Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 18, 1996MN
BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF COMPLETE EFFECTIVENESS. *AK WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. CV JOINT FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER. *SLC
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1996 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 1996 record →
Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Jun 27, 1996NH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED AND BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 10, 1996GA
DARK ROAD, DRIVER HIT WOODEN BARRACADE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN BURN INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed May 21, 1996MI
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING HEAD LIGHTS AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPOENTS TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. *AK WHILE DRIVING, *AK
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Apr 18, 1996WI
HORN WILL BLOW ON ITS OWN DUE TO POOR GROUND WIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
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