1997 Ford Escort Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 Ford Escort covers a single engine, the 2.0-liter naturally aspirated SOHC inline-four, in a range of eight trims: Base, Aust, Deportivo, Deportivo Equi, Equi, LX, Mid and Sport. The bodies are the four-door wagon and the four-door sedan. One powertrain across the whole range lets the manual spend its length on the rest of the car, with procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the transaxle, brakes, suspension, restraints, climate control and body electrics.
Engines covered
- 2.0L inline-four (121 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door wagon
- 4-door sedan
Trims covered
- Base
- Aust
- Deportivo
- Deportivo Equi
- Equi
- LX
- Mid
- Sport
Known issues on the 1997 Escort. Two recalls are logged on the federal record for this year. The more serious involves the integrated air bag monitor, which could be contaminated with water and short internally, enough to light the air bag readiness lamp and, in rare cases, deploy a bag, melt wiring or start a fire. The second covers replacement driver's side seat belts supplied for these cars that did not meet the required strength. Owners have filed 610 complaints with NHTSA, and air bags and the electrical system between them account for most of the total. Restraint diagnostics and wiring diagrams are the sections that matter here.
CERTAIN TRW DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS MANUFACTURED ON DECEMBER 6 AND 9, 2002, FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR 1997 FORD ESCORT 4-DOOR AND STATION WAGON PLATFORM VEHICLES, FORD'
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE INTEGRATED AIR BAG MONITOR (IABM) CAN BE CONTAMINATED WITH WATER OR OTHER LIQUIDS AND COULD EXPERIENCE INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SHORTING.
GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN SERVICE REPLACEMENT SEATBELT RETRACTORS (DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT RETRACTOR IN GRAY) MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER 2002 AND SOLD AS A SERVICE REPLACEMENT PART BETWEEN DECEMBER 2002 AND JULY 2004.
LAMP-BRAKE-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *MJ
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
IDLE VIBRATION ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L SPI OR ZETEC ENGINE ONLY. *TT
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT
ROUGH IDLE, LOW POWER AND / OR STALL AT IDLE, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 THROUGH P0304 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
Showing the 8 most recent of 150 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. SHE AND MY TWO CHILDREN WERE CHOPPERED TO A TRAUMA UNIT. MY 10 WEEK OLD SON WAS IN THE EVENFLO ON MY WAY SYSTEM AND THE BASE BROKE AP
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND FIRE MELTED DASH. *AK
Showing the 2 most serious of 610 complaints filed with NHTSA.
