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1999 Ford Escort Equipment Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
5%of 325 total for the year
Median mileage
30,075miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the equipment of the 1999 Ford Escort, 5% of the 325 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,075 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Air conditioner began blowing hot air june 2002 took in for repair and ricart Ford claimed it was the module. The part was not covered on the extended warranty plan and it was over $500 to repair. Declined repairs. The following spring air conditioner began working on its own april 2003. July 2003 the air conditioner began blowing hot air and would blow out cold air if in the shade or temperature outside was cool. At this time the air conditioner is not functioning.”

NHTSA complaint #10047327, filed 2003-11, 60,000 miles

“1999 Ford Escort,had a wreck and the car was totaled out by insurance adjuster,the airbags did not deploy and even the insurance adjuster stated wow the airbags didn't even deploy. Me and my girlfriend were injured and went to the emergency room and have not been able to work since october 2011 and have over 100,000 dollars alone in medical bills and still have to have surgery. Airbags should have worked like they were installed to do. I called and spoke with someone at your location and she said that there wasn't a recall yet,but they have had several complaints about the same thing. …”

NHTSA complaint #10458854, filed 2012-05

“I wasn't able to get an inspection sticker due to the broken spiral codes. The mechanic told me that this problem generally should not happen for the car which is quite new and has low mirage like mine. He mentioned that the spiral codes must have been defected because he found so many of newer Ford cars had the same problem. He suggested me to ask Ford company for any re-call information. I called Ford and explained it but there was no re-call or no financial aides to fix the problem. I had to cover the cost, about $400, by myself. …”

NHTSA complaint #760179, filed 2002-04

“The contact owns a 1999 Ford Escort. The contact stated that the entire air conditioning unit had to be replaced within a month of her purchasing the vehicle. She also stated that the timing chain needed to be replaced in august of 2007. A day or two later, the valves needed to be replaced as well. The radio and clock in the vehicle would intermittently turn on and off and made a strange noise. The dealer stated that the contact was responsible for the cost of the diagnostic. The current mileage was 136,964 and failure mileage was approximately 150. Updated 5/19/08 the gear light went out. …”

NHTSA complaint #10225715, filed 2008-04, 150 miles

“Vehicle intermitently emits chemical odor similar to the odor of insect. First trip to dealer blamed on rubber floor mats next trip blamed on stickers and undercoat on pipes burning claimed would be gone by 1,500 miles odorgitation am going to have to park vehicle to regain he alth if no explaination found to stop chemical discharge”

NHTSA complaint #707389, filed 1999-06

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Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200022%
1999155%
1998133%
199781%
199610%
199561%
199441%
199341%
199211%
199162%
199033%
198911%
198811%
198724%
198612%

Other parts of the 1999 Ford Escort

Air bags
66 complaints
Engine cooling
62 complaints
Suspension
42 complaints
Electrical system
39 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
35 complaints
Brakes
25 complaints
Seat belts
16 complaints
Steering
16 complaints
Tires
14 complaints
Fuel system
13 complaints
Exterior lighting
12 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1999 Ford Escort

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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