Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Ford Escort submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 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
VEHICLE SEAT BROKE LOOSE DURING A COLLISION. *MR *CB. THE CONSUMER WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT WAS REAR ENDED. (LAWYER ANTHONY IRACE ON BEHALF OF CLIENT NANCY GOETCHIUS.) *JB
I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE CAR FOR INSPECTION IT WAS DEAD. THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING AND SINCE THE HEATER CORE WAS LOCATED OVER THE ECU IT CAUSED IT TO MALFUNCTION.
VEHICLE WAS AT STOP SIGN, GOT REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK BROKE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION FOR OVER 30 MINUTES WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE DASH AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TIMING BELT FAILED. NLM
REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT; NOW FULLY LOOSE
NO SUMMARY
ON RETURN FROM THE STORE TO THE CAR DISCOVERED MY SEAT BACK HAD COLLAPSED.SINCE IT WAS NEW YEARS EVE AND I HAD A SMALL CHILD TO CARE FOR I WENT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP,DUE TO DEALER SHOP INCONVENIENT HOURS.THEY TOOK DRIVERS SEAT OUT AND DISCOVERED THE MAIN BOLT HOLDING SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY WS STRIPPED,THUS IT JUST FELL OUT.THEY HAD TO RETAP A NEW HOLE.CONTACTED FORD THROUGH A LETTER AND IN A FOLLOW UP PHONE CALL WAS TOLD BASICALLY THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT.MY BIGGEST CONCERN,BESIDES THE COST WHICH I STILL DON'T FEEL AS I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR,IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE LEAD TO VERY SERIOUS INJURIES TO MYSELF AND ANY PASSENGERS.THE SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN MODIFIED NOR IS WEIGHT AN ISSUE.
CONSUMER'S MOTOR SEAT GETS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK, CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEGINNING IN 93, IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. (IE-98-074). *AK
SEAT BELT STAYS FORWARD AND WILL NOT GO BACK. SOMETIMES IT WILL GET STUCK AND NOT TIGHTEN. SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE TRACK, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, FOUND THAT A SWITCH IN THE DOOR LATCH IS DEFECTIVE, AND PART IS NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, DRIVER NOTICED A RED GLOW IN FRONT OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE VEHICLE. WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER DASH OF VEHICLE. AK
THE 1995 FORD ESCORT KEY OPENS THE 1993 FORD ESCORT'S DOOR.
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT CAME APART FROM IT'S MOUNTING, ALSO THE SEAT SLID FORWARD/FAILED.
THREE TIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE IN MOTION AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TO CLOSE THE DOOR HAS TO PULL IT TIGHTLY TOWARDS THE OCCUPANT AND PUSH THE LOCK DOWN, TO OPEN THE DOOR PULL TOWARDS THE OCCUPANT AND LIFT UP THE LOCK. *AK
DASH LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
SEAT TRACK/ANCHOR FAILED ON IMPACT, FORCING DRIVER INTO DASH/STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING INJURIES.
SEAT BACK RELEASE LEVER BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. *SD
WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON CAR ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. TT AIR CONDITIONER ALSO MAKES NOISES AND HAS AN ODOR. TRANSMISSION TAKES 3 TO 4 ATTEMPTS BEFORE ENGAGING IN REVERSE. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK. HATCHBACK DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LENSE IS CRACKED. FRONT BUMPER IS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. DOORS ARE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY, CAUSING THEM NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. WINDOW SEAL BROKE CAUSING WIND NOISE. *SLC
WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR, SEAT BROKE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT
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