While driving the car just lost power, the engine went to idle and would not respond to throttle. When driver turned off the key it worked fine. About one month later, when starting the vehicle the engine would not accelerate when pushing on the accelerator pedal. The vehicle just idled. Consumer experienced a similar problem last week. The vehcle was taken to dealership, and the computer module was reprogrammed.
1998 Ford Escort electrical complaints
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Electrical system failed causing blinkers, horn and head lights not function properly.
When in a parking lot vehicle hesitated when the accelerator was pressed. Also, at a stop sign the vehicle hesitated when the accelerator was pressed. The vehicle is very hard to start on cold mornings dueto electronic control module failure.
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