Fuel system
Filed Jun 20, 1997
Fire reported
FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING UP FROM UNDER THE CAR. FLAMES CAME FROM FUEL LINE LEAK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 813332
1990 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.
9
Latest Jun 20, 1997
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 101 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.
4
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 1990 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 fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Fuel system
Filed Nov 4, 1996
Fire reported
GASOLINE LEAK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL HOSE WHERE IT WAS CONNECTED TO THE QUICK CONNECTOR, CAUSING FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 511038
- Incident
- Jun 21, 1994
Fuel system
Filed Oct 17, 1996
VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AT THE SEAMS DUE TO RUSTING/CORROSION. *AK*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 803652
Fuel system
Filed Jun 12, 1996
FUEL TANK LEAK. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 505392
- Incident
- May 1, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Feb 16, 1996
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO WORK PARKED CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 979307
Fuel system
Filed Aug 5, 1995
FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 484699
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Aug 1, 1995
Fire reported
ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION PLASTIC BREATHER FELL OFF ONTO HOT ENGINE WHILE DRIVING/MELTED. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 484495
- Incident
- Jul 22, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Feb 21, 1995
ROCK HIT GAS TANK CAUSING TANK TO LEAK. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 960326
- Incident
- Feb 18, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Feb 7, 1995
Fire reported
CAR WAS PARK IN A LOT AND CAR CAUGHT FIRE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 959667
- Incident
- Feb 4, 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
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 .