2002 Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 74
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 74 stored complaint records:
- 24 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 8 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
What owners report
- Cables · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 14 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
At first start up of morning, while driving the idle kicks up to 2000 rpm's. When i stop the car and put it in neutral, that's where i notice the tach revving to 2000. After driving for 3 to 5 miles, it finally goes to normal. If i shut off car, and restart it, its fine. I had the car to the dealer several times to no avail, the put a recorder device in the car and when i noticed the problem, i was to push the…
ODI 10168694
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate from a stop and would not accelerate beyond 2 mph. The vehicle eventually began to accelerate at normal rates of speed. The failure recurred whenever the contact accelerated from a stop. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that a computer chip within the vehicle needed to be…
ODI 10446311
Vehicle Speed Control
If you could please forward me any other resources where i can seek a resolution i would greatly appreciate it. On 7-14-05 our ford escape v6 xlt (vin: [xxx]) was taken to galpin ford (van nuys, ca) for repairs. The problem was that while stopped the vehicle suddenly accelerated, resulting in the accelerator being stuck and the vehicle moving forward. The vehicle had to be put in park in order to avoid a collision.…
ODI 10142679
Vehicle Speed Control
7/5/2005. I was in baltimore, md in my 2002 ford escape. Trafic was moderately heavy. I started to change lanes and noticed a car in the lane so i pulled back into my lane at which point, the throttle on my vehicle stuck open. The engine was racing and attempts to brake were useless. I threw the moving vehicle into park where it continued to move. I then tried to shift to neutral in hoipes of regaining braking, but…
Crash reported
ODI 10128545
Cables · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was putting up to a red light, i applied the brakes and my automoblie would not slow down. It sped up resulting in me crashing into the car in front of me. When i applied the brakes the car did not slow down at all it sped up to at least 20 to 30 mph. I had recieved a recall for this exact thing happening. Ford service manager jason preat has informed that there is nothing wrong with the accelerator cable (what…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10112505
Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle accelerated uncontrollably into a cement wall while the driver's foot was still on the brake pedal. Both frontal air bags deploy. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time. *nm *nm
ODI 10108659
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle suddenly surged forward. Vehicle is currently at the police garage waiting to be investigated. *ak the consumer was pulling into his driveway, put the vehicle in park and pulled up the emergency brake. The consumer exited the vehicle to retrieve her mail and got back into the vehicle. The consumer put the emergency brake down and proceed to shift the vehicle into drive. When the vehicle was shifted into…
Crash reported
ODI 10087902
Vehicle Speed Control
Consumer slowly pulled into the garage with foot on the brakes and stopped. She put the vehicle in park, and suddenly vehicle accelerated forward, causing it to crash into the back of the garage, damaging the refrigerator and the back of the garage, and knocking the garage 4-5 inches off the foundation. Consumer was not injured but shook up. Consumer and husband called the insurance company and the dealer. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10073741
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
Driver put the vehicle into park and without warning vehicle surged forward. This caused consumer to lose control of the vehicle, and hit some objects head on inside of the garage before stopping. The driver and passenger sustained minor injuries. Consumer will have the vehicle towed to the dealership.*ak the driver was in the process of placing gear from drive to park when vehicle lurched forward. Upon impact, the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10073682
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving. The accelerator pedal sticks. Consumer cannot make a smooth acceleration from a complete stop. The problem was intermittent, you have to depress the pedal so far until it gives, then the vehicle surges forward, and the tires spin. Took the vehicle in for the repair. Was told the throttle body has to be replaced. Please provide any further information. *nm
ODI 10101626
Vehicle Speed Control
I pulled into a parking space at a drug store, stopped, and as i was putting the car in park, it surged forward over the curb and into the building. The engine then returned to idle. I put the car in reverse to back out and it surged backward but i was able to stop it quickly. It again returned to normal idle. The car has 57k miles and had no prior problems with the engine.
Crash reported
ODI 10066195
Engine · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. · Rotor · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at any speed, the engine was rumbling. The dealer could not duplicate or correct the problem. *ak there was uncontrollable jumping and or kicking. The dealer replaced one defective part and was told that the rumbling noise would need to be investigated by ford engineers. Ford did not know what was causing the noise, but say it was not dangerous. The vehicle would shake at certain speeds and cd's would…
ODI 10050466
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Frontal · Vehicle Speed Control
I was pulling into a parking space at a shopping center. As i took my foot off the accelerator preparing to stop, the vehicle suddenly lunged forward, hopping the curb and continuing forward into the patio area. I applied the brakes, but the car did not stop. It hit a trash can and tables and finally crashed into a pillar. In applying the brake, i had managed to slow the vehicle down so the impact was not severe and…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10029255
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2002 ford escape was bought new in march of 2002. The problem with it accelerating at low speeds started about 6-7 months later. Returned to the dealership many times to have it checked but was told every time there was nothing wrong. I've had one accident as a result of this problem. I still own the same escape and still have the problem with it . I was told that there were no complaints of this nature with…
Crash reported
ODI 10377731
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down highway vehicle stalled, resulting in loss of steering and brake control.*ak dealer replaced defective idle air control valve. *tt
ODI 8013571
Clutch Assembly · Engine And Engine Cooling · Equipment · Headlights · Parking Brake · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Consumer stated on july 2, 2002 the vehicle was taken back to the dealer for a broken headlight and missing equipment from the vehicle, on july 23, 2002 the vehicle began experiencing stalling, brake and odometer problems, the brakes were replaced due to a flaw, the stalling and the odometer problems could not be duplicated, also there were problems with the speakers and the clutch sticking, consumer stated while…
ODI 568244
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Gasoline · Hydraulic Power Assist System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle will shut off at any speed without any notice. Everything will go out like power steering and brakes and accelerator, etc. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak
ODI 8017708
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Hydraulic Power Assist System · Vehicle Speed Control
All functions suddenly locked up. I had no functionality in steering, brakes, and acceleration. I had no control of the car and car slowly died. After a few minutes i was able to restart car with no problems. But this could potentially have caused a fatal accident if environment, speed, etc., were just slightly different.
ODI 762009
Vehicle Speed Control
On several occasions, while driving about 45-50 mph, stepped on gas pedal to accelerate and automobile was not responding. Looked at dashboard and noticed that engine check light was lit up. Tried to slow down to pull on side of road, but discovered that there were no brakes and no steering. Consumer was able to come to a stop by releasing the emergency brakes, had no accident. Consumer has since traded in vehicle.…
ODI 8004317
Control Module (Tcm, Pcm) · Hydraulic Power Assist System · Power Assist · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
On several occasions, while traveling on a steep curvy road at 25 mph, vehicle lost power brakes and power steering, consumer had to use both feet on brake pedal to control speed, oil and emission lights came on, consumer was able to turn off street onto parking lot and slow down enough to avoid crashing, engine was still on when vehicle came to a stop, dealer reflashed pcm and replaced mass airflow sensor, throttle…
1 injury
ODI 8004571
Vehicle Speed Control
I was pulling into a parking space at a shopping center. My foot was off the accelerator as i was preparing to stop. About 3/[redacted] into the parking slot, the vehicle suddenly surged forward, going over the curb, across the sidewalk and hit a concrete ramp with a metal railing on top. Upon impact, the airbags deployed and the vehicle filled with smoke. I have no idea how fast the vehicle may have been going upon…
Crash reported
ODI 758134
Vehicle Speed Control
At 300 miles the vehicle surged and hesitated frequently. Dealer replaced transmission. 1 week later after coming to a stop, consumer applied accelerator, vehicle hesitated. Consumer then applied gas pedal harder, and vehicle surged to 20 mph and hit another vehicle. No injuries, damage to vehicle was $ 2200.00.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 899943
Vehicle Speed Control
After stopping at a light, i accelerated to approximately 30-35 mph when car stalled. All warning lights came on. Car restarted, we took to the dealer. They advised us right away that ford is aware that these escapes have this type of problem- they just quit running for no reason. They checked it out and everything checked out ok. Because i am now afraid to drive the car, as this is a major safety issue not knowing…
ODI 754598
Control Module (Tcm, Pcm) · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle stalled and lost power while driving between 40-45 mph. Vehicle has almost been rear ended 4 times. Dealership made three attempts to correct the problem by updating the iac valve, and reprogramming the pcm. *ak
ODI 10046725