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1990 Ford Festiva Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Jul 30, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Apr 18, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 21 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Ford Festiva. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–21 of 21

Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 30, 2003

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. HOWEVER, TIRE STAYED INFLATED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10031551
Electrical
Filed Apr 23, 2002

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. UPON TRYING TO START IT AGAIN, IT WILL NOT START UNLESS IT IS JUMPED STARTED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8008422
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 21, 2001

REAL WHEELS CAN COME OFF VERY EASILY BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD LUGS: NUTS ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
8001018
Incident
Dec 1, 2001
Seat belts
Filed May 11, 2001

STETCHING THAT HOLD BOTH SHOULDER HARNESS WEBBING TOGETHER HAVE WEATHERED AND FALLEN APART. I WOULD GUESS THAT THERE SHOULD BE OTHER SIMILAR CASES DUE THE POSITION AND THE UV/ SUN CONTAMINATION ON THE TREADS ( THE THREADS ARE COTTON AND NOT NYLON). *AK

NHTSA ID
745186
Incident
May 8, 2001
Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 10, 2000
Crash reported

THE SPINDLE NUT OF RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOOSE AND THE WHEEL DROP OUT.

NHTSA ID
9001162
Incident
May 22, 1999
Steering
Filed Jul 5, 2000

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM REAR RIGHT WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC SPINDLE KNUCKLE HAD FALLEN OUT. THE PROBLEM IS REPAIRABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
864804
Incident
May 22, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Sep 9, 1999

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY ENGANGED IN THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE BUCKLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
847320
Seat belts
Filed Jul 28, 1999

SEAT BELT WILL NOTSTAY BUCKLED IN. *AK

NHTSA ID
843654
Interior & seats
Filed May 4, 1999

DURING COLD WEATHER, NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS. SIMILAR TO WHAT'S DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 90V045000, BUT THE WHOLE PANEL IS INOPERATIVE. RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR.

NHTSA ID
706247
Incident
Nov 1, 1993
Visibility
Filed Mar 16, 1999

STRUCTURAL FAILURE TO DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOUNT. DRIVER SIDE NOW HAS NO WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM.

NHTSA ID
704511
Incident
Mar 1, 1999
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 7, 1998

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE WHEEL CAME OFF THE AUTOMOBILE DUE TO LUGS:NUTS AND BOLTS BREAKING OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN DOWN THE STREET TO CATCH IT. CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR SPINDLE DUST COVER PAN, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
831940
Incident
Nov 5, 1998
Electrical
Filed Nov 5, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD, ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FAILURE OF IGNITION SWITCH. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
804595
Incident
Feb 1, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Jul 2, 1996

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DOES NOT RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
986414
Incident
Jul 8, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 7, 1996

FRONT SEAT BELTS; PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
984183
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 7, 1996

TAKATA BELT BUCKLE RECALL; KIRK FORD HANCOCK MD. GAVE OWNER HARD TIME W/APPOINTMENT AND REPLACED PASSENGER BUCKLE FROM JUNK YARD. DEALER NOT AWARE OF RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID
984165
Seat belts
Filed Apr 29, 1996

THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HANDLE THE RECALL FOR SEA TBELT BUCKLES. PLEADE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983723
Incident
Apr 29, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jan 19, 1996

BRAKE SHOE LINING SEPARATED FROM BRAKE SHOES. *AK

NHTSA ID
500683
Incident
Jan 2, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 3, 1996

RECALL RELATED, 95V103011, INTERIOR SEAT BELT BUCKLE, IN FOR REPAIR BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. TT

NHTSA ID
977285
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 28, 1995

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ALMOST CHOKED PERSON THAT WAS SITTING ON THAT SIDE . TT

NHTSA ID
971266
Incident
Aug 28, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 19, 1995

CONSUMER WENT TO PUT CHILD SEAT IN BACK SEAT OF CAR AND THE REAR SEAT BELT BROKEN. TT

NHTSA ID
967148
Incident
Jun 18, 1995
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 18, 1995

VEHICLE HAD A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM WHEN NEW, PROBLEM CONTINUED DUE TO AN INCORRECT ANALYSIS, WHICH LED TO THE SPEDDOMETER BREAKING. TT

NHTSA ID
963912
Incident
Apr 1, 1995

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