When on highway 55 MPH or more transmissions acts like it goes into neutral have no overdrive or drive then also slips in and out. Also have like power surges when using the heater in the car the engine revs up and down like you are stepping on the gas pedal even when in park have not been able to find the cause of these issues yet. Also have had the rear wiper motor and stuff replaced and still do not get washer solvent to rear wiper the brake light in the middle of back window does not work either causes still unknown it is a 1995 ford escort lx wagon with only 73000 miles 1.9 l.
1995 Ford Escort: windshield wiper failure
6 of the 576 complaints about the 1995 Ford Escort describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Windshield wiper failure by model year
- 19991
- 19982
- 19972
- 19961
- 19956
- 19942
- 19938
- 19911
What owners say
While driving the car slowly died first the radio shut off then the wipers stopped, lights shut off then the car stopped completely in the middle of the road this has now happened on about 8 different occasions while I had my 2 small children in the car. I have taken it to a ford dealership and had over $1,200 put into it in the last year and the problem was never fixed. The mechanic at ford told me if I wanted the car to be safe I'd be better off getting a new car. I have since found out the car had been wrecked before I purchased it but I was never told that by the dearlership where I purchased it. On several occasions my car has been sitting in the drive way without running and the keys were not in the ignition and the four ways will start flashing as well as it happens as I am driving down the road. Ford told me the last time it was there to be fixed that the steering column was collapsed but when I had another mechanic go to change the steering column he found that it wasn't collapsed and that ford had left out 5 bolts that held it in and it was only in there with 2 bolts which were not tightened and could be turned by hand which was causing the column to able to be pulled out towards the driver by about 3 inches and then pushed back into place.
Snowed the night before. Tried to use wipers in intermit function. They failed to work. Delay switch also failed to work. Washer function also failed. Wipers will not return to down position unless timed right. Wipers still work in low and high operation though.
Windshield wipers intermittently become inoperable in rainy weather conditions. *ak cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Windshield wipers, heater, air-conditioner only works after jiggling ignition switch. Tt
Difficulty locating accessories controls (windshield wiper/washer switch). Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1995 Ford Escort wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1995 Ford Escort?
6 of 576 owner complaints about the 1995 Ford Escort (1%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Ford Escort?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Ford Escort
Fuel leak 55Seat belt 47No deployment 25Fuel smell 19Coil spring 18Stalling 17Fire or smoke 15Overheating 7Brake failure 6Won't start 6Airbag light 5Check engine light 5Engine failure 5Sudden acceleration 5
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