1993 Ford Escort seat belts problems
Owners reported seat belts problems in 112 complaints for the 1993 Ford Escort, 23% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 112 23% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 1 fire, 12 injuries, 4 deaths.
What owners wrote
Driver had lost control of vehicle, possibly fell asleep and ran off the road , car went over enbankment and hit head-on against rocks. Driver was thrown from vehicle through windshield about 30-35 feet due failure of automatic seatbelt. Automatic seat belt was in forward postion on the automatic rail, and both doors were completely closed. Also battery was thrown from the vehicle . Defect resulted in death of driver.
Passenger's side front seatbelt stopped working in october 2003, driver's side seatbelt stopped working about february 2004, automatic belt retractors try to move then stop. A grinding / whirring can be heard at times. Both belts are un usable.
Other problems reported for the 1993 Ford Escort
- Fuel system 54 complaints
- Cruise control 53 complaints
- Electrical system 40 complaints
- Brakes 38 complaints
- Engine 34 complaints
- Transmission 24 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 23 complaints
- Suspension 19 complaints