IllustrationCAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY CAME OUT TO FIND SUNROOF SHATTERED. NOTHING FOUND THAT COULD DO THIS COULD THIS BE A STRESS PROBLEM?*AK
2000 Ford Escort
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Ford Escort do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 101.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
1125–50K
1050–75K
475–100K
3100–150K
2150K+
34 reports with mileage · 64 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
22 crash reports2 fire reports15 injury reports
What owners actually said
98 reportsI'M NOT SURE THAT MY CAR PROBLEM WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A FAILURE, BUT I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE WITH SEVEN MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A ROUGH IDOL. MY ENTIRE CAR WOULD VIBRATE. I NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES AND SHORTLY AFTER MY ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FIRST FEW HUND…
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I'M NOT SURE THAT MY CAR PROBLEM WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A FAILURE, BUT I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE WITH SEVEN MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A ROUGH IDOL. MY ENTIRE CAR WOULD VIBRATE. I NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES AND SHORTLY AFTER MY ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES AFTER THE REPLACEDMENT WERE FINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND WORSE THAN BEFORE. I AGAIN CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THIS VIBRATION HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN PARK, DRIVE AND REVERSE. MY ENTIRE CAR IS SHAKING AND PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT CAN FEEL IT IN THE FLOORBOARDS. MY STREERING WHEEL SHAKES AND IT ONLY GETS WORSE WHEN I TURN MY AIR OR DEFROST ON . I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH BARELY OVER 4000 MILES.
VEHICLE CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING DURING ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THIS, TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING WORKED. *YH
BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. ALSO, REAR SEAT COLLAPSED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND GOT IN VEHICLE AND CLOSED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW SHATTERED. NO INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH AND UPON APPROACHING A TOP LIGHT, CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. THEN CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE, AND IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT COOLANT LINE CLAMP CAME APART. TRANS…
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CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH AND UPON APPROACHING A TOP LIGHT, CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. THEN CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE, AND IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT COOLANT LINE CLAMP CAME APART. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS THREE QUARTS LOW. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD TRAVELING 30MPH, RAN A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND HAVING THE RIGHT AWAY WAS REARENDED BY CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, HITTING IT ON THE SIDE. UPON IMPACT,NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
CAR STARTS DRIVING ROUGH AND SHAKING. FIRST TIME AT 350 MILES AND THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH GAS. SECOND TIME AT 1215 THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. THIRD TIME AT 1600 MILES THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT WAS HAPPENING OR CAUSING BUT QUESSED SOMETHING TO DO WITH 3RD CYCLINDER. THEY DROVE IT TILL IT HAP…
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CAR STARTS DRIVING ROUGH AND SHAKING. FIRST TIME AT 350 MILES AND THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH GAS. SECOND TIME AT 1215 THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. THIRD TIME AT 1600 MILES THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT WAS HAPPENING OR CAUSING BUT QUESSED SOMETHING TO DO WITH 3RD CYCLINDER. THEY DROVE IT TILL IT HAPPENED AGAIN AROUND 1900 WITH A BLACK BOX AND IT SHOWED EVERYTHING IT WAS DOING. THEY HAVE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR. WE WANT A DIFFERENT CAR BUT THEY SO FAR WON'T DO THAT. THIS STARTED AT 350 MILES AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERYTIME WE REFUEL AND DRIVE A FAR DISTANCE. DURING THE WEEK IT ONLY GOES SHORT TRIPS IN TOWN. HOW LEMONY DOES IT HAVE TO BE???
Official recalls
100V228001 · Seat Belts
Aug 18, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DATE CODE ON CERTAIN SEAT BELT BUCKLES OF YOUR VEHICLE AND REPLACE ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLES THAT FALL WITHIN THE SUSPECT DATE CODE RANGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 26, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.