1991 FORD ESCORT Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems
49 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical Systemignitionswitch Issues in the 1991 FORD ESCORT
49 electrical systemignitionswitch complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1991 FORD ESCORT. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 22 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
49
Complaints
0
Crashes
22
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Electrical Systemignitionswitch Complaints
#563266
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IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, CONSUMER FEELS A FULL RECALL IS NEEDED AND STATES THAT VEHICLE COULD STALL IN TRAFFIC. *SLC
#563266
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IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, CONSUMER FEELS A FULL RECALL IS NEEDED AND STATES THAT VEHICLE COULD STALL IN TRAFFIC. *SLC
#878121
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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
#863318
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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
#551682
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IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED SHORT IN THE STARTER AND BURNING. *MJS
#720512
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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 WEEK, I HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR (THE ENTIRE IGNITION CYLINDER ROTATES AS THE KEY IS TURNED), I OFTEN CANNOT REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY (THE IGNITION CYLINDER ROTATES, PREVENTING THE KEY FROM BEING DISENGAGED FROM THE CYLINDER), WHEN THE KEY IS FINALLY REMOVED, THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS STILL PARTIALLY ROTATED BECAUSE THE "KEY IN IGNITION'" WARNING NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR IS OPENED. NO LOSS OF CONTROL AT THIS TIME, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER. ALSO, WHEN I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER,...
#551066
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THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRES BURNED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STARTER. NLM
#551066
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NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH FAILED.
#544860
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IGNITION SWITCH STICKS.
#604103
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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
#809152
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WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF THE CYCLE COME APART FROM THE CAR, SOMETIMES THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION . *AK
#806632
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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 .
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
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
#804367
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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
#509399
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IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
#803149
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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
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 OUT OF THE HOOD, IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. *SLC
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
#505958
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IGNITION SWITCH BURNT. *SD
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
#987271
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KEYS ARE STUCK IN THE INGNITION . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
#987271
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KEYS ARE STUCK IN THE INGNITION . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
#987228
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SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER IGNITION SWITCH, TRACEED DOWN SHORTED OUT IGNITION AND MLP SWITCHES, REPLACED IGNITION/NEUTRAL SWITCH, NO FIRE. *AK
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNTION SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH
#984897
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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 RUNNING FOR AT LEST 3-4 MINUTES BEFORE SSTOPPINGCALLED LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED, IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED.*JB
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
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
#984530
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SOMETHING CAME LOOSE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP. *AK
#984209
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THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THE STARTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED UP .PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
#983899
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THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
#983899
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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
VEHILE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNES.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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
INTERIOR VEHICLE FIRE AROUND THE IGNITION SWITCH.*AK
#982977
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VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, TOOK THE BATTERY OUT, PANEL LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK
#982977
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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
#485051
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IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *SKD
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