Seats Problems of Ford Escort

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.

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When talking to a machine shop there is a tech bulletin stating that Ford on 94-97 when they baked the powder metal for their intake seats something went wrong and that all seats in head should be replaced. The people at the machine shop said they had to even replace all the pistons in the motors due to the damage caused by the defective seats. And it is all a Ford error and they know it.

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Welding under driver's seat snapped, and seat rocks. Dealer contacted.

This car has been nothing but problems, I have traded it in now, but I thought you should know about some of the problems with this vehicle. No safety defect listed.

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The driver seat rolls back and forth. The seat is not supported and effects the consumers driving. The dealer couldn't help with the charges and there would be a fee to diaginos the problem. The dealer is suppose to contact the consumer for further assistance.

I was rear-ended by a moving truck (like a ryder truck) who was traveling at approximately 50 mph when he hit me. I was almost at a complete stop. The problem that I am asking about, because I want to know if there have been any other problems like this reported, is that my seat, the driver's seat, broke and twisted on impact. After the impact the seat was left bent backwards and twisted to the right consistent with my injuries. I guess what I really want to know is, should the seat have done that at that impact speed with a woman sitting in the seat that is 5' 5" and weight 140 lbs? I don't know if you can answer my question or if this is even the right place to ask but I just thought that I would try. Thanks for any help that you can give me.

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No summary.

This vehicle was in a rear end accident were the driver's seat became totally disconnected from vehicle. Driver of the vehicle died. Vehicle was traveling at 70 mph and was struck from the rear. Manufacturer has not been contacted.

While sitting at a stop and making a left turn another vehicle rear ended consumer'svehicle, in which consumer's vehicle was air bound about 50 feet, causing driver's seat and passenger's seat to go backwards. Also, switch for the gas unit system didn't shut down, and the motor kept running.

Cover of the seat adjustment failed. Mgm.

Frame broke from under passenger's side seat. Can't move seat up or backwards. Frame rusted out from under seat. Dealer contacted.

Manual seat adjuster on the driver's side disengages from locked position and collapses.

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The winshield wiper will come on and off intermittenly. Without prior warning the dealership is aware of the problem.