1993 Ford Festiva

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/19/2007· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD FESTIVA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL SUSTAINED A DENT IN THE METAL COVERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR. SOON AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, HE LEARNED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96E017000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT:CONTROL ARM). THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,628. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

• 12/11/1996· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STICKS AND IN ORDER TO UNDO THE SEAT BELT, THE EMERGENCY RELEASE HAS TO BE USED. *AK

• 12/04/1996· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S TRACK MOVING SEAT BELT JAMS IN BELTED POSITION TRAPPING DRIVER IN VEHICLE.

• 11/30/2004· SEAT BELTS

  !993 FORD FESTIVA ENVOLVED IN A NEAR MISS/ AVOIDANCE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CUT INTO MY LANE. GOING 45 MPH AND HIT CURB A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT BROKE APART WHERE ATTACHES TO MOVING DOOR ATTACHEMENT. THE STITCHING BROKE COMPLETLY APART. DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF STICHING ABOUT TO BRAKE AND/OR LOOSE. PASSENGER SUFFERED BACK INJURY. *AK

• 11/29/1995· SUSPENSION

  ON THREE OCCASIONS THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WENT OUT. TT

• 11/05/1996· SUSPENSION

  FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE.

• 10/18/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE 1994 CARS BUT NOT THE 1993 CARS. A HEAD GASKET ON A CAR SHOULD NOT BE GOING AT 73,000 MILES.

• 10/14/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD FIESTIVA . THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COULD CATCH ON FIRE. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD MAKE THESE PARTS AGAIN SO THIS PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED.*AK 11/02/05. *JB

• 10/14/1997· SUSPENSION

  SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED.

• 10/07/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES HAVE HIGH READINGS.

• 08/31/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON AT LEAST 4X THE IGNITION CUT OF AT HIWAY SPEEDS.MAGARITY. *AK

• 08/22/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TOGGLE SWITCH ON SUNROOF HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NOW IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. DOES NOT STOP ON ITS OWN FOR OPEN AND CLOSE. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO BREAK.

• 08/18/1995· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. TT

• 07/27/2000· SUSPENSION

  THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLT ON ONE SIDE OF THIS FORD FESTIVA FELL OUT (IT DIDN'T BREAK, BUT BACKED ITSELF OUT). WE HAVE 6 OTHER FESTIVAS ('91-'93) WHICH WE CHECKED, BUT NONE OF THEM HAD THE LOOSE BOLT - NEVERTHELESS, WE REPLACED ALL THESE BOLTS IN ALL 7 CARS, AND TORQUED THEM TO THE FACTORY SETTING. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT AN ASTUTE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET THIS CAR UNDER CONTROL WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD ADVISE YOU IN THE EVENT THERE HAVE BEEN ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK

• 07/23/1999· POWER TRAIN

  SINCE I PURCHASED THIS AUTO IN MAR 1996, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REBUILDED. THREE REBUILDED TRANSMISSIONS AND LESS THAN 25,000 MILES IN THREE YRS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME AND CONTACT ME SOON. THANKS D.V. WILLIAMS

• 06/23/1999· SEAT BELTS

  WHEN EVER THE SEAT BELTS ARE IN USE & INDIVIDUAL WOULD MOVE, THE BELTS WOULD LOCK UP. ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING. SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

• 05/31/1996· STEERING

  VEHICLE DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE DUE TO STEERING MISALIGNMENT. *SD

• 04/09/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS TANK FILLER NECK HAD RUSTED. HAD TANK REPLACED BUT PROBLEM REEMERGED; RUSTED OUT AT SAME EXACT PLACE AS FIRST TIME/REPLACED GAS TANK FILLER NECK. *AK

• 04/07/1995· SUSPENSION

  LEFT FRONT BEARING MALFUNCTIONS AND WHEEL SEIZES. REPAIRED ELEVEN TIMES. TT

• 04/04/1995· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELT DISENGAGES IN TRANSIT OR REFUSES TO UNDO OR STRANGLES PERSON. TT

• 04/03/1997· SEAT BELTS

  THERE IS NO TENSION ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S LAP BELTS, MAKING THEM USELESS. *AK

• 03/14/1995· SEAT BELTS

  INTERMITTENT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURES. *SKD

• 02/14/2002· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, HE THEN PULLED OVER AND SAW NOT ONLY DID HE HAVE ONE FLAT TIRE, BUT THE OTHER FRONT TIRE WAS ALSO FLAT, CAUSE UNKNOWN, NO TIRE INFO GIVEN.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT# 10-91-682)*JB

• 01/24/1995· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH FAILURE.

• 01/06/2006· SUSPENSION

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE LEFT FRONT DOUBLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED BOTH CONTROL ARMS, BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND THE LEFT AXLE SEAL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 96E017000 REGARDING THE SUSPENSION.*AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB