We found the following complaints for FORD FESTIVA (1988)
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Ignition switch sticks, won't allow to release key upon turning off vehicle.
Steering column fire, ignition switch overheated and vehicle burned.
Ignition switch replaced prior to recall.
Starter caught fire. *sd
On (2) occasions while driving, steering column cover began smoking. Owner saw sauder/fluid making contact w/ground wire. Please describe details.
On (2) occasions while driving, steering column cover began smoking. Owner saw sauder/fluid making contact w/ground wire. Please describe details.
While parked, an electrical short in the wiringcaused the wiring under the hood to catch on fire.
On one occasion the belt teinsioner was replaced and now it is looseagain. .
Catalytic converter replaced prior to recall.
Every 3 to 6 months i have to replace the rear wheelbearings one or both sides.have already replaced the rear spindles on both sides too.i have been told that this is not normal. Is there any that can be done about this problem? and what can i do about it.
After taking vehicle in for service mechanic stated vehicle had a recall on safety belt buckles. Manager insisted that consumers vehicle was notcovered under recall, and refused to service vehicle.
Seat belt failed prior to recall, repairs refused due to vin. *sd
Seat belts cracked prior to recall, recall repairs refused.
Vehicle improperly passed another vehicle, weather was foggy, truck was coming in another direction, vehicle hit truck, seat belt strap broke upon impact.
Front passenger seat belt broke. *dsh
Safety seat belt failed, prior recall item, however consumer not able to get recall work done.
No parts available and the refusal of a rental car. Please describe.
Front passenger seat belt buckle is broken, unable to latch buckle.tt
Would not give loaner car even though the letter states she should have one. Please describe.
Seat belt buckle replaced prior to recall.
Seat belt buckle release button broke, jamming buckle.recall, nhtsa id 95v103011.mfg. Says my vin is not included, and won't fix it.
Vehicle passenger front seat belt will not stay latched.tt
Pe95-013 active,drivers side lap/shoulder will not retract, also rear lap belt will not fasten.tt
The driver side seat belt buckle is broke car was built in korea .tt
Recall 95v103011, seat belt buckles. The parts were ordered on 8-27-96. No parts have been received. Garnet ford 215- 358-5600.
Contacted dealership in september still no word on when parts will be available regarding seat belt buckle recall 95v103011.
Driver's seat belt buckle release button sticking, causing inability to engage/disengage. *skd
Front seat belt buckles broken as described in recall notice 95v103000, recall repairs refused due to model year.*dsh
Plastic seat belt release button broke, causing seat belt to fail prior to recall. (95v103011) *dh
Passenger side seat belt buckle will not fasten, orange plastic is broken inside.tt
Would not give loaner car even though the letter states she should have one. Please describe.
Recall 95s16 nhtsa 95v10311; not included in recall but have takata buckle having problem. Was told specific vehicles, some manufacture plants. Please describe.
Front two seatbelt buckles hard to insert and sticks when trying to unlatch.tt
The drivers side seatbelt the female recepticle button has broken off and will not latch. Please explain.tt
Seat belt buckle failed. *sd
Prior to recall, recall repairs refused due to manufacturing date. (95v103011) *dh
Pe95-013 active,drivers side lap/shoulder will not retract, also rear lap belt will not fasten.tt
Failure of the driver side seat belt retractor, seat belt will not retract.
Lap belts in the rear will not retracton passenger's and driver's sides.
Failure of the driver side seat belt retractor, seat belt will not retract.
The driver side seat belt retractor stopped working .tt
The front driver seat screw fell out . Please describe .
The front driver seat screw fell out . Please describe .
The front passenger seat will not latch in a position. Please describe.
The front passenger seat will not latch in a position. Please describe.
Calipers rusted due to design problems (lubrication of the bushings). Mjs
Installed anti-rattle spring for the front disc brake pads. *sd
Consumer states while driving 25 mph without warning the wheel came off, the mechanic stateed that the rear wheel bearing needed replacement. Nlm
June, 2001, tire #npc8 jphr 169 on the rear driver's side blew out while i was doing about 70 mph in the middle of the night (cool out).the car immediately went sideways to the road, in the oncoming lane.i barely got control of the vehicle, and back to my side of the road only a couple of seconds before an oncoming car whizzed by.a couple of seconds later, or less driving skill, and i would have been killed.this was one of a set of four new tires i got from the local goodyear store.i thought it was "just a blowout"but i kept the tire as a precaution.i still have the tire.if i find out that goodyear knew of the defect in these tires before june, 2001, and did not warn me, i am going to be upset, because it allmost killed me.the second tire that blew was the same number:npc8 jphr 169.it blew out in the early morning hours of sept. 1, 2002, at over 7000 ft (cool temp).speed was about 50 mph.this blowout was on the front passenger side, and was uneventful, but since it was one of the set of four that i had purchased new from the local goodyear store, i became suspicious.i became more suspicious when i found out that the tire was the same number as the other one that blewout a year before.this blowout left me out in the middle of nowhere in new mexico without a spare.i still have this tire.the other two tires of the set of four tires had the # npc8 jphr 309.i have replaced both tires because of the two blowouts.not goodyears.
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Right rear wheel fell off,did not give an warning.
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