Vehicle report
1988 FORD ESCORT
Reported problems
143 complaints · median 67000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 34 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 15 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 9 |
| SEAT BELTS | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 7 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 2 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 2 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.