Ford Escape Complaints (2001)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10075195June 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (3) ALL FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND 3 WEEKS LATER THE PARTS ARIVED OR WERE REMANUFACTURED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074991June 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2001 FORD ESCAPE AND IT WAS RECENTLY RECALLED FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE DAY BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS ROUGH IDLING. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED IGNITION COIL AND SAID THAT WAS PROBLEM FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ROUGH IDLE AND SAID THEY DID THE RECALL. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER MY CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING FOR A FEW BRIEF MINUTES. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED BY FORD'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER THE CAR STARTED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN A FLUKE. I DROVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT IT BEING TOWED. 2 WEEKS WENT BY WITH NOTHING HAPPENING AND THEN ONE DAY AFTER ANOTHER BRIEF STOP THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THIS TIME THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND IT WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS KEPT BY THEM FOR 2 DAYS TO NO AVAIL. THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME AND 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AGAIN. MY HUSBAND PUSHED ON THE CAR BACKWARDS A FEW FEET WHILE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND TO MUCH SURPRISE, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN WHEN PUT TRIED AGAIN. THIS WAS VERY GOOD NEWS AS IT WAS LATE EVENING ON A SAT AND THE FORD DEALER WAS NOT OPEN. TODAY, 3 DAYS LATER, MY HUSBAND STOPPED FOR GAS AND AFTER PAYING FOR THE GAS THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART. THE TRUCK IS ONCE AGAIN BEING TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER THIS TIME FOR GOOD UNTIL IT IS FIXED PROPERLY. LUCKILY THESE ALL HAPPENED CLOSE TO HOME, WHAT IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A TRIP OR SOMETHING ? IF THEY CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM I WOULD LIKE TO BE GIVEN A NEW/COMPARABLE VEHICLE. I AM ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE IT FROM FEAR OF IT FAILING ME AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074861June 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STALLS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY. PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FOUND, TAKE CAR HOME STILL STALLS! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075712June 4, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SEALS CRACKED , CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075621June 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RECALL O4V-165 INTERMITTENT STOP AND RESTART DUE TO CALIBRATION ERRORS. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE OUT AND THE CONSUMER WOULD SMELL SMOKE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075624June 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RECALL 04V-165 VEHICLE DIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073296May 28, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCKS FAILED WITHIN 1 MONTH OF EACH OTHER. DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. SAME SMALL PART BROKEN ON EACH SIDE. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER LOCK ASSEMBLY ON EACH SIDE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073716May 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THE VEHICLE IS STALLING MORE SINCE THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AS STATED IN THE ENGINE STALLING RECALL 04V165000. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 3 MORE TIMES, BUT IT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072536May 13, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NO CRASH - NO INJURIES YET! THINK THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE PRODUCT LIABITY SAFETY ISSUE: FORD ESCAPE, 2001, W/ POWER DOOR LOCKS, SERIAL# [XXX]. *AK REAR DOORS ON BOTH SIDES DO NOT LATCH, PROPERLY. THEY DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ONCE OPENED THEY WILL NOT CLOSE AND LATCH SECURELY. ONE DOOR FAILED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE OTHERS FAILURE. FOUND OUT THE PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND HAVE BEEN REVISED 3 TIMES BY MANUFACTUROR. IN 50 YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN AUTOMOBILE WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. I'VE SOLD HUNDREDS OF CARS IN MY LIFE TIME AND HAVE OWNED PLENTY. MY QUESTION IS IS THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SIMIILAR TYPE ON THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE? ANY INJUIES? IS IT SOMETHING THE NHTSA CAN LOOK INTO FOR CONSUMERS. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073517May 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN ENGINE STALLING RECALL 04V165000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072494May 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
BRAKE PEDAL HISSES AND SQUEAKS WHEN RELEASED. TO STOP HIGH-PITCHED HISSING SOUND, THE PEDAL MUST BE LIGHTLY TAPPED. RESULTS IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BRAKE SYSTEM. BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND POWER BRAKE BOOSTER NEED REPLACING. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072415May 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS (04/23/04 & 04/30/04) MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE JUST STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. AFTER THE 1ST INCIDENT A RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED (DRIVETRAIN MODULE) AND THOUGHT TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. EXACTLY A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T BE CERTAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIR WAS MADE, COSTING NEARLY $500, AND SO FAR NO PROBLEMS. HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DISASTROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072020May 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN IT IS IN A INCLINED POSITION THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068153May 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS ON MY ESCAPE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 45,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE BRAKES HAD WORN DOWN (NO SQUEALER WARNING). UPON INSPECTION IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE ROTORS HAD BEEN WORN DOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH NEW BRAKE PADS. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS SURPRISED AT THE ROTORS BEING IN SUCH BAD SHAPE ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS NOT DUE TO GRINDING (THE BRAKE PADS WEREN'T COMPLETELY WORN OUT). HE WAS SHOCKED AT SUCH INFERIOR PARTS BEING ON THE CAR. I HAVE KEPT THE ORIGINAL ROTORS THAT CAME ON THE CAR FROM FORD SHOULD ANYONE WANT PICTURES OR WANT TO INSPECT THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067840April 26, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON APRIL 1, 2004, A 1995 FORD TAURUS TURNED IN FRONT OF MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED AROUND 40MPH AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE. MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND MY CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I SUFFERED A STRAINED NECK, STRAINED BACK MUSCLES, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS FROM THE SEATBELT ,AS WELL AS A PULMONARY CONTUSION. I FEEL THAT MY INJURIES WERE ENHANCED DUE TO AIRBAG FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10071415April 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE ODOMETER LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF. DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. THEN, ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. TRANSMISSION WOULD WORK ONLY WHEN COLD, ONCE THE SYSTEM WARMED UP ALL GEAR SELECTIONS WERE LOST. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO EXPLAINED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NOT BURNING, CLUTCHES WERE OKAY, BUT A COUPLE OF THE BUSHINGS WERE SEIZED TO THE DRUMS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH TWO DAYS OF SLOW CITY DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067636April 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2001 FORD ESCAPE THAT THE FUEL NIDDLE DROPS VERRY FAST. THEY HAVE DONE THE REPAIR ON IT AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT AGAIN I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY FOR THE MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068688April 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067532April 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER NOTIFIED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066446April 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN INSERTED KEY INTO IGNITION IT WOULD NOT TURN NOR START THE VEHICLE. THEREFORE, HAVING TO HAVE SUV TOWED FOR SERVICE AND HAVING THE PART REPLACED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER MENTIONED THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN ALOT IN FORD CARS/TRUCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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