Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-12-09 | 02V323000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 396,217 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The rubber fuel filler neck hose that connects the metal fuel filler neck to the gas tank failed for the first time in … |
| 2019-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FLASHING AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT IN A "51" PATTERN. |
| 2016-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SAFETY HORN STICKS AND REMAINS IN ON POSITION CREATING A DRIVING SAFETY RISK. DEALER EXPLAINS THAT THE HORN SWITCH IS A… |
| 2014-01-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I TURNED RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT AND SLOWLY TURNED RIGHT AGAIN INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHILE I WAS BRAKING, THE CAR ACCE… |
| 2013-11-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VALVE SEAT NO. 4 FELL OUT OF HEAD AND WAS DESTROYED, DAMAGING NO. 4 AND NO. 3 PISTON, AND THE HEAD ITSELF. WE WERE … |
| 2013-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR. IT WAS NOT VERY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE FLUI… |
| 2012-07-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AN… |
| 2010-12-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG CONTROL DIAGNOSTIC MODULE SHORTED OUT DUE TO RUPTURED HEATER CORE. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY … |
| 2010-08-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD ESCORT. AS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE BEEN DRIVEN 5 MPH IN A DRIVEWAY BOTH FRONTAL AIR … |
| 2009-11-21 | STRUCTURE | No | 1 | 1997 FORD ESCORT LX WAGON COMPONENT: STRUCTURE:HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER:TRUNK CYLINDER MANUFACTURER: FORD MOTOR C… |
| 2009-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING.… |
| 2009-01-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1997 FORD ESCORT RUBBER FILL PIPE DETERIORATES SPILLING GASOLINE ON GROUND WHEN REFILLING FUEL TANK. *TR |
| 2008-09-11 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I TOOK MY ESCORT IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN AGAIN THE FIRST TIME THEY BROKE THE DEALER … |
| 2008-07-10 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 1997FORD ESCORT WAGON. HAVING HAD THIS CAR FOR EIGHT YEARS, WHERE I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REARS SPRING ONCE, I AM NOW I… |
| 2008-04-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD ESCORT. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND… |
| 2008-04-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | NOISE THAT COULD NOT BE LOCATED IN REAR. REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKE . *TR |
| 2008-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND … |
| 2007-11-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE DEALER ST… |
| 2007-08-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | 1997 FORD ESCORT FUEL EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. PURGE CONTROL VALVE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTIONED. *JB |
| 2007-06-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | I AM THE SERVICE MANAGER AT C.H.URNESS MOTOR CO IN THE DALLES,OR, I PURCHASED A 1997 FORD ESCORT FOR MY DAUGHTER ON 06/… |
| 2006-10-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON , EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES OF TAKING IT TO THE AUTO SHOP TO BE HOOKED TO THE COMPUTE… |
| 2006-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN IDLE POSITION A SMELL OF SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH… |
| 2006-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A CRACK LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN INF… |
| 2006-01-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE, NHTSA # 02V323000, CONCERNING THE AIR BAG SENSOR. HOWEVER… |
| 2005-12-01 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR, HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT, AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. SHE TRIED SHIFTING GEARS, … |
| 2005-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1997 FORD ESCORT PCV NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER BEING INSTALLED A YEAR AGO. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *TS *SC |
| 2005-08-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 1997 FORD ESCORT FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE RIGHT REAR SPRING COILS.*MR *JB |
| 2005-07-29 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THIS IS PERTAINING TO A 1997 FORD ESCORT, VIN [XXX] 1. MY HEATER CORE DEVELOPED A LEAK 2. I HAD THE HEATER CORE REP… |
| 2005-06-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT: HAVE A RECALL LETTER FOR AIR BAG LIGHT, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE NUMBER … |
| 2005-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | DT: WHEN IT RAINS CAR GETS MOLDY, AND A FUNGUS SMELL. IT ACTUALLY CAUSES BREATHING PROBLEMS. ALSO, MY HORN IS GOING … |
| 2005-05-30 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEING SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN IN THE SAME LOCATION. NO INDICATION F… |
| 2005-05-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAMSHAFT CRACK IN HALF DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSE THAT TOO HAPPEN |
| 2005-05-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND BURNED UP ALL OF THE WIRING. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE STARTED THE VEHI… |
| 2005-05-22 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT: A PROBLEM WITH SPRINGS. A BROKEN REAR SPRING; THEY FIXED IT, AND INSTALLED NEW SPRINGS. CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT… |
| 2005-04-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | DT: HEADLIGHTS ARE FOGGING UP DUE TO MOISTURE. CALLER IS CONCERNED THAT THEY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IF THEY GET ANY … |
| 2005-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER. WHILE TALKING… |
| 2005-02-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED ON DEALER 'S PROPERTY FOR REPAIRS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. CO… |
| 2005-01-24 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIF… |
| 2004-12-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | REAR SUSPENSION SPRING FAILURE. *AK |
| 2004-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON 1997 FORD ESCORT SW. *NM |
| 2004-11-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM BEFORE. CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK |
| 2004-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | INITIAL PROBLEM WAS THAT HEATER BLOWER WOULD NOT OPERATE. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE HAD B… |
| 2004-11-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. DEALER INDICATED TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK |
| 2004-11-02 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, AND THE HEATER COIL WENT OUT. TH… |
| 2004-10-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A BRICK WALL… |
| 2004-10-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY MOTHER AND I WERE DRIVING TO MY GRANDPARENTS HOUSE WHEN SHE HIT A BABY DEER GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. I WAS 12 YEARS OLD A… |
| 2004-10-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. *JB |
| 2004-10-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES. … |
| 2004-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD ESCORT. WHILE HE DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSI… |
| 2004-09-16 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING , THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD AT OWNER'S EXPEN… |