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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 →

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 23, 1996PA

PRESENCE OF ODDR FUMES, SUSPECTED TO BE COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed May 16, 1996FL

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

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Apr 26, 1996FL

STARTER FAILS TO DISENGAGE ONCE IGNITION IS SWITCHED ON. OWNER HAS TO UNHOOK BATTERY TO SHUT STARTER OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 26, 1996TX

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

Electrical System › Starter AssemblyFire
Filed Apr 19, 1996MA

EXPERIENCED SMOKING FROM STARTER. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETIALS. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Apr 17, 1996WA

VEHICLE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 22, 1996FL

EXPERIENCING ABS FAILURE. INABILITY TO STOP. PEDAL BYPASS. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 22, 1996NJ

WHEN WEATHER IS COLD DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS DO NOT REACT. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 4, 1996PA

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 4, 1996PA

THE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Seats1 injured
Filed Mar 2, 1996CA

SEAT TRACK/ANCHOR FAILED ON IMPACT, FORCING DRIVER INTO DASH/STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING INJURIES.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 1, 1996MI

DURING COLD WEATHER, ENGINE SPEED UP OUT OF CONTROL, MUST TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Feb 29, 1996FL

BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE DISK CALIPERS, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 26, 1996NJ

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Feb 6, 1996NC

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

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jan 29, 1996KY

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT NO LONGER RETRACTS AUTOMATICALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 24, 1996CA

ENGINE CONTINUES AT HIGH IDLE EVEN WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TT

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 22, 1996IL

DRIVERS MOTORBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *DSH

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 2, 1996MN

IAC SOLENOID STICKS, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCELERATION, REPLACE IAC SOLENOID. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jan 2, 1996MI

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. TT

Seat Belts
Filed Dec 21, 1995MI

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF SHOULDER BELT. TT

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Dec 20, 1995WI

PURCHASED CAR NEW, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING CAR ACCELERATES, MOTOR RUNS FAST . TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 6, 1995MI

VEHICLE GOES HIGH IDLE RPMS GOES 40 TO 50 MPH, STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUT INTO NEUTRAL POSITION AND APPLY THE BRAKES. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 5, 1995OH

THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN NOT PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 3, 1995TX

SEAT BACK RELEASE LEVER BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Dec 1, 1995ND

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE LOCKS UP HAVE DISC BRAKE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 20, 1995WV

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE FLUID LINE RAPTURED AND LEAKED FLUID. TT

Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 17, 1995TX

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT TIGHTEN ON IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 9, 1995IN

THE CAR DISENGAGES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Oct 31, 1995IA

LAP/SHOULDER BELT IN THE REAR ON THE DRIVER WILL NOT RETRACT AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 19, 1995NH

WHEN PULLING UP AND STOPPING QUICKLY, HAVE TO STEP ON BRAKES HARD; DO NOT FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GRABBING. TT

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Oct 17, 1995WA

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

Seat Belts
Filed Oct 17, 1995OH

PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILS TO ENGAGE ONCE IGNITION IS ACTIVATED. BELTS REPAIRED (6) TIMES W/CONDITION REOCCURING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Seat Belts
Filed Oct 12, 1995CA

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

SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 10, 1995FL

WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR, SEAT BROKE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT

Seat Belts
Filed Oct 1, 1995MD

PASSENGERS MOTORBELT STOPPED WORKING.

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Sep 10, 1995AZ

REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TWICE. *DSH

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 7, 1995AZ

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

Seat Belts
Filed Sep 5, 1995DE

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS ARE STICKING. TT

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Sep 5, 1995MA

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, FAILED AFTER BEING REENGAGED DUE TO TRANSAXLE FAILURE. *DSH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 25, 1995CA

FUEL TANK HAS A HOLE IN IT. HAD FIXED, HAS TO BE FIXED AGAIN. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Aug 24, 1995OR

REPLACED VACUUM CANISTER.

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Floor Shift Assembly
Filed Aug 21, 1995WA

VEHICLE FAILS TO GO INTO REVERSE INTERMITTENTLY. *DH

Suspension › Rear
Filed Aug 9, 1995VA

THE REAR WHEEL WASN'T REALIGNED. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Aug 7, 1995PA

REPLACE FUEL PUMP, LATER SMELLED FUME INSIDE THE CAR AFTER A FILL UP, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. TT

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 3, 1995OH

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT SNAPPED FROM THE RETRACTOR CONNECTION DURING ACCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 28, 199500

DISC BRAKES, WHILE DRIVING BRAKES MAKE A SQEEKING NOISE. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 25, 1995TX

THE DAPPER PULLEY WHICH HOLDS THE BELT COMES APART WHILE DRIVING. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jul 19, 1995TX

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 18, 1995FL

CRANSHAFT PULLEY BELT AND TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

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