2001 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL WOULD PERFORM ERRATICALLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TIRES WERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HAD NOTICED SOME TREAD SEPARATING ON THE TIRES. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR AT OR AROUND 14,000 MILES. TWO SHOWED THE STEEL TREAD, AS A RESULT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS ROUTINELY SERVICED WITH ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. *PH

2001 FORD ESCAPE 3.0 L CAR ENGINE STALLED WHEN IN TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN WHILE PROCEEDING STRAIGHT. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY, WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE WHEN IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HALF OF THE TIME. FORD SERVICE NEVER FINDS ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND SAYS SINCE THERE ARE NO CODES ONTO THE COMPUTER IT MUST BE OK. *LA

WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK TODAY, MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE STALLED FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME, I WAS GOING BETWEEN 20-35 MPH AND THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE A YOUNG SON WHO WAS RIDING WITH ME AT THE TIME. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CARS DO THIS. *LA

2001 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING OUT! *LA

ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AND ENGINE LOST ALL POWERWHILE PULING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS INVOLVING THE FORD ESCAPE THAT IS MY COMPANY CAR. I BARELY MISSED BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 M.P.H. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCK I WAS NOT KILLED OR INJURED.*AK

CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO WARNING OR SYMPTOM THAT AN OCCURRENCE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS SHUTDOWN OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND AT VARYING SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND PROBRABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SOME IGNITION COMPONET.*AK

2000 FORD F-550 WAS BEING TOWED AND EXPERIENCED UNDER HOOD FIRE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A FORD F550 AND WAS TOWING A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE OWNER OF THE ESCAPE STARTED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED. HE INFORMED HER TO SHUT IT OFF. WHILE HE WAS TOWING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A BOOFF SOUND AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE THEN PULLED OVER, UNHOOKED THE VEHICLE AND MOVED A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY. *PH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *MR *TS *NLM

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCASSIONS, FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ONCE WHILE GOING ABOUT 25 MPH DOWN HILL. THE OTHER TIME, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT UNDER 10 MPH. CONSUMER REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY MORE UNTIL A RESOLUTION IS FOUND. THE FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM.*AK