1996 Ford Escort engine and engine cooling problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1996 Ford Escort — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“1996 ford escort has had cylinder head and gasket replaced four times. The vehicle has low mileage and now it's just sitting. **cc *nm”
filed Jan 31, 2007
“Timing belt broke while driving the vehicle on highway. Although luckily there was no injury, I was surprised to find similar report from the internet whose vehicle was manufactured during the same period. I think someone has to informed the owner to check the timing belt or reccomend a replacement…”
filed May 5, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant and/or oil from the cylinder head gasket area. *tt
0214 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 21, 2002Engine oil system priming procedures, service tips for reports of premature engine failure. *tt
01246 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 10, 2001Concerns with premature failure occuring on the 1.9l motorcraft remanufactured longblock assembly and shortblock assembly due to ingestion of foreign objects remaining in the transferred intake system from the original…
00188 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 4, 2000
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Escort years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Escort | 11 | 33% |
| 2001 Escort | 12 | 18% |
| 2000 Escort | 21 | 21% |
| 1999 Escort | 62 | 19% |
| 1998 Escort | 49 | 13% |
| 1997 Escort | 66 | 12% |
| 1995 Escort | 54 | 9% |
| 1994 Escort | 30 | 11% |
| 1993 Escort | 33 | 9% |
| 1992 Escort | 15 | 9% |
| 1991 Escort | 17 | 5% |
| 1990 Escort | 12 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Ford Escort
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.