NHTSA lists 98 complaints for the 2000 Ford Escort, 22 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 15 complaints mention an injury, with 21 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-07.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD ESCORT.
At a glance
Complaints
98
With crash
22
With fire
2
With injury (complaints)
15
Injuries
21
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
144,435
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
35
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
21
21.4%
AIR BAGS
18
18.4%
POWER TRAIN
18
18.4%
SEAT BELTS
11
11.2%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
10
10.2%
SUSPENSION
8
8.2%
VISIBILITY
6
6.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
5.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
5.1%
STEERING
4
4.1%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE
17
AIR BAGS
FRONTAL
13
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
SEAT BELTS
FRONT
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
SUSPENSION
FRONT
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DELIVERY
2
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Defect: 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."
Consequence: 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.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
35 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
EQUIPMENT
5
POWER TRAIN
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
VISIBILITY
4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1
10026389
Date: 2008-05-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
FORD: CERTAIN 1999-2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN NEW YORK AND CERTAIN 2001 VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF MAINE, CERTIFIED FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA-FEDERAL EMISSION WARRANTY REFUND. *PE
10019076
Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
REPLACE TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY DURING 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
10014062
Date: 2004-12-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
Date: 2004-12-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
10013116
Date: 2004-09-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED - SYSTEM LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) - SERVICE TIPS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2004 F-SERIES. *TT
10009870
Date: 2004-08-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN SERVICE REPLACEMENT SEATBELT RETRACTORS (DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT RETRACTOR IN GRAY) MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER 2002 AND SOLD AS A SERVICE REPLACEMENT PART BETWEEN DECEMBER 2002 AND JULY 2004. *TT
10011159
Date: 2004-08-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
Date: 2004-07-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT
637615
Date: 2004-05-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
ROUGH IDLE, LOW POWER AND / OR STALL AT IDLE, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 THROUGH P0304 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
10004027
Date: 2003-09-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.