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1991 Ford Escort lighting problems

The 1991 Ford Escort has 20 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

20

Lighting complaints

5%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

Escort lighting complaints by model year20 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 2 complaints1988: 15 complaints1989: 10 complaints1991: 20 complaints1992: 9 complaints1993: 8 complaints1994: 8 complaints1995: 15 complaints1996: 2 complaints1997: 17 complaints1998: 4 complaints1999: 12 complaints2000: 2 complaints2001: 1 complaints2002: 1 complaints
Escort lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, SMOKE COMES FROM THE THIRD REAR BRAKE LIGHT. DEALER FOUND AN OIL PAN GASKET LEAK, AND STATED THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. OWNER STILL EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUING TO SMOKE. OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED THE BRAKE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · June 3, 1998

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 1991 Ford Escort have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 1991 Ford Escort lighting — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.