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1989 Ford Escort Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Fuel system 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.
12
Latest Jun 19, 2003
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.
8%
of 152 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.
2
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 fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Ford Escort submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Jun 19, 2003

MHTSA#92-V-117-000:FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER,THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED BECAUSE YEAR OF MANUFACTURING, 1989. *AK

NHTSA ID
10024430
Incident
Jun 19, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Feb 2, 2001

GAS TANK FAILED TWICE. NLM

NHTSA ID
559377
Fuel system
Filed Oct 8, 1999

VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY, AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF SWITCH WAS NOT EFFECTIVET DURING AN ACCIDENT. PRESENTLY, TWO YEARS LATER, THE FUEL IS SHUT OFF SWITCH SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
850332
Fuel system
Filed Jun 22, 1998

FUEL PUMP HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VEHICLE EXPLODING. OWNER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

NHTSA ID
823879
Fuel system
Filed Dec 16, 1996

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, IN THE BACK OF THE FUEL PUMP THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES AND ONE CAN STILL HEAR THE NOISE. *AK

NHTSA ID
806359
Incident
Dec 15, 1996
Heating & air conditioningEngineFuel system+1 more
Filed Oct 21, 1996

INNER TIE ROD FAILED.

NHTSA ID
510371
Incident
Oct 16, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Feb 12, 1996
Fire reported

EXPERIENCED FIRE UNDER HOOD. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
979097
Incident
Jan 15, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Feb 9, 1996
Fire reported

THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. TT

NHTSA ID
978957
Incident
Jan 5, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Jan 6, 1996

FUEL TANK RUSTED OUT DUE TO CHEAP STEEL USED IN DESIGN RATHER THAN STAINLESS STEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID
500679
Incident
Dec 24, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Dec 26, 1995

THE GAS ROTTED OUT AND CAUSED THE GAS TO LEAK AND CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
976988
Incident
Dec 24, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Nov 8, 1995

FUEL PUMP FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD

NHTSA ID
487559
Incident
May 1, 1992
Fuel system
Filed May 20, 1995

FUEL PUMP FAILED/REPLACED THREE TIMES. *SKD

NHTSA ID
486420
Incident
May 1, 1995

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

Electrical59Engine22Seat belts19Interior & seats13Driver assistance9Exterior lighting9Transmission8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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