1988 FORD ESCORT
206 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 34 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 15 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 9 |
| SEAT BELTS | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 7 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 4 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 4 |
Recent Complaints
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
RADIATOR COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE, AND BLOW THE FUSEABLE LINK THAT SHUTS FUEL PUMP OFF. THIS COMPLETELY CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
RADIATOR COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE, AND BLOW THE FUSEABLE LINK THAT SHUTS FUEL PUMP OFF. THIS COMPLETELY CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
RADIATOR COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE, AND BLOW THE FUSEABLE LINK THAT SHUTS FUEL PUMP OFF. THIS COMPLETELY CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR OF THE IGNITION SWITCH (95S28) PERORMED BUT EXPERIENCED AN IGNITION SWITCH FIRE AFTER RECALL REPAIR. NLM
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF CONSUMER'S HOUSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *ML
IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL #98S28 ON 05-OCT-98. ON 19-NOV-98, CONSUMER HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE AFTER TRAVELING AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN STARTED UP THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FLAMES AND SMOKE UNDER HOOD. POLICE OFFICER PUT THE FIRE OUT. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. NOT AWARE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO WARRANTY. *AK
VEHICLE PARKED; NEIGHBOR CAME & INFORMED OWNER VEHICLE ON FIRE. FLAMES COMING FROM GRILL AREA. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. INFORMED OWNER FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR BATTERY CABLE AREA. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED, THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE,.
VEHICLE BEGAN TO BURN 45 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED. FIRE STARTED UNDERHOOD NEAR BATTERY.
AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR APPROX 45 MINUTES AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT AN FIRE AND BURNED UP. NO INJURIES, EVERYONE WAS IN THE HOUSE. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WAS LOCKED AND VEHICLE IMPACTED AT 1:00, SPEED 75 MPH, PASSENGER'S DOOR POPPED OPEN, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO BE EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE MINUTES BEFORE NOTICING SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER, THEREFORE, OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. *AK
OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITON SWITCH AND HAD IT REPAIRED, VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. *AK
ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE . *AK
ENGINE FIRE.
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER FAILED, IMPACT 6:00, SPEED UNKNOWN , GUIDE LOOP BROKE, CAUSING BELTS NOT TO RETRACT. *AK