Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-10-12 | 99V276000 |
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR | 106 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ACTIVATED, WON'T TURN OFF. THERE HAS BEEN NO COLLISIONS OR ACTIVITY THAT CAUS… |
| 2017-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING , THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN, AFTER COMING TO A STOP, WE TRIED TO START T… |
| 2017-01-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SINCE 2001, I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT FORD AND SEARS REPAIR SHOP TO ADDRESS MY COMPLAINTS THAT WHEN MY CAR IS STATI… |
| 2014-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NO OCCUPANT INSIDE, T… |
| 2014-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE… |
| 2014-06-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE. TECH DISCOVERED BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. WAS QUOTED $1200 TO REPLACE, INCLUDING STRUTS… |
| 2014-04-18 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TOOK CAR IN TO HAVE THE MUFFLER FIX AND THEY SAID THE FRAME WAS BUSTED AND COMING UP THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS SEPARATIN… |
| 2011-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A LOCAL MECHANI… |
| 2011-10-05 | EQUIPMENT | Yes | 2 | 1999 FORD ESCORT,HAD A WRECK AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED OUT BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER,THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND EVEN THE … |
| 2010-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HEATER BLOWER FAILED AND SPARKS WERE SHOOTING… |
| 2010-09-24 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 1999 FORD ESCORT STATIONS WAGON WITH ONLY 16K MILES ON IT. AT 30K MILES I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEAL… |
| 2010-06-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT SEVERAL TIMES … |
| 2010-03-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAG… |
| 2009-12-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | FIRESTONE 710 TIRES. LESS THAN 20,000 MILES, TREAD IS GONE, DOES NOT HANDLE ON ICE AND SNOW. TIRES ARE SOLD IN MINNESOT… |
| 2009-12-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETEL… |
| 2009-09-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COMPANY STATES THEY DO A COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, SELL HIGH QUALITY USED VEHICLES, MEET CUSTOMERS PERSONAL NEEDS, AND … |
| 2009-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OK, SO I JUST BOUGHT MY 1999 FORD ESCORT ZX2 ON DECEMBER 1, 2008 AT 82,000 MILES. 2 MONTHS LATER I NEEDED TO REPLACE M… |
| 2008-06-14 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 FORD ESCORT S . THE MILEAGE IS 48,700 MILES. I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY FOR A STATE INSPECTION. I WAS INFO… |
| 2008-05-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | DURING REPLACEMENT OF TIRES AND ALIGNMENT, SERVICE PERSONNEL ADVISED THAT THE REAR COILS SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. WAS ADVIS… |
| 2008-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I OWN 2 FORD ESCORTS A 1999 ESCORT SE, AND A 2002 ESCORT SE, I'VE NOTICED ON BOTH VEHICLES, WHEN I'VE HAD TO DO AN EMER… |
| 2008-01-02 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | Yes | 0 | REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE. 2 SEPARATE REAR COIL SPRING FAILURES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. 1 OF WHICH PUNCTURED THE TIRE AT HIGH… |
| 2007-12-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION BRAKES FRONT EXHAUST PIPE AND FUMES GET INTO CAR. *TR |
| 2007-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS D… |
| 2007-10-16 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | DURING THE USE OF THE BACK PASSENGER SEAT BELT, IT BECAME JAMMED AND WILL NOT COME OUT ENOUGH TO USE OR ROLL BACK UP TO… |
| 2007-08-27 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS 1999 ESCORT FROM A DEALER. IT WAS USED WITH AROUND 20K MILES ON IT. I MADE THE DEALER CHANGE OUT THE TI… |
| 2007-08-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON THE FR… |
| 2007-07-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AT… |
| 2007-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HORN DOES NOT WORK. SHE WAS UNABLE TO PLACE HER V… |
| 2007-04-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND FELT A VIBRATION COMING FR… |
| 2007-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY SE IN NOVEMBER OF 2006 WITH LESS THAN 83K MILES ON IT. THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT, ONE OF THE HEAD… |
| 2006-11-25 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | DURING SAFETY INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS OF 1999 FORD ESCORT SE HAD BROKEN. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD E… |
| 2006-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE DAYS. GOT A REPLACEMENT BULB TO CHANGE LIGHT. FOUND THE HARNE… |
| 2006-08-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN PRESSING GAS ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAR DOES NOT MOVE. CAR HESITATES WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. OCCASIONALLY (ABOUT 1… |
| 2006-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE DROPPED TWO VALVE SEATS. AS A RESULT, TWO … |
| 2006-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS, AS I WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, FOOT ON BRAKE, MY VEHICLE TRIED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN ACCORD. IN… |
| 2006-08-07 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | 1999 ESCORT LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK … |
| 2006-07-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD-ON COLLISSION THAT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2006-06-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE V… |
| 2006-04-23 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I HAD MY 99 ESCORT IN FOR A/C WORK AND A INSPECTION WAS DONE AND FOUND BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN, I HAVE NOTED SEVERAL … |
| 2006-04-19 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. DURING A VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REA… |
| 2006-04-06 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED … |
| 2006-04-06 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKE. *NM |
| 2006-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | I WAS OUT OF TOWN, DROVE FOR 2 1/2 HRS THEN PARKED FOR SHOPPING. WAS ON WAY BACK HOME..10 MIN INTO DRIVE, WHEN MY FO… |
| 2006-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 FORD ESCORT SE. IT HAS LESS THAN 32,000 ORIGINAL MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A … |
| 2006-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 FORD ESCORT SE, 4 DOOR. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD ALL FOUR MOTOR … |
| 2006-02-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | FAILURRE OF ALL FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS IN MY 1999 FORD ESCORT. *NM |
| 2006-01-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 99 FORD ESCORT TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO FIX ONE FRONT TIE ROD (ANOTHER FREQUENT PROBLEM ON ESCORT) AND THE ME… |
| 2005-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I JUST WANT TO COMPLAIN THAT I FEEL FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD OFFER A SUBSIDIE FOR OWNERS OF 1999 FORD ESCORT ZX 2 AUTOMOBI… |
| 2005-11-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | 1-COURTESY CHECK BY A LOCAL TIRE & AUTO SERVICE CENTER DURING A TIRE ROTATION. SUGGEST REPLACE REAR COIL SPRINGS. 2-W… |
| 2005-10-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A BROKEN REAR SPRING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER FOUND IT BROKEN WHILE DOIN… |