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1992 Ford Escort

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Ford Escort do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 101.

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162Owner complaints

Model-year median: 101

2Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
36Fuel System, Gasoline
35Seat Belts
28Vehicle Speed Control
22Engine And Engine Cooling
15
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
12Exterior Lighting
8Power Train
8Suspension
7Unknown Or Other
6Steering
4Visibility
4Fuel System, Other
3Tires
3Latches/locks/linkages
2Seats
2Child Seat
1Equipment
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Parking Brake
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 162 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 35 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

7 crash reports17 fire reports4 injury reports

Steering complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Feb 5, 1999
Child SeatElectrical SystemSeat Belts

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 EL…

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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

NHTSA ODI #702954

Mileage unknown · Jul 25, 1996
Steering

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FLEXIBLE COUPLING BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL/STEERING RACK BADLY WORN WHICH PRODUCES EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL OF ABOUT 0-5" AT CIRCUMFERENCE. *SD

NHTSA ODI #506628

Mileage unknown · May 11, 1995
Fuel System, GasolineSeat BeltsSteering

UPPER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY HAS PLAY; CAUSES VEHICLE TO WANDER; TOO MUCH PLAY WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ODI #965207

Mileage unknown · Feb 15, 1995
Steering

STEERING COLUMN SEVERELY VIBRATES WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY; OWNER TOLD BY FORD THAT IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE; CANNOT BE CORRECTED. TT

NHTSA ODI #960068

Official recalls

2

92V117000 · Fuel System, Gasoline

Aug 19, 1992

FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: SHOULD A CRACK DEVELOP, FUEL VAPOR CAN ESCAPE FROM THETANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACK.FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy: INSTALL A NEW FUEL PUMP SENDING ASSEMBLY.

92V103000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

Jul 13, 1992

THE STOP LAMP SWITCHES COULD INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN THE STOP LAMPS NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN FOLLOWING MOTORISTS NOT BEINGSIGNALED THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING, AND COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION.

Remedy: REPLACE THE FAULTY STOP LAMP SWITCHES.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

EA94002 · Fuel Pump Wiring Shortage

Opened Jan 28, 1994 · Closed Jan 31, 1995

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

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