1996 Ford Escort electrical system problems
19 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1996 Ford Escort, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 10 fires.
What owners wrote
Consumer saw smoke coming from under the dash and could smell electrical wires burning, consumer disconnected a fuse to stop the fire, wire is burned from under the dash back to the rear of the vehicle, claim 05-4562-613. *slc
Spontaneous vehicle combustion: y 1996 ford escort was stuck 3 hrs. In traffic jam on major nassau county, ny route in middle of snow storm. Fire started from engine compartment, spreading to dashboard. Had fire dept. Not quickly arrived on scene to extinguish fire, a chain reaction of exploding vehicles might have ensued involving hundreds of drivers. Fire dept. Described fire as electrical in origin.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Ford Escort
- Seat belts 80 complaints
- Engine 33 complaints
- Air bags 21 complaints