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Vehicle report

1990 FORD ESCORT

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Reported problems

101 complaints · median 79893 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH20
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE7
SEAT BELTS7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH6
SEATS4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY3
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION3
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER2
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY2
STRUCTURE:BODY2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY1
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD1
TIRES1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1

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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.