Steering
Filed Feb 8, 2000
STEERING WHEEL RETAINER BOLT WILL WORK ITS WAY OUT, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO BE MOVEABLE. TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR REDESIGNED BOLT. CONSUMER FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 855315
1988 Ford Escort Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Feb 8, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 143 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Ford Escort submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ElectricalEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed Feb 26, 1997
Fire reported
CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR OF THE IGNITION SWITCH (95S28) PERORMED BUT EXPERIENCED AN IGNITION SWITCH FIRE AFTER RECALL REPAIR. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 527929
- Incident
- Jan 9, 1997
Powertrain (other)Steering
Filed Oct 25, 1996
INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 510563
- Incident
- Jan 30, 1990
Steering
Filed Oct 2, 1996
LEFT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE CRACKED, ALLOWING THE BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
- NHTSA ID
- 509455
- Incident
- Aug 12, 1996
Steering
Filed Aug 28, 1996
LEFT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
- NHTSA ID
- 508053
- Incident
- Aug 12, 1996
BrakesHeating & air conditioningDriver assistance+7 more
Filed Aug 27, 1996
MISALIGNMENT OF VEHICLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 507969
- Incident
- Jun 24, 1996
ElectricalSteering
Filed Jul 24, 1996
THE RACK AND PINION STEERING CAME LOSE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 987264
Steering
Filed Jan 25, 1995
WHILE TURNING SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH. FLUID RAN ONTO HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SERVICE MANAGER STATES RACK AND PINION AND COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 959227
- Incident
- Jan 24, 1995
Steering
Filed Jan 18, 1995
HORN IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO BRUSHES IN THE COLUMN OF STEERING WHEEL. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 958821
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .