Ford Escort problems reported in South Carolina
60 of the 5,050 complaints filed about the Ford Escort came from South Carolina, 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.
60
Complaints from South Carolina
11
Crashes
12
Fires
1995
Worst model year
What failed
Electrical System
14
23.3%
Airbags
11
18.3%
Seat Belts
8
13.3%
Engine & Cooling
8
13.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
5
8.3%
Suspension
3
5.0%
Other & Unspecified
2
3.3%
Equipment & Accessories
2
3.3%
Brakes
2
3.3%
Seats
1
1.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain
1
1.7%
By model year
1982 Escort
1
1.7%
1986 Escort
1
1.7%
1987 Escort
1
1.7%
1988 Escort
2
3.3%
1989 Escort
1
1.7%
1990 Escort
2
3.3%
1991 Escort
3
5.0%
1993 Escort
3
5.0%
1994 Escort
3
5.0%
1995 Escort
17
28.3%
1996 Escort
1
1.7%
1997 Escort
12
20.0%
1998 Escort
2
3.3%
1999 Escort
9
15.0%
2000 Escort
2
3.3%
Cities reporting most
Greenville
8
19.0%
Donalds
6
14.3%
Beaufort
4
9.5%
Columbia
4
9.5%
Sumter
3
7.1%
Summerville
3
7.1%
Lexington
3
7.1%
Charleston
3
7.1%
Walterboro
2
4.8%
Laurens
2
4.8%
Clover
2
4.8%
Easley
2
4.8%