1994 Ford Escort engine problems
32 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1994 Ford Escort, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 9% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 fires.
What owners wrote
Car parked, heard car starting up, car moving, opened door, pushed brakes, inserted key, still moving, fire from wheel area, fire dept. On scene for fire.
Engine failure. The head on the 1.9 litre engines have a built in flaw. The intake valve on number 4 cylinder fails. The valve seat breaks apart causing damage to the piston and also the head. 4 vehicles found to have this defect while we were looking for a used replacement head.
Other problems reported for the 1994 Ford Escort
- Seat belts 82 complaints
- Air bags 60 complaints
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Suspension 20 complaints
- Transmission 18 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 15 complaints