1995 Ford Escort Electrical system Problems

“I cannot shut off the engine in my 1995 Ford Escort station wagon. The engine continues to run even though the ignition is turned to off and the key has been removed. There have been 4 ignition switches installed in this car, but the locksmith does not believe that the ignition switch is the problem. He believes that something is not working in the computer that tells the engine to shut off. The only way to stop this car was to remove the battery cable and then remove the spark plug, which is very dangerous to do when the car is running.”

“When on highway 55 MPH or more transmissions acts like it goes into neutral have no overdrive or drive then also slips in and out. Also have like power surges when using the heater in the car the engine revs up and down like you are stepping on the gas pedal even when in park have not been able to find the cause of these issues yet. Also have had the rear wiper motor and stuff replaced and still do not get washer solvent to rear wiper the brake light in the middle of back window does not work either causes still unknown it is a 1995 Ford Escort lx wagon with only 73000 miles 1.9 l.”

“The ignition switch has had to be replaced 5 times on my car. I'm a single mom and on limited income and have had to go without car months at a time. I have to have the switch replaced for around $150 each time plus towing. I have not kept the old parts because I did not know I needed to. On this same car the timing belt has gone out twice since I have owned it, for three years now. Is this due to the car or is there something wrong when repaired?”

“While driving the car slowly died first the radio shut off then the wipers stopped, lights shut off then the car stopped completely in the middle of the road this has now happened on about 8 different occasions while I had my 2 small children in the car. I have taken it to a Ford dealership and had over $1,200 put into it in the last year and the problem was never fixed. The mechanic at Ford told me if I wanted the car to be safe I'd be better off getting a new car. …”

“I purchased this vehicle new in !995, and for the last 6 years I have had problems with the cooling system. During the period of 6/3/97 thru 6/17/97 alone, the problem occured 5 times. Berge Ford has repaired this problem each and every year that I have owned it. I am not completely sure what causes this problem but the same components are involved each time. The failure causes the relays to burn out initially, or the wireing harness to suffer damage and these failures cause the cooling fan to either become inoperative or burn out as well. …”