Recalls ·2000 Ford Escort

2000 Ford Escort recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recalls for the 2000 Ford Escort; the most frequently affected component is seat belts — front. Owners filed 153 complaints, most often about air bags. Among the 3 model years of this model in the database, 2000 ranks #1 for number of recalls.

Recalls2
Complaints153
Crashes reported4in stored complaints

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Recalls (2)

Seat belts — FrontCampaign 04E048000 · 12 Jul 2004

Problem: Certain trw driver's side seat belts manufactured on december 6 and 9, 2002, for use as replacement equipment for 1997 ford escort 4-door and station wagon platform vehicles, ford's p/n f7cz54611b09aac. The seat belt assemblies exhibit a no-lock condition which does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, seat belt assemblies.

Risk: In the event of a crash, the restraint system may not provide adequate protection to the seat occupant, which may increase the risk of personal injury.

Remedy: Trw will notify the customers who purchased the replacement seat belt assemblies free of charge. The recall began on august 27, 2004.

Seat beltsCampaign 00V228001 · 18 Aug 2000

Problem: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

Risk: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

What owners complain about

Share of the 15 most recent complaints stored for this model year, by component. Owners can list more than one component.

Air bags4 · 27%
Seat belts2 · 13%
Power train2 · 13%
Engine and engine cooling1 · 7%
Visibility1 · 7%
Exterior lighting1 · 7%
Unknown or other1 · 7%
Tires1 · 7%

When complaints were filed

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From owner complaints

Ford escort 2000 coupe rear window shattered for no apparent reason; i.e., my wife got in the car and before she even started the engine while parked in the driveway, the rear window with defroster shattered into a million pieces. *tr

Visibility · Sep 2010 · NHTSA complaint record

The first defect is about the shifting gears light. I can not see the shifting gears at night unless i turn the car's light on or sometimes i use a light app to see them. This is because the shifting gears don't show up on the screen and also there's no led lights for the shifting gears the other problem i want to…

Exterior lighting · Sep 2015 · NHTSA complaint record

Dt*: the contact stated the airbags did not deploy in an accident causing the driver to hit and fracture the windshield at 35 mph. The accident was a rear end collision. The driver was wearing a seatbelt. The airbag warning light was not on prior to the crash. Pictures were available and a police report was taken.

Air bags · Nov 2006 · NHTSA complaint record

My wife was returning home from the hospital where our daughter received outpatient chemo therapy . At the first light leaving the hospital the car started shaking. My daughter thought her door was open , so she opened the door and closed it to verify the door was closed. They entered the highway and went about 1/4…

Tires · Jun 2012 · NHTSA complaint record

How this year compares

Recalls per model year for this model.

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Source

Recall and complaint records from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A recall listed here may not apply to every vehicle of this model year — always check your VIN with NHTSA or a dealer.