING. WHEN CHECKED, I WAS TOLD BY THE INSPECTOR THAT THE CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE BURNT OUT. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $27OO TO REPAIR. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED ON THE CAR WAS NO GOOD BECAUSE I SURPASSED THE MILEAGE. WHAT THEY DIDN'T TELL ME WAS THAT THE CAR IS INITIALLY COVERED FOR THE FIRST 100,000 MILES AND THE EXTRA WARRANTY I PURCHASED WAS TO GIVE ME AN EXTENSION OF 60, 000 MILES OR WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. I FEEL AS THOUGH FORD SHOULD REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO ME BECAUSE THE LIFE OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE LONGER THAN IT LASTED. I HAVE EVEN FINISHED PAYING FOR THE CAR YET. *AK