Ford Escape Complaints (2001)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10031744July 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND DID A COMPUTER UPDATE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030327July 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FORD ESCAPE 2001EEPS STALLING AT 35-40MPH WHILST COASTING DOWN INCLINES.ECURRENT PROBLEM. NOW HAPPENING 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE IN LAST YEAR BUT COULD NOT FIND CAUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030369July 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY, ABOUT 35 MPH. ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, STEERING LOCKED. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. I'VE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG ESCAPE OWNERS, AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029312July 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE STALLS WHEN I START THE CAR AND I AM STILL IN FIRST GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR 4 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE. THEY EVEN PUT ON A "MONITER" FOR ME TO USE WHEN THE CAR STALLED. I PRESSED THE BUTTON TWICE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I DID IT WRONG BECAUSE THEY GOT THE WRONG READINGS. AFTER THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT TO FORD, THEY REPLACED A PART AND SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED. SEVEN MONTHS LATER IT IS STALLING AGAIN.. AS MUCH AS THREE TIMES A DAY!! IT IS GETTING WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030198July 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WILL NOT RESTART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030037July 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL THEN SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030057July 24, 2003
STEERING
NHTSA:VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MIS-ASSEMBLED OR INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED NUT THAT ATTACHES THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE NUT COULD BE UPSIDE DOWN IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY, WHICH COULD OVERSTRESS THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WHEN THE NUT IS TIGHTENED. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE NUTS MAY HAVE BEEN CRACKED DURING MANUFACTURE RESULTING IN THE NUT FRACTURING WHEN IT IS TIGHTENED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY.DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL RETENTION ARMATURE AND, IF NECESSARY, THE STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028975July 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
DEAR NTSA: I HAVE RECENTLY SUBMITTED A SERVICE REPAIR WITH FORD MOTOR. MY PURCHASE OF A NEW 2001 FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN MOST TROUBLESOME. I CONTACTED THE FORD HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH I.A.C. VALE CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATION PEDAL. I NEVER GOT A SATISFACTORY SERVICE WITH THEIR REP. I MADE MORE THAN 3 PHONES CALL ABOUT THIS EVENT, AND FORD FELT SINCE IT IS OVER 36,000 MILE WARRANTY I AM THEN OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET COST FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT TO THE FORD DEALER SERVICE CENTER. THE FORD DEALER AT MY LOCATION DIAGNOSES AND DETERMINED A DEFECTIVE I.A.C. VALE THAT REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT INCLUDING LABOR IS $275. I CANT BELIEVE MY SUV IS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD AND IS ALREADY DUE FOR A SERVICE REPAIR. SYMPTOM: DURING THE ACCELERATION AND PASSING OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, I NOTICED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AS I MERGED INTO A SLOWER LANE AND RELEASES THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WHILE GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKE. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SINCE A SUDDEN LOST POWER AS THE RPM DROPPED BELOW THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR IDLING AND BEGIN TO STALL. OTHER VEHICLES WERE FORCE TO BREAK. THE CAR IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL AND BEING SERVICE AT FORD DEALER. I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND LABOR TOTALING $275. I BELIEVED FORD DOESNT CARE FOR MY SITUATION AS LONG I MAKE ANOTHER FORD PURCHASE. THIS IS ISSUE AFFECTED MY VEHICLE AND MAY SOON AFFECT OTHER VEHICLE AS THEY MEET OR EXCEEDED CERTAIN MILEAGE. SINCERELY CHATT FUDURICH 120 WISTERIA WAY COVINGTON, GA 30016. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024021July 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH DOWN A HILL, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, THERE WERE NO BRAKES/ POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*AK *TS THE DEALER REPLACED SOME PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028498July 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE'S ENGINE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS.THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN PUT IN TO DRIVE, REVERSE, WHILE IDLING OR WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD. THE FORD DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT IT TO HAS TRIED 4 TIMES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THEY HAVE REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS; SENSORS, VALVES, ETC. THEY ALSO EXPRESSED TO ME THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE 11 MORE MONTHS ON MY LEASE AND HAVE REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT CAR UNDER THE LEMON LAW, WHICH THEY TOLD ME I DO NOT QUAILIFY FOR BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 18,000 MILES ON THE CAR. OBVIOUSLY, THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028453July 16, 2003
STEERING
I WAS IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT IN MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH ON A PRIMARY ROAD IN CRESSKILL, NJ. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND I SAW THAT I WAS GOING TO HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, WHILE BREAKING, BUT THE ESCAPE DID NOT TURN. I IMPACTED THE PARKED VEHICLE, FLIPPED, SKIDDED 64 FEET ON THE ROOF OF MY ESCAPE, AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM THE CAR WHEN HE CAME TO REST. I HAVE INTERESTING PICTURES OF THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND STEERING LINKAGES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10027278July 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE IS NOT GIVING ENOUGH POWER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026035July 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON COUNTY ROAD. STALL BECAME NOTICEABLE BECAUSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE AFFECTED, CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 2 YEARS THIS HAS OCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025879July 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING APPROX 40MPH THE 2001 FORD ESCAPE STALLED. LOST ALL POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES. FINALLY GOT STOPPED, RESTARTED VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025432July 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2001 FORD ESCAPE XLT WITH APPROXIMATELY 22,500 MILES. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020497July 3, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURRED IT WAS TAKEN TO THE TECHNICIAN AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CAR MAY HAVE BEEN ON RECALL FOR THE FUEL CONNECTER. LATER THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, HOWEVER A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM OVERHEATING. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021785July 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER ASSIST AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO A DEALER THE NEXT DAY WHERE THEY A COMPONENT WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RE-OCCURRED. *TT *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023963June 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FORD ESCAPE BRAKE ROTORS WORN OUT AFTER 30K MILES OF AVERAGE COMMUTING WITH NO OFF ROAD USE. BRAKE PADS NOT DOWN TO METAL, BUT ROTORS TOO WORN TO TURN ACCORDING TO SERVICE DEALER (PRESTIGE FORD A.K.A. FORD OF BELLEVUE). *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025151June 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, OUR FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE FORD ESCAPE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK. WE HAVE TAKEN TO HILL & SANDERS FORD LOCATED IN WHEATON, MD. IN ADDITION TO OTHER SERVICE RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE STAFF OF HILL & SANDERS, WE WERE TOLD DIFFERENT STORIES BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. ONE STORY WAS THAT OUR KEY RING WAS TOO HEAVY (4 KEYS 1 REMOTE). THE NEXT WAS THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING THAT WOULD RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM (ALONG WITH A DEVELOPING/OCCASIONAL TRANSMISSION SHIVER/SHUDDER BETWEEN 35-45 MPH). THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING WAS COMPLETED 4 DAYS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME, THE CAR HAS NOT STALLED IN A SIMILAR MANNER, BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE AN OCCASIONAL TRANSMISSION SHIVER / SHUDDER. BASED ON THE FAILURE OF THE REPROGRAMMING TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION SHIVER / SHUDDER, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE FORD ESCAPE WILL CONTINUE TO STALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023306June 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
DRIVING CAR WHEN IT STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. ENGINE JUST STOPPED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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