Other Restraint System Info: Valid for early build Escort ZX2 Coupe
Plant City: Hermosillo
Plant Country: Mexico
Plant State: Sonora
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Cool/Hot
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1993
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION. HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN TEPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 50 DEGREES. I HAVE NOTICED MANY (20-50) OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON YOUR WEB SITE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN DONE.??
1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FRONTAL SEAT BELT WEBBINGS DID NOT LOCK (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04E048000) AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SEVERE STRAIN, SPRAIN, AND BRUISES TO HER CHEST AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,308. UPDATED 09/12/07 *TR