Problems with 2001 Ford Escort SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford escort. the contact stated that the shift anti- lock actuator failed and the vehicle would not shift out of park. the vehicle was repaired october 24, 2003 when the dealer replaced the shifter and the cable assembly. the contact stated that the failure recurred. in addition, the contact stated that the rear passenger seat belt did not work properly and that the shoulder strap would not buckle properly. the failure mileage was 75,000. the abs light would randomly illuminate. updated 12/15/11 updated 12/28/11*lj the right rear seat belt was twisted, which made it inoperable, the brake shift inter-lock malfunctioned and the consumer was unable to shift the from park to drive. updated 03.12.12

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford escort. when the contact depressed the brake pedal, the vehicle dramatically surged forward and crashed into another vehicle. she took her vehicle to the dealer and they repaired the coil spring in the brake pedal, along with other cosmetic repairs. one month later, while attempting to park the vehicle into a parking space, it surged forward again and crashed into a pipe. the air bags deployed and the vehicle sustained moderate damage. an investigator from her insurance company is in the process of inspecting the vehicle. the contact has pictures of the vehicle. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 115,000.

Consumer states that noise would be coming from underneath the vehicle while driving and or applying brakes. dealer notified and informed and that the front brake rotors and caliper needed to be replace. provide further information. ts

I was stopping for a traffic light. i slowed down and was coasting to the light. when i pressed down on the brake it made a loud noise and didn_x0012_t stop. i put my left foot on top of my right foot on the brake and pressed down as hard as i could. it still wouldn_x0012_t stop. i finally managed to get it into park. it stopped the car inches away from the car in front of me. after the light changed, i sat there not able to move. finally i had to. i moved a little tested the brakes and they worked. i went to the next light turned off and went shopping to calm down before trying to drive home. i was going to take the car in on mon 8/12/2002 to have it checked. i went to my dr_x0012_s office first. i didn_x0012_t have my foot on the gas. i had braked the car to slow it down. when i pressed down on the brake that sound started again the car roared and got faster. i was trying to push it into gear, but it hit before i could do it. i reversed it got off the wall. the brakes worked fine. the air bag didn_x0012_t open up the front is badly damaged the dealer could give an estimate at least 2000 but it will be more. they couldn_x0012_t find anything wrong with the brakes. that is scary, they are going to fix the body but it will be like a death trap not knowing when the brakes might fail. i was in that car both times. i was not in a hurry; everything was fine until that noise started. i was not going fast both times that it happened the car was coasting i had braked to slow down. then that loud sound and the car just took over refusing to stop. i was there and i scared me badly. i was there and i scared me badly. has this happened to some one else???*ak