1988 FORD ESCORT Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

VEHICLE MAY NOT START AT TIMES. SOMETIMES FUEL PUMP WON'T WORK, IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, AND SOMETIMES SWITCH STICKS IN ON POSITION INSTEAD OF RETURING TO RIGHT POSITION. *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR OF THE IGNITION SWITCH (95S28) PERORMED BUT EXPERIENCED AN IGNITION SWITCH FIRE AFTER RECALL REPAIR. NLM

IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 96V071000, TWO YEARS LATER, IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN OFF. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL #98S28 ON 05-OCT-98. ON 19-NOV-98, CONSUMER HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE AFTER TRAVELING AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING LOCK UP.

IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED, THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE,.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.

A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD DEVELOP IN THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. FORD RECOMMENDS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BE REPLACED WITH A REVISED DESIGN.

HAD RECALL WORK DONE, AFTERWARDS HAD AGAIN PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITON SWITCH AND HAD IT REPAIRED, VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT.

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

RECALL RELATED, IGNITION SWITCH FIRE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE 96V071000. *AK

PURCHASED CAR USED, CONSUMER DROVE CAR, SMELLED SMOKE, PARKED CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE . RECEIVED RECALL LETTER AFTER CAR BURNT, MANUFACTURER SAID CAN'T DO ANYTHING. RECALL (96V071). PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.

AFTER CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CUT OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. RECALL#96VO71000. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. *SLC

AFTER CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, THE VEHICLE IS NOW OVERHEATING AND SMOKING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. RECALL# 96V071000

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK INTHE IGNITIONS SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.

CAR CUT OFF AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

CONSUMER WAS PARKING CAR AND IT CAUSED A FIRE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE INGINTION STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

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

WIFE TOOK VEHICLE INTO WORK, PARKED, ABOUT 20 MINS. LATER WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

DRIVING VEHICLE UNDER HOOD FIRE BROKE OUT, ELECTRICAL SHORT, REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTERATOR 9 TIMES, *AK *JB

DRIVING VEHICLE UNDER HOOD FIRE BROKE OUT, ELECTRICAL SHORT, REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTERATOR 9 TIMES, *AK

IGNITION SWITCH: ON LISTENING TO RADIO WHEN SOMEONE PULLED UP AND TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE.

A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHEILD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SAW UNDER THE HOOD SMOKE COMING THE VENTS, UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK