1993 FORD ESCORT Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

15 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical Systemignitionswitch Issues in the 1993 FORD ESCORT

15 electrical systemignitionswitch complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1993 FORD ESCORT. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

Complaints

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Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Electrical Systemignitionswitch Complaints

#8006661 | March 29, 2002

CONSUMER CAN PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

#8001366 | January 2, 2002

VEHICLE STOPS, AND GOES AT WILL. CONSUMER THINKS IT IS IGNITION SWITCH. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE. *AK

#892392 | July 10, 2001

IGNITION SWITCH GETS HOT AND MELTS CONNECTORS. CONNECTORS STAY OPEN WHICH CAUSES WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND BLOWER FAN NOT TO WORK. THIS WAS THIRD SWITCH. CONTACTED DEALER.

#739288 | January 18, 2001

I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALL ALL DEFECTIVE CARS. I FEEL THEY KNEW THEY WERE PUTTING DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHS IN ESCORTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR IS A 1993 ESCORT THAT HAD A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, THAT WAS AT A GAS STATION WHEN IT HAPPEN TO START SMOKING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IF IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE LIKE THE SOME OF THE OTHER CARS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I THINK FORD DOESN'T TAKE HUMAN LIVES INTO THEIR CONSIDERATION. THEY ONLY SEE DOLLAR SIGNS. I AM A STYLIST AND I SEE WELL OVER A 90 PEOPLE A DAY AND I WILL BE SURE TO TELL THEM NOT TO BUY A FORD. IT IS VERY SAD THAT PEOPLE NO LONGER TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DO OR MAKE. *AK

#850364 | October 8, 1999

HAD PUT KEY IN IGNITION TO START VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WOULD NEED TO JIGGLE KEY IN IGNITION TO START VEHICLE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK UP AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED. BEEN TO DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *AK

#849896 | October 5, 1999

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND THEN VEHICLE DIDN'T START UP AGAIN, NO PRIOR WARNING. MADE STRANGE NOISES, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. CONTACTED DEALE. *AK

#700915 | November 25, 1998

THE FUSE FOR "ROOM" BURNT UP REPEATEDLY (AND WHEN IT DID, THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING.) MY SON FOUND THAT SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION LOCK BAR WHEN I PUT IN A NEW FUSE FOR "ROOM" TWO DAYS AGO. MY GUESS IS THAT THE IGNITION LOCK BAR HAS A DESIGN DEFECT; THAT SMOKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE REASON WHY THE "ROOM" FUSE HAD NEVER LASTED VERY LONG. THIS REMIND ME OF ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT CAME UP TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER THE CAR STAY UNDER THE SUN FOR HOURS. (I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS REPEATABLE--WHEN IT GOT ENOUGH SUNSHINE I ALWAYS GOT THE WHITE SMOKE.) I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THEIR CALL-BACK. THIS PROBLEM MIGHT ALSO BE IN THAT IGNITION LOCK BAR.

#521619 | August 5, 1998

KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION, HAD TO HAVE SWITCHED REPLACED TWICE.

#531868 | March 4, 1998

VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF AT A STOP. THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM THE IGNITION UNTIL ENGINE COOLS.

#518300 | July 17, 1997

IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED.

#512536 | December 31, 1996 Fire

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

#800105 | July 29, 1996

WHEN PARKING THE CAR THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED. *AK

#505417 | June 28, 1996

IGNITION SWITCH SHORT.*SD

#986030 | June 24, 1996 Fire

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

#984807 | May 23, 1996

PRESENCE OF ODDR FUMES, SUSPECTED TO BE COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

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