2000 Ford Escort Problems, Complaints & Recalls
- Compared with other Escort years
- Far fewer complaints than other years 6th of 9 for complaints
- Safety recalls
- 1 recall: check your VIN
- NHTSA crash rating
- Not rated
Owners have filed 98 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Ford Escort. That ranks 6th out of 9 Escort model years for complaints. The most reported problem area is engine and engine cooling (21 complaints, 21%), typically at around 35,900 miles. Complaints mention 22 crashes, 2 fires, 21 injuries. There is 1 safety recall covering this model year.
- 98owner complaints
- 1safety recalls
- 0NHTSA investigations
- 22complaints mentioning a crash
Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.
Most common 2000 Ford Escort problems
Complaints grouped by the part of the car owners reported, with the median mileage when the problem happened.
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median miles | Owners mention most | Typical repair cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 21 | 21% | 35,900 | — | — |
| Air Bags | 18 | 18% | 82,192 | — | — |
| Power Train | 18 | 18% | 59,126 | — | — |
| Seat Belts | 11 | 11% | 50,800 | — | — |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 10 | 10% | 44,000 | — | — |
| Suspension | 8 | 8% | 33,000 | — | — |
| Visibility | 6 | 6% | 45,500 | — | — |
| Electrical System | 5 | 5% | 63,773 | — | — |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 5 | 5% | 32,650 | — | — |
| Steering | 4 | 4% | 40,000 | — | — |
| Tires | 4 | 4% | 91,152 | — | — |
| Equipment | 2 | 2% | 54,500 | — | — |
| Exterior Lighting | 2 | 2% | 152,000 | — | — |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 | 2% | 36,855 | — | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 2 | 2% | — | — | — |
| Seats | 2 | 2% | — | — | — |
| Engine | 1 | 1% | 100,000 | — | — |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 1% | 152,000 | — | — |
One complaint can list several problem areas, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
Complaints by year received
2000 Ford Escort recalls (1)
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Seat belts
Problem: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
Risk: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
To see whether a specific car still has an open recall, enter its VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup. You can also decode a VIN here.
Recent owner reports
Short excerpts of the latest complaints filed with NHTSA, with personal details removed. Full reports can be searched on NHTSA.gov.
Transmission is slipping and does not shift correctly. Timing chain broke while driving and almost caused an accident. Had to have the car towed. Tensioner arm broke while driving shredding the belt. Had to have the car towed.
The first defect is about the shifting gears light. I can not see the shifting gears at night unless i turn the car's light on or sometimes i use a light app to see them. This is because the shifting gears don't show up on the screen and also there's no led lights for the shifting gears the other…
Tl* the contact owned a 2000 ford escort. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the contact attempted to change lanes and crashed into a van. The air bags deployed with such an extreme force that the contact sustained injuries to the face, chest, and right arm that required…
My wife was returning home from the hospital where our daughter received outpatient chemo therapy . At the first light leaving the hospital the car started shaking. My daughter thought her door was open , so she opened the door and closed it to verify the door was closed. They entered the highway…
Ford escort 2000 coupe rear window shattered for no apparent reason; i.e., my wife got in the car and before she even started the engine while parked in the driveway, the rear window with defroster shattered into a million pieces. *tr
Other Ford Escort years
| Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Escort | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 Escort | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 Escort | 68 | 0 |
| 2000 | 98 | 1 |
| 1999 Escort | 325 | 1 |
| 1998 Escort | 375 | 0 |
| 1997 Escort | 543 | 1 |
| 1996 Escort | 205 | 0 |
| 1995 Escort | 576 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems with the 2000 Ford Escort?
Owners most often report engine and engine cooling, air bags, power train problems. The top one, engine and engine cooling, accounts for 21 complaints.
Was there a recall on the 2000 Ford Escort?
Yes, 1 safety recall. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.
Was the 2000 Ford Escort a good year?
Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other Escort model years, the 2000 has far fewer complaints than most years. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.