Engine problems of the 1999 Ford Escort

Ok, so I just bought my 1999 Ford Escort zx2 on December 1, 2008 at 82,000 miles. 2 months later I needed to replace my alternator in February 2009. In may 2009 my engine blew, apparently the #1 rod separated and went through the oil pan. I replaced the engine since I still have a loan on the car. It is now July 2009 and my transmission is slipping. I only have owned this car for less than 8 months and repair costs are more than what I paid for this. Unfortunately I can't get rid of it because I don't have enough money for a better car and now I am in this endless cycle of repairs.

I own a 1999 Ford Escort se, 4 door. About a week ago I took it into the local Ford dealer and was told all four motor mounts were bad. A counter person looked up vehicle notices and (I think) found a service bulletin on motor mounts for 2001-2003 Escorts. My question is, how can all four motor mounts go bad at one time unless it is shoddy equipment to begin with. I have never heard of all four going bad. In all the vehicles I have owned I do not think I have ever had any motor mount replaced. Have any other similar problems like this been reported?.

The vehicle was very noisy while driving. The dealer stated there was a problem in the engine, however it could not be fixed. Plastic was used instead of metal.

I had to put an engine and transmission in my car last year. Now my ac doesn't work and I recently had to replace the battery and put a new alternator in it too. I have had issue after issue with my zx2.

Nhtsa#10003194/612956/606433/6092008/615400/615476/615381 engine vibration felt thru steering wheel while in gear.

We are having a vibration problem with our Ford Escort. I took the car in for service with the description "it's idling rough". The service center came back to me with a "technical service bulletin" from Ford outlining a procedure to limit vibration. Apparently, the vibration stems from inadequate/improper engine mounts in this model Escort. The service outlined requires changing the type of parts used in mounting the engine, and the TSB contains instructions for modifications to be done by the repair center prior to installation. Ford is obviously aware of this situation, as the TSB also states this affects Escorts from 1997-2002, Escort zx2 from 1998-2003, and the tracer from 1997-1999. We were told the repair bill to fix this would be $380. 00! I don't feel I should have to pay to have this defect fixed. I contacted Ford, and was basically told "sorry , we're not going to fix this, it is your responsibility. " the problem came to my attention because everythiung in the passenger compartment not screwed down rattles like a one-man-band. This has gotten progressively worse over the last year, and has been attributed to problems in the engine tuning. Thanks to a well-informed service technician, I now know the real cause of the problem. I feel that left unchecked, the vibrations could cause more serious problems in the future on the car, and I would like to see some action taken to see that Ford corrects this defective part on my car.

Consumer states conecting rod to the crankshaft broke, caussing the engine to fail. Dealer notified.

Noticed that engine warning light was coming up on and off, changed spark plugs,wires, light would go off for a period and than come back on. I was driving down the freeway between 65-70 miles/hour when I hured a loud bang , pulled off the freeway, I had the car taking to a local Ford dealership, service writer told me that the valve seat in the head had seperated and fell into the motor. He also told me that the 1. 9 motor had a flaw in the head and Ford motor company new about this problem for many years. Than he showed me another Escort that6 had the same exact problem and that this was not the first car he seened with this problem. Second problem: I have had to replace 3 transmitions with in a year, which was covered by Ford motor company and possibly a 4th. I don't know because the motor went. Third problem: while at a stop sign a was rear ended an about 30-35 miles/hour, my seat bellt did not hold me and my seat collepsed on top of my child who was in a car seat behind me. The car was in the shope about the week before the motor went and they told me that the problem had to do with the transmition but I believe that the computer in the car new that the valve was prepering to fail. I was also told that the Ford motor company had redesigned the head, so this problem could not happen again.

There is a knocking in engine, when car is driven, louder the knocking gets. Consumer has contacted an outside mechanic and was informed that source of the problem was underneath hood where the bearings were. Also, deal has been contacted for a replacement of engine block/ head and cyclinder, but that still has not remedied the problem. Please provide further details.

At approx. 30000 miles the car had the first incident of not starting (Aug. 2001). Took it to auto shop and was told that this might be a one-time incident. About 1/2 year later the same thing happened. Had it towed to auto shop, they could not find the problem and told me to call them if it happened again. Then it happened again late 2002 and I took the car to another auto shop. They could not explain the reason either - everything seemed fine and after a while it started again and was running normally. It happened again late January 2003 and the car was towed to the latter auto shop. They replaced fuel pump and told me everything should be fine. Late February 2003 the same thing happened again. The car is at the auto shop - they are trying to locate the problem. On and off it will start. All check dates - every 5000 miles - have been followed and the car has been well taken care of at all times. Now, I am afraid of driving it - because I don't know when it is happening again. This is not acceptable, that at such low mileage I have to face this problem.

Vehicle vibrates violently because engine motor mounts broke. Dealer has inspected vehicle, and counld not fix the problem.

Poor motor mount caused the car to vibrate while driving.