Model year record

1998 Ford ZX2 (Escort)

No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 9 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Air bags: frontal1130,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling140,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys179,682 mi
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)1
Seats1117,000 mi
Structure: body: door1
Suspension1
Unknown or other140,000 mi
Vehicle speed control1

The 1999 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.