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EquipmentPart report

1995 Ford Escort Equipment Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
1%of 576 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the equipment of the 1995 Ford Escort, 1% of the 576 complaints for this model year. 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving the car slowly died first the radio shut off then the wipers stopped, lights shut off then the car stopped completely in the middle of the road this has now happened on about 8 different occasions while I had my 2 small children in the car. I have taken it to a Ford dealership and had over $1,200 put into it in the last year and the problem was never fixed. The mechanic at Ford told me if I wanted the car to be safe I'd be better off getting a new car. …”

NHTSA complaint #754372, filed 2001-11

“While standing idle for more than three hours vehicle caught on fire, with the dashboard and engine compartment fully engulfed. Although exact cause of malfunction has yet to be determined, this vehicle should never have just caught on fire.”

NHTSA complaint #10118543, filed 2005-04

“Dt: the contact owns a 1995 Ford Escort lx. She has had a lot of problems with some of the problems involved the electrical system. When she touched the car it would shock her, especially while touching the medal side of the car, and could hear the sound of it shock her. Also, could smell some type of chemical in the vehicle, and the service department told her that they could not find anything. Because of the electrical system problem it could be the spark plugs, balancing of the car. Since she has had the vehicle she could not use the alarm system because it wore out the battery. …”

NHTSA complaint #10127086, filed 2005-06

Related service bulletins

Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200022%
1999155%
1998133%
199781%
199610%
199561%
199441%
199341%
199211%
199162%
199033%
198911%
198811%
198724%
198612%

Other parts of the 1995 Ford Escort

Seat belts
152 complaints
Fuel system
140 complaints
Air bags
67 complaints
Engine cooling
54 complaints
Electrical system
48 complaints
Suspension
37 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
36 complaints
Brakes
27 complaints
Steering
19 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Other or unknown
16 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1995 Ford Escort

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology