Vehicle pulled to left at all times/ any speed. Dealer did wheel alignment, not remedy. Second dealer checked wheel alignment twice,but did not remedy. Finally told consumer he test drove 5 escort's on his lot, all automatic models pulled to the left, standart models do not. Nothing he could do to remedy problem.
Ford Escort pulling problems
17 of the 3,480 owner complaints about the Ford Escort describe pulls to one side, most of them for the 1998 model year.
- owner complaints
- 17
- worst model year
- 1998
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20011
- 19993
- 19983
- 19962
- 19952
- 19942
- 19932
- 19921
- 19911
Often reported together
What owners say
While turning left out of a parking lot the car pulled hard to the right and ending up going over the concrete medium. I could not control the vehicle as if the steering locked up.
Car is pulling to the right, this makes it hard to steer vehicle.
While driving about 65 MPH vehicle started wandering from side to side on the road and vibrate from rear to front.
After proceeding from a stop sign vehicle severely pulls to the right, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
When vehicle accelerates it pulls to the right, also while driving over 45 MPH vehicle pulls to right which may cause a crash. Dealer refuses to acknowledge a problem with steering.
Brakes pull to the left when engaging.
While driving south about 35-40mph, another vehicle turned the corner, heading north & speeding, drifted into escort's lane. Escort driver applied brakes to avoid vehicle, & vehicle pulled left. It skidded across the road & hit a pole. Abs did not work. Right brakes had disintergrated. Air bags did not deploy, but seat belt held. Driver has bruised knee. Vehicle totaled by insurance co.
Rack and pinion has been changed twice and the vehicle still has problems with steering and pulling to the left or the right. *ak
During vehicle operation a severe pull to the left is experienced. The rack and pinion, right front shocks, and the front brakes have been replaced as a result.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Ford Escort pulling
Which Ford Escort years have pulls to one side problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1998 (3 complaints), 1999 (3 complaints) and 1993 (2 complaints).
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