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1994 Ford Escort problems

Owners have filed 351 complaints about the 1994 Ford Escort with NHTSA between 1995 and 2018. The largest single group is the seat belts. Across this model's run it ranks 6 of 11 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Ford Escort All 1994 cars
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FaultScore 56/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Ford Escort.

How this is worked out

The numbers

351

Complaints

65

Crashes reported

18

Fires reported

45

Injuries reported

4 complaints report a death.

80,180 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

0%

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

Complaint volume 52 vs 50 Severity 100 vs 50 Early failure 0 vs 50
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 52
Against the median year of the Ford Escort. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 100
37.6% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — 0
0% of failures with a mileage on record happened under 36,000 miles, against a national rate of 29%.

How 1994 compares with every other Ford Escort

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1994 Ford Escort

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Seat Belts 82 23.4%

7 crashes, 0 fires · median 66,090 mi

Airbags 60 17.1%

38 crashes, 0 fires · median 115,404 mi

Engine & Cooling 37 10.5%

0 crashes, 4 fires · median 142,708 mi

Electrical System 32 9.1%

1 crashes, 8 fires · median 74,790 mi

Brakes 26 7.4%

4 crashes, 0 fires

Suspension 20 5.7%

1 crashes, 0 fires · median 38,000 mi

Transmission & Drivetrain 19 5.4%

3 crashes, 1 fires · median 45,000 mi

Steering 11 3.1%

2 crashes, 1 fires

Fuel & Propulsion 8 2.3%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Lights 8 2.3%

0 crashes, 3 fires · median 97,000 mi

Seats 7 2.0%

4 crashes, 1 fires

Tires 6 1.7%

2 crashes, 0 fires

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 1.7%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Body & Structure 5 1.4%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Equipment & Accessories 4 1.1%
Other & Unspecified 2 0.6%
Doors, Latches & Locks 2 0.6%
Child Seats 1 0.3%

Exactly what failed

NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.

Frontal 36 30.0%
Gasoline 16 13.3%
Automatic Transmission 15 12.5%
Foundation Components 14 11.7%
Retractor 13 10.8%
Engine 9 7.5%
Anchorage 9 7.5%
Switch 8 6.7%

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

25,000 – 49,999 miles 5 33.3%
50,000 – 74,999 miles 2 13.3%
75,000 – 99,999 miles 5 33.3%
100,000 – 149,999 miles 2 13.3%
150,000+ miles 1 6.7%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Jan 1995 peak 14 Oct 2018

Recalls on the 1994 Ford Escort

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

United States — NHTSA

06E026000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

94V218000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE CAN HAVE AN INADEQUATELY WELDED INFLATOR CANISTER.

Risk: IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, THE WELD SEAM CAN SEPARATE, CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO FAIL TO DEPLOY PROPERLY AND HOT GASES TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY FROM THE HOT GASES AND THE AIR BAG FAILURE.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 1995031 64,538 units in Canada

Electrical

NOTE: VEHICLES LOCATED IN ONTARIO, QUEBEC AND THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES. THE FUEL PUMP WIRING ASSEMBLY MAY CORRODE DUE TO ROAD SALT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ELECTRICAL BRIDGE DEVELOPING BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND THE FUEL GAUGE SENDER TERMINALS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE FUEL SENDER GROUND CIRCUIT TO OVERHEAT THE WIRING AND MELT ITS INSULATION PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE FUSE IN THE FUEL PUMP POWER CIRCUIT. THIS WOULD CAUSE SMOKE AND ODOUR AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF FUEL DELIVERY TO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE STOPPING. CORRECTION: A FUSED JUMPER HARNESS WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE FUEL PUMP/SENDER ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Unknown, DC Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1994 FORD ESCORT CUSTOMER WANTS INFO ABOUT ENGINE CATCHING FIRE**CC

NHTSA complaint #10185822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 97,000 miles SAN Diego, CA Fire 1 injured

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

HEADLIGHT COVER CLOUDED FROM AGE. DRIVERS CAN'T SEE WELL AT NIGHT. I'VE NOTICED THAT ALL ESCORTS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTICED A RECALL ON REPLACEMENT LIGHTING THAT LEADS TO SUGGEST THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT COVERS. WHY ISN'T MANUFACTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS? ESPECIALLY SAFETY PARTS. PREVIOUS OWNER HIT SOMETHING SLIGHTLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO LACK OF ADEQUATE LIGHTING.

NHTSA complaint #10172397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Enoch, UT Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS

THE 1994 FORD ESCORT IS A VERY POORLY MADE CAR. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS, THE MOTORS OF WHICH ALMOST ALWAYS FAIL. OURS WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD A MANUAL SEATBELT INSTALLED-- AT OUR EXPENSE-- AND TODAY THAT MANUAL SEATBELT SAVED MY HUSBAND'S LIFE IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. IMAGINE IF HE HAD ONLY HAD A LAPBELT! FORD REPEATEDLY DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT FOR EVERY 10 ESCORTS I SEE THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THE SAME TIME, 9 OF THEM HAVE AT LEAST ONE FAILED SEATBELT. IN ADDITION, THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A ROLLOVER CRASH GOING SOME 75 MPH. I CAN'T SAY IF MY HUSBAND'S INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE HAD THE AIRBAG GONE OFF, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10129817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Enoch, UT Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

THE 1994 FORD ESCORT IS A VERY POORLY MADE CAR. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS, THE MOTORS OF WHICH ALMOST ALWAYS FAIL. OURS WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD A MANUAL SEATBELT INSTALLED-- AT OUR EXPENSE-- AND TODAY THAT MANUAL SEATBELT SAVED MY HUSBAND'S LIFE IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. IMAGINE IF HE HAD ONLY HAD A LAPBELT! FORD REPEATEDLY DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT FOR EVERY 10 ESCORTS I SEE THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THE SAME TIME, 9 OF THEM HAVE AT LEAST ONE FAILED SEATBELT. IN ADDITION, THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A ROLLOVER CRASH GOING SOME 75 MPH. I CAN'T SAY IF MY HUSBAND'S INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE HAD THE AIRBAG GONE OFF, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10129817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 45,000 miles Cambridge, WI Crash 1 injured 1 killed

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT IN REVERSE. THE DRIVER HUNG ON TO THE OPEN DOOR OF HIS 1994 FORD ESCORT AND WAS DRAGGED FOR 100 FEET. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED 100 FEET AND HAD GOTTEN TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE PAVEMENT AND WAS SUFFOCATED.

NHTSA complaint #10114900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 45,000 miles Cambridge, WI Crash 1 killed

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FATAL DEATH DUE TO POSIBLE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO REVERSE FROM PARK WHILE VEHICLE IN IDLE.

NHTSA complaint #10107741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 52,000 miles Reno, NV

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT IS JAMMED AND SEATBELT NO LONGER WORKS

NHTSA complaint #11141699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Westminster, CO

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

1994 FORD ESCORT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSIVE RESTRAINT SHOULDER BELT NOT WORKING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP AT MID-TRACK AND BOUNCING THE DOOR AGAINST THE HINGE WOULD GET IT TO MOVE. TWO WEEKS AGO, IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE COULD HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO MAKE IT MOVE. SHE LEFT IT ALONE AND ABOUT FOUR DAYS LATER, IT RESUMED OPERATING. A WEEK LATER, IT FROZE AGAIN, A LITTLE MORE FORWARD IN THE TRACK THAN PREVIOUSLY.

NHTSA complaint #10476361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 115,404 miles Granada Hills, CA

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 94V218000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,404.

NHTSA complaint #10408678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fredericksburg, VA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT REMAINS OPERATIVE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS FAULT.

NHTSA complaint #10207294 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 94,000 miles Wilkesbarre, PA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO DIM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. AS OF JUNE 18, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

NHTSA complaint #10193618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Unknown, DC Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1994 FORD ESCORT CUSTOMER WANTS INFO ABOUT ENGINE CATCHING FIRE**CC

NHTSA complaint #10185822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 180,000 miles Anaheim, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ESCORT. THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS JAMMED. THE CONTACT'S SEATBELT IS MOTORIZED AND WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR IT RETRACTS HALF WAY AND IS STUCK, IT WONT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT. SEATBELT WILL NOT SECURE HIM IN PLACE. YESTERDAY IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME OF THIS INCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10176476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 97,000 miles SAN Diego, CA Fire 1 injured

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

HEADLIGHT COVER CLOUDED FROM AGE. DRIVERS CAN'T SEE WELL AT NIGHT. I'VE NOTICED THAT ALL ESCORTS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTICED A RECALL ON REPLACEMENT LIGHTING THAT LEADS TO SUGGEST THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT COVERS. WHY ISN'T MANUFACTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS? ESPECIALLY SAFETY PARTS. PREVIOUS OWNER HIT SOMETHING SLIGHTLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO LACK OF ADEQUATE LIGHTING.

NHTSA complaint #10172397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 80,180 miles Alamogordo, NM

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

I HAVE A 1994 FORD ESCORT STATION WAGON, THE DRIVER SIDE RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT FAILED AND WILL NOT WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10157013 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 97,000 miles Wasilla, AK

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AFTER WE CAME HOME OUR CAR LOCKED INTO PARK, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE COVER , THE SPRING INSIDE IS TOTALLY SCREWED UP. IT WOULD BE FATAL IF THIS LOCKED UP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE TWO KIDS THIS IT A FORD SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

NHTSA complaint #10156900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 38,000 miles Kittanning, PA

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. UPON INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT AND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL FROM THE SPRINGS BROKEN OFF WHICH WAS CAUSING THE RATTLING SOUND. UPDATED 05/16/2006. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10156148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 38,000 miles Kittanning, PA

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. UPON INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT AND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL FROM THE SPRINGS BROKEN OFF WHICH WAS CAUSING THE RATTLING SOUND. UPDATED 05/16/2006. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10156148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Enoch, UT Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS

THE 1994 FORD ESCORT IS A VERY POORLY MADE CAR. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS, THE MOTORS OF WHICH ALMOST ALWAYS FAIL. OURS WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD A MANUAL SEATBELT INSTALLED-- AT OUR EXPENSE-- AND TODAY THAT MANUAL SEATBELT SAVED MY HUSBAND'S LIFE IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. IMAGINE IF HE HAD ONLY HAD A LAPBELT! FORD REPEATEDLY DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT FOR EVERY 10 ESCORTS I SEE THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THE SAME TIME, 9 OF THEM HAVE AT LEAST ONE FAILED SEATBELT. IN ADDITION, THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A ROLLOVER CRASH GOING SOME 75 MPH. I CAN'T SAY IF MY HUSBAND'S INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE HAD THE AIRBAG GONE OFF, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10129817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Enoch, UT Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

THE 1994 FORD ESCORT IS A VERY POORLY MADE CAR. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS, THE MOTORS OF WHICH ALMOST ALWAYS FAIL. OURS WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD A MANUAL SEATBELT INSTALLED-- AT OUR EXPENSE-- AND TODAY THAT MANUAL SEATBELT SAVED MY HUSBAND'S LIFE IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. IMAGINE IF HE HAD ONLY HAD A LAPBELT! FORD REPEATEDLY DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT FOR EVERY 10 ESCORTS I SEE THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THE SAME TIME, 9 OF THEM HAVE AT LEAST ONE FAILED SEATBELT. IN ADDITION, THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A ROLLOVER CRASH GOING SOME 75 MPH. I CAN'T SAY IF MY HUSBAND'S INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE HAD THE AIRBAG GONE OFF, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10129817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 142,708 miles Pontiac, IL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE FAILURE. THE HEAD ON THE 1.9 LITRE ENGINES HAVE A BUILT IN FLAW. THE INTAKE VALVE ON NUMBER 4 CYLINDER FAILS. THE VALVE SEAT BREAKS APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PISTON AND ALSO THE HEAD. 4 VEHICLES FOUND TO HAVE THIS DEFECT WHILE WE WERE LOOKING FOR A USED REPLACEMENT HEAD.

NHTSA complaint #10116483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 45,000 miles Cambridge, WI Crash 1 injured 1 killed

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT IN REVERSE. THE DRIVER HUNG ON TO THE OPEN DOOR OF HIS 1994 FORD ESCORT AND WAS DRAGGED FOR 100 FEET. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED 100 FEET AND HAD GOTTEN TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE PAVEMENT AND WAS SUFFOCATED.

NHTSA complaint #10114900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 45,000 miles Cambridge, WI Crash 1 killed

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FATAL DEATH DUE TO POSIBLE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO REVERSE FROM PARK WHILE VEHICLE IN IDLE.

NHTSA complaint #10107741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cranesville, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELTS WERE IN OPERATIVE. BOTH SEAT BELTS WERE STUCK AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #10097090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Taunton, MA Crash

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE,IT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10095444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 55,580 miles Sewickley, PA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO START THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10071555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 40,000 miles Largo, FL

SEAT BELTS

THE CABLE FOR THE SEATBELT IS MANGLED, AND THE SEATBELT (SHOULDER) DOES NOT WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10068872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Roseville, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILURE, JAMMED IN PLACE, NOISE FROM TRACK TRYING TO REPOSITION ITSELF.

NHTSA complaint #10060188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Westport, WA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE, SHE WAS INFORMED THE IGNITION AND CLUTCH PLATE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE PARTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THE IGNITION FAILED AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #10061083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Saint Louis, MO

AIR BAGS

CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH IS FLASHING, INDICATING THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. IS AFRAID THAT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY AFTER READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL. CONSUMER TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT TO CHECK THIS PROBLEM IT WOULD COST HIM $89.00, AND TO REPAIR IT WOULD COST $100.00 PER HOUR. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARING ON DASHBOARD WAS A RECALL FOR SOME FORD ESCORTS, BUT NOT FOR HIS VEHICLE. HE NEED EDHELP WITH THE REPAIR COST.

NHTSA complaint #10033871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Reading, PA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

CONSUMER STATES THAT GAS LINE "RUBBED THROUGH" AS A RESULT OF COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE FRONT SWAY BAR ,CAUSING A FUEL LEAK.

NHTSA complaint #10026201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.