The contact owns a 1995 Ford Escort. She stated that vehicle caught on fire. She put the key into the ignition, and when she done this it exploded and caught on fire. Everything got jammed up after this, even the steering wheel. The tow truck driver stated that he had a hard time towing the vehicle because of this problem. The contact called two Ford dealership and told them that this was not a problem.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

While standing idle for more than three hours vehicle caught on fire, with the dashboard and engine compartment fully engulfed. Although exact cause of malfunction has yet to be determined, this vehicle should never have just caught on fire.

- Finleyville, PW, USA

I cannot shut off the engine in my 1995 Ford Escort station wagon. The engine continues to run even though the ignition is turned to off and the key has been removed. There have been 4 ignition switches installed in this car, but the locksmith does not believe that the ignition switch is the problem. He believes that something is not working in the computer that tells the engine to shut off. The only way to stop this car was to remove the battery cable and then remove the spark plug, which is very dangerous to do when the car is running.

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

The key was put into the ignition but the vehicle would not start, the ignition remained locked. Nlm

- Milford, MI, USA

While driving the car slowly died first the radio shut off then the wipers stopped, lights shut off then the car stopped completely in the middle of the road this has now happened on about 8 different occasions while I had my 2 small children in the car. I have taken it to a Ford dealership and had over $1,200 put into it in the last year and the problem was never fixed. The mechanic at Ford told me if I wanted the car to be safe I'd be better off getting a new car. I have since found out the car had been wrecked before I purchased it but I was never told that by the dearlership where I purchased it. On several occasions my car has been sitting in the drive way without running and the keys were not in the ignition and the four ways will start flashing as well as it happens as I am driving down the road. Ford told me the last time it was there to be fixed that the steering column was collapsed but when I had another mechanic go to change the steering column he found that it wasn't collapsed and that Ford had left out 5 bolts that held it in and it was only in there with 2 bolts which were not tightened and could be turned by hand which was causing the column to able to be pulled out towards the driver by about 3 inches and then pushed back into place.

- Hubert, NC, USA

While driving or stopping vehicle stalled. Took to dealer, and dealer replaced spark plug and gasket. But vehicle vehicle still not working.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Continued and iignored safety issue by Ford...please fix and now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Lyndonville, VT, USA

Grounded sensor wire at ignition switch.

- Box Elder, SD, USA

When driving with the air conditioner or heateron, the power is less.

- West Point, CA, USA

Wrong spark plugs installed at factory and faulty spark plug wires caused hesitation and loss of acceleration.

- Vacaville, CA, USA

Engine dies when driving at freeway speed.

- Santa Clara, CA, USA

While driving vehicle stalled out at 40mph, no prior warning.

- Irving, TX, USA

Consumer was driving up a hill and car stalls after it rolls down the hill damaged the driver side door no injury.

- Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Going 55 mph and vehicle just stopped on the road, this has happened several times.

- Summer Set , OH, USA