2002 Ford Escape Engine Problems

September 26, 2003 · 13,349 miles

Engine · Structure

While driving about 45 mph, the vehicle shut down without warning. Engine check light appeared on the dashboard. *ak the cause was due to defective engine controls. Other problems are as followed: both rear door's body weatherstrips had come loose and were warped and the left rear quarter panel window. *scc *jb

ODI 10040815

September 2, 2003

Engine

2002 ford escape, 23k000miles, stalled for the first time going less than 20 miles per hour onto freeway. At first i thought it was the battery, but then the car restarted immediately. I veered off the road but am very very frightened about this happening in a circumstance where i couldn't veer off the road. Does ford require a death before it will recall?*ak

ODI 10037074

August 27, 2003

Engine

2002 ford escape has stalled in traffic 4 times since i purchased the car new 13 months ago. All 4 times the car was gliding down a hill. I lost all steering and brakes. I have almost hit other cars while trying to stop the car.*ak this is a extremely dangerous vehicle and should be removed from the road. I am extremely disgusted with ford for not telling me of this prior to purchase or my driving the car. I checked…

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ODI 10036688

August 19, 2003 · 20,000 miles

Engine

Ford escape 2002 suddenly stalled on major road while going 40 mph, was able to veer off into a side street but was scared to death. *ak

ODI 10033176

August 12, 2003

Engine

2002 ford escape engine stalled while travelling about 30mph down road. Oil, engine, and battery lights came on and both power steering and power brakes failed. Had to leave roadway to avoid collision. Put vehicle in park and it restarted without problem. Currently at dealership.*ak

ODI 10032706

July 31, 2003

Engine

Engine stalls without warning. Loses all power. After three complaints, dealer still cannot diagnose.*ak

ODI 10030701

July 30, 2003

Accelerator Pedal · Automatic Transmission · Engine · Headlights · Horn

The vehicle stalled. Once while the vehicle was in the drive, the horn began to blow, and the lights started to blink. No one was in the vehicle or had touched the vehicle. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealership to be repaired, however they were unable to repair it because they could not duplicate the problems. *ak the vehicle also rolled away with the ignition locked, keys removed and vehicle in park. Also…

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ODI 10031648

July 22, 2003

Engine

While traveling on the highway and without prior warning vehicle stalled due to a blown head gasket; 2 barrier inside of the engine. *ak

ODI 10029899

July 17, 2003 · 20,000 miles

Engine

ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. *JB

ODI 10028558

July 15, 2003

Engine

Consumer states that while driving at 35mph and with no warning vehicle will stall ,and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified. *ak

ODI 10031398

July 8, 2003 · 10,525 miles

Engine

Engine stalls intermittently on my ford escape v6 when decelerating.*ak

ODI 10030325

June 26, 2003 · 22,500 miles

Engine

My 2002 ford escape stalled while slowing down and going down a hill. I pulled to the side of the road and was able to restart the vehicle. Of course there was limited breaking and the steering got very stiff. Luckily no other cars were around or there could have been an accident.

ODI 10025164

June 20, 2003

Engine

My 2002 ford escape xlt stalled while i was driving it at 35 miles an hour. All power stopped. The engine light, oil light, and battery light all came on. I had my escape towed to the local ford dealer and they examined it today. They said that they did not find anything wrong with it and that they would not be able to fix it unless it stalled while they were driving it. *nlm

ODI 10023488

June 16, 2003 · 14,500 miles

Engine

Engine started making a ticking sound - dealer said it has to be replaced. They also said they have replaced several others as the engine "blew" at high altitude - i bought this 2002 ford escape in colorado. The won't tell me exactly what's wrong and whether the new engine from the factory may also blow inthe future.*ak

ODI 10023802

June 4, 2003 · 18,500 miles

Engine

The engine will stall while driving at speed. No warning occurs prior to the stall. The vehicle will restart immediately after it is placed in park. *nlm

ODI 10023040

June 2, 2003 · 7,625 miles

Electrical System · Engine

Problems with 2002 ford escape xls would not start. *mr the consumer stated it would take three tries before the vehicle would start. The consumer was told by the dealer they could not find any technical signals. *jb

ODI 10024307

May 19, 2003

Engine

Ford escape 2002 stalled coming down a hill with foot off gas pedal. *jb

ODI 10019048

April 22, 2003 · 23,500 miles

Engine

While driving down a slight hill at approximately 30 mph, the steering suddenly became sluggish, then the engine quit. The dash instrument lights (check engine, airbag, and battery) came on and the brakes did not work at all. Fortunately i was near the bottom of the hill and could roll over to the side and stop up against a tree stump. The car would not restart immediately, but did after a few minutes. *jb

ODI 10023275

April 20, 2003

Engine

While driving at 40 mph and going around a curve, my 2002 ford escape stalled on me for the 3rd time. I have no warning and i lose my steering and brakes. My first stall happened during the first month that i owned it. I was 4 months pregnant. The 2nd stall happened while my husband was driving it. I now feel like my car that only has 8,000 miles on it is not safe to drive. When i took my car to the dealership for…

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ODI 10016670

April 17, 2003 · 32,000 miles

Engine

Engine stalled on my 2002 ford escape while driving on the interstate at 55 mph. Was able to coast to the shoulder in bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic. Re-started right away. Dealer (two rivers ford in nashville) advises they've never heard of this problem, despite many complaints to nhtsa and technical bulletins #15434, 15589, 0286. *jb

ODI 10014498

April 4, 2003 · 9,800 miles

Engine

2002 ford escape stalled while in motion for the second time. It stalled in feb. 2002 and a ford tsb to update the pcm was performed to fix the problem in june of the same year. Everything was fine until the other day when it stalled while coasting after a brief period of acceleration to enter a highway on-ramp. I could control the vehicle with a little extra effort and it did re-start right away. *jb

ODI 10014192

March 25, 2003 · 8,900 miles

Engine

Our 2002 ford escape has stalled twice while driving at about 40 mph. The incidents were about 3 weeks apart. We had to put our hazards on to put the car in park to be able to restart the vehicle. The service department at our dealership said they had never heard of this problem. *jb

ODI 10013621

March 25, 2003 · 13,800 miles

Engine

On march 25, 2003, at 5:15 pm my 2002 ford escape with 13800 miles stalled going down a steady grade. I lost all power to the steering and brakes. In rush hour traffic, with several other motorists in front of and behind me, i had to fight the steering wheel and brakes to regain control of the vehicle, all while attempting to restart the car--an absolutely frightening situation. This is the second time in 7 months…

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ODI 10013534

March 23, 2003 · 20,000 miles

Engine

I have a 2002 ford escape with 20000 miles on it. On sunday march 23, 2003 my wife was driving down the highway around 45 miles an hour. She came up to a slower car sow she released the gas. The engine completely shut off. She had to forcefully get off the road trying to avoid an accident. She pulled over and it restarted. She continued cautiously to her mothers house. It didn't happen on the way home. I drove it…

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ODI 10011019

March 19, 2003

Engine

While driving my 2002 ford escape over the mathews bridge in rush hour traffic, the engine cut off with no warning. I was able to coast off the bridge and coast to a stop. It restarted right away. This was the second time it happened. The first time was approx 1 month ago. Engine cut off without warning. *nlm

ODI 10010769