Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-10-13 | 89V174000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 3,300 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT GAS PUMP ISLAND, IGNITION OFF. ENGINE COMPARTMENT ERRUPTED INTO FLAMES. ALL COMPONENTS CONTAIN… |
| 2003-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTS FINE WHEN COLD. AFTER DRIVING TO TOWN SOMETIMES WON'T START RIGHT OFF,SOMETIMES IT DOES. MOSTOF THE TIME… |
| 2003-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK |
| 2002-08-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIE… |
| 2001-07-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND WITHOUT DRIVER DEPRESSING ON ACC… |
| 2001-06-24 | TIRES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INSIDE OF A WORK SHOP, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A DENT INSIDE OF TIRE. HE COULD PUT A PRINT DEPRESSION S… |
| 2001-02-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1990 FORD ESCORT WITH 1.9 L ENGINE, THROTTLE-BODY FUEL INJ, AND MAN 5-SPEED TRANSM. APPROX 8 HWY MILES FROM HOME, PASSI… |
| 2001-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL PART THAT FAILED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT BURNED THE PART ITSELF UP, THE WIRING, AND STUFF UNDER TH… |
| 2000-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | SINCE THE IGNITION SWITCHED HAS BEEN REPLACED VEHICLE STILL STALLED OUT.NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE AT IDLE SPEED LOOPS OR … |
| 2000-05-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | A PLASTIC PIECE OF DEFLECTOR UNDER FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING TIRES TO OVERHEAT AN… |
| 2000-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, CAR LOST POWER, IT DIDN'T STALL IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I HAD BRAKES FOR AWHILE TO GET OFF… |
| 2000-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AFTER I PURCHASED MY FORD ESCORT, THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THE WINDSHIELD MADE NOISE AS I WOULD DRIVE, IT SOUNDED… |
| 1999-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE & LEFT. HALF HOUR LATER SMELLED SMOKE & CHECKED OUT WINDOW. NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM… |
| 1999-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ABOUT ONE HOUR AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK SOMEONE KNOCKED ON MY DOOR TO NOTIFY ME THAT THE 1990 FORD ESCORT THAT I H… |
| 1999-01-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | KNOWN FAILURE OF VANE AIR FLOW METER CAUSE BUCKING OF CAR AT HIGHWAY AND STREET SPEEDS.SEE FORD TSB 94-23-8. CAR LOCKS… |
| 1998-11-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN DRIVER TURNS VEHICLE OFF, THE VEHICLE STILL CO… |
| 1998-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED ON THIS MAKE AND YEAR, BUT THE OWNER NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. ON APR.9,1998, THE VEHICLE CAUG… |
| 1998-04-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. *AK |
| 1998-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. |
| 1997-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FAILED FOUR TIMES, TWICE SETTING VEHICLE ON FIRE. *AK |
| 1997-04-25 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, I ENDED UP IN A SKID ON DRY PAVEMENT. I DON'T REM… |
| 1997-04-04 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT JUST BROKE OFF THE BRACKETS WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT. *AK |
| 1997-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR THE RPM ACCELERATED, TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY . *AK |
| 1996-12-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE RADIATOR MOUNTS DISCONNECTED FROM THE METAL RUBBER, ALLOWING THE RADIATOR TO LEAN BACK/ ROCK BACK AND FORTH, CAUS… |
| 1996-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH FAILED. |
| 1996-11-20 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 3 | OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HIT TREE, OWNER NOTES THAT THE REAR SFETY BELT ON THE… |
| 1996-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE STARTER. |
| 1996-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLE DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. |
| 1996-07-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) |
| 1996-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD |
| 1996-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION FAILED. *SD |
| 1996-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | OWNER HEARD FUNNY NOISE AND PULLED OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. SAW SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. FEW MINUTES LATER VEHICLE… |
| 1996-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE, NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD, PARKED VEHICLE NEXT DAY AT JOB, TURNED TO GO TO BLDG, INFORMED VEHICLE … |
| 1996-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-03-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH |
| 1996-01-19 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | A FEW MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE . PLEASE DESCRIBE IN M… |
| 1996-01-17 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT INNER TIE ROD BROKE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. TT |
| 1996-01-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND DAMAGED THE WINDSHIELD, PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS FAILED.… |
| 1996-01-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK FRAME BROKE, SEAT FULLY RECLINED BACKWARDS. TT |
| 1996-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION MODULE FAILED, RESULTING IN ENGINE CUT-OUT REPEATLY, REPLACED THE OLD MODULE. TT |
| 1996-01-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE, SEAT TRACK AND ANCHORS FAILED. *AK |
| 1995-12-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT WENT UP IN FLAMES DUE TO THE IGNIITON SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-11-22 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 2 | DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BROKE UPON IMPACT AT 35 MPH. TT |
| 1995-11-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD, EA95-002 ACTIVE, DASH WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. TT |
| 1995-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SOURCE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-10-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | SEAT BELT SLIPS OUT OF HARNESS WHEN USING CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *TT |
| 1995-10-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OR THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-08-16 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | # EA95-002 WHEN DRIVING SMOKE CAUSED FROM THE STEERING CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE CAR WAS TOTALED . TT |
| 1995-08-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. TT |