2001 Ford Escape Problems
- 989
- Owner complaint records
- Vehicle Speed Control · 77 records · 7.8% of complaint records in our dataset
- Most mentioned
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Explore reported systems
- Vehicle Speed Control77 · 7.8%
- Electrical System65 · 6.6%
- Engine And Engine Cooling47 · 4.8%
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic41 · 4.1%
- Air Bags31 · 3.1%
- Service Brakes30 · 3.0%
- Unknown Or Other29 · 2.9%
- Engine27 · 2.7%
- Steering26 · 2.6%
- Suspension26 · 2.6%
- Tires23 · 2.3%
- Power Train21 · 2.1%
- Fuel System, Gasoline13 · 1.3%
- Latches/Locks/Linkages13 · 1.3%
- Structure9 · 0.9%
- Seat Belts8 · 0.8%
- Wheels6 · 0.6%
- Fuel/Propulsion System5 · 0.5%
- Visibility3 · 0.3%
- Equipment3 · 0.3%
Complaint themes
- Gasoline · 151 records
- Automatic Transmission · 62 records
- Engine · 57 records
- Ignition · 29 records
- Frontal · 26 records
- Body · 25 records
- Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · 23 records
- Control Unit/Module · 20 records
Mileage distribution
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 115 |
| 60–100k mi | 110 |
| 100–150k mi | 106 |
| 1–30k mi | 73 |
| 150–400k mi | 63 |
Reports involving crashes or injuries
Selected from stored records that indicate a crash, fire, injury, or death. Not a ranking.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 ford escape. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and failed to slow down, even though the brake pedal was depressed numerous times. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and its rear end crashed into a tree. A four year old passenger seated in the rear was fatally injured due to the massive impact to the vehicle. The driver lost…
Crash reported · 3 injuries · 1 death
ODI 10622281
Unknown Or Other
This vehicle was involved in a fatal one-car crash on i-96 on march 4, 2008. The accident was reported as loss of control at a high speed, and at the time, there was no suspicion of a mechanical issue. Then in late july 2012, the recall notice for the ford escape with v-6 engines, model years 2001-2004, was made public (recall no. 12s37). We now have concern that this accident may have been precipitated by a vehicle…
Crash reported · 1 death
ODI 10488201
Front · Frontal
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…
Crash reported · 1 death
ODI 10196164
Questions
- What system appears most often in 2001 complaint records?
- Vehicle Speed Control (77 records).
- How many complaint records are stored for 2001?
- 989 records in our dataset.