Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Ford Escort.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2015-01-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT HAS CEASED FUNCTIONING AND IS NOW STUCK MIDWAY ALONG THE TOP PART OF THE SEAT BELT … |
| 2011-02-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | 1996 FORD ESCORT, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. UNIT 1'S HOOD OPENED AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD… |
| 2010-07-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY WIFE & I HAVE A 1996 FORD ESCORT WAGON THAT WE PURCHASED USED IN 2008. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IT HAD A SET OF 4 BRI… |
| 2008-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT SECTION TO FILE THIS IN. I AM BEING UNSUCCESSFUL IN A CONTINUED EFFORT TO CORRECT … |
| 2006-07-09 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 1996 FORD ESCORT'S LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL WAS DESTROYED AND THE FR… |
| 2006-06-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTER DOES NOT RETRACT. *JB |
| 2006-05-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | THE HEAD LIGHT LENSES ON THE FRONT OF MY 96 FORD ESCORT FROM THE HEAT OF THE BULBS BEING EVENTUALLY START TO MELT I BEL… |
| 2006-01-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 1 | THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IN MY 1996 FORD ESCORT FAILED TO MOVE SEVERAL TIMES UPON OPENING THE DOOR. ON ONE OCCASION WHE… |
| 2005-09-27 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | I DO NOT HAVE ANY EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONSISTED OF MY SEAT BACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SNAPPING … |
| 2005-05-21 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | WE ARE THE OWNERS OF A 1996 FORD ESCORT WAGON VIN: [XXX]. WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE WRITING … |
| 2005-02-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 86,000 MILES. SYSTEM FAILURE CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD IN EVE… |
| 2004-07-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT FULLY, AND THE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AT ALL. THIS MADE IT … |
| 2004-06-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | RIGHT BEFORE I WAS DUE FOR MY SAFETY INSPECTION, MY AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT MECHANISM STOPPED WORKING, SO WHEN I WENT TO … |
| 2004-05-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH LUCKILY THERE WAS NO INJURY, I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND S… |
| 2004-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE OWNED A ANOTHER FORD ESCORT OF A DIFFERENT YEAR AND THE SEA… |
| 2004-03-16 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO TH… |
| 2004-02-16 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE ROD FAILURE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. WHEN TAKEN IN TO THE SH… |
| 2004-01-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | MY SON OWNS A 1996 FORD ESCORT WHICH HAS A MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS ASSEMBLY. THE SHOULDER HARNESS JAMMED AND HE COU… |
| 2004-01-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FAILED DRIVER SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *AK |
| 2004-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | MY 1996 FORD ESCORT'S DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WON'T MOVE TO THE LOCKED POSITION ON THE B-PILLAR. IT IS STUCK TOWARD … |
| 2003-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPONTANEOUS VEHICLE COMBUSTION: Y 1996 FORD ESCORT WAS STUCK 3 HRS. IN TRAFFIC JAM ON MAJOR NASSAU COUNTY, NY ROUTE IN… |
| 2003-08-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. THERE WAS NO UPPER BODY RESTRAINT FOR PASSENGERS. *AK |
| 2003-07-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2003-03-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT HAD SOMETHING … |
| 2003-02-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | ABNORMAL RATE OF REAR SPRINGS ON LATE 90'S FORD ESCORT STATION WAGONS. I AM A MECHANIC WITH BROWNIES AUTO REPAIR IN WAL… |
| 2002-12-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT HOLD THE DRIVER NEITHER THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. DEALER… |
| 2002-10-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | RESTRAIN BELTS AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FRONT SEAT DRIVING SIDE IS NOT WORK PROPERLY, DEALER HAS REPLACED TWICE AND STILL REOCC… |
| 2002-10-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER … |
| 2002-10-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THEN WHEN DRVR'S DOOR IS SHUT THE AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT FULLY RELEASE OR SECUR… |
| 2002-08-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | BOTH REAR SEATBELT RETRACTORS NO LONGER WORK, PARTS WERE REPLACED IN JULY 1997.*AK |
| 2002-07-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS BROKEN . DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-07-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT UNRAVELED AND MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN SUDDEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED TENSION IN SEAT BELT… |
| 2002-06-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHEN TALKING TO A MACHINE SHOP THERE IS A TECH BULLETIN STATING THAT FORD ON 94-97 WHEN THEY BAKED THE POWDER METAL FOR… |
| 2002-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUG, ROBERT BOSCH CORP. AFTER A ROUTINE CHANGE OF SPARK PLUGS IN OUR 1996 FORD ESCORT, MY CAR QUIT RUN… |
| 2002-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS JAMMED IN IT'S TRACK. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE S… |
| 2002-03-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | I NEVER HAULED ANYTHING HEAVY IN THE BACK OF MY STATION WAGON. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE HOLLOW NOT SOLID AND FAILED … |
| 2002-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES AUTO CAUGHT FIRE , BURNING HIS BACK SEAT AND EVERYTHING IN THE BACK SEAT. CONSUMER STATES HE OBSERVED B… |
| 2002-01-22 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BOTH SPRINGS ALSO BROKE ON A 1995 FORD ESCORT WAGON (SEPARATE REPORT SUBMITTED) OWNED BY OUR AGENCY, ALSO MY DAUGHTERS … |
| 2001-12-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN VERY LOW SPEED IMPACT, CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO CAR EXCEPT REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN AIR BAG HIT IT. AIR B… |
| 2001-12-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A MISFIRE ON ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. REPLACED PLUGS AND WIRES, AND … |
| 2001-11-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD AND RUNNING OVER SOME DERIS ON FLOOR FUEL LINE WAS PUNCTURED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. TH… |
| 2001-11-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND SHOOK IN FRONT AND REAR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-07-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | BOTH REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED (BECAME INOPERABLE) WITHIN 1 WEEK OF EACH OTHER, THROUGH NORMAL USAGE. FORD REFU… |
| 2001-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | BOTH REARSHOULDER SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED. SHOULDER HARNESSES ARE FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK |
| 2001-06-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE… |
| 2001-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRIES TO ACCELERATE AND PUSH THROUGH STOPLIGHTS WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. ACCELERATES WITH OUT ME AND EVEN TRYING T… |
| 2001-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL STALL IN HOT WEATHER AND AT ANY SPEED, THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS.*AK |
| 2001-05-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE CRACKED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER.*AK *JB |
| 2001-04-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER MAKES GRINDING SOUND READS MUCH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. ALSO FLUCTUATES WILDLY. *AK |