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.
11
Latest Aug 21, 2001
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.
4%
of 279 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.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Ford Escort submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 Aug 21, 2001
THE LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS BEEN OUT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, JUST THE PART WHERE THE METERS ARE ENCASED. THE SEATBELTS HAVE BEEN GOING BAD OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3 YEARS. THE LEFT FRONT SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT, NOR DOES THE RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER STRAP. IN THE BACK, THE LEFT REAR SHOULDER STRAP NO LONGER RETRACTS SO THAT IT IS NOW FOREVER LOOSE AND FLOPPY...USELESS. DEALERSHIPS HAVE INFORMED US THAT SERVICING THIS PROBLEM IS UPWARDS OF $500 . WE HAVE HEARD OF OTHER OWNERS OF ESCORTS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. TO US THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE SERVICED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER, BUT THE DEALERSHIPS INFORM US THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL.*AK
NHTSA ID
750869
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 12, 2001
Crash reported1 death reported
VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WHEN IT WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH BEFORE SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND SKIDDING FOR 188 FEET INTO THE VEHICLE. AT IMPACT, BOTH FRONT SEATS AND REAR SEAT BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. WHILE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS FALLING BACKWARDS, A 7 YR.OLD CHILD SITTING IN REAR PASSENGER SEAT WAS IN FOWARD MOTION WHEN HEAD RESTRAINTS OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HIT CHILD IN CHEST ,TEARING VALVE IN HEART AND PUNCTURING LUNGS . LATER, CHILD DIED DUE TO INJUIRES.DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. CONSUMER CONTACTED A LAWYER WHO SENT AN PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED SEATBELTS WERE IN WORKING CONDITIONS, AND REAR PASSENGER SEAT WAS PUSHED BACK, AND IWAS SITTING UNEVEN. ALL SEATS IN VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AND WERE BROKEN. *AK
NHTSA ID
890196
Incident
Jul 14, 2000
Heating & air conditioningEngineInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Jul 17, 1999
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
708747
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 19, 1998
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKS OPENED , CAUSING CHILDREN TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAIL INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
831046
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 12, 1998
SEAT TRACK BROKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
821478
Fuel systemInterior & seats
Filed Aug 22, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVING 35MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS REARENDED & SLAMMED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS FROM EITHER BEING REARENDED OR REARENDING OTHER VEHICLE. OWNER DOES NOT REMEMBER DUE TO BEING UNCONSCIENCE AT THE TIME. AIR BAG DID DEPLOY & SEAT BELT HELD. ENGINE STILL RUNNING & FUEL CUT OFF SWITCH FAILED. DRIVER AWOKE & CUT IGNITION OFF. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
816248
Incident
Aug 5, 1997
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Apr 2, 1997
THE LATCH ON TRUNK STICKS.
NHTSA ID
516103
Incident
May 29, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 20, 1996
Fire reported
ELECTIRCAL SHORT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOTOR , CAUSING THE SEAT TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK
NHTSA ID
801085
Incident
May 24, 1996
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Jun 12, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN DRIVER WAS REARENDED AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT WENT BACK AND TWISTED. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *AK
NHTSA ID
985524
Incident
Jun 10, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 29, 1996
Fire reported
THE DOME LIGHT IN THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
983706
Incident
Apr 23, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 24, 1995
Fire reported
FIRE BROKE OUT UNDERDASH; ENTIRE DASHBOARD MELTED DOWN; VEHICLE PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR; VEHICLE TOTALED; REASON UNKNOWN. TT
NHTSA ID
971012
Incident
Aug 10, 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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