1.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
129,400 miles

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problem #1

May 122006

Escort 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 129,400 miles
The head light lenses on the front of my 96 Ford Escort from the heat of the bulbs being eventually start to melt I believe this is a problem of poor quality on Ford part.

- Florissant, MO, USA