1994 Ford Escort air bags problems
54 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1994 Ford Escort — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 1994 ford escort. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer and manufacturer were contacted and explained that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number: 94v218000 (air…”
filed Jun 23, 2011
“The 1994 ford escort is a very poorly made car. Most of these vehicles were manufactured with automatic seatbelts, the motors of which almost always fail. Ours was no exception. We had a manual seatbelt installed-- at our expense-- and today that manual seatbelt saved my husband's life in a…”
filed Jul 24, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Escort years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Escort | 2 | 6% |
| 2001 Escort | 9 | 13% |
| 2000 Escort | 18 | 18% |
| 1999 Escort | 66 | 20% |
| 1998 Escort | 75 | 20% |
| 1997 Escort | 152 | 28% |
| 1996 Escort | 18 | 9% |
| 1995 Escort | 67 | 12% |
| 1993 Escort | 2 | 1% |
| 1991 Escort | 1 | 0% |
| 1985 Escort | 1 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1994 Ford Escort
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.