Interior & seats
Filed Jan 1, 2005
-DOOR LOCK ON DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT WORKING. -IT IS NOT LOCKING, AND IT JUST STOPPED WORKING -HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10104912
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2005
1995 Ford Escort Interior & seats Problems
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.
13
Latest Jan 1, 2005
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.
2%
of 576 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.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 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 interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 23, 2001
Fire reported
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OFF POSITION WHEN IT SUDDENLY IGNITED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHICH SPARKED UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, BURNING THE INTERIOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 895029
- Incident
- Aug 22, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 25, 2001
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BENT AND EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY IN RECLINED POSITION FOR NO APPARENT REASON OTHER THAN NORMAL USE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ABUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE, MY COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCESS OF $400, AS A NEW SEAT FRAME WAS DETEMINED TO BE NECESSARY. IT SEEMS THE VEHICLE SEAT BACK DOES NOT HAVE DURABILITY TO WITHSTAND NORMAL EVERYDAY USE OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. I BELIEVE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING SEAT BACK FAILURES IN GENERAL, AND I JUST WANTED TO BE CERTAIN THIS CONCERN WAS ADDED TO THE INFORMATION YOU MAY BE REVIEWING ON THE MATTER. THANK YOU.
- NHTSA ID
- 743014
- Incident
- Mar 23, 2001
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Jan 9, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
VAN IN FRONT MADE A "U" TURN. CAUSING ESCORT TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND BE REARENDED AFTER DRIVING 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. PASSENGER'S SEATBACK HIT CHILD'S SEAT, CHILD NOT IN SEAT, ALSO, CAUSED VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO NOTBEING ABLE TO SEE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED BACK & LEG INJURIES. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 877818
- Incident
- Sep 27, 2000
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Apr 1, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN A 3/4 CAR INCIDENT HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON BOTHE SIDES AND THEN REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS RELEASED FROM THE RAIL, CONSUMER WAS LAID INTO THE BACK SEAT, THE SEAT BACK WAS BROKEN/ BENT/DISTORTED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THERE IS AN OPEN IVESTIGATION ATTHIS TIME-(IE-98-074). *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 836360
- Incident
- Mar 27, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 15, 1999
SHOULDER TRACK STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF DOOR AND FAILED AT THAT POINT
- NHTSA ID
- 702257
- Incident
- Dec 20, 1998
ElectricalInterior & seatsSeat belts+1 more
Filed Jan 13, 1999
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO TIMES, SECOND FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.
- NHTSA ID
- 543372
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 8, 1999
DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMUTER COMMAND CENTER, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GO, AND THEN IT WOULD STALL AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833248
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 20, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
RIGHT/REAR DOOR LATCH/STRIKER FAILURE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 511457
- Incident
- Aug 10, 1996
ElectricalInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Sep 30, 1996
LAP/SHOULDER SEATBELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT, WHEN OPENING THE DOOR WILL NOT PROPERLY STAY SHUT. *AK POSSIBLE WIRING PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS, WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS AND DOMELIGHTS DIM, RADIO AND SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, DEALER REPLACED A GROUND WIRE TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE DOME LIGHT, ALSO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START, NO PROBLEM WAS EVER FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. FOR SEATBELTS, DEALER REPLACED BELT TRACK ASSEMBLY AND THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 802973
- Incident
- Mar 21, 1995
Body & structureBrakesInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Jul 30, 1996
REAR HATCH ADJUSTED. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 506850
- Incident
- Sep 14, 1995
Body & structureDriver assistanceInterior & seats+2 more
Filed Mar 2, 1996
DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM OFF/ON CONTINUALLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
- NHTSA ID
- 502082
- Incident
- Oct 9, 1995
Body & structureBrakesInterior & seats
Filed Mar 23, 1995
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962439
- Incident
- Feb 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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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 .