1994 FORD ESCORT Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

8 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical Systemignitionswitch Issues in the 1994 FORD ESCORT

8 electrical systemignitionswitch complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1994 FORD ESCORT. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Crashes
2
Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

All Electrical Systemignitionswitch Complaints

#10193618 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO DIM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. AS OF JUNE 18, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.
#10071555 |
IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO START THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
#10061083 |
WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE, SHE WAS INFORMED THE IGNITION AND CLUTCH PLATE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE PARTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THE IGNITION FAILED AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB
#566361 |
ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT--BURNED OUT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM
#894179 |
KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION. ON 12 AUG 2001, CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, KEY WOULD NOT TURN. CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC DISCONNECT BATTERY. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK
#887262 |
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH TWICE. THIS WILL BE THIRD TIME REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH. FORD CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL OR COMPLAINTS. VEHICLE IS STALLING AND KEY DOESN'T WANT TO COME OUT OF IGNITION. *AK FIRST ONE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC
#513973 | Fire
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING FIRE.
#984728 | Fire
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED 5 MPH, UNDER THE HOOD FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT IN CIRCUIT, CAUSING THE INGNTION SWITCH TO OVER HEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

Other 1994 FORD ESCORT Problem Areas

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