1998 Ford Escort cruise control problems
15 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1998 Ford Escort, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer's wife attempted to back out of driveway into road, she stepped on gas, and nothing happened. Then, after jugging gear shift around vehicle accelerated forward. The vehicle accelerated hitting the corner of the garage and was tottaled.
Dt: the contact states the vehicle has a loud roar when idling. The vehicle also accelerates rapidly on its own. He took the vehicle to an independent garage. The technician suggested a new speed control and an idle control module. This was replaced twice but did not correct the problem. A diagnostic check did not detect any codes. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of this problem. There have been no further repairs at this time. Updated 12/27/2005 - this problem seemed worse in cold weather.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Escort
- Air bags 76 complaints
- Engine 55 complaints
- Suspension 52 complaints
- Electrical system 51 complaints
- Transmission 38 complaints
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Fuel system 26 complaints
- Seat belts 17 complaints