1990 FORD FESTIVA PROBLEMS

Model Trims
Festiva 1.3 (64 Hp)

Issues by Year
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Malfunction Modules
Complaints and Common Faults
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1. Seat belt issues:
- Both front seat belts do not retract
- Rear seat belt broken
- Driver side seat belt will not stay engaged in buckle assembly
- Front seat belts (passenger and driver sides) will not retract
- Seat belt will not stay buckled in
- Stretching holding shoulder harness webbing together weathered and fallen apart
- Passenger side seat belt retractor almost choked person sitting on that side
- Both front seat belts do not retract
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2. Brake issues:
- Brake shoe lining separated from brake shoes
- Brake shoe lining separated from brake shoes
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3. Tire/wheel issues:
- Passenger side front tire tread completely separated
- Rear wheels can come off easily due to lack of lugs/nuts on
- Spindle nut of right rear wheel loose, wheel drop out
- Wheel came off due to lugs/nuts and bolts breaking off
- Passenger side front tire tread completely separated
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4. Electrical issues:
- Cold weather causes instrument panel to not work
- Engine compartment fire due to electrical short and ignition switch failure
- Vehicle completely shut down while driving and needs to be jump-started
- Cold weather causes instrument panel to not work
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5. Recall-related issues:
- Recall related to interior seat belt buckle, buckle will not stay latched
- Dealership refusing to handle recall for seat belt buckles
- Dealer not aware of Takata belt buckle recall
- Recall related to interior seat belt buckle, buckle will not stay latched
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6. Other issues:
- Structural failure to driver side windshield wiper mount
- Speedometer problem led to breakage
- Problem with speedometer, incorrect analysis led to breakage
- Spindle knuckle fell out, repairable but caused wheel issue
- Wheel came off causing damage to left rear spindle dust cover Pan
- Structural failure to driver side windshield wiper mount
Other Models
- Aerostar Number of complaints: 3018
- Aspire Number of complaints: 278
- Bronco Number of complaints: 1374
- Bronco II Number of complaints: 257
- Bronco Sport Number of complaints: 534
- C-Max Number of complaints: 363
- C-Max Energi Number of complaints: 127
- C-Max Hybrid Number of complaints: 172
- Contour Number of complaints: 4342
- Crown Victoria Number of complaints: 3490
- E-150 Number of complaints: 1375
- E-250 Number of complaints: 427
- E-350 Number of complaints: 1416
- E-450 Number of complaints: 483
- E-550 Number of complaints: 91
- EcoSport Number of complaints: 1081
- Edge Number of complaints: 13049
- Escape Number of complaints: 27892
- Escape Hybrid Number of complaints: 1666
- Escort Number of complaints: 4937
- Escort ZX2 Number of complaints: 91
- Excursion Number of complaints: 1344
- Expedition Number of complaints: 9654
- Explorer Number of complaints: 34754
- Explorer Sport Number of complaints: 895
- Explorer Sport Trac Number of complaints: 881
- F-150 Number of complaints: 38224
- F-250 Number of complaints: 10492
- F-250 Super Duty Number of complaints: 3446
- F-350 Number of complaints: 5984
- F-350 Super Duty Number of complaints: 2099
- F-450 Number of complaints: 127
- F-450 Super Duty Number of complaints: 555
- F-550 Number of complaints: 74
- F-550 Super Duty Number of complaints: 550
- F-650 Number of complaints: 54
- F-650 Super Duty Number of complaints: 43
- F-750 Number of complaints: 11
- F-750 Super Duty Number of complaints: 9
- Festiva Number of complaints: 170
- Fiesta Number of complaints: 3686
- Five Hundred Number of complaints: 1466
- Flex Number of complaints: 1775
- Focus Number of complaints: 26424
- Focus Electric Number of complaints: 285
- Focus RS Number of complaints: 5
- Freestar Number of complaints: 3143
- Freestyle Number of complaints: 4914
- Fusion Number of complaints: 25001
- Fusion Energi Number of complaints: 199
- Fusion Hybrid Number of complaints: 1202
- LTD Number of complaints: 55
- Maverick Number of complaints: 757
- Mustang Number of complaints: 10395
- Mustang GT Number of complaints: 811
- Mustang Mach-E Number of complaints: 561
- Probe Number of complaints: 1452
- Ranger Number of complaints: 9595
- Ranger EV Number of complaints: 30
- Taurus Number of complaints: 22987
- Taurus SHO Number of complaints: 183
- Taurus X Number of complaints: 213
- Tempo Number of complaints: 1602
- Thunderbird Number of complaints: 3011
- Topaz Number of complaints: 19
- Transit Number of complaints: 608
- Transit Connect Number of complaints: 533
- Windstar Number of complaints: 18774