1991 FORD ESCORT Problems & Recalls

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AND STILL BESIDE THE GAS PUMPS I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE CAR KEPT CRANKING BUT NOT STARTING. TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND CAR KEPT CRANKING. PULLED THE KEY OUT AND CAR KEPT CRANKING. PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND GOT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE WHILE CRANKING A...

Mileage: 124,750

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IN FULL THROTTLE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND OUT OF GEAR WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I HAD STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDAL BY MISTAKE. I SEARCHED THE FLOOR AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT F...

Mileage: 34,000

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IN FULL THROTTLE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND OUT OF GEAR WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I HAD STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDAL BY MISTAKE. I SEARCHED THE FLOOR AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT F...

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD ESCORT. FATIGUE CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AN INTERNAL FIRE CAUSED BY THE FAILURE, BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 151,000

1. MY 1991 FORD ESCORT LX STATION WAGON DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK AROUND THE FUEL TANK. 2. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I ADD FUEL TO THE TANK. 3. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO FORD, INCLUDING THE EXISTENCE OF A RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA92012; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 92V117000)). FORD HAS IGNORED T...

Mileage: 83,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD ESCORT LX. THE CONTACT POURED BRAKE FLUID INTO THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BLED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS SPEWING FORTH POWER STEERING FLUID....

Mileage: 101,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD ESCORT LX. THE CONTACT POURED BRAKE FLUID INTO THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BLED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS SPEWING FORTH POWER STEERING FLUID....

Mileage: 101,000

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE. LAP BELT DOES NOT RESTRAIN. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

LOST CONTROL ON WET ROAD HIT TREE HEAD-ON AND SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF TRACK ALLOWED DRIVER TO BE DECAPITATED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 92V117000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP SENDING ASSEMBLY. THIS CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK UPDATD 01/25...

Mileage: 133,000

DT: 1991, FORD, ESCORT HATCHBACK. CONSUMER'S WIFE CAME HOME YESTERDAY, AND SAID SHE SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER CHECKED VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LOCATED AT TOP OF REAR WINDOW SMOKED WHEN BRAKE WAS PRESSED. CONSUMER TOOK LIGHT APART, AND FOUND SAME PART AT A JUNK YARD. CONSUMER REPLA...

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN YOU TURN IGNITION OFF RADIO CONTINUES TO PLAY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL YOU MANUALLY SHUT IT OFF, REPLACED IGNITION AND STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM.*AK

FATALITY INVOLVING 1991 FORD ESCORT. *MR THE CONSUMERS AUNT WAS DRIVING AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND THE CONSUMERS MOTHER WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED OR CORRECTED FOR THE PROBLEM. (INSPECT THE BOLT LENGTH BEFORE DRIVEN OR DEMONSTRATED O...

FATALITY INVOLVING 1991 FORD ESCORT. *MR THE CONSUMERS AUNT WAS DRIVING AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND THE CONSUMERS MOTHER WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED OR CORRECTED FOR THE PROBLEM. (INSPECT THE BOLT LENGTH BEFORE DRIVEN OR DEMONSTRATED O...

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 1991 FORD ESCORT IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH WHEN SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD BEHIND THE SPEEDOMETER SECTION. SHE PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE CAR AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE SMOKE CEASED AND A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED BY TO ASSIST. HE REMAINED TO DIRECT ...

Mileage: 136,000

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE TO TURN OFF ENGINE. SMOKE COMING INTO THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE FROM THE ENGINE. *AK

AUTOMATIC PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. MECHANISM JAMMED, AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY DISCONNECTED TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 135,000

THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FELL ONTO THE FLOOR. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO COME TO A STOP. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB *MR

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK TO THE LOCKING POSITION. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY. *AK

Mileage: 149,000

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED IN THE OPEN POSITION.*SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, AND DRIVER SIDE STRAP BROKE FROM THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIRING ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL PUMP HAS BURNED UP 3X IN THE LAST MONTH. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS INCORRECT SPECIFIED 30AMP FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP.*AK

Mileage: 132,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIRING ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL PUMP HAS BURNED UP 3X IN THE LAST MONTH. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS INCORRECT SPECIFIED 30AMP FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP.*AK

Mileage: 132,000

VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL#92V17000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. THERE WAS A RECALL 94E019000 WHICH DESCRIBED THE EXACT PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED. *JB

Mileage: 120,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS STUCK IN ONE POSITION. POSSIBLY RELATED TO RECALL 93V057000.*JB *TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION AND IT COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF AND ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STICK IN PARK AND WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT GAS HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE FUEL LINE WHICH CONNECTED TO THE TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE FUEL TANK AND PUMP WAS REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 210,100

CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT GAS HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE FUEL LINE WHICH CONNECTED TO THE TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE FUEL TANK AND PUMP WAS REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 210,100

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SEAT BELTS ARE STUCK IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SMELL OF GAS IS VERY STRONG.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SMELL GETS STRONGER WHEN CAR WAS ACCELERATING. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HUB CAPS NEVER STAYED ON THE RIMS ALWAYS FELL OFF DEFECTIVE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY LOCKS UP DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE WHILE IDLING OR TRAVELING 40 MPH AROUND A LONG CURVE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM, AND WAS NOT SHOWING THIS VEHICLE BEING INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 93V057000 (IGNITION: ANTI-THEFT)...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

SEATBELTS: THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICK IN THE TRACK, USUALLY HALF WAY BETWEEN OPEN & CLOSE. NOW THEY WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. I TOOK ONE APART & THE PLASTIC COVERING THE CABLE IS DETERIORATING & CAUSING THE CABLE TO STICK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN HAVE ...

SEATBELTS: THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICK IN THE TRACK, USUALLY HALF WAY BETWEEN OPEN & CLOSE. NOW THEY WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. I TOOK ONE APART & THE PLASTIC COVERING THE CABLE IS DETERIORATING & CAUSING THE CABLE TO STICK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN HAVE ...

SEATBELTS: THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICK IN THE TRACK, USUALLY HALF WAY BETWEEN OPEN & CLOSE. NOW THEY WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. I TOOK ONE APART & THE PLASTIC COVERING THE CABLE IS DETERIORATING & CAUSING THE CABLE TO STICK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN HAVE ...

CONSUMER PUT GROCERY IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE, AND NOTICED REAR END RIDING LOW, AND WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK A LOOK UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED REAR SPRING BROKE AND SHIFTED INWARD OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FOUND OUT FROM JUNKYARD THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ESCORTS. *AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH TO HOME NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING FROM DASH AREA. VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A FIRE BROKE OUT FROM A WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO RECALL WAS F...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, CONSUMER FEELS A FULL RECALL IS NEEDED AND STATES THAT VEHICLE COULD STALL IN TRAFFIC. *SLC

IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, CONSUMER FEELS A FULL RECALL IS NEEDED AND STATES THAT VEHICLE COULD STALL IN TRAFFIC. *SLC

ENGINE HAD BEEN CUT OFF ABOUT 15 MINUTES. SOMEONE TOLD CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. IGNITION AREA AND DASHBOARD WERE BURNING. CONSUMER HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL OF THE DASH AREA AROUND THE IGNITION WAS DESTROYED. *SLC

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK HAD NOTICED A FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, AFTER DRIVING FOR WHILE COULD STILL SMELL FUEL. DECIDED TO CHECK UNDER VEHICLE, AND FOUND A FUEL LEAK IN TANK THAT SHOWED A CRACK ABOVE MUFFLER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

SPEEDOMETER CABLE IS LEAKING FLUID AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. OPERATION OF SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER SAID, THE FIRST RPLACEMENT WAS TRADED BACK IN FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT DUE TO IT NOT WORKING. THE SECOND REPLACEMENT IS IN THE VEHICLE NOW STILL ALLOWS IT ...

RETRACTORS ON FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS HAVE GOTTEN STUCK AND NO LONGER FUNCTION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DRIVER'S SIDE.*AK

I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER 1991 ESCORT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMPAND WIRING.BOTH CARS WIRES SHORTED WHERE THE WIRES GO THROUGH THE SENDING UNIT INTO THE TANK.THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF ARCING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FUELTANK NEXT TO THE FUELPUMP,WHY THE FUELTANK DIDN'T EXPLODE IS BEYOND ME.THE GROUND...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED 2 WEEKS WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER HOOD. CONTACTED FIRE DEPARTMENT. FLAMES SEEN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE WERE EXTINGUISHED. FIRE DEPARTMENT GAVE INDICATION THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSED THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK POSTION ON AN INCLINE, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN PARK.*AK

ELECTRONIC SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK, THIS IS A HAZARD, IF I HAVE A WRECK, I'M A GONNER!*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT LOCKED HALFWAY DOWN TRACK, PRIOR TO FAILURE THE BELT RARELY WORKED AS IT WAS INTENDED TO. *AK

POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IN PARKING LOT RE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO: 90V076000 NEVER WAS NOTIFIED BY DEALER OR FORD MOTORS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TIRE SIZE 175R7013, REPLACEMENT TIRE, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAVE 40 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, AND HAVE EIGHTY PERCENT OF TREAD LIFE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS NOTICED BUBBLES FORMING ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER HAS READ IN MEDIA THAT THIS MODEL HAS A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION MODULE, IT COULD CATCH FIRE AT ANYTIME. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER PUT KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH AND TURNED KEY, VEHICLE DID NOT TURN ON. WHEN SHE SHOVED KEY BACK AND TURNED OPPOSITE WAY. IT WILL TURN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PUTTING ON DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT AND NOTICED IT PULLED ONLY HALFWAY. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED. *AK THE SHOULDER HARNESS WHICH IS ELECTRONICALLY OPERATED FAILED . IT IS SAFETY HAZARD AND ILLEGAL TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNDER THIS CONDITION. *YH

I WAS INVOLVED IN A LITTLE ACCIDENT. I WAS GOING 20 MPH ON IMPACT AND MY AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BROKE OUT OF THE TRACK.I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT BUT COULD HAVE BEEN CRIPPLED.WHAT CAN I DO? MY SEAT BELT AND TRACK ARE NOW JUNK AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING A FORD AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT THING. ...

CAR WOULDN'T STAY IN PARK SOMETIMES, IT WAS SLIPPING WHEN IT SHIFTED AND FINALLY QUIT, WITH TRANS. FLUID RUNNING OUT. *AK

SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WHENEVER DOOR IS OPENED BELT DOES NOT MOVE. REMAINS IN ONE POSITION. MOTOR IS NOT WORKING. WOULD NEED TO HIT THE EMERGENCY RELEASE TO GET IN OR OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *SLC

BRAKES REPLACED. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *SLC

ENGINE IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT IS CRACKED, THRUST BEARING IS WORN OUT, OIL PAN DROPPED OFF, AND THE FLYWHEEL IS NEARLY ALL CRACKED. *SLC

IF I FILL UP MY GAS TANK PAST 1/2, I GET A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR. IT IS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF BACK SEAT. WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT? WHAT ARE MY AVAILABLE COURSES OF ACTION?

DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK. SOMETIMES WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, NOT ALLOWING PERSON TO GET OUT, AND A NOISE COULD BE HEARD, LIKE IT WAS STILL WORKING. BUT, WON'T WORK. SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK THE CABLE IN THE BODY FRAME BROKEN CREATING A CHOCKE HAZA...

AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, AND WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A VERY BAD FUEL ODOR WITHIN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. CHECKED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING AT THE TOP OF THE TANK, LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY LEAKED FUEL THRU A SCREW, THE SCREW WAS TIGHT, POSSIBLE THE GASKET UNDER THE SCREW DIMINISHED OVER TIME, THE LEAK COULD AT ANY TIME CAUSE A FIRE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER RESTRAINT IN THE '91 ESCORT ATTACHES TO A SLIDING MECHANISM ABOVE THE DOOR WINDOW. THIS MECHANISM MOVES FORWARD WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED TO FREE THE DRIVER AND RETRACTS TO SECURE THE DRIVER WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. OURS IS NOW BROKEN. FORD DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY F...

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY REAR WINDOW CAME OUT. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE REAR WINDOW. *AK

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF THIS IS A RECALLED ITEM IS THERE A PARTICULAR PROCEDURE FOR GETTING IT REPAIRED. AND IF WE GET IT REPAIRED OTHER THAN AT A FORD SERVICE CENTER CAN WE BE REIMBURSED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH IT'S AUTOMATIC. THE FUEL GA...

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF THIS IS A RECALLED ITEM IS THERE A PARTICULAR PROCEDURE FOR GETTING IT REPAIRED. AND IF WE GET IT REPAIRED OTHER THAN AT A FORD SERVICE CENTER CAN WE BE REIMBURSED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH IT'S AUTOMATIC. THE FUEL GA...

I FILLED OUT A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH THE WRONG VIN. IT SEEMS AS IF THE RECALL ITEM FOR THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOR CARS MANUFACTURED AFTER APRIL 1991 HOWEVER THE RECALL IS ON 91FORD ESCORTS I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAR.'91. DOES IT NOT APPLY?*AK

WHEN DECREASING SPEED TO A STOP OR GOING AROUND A RAMP VEHICLE WILL STALL. THIS HAPPENS ONCE A WEEK. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED SHORT IN THE STARTER AND BURNING. *MJS

STRONG GAS SMELL NOTED INSIDE THE CAR. FOUND A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE BACK SEAT & ON THE GROUND. THE SEAT WAS SATURATED IN GAS. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. SPOKE WITH NICHOLE & HER SUPERVISOR & WE WERE TOLD THE CAR WAS 10 YEARS OLD & OUT OF WARRANTY & THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THE...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

IGNITION LOCK COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM STEERING COLUMN HOUSING (AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID # 93V057000), BUT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE VIN SHOWS THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL. MY CAR'S IGNITION CYLINDER IS SO LOOSE THAT, SEVERAL TIMES A W...

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. YH

FUEL SWITCH IN THE TANK ACTIVATED. YH

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY RUNS AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. YH

CAR IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THIS MAKES IT HARD TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK

BATTERY CABLE CORRODED. NLM

THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRES BURNED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STARTER. NLM

NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH FAILED.

I WAS DRIVING ON 295 NOT SURE NORTH OR SOUTH, GETTING READY TO GET OF THE HIGHWAY AT EXIT 11. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EXIT THEY WHERE A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD, I HIT THE POTHOLE AND PUT A BIG DENT IN MY FRONT RIGHT RIM (RIMS WHERE CUSTOM 16" X 7") THEN TIRE WENT FLAT. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON 295 NOT SURE NORTH OR SOUTH, GETTING READY TO GET OF THE HIGHWAY AT EXIT 11. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EXIT THEY WHERE A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD, I HIT THE POTHOLE AND PUT A BIG DENT IN MY FRONT RIGHT RIM (RIMS WHERE CUSTOM 16" X 7") THEN TIRE WENT FLAT. *AK

DRIVER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT ON THE ANCHORS AND THE PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RELEASE . DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

NHTSA RECALL # 92 V 117 000/FUEL SYSTEM: VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGES FROM TOP AREAS OF FUEL TANK;FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION; PROBLEM APPEARS SAME AS MENTIONED IN RECALL, BUT DEALER/MFR. REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. DUE VIN # THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BECAUSE THE CABLE IS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I CALLED FORD RECALL INQ. INFO. I WAS ADVISED NOT RECALL, I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

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WHEN STARTING THE CAR UP THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AND ALSO FROM UNDER THE HOOD. OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRNG HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE DASH. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL (MFR 92S54) IN FEB OF 1993 DUE TO A CRACKED SOLDER JOINT. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED. *YC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL & THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHORT CUTTED FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE, BUT NEVER INFORMED PRESENT OWNER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL & THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHORT CUTTED FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE, BUT NEVER INFORMED PRESENT OWNER. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM A FORD DEALER (HOLIDAY FORD-BLACKBURG, VA) IN 1/94 WITH 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR. ON 12/14/94 AT 41,687 MILES THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO MAGIC CITY FORD WITH A GAS LEAK. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND SAID FORD MAY COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THIS CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE...

WHILE EXITING OFF A RAMP AT 35MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE, AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TURNED INWARD AND LOCKED UP. DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE NEEDED PINS AND BOLTS FOR THE ROD. *AK

PINS THAT HOLD THE TIE ROD IN PLACE WERE NOT LOCATED ON THIS VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWY AT 35-40 MPH THE BOLT DISENGAGED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK UP, AND LOSS OF STEERING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TAIL LIGHTS LOCATED IN THE REAR WINDOW SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE WIRING, AND RESULTING IN A FIRE IN THE SOCKET. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PULLING INTO A YARD VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. *AK

INLINE FUSE FUSE TO GAS TANK IS BLOWING OUT DUE TO CONTACT WITH WITH FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. *AK

PASSENGER'A AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. WIRES WERE HANGING OUT OF THE CABLE AT THE DOOR. THE WIRES WERE COATED WITH GREASE. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP SENDING ASSEMBLY CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE TAILPIPE AND THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 92V117000. REPAIRES MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, DIDN'T START. BUT, THE STARTER KEPT RUNNING EVEN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, DIDN'T START. BUT, THE STARTER KEPT RUNNING EVEN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

DESIGN OF MOTOR RESTAINT WILL ALWAYS FAIL. UPON RETRACTION, RUBBERIZED CORD WILL EVENTUALLY PULL OUT!

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK FORWARD AND WON'T RETRACT OUT OF FORWARD POSITION. *AK

CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED AFTER AN ACCIDENT AND NOTICED THAT LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE CAR. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING TO FUEL PUMP AND WIRING UNDER DASH MELTED. ALSO, TWO SETS OF WIRING TO HEADLIGHTS MELTED TO BARE WIRE. HIGH CURRENT OVERHEATED THE WIRING. CONTACED FORD. AND VEHICLE IS ALMOST TOTALLED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION...

FUEL PUMP FAILED, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING TO FUEL PUMP AND WIRING UNDER DASH MELTED. ALSO, TWO SETS OF WIRING TO HEADLIGHTS MELTED TO BARE WIRE. HIGH CURRENT OVERHEATED THE WIRING. CONTACED FORD. AND VEHICLE IS ALMOST TOTALLED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION...

FUEL PUMP FAILED, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING TO FUEL PUMP AND WIRING UNDER DASH MELTED. ALSO, TWO SETS OF WIRING TO HEADLIGHTS MELTED TO BARE WIRE. HIGH CURRENT OVERHEATED THE WIRING. CONTACED FORD. AND VEHICLE IS ALMOST TOTALLED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION...

THE DRAPER PULLEY BROKE AND SNAPPED, CAUSING POWER STEERING BELT TO BRAKE, RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

INTERFERENCE OCCURS BETWEEN THE BOLT THAT SECURES A FUEL LINE SHIELD TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DASH PANEL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 90VO76000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAS COME OUT OF THE HOLDER AND HAS FALLEN DOWN. NM

THEIR ARE THREE BRAKE LIGHTS. FROM WITHIN THE CENTER LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHT MELTED THE PLASTIC. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED BOTH STEERING TIE RODS. *AK

THEIR ARE THREE BRAKE LIGHTS. FROM WITHIN THE CENTER LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHT MELTED THE PLASTIC. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED BOTH STEERING TIE RODS. *AK

WITH REGARD FUEL LINES AND THROTTLE LINKAGES; IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLE HAS BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS SO THAT I CAN HAVE THEM FIXED. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS CAR? IT WASN'T UNTIL YESTERDAY THAT I FOUND THIS GREAT INFORMATIONAL WEB-SITE THAT I CAME ACROSS THIS INFORMATION. I TH...

WITH REGARD FUEL LINES AND THROTTLE LINKAGES; IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLE HAS BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS SO THAT I CAN HAVE THEM FIXED. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS CAR? IT WASN'T UNTIL YESTERDAY THAT I FOUND THIS GREAT INFORMATIONAL WEB-SITE THAT I CAME ACROSS THIS INFORMATION. I TH...

THE IGNITION LOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING EXPERIENCED FAILURE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (93V057000). HOWEVER, REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE DUE TO THE RECALL NOTICE, BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. *YC

THE TRAILING ARM SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTWHICH SPREAD UNDER THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE REAR SPRINGS BROKE. HAD NO WARNING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC, WHO NOTICED THE BROKEN REAR SPRINGS. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS. THE REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. *AK

REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT SHORTED CAUSING SMOKE.

STEERING COLUMN CAME APART AND THE SHAFT WAS LOOSE CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. (91E-019)

SEATBELTS PERFORM POORLY.

IGNITION SWITCH STICKS.

THROTTLE STUCK PRIOR TO RECALL. (90V-076))

I HAVE ANOTHER ESCORT A 1996 4 DOOR AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED ON IT ALSO

NO SUMMARY LISTE DFOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

REAR BRAKE LIGHT GETS HOT, CAUSING THE PLASTIC COVER TO DRIP ALL OVER PASSENGER'S IN THE REAR. ALSO, THERE IS AN ODOR WITHIN THE VEHICLE, AND SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE LIGHT. *AK

ON 1/19/1999 I WAS STRANDED WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FUEL INJECTION FUSE AND REPLACED IT. HE GOT IT HOME AND IT REFUSED TO START. HE THEN DISCOVERED A GAS LEAK. WE HAD IT TOWED TO LEE ADAMS TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER. THEY CALLED US AND TOLD US THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN A...

ON 1/19/1999 I WAS STRANDED WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FUEL INJECTION FUSE AND REPLACED IT. HE GOT IT HOME AND IT REFUSED TO START. HE THEN DISCOVERED A GAS LEAK. WE HAD IT TOWED TO LEE ADAMS TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER. THEY CALLED US AND TOLD US THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN A...

ON 1/19/1999 I WAS STRANDED WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FUEL INJECTION FUSE AND REPLACED IT. HE GOT IT HOME AND IT REFUSED TO START. HE THEN DISCOVERED A GAS LEAK. WE HAD IT TOWED TO LEE ADAMS TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER. THEY CALLED US AND TOLD US THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN A...

FUEL LEAK FROM THE SEAMS OF THE FUEL TANK.

IGNITION DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN, OR TURNS BUT DOES NOT START THE CAR.

TRACK GETS STUCK ABOUT HALFWAY AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER NOT STRAPPED IN SAFELY. BELT DOES NOT GO BACK PROPERLY. WHEN TRACK IS ALL THE WAY BACK, IT HAS TO BE RELEASED MANUALLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND NO WARRANTY. REPAIRS WOULD BE A OWNERS EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER...

STU TISCHLER REPORTS. ALL SEAT BELTS,SHOULDER AND LAP, DON'T RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER IN ALL POSITIONS. THEY GIVE WHEN TUGGED ON. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE WIRING IN THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM.

FUEL GAUGE KEEPS REGISTERING FULL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

WAS PULLING AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT WHEN BLACK SMOKE APPEARED FROM DASHBOARD. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, & CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK. VEHICLE AT MECHANIC. WIRING FROM FUEL PUMP HAD SHORTED OUT. WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS THAT MELTED, CAUSING CRACKS TO DEVELOP ON THE SOLDER JOINT OF THE FUEL RETURN SENDING UNIT WHICH CAUSED A FIRE (RECALL #92V117). MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON STREET, STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, LIGHT CHANGED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE./ REPAIRMAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A PART IN TRANSMISSION WORE OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

ALSO, MY ESCORT HAS HAD A WATER LEAK FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. WHEN I CONTACT KEY FOR, I WAS TOLD THAT NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS KIND HAD BEEN MADE. WHEN I CONTACTED A LOCAL BODY SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN ESCORTS AND THAT THE FORD COMPANY WAS AWARE OF THIS, BUT NO EFFORT WAS BEING DONE...

MSS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE/STALL.

LOCATION OF FUEL LINE WHICH IS NEAR SWAY BAR AREA ON VEHICLE CAUSES FUEL LINES TO DEVELOP PIN HOLES, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAK. *AK

THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT DEVELOPED A SHORT, PLASTIC COMPONENTS WERE MELTED AND FUEL LEAKED FROM TANK.

WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR SLIDE FOR THE LOCK DOWN POSITION FOR ENTRY, NOW THE BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK

RECALL # 92V117000 FUEL SYSTEM. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL OR CLOSE TO FULL, FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TANK. PROBLEM CORRECTED UNDER RECALL IN DECEMBER OF 1992. THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH. DEALER NOT WILLING TO CORRECT PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, SMOKE COMES FROM THE THIRD REAR BRAKE LIGHT. DEALER FOUND AN OIL PAN GASKET LEAK, AND STATED THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. OWNER STILL EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUING TO SMOKE. OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED THE BRAKE LI...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, SMOKE COMES FROM THE THIRD REAR BRAKE LIGHT. DEALER FOUND AN OIL PAN GASKET LEAK, AND STATED THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. OWNER STILL EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUING TO SMOKE. OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED THE BRAKE LI...

HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT BULB MELTED THE SOCKET.

TIMING BELT FAILED.

ROLL PINS SECURING IGNITION LOCK FAILED.

WHILE DRIVIG SOMETHING INVOLVING THE GEAR SLIPPED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH BROKE THE CASE AND THE SHAFT. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED IN THE ROAD, AND THAT IS A SAFTY DEFECT. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AND WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

SOCKET IN THE MIDDLE TAIL LIGHT IN THE BACK WINDOW MELTED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

TIRES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT.

CRANK SHAFT SENSOR CORRODED.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE, WHERE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL WAS FLOWING OUT OF FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE WIRES THAT LEAD UP TO THE FUEL SENSOR WERE BURNING WHICH BURNED A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK, AND STARTED T...

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE FUEL PUMP CAUSED THE MELTING OF THE WIRE HARNESS, RESULTIN GIN A FIRE.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 20 TO 30 MPH, AND UPON IMPACT THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO ENGAGE, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE PUSHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT. THE BELT IS STUCK IN THE BACK POSITION AND WILL NOT COME FORWARD. THE OWNER REPLACED THE BELT 2 YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH BOTH DOORS OPENED, AND RIGHT SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CAME BACK, TRAPPING 7-YEAR OLD CHILD, WHO SUSTAINED BRUISES ON HIS THROAT AND NECK. REAR BELT WAS REPLACED, BUT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 6 MONTHS. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT GOT CAUGHT HALF WAY IN TRACK AND NO LONGER WORKS...

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER DURING A COLLISION. DRIVER'S CHEST HIT THE RIM OF THE STEERING WHEEL, RESULTING IN AN INJURY.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE.

THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP IN THE FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT AND CAUSING A FIRE. *AK

WIRING HARNESS FAILURE CAUSED BURNING, THIS WAS A RECALL RELATED FAILURE, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, DEALER INSTALLED A FUSE TO THE NEW HARNESS TO PREVENT BURNING.

AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS.

POWER DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, IGNITION LOCK MOVES AROUND AND KEY DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *AK

POWER DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, IGNITION LOCK MOVES AROUND AND KEY DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED.OWNER NOTES THAT DEALER NOTED VEHICLE TRIED TO START BY ITSELF WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER DASHBOARD, WIRNG HARNESS WIRES BURNT, TRACED BURNT WIRES TO SENDING UNIT WHERE SHORTED OUT, WIRES REPLACED BY AUTO REPAIR SHOP, NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #92V117000. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ALSO REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ALSO REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELTS FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

DESIGN OF VEHICLES EXHAUST SYSTEM ALLOWS EXHAUST CONDENSATION TO DRIP DIRECTLY ONTO THE TRAILER ARM, WHICH CAUSED THE TRAILING ARM TO RUST OUT.

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

DOORS WON'T CLOSE PROPERLY.

GAS CAP DOOR FAILED.

THE FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT IN THE GAS TANK AND MELTED THE WIRE ALL THE WAY TO THE DASHBOARD. *AK

DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS JAMMED, PREVENTING THE SEAT BELTS FROM TRAVELING ALONG THE PATH FROM AN OPEN TO A CLOSED/SECURE POSITION. REPLACED THE MOTORIZED BELTS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE GAS FUMES COMING FROM VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER INFORMED OWNER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED THE IN THE RECALL. *AK

VEHICLES FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT BELT WILL SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT THE SEAT BELT WILL STOP HALF WAY WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. *AK *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED/REPLACED, REPLACEMENT SLIPS.

FUEL PUMP FAILS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING.

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WIRES/BULBS ARE CORRODED, PLASTIC CASING GOING AROUND LIGHT FIXTURE MELTED, NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

DRIVER PASSIVE RESTRAINTS: SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE IS INOPERATIVE, MOTOR STOPPED WORKING BELT IS JAMMED. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY SAY IT WAS JAMMMED AND THEY HAD TO REPALCE THE ENTIRE UNIT.

WHILE DRIVING THE FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE.FIRE WAS DUE TO A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE BELT IS STUCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF RETRACTOR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

CAR ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE PERSON WAS DRIVING BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT CAR STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE. PERSON HIT CAR AN HILL THEN CAR STOPPED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE.

DRIVER'S MOTOR BELT TRACKING FAILED.

LAP BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH.

RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE DUE TO WEAR.

CONSUMER STATED WHEN DRIVING AT 30 TO 35 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A RAPID STOP. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING SMOKE.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT TRACK CABLE BROKE, MAKING THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT INOPERABLE. *AK

FUEL PUMP REPLACED.

GAS TANK LEAKS.

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

GAS PEDAL GOT CAUGHT UNDER POORLY DESIGNED FLOOR MAT, CAUSING ACCELERATOR TO STICK.

GAS TANK LEAK.

OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HER WIRING HARNESS, SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED. WHEN OWNER GOT VEHICLE BACK IT CAUGHT FIRE. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE WORK HAD NEVER BEEN DONE.MFG RECALL 94B55.

GETTING INTO VEHICLE, THE MOTORIZED BELT FAILED TO WORK; TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, INFORMED IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIMES & COSTS $400 TO FIX. *AK

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END BECAUSE A WELD SEPARATED NEAR GAS TANK, COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF THE CYCLE COME APART FROM THE CAR, SOMETIMES THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION . *AK

SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE DRIVER DURING A REAREND ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE NECK/SHOULDER/CHEST INJURIES AND A BROKEN STERNIUM. *AK

THE IGNITION PIN FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT ON MY VEHICLE, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL STATES REGARDING IGNITION ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER. *AK

THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE FUEL T PUMP AND CAUSED A FIRE. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME. *AK

MOTORIZED SHOULDER STRAPS TIGHTENED TOO MUCH AND TOO QUICKLY ALMOST STRANGLING DRIVER'S WIFE; ALSO, STARTER , SITUATED IN A "HEAT SINK" BENEATH MANIFOLD/NEXT TO FIREWALL, OVERHEATED AND BURNED ITSELF OUT. *AK

MOTORIZED SHOULDER STRAPS TIGHTENED TOO MUCH AND TOO QUICKLY ALMOST STRANGLING DRIVER'S WIFE; ALSO, STARTER , SITUATED IN A "HEAT SINK" BENEATH MANIFOLD/NEXT TO FIREWALL, OVERHEATED AND BURNED ITSELF OUT. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS.

DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR RPMS WENT OUT.

ACCELERATOR STICKS.

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AND JUST SHUT DOWN. TOOK TO IT TO DEALER , REMOVED DASH STEERING COLUMN AND ALL HEATER ACCESSORIES AND FOUND MELTED WIRES IN STEERING COLUMN AND MAIN GROUND LUG AT FUSE BOX. *AK

UNPROTECTED FUEL PUMP MOTOR CIRCUIT CAUSED WIRES TO BURN DUE TO AN OVERDRAW OF POWER.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WOULD STALL OR SHUT DOWN, WAS INFORMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL OR FUEL PUMP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WOULD STALL OR SHUT DOWN, WAS INFORMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL OR FUEL PUMP. *AK

THE JACK FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND THE VEHIICLE WAS RUNNING, CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE TO TURN THE VEHIICLE OFF, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION .

THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH; ALSO, IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHE TURNS ON IGNITION THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN SHE HAS TO WAIT FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE SHE CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO S...

THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH; ALSO, IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHE TURNS ON IGNITION THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN SHE HAS TO WAIT FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE SHE CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO S...

ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP, SENDING UNIT TANK HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE WIRING TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION REPLACED.

STARTER KEPT ENGAGING WITH ENGINE RUNNING, WIRES UNDERHOOD BURNED OUT, FUSE STILL INTACT, NO SAFETY DEVICE TO CUT OFF SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STARTER SOLENOID WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THIS CAUSED A STRANGE SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER...

STARTER KEPT ENGAGING WITH ENGINE RUNNING, WIRES UNDERHOOD BURNED OUT, FUSE STILL INTACT, NO SAFETY DEVICE TO CUT OFF SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STARTER SOLENOID WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THIS CAUSED A STRANGE SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER...

STARTER KEPT ENGAGING WITH ENGINE RUNNING, WIRES UNDERHOOD BURNED OUT, FUSE STILL INTACT, NO SAFETY DEVICE TO CUT OFF SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STARTER SOLENOID WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THIS CAUSED A STRANGE SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER...

WHILE NOTICING BURNING SMELL, NEXT DAY LIGHT ON DASH PANEL WENT HAYWIRE, THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, SPARKS CAME FROM UNDER DASH, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

INNER TIE ROD FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHICH RESULTED IN THE OWNER BEING AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN FEAR OF HAVING A COLLISION. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING RIGHT; ALSO THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS OFF ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING .*AK CONSUMER STATES FUEL GUAGE READS FULL ALL THE TIME, FRONT WHEEL BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR A VIBRATING SOUND, SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKIN...

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING RIGHT; ALSO THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS OFF ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING .*AK CONSUMER STATES FUEL GUAGE READS FULL ALL THE TIME, FRONT WHEEL BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR A VIBRATING SOUND, SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKIN...

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING RIGHT; ALSO THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS OFF ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING .*AK CONSUMER STATES FUEL GUAGE READS FULL ALL THE TIME, FRONT WHEEL BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR A VIBRATING SOUND, SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKIN...

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING RIGHT; ALSO THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS OFF ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING .*AK CONSUMER STATES FUEL GUAGE READS FULL ALL THE TIME, FRONT WHEEL BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR A VIBRATING SOUND, SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKIN...

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601623)

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IT OVERHEATED AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION . THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED UP. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RETRACTOR. THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. *AK

RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

BULB IN PLASTIC HOUSING OF HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT CAUGHT FIRE.

VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE GAS FUMES WITH CAUSE STILL UNDETECTED EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS PART CHANGES BY AREA DEALERSHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE STARTER WAS SMOKING AND THE ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE TURNED ON WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE STARTER WAS SMOKING AND THE ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE TURNED ON WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE CAR USED, THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE HAND. NOW THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THAT RECALL 92V117000. *AK *SLC

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE DASH AREA WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE TURNED IGNITION OFF AND REMOVED KEY, ENGINE STILL CONTINUED TO RUN, KEY WAS PLACED BACK IN IGNITION IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN IT OFF, VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR...

LEAK IN FUEL SYSTEM SENDING UNIT. *AK

THIRD (3RD) LIGHT STARTED SMOKING, CASING AROUND LIGHT COMPLETELY MELTED, WHOLE BRAKE LIGHT/CASING REMOVED. *AK

THIRD (3RD) LIGHT STARTED SMOKING, CASING AROUND LIGHT COMPLETELY MELTED, WHOLE BRAKE LIGHT/CASING REMOVED. *AK

THE IGNITON WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED AND THE SIGNAL BELL STILL RINGS AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED.*AK *SLC

FRONT DRIVE AXLE PROBLEMS CAUSE FRONT END TO SHAKE/RATTLE, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *DH

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

THIRD (3RD) LIGHT STARTED SMOKING, CASING AROUND LIGHT COMPLETELY MELTED, WHOLE BRAKE LIGHT/CASING REMOVED. *AK

THE WIRES MELTED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

KEYS ARE STUCK IN THE INGNITION . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WIRES LEADING TO THE DESCENDING UNIT INSIDE THE GAS TANK BURNED. *AK

THE WIRES MELTED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

KEYS ARE STUCK IN THE INGNITION . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WIRES LEADING TO THE DESCENDING UNIT INSIDE THE GAS TANK BURNED. *AK

SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER IGNITION SWITCH, TRACEED DOWN SHORTED OUT IGNITION AND MLP SWITCHES, REPLACED IGNITION/NEUTRAL SWITCH, NO FIRE. *AK

KEY STICKS INSIDE IGNITION.

SON DRIVING VEHICLE TO SCHOOL, VEHICLE STOPPED FOR NO REASON, RESTARTED VEHICLE, SON SAW PIECES OF METAL ON GROUND, TOW PERSON LOCATED HOLE IN TRANSAXLE. *AK

WIRING TO FUEL PUMP SHORTED, CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO LEAK/ENGINE TO STALL. *DH

THERE IS LOUD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS, MOSTLY THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

GAS LEAK AFTER REFUELING ENGINE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH BURNT. *SD

TRANSAXLE EXPLODED/FELL OFF. *SD

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNTION SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE FUEL PUMP WIRING SHORT OUT, CAUSING THE WIRING TO MELT AND CATCH FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS BURNED IN AUTO, NO INJURIES. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE HOME, VEHICLE QUIT ON THE ROAD, COULD NOT RESTART, HAD IT TOWED, IGNITION & STEERING BURNED OUT, & TIE ROD BROKE. *AK

STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY DUE TO OUTER TIE ROD FAILING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF COMPLETE FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTO CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, RETURNED HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD CLIPPED THE WIRES THAT HAD BURNED. *AK

IGNITTION WIRING SHORTED OUT, CAUSING ALTERNATOR/BELTS TO FAIL. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK

BELTS FAILED DUE TO A SHORT IN IGNITION WIRING. *AK

UPON STARTING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BENEATH STEERING COLUMN, AND BURNING SMELL, NO FIRE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING THE VHEICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

A SHORT IN THE INGITION SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE STARTER TO BURN OUT. *AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH AND FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO TURN OFF THE VEHCILE, TURNED IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND PULLED OUT KEY, VEHICLE KEPT...

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

ENGINE FIRE. *DH

ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN STARTED WHEN SMELL OF SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND STARTED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH STOPPED AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN, OVER HEATED, DUE A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *DH

REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT, 3 THIRD LIGHT, LAMP WHEN OVER HEATED MELTED FROM THE BOLT. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

SOMETHING CAME LOOSE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP. *AK

NUMBER OF WIRES COMING FROM MAIN BODY TO THE TAILGATE/TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT. *AK

NUMBER OF WIRES COMING FROM MAIN BODY TO THE TAILGATE/TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT. *AK

LOUD POPPING NOISE PRIOR TO ENGINE CATCHING FIRE. *DH

THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THE STARTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED UP .PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH

STARTER ENGAGED ITSELF, BURNING STARTER/IGNITON SWITCH/WIRING HARNESS. *SD

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS ON ITS OWN.

THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE SWITCH TO BURN. *AK

DRIVER TRIED TO START VEHICLE, SWITCH GOT STUCK, COULD NOT TURN IT OFF, THE SWITCH SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE SWITCH TO BURN. *AK

DRIVER TRIED TO START VEHICLE, SWITCH GOT STUCK, COULD NOT TURN IT OFF, THE SWITCH SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE *AK

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH, SUDDENLY AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS BEGAN TO TIGHTEN, STRPPING TO BACK OF SEAT, TO RELEASE HAD TO OPEN DOOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH, SUDDENLY AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS BEGAN TO TIGHTEN, STRPPING TO BACK OF SEAT, TO RELEASE HAD TO OPEN DOOR. *AK

FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

VEHILE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNES.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE, WHEN ALTERNATOR AND FRONT WIRING HARNESS BURNED AND EXTINQUISHED ITSELF. *AK

EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE WHEN ALTERNATOR AND FRONT WIRING HARNESS BURNED AND EXTINQUISHED IT'S SELF.

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO BURN. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT, WIRING BURNED WHILE DRIVING, SMELL OF SMOKE. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT MELT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

IGNITION FIRE. *AK

INTERIOR VEHICLE FIRE AROUND THE IGNITION SWITCH.*AK

THE CAR STARTS ALL BY ITSELF WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE AND STARTER COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITH THE KEYS, CONSUMER HAD TO GO TO NEAREST DEALER TO ULL THE BATTERY CABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE, IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED,THE STARTER WAS ...

THE CAR STARTS ALL BY ITSELF WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE AND STARTER COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITH THE KEYS, CONSUMER HAD TO GO TO NEAREST DEALER TO ULL THE BATTERY CABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE, IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED,THE STARTER WAS ...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, TOOK THE BATTERY OUT, PANEL LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK

THE CAR STARTS ALL BY ITSELF WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, TOOK THE BATTERY OUT, PANEL LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FRONM THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

FUEL TANK; FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK,EMITTING A VERY BAD ODOR/FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL TANK; FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK,EMITTING A VERY BAD ODOR/FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

ON COUNTRY ROAD, HIT A PATCH OF ICE, CAR SLID AND ROLLED OVER; SHOULDER BELT CAME LOOSE DURING ACCIDENT. *AQK

ON COUNTRY ROAD, HIT A PATCH OF ICE, CAR SLID AND ROLLED OVER; SHOULDER BELT CAME LOOSE DURING ACCIDENT. *AQK

ON COUNTRY ROAD, HIT ICE, LOST CONTROL OF CAR, CAR ROLLED, DRIVER WAS THROWN; SHOULDER BELT CAME LOOSE DURING ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP SHORTING OUT THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP SHORTING OUT THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE,CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL WIRING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE,CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL WIRING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

OWNERS GT SERIES HAS HAD (3) COMPLETE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. VEHICLE HESITATES/STUMBLES SEVERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

OWNERS GT SERIES HAS HAD (3) COMPLETE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. VEHICLE HESITATES/STUMBLES SEVERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK REST IS BROKEN, WON'T LOCK UPRIGHT, BACK REST LAYS BACK. TT

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK REST IS BROKEN, WON'T LOCK UPRIGHT, BACK REST LAYS BACK. TT

THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT

WIRING HARNESS CORRODED; SHORTED OUT; CAUSED ELECTRICAL FIRE. TT

PURCHASE CAR NEW THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT

PURCHASE CAR NEW THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING. TT

DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TRACK STOPPED MID DOOR, NEED TO REPLACE TRACK. TT

DRIVER SEATBELT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR TRACK, SEATBELT DOES NOT FUNCTION. TT

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. TT *JB

DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, LOCK IN THE GUIDE LOOP. TT

WIRING UNDER REAR SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. TT

BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT

HORN FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY.

DOME LIGHT FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT FUNCTION.

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, CARPETING IN PASSENGER SIDE AND TRUNK AREA HAS BURNT, POSSIBLE GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE TANK. TT IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FULE LINE WHICH WAS LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST AND CATCHING FIRE, DUE TO THIS FAILURE THE ENGINE IS INOP...

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, CARPETING IN PASSENGER SIDE AND TRUNK AREA HAS BURNT, POSSIBLE GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE TANK. TT IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FULE LINE WHICH WAS LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST AND CATCHING FIRE, DUE TO THIS FAILURE THE ENGINE IS INOP...

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE, DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN VEHICLE. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTION AT 73K, GEARS WILL NOT ENGAGE. TT

SCREW AT BASE OF STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE. CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE OTHER PROBLEMS. TT

UPON TURNING ON IGNITION, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT MOVES FORWARD ONLY MIDWAY THEN STOPS, WON'T GO AROUND DRIVER, ALSO WIRES ARE HANGING OUT. TT

THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOW OUT HOT AIR TOOK TO DEALER THREE TIMES. TT

CRUISE CONTROL LOCKED UP. CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK

PURCHASE CAR NEW HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT TEN TIMES ON BOTH SIDE . TT

AUTO KEEPS CATCHING ON FIRE-THIS IS THE 2ND TIME. TT

AT 39K THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE UP. TT

LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

THE DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER IN AN ACCIDET/HIT STEERING WHEEL WITH CHEST. TT

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT NIGHT WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *AK

THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING WHEN TANK IS FILLED. *AK

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT MELTED DOWN AROUND THE BULB, RELEASING SMOKE INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK

ROLL PINS FELL OUT, AND IGNITION CAME OFF THE STEERING COLUMN. TT

EA95-016 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILS, LEAKS FLUID OUT RESERVOIR. TT

FUEL TANK LEAKED GAS DUE TO A CRACK PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *SKD

VEHICLE FIRE. *SKD

DIFFICULTY OBTAINING LOCKING CLIP TO SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN VEHICLE. *AW

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT IS JAM CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM PASSENGER SIDE JAM PUSH THE EMERGENCY IT GO BACK TO POSTION DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT RESET. TT

WAS EASING INTO PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVVED UP & THEN SHOT UP THE HILL. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKES.WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AT A CURB, DRIVER BACKED DOWN THE HILL AND BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE. *AK

DRIVERS LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

ELECTRICAL FIRE, PRIOR TO RECALL. *SKD

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX 15MPH, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE. TT

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX 15MPH, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE. TT

REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. TT

AUTO-TRAN: GEAR LEVEL DOES NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT. TT

SHOULDER BELT RELEASED DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT

AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT LOCKED IN OPENED POSITION DUE TO MOTOR FAILURE. TT

CRUICE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK

ABS ANTI-LOCK KEEP ON FAILING. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION TO DIFFERENTIAL AND SIDE GEARS, CASUING GEAR WEAR/FAILURE. *SKD

MOTOR TRACK DEFECTIVE; SEAT BELT DOES NOT COME BACK ON DRIVER; UPON IMPACT, DRIVER COULD BE THROWN FORWARD INTO DASH/WINDSHIELD. TT

DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK CAUSED MALFUNCTIONING OF GAS GAUGE. RECALL RELATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

CV JOINTS REPLACED TWICE, AND BEARING. TT

CV JOINTS REPLACED TWICE, AND BEARING. TT

ALTERNATOR/REGULATOR FAILED.

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON.

EGR SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

TRANSAXLE REPLACED. *SKD

HORN REPLACED.

FRONT SEAT TRACK REPLACED.

BALD FRONT TIRES/REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION, ALSO MISALIGNMENT.

FUEL TANK BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKUP COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. TT

INTERMITTENT TRANSAXLE FAILURES, CAUSING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING OUT OF LOW GEAR WHEN FIRST STARTED, ALSO WOULD NOT SHIFT AFTER STOP WHEN VEHICLE WAS WARM. *SKD

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT CABLE POPPED OUT OF TRACK WHILE IN USE; GREASE LEAKED OUT OF CABLE; SPEED 50 MPH; SHOULDER HARNESS NO LONGER WORKS. TT

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND HIGH RPMS WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH. *SKD

VEHICLES FUEL PUMP LEAKS VAPORS. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TT