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5.9

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
13,667 miles

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1995 Ford Escort suspension problems

suspension problem

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1995 Ford Escort Owner Comments

problem #9

Nov 132007

Escort 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Upon state inspection we were told the front and rear coil springs were broken and would cost over $650 dollars to repair. Unbelievable as it seems it was confirmed by another inspection station....

- Chester, VT, USA

problem #8

Oct 292004

Escort 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 72,000 miles
The front driver's side coil spring broke. No unusual impact reported....road construction all summer, many impacts of varied amplitude and duration.

- Buffalo, NY, USA

problem #7

Dec 132002

Escort 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 51,000 miles
When I had the car in to repair a leaking radiator I was told that the rear springs of the car were broken - these were replaced along with the two rear tires which had been damaged due to the broken springs. Six months later backing out of the driveway the left front spring broke puncturing that tire - per the garage both front springs are broken and must be replaced. Since I've had the care in two different garages I've heard that this is a common problem with the Ford Escorts.

- East Walpole, MA, USA

problem #6

Apr 012002

Escort

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While backing out of driveway, left front tire blewout. A piece of coil spring had punctured tire. Consumer saw smoke coming from tire.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #5

Dec 072000

Escort

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer heard a clunking sound, upon inspection he saw that coil springs had broken.. consumer states the rear coil spring broke on Dec-7-2000, and the front coil spring on March 25, 2002 which caused damage to a brand new tire.

- Orchard Park, NY, USA

problem #4

Oct 292001

Escort

  • miles
Coil spring broken at bottom, behind plastic cover. Was told this failure is common in Escort wagons.

- Narvon, PA, USA

problem #3

Sep 152001

Escort

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Repair shop indicated that they were experiencing a host of coil spring breakage on this and similar Ford models. They were recommending that all customers with spring problems write to Ford in hopes of forcing a recall - ha!.

- Dallas, PA, USA

problem #2

Jun 022001

(reported on)

Escort

  • miles
Had inspection, was told that the springs were broken and that they were going early on all Escorts.

- Colonie, NY, USA

problem #1

Aug 012000

Escort

  • miles
I just read about the Ford winstar front coil springs breaking in the newspaper and now that I browse this site, it appears to be a problem on many other Ford cars. My 1995 Escort front left spring snapped causing the left front tire to be slashed. I was in a parking lot so speed was not a factor. I managed to change the tire and get the car to a Ford dealer that was nearby. Upon inspection, I could see that the spring had snapped (clean break) like if a seam in the coil had failed. When I questioned the dealer, they did not know of this being a common occurrence and they would not fix it without charge as there was no recall. Now that I see that this appears to happen on many Ford cars........ I have reason to believe that the coil springs on Ford may have hidden defects causing them to snap without warning.. should you need further information, please email me. Thanks.

- Schaumburg, IL, USA

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