Ford Escape Complaints (2001)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10002569January 24, 2003
TIRES
SINCE PURCHASE, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE TIRES TRACTION ISN'T RELIABLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE FIELD ENGINEER BOTH AGREE THAT THIS IS MERELY A "HANDLING CHARACTERISTIC". *JG
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003239January 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE ENGINE REVS/SEARCHES/HUNTS, WHILE DRIVING STEADY AND MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SPEED ON A LEVEL ROAD, GOING DOWN OR UP A HILL AND THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT BEING PLAYED WITH. INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE HANDLING SEEMS TO LOSE THE POWER ASSIST - TURNING ALL OF THE SUDDEN REQUIRES MORE MUSCLE EFFORT - AND HANDLING GETS VERY STIFF. SUV HAS STALLED 5 TIMES ALREADY AND DEALER STILL UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. EVERY TIME - I LOST THE STEERING, THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. ESCAPE IS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SUV - UNABLE TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL STALL OR WHEN IT WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE (I DON'T DARE USE THE CRUISE CONTROL).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007283January 22, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NAR 02/13/2003. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO DRIVE FROM OVER DRIVE, THE VENTS AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED TO FROST. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE RELAY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE GAS MILEAGE WAS POOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002847January 17, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON 2001, 2002 FORD ESCAPE/MAZDA TRIBUTE SUV'S. EVIDENTLY THE ROTORS ARE INSUFFICIENTLY HARDENED AND WEAR VERY RAPIDLY, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT 35,000 MILE INTERVALS. IF REPLACEMENT BRAKE PADS WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT REPLACING THE ROTORS. ROTOR FAILURE COULD RESULT BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH ROTOR MATERIAL BEING WORN AWAY. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002865January 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS - GOING DOWNHILL AT 35MPH VEHICLE STALLED, LOSS OF PS/PB, HEADLIGHTS/RADIO REMAINED ON, ENGINE/OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED - VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM, INDICATED THAT VEHICLE "STARTED RIGHT UP" - 1 WK LATER, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, SAME AS BEFORE, THIS TIME SHUT OFF VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND VEHICLE STARTED UP AGAIN - TODAY SEATBELT LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND BELLS WERE RINGING THOUGH DRIVER WAS SEATBELTED. VEHICLE DID NOT STALL DURING THIS EPISODE. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WILL PUT VEHICLE UP FOR SALE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006054January 10, 2003
EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NAR 1/29/2003. THE CONSUMER HAD A HITCH ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS STALLED 3 TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001900January 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT LOSING STEERING AND BRAKE POWER. DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM AND REPLACED EEC POWER RELAY PER TSB. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001287December 20, 2002
SEAT BELTS
POWER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY EXPLODED TWICE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000226December 18, 2002
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY 2001 FORD EXCAPE HAS 27,600 MILES ON IT. MY TIRES HAVE WORN OUT FROM THE OUTSIDE IN. I CARRIED IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. MY DEALER SAID I HAD RECEIVED A CHECK BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I DID NOT. I DROVE IT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. NOW I HAVE TO BUY OVER $400 WORTH OF TIRES AND HAVE AN ALIGNMENT. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE HAD A PRETTY GOOD LICK FOR IT TO HAVE ALL 4 OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I DO NOT HOTDOG THIS CAR. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770475December 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS AT 40 MPH FOR NO REASON DANGEROUS. RELAY HAS BEEN RECALIBRATED WITHOUT SUCCESS 2 TIMES FROM CHEROKEE FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT IS HAPPENING TO FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY BASED ON MY RESEARCH FROM THE YAHOO FORD ESCAPE GROUP BOARDS ON HTTP://WWW.YAHOO.COM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023541December 2, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, LIGHT IS STAYING ON. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023417November 27, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT FIX PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE CAUSED OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023246November 25, 2002
TIRES
ROTATED ALL 4 TIRES AT 5,000 / 10,000 MILES. FRONT TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. BOTH TIRES HAD TREAD WEAR OF 2-1/2 INCH WIDE. DEALERSHIP STATED WAS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. DOT# AEUU44W3900. TS *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023020November 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH DEALER WHO IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. RELATED INVESTIGATION EA 02-027/ENGINE STALLING. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023085November 20, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND IT WILL HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED.TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769952November 20, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S BELT BUCKLE (FEMALE PORTION) FAILS TO LOCK PROPERLY, PREVENTING USE OF SEAT BELT. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIX. ORDERED WRONG PART ONCE AND HAS PROMISED OVERNIGHT DELIVERY OF REPLACEMENT. WHICH HE HAS ALSO FAILED TO DO. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769808November 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I PURCHASED THIS FORD ESCAPE IN MARCH 2001 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE. ON MARCH 26 2001, TWO DAYS AFTER I RECEIVED MY NEW VEHICLE, IT WOULDN'T START. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES IN A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS BEFORE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 9 2001. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD ESCAPE. I REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING (5/17/02) AND IT WAS REPLACED, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AROUND 45 MPH (5/17/02). NOTHING WAS DONE AT THAT TIME TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I LATER (8/29/02) REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FOR SERVICE ON 9/27/02 AT WHICH TIME THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THERE IS STILL A HESITATION AND LOSS OF POWER AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ALSO ON 5/11/02, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. THE FUEL EMISSIONS VALVE WAS REPLACED ON 5/17/02. ON 10/28/02, I REPORTED TO THE DEALER THAT MY VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION ON 10/26/02 AND LATER THAT DAY IT WOULD NOT START. I ALSO TOLD THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE CONTINUED TO BE A "LOSS OF POWER" AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I BROUGHT THE ESCAPE BACK TO THE DEALER ON 10/30/02 AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND "NOTHING WRONG" WITH THE VEHICLE FROM THE TESTS HE PERFORMED. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THESE RESULTS THERE IS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE! DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769800November 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE DEACCELERATING AT ABOUT 30-40 MPH. DATES: 10/3/02 AND 11/14/02 SO FAR. TOOK TO DEALER 10/16/02 BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING. HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT 11/21/02. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769549November 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
STALLS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AT 30 TO 35 MPH ON DECLINE WHILE BRAKING; ENGINE STALLED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. MANAGED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL WITH DIFFICULTY TO COAST OFF TWO LANE HIGHWAY TO SHOULDER. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND WAITED 2-3 MINUTES. RESTARTED VEHICLE WITHOUT PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING OF STALL WHICH HAS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC WHERE REAR-ENDING BY FOLLOWING VEHICLE COULD HAVE OCCURRED. BELIEVE COMPUTER IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ON 2001 AND 2002 ESCAPES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022278November 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND ALL POWER WAS LOST, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE. MR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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