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1992 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.
14
Latest Jan 13, 2016
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.
5
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 Mar 13, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 14 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 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 1–14 of 14

Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 13, 2016

DELTA AKURET GRIP PLUS STUDDED SNOW TIRES 74S 145/75/12 . THE STUDS IN THESE SNOW TIRES WORE THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE AWAY AND CAUSED A SWIFT LEAK, AS DOCUMENTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. TIRE WENT FLAT REPEATEDLY, AND WAS INFLATED TO PROPER PSI SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY. TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAK WAS OCCURRING BETWEEN TWO SEPARATE TIRE STUDS. THEY WERE BOTH LEAKING AIR WHERE THEY HAD WORN THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE AWAY. THIS RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF TWO TIRE STUDS, AND PATCHES BEING REINSERTED INTO RESULTING HOLES. NO GUARANTEE IS POSSIBLE AS TO HOW LONG THIS REPAIR IS GOOD FOR. TIRES WERE OTHERWISE ROADWORTHY, SHOWING NO SIGNS OF UNEVEN WEAR OR ROUGH USE, AND HAD GOOD TREAD DEPTH REMAINING, AS DOCUMENTED BY REPAIR FACILITY. COST OF THE REPAIR EXCEEDED WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FULL REPLACEMENT COST OF A NEW TIRE. DELTA/AKURET WAS CONTACTED-THEY REFUSE ANY RESPONSIBILITY.

NHTSA ID
10820063
Incident
Jan 13, 2016
Mileage
250,000 mi
Powertrain (other)SteeringSuspension
Filed May 18, 2007
Crash reported

FAILURE OF LOW CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD END ,AND CV AXLES. *AK

NHTSA ID
10191198
Incident
Apr 1, 2007
Mileage
157,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 30, 2001
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR BY A TOW TRUCK, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TO TWIST AND BREAK. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT SAFE, FOR SEAT TO GO BACK AND BREAK.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
887052
Incident
Mar 9, 2001
Electrical
Filed Jul 9, 1998
Fire reported

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
825195
Incident
Jun 12, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 4, 1998

CONSUMER COULD NOT REPLACE PARKING LIGHT DUE TO INFERIOR DESIGN (NOT ENOUGH ROOM AND SPACE).

NHTSA ID
529891
Incident
Dec 1, 1997
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 25, 1997

REAR AXLE MOUNT BROKE DUE TO MISSING BOLTS, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
603463
Incident
Jul 5, 1997
Engine
Filed Jun 12, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE BACK END BECAUSE OF EXHAUST MUFFLER. *AK

NHTSA ID
985550
Incident
Jun 11, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jun 11, 1996

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE DIES OUT/STALLS/HESITATES. *AK

NHTSA ID
985491
Incident
Mar 21, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 9, 1996

OWNER HEARD WEIRD CRACK AND VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING OVER HEATING. IGNITION SWITCH NOW SEEMS TO AFFECT COOLANT FAN AND OTHER COMPONENTS ON SAME LINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984281
Seat belts
Filed May 9, 1996

MANUAL LAP BELT SUDDENLY COMES UNHOOKED/RETRACT. *SD

NHTSA ID
504362
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Engine
Filed May 6, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504235
Incident
Apr 17, 1992
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 16, 1995

VEHICLES DRIVER SEAT BACK SNAPPED AND IS NOW INOPERATIVE.THIS OCCURED WHILE IN NORMAL USE. TT

NHTSA ID
970582
Incident
Aug 15, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Jul 25, 1995

THERE IS A GAS SMELL PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
969369
Incident
Jul 20, 1995
ElectricalEngineExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Mar 13, 1995

HEADLIGHT RELAY REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482100
Incident
Dec 22, 1994

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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