Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Ford Escort.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-03 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD ESCORT. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE SHE WAS REAR-ENDED. THE CONTACT SUFF… |
| 2006-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1989 FORD ESCORT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND ONCE HE/SHE PULLED OVER, THE… |
| 2004-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | 1989 FORD ESCORT HATCHBACK - A PASSENGER EXITING THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR SEAT STEPPED ON AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR LOCA… |
| 2003-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY CHARGING LIGHT GOING ON & OFF AT TIMES. ALSO ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED FUEL GAUGE WILL R… |
| 2003-06-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MHTSA#92-V-117-000:FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDIN… |
| 2002-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN HE PLACED THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION. TS |
| 2002-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 1989 FORD ESCORT SHE TURNED L TO PULL INTO A DRIVE WAY AND SHE SMELLED SMOKE. SHE ONL… |
| 2001-10-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OVERHEATED RESULTING IN ENGINE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS |
| 2000-09-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | IN TRYING TO BUY RECYCLEED PARTS I ENCOUNTERED MANY INSTANCESES OF THE SAME PROBLEM |
| 2000-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING SMOKE, AND 5 MINUTES LATER, SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE UND… |
| 1999-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | CONSUME R WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND FUMES WERE COMING THROUGH THE HEATER VENT. THEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNE… |
| 1999-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND STALLING. THEN WENT UP INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT … |
| 1999-01-22 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 1 | REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS KILLED IN A SINGLE CAR ROLLOVER, DUE TO SEAT BELT FAILURE. *YC |
| 1999-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | HAD PARKED VEHICLE & LEFT. WAS NOTIFIED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. HAD … |
| 1999-01-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | HOOD WILL NOT STAY DOWN, BECAME UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER C… |
| 1998-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | POSSIBLE WATER PUMP OR FAN BELT FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK WHILE DRIVING LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS, VEHICL… |
| 1998-11-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SAT THERE UNTIL THE HEADL… |
| 1998-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY RECALL, NOW THE REPLACED PART HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE ORIGINAL PART DID AND IS… |
| 1998-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENIGNE FIRE. |
| 1998-02-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SOMETIMES THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BECOMES EXTREMELY TIGHT WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. THE CONSUMER… |
| 1997-11-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | EA90008; WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO SUSTAIN SERIOU… |
| 1997-10-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS REMAINED/LOCKED UP IN FORWARD POSITION; HINGE AT TOP END GEARS HAVE STRIPPED; MOTOR TURNS WITH NO … |
| 1997-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED TO WORK DUE TO FUSE BLOW OUT. |
| 1997-05-05 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | THE SEATBACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK |
| 1997-05-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, GETTING READY TO GET ON FREEWAY, WANTED TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELER… |
| 1997-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEARD LOUD NOISE, SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDER VEHICLE, CAUSED BY BROKEN TEETH AROUND GEAR, COUL… |
| 1996-12-31 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | WHEELS MAY HAVE LOCKED AS IN SERVICE BULLETIN T1 91-02-05, ONLY THIS OCCURED ON AN ICY ROAD. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAIN… |
| 1996-12-19 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD A BURNING SMELL WHEN STARTED UP, COULDN'T GET ANY SPEED, HAD CLUTCH PUT IN 18 MONTHS AGO, DEALER INDICATE… |
| 1996-12-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, IN THE BACK OF THE FUEL PUMP THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TI… |
| 1996-12-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT IS NOT PERFORMING… |
| 1996-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| 1996-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CONSUMER SMELLED A FOUL ODOR AND WENT TO SERVICE VEHICLE, SERVICE STATION DISCOVERED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, CO… |
| 1996-10-16 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | INNER TIE ROD FAILED. |
| 1996-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 2 | THE DEALER DENIED TO FIX THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE THE FIRE DID NOT START IN THE ST… |
| 1996-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALER. |
| 1996-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP WILL NOT CALL CONSUMER TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL WORK. CONSUMER HAS BEEN CALLING FOR (1) MONTH. REC… |
| 1996-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED , ALSO BURNED WIRES. *AK |
| 1996-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR , CAUSING THE BATTERY CABLE TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK |
| 1996-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE WHILE VEHILE WAS PARKED AND IGNITION OFF. THE FIRE WAS AUGUST, 1996, RECALL NOTICE WAS RECE… |
| 1996-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING LIGHTS TO COME ON. |
| 1996-07-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. PULLED ON EMERGENCY BRAKE NO RESPONSE AND VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CON… |
| 1996-07-04 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | Yes | 0 | RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STUDS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) |
| 1996-06-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE REMAINED OPEN AND THE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. |
| 1996-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN.THE FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. *AK |
| 1996-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. |
| 1996-06-05 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 0 | DRIVER'S SEATBACK POPPED OUT OF POSTION AND FELL REARWARD. *AK |
| 1996-05-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 2 | ROOF FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK |
| 1996-05-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | ENGINE STILL RUNS WHEN KEY IS REMOVED DUE TO TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK FAILURE. *SD |