Steering
Filed Jan 27, 2003
Crash reported
WHILE TURNING AT 30 MPH STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10004677
- Incident
- Jan 19, 2003
1993 Ford Escort Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering 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 Jan 27, 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.
3%
of 379 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.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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. 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 steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
SteeringTires & wheels
Filed Nov 3, 2000
FIRESTONE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH ONE OF THE TIRES HAVING BEEN PATCHED. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 557209
Seat beltsSteering
Filed Sep 26, 2000
Crash reported1 death reported
DRIVER HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, POSSIBLY FELL ASLEEP AND RAN OFF THE ROAD , CAR WENT OVER ENBANKMENT AND HIT HEAD-ON AGAINST ROCKS. DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM VEHICLE THROUGH WINDSHIELD ABOUT 30-35 FEET DUE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC SEATBELT. AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WAS IN FORWARD POSTION ON THE AUTOMATIC RAIL, AND BOTH DOORS WERE COMPLETELY CLOSED. ALSO BATTERY WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE . DEFECT RESULTED IN DEATH OF DRIVER.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 871525
- Incident
- Sep 16, 2000
Steering
Filed Aug 1, 2000
WARMED-UP ENGINE STALLS AT STOPS, AT IDLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 726352
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1993
EngineInterior & seatsSeat belts+1 more
Filed May 1, 2000
TIMING BELT FAILED. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 552036
Steering
Filed Mar 27, 1999
BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, TIE ROD CAME UNATTACHED TO WHEEL, WHEEL FELL SIDEWAYS. HAD CAR IN FOR SERVICE EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT--SAID IT COULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. CAR WAS FINE BEFORE BEING SERVICED, MADE "CLANKING" SOUNDS UPON TURNING AFTER PICKING CAR UP FROM DEALER. SAVED PARTS--TIE ROD WAS STRIPPED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 704984
- Incident
- Mar 13, 1999
ElectricalSteering
Filed Nov 25, 1998
THE FUSE FOR "ROOM" BURNT UP REPEATEDLY (AND WHEN IT DID, THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING.) MY SON FOUND THAT SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION LOCK BAR WHEN I PUT IN A NEW FUSE FOR "ROOM" TWO DAYS AGO. MY GUESS IS THAT THE IGNITION LOCK BAR HAS A DESIGN DEFECT; THAT SMOKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE REASON WHY THE "ROOM" FUSE HAD NEVER LASTED VERY LONG. THIS REMIND ME OF ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT CAME UP TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER THE CAR STAY UNDER THE SUN FOR HOURS. (I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS REPEATABLE--WHEN IT GOT ENOUGH SUNSHINE I ALWAYS GOT THE WHITE SMOKE.) I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THEIR CALL-BACK. THIS PROBLEM MIGHT ALSO BE IN THAT IGNITION LOCK BAR.
- NHTSA ID
- 700915
EngineSteering
Filed May 18, 1998
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY & NOTICED STEERING WAS HARD. PULLED OVER. ANOTHER MOTORIST LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED THAT A BELT WAS BROKEN. CALLED A TOW TRUCK & VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC CHECKED UNDERHOOD & NOTICED POWER STEERING SHAFT HAD SNAPPED. ALSO, THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PULLEY FOR SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 823415
- Incident
- Apr 12, 1998
Steering
Filed May 5, 1998
VEHICLE'S STEERING IS VERY POOR.
- NHTSA ID
- 535110
Steering
Filed Jun 24, 1997
WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE TIE ROD END BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 813425
- Incident
- Jun 21, 1997
Steering
Filed Jun 3, 1996
Crash reported
STEERING LOCKS UP OCCASIONALLY IN WINTER WEATHER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *DH
- NHTSA ID
- 505224
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1993
Steering
Filed Mar 8, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING CAR SEEMED TO PULL TO RIGHT, DRIVER PROCEEDED TO STRAIGHTEN CAR AND CAR WENT LEFT THEN RIGHT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DAMAGING FRONT END OF VEHICLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 961514
- Incident
- Feb 22, 1995
Steering
Filed Feb 17, 1995
FAULTY STEERING GEER BOX, CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SLIDE ACROSS THE ROAD.
- NHTSA ID
- 960212
- Incident
- Jan 14, 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.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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