[Apsley]

I had same problems and wiring damage were the wiring goes from car body to the hatch. When hatch is opened and closed wires get pintched and eventually break. I replaced the entire wiring harness (approx. 4 hours) which plugs into two plugs down in the right rear quarter panel. I got the replacement harness from an auto wreckers, only problem is I had to look through 10 escort wagons until I found one good harness. This brings me to the next point: I called Ford re this problem which I consider a design flaw and a safety issue but they denied knowing about the problem,but if you talk to the Ford dealers service department they are quite aware of the problem. Also the fact that I had to look through ten cars at the wreckers to find one good set of wires means there is a problem. I think Ford should put a recall on this one!