2002 Ford Escape Problems
- 1,012
- Owner complaint records
- Vehicle Speed Control · 74 records · 7.3% 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 Control74 · 7.3%
- Electrical System64 · 6.3%
- Engine And Engine Cooling63 · 6.2%
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic60 · 5.9%
- Suspension59 · 5.8%
- Air Bags49 · 4.8%
- Service Brakes37 · 3.7%
- Steering36 · 3.6%
- Engine34 · 3.4%
- Unknown Or Other32 · 3.2%
- Power Train26 · 2.6%
- Fuel/Propulsion System16 · 1.6%
- Structure15 · 1.5%
- Fuel System, Gasoline12 · 1.2%
- Wheels8 · 0.8%
- Tires6 · 0.6%
- Seat Belts6 · 0.6%
- Latches/Locks/Linkages6 · 0.6%
- Equipment5 · 0.5%
- Visibility4 · 0.4%
Complaint themes
- Gasoline · 133 records
- Engine · 76 records
- Automatic Transmission · 44 records
- Body · 37 records
- Control Unit/Module · 33 records
- Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · 27 records
- Control Module (Tcm, Pcm) · 21 records
- Ignition · 17 records
Mileage distribution
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 159 |
| 60–100k mi | 144 |
| 1–30k mi | 132 |
| 30–60k mi | 109 |
| 150–400k mi | 92 |
Reports involving crashes or injuries
Selected from stored records that indicate a crash, fire, injury, or death. Not a ranking.
Vehicle Speed Control
Attorney for driver's family and media reports indicate that the vehicle was being driven immediately after purchase in the phoenix / mesa area along arizona state route 87 towards payson. The final approach to payson involves a prolonged upward grade, which would have required heavy accelerator use by the driver. Along the way, the driver was unable to disengage the accelerator or otherwise bring the vehicle to a…
Crash reported · 1 death
ODI 10466261
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
[xxx] was driving her 2002 ford escape when, while accelerating up a hill, the speed control throttle guide rotated up into the appearance cover and became latched in a rib. This resulted in a wide open throttle, and [xxx] was unable to slow or stop the car. The brakes then overheated and failed, and she sped through town until she swerved to avoid another car and crashed. Her car rolled several times, and [xxx]was…
Crash reported · 1 death
ODI 10467822
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle was driven towards a crossing and the light was red. I tried to stop, but instead it accelerated on applying the brakes and t-boned a car on the crossing. The brakes on this car were serviced a few times in the past and the complete history is available at the dealer....updated 04/02/15 *bf
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10703661
Questions
- What system appears most often in 2002 complaint records?
- Vehicle Speed Control (74 records).
- How many complaint records are stored for 2002?
- 1,012 records in our dataset.