Ford Escape Complaints

29,499 consumer complaints on file.

#10044845October 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE, AND WINDOWS.*MR PRIOR TO DATE, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED SIX TIMES FOR: DIFFICULTY IN CRANKING, CLINKING NOISES IN THE ENGINE AND DIFFICULTY WITH THE IDLE. DESPITE THE LATEST SERVICE, CRANKING AND IDLING CONTINUED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE RECURRING PROBLEMS WHICH CONTINUED TO EXIST. CONSUMER LATER DISCOVERED THE REAR WINDOW LEAKED. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE IS A DEFECTIVE AND INFERIOR PRODUCT. *PH *NLM
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
#10043169October 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME!!! *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043110October 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2002 FOR ESCAPE XLT LEAKS INSIDE EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE WINDSHIELD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CAR BUT FORD WILL NOT COVER IT AS A DEFECT. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURER. FILED COMPLAINTS WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND WILL BE TALKING TO THE MEDIA. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#10043060October 16, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME, WHEN I TRY TO START UP FROM A STOP THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT GO DOWN UNDER GRADUAL PRESSURE. I HAVE TO PUSH HARDER AND HARDER UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY JERKS DOWN AND THE CAR SURGES AHEAD AT A FAST SPEED. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AND I TRY TO SPEED UP, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING ON GOOD ROADS, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON SLIPPERY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP (GERMAIN FORD OF COLUMBUS) AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS BUT HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I HAVE JUST PUT A RANDOM DATE DOWN BECAUSE IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE THE CAR. *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
#10044032October 15, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TRUCK, THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY CAME OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. *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
#10041813October 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TODAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 AM EST, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT THE STEERING TIGHTEN UP AND THE BRAKES AS WELL. I WAS UNAWARE THAT MY CAR HAD STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I COASTED OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. I HAD NO PROBLEMS AFTER THAT. THIS IS THE SECOND STALL THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. THE LAST ONE WAS IN MAY 03. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041750October 13, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
SIZZLING NOISE WHEN AIR CONDITION IS USED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO 2 SEPARATE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY CANNOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS. KEARNY MESA FORD (ORIGINAL DEALER) AND NORTH COUNTY FORD BOTH CLAIM NOT TO BE ABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST!!! *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
#10042325October 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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