check inside the glove box or beside the drivers seat
the trunk lid button should be under the steering wheel, It will be a small button...mine is yellow on my 99 escort
most GM cars have the button inside the glove box.
it's a yellow button inside the center console compartment.
on mine it was just with the keys or the little button for trunk release on the keys. Mine never had a lever inside the car.
Try the trunk release on/off button located in the glove box. If this button is in the off position then the trunk release button will not work.
trunk releaseThe 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 did not come equipped with an interior trunk release. The only way to open the trunk remotely for this year was by using the remote control key fobs, if equipped. Ford added this feature to the ZX2 the following year.
Mine doesn't have automatic trunk release. I use the key to unlock my doors to open the trunk.
There is a sticker on the inside of the trunk on the trunk hinge.
The trunk release is located in the center console between the two front seats. it is a square button.
in the trunk by the left rear light
The fuel pump shut off switch, on the 1998 Ford Escort is located : coupe - right side of trunk behind the trunk liner ( access hole or plug ? ) sedan or wagon - driver's footwell, behind the kick panel According to the diagrams in the owner's manual
the 1998 Ford Escort fuel pump shut off switch is located : on the coupe - right side of trunk, behind the trunk liner -( look for an access hole ?) On the sedan or wagon - driver's footwell, behind the kick panel According to the diagrams in the owner's manual