2001 Ford Escape complaints

THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING LOOSE. *JB

FORD ESCAPE 2001, WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVEN'T KEPT WINDOWS CLEAR ENOUGH TO SEE DURING RAIN OR SNOW. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY GETTING 10-12 MILES PER GALLON ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO DRIVE WHEN IT WAS WINDY OUTSIDE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT COME BACK UP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THE BRAKES MUST HAVE FROZEN UP. THE BATTERY LOW LIGHT WAS ON. *JB

THE PLASTIC CAP ON THE MASTER BREAK CYLINDER LEAKED BREAK FLUID ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. THE INSULATION ON THE HARNESS FAILED AND THE WIRING SHORTED, CAUSING A FIRE. THE BREAK FLUID ACTED AS FUEL FOR THE FIRE. THE BREAKING SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP, WAS SERIOUSLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES AT 38000 MILES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT, SO WERE THE ROTORS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. *AK THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO FIND OUT WHY SO MUCH BLACK AN SILVER DUST WAS ON THE FRONT WHEELS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AN TEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE DUST WAS ON THE FRONT TIRES WITHIN 200 MILES AFTER CLEANING. FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *TC

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 83,000 WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 60MPH. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS WAS A LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $3,800 TO FIX. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED TRANS. FOR $3,000. WHILE TAKING APART OLD TRANS FOUND THAT AN INTERNAL COMPONENT FELL APART CAUSING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. SAID THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT FAULT OF 'LACK OF MAINTENANCE'. HAVE CONTACTED FORD SINCE AND THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE FOR EXPENSES.*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V210001 CONCERNING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLE. WHILE DRIVINGTHROTTLE CABLE BECOMES INOPERABLE. UPON DEPRESSING THE PEDAL IT WILL STICK. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL STATED. *AK

ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FIRE, THERE WAS A UNUSUAL SMELL THAT WAS ALMOST LIKE A "FUNNY WOODSTOVE' SMELL. THIS SMELL WAS ONLY PRESENT UNTIL THE CAR HEATED UP AND THE AIR FRESHENER WOULD COVER THE ODOR. IT GOT VERY STRONG THE AFTERNOON BEFORE THE FIRE HAPPENED. IT WAS MORE OF A STALE TIN CAN IS THE BEST WAY THAT I CAN DESCRIBE IT. I CAME HOME IN THE EVENING AND AT 5:30 AM OF THE 30TH MY MOTHER AND I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION WHICH WE FOUND OUT WAS LATER THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE BURSTING DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF THE FIRE AND THE ORIGIN, THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FORD ESCAPE IS DESTROYED AND BURNED AT OVER 1400 DEGREES AND SPREAD SO RAPIDLY THAT BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BUT CONTROL THE FORE AND PUT IT OUT. MY PARENTS VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO MY ESCAPE AND WAS ALSO DESTROYED. SINCE THE INCIDENT I HAVE CONTACTED FORD SEVERAL TIMES TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR COME OUT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AS THE ORIGIN IS ALREADY DETERMINED DUE TO THE WAY THE VEHICLE BURNED. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUNAROUND SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT HAS BEEN ALMOST THIRTY DAYS. THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THIS FIRE HAPPENED ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, LUCKILY I WAS NOT KILLED AND MY FAMILY STILL HAS A HOME. THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS STATED THAT THE FIRE PATTERNS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ARE CONSISTENT WITH A LEAKING O RING FROM THE GASOLINE TAN

THE LIFTGATE DOOR WOULD OPEN WHEN THE REMOTE IS USED. POSSIBLE RECALL 04V602000. *AK THE LIFTGATE WOULD NOT LOCK AT TIMES. THEN SOMETIMES WHEN THE REMOTE WAS USED TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE, IT WOULD NOT OPEN. *SC

THE DISPLAY ON MY FORD ESCAPE RADIO HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY; THE RADIO ITSELF IS FUNCTIONING. AFTER CALLING SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS, THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER, AND SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT IS VERY APPARENT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN SEVERAL OF THE OEM RADIOS AND THE RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW. MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND DISCUSSION PAGES REFER TO THIS ISSUE AS BEING THE RESULT OF AN OVERHEAT CONDITION ON THE DISPLAY BOARD DUE TO PROXIMITY OF THE POWER SUPPLY AND IMPROPER HEAT DISSIPATION. *NM

VEHICLE HAD A RECALL TO REPROGRAM POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS CORRECTED (?) ON 6/9/04. ON 7/2/04 VEHICLE WOULD NOT IDLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY WOULD QUIT RUNNING. TAKEN TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED IGNITION CONTROL VALVE. DEALER STATES IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAM. CAR WAS OUT OF MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, WITH 36,568 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. OTHER ITEMS OF CONCERN ON THIS VEHICLE INCLUDE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT AS DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY AND ALLOWS MOISTURE BUILDUP. DEALER AGAIN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT AND REFUSES TO REPAIR AT THEIR COST (ESTIMATE COST APPX. $200 TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECT). OTHER ISSUES INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF A COOLANT SENSOR, AND REPLACED A DPFE (ENVIRONMENT PROBLEM THAT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY). *NM

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. 2. PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. 3. CAR CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THIS EVIDENTLY IS A LIE. IF POSSIBLE, WILL FOLLOW UP WITH MORE INFORMATION. *NM

FORD ESCAPE 2001, EGR SENSOR FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE SERVICE BULLETIN APPLIED TO HIM, BECAUSE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MEXICO, BUT T WAS MANUFACTURED IN KANSAS CITY MO. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH,WHEN SUDDENLY A VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF HIS/HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG'S DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE. THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELT SLUGGISH. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V165000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IN MAY FOR THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *AK *SC

WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, AND THE ENGINE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE VEHICLE JERKS AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IN REVERSE. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

SUDDEN FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT WITH COMPLETE NEW TRANSMISSION AND COOLER. *AK

MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION.THE DEALER EXPLAINED IT AS A" ANTI- THEFT SYSTEM" GONE BAD.SO MY IGNITION HAD TO BE RE-KEYED.(HAD TO BUY NEW KEYS). OF COURSE THAT TOOK 3 DAYS. I CALLED FORDS AND THEY SAID EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A CODE IN THERE COMPUTER FOR THIS.NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

FORD FAILURE TO PERFORM RECALL #04V-165 FORD #04S13 ON MY 01 ESCAPE. CONTACTED FORD, PROVIDED VIN, FORD CLAIMED NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER MT 01 ESCAPE WAS PRODUCED IN 10/2000 WHICH WAS DURING THE RECALL PERIOD. HAS NEVER BEEN DONE. VEHICLE NOW STALLS AND HARD STARTS (LONG CRANKS) SOMETIMES TAKES 2 OR 3 TRIES. *AK

ENGINE SURGE - FORD ESCAPE 2001 - TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 54,000MILES. IN RELATION TO INTERMIT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLES (OFTEN WHEN PLACED IN PARK SETTING) ENGINE WOULD SURGE CAUSING THAT TACHOMETER TO RACE TO ABOUT 5 TO 6 THOUSAND REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE. ON DECEMBER, 8, 2004 WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION SET IN D, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SURGED IS THE SAME MANOR AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HOLD THE BRAKE WITH FULL FORCE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FREEDOM FORD, HAMPTON VA) WHEN THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ENGINE SURGE.*AK

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THE 2002-2004 FORD ESCAPE SUV'S DUE TO ACCELERATOR CABLE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE A 2001 FORD ESCAPE 4X4 SUV AND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IS ALSO STICKING. WHY NOT RECALL ALL THE MODEL YEARS? WHY WAIT TILL THERE IS AN ACCIDENT OR MAJOR FAILURE?*AK

WHEN I PRESS ON MY ACCELERATOR AT A STOP SIGN IT STICKS. THEN WHEN IT BREAKS THROUGH I ACCELERATE QUICKLY. I AM AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND INJURE MYSELF OR OTHERS. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BEING DRIVEN. OWNER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY.*AK

PURCHASED ESCAPE NEW IN 2001. IN 2002, WITH 30,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION HAD A SEVERE SHUDDER, SO I TOOK INTO THE DEALER AND WAS CHARGES OVER $100 FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. SHUDDER CAME BACK ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, WENT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT ANOTHER $100 TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS NEEDED. I DID NOT AGREE AND LEFT. IN JUNE OF 2004, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, TRANSMISSION STARTED WHINNING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY AT SLOW SPEEDS. MANAGED TO GET IT HOME(20 MILES IN ABOUT AN HOUR!) AND PARKED IT. AFTER THAT, IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. HAD IT TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP(DEALER WANTED $120 JUST TO RUN A CHECK ON IT) AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2600. DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY, SO IT HAS BEEN PARKED NOW FOR ALMOST SIX MONTHS. TRANSMISSION IS THE CD4E, A PROBLEM CHILD FOR FORD. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM, AND SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. NOW, STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT AND WITH ONLY 84,000 MILES ON IT, I HAVE NO RECOURSE BUT TO LET IT SIT UNTIL I CAN SAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *JB

THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE EGR SENSOR (DPFE) WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SOP DRIVER SIDE OUTER BELT MOLDING, FUEL PUMP, SWAY BAR LINKS AND IAC. *BF THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, WATER LEAKED AROUND THE TAILGATE WINDOW, THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START, THE IAC WAS STICKING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SQUEAKED AND RATTLED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON STARTING, THERE WAS PLAY IN THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS, THE COOLANT LIGHT STAYED ON, THERE WAS A CRACK AROUND THE OIL PAN AND THE OIL DRAIN PLUG WAS PROBLEMATIC, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. *SC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER QUITS. FORD WILL NOT HONOR THEIR RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 00V387002/FORD RECALL NO. 00S49). *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THE RECALL HAD BEEN CLOSED. *AK

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

2001 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION SHUDDER DURING SHIFTING AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. AT 30,000 MILES, DEALER PERFORMED TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH WHICH RESULTED IN THE SHUDDER GOING AWAY. RECENTLY THE SHUDDER HAS RETURNED. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE RPMS SUDDENLY JUMPED UP TO BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVEABLE. *AK

ABS HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE ON MY WAY BACK FROM L.A. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS MENTIONED IN RECALL 04V165000. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V165000 CONCERNING ENGINE STALLING. VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS S CHARGING THE CONSUMER FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, CONCERNING THIS RECALL.*AK

I NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, BUMPY ROADS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE SHOCK AND STRUT ON DRIVERS SIDE AND SWAY BAR LINKS NEEDED TO REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE WITH 50,000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT NEED THESE REPAIRS THIS EARLY. THE SHOCK AND STRUT ON DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL AS SWAY BAR LINKS REPLACED.

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. FORD STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. *AK

JUST DRIVING, CAME TO A SLOW ARE AND WHEN ACCELERATING IT FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS OR IT WOULD STALL IN THE GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE DON KOTT FORD FOR SERVICE AND THEY CHARGED ME FOR A TRANSMISSION SERVICE.*AK I TOOK IT BACK AND AFTER ONE DAY IT HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCURRING SEVERAL TIMES. I'M JUST WAITING FOR IT TO FULLY BREAK DOWN BECAUSE I NEED THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO GET IT REPAIRED. I FEEL LIKE I GOT RIPPED OFF FOR A USELESS TRANSMISSION SERVICE. TO THIS DAY THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO FEEL LIKE IT HAS A PROBLEM. WHAT I'M DOING TO GET IT TO WORK IS STARTING THE ENGINE AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE. I PRESS ON THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON THAT IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE GEAR SHIFTER. THIS WILL GET ME GOING AS I START TO ACCELERATE. HOWEVER, IF I DIDN'T PRESS ON THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON TO GET GOING, THE ACCELERATION WOULD BE POOR AND SOMETIME NOT GO. THERE WERE SEVERAL SITUATIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP AND IF IT NEED SOME ACCELERATION TO GET GOING NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVING UP BUT NO ACCELERATION. ANOTHER TIME WAS WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND UPON ACCELERATION THE GEARS DIDNT' SEEM TO KICK IN. THE VEHICLE MADE THE ONCOMING CARS EITHER STOP OR SLOW DOWN OR SWERVE. LUCKILY I'M USE TO KNOWING HOW THE VEHICLE OPERATES AND I MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE TURNING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FLAW IN DES

I'VE NOTICED AN AIR-LEAKING/HISSING NOISE THAT HAS GRADUALLY, OVER A FEW WEEKS, GOTTEN LOUDER. THE NOISE GETS QUIETER WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BUT RETURNS AS SOON AS YOU LET UP ON THE BRAKES. I'VE HAD THE NOISE CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER WAS LEAKING. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 2001 FORD ESCAPE WITH LESS THAN 51,000 MILES ON IT. THE INTERESTING THING IS, MY MOTHER HAS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE, AND SHE JUST HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH HER CAR. HER MILEAGE, TOO, IS AROUND 50,000. WE FIND IT ODD THAT THE VEHICLES ARE MADE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND BOTH HAVE RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. HAVE OTHER DRIVERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES?

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE PARKED THE SAME THING OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A STORE WINDOW. *JB THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A STORE WINDOW. *SC

EARLY FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. FORD ESCAPE 2001 CD4E TRANSMISSION FAILED SHORTLY AFTER FORD RECALLED IT AND REPROGAMMED PCM. THIS HAD BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND THE PRODUCT FAILED EARLY. FORD SHOULD BEAR THE BURDEN TO REPAIR THIS AND THEY REFUSED.*AK POOR PRODUCT AND NUMEROUS DESIGN FLAWS ARE DOCUMENTED ON LINE.

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES DECREASED IN BRAKING POWER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT POWER BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM WAS LEAKING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING GARAGE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER SENSOR CRANK, AND IDLER ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. *TC

WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND NO BRAKES. *TC

RECALL 04V165000 CONCERNING ENGINE STALLING. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING UNTIL RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE ON APRIL 24, 2004. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS ON ALL OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE, WENT OUT I HAD 58,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. HAD TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW 4 MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE ENGINE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON EVEN THOUGH IT IS FULL. ALL OF THE LIGHTERS/SUN ROOF HAVE NO POWER TO THEM THEY ALL QUIT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL FUSES, WITH NO LUCK. NOW THE ALL LIGHTS ON THE RADIO ARE GONE, BUT THE RADIO STILL WORKS. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE STALLING RECALL; SO I HAD IT SERVICED (REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER). AFTER IT WAS WORKED ON, ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER IT BEGAN TO STALL WHEN STARTING. IT WOULDN'T IDLE. NOW IT JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED TO US ABOUT 30 TIMES TODAY. I REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER HOPING THAT WAS IT; IT DIDN'T HELP. IT ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT. THE THING IS, I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT UNTIL WE TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL. *JB

TRANSMISSIONS SHIFTS ROUGHLY (JERKS) WHEN GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. 2001 FORD ESCAPE WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. ASKED SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT PROBLEM HE SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF PROBLEM.-*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT DRIVER SUSTAINED CERVICAL SPINE STRAIN. *AK

I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT TIRES EXCHANGED ON MY VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE OF FEB. 7 2001. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN EVERY 5000 MILES FOR SERVICE AND EVERYTIME I HAVE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR PULLS IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE GONE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP EVEYTIME AND VOICED MY COMPLAINT. AT 15000 MILES THE TIRE MANAGER EXPLAINED IT WAS MY TIRES AND HAD ME PURCHASE A SET OF 4. AT 35000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES AGAIN THIS TIME AT NO CHARGE. I AM NOW AT 64000 AND THIRD SET OF TIRES. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING APPROX 55 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE TREAD FELL OFF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE AND WILL BE VISITING THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE EXACT NUMBER OF THE TIRES IS BUT IT IS THE GRABBER TIRE. *JB