Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 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.

4
Open recalls
327
NHTSA complaints
6
Defect investigations
59
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

327 filed
20
Crashes
61
Fires
16
Injuries reported
2
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat Belts
    45
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    42
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    24
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    20
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    20
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    16
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    13
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING
    11

Recalls

4 campaigns
94E019000·SUSPENSION:FRONT1994-06-02

THE OFFSET TOE ADJUSTING PIN CAN FRACTURE UNDER CONDITIONS SUCH AS TORSIONAL LOADS, FLEXING MOTION, IMPACT LOADS, AND OVERTORQUING.

RiskTHIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL ANDAN ACCIDENT.

FixDANA WILL PAY FOR REPLACEMENT AND LABOR COSTS OF THE ADJUSTMENT PIN WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE INSTALLING FACILITY AND THE VEHICLE OWNER. THESE PINS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY A FORD ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PIN ASSEMBLY. OWNER OR INSTALLER INQUIRIES CONCERNING THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN SHOULD CONTACT DANA SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-248-9606.

93V057000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE1993-04-15

THE ROLL PINS SECURING THE IGNITION LOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING CAN SEPARATE OR MOVE OUT OF POSITION.

RiskTHE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER MAY DISENGAGE FROM THESTEERING COLUMN HOUSING WHICH COULD CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK UP,RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

FixIF ONE OR BOTH OF THE ROLL PINS ARE MISSING OR NOT FULLY INSERTED, THE IGNITION LOCK HOUSING WILL BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE DOOR-LOCKS AND THE LIFTGATE OR DECK-LID LOCKS SO THAT KEY COMPATIBILITY IS MAINTAINED. IF BOTH PINS ARE PRESENT AND FULLY INSERTED, A PLASTIC SNAP-ON SLEEVE WILL BE INSTALLED AS A PRECAUTION TO PREVENT THE ROLL PINS FROM COMING OUT.

92V117000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1992-08-19

FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK.

RiskSHOULD A CRACK DEVELOP, FUEL VAPOR CAN ESCAPE FROM THETANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACK.FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixINSTALL A NEW FUEL PUMP SENDING ASSEMBLY.

90V076000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1990-04-17

INTERFERENCE OCCUR BETWEEN BOLT THAT SECURES A FUEL LINE SHIELD TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DASH PANEL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

RiskTHIS COULD CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK AT THE WIDE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL WITH THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixCUT OFF EXTRA LENGTH OF BOLT THAT PROTRUDES ABOVE SURFACE OF WELD NUT TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA94002·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1994-01-28 → 1995-01-31

FUEL PUMP WIRING SHORTAGE

PE93076·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1993-09-03 → 1994-01-28

FUEL PUMP WIRING SHORTAGE

EA93007·STEERING1993-02-26 → 1993-04-26

INADVERT. STEERING LOCKUP

Led to recall93V057000

PE92082·STEERING1992-10-06 → 1993-02-26

INADVER. STEERING LOCKUP

EA92012·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1992-04-15 → 1992-09-17

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

Led to recall92V117000

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