Ford Escort Electrical problems by year

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 turn and the steering wheel was locked up. It was very cold outside, after about an hour I got ahold of someone to come pick us up. When I got home I did some internet research and found out this is a common issue and no recall? No car, can't pick my daughter up at her friend's house (she is stranded), can't take my grandson home and have to figure out a way to work tomorrow. This is a major safety...

We have a 2002 escort zx2 . The car was bought february 2002 . I have had some real problems with the tie -rods having to be replaced. But the problem now is the wiring to the tail lights. We have had a few problems with the fuse blowing and we replace it , then the light bulbs blow then we replace them . We had a mechanic look into the problem this time and he has found that the wiring harness and the reflector are melted. The problem is we have tail lights working with no brake lights or cruise control . Upon...

I have several issues, both back door windows have fallen off track and won't stay up. This happened in september of 07 and a few months later the second rear window did the same. I have to use clear packaging tape to hold them up. The key to the ignition will not turn unless I use something with a hard end and tap it several times. When the ignition problem first happened in september of 2006 I called ford road side service and they recommended tapping the key several times and said they had a growing complaint of...

I currently own 2 (two) 2001 ford escort se. Both have the same electrical fire hazard and I have had to replace the blower motor resistor connector, blower motor resistor as well as the wiring harnesses and connector, the connectors melted and wiring burnt up. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. For one month, the key didn't fit into the ignition and when it was in the ignition, it would not turn. Due to the failure, the vehicle will not start. As of march 16, 2008, the vehicle will no longer start. The vehicle will be towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The current and failure mileages were 98,000.

Whenever it rains my 2001 ford expeditions electrical goes crazy, I get a leak from wheat I am guessing is the windshield, and the floor gets wet, then my ac runs without the keys in the ignition and my lights come on and off, the radio goes on and off and keeps draining the battery, took it to ford, but all they say is it needs a new gem module but never says anything about the windshield. This has been an on going problem for about 6 months. *Jb

Tl*- the contact stated that while driving on the highway at 60 mph, he started smelling a burnt odor and suddenly all the lights on the 2001 ford focus started flashing. After 3 cycles of flashing all the lights went out, the engine was still running, but the contact had the vehicle towed home. He then had the vehicle towed to the dealer and they stated that the wiring harness had a short causing it to burn. The contact can provide invoice repair. The current and failure mileage were both 63500 miles.

On several attempts to fix my vehicle I still haven't found the trouble until I saw the recall list, I have had trouble with my shifter, air flow device for idle, to my back light on the top shorting out, to stall with engine light on and not be able to find the problem, I have spent a lot of time and money on these problems and was never notified about parts going wrong on my car, I have a escort 2001 zx2. Now it make a weird sound when driving slow! I have put new brakes on it and the problem is still there. *Jb

There was a strong smell coming out of the air conditioner vents in the warm months. That I describe as a urine odor. The dealership installed a fan in the air conditioner that comes on 15 minutes after the car is turned off to dry out the air unit.

2001 Ford expedition eddie bauer model has caught on fire by itself at my dealer lot on august 21 2004. I have just informed by friends that there is a recall for these vehicles. I do have a surveillance camera that has recorded the entire event early in the morning. *Jb

I purchased my 2001 ford focus in october of 2002, it only had 113 miles on it from being test driven so essentially it was brand new when purchased that day. This is my ***3rd*** time of having to have it serviced by ford because the ignition locked up and my key would not turn. I have been told that ford was aware that there were a couple make/models of the focus that have this issue. It has something to do with the sensors in the ingition and the keys being worn down so much that it won't recognize the...

My ignition on my 2001 ford focud zx3 also has locked up as so many others. It has done this many times before and this saturday it has finally gave up, leaving me and my girl friend stranded 25 miles from home. I tried jiggling the steering wheel and keys and spend about 3 hours trying to get the ignition unlocked. This is definently a design flaw and ford needs to address it. I will definently not be buying a ford again if this is how they treat their customers and design their shoddy cars.*Ak

I can't start my car. The key will not start the ignition, it is stuck ! This has happened over the last 2 months. Getting worse!*Ak

Consumer called complaining about having problems with the door light and the brake lights on the back of the vehicle. Dealer was not contacted at the present time. Mr

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