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1995 Ford Escort fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 145 complaints for the 1995 Ford Escort, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
145 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 4
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 1995 Ford Escort Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 49 complaints that include mileage. 8% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 49 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Consumer was rearended by another vehicle that was going at approximatley 55 MPH ,the force caused the vehcile to move foward, and hit vehicle in front with great force , driver's airbag did not deploy, and fuel shut off valve was also inoperative. Engine was still running when it was suppose to shut itself in case of any rearend collision.

April 1998 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 ford escort. After smelling gasoline, the contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic and was informed that there was a fuel leak. She was advised not to drive the vehicle; therefore, it was towed to a local ford dealer. The dealer also discovered a fuel leak and stated that the cost for the repair would be approximately $1,000. The vehicle was towed back to the local mechanic and they replaced the gas tank at the cost of $780.

Reported at 145,816 miles, July 2008

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