Two problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2002 Ford Escort. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Escort based on all problems reported for the 2002 Escort.
Car has a hesitation when accelerating under load. This is most noticable when the car is warm and especially when using the air conditioning. Automobile was taken to a general mechanic and they were unable to find the cause of the problem. On this date, vehicle was taken to the local dealer. The dealer indicated that there are no service bulletins regarding this issue and there were no error codes in the computer. The dealer stated that they believed this to be a characteristic of the car and it is due to the air conditioning compressor temporarily reducing engine power when cycling on and off. This is a dangerous condition as the car can lose power during the act of passing a vehicle or merging onto a highway.
Entire car vibrates noticeably at idle. Dealer stated that it is characteristic of vehicle, but since there was an existing TSB on the problem, attempted a fix. (to no avail. ).
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| Engine And Engine Cooling problems | |
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| Oil Pump problems | |
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| Engine Squeaking Noise problems |