Ten problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 1998 Ford Escort. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I own a 1998 Ford Escort with 32,000 miles and recently had the air conditioner control module replaced. When the repair shop attempted to locate a new part, they were told that this part was on national backorder. This leads me to believe that there has been many problems throughout the country and maybe should have been recalled by the manufacturer.
My daughter was on her way to work , when she called me & said "dad my car has loss power & is running very rough". I told her to pull over & I would be there shortly, since she was only about 8 miles down the road. As I was prepairing to leave, my daughter called me back & said there was a fire under the hood. I told her to call 911 and get away from the car. It took me less than 10 minutes to get there & by that time the firemen had put the fire out. The car was totaled. The car had been running great, with no problems at all.
Consumer stated the engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled, due to electrical problems with the vehicle.
While driving, flames started coming from under the dash, claim 13-7568-816.
While driving, flames started coming from underneath the dash, claim 13-7568-816.
Consumer was turning off the ignition and noticed that there was fire under the steering wheel area, consumer and her daughter tried to put out the fire themselves, however could not, claim 14-1385-223.
While turning off ignition, consumer noticed a fire under the steering wheel area, claim 14-1385-223.
Consumer noticed smoke coming from behind the steering column, claim 24-125-333.
Consumer stated there was smoking behind the steering column, claim 24-5125-333.
Consumer stated there was smoking behind the steering column, claim 24-5125-333.