1995 Ford Escort

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #97V144000September 3, 199764,000 vehicles affected

  fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 1.9L engines, built at the hermosillo or wayne assembly plants and originally sold or currently registered in nevada, florida, hawaii, texas, california, louisiana, georgia, south carolina, mississippi, oklahoma, alabama and arkansas. Cracks Can develop in the fuel tank near the heat shield attachment resulting in fuel leakage if the cracks go through the fuel tank wall.

  Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source Can result in a vehicle fire.

  Remedy

  Dealers will remove the heat shield attachments. This will not affect heat shield location or function, as the attachments are intended to keep the shield in place until the fuel tank is installed in the vehicle. After installation, the fuel tank straps retain the heat shield.

• NHTSA recall #97V145000September 3, 1997600 vehicles affected

  fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 1.9L engines, built at the hermosillo assembly plant and originally sold or currently registered in arizona. Cracks Can develop in the fuel tank near the heat shield attachment resulting in fuel leakage if the cracks go through the fuel tank wall.

  Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source Can result in a vehicle fire.

  Remedy

  Dealers will remove the heat shield attachments. This will not affect heat shield location or function, as the attachments are intended to keep the shield in place until the fuel tank is installed in the vehicle. After installation, the fuel tank straps retain the heat shield.

• NHTSA recall #94V218000November 10, 1994240 vehicles affected

  air bags: frontal

  The driver side air bag module Can have an inadequately welded inflator canister.

  In the event of a collision, the weld seam Can separate, causing the air bag to fail to deploy properly and hot gases to be expelled from the back of the steering wheel. This Can result in an increased risk of personal injury from the hot gases and the air bag failure.

  Remedy

  Dealers will install a new air bag module.

• NHTSA recall #94V197000October 11, 199429,000 vehicles affected

  air bags: frontal

  Two bolts that attach the passenger side air bag supplemental restraint system module to the instrument panel are missing. In the event of a frontal impact, the module Can come out of the instrument panel.

  This would not restrain the passenger and would result in an increased risk of injury.

  Remedy

  Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, install and torque to specification the mounting bolts for the passenger side air bag.

Other model years

• 1985 26
• 1986 45
• 1987 56
• 1988 143
• 1989 152
• 1990 101
• 1991 327
• 1992 162
• 1993 379
• 1994 279
• 1995
• 1996 205
• 1997 543
• 1998 375
• 1999 325
• 2000 98
• 2001 68
• 2002 33