2004 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, CAUSING THE RADIO, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE TO DECREASE TO ZERO FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PERFORM NORMALLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,600. THE VIN UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL OF THE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

LIFT GATE GLASS HINGE BOLT CORRODED AND FELL APART LEAVING REAR GLASS HANGING. *TR

FORD ESCAPE LIMITED 2004 PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DON'T WORK VIN:[XXX]. I BOUGHT IN MARCH 2011. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD ESCAPE AND HAVE HAD THE SEATBELT HARNESSES FIXED 3 TIMES. ONE WAS JUST FIXED 18 DAYS AGO AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED YET AGAIN. THERE IS A WIRING PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELT HARNESS. IT HAS BEEN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT EACH TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER DOOR LIFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS IT STARTED SWAYING ABNORMALLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR FENDER WELL WAS CORRODED AROUND THE STRUT MOUNT AND THE STRUT HAD COME THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE HAD FRACTURED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD CAUSING A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE CRASH WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V574000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLES ON 2/7/2005; HOWEVER, IT HAS NOW FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AT A RAPID SPEED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE ENGINE EXHIBITING AN UNUSUALLY HIGH INCREASE IN RPMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ UPDATED 12/20/11 *CN