2001 Ford Escort ZX2 from North America - Comments

3rd Mar 2008, 08:23

"I wouldn't buy this car again because I have almost put in as much money into it as I paid for it"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

With a ZX2 depending on the which one you buy, I bought the wrong type supposedly. My timing belt shredded without warning. Which got me stuck 30 miles from my home. They told me that with this car, if the timing belt goes then the 4th valve in the motor goes. They also had problems when fixing a number of different parts that caused them to break. Over all in the past 6 months I have put over $2500 into my car. Not very cheap for a college student. The button on the shifter keeps sticking causing me to be stuck at a location until I can finally get it to work. I just had this piece fixed a few months ago and this is the 2nd time it has happened since it was fixed. Water leaks into this vehicle like it was a convertable with its top down. The moon roof leaks, it's a 2 door car and water leaks through the back windows. It holds moisture and I somehow got water into the backseat floor (causing MOLD!!) I have tried many things to get this to dry and nothing seems to work. It also leaks into the trunk real bad. The moisture is making the trunk smell musty.

General comments?

The leather seats are starting to wear. Not the quickest getting from 0-60. When trying to make it speed up quicker it sounds like the engine will explode. The handling is decent and it gets good gas mileage (27mpg). I wouldn't recommend this car to ANYONE!!!


8th Mar 2009, 14:53

! have a 2000 zx2. I don't have a sun roof. The floor boards both sides stay soaking wet after a rain. I don't know where to start. Is thish normal with this model?


28th Jul 2009, 13:48

I have a 2001 Ford Escort ZX2, and I can honestly say that I will never buy another one, and would not recommend this car to anyone unless you want to fix it all the time. I got my car in October, and it is now July, and with all the extra parts I have put into it, I could have bought a newer car!! The windows leak. It also has a bad idle problem! I am definitely not satisfied at all!!!

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