PRESENCE OF ODDR FUMES, SUSPECTED TO BE COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
1993 Ford Escort complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH, SUDDENLY HEARD LOUD POP, REAR WINDOW SIDE PORTIONS FELL OUT, THEN GLASS SHATTERED ALL OVER REAR SEATS, NO IMPACT. *AK
STARTER FAILS TO DISENGAGE ONCE IGNITION IS SWITCHED ON. OWNER HAS TO UNHOOK BATTERY TO SHUT STARTER OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD
EXPERIENCED SMOKING FROM STARTER. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETIALS. *AK
VEHICLE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
EXPERIENCING ABS FAILURE. INABILITY TO STOP. PEDAL BYPASS. *AK
WHEN WEATHER IS COLD DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS DO NOT REACT. *AK
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
THE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
SEAT TRACK/ANCHOR FAILED ON IMPACT, FORCING DRIVER INTO DASH/STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING INJURIES.
DURING COLD WEATHER, ENGINE SPEED UP OUT OF CONTROL, MUST TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. *AK
BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE DISK CALIPERS, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
687-3469 WK, ENGINE WENT HIGH IDLE, SWERVED MISSED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THROTTLE BODY IN COLD WEATHER CLOSED THE VALVE, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION SPEED 40 MPH. TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT NO LONGER RETRACTS AUTOMATICALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ENGINE CONTINUES AT HIGH IDLE EVEN WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TT
DRIVERS MOTORBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *DSH
IAC SOLENOID STICKS, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCELERATION, REPLACE IAC SOLENOID. TT
FUEL TANK LEAKAGE WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF SHOULDER BELT. TT
PURCHASED CAR NEW, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING CAR ACCELERATES, MOTOR RUNS FAST . TT
VEHICLE GOES HIGH IDLE RPMS GOES 40 TO 50 MPH, STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUT INTO NEUTRAL POSITION AND APPLY THE BRAKES. TT
THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN NOT PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. TT
SEAT BACK RELEASE LEVER BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. *SD
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE LOCKS UP HAVE DISC BRAKE. TT
BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE FLUID LINE RAPTURED AND LEAKED FLUID. TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT TIGHTEN ON IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE CAR DISENGAGES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
LAP/SHOULDER BELT IN THE REAR ON THE DRIVER WILL NOT RETRACT AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT. TT
WHEN PULLING UP AND STOPPING QUICKLY, HAVE TO STEP ON BRAKES HARD; DO NOT FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GRABBING. TT
WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON CAR ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. TT AIR CONDITIONER ALSO MAKES NOISES AND HAS AN ODOR. TRANSMISSION TAKES 3 TO 4 ATTEMPTS BEFORE ENGAGING IN REVERSE. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK. HATCHBACK DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LENSE IS CRACKED. FRONT BUMPER IS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. DOORS ARE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY, CAUSING THEM NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. WINDOW SEAL BROKE CAUSING WIND NOISE. *SLC
PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILS TO ENGAGE ONCE IGNITION IS ACTIVATED. BELTS REPAIRED (6) TIMES W/CONDITION REOCCURING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS ARE INOPERATIVE, WON'T ACTIVATE TOWARDS DRIVER/PASS. TT CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE MULTIPLE FUSE OUTAGES CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SLC
WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR, SEAT BROKE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT
PASSENGERS MOTORBELT STOPPED WORKING.
REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TWICE. *DSH
SUNVISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS DOOR THAT COVERS UP LIGHT IN MIRROR MADE OF VELCRO/KEEPS DOOR CLOSED; GLUE OVERHEATS/DOES NOT HOLD;RESTRICTS DRIVER'S VIEW OF ROAD
MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS ARE STICKING. TT
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, FAILED AFTER BEING REENGAGED DUE TO TRANSAXLE FAILURE. *DSH
FUEL TANK HAS A HOLE IN IT. HAD FIXED, HAS TO BE FIXED AGAIN. TT
REPLACED VACUUM CANISTER.
VEHICLE FAILS TO GO INTO REVERSE INTERMITTENTLY. *DH
THE REAR WHEEL WASN'T REALIGNED. TT
REPLACE FUEL PUMP, LATER SMELLED FUME INSIDE THE CAR AFTER A FILL UP, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. TT
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT SNAPPED FROM THE RETRACTOR CONNECTION DURING ACCIDENT. TT
DISC BRAKES, WHILE DRIVING BRAKES MAKE A SQEEKING NOISE. TT
THE DAPPER PULLEY WHICH HOLDS THE BELT COMES APART WHILE DRIVING. TT
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
CRANSHAFT PULLEY BELT AND TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
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