Ford Escape Complaints (2001)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#8012278June 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT COLLISION AT 60 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8011984June 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
AT 50MPH WHEN FOOT WAS LET UP FROM ACCELERATOR, THERE WOULD BE A DELAY IN DECELERATION, ALSO STEERING COLUMN WOULD SHAKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE CORRECTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCM COMPUTER SYSTEM THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO EXIST. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011876June 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION
WHEN CONSUMER STARTS UP VEHICLE IT HESITATES/STALLS. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE DEALER TO CHECK BECAUSE OF ITS PULLING TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER WAS NEVER BEEN TOLD WHY VEHICLE STALLS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763075June 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED FOR THE 2ND TIME -- SAME LOCATION -- ABOUT 7 MILES FROM MY HOUSE, GOING ABOUT 30-35 MILES AN HOUR UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, HAVE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE -- CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVEN'T BEEN REAR-ENDED OR WORSE -- THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011714June 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE STALLS OUT INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE ENGINE COOLANT AND THE BATTERY INDICATOR WOULD COME ON, AND WOULD STAY ON FOR SEVERAL MILES. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011506June 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT 35-40 MPH DOWN AN INCLINE. DEALER HAS RECALIBRATED COMPUTER.*AK DEALER PUT ON NEW EEC AND NEW IDLE AIR CONTROL. A/C FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011526June 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRUCK WILL STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT ANY SPEEDS. ONCE STALLED, DIRECTION CONTROL IS DIFFICULT. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE OF FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762916June 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER CTED LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, EXCEPT THE RADIO WORKED AND SEAT BELT CHIME WOULD RUN. PLAYED WITH STEERING WHEEL AND IT STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 1 YEAR. IT IS AT THE DEALERS RIGHT NOW, THEY SAY THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. LAST WEEK WHEN IT DID IT AND I WAS MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL , IT DIDN;T EVEN LOCK, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. I ALWAYS PARK WHERE I CAN MAKE SURE A WRECKER CAN GET IN TO HAUL IT TO THE DEALERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762957June 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
F-150 BARELY STOPS FROM HITTING A CRV IN FRONT OF IT. AS SOON AS I SAW HIM APPLY HIS BRAKES I SLAMMED ON MINE. THE BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO HELP TO SLOW ESCAPE'S SPEED. WENT UNDER F150'S BUMPER AND WAS BOUNCED BACK AT LEAST A CAR LENGTH AND A HALF (HAVE PICTURES). THE FRONT WAS CRUPPLED AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH BREAKING SYSTEM BUT I KNOW WHAT IT FELT LIKE. MAYBE SYSTEMS WERE WORKING ACCORDING TO THEIR COMPUTER BUT I KNOW IF I HAD BEEN IN MY 1996 EXPLORER IT WOULD HAVE STOPPED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011442June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER. CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.*AKJG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011273June 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALER. HOWEVER, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011300June 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAD STALLED TWICE AT 35-40 MPH. VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED SINCE DEALER REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS. PLEASE LIST PARTS REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011256June 6, 2002
TIRES
FRONT AND REAR TIRES ARE WEARING. CAUSE KNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE#235R16 DOT UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762693June 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVE 35MPH ON A BUSY STREET, PULLED TO THE SIDE AND RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762386May 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON I-64 WEST AND JUST PASSED EXIT 34 WHEN A DEER CAME JUMPING OVER A DOUBLE HIGH CONCRETE BARRIER AND IN FRONT OF THE FORD ESCAPE. I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR IN A 70 ZONE. THE ONLY THING THIS DRIVER HAD TIME TO DO WAS TO BEGIN AD TURN THE WHEEL. THE HIT WAS BASICALLY HEAD ON. THE DEER WAS A BIG BUK THAT STOOD AT SHOULDER HEIGHT ABOVE THE HOOD OF THE ESCAPE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN. THE INITIAL IMPACT WAS JUST ABOVE THE BUMPER AND THE GRILL RADIATOR, FAN ASSEMBLY AND CONDENSER WERE DESTROYED. EVERY THING OTHE THAN THE BUMPER IS TO BE REPLACED AND INSTALLED BUMPER COVER, BUMPER BRACKETS, ETC. ON THE ADJUSTERS STATEMENT IT SAYS THAT BUMPER NEEDS AN OVERHAUL. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD. FORD MOTOR SEES TO BE UNCONCERNED SAYING THAT 2 OF THREE SENSORS NEED TO BE DEPLOYED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE AIR BAGS. TWO OF THESE SENSORS ARE IN THE BUMPER AND THE OTHER IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR ON THIS 2001 FORD ESCAPE WAS SMASHED LIKE A PANCAKE. DAVE AT TURNPIKE FORD TOLD ME THAT UPON VISUAL INSPECTION THAT THERE IS A SENSOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RADIATOR AND IT REMAINED UNTOUCHED. THE MAIN BULK OF THE DEER DID HIT ABOVE THE BUMPER AND THERE WAS ALOT OF HIM. I FEEL THAT AT 75 MPH THAT HITTING AN ANIMAL THAT BIG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS. ISNT THAT WHAT THIS SAFETY FEATURE ABOUT. HOW AM I TO FEEL SURE THAT I AM TO BE SAFE WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. IF A LARGER VEHICLE WERE TO HIT ME AND MISS MY BUMPER SENSORS DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE SAME AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THIS FORD ESCAPE WOULD NOT DEPLOY?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762062May 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, WITH BOTH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, MY CAR STALLED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. MY BRAKES, STEERING, ACCELLERATOR, AND ELECTRICAL(RADIO AND SPEEDOMETER) WENT OUT. I WAS FORCED TO COAST DOWN THE STREET TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO PULL OVER. I HAVE SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS MY FAULT THAT IT HAPPENED AND THAT THEY HADN'T HEARD OF SUCH COMPLAINT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT EVEN AFTER THEY SAID IT IS FIXED. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING,AFTER I DID SOME REASEARCH AND PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED IT HAPPENING AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE SOME KIND OF TRADE OR REIMBUIRSEMENT. MY REASON BEING IS FOR THE SAFTEY OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. THE CAR IS ONLY 11 MONTHS OLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009727May 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND BRAKES LOCKED UP, NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO MOVE. WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ABNORMAL. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT BRAKES CAN LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING.*AK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761791May 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLED, SHUT DOWN AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF THIS HAPPENING. I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE CENTER LANE GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS ABLE, WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, TO PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS, BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. ONCE PUT IN NEUTRAL, IT STARTED AGAIN. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID, WELL IT IS ONLY HAPPENING EVERY 5,000 MILES, WHAT ARE YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT. THEY DID TAKE THE CAR IN AN WORK THE THE PCM. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS HAS FIXED THIS REOCCURING PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565729May 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOISE IN THE CLUTCH, DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH, BUT IT IS AGAIN MAKING NOISE. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006728May 8, 2002
TIRES
TIRES HAS NO TRACTION ON WET ROAD/SNOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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