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1998 Ford Escort electrical system problems

43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1998 Ford Escort11% of all complaints for this model year.

43
Electrical System complaints
11%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 8
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* - the contact stated horn has not worked properly since she purchased the vehicle. The vehicle currently has 31,000 miles. The contact took the vehicle to dealer for repairs, and was told that the airbag was defective , and that itwas causing the horn not to work. The horn has been replaced…

    filed Dec 28, 2006

  • After exiting highway from a 20 mile trip, the idle on the vehicle became rough when stopped. The best description was that the idle started to surge and pulse with the brake engaged and the vehicle fully stopped. Just prior to pulling into driveway (less than a mile from highway) the radio and…

    filed Sep 3, 2005

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Rough idle, low power and / or stall at idle, a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes p0300 through p0304 stored in memory. *tt

    020901 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 17, 2004
  • Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt

    03181 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 15, 2003
  • Information regarding discharged battery charging service tips and guidelines. *tt

    0245 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 4, 2002
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Electrical System problems in other Escort years

YearReportsShare
2002 Escort26%
2001 Escort57%
2000 Escort55%
1999 Escort3912%
1997 Escort11421%
1996 Escort147%
1995 Escort488%
1994 Escort3011%
1993 Escort4011%
1992 Escort3622%
1991 Escort10432%
1990 Escort4646%
Escort electrical system problems by year →

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.