1997 Ford Escort vehicle speed control problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1997 Ford Escort — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I turned right into a parking lot and slowly turned right again into a parking space. While I was braking, the car accelerated and hit a building. *tr”
filed Mar 5, 2014
“Daughter was driving car, had a tire blow out, and car suddenly accelerated out of control. She tried shifting gears, using brakes, and pulling parking brake to no avail. She crashed into parked cars after traveling about 200 yards uphill. Witnesses say she was going about 30 to 40 mph. After the…”
filed Dec 3, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Escort years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Escort | 1 | 3% |
| 2001 Escort | 10 | 15% |
| 2000 Escort | 5 | 5% |
| 1999 Escort | 8 | 2% |
| 1998 Escort | 14 | 4% |
| 1996 Escort | 5 | 2% |
| 1995 Escort | 18 | 3% |
| 1994 Escort | 6 | 2% |
| 1993 Escort | 49 | 13% |
| 1992 Escort | 22 | 14% |
| 1991 Escort | 19 | 6% |
| 1990 Escort | 3 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Ford Escort
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.