Ford Escort problems reported in Pennsylvania
288 of the 5,050 complaints filed about the Ford Escort came from Pennsylvania, most often about the electrical system.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
288
Complaints from Pennsylvania
39
Crashes
26
Fires
1997
Worst model year
What failed
Suspension
46
16.0%
Electrical System
46
16.0%
Engine & Cooling
29
10.1%
Airbags
27
9.4%
Seat Belts
26
9.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
20
6.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain
20
6.9%
Brakes
19
6.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
15
5.2%
Steering
8
2.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
6
2.1%
Body & Structure
6
2.1%
By model year
1984 Escort
1
0.3%
1985 Escort
1
0.3%
1986 Escort
2
0.7%
1987 Escort
2
0.7%
1988 Escort
10
3.5%
1989 Escort
12
4.2%
1990 Escort
3
1.0%
1991 Escort
20
6.9%
1992 Escort
6
2.1%
1993 Escort
29
10.1%
1994 Escort
22
7.6%
1995 Escort
38
13.2%
1996 Escort
22
7.6%
1997 Escort
46
16.0%
1998 Escort
32
11.1%
1999 Escort
32
11.1%
2000 Escort
3
1.0%
2001 Escort
3
1.0%
2002 Escort
3
1.0%
2003 Escort
1
0.3%
Cities reporting most
Pittsburgh
24
27.9%
Philadelphia
16
18.6%
Kittanning
8
9.3%
MC Elhatta
5
5.8%
Reading
5
5.8%
Eastern
4
4.7%
Beaver Falls
4
4.7%
Newtown
4
4.7%
Manchester
4
4.7%
Union City
4
4.7%
Philadelph
4
4.7%
Gibsonia
4
4.7%