Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Ford Escort submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR VEHICLE ACCELERATES VERY HIGH, MORE THAN NORMAL. IF TAPPING ACCELERATER IT WILL GO BACK DOWN TO NORMAL OR CUT OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND DRIVER STEPS OFF THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE ENG IDLES "HIGH AND SUDDENLY ACCLERATES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DRIVER NEEDS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE IDLING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON FOUR OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION, VEHICLE CRASH INTO GARAGE, RECALL ON 1991 ESCORTS (90V-076) HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO YEAR BUILT. MJS
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE EQUIPMENTS: 1.) REAR SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT; 2.) BRAKE LIGHT BUILB WOULD OVERHEAT, CAUSING PARTS TO MELT; AND 3.) VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS OR AT A STOP POSITION. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 55MPH. HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE & WAIT 15MINUTES & THEN RESTARTED VEHICLE. BEEN TO DEALER 7-9 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR/IDLE SPEED CONTROL MODULE. *AK
ENGINE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AFTER FOOT IS LIFTED OFF PEDAL.
VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY. IN ORDER TO SLOW THE ENGINE THE CLUTCH MUST BE ENGAGED WHILE BRAKING.
THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND BELOW 30 DEGREE TEMPERATURE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR.
THROTTLE STICKS, WHEN SHIFTING, CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND WHILE IN GEAR AND ACCELERATING.
WHILE DRIVING IN ANY GEAR VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HIGH RPM, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO UNWARRANTED ACCELERATION. *AK
FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE.*AK
IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE DOES NOT RETURN RPM'S TO NORMAL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *TT
GAS PEDAL STUCK, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
THROTTLE IS STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. WHEN DRIVING EXPERIENCE HIGH IDLE. TT
THROTTLE STICKS, REFUSES TO RETURN TO IDLE SPEED. *TW
VEHICLES IDLE WHEN DRIVING 2 HOURS OR MORE IS DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF.DEFECTIVE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE SERVICE BULLETIN FROM MFR. TT
UPPER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY HAS PLAY; CAUSES VEHICLE TO WANDER; TOO MUCH PLAY WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. TT
THROTTLE CABLE STICKS IN WIDE OPEN POSITION. CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. TT
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT 1ST TIME, ALMOST HIT A PERSON 2ND TIME, REPLACE THROTTLE SENSOR/IDLE SPEED CONTROL. TT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS CAUSING A HIGH IDLE. TT
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES UPON ENGAGING CLUTCH. *AW
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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