Ford Escape Complaints (2001)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10045614November 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO WARNING OR SYMPTOM THAT AN OCCURRENCE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS SHUTDOWN OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND AT VARYING SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND PROBRABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SOME IGNITION COMPONET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048262November 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2000 FORD F-550 WAS BEING TOWED AND EXPERIENCED UNDER HOOD FIRE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A FORD F550 AND WAS TOWING A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE OWNER OF THE ESCAPE STARTED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED. HE INFORMED HER TO SHUT IT OFF. WHILE HE WAS TOWING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A BOOFF SOUND AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE THEN PULLED OVER, UNHOOKED THE VEHICLE AND MOVED A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046457November 5, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *MR *TS *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10045421November 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCASSIONS, FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ONCE WHILE GOING ABOUT 25 MPH DOWN HILL. THE OTHER TIME, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT UNDER 10 MPH. CONSUMER REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY MORE UNTIL A RESOLUTION IS FOUND. THE FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043783October 28, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
UPON DRIVING DOWNHILL CAR DISENGAGED.LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.ANUAL BRAKES AND STEERING ALSO FAILED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044912October 28, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE HESITATED/OR PAUSED BEFORE IT RESPONDED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044676October 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER 3 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES BUT MECHANIC WOULD REPLACE DIFFERENT PARTS TO THE ENGINE AND ALSO HAD THE GASOLINE CHANGED. THE PROBLEM OF STALLING IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043345October 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL (35-40) MILES. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY HITTING THE CURVE. IT HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT I IGNORED THAT INCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044438October 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL GEAR TO RESTART. DEALERSHIP WOULD RESET THE MAIN COMPUTER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF THE ATTEMPT FAILED THEN THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044316October 20, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10043036October 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2001 FORD ESCAPE 4CYL/STANDARD... 64,000 MILES PILOT BEARING IN THE CLUTCH WENT... UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS... HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE CLUTCH REPLACED... *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043929October 15, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
DANGEROUS SITUATION REGARDING 2001 FORD ESCAPE.*MR THE CONSUMERS BRAKE FLUID SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE. *CB THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS CONTINUOUSLY GETTING LOWER TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A POWER STEERING LEAK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043938October 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT WOULD STALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044029October 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT , WHILE DRIVING AT 40/60 MPH, VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041762October 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE SUDDENLY DIES WHILE DRIVING THAT ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES AT ABOUT 35MPH IN TRAFFIC. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042497October 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND VIBRATES BETWEEN 30 TO 50 MPH. THE DRIVER HAS TO SLOW DOWN FOR VEHICLE TO STOP VIBRATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041416October 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE HAD SMALL FIRE AND WAS TOWED BY FORD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THE SERVICE TECH AT DOBBS FORD IN MEMPHIS WAS TOLD OF THE FIRE. HE THEN TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN AND IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042305October 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WOULD STALL, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL RECURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042156October 2, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041996September 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DETENTION PULLEY COMING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. ALSO, STEERING LOCKED UP. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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