Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1983 Ford Escort

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

5
Open recalls
7
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
8
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

7 filed
0
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR System
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER Cylinder
    1
  • Seat Belts
    1
  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    1

Recalls

5 campaigns
88V193000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1988-12-19

THE DIAPHRAGM MATERIAL OF THE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMPS MAY DETERIORATE AND ALLOW THE DIAPHRAGM TO RUPTURE.

RiskFUEL PUMPED THROUGH THE RUPTURED DIAPHRAGM AND OUT OFTHE VENT OPENING COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixINSTALL NEW MECHANICAL FUEL PUMPS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGM MATERIAL AND REVISE WIRING FOR ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP CIRCUITS.

85V067000·SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER1985-05-21

REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS MAY ALLOW TWISTED WEBBING TO ENTER THE RETRACTOR HOUSING AND JAM THE RETRACTOR. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A JAMMED RETRACTOR WOULD INTERFERE WITH WEBBING RETRACTION AND WITHDRAWAL. THIS WILL DISCOURAGE SEAT BELT USAGE.

FixA CLIP WILL BE INSERTED INTO THE RETRACTOR HOUSING WEBBING TO PREVENT JAMMING.

84V071000·SEATS1984-06-15

SEAT FRAME STRUCTURE COULD SEVER FRONT SEAT BELTS IF VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, DEPENDING ON FORCE OF IMPACT.

FixDEALER WILL INSTALL A MOLDED SPACER BETWEEN REINFORCEMENT PLATES AND LOWER DECORATIVE PLASTIC COVER.

83V063000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1983-06-22

DOOR LOCK PILLARS COULD DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS FROM NORMAL USAGE OF DOOR, AT THE POINT WHERE DOOR LATCH STRIKER REINFORCEMENTS ARE ATTACHED.

FixANY DAMAGED LOCK PILLARS WILL BE REPAIRED AND REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH STRIKER AND LOCK PILLARS.

82V088000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP1982-09-16

DURING A CRASH BARRIER TEST, THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTING THE FUEL TANK AND THE METAL FILLER PIPE VENT TUBE WAS CUT, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY".

FixDEALER WILL INSTALL A BRACE BETWEEN THE RIGHT SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL AND THE BODY SIDE RAIL TO IMPROVE FUEL TANK IMPACT RESISTANCE.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
DP86016·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1986-07-24 → 1986-08-07

STALLING

EA86010·SEATS1986-03-26 → 1989-07-28

SEATBACK FAILURE

Led to recall86V082000

DP84017·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1984-05-30 → 1984-09-10

STALLING AND CARBURETOR MALFUNCTIONS

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