Seven problems related to fuel pump have been reported for the 1998 Ford Escort. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The fuel pump initially failed within 30 days of the expiration of the warranty on the car. The fuel pump was replaced by kip killmon's tysons Ford in tysons corner, va in July 2001. In January 2002 the fuel pump again failed, and the same dealership replaced the fuel pump for a second time. Fortunately, the failure did not occur while I was driving the car, but resulted in the car failing to start. Had the pump failed while the vehicle was in operation, I might not have been so lucky. The fact that the same problem occurred within 6 months on the same well-maintained car with low mileage, indicates to me that this may be a manufacturing problem with the part and/or the car. Ford had no interest in addressing my concerns when this problem was brought to their attention.
Wires that power fuel pump short across each other. This pump and wiring is in the fuel tank. Car is being repair outside of a Ford dealership so Ford does not seem to be concerned. Dealer was shown the defective part and was concerned but regional service rep did not care to even see part. Called customer assistance but they were not intrested.
Fuel pump fails even after replacement but they say no problem know of other failures on at least 3 auto in our area alone.
While driving, vehicle stopped running, consumer had a mechanic look at vehicle who found that the engine was not getting fuel, the problem was the fuel pump, also 2 wires, a positive and negative, had soldered together and had bare spots that were touching, consumer's vehicle could have blown up, Ford will not assist consumer at all in this matter.
Fuel pump failed. Yh.
The fuel pump / fuel pressure regulator was replaced, due to poor mileage.
When filling gas tank, fuel pump stops constantly and then spills fuel on the ground.