1993 Ford Escort transmission problems

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

DT: PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AT A USED LOT. AFTER 90 DAYS THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT. BOUGHT IT WITH 48,000 MILES. WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS, AND THEY SAID IT HAD TOO MUCH WEAR FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAME OFF, THE SHOCKS WERE BAD, THE TIRES WERE AL DEFECTIVE, AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER FROM WHO THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WAS OUT BUSINESS.

NHTSA complaint #10133008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

WHILE PUSHING IN THE CLUTCH,THE TRANSMISSION IDLED HIGH . THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THEM TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND SENSOR AND REPLACE THE AIR FILTER.

NHTSA complaint #10051628 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES

NHTSA complaint #562139 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NOISE FROM FRONT AXLE WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED, COLD WET WEATHER CAUSES DOORS TO FREEZE AND CONDENSATION ON INSIDE OF WINDOWS.

NHTSA complaint #725505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.WHEN I'M GOING ARROUND 55 TO 60 MILES AN HR. WHEN I BACK OUT OF DRIVE WAY SHIFT INTO DR. AND START OUT AS IF I WAS IN THIRD GEAR WITH NOT MUCH POWER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS OR THE TEMP. IS COLD. WON'T COME OUT OF PASSING GEAR AND RPM'S AT 4000.

NHTSA complaint #726940 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #551938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #550519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH, WHEN A NOISE WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. OVERDRIVE BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #855266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD IT SHIFTS PERFECTLY, HOWEVER WHEN IT HEATS UP, IT REFUSES TO SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR UNTIL IT HAS HAD SEVERAL HOURS TO COOL DOWN

NHTSA complaint #714432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF ACCELERATION OR WON'T START. WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT FIRE. ALSO RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS MALFUNCTIONED.

NHTSA complaint #533910 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CAR JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS.

NHTSA complaint #521052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #539139 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GERAR AND DISABLED VEHICLE TO MOVE ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA complaint #522683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #523104 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY

MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 5 SPEED, WHEN VEHICLE IS IN 5TH GEAR AND SLOWING DOWN, TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND CANNOT MOVE THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #811032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WOULD NOT SHIFT IN REVERSE, NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. TAKES A WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENS. SHIFTED INTO 1ST AND MOVED A BIT THEN REVERSE WORKED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE.

NHTSA complaint #808395 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION; DRIVER STATES THAT VEHICLE LOCKS UP IN 5TH GEAR, IN AN EMERGENCY SHE EITHER HAS TO KILL ENGINE OR INCREASE ENGINE REVS TO UNLOCK 5TH GEAR.

NHTSA complaint #805766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED THE VEHICLE CLUTCH WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC.

NHTSA complaint #804472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY

VEHICLE FAILS TO GO INTO REVERSE INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #483526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AT 18,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION , PLEASE DESCRIBE .

NHTSA complaint #986509 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, FAILED AFTER BEING REENGAGED DUE TO TRANSAXLE FAILURE. *DSH

NHTSA complaint #483499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE CAR DISENGAGES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #974949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON CAR ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. TT AIR CONDITIONER ALSO MAKES NOISES AND HAS AN ODOR. TRANSMISSION TAKES 3 TO 4 ATTEMPTS BEFORE ENGAGING IN REVERSE. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK. HATCHBACK DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LENSE IS CRACKED. FRONT BUMPER IS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. DOORS ARE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY, CAUSING THEM NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. WINDOW SEAL BROKE CAUSING WIND NOISE. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #973461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO SHIFT INTO 2ND, 4TH AND REVERSE GEARS.

NHTSA complaint #482121 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE INTERMITTENTLY. TT

NHTSA complaint #966123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX CAN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND/4TH/REVERSE GEARS. TT

NHTSA complaint #964708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

REPLACED SPEEDOMETER CABLE.

NHTSA complaint #964059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

PURCHASED CAR AS A PROGRAM CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT TWICE, THE TIME AT FIRST 32,000 MILES AND RIGHT KNOW THE TRANSMISSION IS AT 52,000 MILES . TT

NHTSA complaint #962733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA complaint #962007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE PULLS FORWARD.

NHTSA complaint #958304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.