2003 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND THE FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF THE TRUCK. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART AND WE HAD THE SERVICE COMPLETED. FORD ADDED A CROSS MEMBER TO THE PART AS THE PARTS WERE RUSTING. THIS WAS DONE WITHIN THE YEAR. THE TRUCK IS NOW AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I AM GRATEFUL THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT HURT HOWEVER THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF. A YEAR EARLIER DURING A SERVICE VISIT A FORD CERTIFIED MECHANIC FORGOT TO PUT A BOLT BACK ON. THAT DEALERSHIP DID PAY TO HAVE THE TRUCK REPAIRED AND APOLOGIZED. AGAIN IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT HURT.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE SHOOTING RANGE THE ENGINE DID A HESITATION AND THEN WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS TO SEE IF IT WOULD CLEAR UP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WENT HAYWIRE. THE FUEL, SPEED, RPM AND HEATING CLUSTER LEVEL ARMS ALL WENT TO THE MAX POINT AND WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATION TO PULL OVER THE CLUSTER PANEL GAUGES DIED LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER AND WHEN THE ENGINE IDLE LEVELED OFF THE GAUGES WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID IT 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I ACTUALLY GOT HOME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO WORK AND THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE WITH THIS? I NEED TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS.

2003 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON VEHICLE SUB-FRAME RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ARM CROSS BAR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE SUBFRAME WAS NOT COVERED. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING THE SUB FRAME REPLACED, BECAUSE NO WAS WILLING TO SELL THE PART. THE PART WAS BEING USED FOR CERTAIN VIN'S. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 14V165000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. A POLICE OFFICER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN 2012, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V353000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 6/3/15*CN UPDATED 10/06/2017*CN

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY 2003 FORD ESCAPE IS RUSTED THROUGH AND FORD DIDN'T INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALLS. THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY HAVING A WIDER ISSUE WITH THIS CONTROL ARM SINCE RECALL NUMBER 14SO2 HAS AFFECTED MY ESCAPE AS WELL. THEY CLAIM THAT MY LOWER CONTROL ARM WASN'T PART OF THE FACTORIES THAT WAS LISTED SO THEY WON'T INCLUDE ME IN THE RECALL. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR A WHILE AND IF I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY ENTIRE WHEEL COULD HAVE DISCONNECTED AND CAUSE A HORRIBLE CRASH. THEY MUST INCLUDE ALL FORD ESCAPES FROM 2001 THROUGH 2004 AS LISTED IN THIS RECALL SINCE MY ESCAPE IS OBVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR OR AT LEAST NOTIFIED OF THE DANGER. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH CAR THEY DEEMED ACCEPTABLE FOR THE RECALL IF THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE HARM TO THE OWNER AND IS DOCUMENTED AS BEING HARMFUL,, *TR

A RECALL ON OUR FORD ESCAPE WAS PERFORMED LAST AUGUST.THE RECALL WAS FOR RUSTED FRAME/CRADLE AREA THAT HOLDS FRONT SUSPENSION TOGETHER.AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE CRADLE WAS WEAK AND VERY RUSTY OVER AND ABOVE ANY OTHER RUST ON CAR.THE DEALER INSTALLED A BRACE BETWEEN THE TWO RAILS OF THE FRAME AND TOLD ME THAT WAS THE EXTENT OF THE RECALL.THE OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING THE CRADLE GAVE OUT AND THE ENGINE,THE STEERING GEAR DROPPED DOWN A FEW INCHES RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE.I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THEY ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BRACE NOT THE WEAK CRADLE. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN THIS RECALL STOP ANYONE FROM A WRECK OR DAMAGE WHEN THE ENTIRE CRADLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. THIS RECALL HAD TO BE APPROVED BY SOMEONE IM SURE. THIS BRACE WILL NOT STOP A CAR FROM BEING OUT OF CONTROL AT ANY GIVIN TIME AS THE CRADLE ROT WILL AFFECT A LOT MORE THAN JUST THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AREA.I UNDERSTAND ITS AN OLD CAR BUT FORD KNOWS THERE IS A SERIOUS RUST ISSUE WITH THIS PART.IF FORD AND THE NHTSA FEEL THIS BANDAID REPAIR IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR SAFETY OF MY FAMILY THEN I HAVE MY DOUBT ON WHETHER THERE IS ANYONE IN EITHER ORGANIZATION THAT KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT A CAR OR SAFETY AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE) AND THE DEALER INSTALLED REINFORCEMENT CROSS BAR TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CROSS BAR WAS NOT A PERMANENT REPAIR. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT AN ADEQUATE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. MA 08/10/15 THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE REAR FRAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RUSTING. HOWEVER, THE FRONT FRAME WAS ALREADY RUSTED. UPDATED 08/18/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 67 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES AND THE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BUMPS, BRUISES AND SCRAPES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V353000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.