Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-10-04 | 94V186000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 26,700 | — | Details |
| 1994-08-01 | 94V141000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 599 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE. THE NEEDLE SHOT UP TO A SPEED FAR HIGH… |
| 2003-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ASPIRE IS RUNNING VERY BAD LIKE MISSING, SEEMS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS. NEW THING IS NOW IT WILL NOT START UNLESS YOU … |
| 2002-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION… |
| 2001-07-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | FRONT-END COLLISION AT 30MPH. WEARING SAFETY BELT, AIR-BAG DEPLOYED. FACE STILL HIT STEERING WHEEL BREAKING FRONT OF JA… |
| 2001-06-22 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | THREADS ON THE JACK SCREW BOLTS ARE STRIPPED. JACK WON'T GO UP OR DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2000-12-07 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | THE ABOVE DESCRIBED GLASS IS NOT SAFETY, BUT IS ONLY TEMPERED GLASS. IN AN ACCIDENT, THE LARGE VOLUME OF SLIVERS OF GLA… |
| 2000-08-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL ON THIS CAR- THE THIRD IN A FORD VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. I ALSO HAV… |
| 2000-08-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS ENTERING THE OUTERBELT AT CLEVELAND AVENUE & I-270W, AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR GOT UP TO ABOUT 45 MI… |
| 2000-07-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WENT TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND IT FAILED DUE TO THE LENS COVERING. COLOR OF THE LENS DOESN'T ALLOW VISIBLE LIGHTI… |
| 2000-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | I AM SENDING THIS WITH GREAT CONCERN OVER A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT I FEEL IS VERY DANGEROUS.THE SPOT WELDS ON THE HA… |
| 1999-11-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A FRONT END COLLISION WITH DEER AT @40MPH. *AK |
| 1999-05-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 15MPH SWERVED TO AVOID A BYCICLIST AND HIT A LIGHT POLE HEAD-ON. DURING INFLATION OF THE AIR BA… |
| 1998-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED A LEAKAGE AT GASKET WHEN FILLING UP THE WATER RESERVOIR AND CHECKING ENGINE OIL DIP STICK. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT… |
| 1998-11-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | ENTIRE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED UPON CLOSING THE DOOR. GLASS SHOWERED INSIDE THE CAR AS WELL AS IN THE DOOR A… |
| 1998-08-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR AND CONSUMER'S AIR BAGS … |
| 1998-07-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS BEAM REAL LOW EVEN WHEN THEY ARE ON, AND THEY ARE VERY DIM. *AK |
| 1998-05-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT RUSTED AWAY AND FAILED, EXCESSSIVE BODY AND COMPONENT DAMAGE, LOSS OF CONTROL. |
| 1998-03-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. |
| 1997-05-09 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THERE IS VERY LOUD RAMBLING NOISE WHICH GETS HIGHER AS THE VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED. ALSO, CRASH BARRIERS HAVE BEEN REPLA… |
| 1997-01-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | FRIEND WAS HOLDING 22-MONTH OLD CHILD AND VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING… |
| 1996-11-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 6:00 POSITION WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND FORCED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID … |
| 1996-08-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CONSUMER HAS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON FACE AND HANDS. *AK |
| 1996-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IN THE OFF POSITION , CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE WIRING HARNESS H… |
| 1996-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR/BROKEN WINDOW/BATTERY/SPEEDOMETERAN… |
| 1996-06-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MARINA GARICA 5 FEET TALL, 250 POUNDS WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN LOW SPEED IN WHICH SHE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING … |
| 1996-06-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING SUSTAINED FRACTURED EYE SOCKET , DISLOCATED RETINA AND SEVERAL DIS… |
| 1996-04-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DURING HEAD-ON COLLISON, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-03-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | FRONTAL COLLISION, HIT A DEER AT SPEED OF 30MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 12K MILES, CAUSING SHIMMY IN THE FRONT AND ALSO DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1996-02-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE CAR WAS IN FRONT END ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG EXPLODED, BURNING DRIVER'S HANDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | MY NAME IS [XXX], THE MOTHER OF [XXX]. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. THE FAN FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I OWNED IT AND THE… |
| 1996-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC COVERING OVER THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FADED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *MJS |
| 1996-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC COVERINGS OVER THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FADED TO THE POINT WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS SHINE VERY DIM AND MAKE IT DIFFI… |
| 1996-01-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-10-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED. |
| 1995-08-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVERS DOOR SHUT W/WINDOW PARTIALLY DOWN, WINDOW SHATTERED. OWNER WAS TOLD HALDEMAN FORD, IF CLOSED AGAIN PARTIAL… |
| 1995-05-31 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLES VENTILATION SYSTEM IS POOR, CAR WILL NOT DEFOG DUE TO POOR DESIGN, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. TT |
| 1995-04-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING TURN, ALSO, ONCE WHILE PARKING NO RELEASE BUTTON TO UNLOCK STEERING WHEEL; CANNOT… |
| 1995-04-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WENT OFF ROAD INTO GORGE AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| 1995-03-27 | STEERING:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE TIE ROD BROKE AND CAUSE ACCIDENT LOSS OF STEERING. TT |
| 1995-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE. (1ST VEHICLE ON 602889) |
| 1995-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | GAS LINES LOCATED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND COULD BE HIT BY OBJECTS IN ROAD AND CAUSE A FIRE. *SKD |
| 1995-01-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 1 | PLASTIC SLEEVING ON LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHATTERED DURING IMPACT, CAUSING SLEEVE TO BECOME PUSHED INTO DRIVER'S KNEE, … |
| 1994-11-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT UNBOLTED FROM FLOOR BOARD ALSO SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. TT |
| 1994-07-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF AT A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1901-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE DEALER PUT COOPER COBRA TIRES (NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION MENTIONED) ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WERE DEFECTIVE AND CAU… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE DISCOLORED, AND DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING,CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | DURING HOT WEATHER AND WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING A LONG TIME, ENGINE WILL NOT START AFTER IT'S BEEN SHUT OFF. HAVE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | INPUT SHAFTS AND REVERSE GEARS FAILED. |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FLASHER SWITCH WOULD NOT KEEP DOWN, THERFORE HAD A DEAD BATTERIE AND HAD TO GET A WHOLE NEW STEERING COLUMN. |