Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Ford Escort.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS AT THE STORE WITH MY SON (12 YEARS OLD) AND MY GRANDSON (3 YEARS OLD), WHEN WE WENT TO LEAVE THE KEY WOULD NOT TU… |
| 2011-11-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT ANTI- LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED AND THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2010-03-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 FORD ESCORT ZX2. IVE HAD IT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW. THIS REOCCURRING PROBLEM IS GETTING VERY FRUSTRATIN… |
| 2010-01-11 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2006 THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT … |
| 2009-08-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN A ACCIDENT ON THE 105FWY WEST, GOING BETWEEN 15-25 MPH IN MODERATE MORNING TRAFFIC. I HIT THE BACK OF A CAR, … |
| 2009-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCORT PURCHASED APRIL 2002. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS, STRUTS, AND EGR VALVE WERE PLACED … |
| 2008-06-24 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I CURRENTLY OWN 2 (TWO) 2001 FORD ESCORT SE. BOTH HAVE THE SAME ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARD AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE B… |
| 2008-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCORT. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY SURGED FO… |
| 2008-03-10 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPRING COILS ON MY 2001 FORD ESCORT (59,000 MILES) WERE … |
| 2007-10-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAR SOMETIMES IS IN NEUTRAL INSTEAD. THEN MUST GO BACK TO PARK AND TO DRIVE AGAIN. … |
| 2006-05-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | FRONT END COLLISION TOTALING FORD ESCORT ZX2 WITHOUT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *JB |
| 2006-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX MY VEHICLE I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND THE TROUBLE UNTIL I SAW THE RECALL LIST, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE… |
| 2006-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAR SOMETIMES IS IN NEUTRAL INSTEAD. THEN MUST GO BACK TO PARK AND TO DRIVE AGAIN. … |
| 2005-11-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | Yes | 0 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR ACCIDENT WITH ONLY PAINT DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER. THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO HAD ONLY PAI… |
| 2005-11-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER … |
| 2005-04-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | 2001 FORD ESCORT 4-DOOR 477-LXX. I HAD STARTED UP MY CAR AND BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN MY CAR REFUSED TO RUN. … |
| 2004-10-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO… |
| 2004-10-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES… |
| 2004-07-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER'S VISI… |
| 2004-06-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 59,039 (VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WHEN TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IN PARK OR REVERSE POSITION, CO… |
| 2004-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | MY CAR SHAKES, RATTLES AND ROLLS - THINKS IT'S ELVIS. *NM |
| 2004-01-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE METAL PIECE UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE … |
| 2003-12-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AFTER REAR ENDING A TRAILER AT 55 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE P… |
| 2003-10-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER ENGINE STA… |
| 2003-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | OUR 2001 ESCORT ZX2 HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. MOST RECENT WAS THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT CATCHING FIRE. NOW THE HEADLIGHT SWITC… |
| 2003-08-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IN AUG. 2003, I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD ESCORT, ONLY A SHORT TIME AFTER HAVING IT (2 WEEKS) VEHICLE ENGINE DIED WHILE AT … |
| 2003-06-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE CAR IS A 2001 FORD ESCORT ZX2. THE CAR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SHAKES (VERY STRONLY) AND IS TURNING OFF BY ITSELF … |
| 2003-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER SAFETY INTERLOCK TO FUNCTION AS INTENDED. THE SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED OUT OF … |
| 2003-05-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 20 MOH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-03-28 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. *JB |
| 2003-03-28 | PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB |
| 2003-02-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY.*JB |
| 2003-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 ESCORT. BOUGHT IN FALL FROM HERTZ. HAVE HAD NEW PLATNUM PLUGS INSTALLED. BUT CAR CONTINUES TO CUT OFF WHEN LEAVING… |
| 2003-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAS A CRACK IN THE FRAME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLE… |
| 2002-11-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT NOISE WOULD BE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND OR APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER NO… |
| 2002-10-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CAN CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING ENGAGED. TS *NLM *DT |
| 2002-09-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING PROBLEMS. *JB *SCC |
| 2002-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BOLT BECAME LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT FO… |
| 2002-09-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION: CAR JUMPED FORWARD OVER THE KERB AND HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN BRAKE WAS BEING RELEASED DURING PARKING.… |
| 2002-08-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | I HIT A GUARDRAIL GOING 55 MPH AND THEN PROCEEDED TO BE THROWN DOWN A HILL INTO A FIELD AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.… |
| 2002-08-18 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION CHANGES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, AND FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE WITH OUT ENGAGING BRAKE. CO… |
| 2002-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | I WAS STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I SLOWED DOWN AND WAS COASTING TO THE LIGHT. WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE IT … |
| 2002-05-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THERE WAS A FAST IDLE, VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ALONG… |
| 2002-03-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLES ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUEMR STATES THAT THE P… |
| 2001-12-21 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH STEERING FAILED, VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL. *AK CONSUMER IS AWAITING FOR FORD INSPECTOR TO INSPECT VE… |
| 2001-11-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | A MOMENTARY/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH INVOLUNTARY ENGINE ACCELERATION OF A RENTAL VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. ENTERP… |
| 2001-10-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WOULD LET GO ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE, AND SPEED WILL … |
| 2001-08-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND PUSHED HER INTO VEHICLE IN FRON… |
| 2001-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES/ ANY SPEED. DEALER DID WHEEL ALIGNMENT, NOT REMEDY. SECOND DEALER CHECKED WHEEL AL… |