Ford Escort Alternator Problems

Problems mentioning the Alternator on the Ford Escort
**NEW** Starting problems & Weird Running
 2000 Finesse 1.6 SEFI
Posted: Apr 3, 2009
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New battery ,battery light still showing
 1989 1.3
Posted: Nov 10, 2009
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Severe drained battery Twice!
 1997 1.8 ghia x
Posted: Jan 6, 2010
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Recently begun stalling when slowing down for lights/junction.
 1989 1.6 mk4 xr3i
Posted: Aug 1, 2010
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Parasitic drain
 1996 1.6
Posted: Dec 5, 2010
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Alternator
 2000 1.1
Posted: Feb 5, 2011
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Check engine light on and off and car stalled out while driving.
 1995
Posted: Aug 18, 2011
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Non charging battery
 1997 1.8 si
Posted: Sep 19, 2011
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Battery not holding charge. battery goes dead after 2-3 days.
 1999 1.8 flight
Posted: Jul 2, 2012
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My escort battery keeps dieing
 1993 1.6 lx
Posted: Dec 31, 2021
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What problems can be caused by a faulty Alternator?

Car electrics failing / no power

When turning on the ignition there's no power at all in the car, the dashboard isn't lighting up and the car won't turn over.

Battery does not hold charge

The battery does not hold charge for very long, even if it is charged up with a battery charger after a while of running the car the electrics fail again. It doesn't seem to be re-charging itself as the car is driving.

Engine doesn't start up and/or cuts out when running

The engine doesn't start up very easily and will often not start at all. When it is running it can cut out completely without warning.

Battery warning light shows on dashboard

A warning light that looks like the one pictured on this page has appeared on the dashboard and doesn't go out after the car has been running for a while.