This factory service and repair manual for the 2003 Ford Escort covers a single configuration: the ZX2 coupe with the 2.0-liter DOHC inline-four, naturally aspirated and gasoline-fueled. With one body, one trim and one engine, there is no branching to follow, and the procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics apply to every car in scope, from engine and transaxle service through brakes, steering, suspension, restraints, climate control and the body electrical system.
Engines covered
- 2.0L inline-four (121 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door coupe
Trims covered
- ZX2
Known issues on the 2003 Escort. One recall is on federal record for the 2003 car, and it covers replacement driver's side seat belt assemblies supplied for the Escort platform. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA, too few to form a clear pattern by system. With the record that quiet, the manual earns its keep on ordinary work: the 2.0-liter engine, the transaxle, brake hydraulics, steering and suspension, and the restraint and body electrical systems, each with its own procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics.
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'
REPLACE TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY DURING 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *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.
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
2003 FORD ESCORT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR HINGE/LATCH PROBLEMS RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN ARTEMIS. *LD THE CONSUME
Showing the 2 most serious of 13 complaints filed with NHTSA.
