10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 40
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
12,598 miles

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problem #11

Apr 112000

Escort

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was parked in a parking lot and when consumer came to his vehicle, he noticed it was engulfed in smoke and there was a fire on the passenger seat, claim 30-V210-873.

- South Plainfield, NJ, USA

problem #10

Feb 192000

Escort

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was parked overnight, an electrical fire in the passenger compartment damaged the vehicle, claim 55-S207-197.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #9

Dec 182000

Escort

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Vehicle caught fire under dashboard, claim 53-C675-364.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #8

Jul 131999

Escort

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Vehicle experienced fire in the passenger compartment, fire may have started in ignition switch, consumer feels the fire may have occurred due to a prior collision, heater core leaking into the ecs module, causing a short in the wiring harness, claim 40-2188-822.

- Duluth, GA, USA

problem #7

Mar 122001

Escort

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Consumer saw smoke and some sparks come from underneath passenger front seat, the area where sparks and smoke came from is the exact same area where avr had worked, fire department stated the fire was an electrical fire centered under the seat, claim 03-3209-456.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

problem #6

Apr 142001

Escort

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Vehicle caught on fire in the passenger compartment, there is damage under the dash, claim 53-C737-570.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #5

Jun 192001

Escort

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Dash lights began to flash and there was an odor that smelled like a firecracker, vehicle was parked the next day when consumer noticed smoke and fire coming from the floorboards, claim 35-W686-849.

- Portsmouth, OH, USA

problem #4

Dec 101999

Escort

  • miles
Possible electrical failure caused the wires behind the fuse panel to short circuit and melt which could have resulted in injury if a fire occured. However, consumer experienced interior light problems when purchasing the vehicle.

- Raeford, NC, USA

problem #3

Dec 041998

Escort

  • miles
Vehicle experience electrical fire.

- Riverside, CA, USA

problem #2

Aug 261997

(reported on)

Escort

  • miles
Brake light switch and disengagement of the speed control was out of adjustment.

- Los Gatos, CA, USA

problem #1

May 051997

(reported on)

Escort

  • miles
At any speed intermittently vehicle shuts down, possible cause is the electrical system. Dealer is not sure.

- Smithfeild, ME, USA