Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Ford Escort.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR HAS BEEN STALLING REGARDLESS OF SPEED. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. MECHANIC HAS (SO FAR) IDENTIFIED BA… |
| 2001-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME AND ANY SPEED.*AK |
| 2000-09-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | RECALL PERFORMED ON IGNITION SWITCH. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO COME… |
| 2000-06-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE MAY NOT START AT TIMES. SOMETIMES FUEL PUMP WON'T WORK, IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, AND SOMETIMES SWITCH STIC… |
| 2000-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | RADIATOR COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE, AND BLOW THE FUSEABLE LINK TH… |
| 2000-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING CAR WILL STOP WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 1999-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, AND MAY RESULT IN A C… |
| 1999-03-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED. YH |
| 1998-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF CONSUMER'S H… |
| 1998-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL #98S28 ON 05-OCT-98. ON 19-NOV-98, CONSUMER HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE AFTER TRAV… |
| 1998-11-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN OPENING THE DOORS ON THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. ALSO, A… |
| 1998-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN STARTED UP THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FLAMES AND SMOKE UNDER HOOD. POLICE OFFICER PUT THE F… |
| 1998-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. |
| 1998-04-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH OVERLOADS AND LIGHTS TURN OFF. WHEN USING DRIVING LIGHTS, THEY CAN ONLY BE TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 5 TO… |
| 1998-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED; NEIGHBOR CAME & INFORMED OWNER VEHICLE ON FIRE. FLAMES COMING FROM GRILL AREA. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED … |
| 1998-01-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN TO BURN 45 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED. FIRE STARTED UNDERHOOD NEAR BATTERY. |
| 1997-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. |
| 1997-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR APPROX 45 MINUTES AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT AN FIRE AND BURNED UP. NO I… |
| 1997-08-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10-40 MPH. HAD A TUNE UP THE THAT DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROB… |
| 1997-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID | No | 0 | STARTER SOLENOID FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR. |
| 1997-05-07 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SUDDENLY HEARD CRUSHING NOISE ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER' WINDOW SHATTERED, CAUSE UNKOWN… |
| 1997-03-27 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | No | 0 | WAS PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, MADE CLUNKING NOISE, GAVE IT GAS & TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR IT STILL MADE … |
| 1997-02-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE UNDER RECALL (396V071000); HAD NO PROBLEM IN BEGINNING. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PICK… |
| 1997-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR OF THE IGNITION SWITCH (95S28) PERORMED BUT EXPERIENCED AN IGNITION SWITCH FIRE AFTER RECALL… |
| 1997-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED, THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE,. |
| 1996-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE MINUTES BEFORE NOTICING SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER, THEREFO… |
| 1996-10-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER FAILED, IMPACT 6:00, SPEED UNKNOWN , GUIDE LOOP BROKE, CAUSING BELTS NOT TO RETRACT. *AK |
| 1996-09-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | Yes | 1 | PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WAS LOCKED AND VEHICLE IMPACTED AT 1:00, SPEED 75 MPH, PASSENGER'S DOOR POPPED OPEN, CAUSING THE… |
| 1996-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. |
| 1996-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE TACKOMETER/ODOMETER WENT WILD, PULLED OVER TO CHECK HOOD AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. *AK |
| 1996-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. |
| 1996-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CALLED (4) DEALERSHIPS CANNOT GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER CONCERNING IGNITION ASSEMBLY RECALL (96V-07… |
| 1996-08-12 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. |
| 1996-08-12 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE CRACKED, ALLOWING THE BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, CAUSING LOSS OF CO… |
| 1996-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF VEHICLE, PULLED VEHICLE OVER INTO A PARKI… |
| 1996-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL RELATED, IGNITION SWITCH FIRE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE 96V071000. *AK |
| 1996-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. |
| 1996-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | LEAVING WORK, STOP AT BANK, FUNNY SMELLED COMING THRU VENT, PARKED VEHICLE/WENT IN BANK, LADY CAME IN BANK, INFORMED SO… |
| 1996-06-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MISALIGNMENT OF VEHICLE. |
| 1996-06-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 2 | WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1996-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD |
| 1996-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD |
| 1996-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. |
| 1996-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE, TURNED OFF IGNITION, MADE A QUICK EXIT VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. *AK |
| 1996-04-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. *SD |
| 1996-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *AK |
| 1996-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH: ON LISTENING TO RADIO WHEN SOMEONE PULLED UP AND TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS… |
| 1996-03-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR, SMELLED SMOKE, WAS ON HER WAY HOME, PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE PLEASE DESCRIBE… |
| 1996-03-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON TAILLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. WHEN MOVING SWITCH TAIL LIGHTS WILL WORK, BUT HEADLIGHTS WII NOT. THI… |