1987 Ford Escort LX wagon review from North America
"These cars were junk from the day they rolled off the showroom floor"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Electric cooling fan switch failed.
Brake line stuck, causing shoe to wear out, which tore up the rotor-replaced brake line, shoes, and rotor.
Repacked rear wheel bearings.
Engine started to buck and make loud bangs when under hard acceleration.
While highway driving, the engine would stall, then return to normal.
Car would shimmy bad while driving over 50mph, probably ball joints.
Engine would not start, left me stranded, had it towed to my house, where the engine started up, but then quickly shut off again. never happened again.
Upon accelerating, engine would hesiitate.
General comments?
I will not buy any ford product ever again.
These cars were not built to last, my Pontiac has over 235,000 miles and still drives flawless.
Ford was sued because the ignition control modules would fail, leaving people stranded, but when I went to get mine replaced, free of charge, I was told ford was only doing a survey to see how many people bought new modules. these cars were,(notice i used the word were because they're all in the junkyard) terrible on gas, un-reliable, costly to repair, ugly, slow, underpowered, and proudly carry a blue oval.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1987 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.9L EFI Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 80000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 84624 miles |
| Previous car | Pontiac Parisienne |
| Date of Entry | 6th September, 2002 |