1999 Ford Escort exterior lighting problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1999 Ford Escort — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford escort. The contact stated that the driver's side headlight burned out several times and would recur sporadically. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer for repairs or inspection. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 143,000.”
filed Sep 11, 2012
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford escort. The contact stated that the entire air conditioning unit had to be replaced within a month of her purchasing the vehicle. She also stated that the timing chain needed to be replaced in august of 2007. A day or two later, the valves needed to be replaced as…”
filed Apr 25, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other Escort years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Escort | 1 | 3% |
| 2001 Escort | 1 | 1% |
| 2000 Escort | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 Escort | 3 | 1% |
| 1997 Escort | 12 | 2% |
| 1996 Escort | 1 | 0% |
| 1995 Escort | 12 | 2% |
| 1994 Escort | 5 | 2% |
| 1993 Escort | 5 | 1% |
| 1992 Escort | 8 | 5% |
| 1991 Escort | 16 | 5% |
| 1989 Escort | 9 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.