Vehicle overheats when air conditioner is running. Temperature gauge goes to hot. Also, air conditioner will be cool when first starting the car. But, if vehicle slows down air will become warm. Then, vehicle starts to spudder, and jerk foward. Consumer took vehicleto a mechanic and had relays/ sensors, thermostat/ coolant fan, and radiator replaced more than once since 1999.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

We please send me two signature cards for both vehicles just bought this car for are daughter on 7/01/01 what was funny is the ignition switch was bad when we got it then 9 day's later the raidiator satrted to leak the same place my 92 Taurus was leaking from the drive side seal of the raidiator so I called Ford and I wanted to know why there making parts that are failing in not one car made but two different car's and I also was told but various mechanics that Ford knows of these problems with both the Taurus and Escort but won't fix the problem why would two different cars from the same manufacture have the same problems Ford knows the parts are defective and alot of other people around the us have had the same problems with the 3 main things transmission raidaitor and egnition switchs so why are you not looking in to this consumer fraud I'll be glad to file a civil suit against Ford if need be as they are screwing the public.

- San Jose, CA, USA

Fuel tank cracked and leaking.not due to driver error!! radiator clogged up and when engine ran hot, warning lights and gauges failed. This caused a cracked cylinder head.

- Donalds, SC, USA

Thermostat failed.

- San Diego, CA, USA

Engine thermostat failure.

- Blythe, CA, USA