Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 03/01/1996 | 1 | 07/18/1989 | |
| Suspension noise. | |||
| 06/24/1996 | 1 | 07/18/1989 | |
| Misalignment of vehicle. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 08/01/1989 | 2 | 08/01/1988 | |
| Ford admitted to newspaper columist that ball joints on many escorts and tempos were defective. missouri required annual safety inspections which caught many of these defective ball joints but many states did not require inspections. ford covered this problem up, so there is no way of knowing how many accidents were caused by failed ball joints.*ak | |||
| The rear control arm is too thin . please describe . *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| Consumer states while having vehicles oil changed the mechanic noticed him the lower arm shaft was rusted and need to be replaced. nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 01/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Struts replaced. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 03/27/1996 | 1 | 07/18/1989 | |
| Front struts replaced. | |||