Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats 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.
13
Latest Nov 22, 1999
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.
9%
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.
6
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 13 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 interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 22, 1999
I BOUGHT THIS 1989 ESCORT GT FROM A FAMILY MEMBER AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS BROKEN WHEN HE HAD THE CAR. I HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE ANOTHER SEAT, BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ESCORT GTS SEATS SINCE I CANNOT FIND ANOTHER ONE IN STOCK ANYWHERE OR IN ANY LOCAL JUNKYARDS. THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS BROKEN AND I HAVE TO PUT THE SPLIT-BACK SEAT IN THE DOWN POSITION (LEAVING THE TRUNK EXPOSED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR) TO HOLD THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IF I HAVE MORE THEN TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR, I HAVE TO PUT THE BACK SEAT BACK UP, LEAVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT LEANING TOO FAR BACK TO BE IN A POSITION TO DRIVE SAFELY. *AK
NHTSA ID
715133
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 25, 1998
THE SEATBACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
NHTSA ID
821773
Incident
May 5, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 4, 1997
THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
818244
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Jun 17, 1996
Fire reported
DRIVING VEHICLE, SMELLED THE ODOR BURNING PLASTIC, SAW A SMALL REFLECTION OF A SMALL FLAME IN DASHBOARD, SUDDENLY WHOLE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE & FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS ENGULF IN FLAMES. *AK *JB
NHTSA ID
985820
Incident
Oct 15, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 17, 1996
Crash reported
DRIVER'S SEATBACK POPPED OUT OF POSTION AND FELL REARWARD. *AK
NHTSA ID
985666
Incident
Jun 5, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed May 2, 1996
Fire reported
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
983980
Incident
May 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 26, 1996
TURNED OFF IGNITION, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, TURNED AROUND, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM DASHBOARD AREA; WITHIN 4 MINUTES, VEHICLE COMPLETELY TOTALED. *AK
NHTSA ID
983627
Incident
Jul 15, 1993
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 29, 1996
Fire reported
UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
NHTSA ID
979885
Incident
Feb 1, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 3, 1996
DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AT A WELD SITE. *SD
NHTSA ID
502255
Incident
Feb 3, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 24, 1995
Fire reported
EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDERDASH ON DRIVERS SIDE. TT
NHTSA ID
973848
Incident
Oct 20, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 26, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SIDE IMPACT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CAME APART . TT
NHTSA ID
972473
Incident
Sep 12, 1995
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Mar 8, 1995
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN STEERING COLUMN, SMOKE CAME OUT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE. TT
NHTSA ID
961523
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Driver assistanceInterior & seats
Filed Jan 24, 1995
HOOD FLEW UP WHEN GOING OVER DIP IN ROAD.
NHTSA ID
480577
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
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.
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