Fuses And Circuit Breaker Problems of Ford Escort

On numerous ocassions from August, 2002 through the present (February 7, 2004), we have had the fuses labelled "stop" and "hazard" have blown while driving. This results in the following failures: (1) when the "stop" fuse blows, the stop lights do not function (which is unknown to the driver and may result in a crash if the person following does not realize when the car has its brakes applied); (2) the "stop" fuse blowing also causes the shift lock to not function, rendering the car undrivable unless the override is applied; (3) when the "hazard" fuse blows, this results in an immediate stalling of the car, which is extremely dangerous if it occurs in traffic and could cause a fatality; (4) the "hazard" fuse blowing also results in the turn signals and the hazard lights failing to function, so other drivers do not even know there is a problem. I have gone through a number of fuses to temporarily fix these problems.

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While driving hit the horn and it stuck. Had to unplug fuse to cut horn off. Dealer contacted. Targo switch inside steering wheel pad broke.

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Horn blows continuously with vehicle parked. Must remove fuse to turn off horn.

Horn will go off without any one touching it. Also, consumer was having a problem with stereo.

Cruise control quit working a few days later I blew a fuse for the brakes lights. I replace the fuse and blew that one. At this same time I noticed that I could not shut off the air conditioning. I will contact dealer next buisness day.

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While the vehicle was parked for a while it caught on fire. Fire department claimed it was the fuse box that caused the fire. Please provide further information.

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I was driving my car when it suddenly stop without notice. It was daytime and I had my 13 year old grandson with me. We got the car to the side of the road and went to the nearest house. The women advised me that her husband was a mechanic and he would look at the car when he returned from a errand. Upon the mechanic arrival--not associated with Ford motors--he looked at the car and said you have a fuse problem. He open the hood and the fuse compartment. After 20 seconds he push a fuse back in and the car started without problems. He advised me that loose fuses on newer Fords was a major problem. My main concern is that while this happened in the day what if this happened at night while I was travelling on a dark interstate highway in the middle lane. A stall out caused my an electrical fuse failure could cause a major accident . I'm also concerned with the mechanics statement that this happens on a lot of newer Ford. He also said something about auto manufacturers getting around this with "silent recalls". No problem unless you complain. Please let me know whether my incident is isolated or the mechanic is right that this is happening but its a silent matter.

An electrical short circuit is occurring within vehicle which is causing vehicle battery to completely lose power. Consumer states radio caused battery to drain and speakers to pop, radio replaced 3 times, experiencing other electrical problems with the headlights dimming when the heater is on or when applying brakes, radiator had to be replaced, engine lights come on intermittently, and poor acceleration when going up a hill.

Heater core leaked onto the airbag monitor which caught on fire and short circuited the electrical system.

The horn will start to blow by itself without anyone in the car or without the car being started. Fuse has to be taken out in order to stop the horn. Dealer had to replace the horn and the airbag.

Wiring harness that is connected to headlight bulb overheats and short circuits, causing headlights to become inoperable. Consumer stated the front headlights failed at different times.