2001 Ford Escape Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

June 28, 2004 · 41,500 miles

Air Bags · Air Conditioner · Engine And Engine Cooling · Steering

While driving, the vehicle stalled. The consumer restarted the vehicle and pulled over. The consumer drove the vehicle to the auto service for inspection and the mechanic informed the consumer that the problem could not be duplicated. *ak there was grinding and a round metal object snapped and broke off of the ac compressor. There were also problem with the air bag and the steering. *sc *jb

ODI 10080083

June 18, 2004 · 44,267 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

With the air conditioner on vehicle stalled intermittently. Consumer had vehicle towed to dealership, but dealership did not resolve the problem. *ak

ODI 10088042

June 1, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

Petition for adequacy of a recall remedy involving ford safety recall 04s13 re a problem with stalling in the 2001 ford escape. *mr the stalling continued. *sc *jb

ODI 10079695

June 1, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

Recall 04v-165 vehicle dies when slowing down. *mr the consumer requested reimbursement. *sc

ODI 10075624

June 1, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

Recall o4v-165 intermittent stop and restart due to calibration errors. *mr the vehicle would die out and the consumer would smell smoke. *sc

ODI 10075621

March 29, 2004 · 43,440 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE STALLS AT 40 MPH.*AK

ODI 10064134

March 8, 2004 · 50,000 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

Vehicle stalls while going downhill at approximately 35 miles an hour with foot off gas. This is the third or forth time it has happened. Because of the stalling condition, use of brake and steering is difficult.*ak

ODI 10060718

January 16, 2004 · 43,000 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

2001 ford escape stalled at about 30 mph. Car restarted and continued. This was the second time the car stalled. *cb

ODI 10054346

November 4, 2003

Engine And Engine Cooling · Wiring

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

ODI 10045730

October 21, 2003 · 21,450 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

Engine turned off while driving down hill (35-40) miles. I lost power steering and brakes. Luckily i was able to turn into the parking lot and stopped the vehicle by hitting the curve. It had happened once before about a year ago but i ignored that incident. *la

ODI 10043345

July 29, 2003 · 21,800 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling · Front · Glass, Side/Rear · Sensor/Control Module · Warning Light/Devices

MAINTENANCE. *JB

ODI 10056245

July 28, 2003 · 41,000 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

While driving engine stalls without warning mechanic cannot locate problem with diagnostic equipment. *ak

ODI 10030867

July 4, 2003 · 22,325 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

I own a 2001 ford escape xlt with approximately 22,500 miles. On two occasions, the engine has stalled while i was driving approximately 40mph. *ak

ODI 10025432

June 27, 2003 · 36,000 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

Car shut off while moving at 35-40 mph with no warning. Loss of power steering and brakes. Winner ford said i needed new computer - took 2 weeks to repair. Found out later they only reprogrammed computer. Car had also shut itself off october of 2002, in for repairs, one week later, shut itself off again, another problem. Escape is not reliable. See chat groups and edmonds.com for other peoples complaints.

ODI 10038686

May 28, 2003 · 26,483 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

While driving the vehicle stalled and lost power assist and brakes. The vehicle was restarted and taken to a dealer the next day where they a component was replaced. The problem has not re-occurred. *tt *cb *nlm

ODI 10021785

January 2, 2003

Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel Injection System · Hydraulic Power Assist System

Vehicle engine revs/searches/hunts, while driving steady and maintaining a constant speed on a level road, going down or up a hill and the accelerator is not being played with. Intermittently vehicle handling seems to lose the power assist - turning all of the sudden requires more muscle effort - and handling gets very stiff. Suv has stalled 5 times already and dealer still unable to correct the problem. Every time…

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ODI 10003239

August 10, 2002

Engine And Engine Cooling

Engine coolant light came on and has not gone off. A service technician said the sensor has gone bad, and that a lot of escapes have this problem.*ak

ODI 10037554

January 22, 2002 · 92 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel Pump · Gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve) · Structure · Torsion Bar · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility

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…

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ODI 10106619

November 15, 2001 · 20,949 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Unknown Or Other

I've only had this car for two years and it died twice while driving on the road. One time on october 19, 2002 and another time on september 12, 2003. This car has also have problems with the sensors and pcm module.

ODI 10069326

January 10, 2001 · 4,000 miles

Engine And Engine Cooling

I have had brake liquid leaking from the engine container since i purchased the car around 2001. I notified the dealership and the first time they said the cap malfunctioned and they replaced the cap, the second time they said i overfilled the container but it never stopped and to this day the container leaks. I also have had the car stall on several occasions. I thought this to be just a freak accident until i read…

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ODI 10213341

Engine And Engine Cooling

While driving 45 mph oil light and the engine check light appeared on the dashboard, then, vehicle stalled. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership. *ak

ODI 10065129

Engine And Engine Cooling

While driving at 35 mph engine unexpectedly shut down. *ak

ODI 10057789