2001 Ford Escape complaints

I HAVE A COMPLAINT. I OWN A FORD ESCAPE 2001. FIRST THE DRIVERS REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. NOW THE DRIVER'S DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE TO GET IN, BUT I CAN OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE TO GET OUT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THESES DOORS? *TR

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE ABS TO MALFUNCTION. THIS ILLUMINATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT, WHICH CAUSED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE TO OVERHEAT RESULTING IN A BURNING ODOR, SMOKE, AND ENGINE FIRE. THIS CONDITION OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THE RECALLS. TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT IF THE VIN FOR MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEN THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES NOW BECAUSE THE CONTROL MODULE HAS BURNED UP, AND THE FUSES HAD TO BE REMOVED. THE PRICE FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW ABS CONTROL MODULE IS ESTIMATED AT $1500 TO $2500. *TR

GEARSHIFT CABLE BROKE. *TR

WHILE ATTENDING A SCHOOL PLAY, I WAS CALLED OUTSIDE B/C MY FORD ESCAPE WAS SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE ALARM WAS GOING OFF. I HAD BEEN INSIDE & THE CAR SHUT OFF FOR 25 MIN. BEFORE BEING CALLED OUT. SMOKE & FIRE WAS BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND FIRE WAS DROPPING ON THE GROUND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED. THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE PRIED UP ON THE SIDES AND FRONT IN ORDER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. EVERYTHING INSIDE HAD MELTED. THEY ASKED IF I HAD NOTICED ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE CAR. IT HAD BEEN A LITTLE SLOW TO START FOR A COUPLE DAYS, BUT SEEMED TO RUN FINE. I THOUGHT PERHAPS I NEEDED TO CHECK THE SPARK PLUGS. THE FIRE DEPT. SUGGESTED I CONTACT FORD TO CHECK ON ANY POTENTIAL RECALLS. FORD MOTOR VERIFIED THAT CONFIRMED THAT RECALL #07S51 DID APPLY TO THE VEHICLE BASED ON MY VIN#. REMEMBERING BACK, EARLIER IN THE WEEK, MY ABS LIGHT DID COME ON, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS UNUSUAL. BUT IT DID NOT STAY ON LONG, SO I WAS NOT CONCERNED. I FILED A REPORT WITH FORD'S CRC. THEY HAVE SUBMITTED THE REPORT TO THEIR GENERAL COUNCIL. THEY SAID TO EXPECT UP TO 15 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE RECEIVING A RESPONSE ON NEXT THE STEPS. NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED. I HAVE A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPT. PICTURES, AFFIDAVITS AND A PERSONAL WRITTEN REPORT. THIS WAS MY ONLY VEHICLE. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT ONCE SHE ADDED BRAKE FLUID EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. UPDATED 09/14/09.*JB

MAR 27 HAD 2001 FORD ESCAPE IN DEALERSHIP FOR OIL LEAK AND ENGINE HESITATION. LEAK NOT FIXED ON 1ST TIME TAKEN TO DEALER. #3 COIL, INTAKE GASKETS REPLACED & TUNEUP DONE FOR HESITATION. MAR 31 VEHICLE TAKEN BACK FOR SAME PROBLEMS, #4 COIL WAS REPLACED AND WAS TOLD NO OIL LEAK, ALSO TOLD ENGINE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE WASHED AND WATER BLEW OUT #4 COIL. ON THE WAY HOME, STILL SMELLED BURNING OIL & ENGINE HESITATION STILL FELT. CALLED DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD TO LET THE CAR SIT FOR A DAY. CAR SAT FOR 2 DAYS. CAR STILL DROVE THE SAME, OIL LEAK & HESITATION STILL THERE. TOOK VEHICLE STRAIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, ON THE WAY THERE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 15MPH. THEN THE EGR VALVE BLEW. AND I LIVE 2 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FROM APR 1 TO APR 15. NOW I WAS TOLD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ON THE MANIFOLDS ARE PLUGGED UP AND THIS IS CAUSING THE HESITATION AND THE OIL LEAK WAS FROM THE TIMING CHAIN COVER. DEALERSHIP HAD TO REMOVE THE ENGINE TO REPLACE THE GASKET. WAS TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW HOW THEY MISSED THIS LEAK THE OTHER 2 TIMES I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS LEAK. ONLY THING THE WARRANTY COVERED IS THE OIL LEAK. FEDERAL MANDATED EMISSION LAW IS 8YRS OR 80,000 MILES. VEHICLE IS IN THE 8 YEARS AND @ 75,500 MILES. FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CONVERTERS. TOOK ESCAPE TO LOCAL MECHANIC APR 17. EXHAUST INSPECTION SHOWED ONLY THE REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER PLUGGED (REPLACED NOW). #4 & #6 COILS NOT FIRING. COILS WORK CONNECTED IN OTHER SPAR

DOOR LOCKS ARE ON ALL 4 DOORS ARE LOCKED AND CANNOT BE OPENED NO ACCESS TO VEHICLE EXCEPT THROUGH THE BACK HATCH OR WINDOWS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED GREATER FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V210001 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) DUE TO MODIFICATIONS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED A FEW SECONDS LATER. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FIRST BRAKE HOSE FAILED AND THE SECOND ONE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE HOSES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (ALL3) HAVE GONE BAD, VEHICLE HAS ONLY 90,000 MILES ON IT, VEHICLE BEGAN MISS FIRING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE A YEAR AGO. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT TIMES EXHAUST IS CIRCULATED BACK INTO VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE ALARM STARTED GOING OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY, UPON INVESTIGATION THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND USED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON THE ABS BRAKE MODULE/WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ALLSTATE INSURANCE STATES THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. I HAD COMPLETED THE RECALL FOR THIS PART IN FEBRUARY OF 2008, 10 MONTHS LATER MY VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE. THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AT FORD SINCE THE FIRE HAVE BEEN TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS, THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK CONTROL UNIT/MODULE AND OTHER AFFECTED BURNT PARTS. *TR

I HAVE AS 2001 FORD ESCAPE XLS THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES ARE CRACKED ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH, MAKING IT ALMOST EMINENT THAT THEY ARE GOING TO RUPTURE WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, DAYS EVEN. I UNDERSTAND ONE BRAKE LINE GOING OUT ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT WITH ONLY 126,000 I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT ALL FOUR LINES COULD BE LIKE THIS. IT MAKES ME WONDER JUST HOW MANY FORD'S ON THE ROAD ARE JUST ABOUT READY TO LOOSE THEIR BRAKE FUNCTION. SOUNDS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I HAVEN'T REPLACED ANY OF THE LINES YET, BECAUSE NOBODY CARRIES THE PART. FORD TOLD ME TO GO TO THE LOCAL DEALER, ALREADY DID AND NO PART. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE. THIS IS MY COMPLAINT. *TR

VEHICLE'S # - 2001 FORD ESCAPE .EVERY MORNING I START THE CAR IT HESITATES TO STAY STARTED,(IDEALING) SOMETIMES THE CAR DOES SHUT OFF AND I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. I START OUT AND WHEN I GO TO BRAKE THE CAR HESITATES AND WANT TO SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME I LOSE MY BRAKES (THEY LOCK UP AND WILL NOT STOP...) THE CAR ALSO SOMETIMES SMELL HOT AFTER DRIVING. ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE THE BRAKES SEEM TO WORK FINE BUT THERE IS STILL A HOT SMELL WHEN WE SHUT THE CAR OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS IN FOR SERVICE MORE THEN ONCE AND THEY HAD ME DO CERTAIN SERVICES ON THE CAR AND THIS STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, I TOOK BACK IN AFTER SPENDING ENOUGH MONEY AND DOING THE SERVICE THEY SUGGESTED THE MECHANICS KEPT IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THOUGHT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM,BUT HERE WE ARE AGAIN(1 YR LATER) AND I'M BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED. I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK TO WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM.. SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AS FOLLOWS A. REPLACE INTAKE GASKETS,SPARK PLUGS,DPFE SENSOR. B. FUEL FILTER. C. PERFORM BG PROFESSIONAL FUEL INJECTION CLEANING SERVICE. THE SECOND TIME IN FOR SERVICE- A. 100 DIAG MASS AIR FLOW METER=REC. TUNE UP = FILTERS ADVISE ON PENDG. CODES 0171-0174=POSS. INTAKE LEEK =REPLACE MAF SENSOR=CLEAR CODES. THIS WAS EVERYTHING THEY SUGGESTED WE DO AND NOW AS ITS COLD I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DID LAST FEBRUARY. ($2000.00 LATER) I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE THE SITUATION FIXED BEFORE I CAN'T STOP THE NEXT TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME... MRS. LESLIE A. W

ON OCCASION THE DRIVERS DOOR AND BACK PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT RELEASE TO ALLOW DOOR TO OPEN WHEN PULLING HANDLE TO OPEN. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE DOOR OPEN. NOW, FRONT PASSENGER LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE AT ALL, CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT BE USABLE. I SPOKE WITH FORD AT 18003923673 AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY YOUNG CHILDREN, WHO RIDE IN THE BACK, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IF WE WERE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT EMERGENCY HELP MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THE CHILDREN MAY BECOME TRAPPED. IN THE EVENT THAT THE FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT LONGER OPEN THE PASSENGER , MYSELF, HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE SEATS TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. SHE ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE A HOME FIRE EXTINGUISHER; HOWEVER, THE FIRE WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT IS AWAITING TO HEAR IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL CLASSIFY THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE IS ALSO AWAITING AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE SMELL WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO BECOME FAULTY. HE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NEW BRAKE LINES ON THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS AND WOULD NOT ALLOW HIS CHILD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AFTER THREE HUNDRED MILES. THE USED CAR DEALER, FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, STATED THAT THEY WOULD PURCHASE A NEW MOTOR UNDER THE WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE NON-WORKING ENGINE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 123,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER; HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED IT INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. HE WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2007, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED. THEREFORE, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT FORD WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, HE COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, BUT DID NOT SEE SMOKE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ABS LIGHT WENT OUT, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO CHECK WHICH FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE IDENTIFIED THAT THE ABS AND CRUISE CONTROL SHARED THE SAME FUSE. CURRENTLY, EVERYTIME HE REPLACES A FUSE, IT FAILS. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). HE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT THE DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE ABS AND SPEED CONTROL WERE ON THE SAME FUSE, AND THE ABS MODULE WAS BURNED OUT. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED UNDER THE RECALL ONCE. UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB UPDATED 09/07/10

ON JULY 4TH, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. SUDDENLY, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND MY HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WITH THE BRAKES. HE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA FORD FOR REPAIR. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS "CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILED". THE RECEIPT STATED THAT "CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILED 1.00 VERIFIED, CRUISE CONTROL CABLE SHEATH BROKEN AND CABLE END FLIPS OVER CAUSE THROTTLE TO BE HELD OPEN". THE FORD SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL ESCAPE'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT HIS MANAGER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO RESET THE THROTTLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, THE REAR HATCH DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 00V210001 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 04V602000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

WHILE PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS A PASSERBY STARTED BANGING ON OUR FRONT DOOR AND SAID WE HAD A FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. SURE ENOUGH OUR 2001 FORD ESCAPE WAS SHOOTING FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE. WE HAD NO IDEA SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN. AFTER GOING TO THIS SITE AND READING SIMILAR ACCOUNTS OF THE CAR JUST GOING ON FIRE WHILE PARKED WE CAN ONLY ASSUME SOMETHING WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT HAD BEEN GOING OFF AND ON RECENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO USE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE HOUSING FOR THE SPEED CONTROL COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V210001 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER TO UNHOOK THE SPEED CONTROL BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THAT MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 88,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL # 04V574000 SINCE THE BUILD DATE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 6-11-2001 WHICH WAS CLOSE TO 2002. UPDATED 07/31/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 -35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE FREE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DISAGREED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,700.

I OWN A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE LOCKS ON THE HATCH DOOR AND HATCH GLASS WINDOW DO NOT OPEN CONSISTENTLY, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE (I LIVE IN FL). THERE ARE NO OTHER WAYS TO OPEN THE DOOR OR WINDOW AS THERE ARE NO HANDLES ON THE INSIDE AND NO KEY LOCK ON THE OUTSIDE. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUE. FROM BLOGS I SEE THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THE ACTUATOR MAY BE AT FAULT. *TR

THROTTLE STICKS AT INTERMITTENT TIMES UPON ACCELERATION. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL SPEED DOES NOT RESULT IN DECELERATION. WHEN PROBLEM DOES OCCUR THERE IS NO KNOWN WAY OF STOPPING IT. I JUST WAIT IT OUT UNTIL THROTTLE CORRECTS ITSELF. I AM UNABLE TO TELL IF GAS PEDAL REMAINS DEPRESSED WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS. HAVE TRIED PRESSING THROTTLE TO FLOOR QUICKLY AND RELEASING WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. HAVE TRIED PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THAT ONLY CAUSES ENGINE TO RACE. SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING MORE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT AND LEFT, BUT THE WHEEL KEPT MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND STRUCK A CONCRETE WALL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT IS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000. UPDATED 06/09/08 *BF UPDATED 06/09/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE ENGINE WOULD STILL ACCELERATE ONCE THE CONTACT RELEASED THE PEDAL. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM BEGAN SMOKING . AN INTENSE ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS PRESENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS, ECU MODULE, AND THE HCU MODULE WERE DAMAGED. A POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE, JUST A LOT SMOKE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,005. UPDATED 06/30/08 *BF UPDATED 06/30/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF THE TAILGATE DOOR OF MY ESCAPE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE NO PRIMER ON IT AT ALL. IT JUST STARTED IN PAST 6 MONTHS. COMING OFF IN BIG CHUNKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AN 40 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ,BY MYSELF, WERE FOR NAUGHT. A NEARBY GARAGE INITIALLY THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS A TIMING BELT ISSUE, BUT FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS WITH A POSSIBLE SHORT. A BIT STRANGE FOR A NON-MOVING PART. *TR

PAINT FLAKING OFF ON REAR DOOR ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES BY GLASS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTO THE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE MADE A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS A RAPID LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. SHE ALSO STATED THAT BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR SIX MONTHS, DIMMED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT THEN ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE), THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER (BECAUSE OF THE LEAK) ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,129 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,080.

IN NOV. OF 2006, I TOOK MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEATBELT WAS TWISTING AND WAS NOT RETRACTING. MY CHILD'S BOOSTER SEAT WAS HELD WITH THIS BELT AND WAS NOT WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT DUE TO A FLAW, CONDENSATION WAS ABLE TO GET INSIDE AND THAT IT HAD CAUSED AN INTERNAL SPRING TO RUST AND BREAK. THEY TOLD ME THAT IN 2002 + MODELS, IT WAS REDESIGNED AND THAT COIL OR SPRING IS NOW PROTECTED WITH A PROTECTIVE COVERING. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CORP AND THEY COVERED THE REPAIR AND I HAD TO PAY A $75.00 DEDUCTIBLE. NOW 13 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAD RE- OCCURRED. THIS TIME FORD MOTOR CORP. SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I AGAIN REMINDED THEM THAT THIS FAULTY SEATBELT IS BEING USED TO SECURE MY SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S BOOSTER SEAT AND IT TERRIFIES ME TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO HER IF I WAS IN A SERIOUS COLLISION. FORD DID HAVE A SAFETY SEATBELT RECALL ON A FRONT SEATBELT LATCH AND I COMPLIED AND I THINK THAT WAS IN 2004. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS THE PROPENSITY TO LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURY IF IT IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A MEMO TO VEHICLE OWNERS STATING TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT CAP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,190 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED BOUGHT A NEW CAP AT THE COST OF $17.61. UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

I HAVE HAD BRAKE LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE CONTAINER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AROUND 2001. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THE CAP MALFUNCTIONED AND THEY REPLACED THE CAP, THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID I OVERFILLED THE CONTAINER BUT IT NEVER STOPPED AND TO THIS DAY THE CONTAINER LEAKS. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I THOUGHT THIS TO BE JUST A FREAK ACCIDENT UNTIL I READ THESE POSTINGS AND IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. ONE TIME IT STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81 AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITH OUT AN ACCIDENT. NOW MY CAR HAS A HARD TIME STARTING FOR NO REASON. AT FIRST I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM JUST GOT WORSE. NOW I SOMETIMES SPEND 20 MIN TRYING TO START THE CAR, WHEN IT FINALLY STARTS, IT STALLS AND WHEN ITS FINISHED STALLING, IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND STAYS THAT WAY FOR SEVERAL MIN. UNTIL NOW I JUST THOUGHT THESE WERE RARE OCCURRENCES BUT NOW I DON'T THINK THEY ARE. I BELIEVE THEY ARE ALL SAFETY PROBLEMS AND NOT ONCE WAS I NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL TO FIX. MY COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON OVER 8 MONTHS AGO AND IS STILL ON DESPITE HAVING IT CHECKED AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND.*CN

I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT INSTALLING SINCE 2003. RECALL 04S13 WAS FOR THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL AND STILL TODAY 12/6/07, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR WILL STALL IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVE THRU'S, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND IN TRAFFIC WHEN COASTING. WHEN I AM FINALLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, I WILL BE SUING FORD FOR FAILURE TO MEET MY NEEDS WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THE DEALERS SAY I HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENS. I CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN CONSISTENT TO MEET THIS "REQUIREMENT." I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD AS A RESULT OF THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY OR LACK OF CONCERN THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS A GOOD PRODUCT. *TR

DOOR HANDLE ON OCCASION GETS STUCK. *TR

THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN 3 TIMES. THE FIRST DATE WAS 11-12-2003. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS IS THAT WE ARE NOT SURE WHEN THE BAG WILL DEPLOY OR NOT. DEALER TRACED AND FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT, CONNECTOR NOT SEATED. RESECURED AND SYSTEM PASSED. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THIS DEALERSHIP UP TO FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILS TO WORK. UPON DISASSEMBLY, WE FOUND THAT THE PART THAT CONNECTED THE HANDLE MECHANISM TO THE LOCK MECHANISM WAS A FLIMSY THIN METAL WASHER, WHICH HAD BROKE IN HALF. THIS COMPONENT IS DEFINITELY SUBSTANDARD FOR THE CONSTANT USE IT GETS. UPON CONFERRING WITH OTHER 2001 ESCAPE OWNERS AT ESCAPE-CENTRAL.COM (TECH. TIPS ), NOT ONLY DOES THIS PART FAIL, BUT THE SAME PART ON THE INTERIOR DOOR EVENTUALLY FAILS TOO, THUS YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM EITHER THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE.' THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ALSO HAS THIS PROBLEM AS POSTED BY OTHER OWNERS. THIS CREATES THE POSSIBLILTY OF BEING TRAPPED INSIDE DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, SUCH AS A FIRE, ACCIDENT, ETC. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH A MORE SUBSTANTIAL PART.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND ONCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL NUMBER 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT RE-INSPECT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD MAKE A REPAIR THAT WAS IDENTICAL TO THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V165000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

OIL COOLER FAILED, OIL WAS BURNT OFF WITH NO CHECK OIL LIGHT OR ENGINE NOTICE AND ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. ENGINE THREW A ROD AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH. AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND BECAUSE THEY DID NOT, DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE A FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT 8 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE SHAKING CONTINUED FOR FIVE MILES UNTIL THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING RUBBER AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,308. THE CONSUMER STATED WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE THAT SAME NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES ROSE AT LEAST 20 FEET HIGH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FRONT END UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WAS COMPLETELY BURNT AND THE ENGINE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FORD WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

BRAKE PROBLEM INVOVING ABS SENSOR RING ON FRONT WHEELS. THIS WHEEL RING LITERALLY CRACKED CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR TO OPERATE THE BRAKES. THE RING WAS "EPOXYED" BACK TOGETHER BY MY MECHANIC, BUT NOW THE BRAKES ON OCCASION MAKE A "CLUNKING" NOISE AND YOU CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON THE 215 FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 TO 75 MPH IN THE #1 LANE WHEN I HEARD NOISES I RECOGNIZED FROM MY PAST AS TIRE TREAD COMING LOSE FROM THE TIRE IT SELF. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AS GOD WOULD HAVE THERE WAS A BREAK IN TRAFFIC THAT ALLOWED ME TO DO SO. AFTER THE ROADSIDE SERVICE (AAA) ARRIVED TO CHANGE THE DAMAGED TIRE WITH THE SPARE I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE DAMAGED TIRE WAS DAMAGED ONLY TO THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE JUST COME LOSE. I AM THANKFUL THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT CAUSED BUT I DO WANT TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

I WAS WRITING THIS FOR MY SISTER WHO IS NO LONGER HERE. SHE DROVE A 2001 FORD ESCAPE GOING 60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED AND SHE REAR ENDED THEM. HER CAR FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND SHE WAS EJECTED. ALTHOUGH THE STATE TROOPERS SAID SHE WASN'T WEARING HER SEAT BELT SHE CLEARLY HAD A 2" BY 4" ABRASION ON HER LEFT SHOULDER EXACTLY THE SIZE AND LOCATION THAT HER SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE BEEN. THE SUV WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, NOT A PANEL ON IT WASN'T SMASHED - AND YET THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. IT WAS SO BAD THAT I WENT BY THE ACCIDENT AND DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE THE CAR UNTIL A POLICE OFFICER CALLED OUR HOUSE AND TOLD US ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND LOCATION. MY SISTER WAS 22 YEARS OLD WITH A HUSBAND AND A DAUGHTER AND NOW SHE IS NO LONGER HERE. I REALIZE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT, WE GOT A LETTER 2 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL WAS 2 YEARS BEFORE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE AIRBAGS THOUGH. R.I.P. AMANDA WHITMORE.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. SHE MADE ONE MORE ATTEMPT AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. WHEN SHE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,250.

WE NOTICED A HISSING NOISE,TOOK IT TO DEALER,WAS TOLD BRAKE BOOSTER,MASTER CYLINDER,LEFT STABILIZER LINK ASSY,AND PRE-TENSIONER CONNECTORS ON AIR BAG ALL NEED REPLACED. CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE PRE-TENSIONER CONNECTORS. SEEMS UNUSUAL TO ME THAT ALL WOULD GO OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN,ESPECIALLY BOTH THE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. TO MY KNOWLEDGE WE DID NOTHING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBS. I MAY BE HARD TO REACH,AS I AM STAYING WITH MY FATHER IN HERMANN WHILE HE UNDERGOES CANCER TREATMENTS,BUT,MY WIFE CAN BE REACHED AT THE EVENING PHONE # LISTED.