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10.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

$2,033.00

Average Mileage:

147,000 miles

Total Complaints:

4 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
  2. replace cylinder head and piston repair (1 reports)
  3. replaced block, and cylinder head (1 reports)
  4. replaced engine (1 reports)
Ford Escort engine problems

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Helpful Websites About 1999 Ford Escort dropped valve seat cylinder #4

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problem #4

2009Aug 13

Escort

  • Automatic transmission
  • 184,000 miles

It started with the engine stuttering when starting, especially if the car was pointed down hill. It would smooth out, run fine. Never lost a drop of oil, no smoke whatsoever. Actually, the car never ran better! My son took it shopping, was parked on a very slight downhill slope, It studderd then CLANG CLANK CLANG! Towed it back, and the #4 piston hit the spark plug so hard that it flattened it and even broke the ceramic. Thinking about changing the motor if we can find one with low enough miles.

camdenite

Camden, NY, USA

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problem #3

2008Jan 02

Escort ES 2.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 122,000 miles

My Escort dropped valve seat cylinder #4, and I had to replace the engine. Apparently this is a design defect, ford should pay for the repair

Ralph L.

New Braunfels, TX, USA

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problem #2

2008Sep 01

Escort Spot 2.0L Sohc 4 cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 155,000 miles

I have fallen victim to what seems to be a well documented and common problem with the 2.0L I4 SOCH escort motor. The intake valve seat in cylinder number 4 has broken apart into about 6 1/8 inch or so pieces falling into the cylinder then subsequently getting mashed in between the head and piston. Damage caused from failure as follows: Cracked piston, bent connecting rod, cracked cylinder wall, mechanical damage to combustion chamber on cylinder head. Not happy with this at all and Ford refuses to do anything about it, even though it is clearly a defect in the manufacturing process.

Joseph G.

Lorain, Ohio, USA

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problem #1

2008Apr 24

Escort 2.0L SOHC

  • Automatic transmission
  • 127,000 miles

My understanding is the the valve seat on cylinder 4 can drop at any time. A pretty well document design flaw on this vehicle.

Darren B.

Spring, TX, USA

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