1992 Ford Escort

WIRING HARNESS INSULATION OBVIOUSLY CUT DURING ASSEMBLY. SHARP METAL EDGES ON INSIDE OF LIFTGATE AND "D" PILLAR WERE THE CULPRIT. BARE WIRES AND CUT WIRES WERE SHORTING TO CHASSIS GROUND. FIRE POTENTIAL WAS SERIOUS. INTERMITTANT 3RD BRAKE LIGHT, REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HATCH LIGHT WERE NUISANCE PROBLEMS. OTHER COMPLAINANTS ON THIS SIGHT HAD 3RD BRAKE LIGHT MELT DOWN AND FIRE... THIS COULD BE A DEFINITE CAUSE IN THE WAGONS AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT CLOSER IN THE SEDANS. ALSO, I WAS READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR AND, THOUGH IT HAS BEEN FAIRLY RELIABLE FOR ME, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE UNCONTROLLED THROTTLE ACCELLERATION OR STICKING ON 2 OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES WERE DURING LONG TRIPS AND BOTH TIMES THE SYMPTOMS WOULD NOT DISAPPEAR UNTIL AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THERE IS SOMETHING TO THE OTHER'S COMPLAINTS. LASTLY, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETURN. I ALSO NOTICED AN ALARMING NUMBER COMPLAINTS OF SEAT BELT FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT RETURN MECHANISM IS A FAULTY DESIGN. THE ASSEMBLY CAN SPREAD APART, ALLOWING THE RETURN SPRING TO LOOSE IT'S TENSION. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL OR INVESTIGATION ON THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES IN THIS VEHICLE. THANKS.

MULTIPLE ELETRICAL FAILURES IN INSTRUMENTATION AND PANEL CONTROLS. ABRUPT FAILURE OF DASH LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER CRUCIAL INSTRUMENTATION. ALSO, MULTIPLE FAILURES OF ELECTRICALLY POWERED PASSIVE RESTRAINTS, CONFINING FRONT PASSENGERS IN SEATS WITH INABILITY TO DISABLE RESTRAINT (SHOULDER BELT). MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES OF OTHER DASH INSTRUMENTATION/CONTROLS TO INCLUDE HEATING/COOLING/FAN/RADIO AND SIGNALS. IN REGARD TO SECOND COMPONENT, INABILITY TO PROPERLY INSTALL INDEPENDENT CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) SEAT, EVEN WITH MANUFACTURER-SUPPLIED "LOCKING CLIP" AS BELTS CANNOT BE PROPERLY B SECURED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK