Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1992 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.

3
Open recalls
162
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
65
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

162 filed
7
Crashes
17
Fires
10
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    20
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    17
  • Seat Belts
    14
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    10
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    9
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    8
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    7
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    7

Recalls

3 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.

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.

92V103000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1992-07-13

THE STOP LAMP SWITCHES COULD INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN THE STOP LAMPS NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN FOLLOWING MOTORISTS NOT BEINGSIGNALED THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING, AND COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION.

FixREPLACE THE FAULTY STOP LAMP SWITCHES.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA94002·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1994-01-28 → 1995-01-31

FUEL PUMP WIRING SHORTAGE

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