Ford Escort hesitation problems

Filed Jan 5, 2018 · Seat belts · 151,000 miles · FL

The passive seat restraint does not retract fully. This occurs when you turn the vehicle off. It has to be manually disconnected. When turning the vehicle on it hesitates before retracting to drivers body. The car is stationary when this occurs.

Filed Mar 31, 2007 · Electrical, Engine · 6,000 miles · NC

In 1992 I bought a brand new 1993 escort gt spartanburg, sc. The 1st part of the year everything was fine. After, the car was in and out of the shop to date for hesitation, fuel system problems, odd noises and other things. I filed for lemon law in 1993-94 in texas. Was told they would replace the motor, could take up to a month before I got the car back. When asked if they would supply a loaner car I was told no. Without finances to rent a car to get to & from work (50 mls daily) I could not accept the offer at that time without them providing transportation. Over the years, it's been 1 problem after another. Since 1994, I replaced 3 catalytic converters, numerous diagnostic machines to find why it would stall in idle and no acceleration after car warmed up& other things. In 1995, the fuel tank developed a crack at solder joint between the fuel return & the fuel pump sending unit located at top of tank resulting in fumes & gas leaking when filled. Three ford dealerships said only 1992 ford escorts were included in the recall for this problem and there was nothing they could do even though it was manufactured in 1992. The automatic seat belt, driver side quit working. We replaced it with a new one but still won't work. Something wrong with the wiring. Two ford dealerships can't fix nor two auto electricians. I contacted ford again under lemon law, they told me it was a one time offer. Since I refused the first offer, there was nothing they could do. Recommended I sell the car and buy another one. I can not possibly put these problems on someone else? This was totally unethical. I"ve been loyal to ford since in my teens. This is my 2nd ford escort & my first/only new vehicle I ever owned. I still have the car & would really like ford to do right by me in this situation.

Filed Aug 28, 2006 · Acceleration, Transmission · 99,000 miles · WI

When pressing gas accelerator pedal, car does not move. Car hesitates when starting from a stop. Occasionally (about 1 of 2 times) the car will shut down and check engine lights and other service lights appear. The transmission was replaced once already on 11/29/00. Transmission further complained about on 1/15/01 and 8/9/01 - told there was no problem. The car has been towed by aaa twice in past two weeks. 5 mechanics cannot diagnosis the problem. Also, when car is idling, in gear, the whole car shakes.

Filed Dec 17, 2004 · Transmission · 76,365 miles · MI

On several occasions when accelerating from a stop position or while in motion, the vehicle would intermittently hesitate.

Filed Nov 26, 2004 · Engine · 40,000 miles · OH

Car has a hesitation when accelerating under load. This is most noticable when the car is warm and especially when using the air conditioning. Automobile was taken to a general mechanic and they were unable to find the cause of the problem. On this date, vehicle was taken to the local dealer. The dealer indicated that there are no service bulletins regarding this issue and there were no error codes in the computer. The dealer stated that they believed this to be a characteristic of the car and it is due to the air conditioning compressor temporarily reducing engine power when cycling on and off. This is a dangerous condition as the car can lose power during the act of passing a vehicle or merging onto a highway.

Filed Nov 18, 2003 · Acceleration, Brakes · 48,000 miles · MI

While driving at any speed and whenever the gas pedal was depressed the vehicle revved, but did not accelerate. The consumer had this problem since buying the vehicle brand new. One transmission had been replaced by the dealer. *ak the transmission hesitated and shifted harshly, there was a popping noise with the braking at all times, the plastic molding interior of the driver mirror was loose, there was a slow start when cold or damp weather is present,the vehicle would experience rough idle at the stop position, the cd player had been looked at three times, the cruise control was looked at three times and remained inoperative.

Filed Jun 25, 2003 · Transmission · 59,126 miles · CA

On june 21, 2003, I was operating the vehicle at approx. 30 MPH. I attempted to speed up and found that the accelerator was no longer functioning. Due to the fact that the car failed to accelerate I was forced to coast to the side of the road, where a tow truck picked it up and towed it to the dealership. Approx. 6 months prior to this time I began noticing a "spasmodic hesitating motion" in the car whenever I attempted to accelerate from an idle position. I assumed that a tune-up was needed and took it to a ford dealership for inspection. I was told that the hesitation could not be detected, nothing was wrong with the vehicle, and based on the make and model of the vehicle I was not required a tune-up until 100,000 miles had been reached. I continued to drive the vehicle and the problem persisted. For a while I even relented and decided that perhaps the problem was in my head. Finally, february 2003 I took the vehicle into another ford dealership due to the problem and the mechanics re-calibrated the car's computer system under the belief that this would fix the problem. I was also advised that a routine inspection of the vehicle took place and everything was operating as normal, and in fact at that time the transmission fluid was even topped off. The "spasmodic hesitating motion" of the vehicle upon acceleration continued up until the above date when the transmission failed completely. At this time, the mechanic advisor at the dealership does not believe the hesitation of the car upon acceleration and the complete failure of the transmission are related.

Filed Dec 11, 2001 · Electrical · VA

Intermittently vehicle stalls/ hesitates and misfires while driving. A recall has been issued on vehicle make and model. Please provide additional information.

Filed Aug 2, 2001 · Acceleration · MO · crash · 1 injury

While at a stop sign proceeded to go and vehicle hesitated. Then, when pressing gas pedal, vehicle accelerated very slowly, and was rear ended by another vehicle. Currently, vehicle at dealer's being serviced. Please provide any further infomation. *ak dealer stated all these model vehicles perform this way, possible design flaw. Nlm

Filed Dec 12, 2000 · Acceleration, Electrical · NC

Engine vibrates, and has a high idle. Engine runs rough and shakes. Engine surges and hesitates. Car stalls. I have had the vehicle in for this same repair several times since the purchase of it. The mechanics have replaced spark plugs, fuel guage, fuel filter, valve idle air control, vapor management, motor mounts. The dearlership in hillsborough replaced a cable something (the service manger quit and a ticket was not found for this repair.) the vehicle continues to have same problem without being totally fixed. The last time I brought the car in for stalling, the repair was done, but the next morning the car continued to stall. As of this date, I am taking the car in for the same problem again. Please note: in reviewing the information after submittting I noticed that in # of failures passenger air bag deployed 8 times with the date of 7/24/98. This is incorrect, car was not in an accident and air bags were not used.