2002 Ford Escape Engine Problems
- 76
- 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 76 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 10 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 10 records
- steering brakes · 10 records
- without warning · 9 records
- going down · 6 records
- able restart · 6 records
- coming under · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 36 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Hydraulic Power Assist System · Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
I have a 2002 ford escape. At 15,000 miles my engine blew. Two weeks earlier my sister who also has a 2002 ford escape lost her engine at 35,000 miles. Since then the car has been back for three rounds of repairs to the engine, the ball bearings, the power steering, and the coolant. This car is dangerous!*ak
ODI 10029110
Engine
2002 FORD ESCAPE - ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *JB
ODI 10010666
Engine
My 2002 ford escape stalled while driving on the highway at approximately 15 mph. I managed to pull off onto the side of the highway. I had to have the car towed to the dealership. They said the problem was a bad sensor. *nlm
ODI 10010529
Engine
The vehicle intermittently stalled without warning. *jb
ODI 10011555
Engine
The engine stopped while car was under way on a busy road (oil light came on, power just died to everything). Car had under 1200 miles. Dealer fixed per a technical bulletin. 3/8/03 it happened again on a very busy highway, accident narrowly avoided. Car has about 4600 miles. Car is back at dealer. Why has this recurred?. *jb
ODI 10010209
Engine
Vehicle stalled while coasting down a gentle hill at 40mph- difficult to steer and had to use emergency brake to avoid crashing myself and my infant into car infront of me.*ak
ODI 10025646
Engine
Engine block cracked while i was driving causing the oil pan to explode and the oil caught on fire.
Fire reported
ODI 10013920
Engine
Engine cut out twice today while driving. Loss of power steering and brakes. This is the 5th failure since purchase.
ODI 10007806
Engine
While i was driving on the ortega hwy (very curvy road), i started decelerating for an upcoming curve, and without warning, the power steering and brakes stopped working, the car died and slowly rolled to a stop. Indicator lights came on. I was able to restart the car. I was extremely fortunate that this did not cause a serious accident. Since then i feel very unsafe whenever driving the car, wondering if it will…
ODI 10021118
Engine
On numerous occasions, our 2002 ford escape 4x4 has stalled while the car is in motion. This has happened while decreasing speed to stop, while accelarating from a stopped position and while driving on the highway. Each time, the vehicle had to be removed from traffic and placed in park or nuetral to restart. On one occasion the oil light came on and the others had no instrumentation lights go on.
ODI 10002748
Engine
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and without warning the vehicle will shut off causing consumer to pull over. Dealer notified. Ts
ODI 8022933
Engine
The engine failed, which caused the brakes and steering to lock up.*dt *jb
ODI 10007270
Engine
2002 escape stalled twice without warning - dangerous, as you are unaware when this happens except that the steering becomes tight, difficult to steer and braking is difficult. Happens while traveling at 40 mph. No lights come on in the dash to let you know - very scary.*ak
ODI 10036885
Engine
While traveling on highway and without prior warning vehicle will shut down and willnot restart. Dealership is aware of the problem.*ak
ODI 8017605
Engine
Engine stalled traveling 30 mph, foot off pedal. *jb *****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****764292
ODI 10007131
Engine
I own a 2002 ford escape and only one month of having it all of the lights lighted up on the dash board and the engine stop while going down an interstate ramp. The second time it happened i was in traffic going at about 10 mph when it shut off causing to rear-end the car in front of me. It's a problem that has not been fixed, i brought it to the dealer they claim that nothing is wrong with it. The dealer checked it…
Crash reported
ODI 10053005
Engine
This is the second time that engine stalled while driving and this time i was almost rear ended. 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. This could be a life threatening problem if on a highway the next time this happens. *ts *jb ***dimsii ivoq entry…
ODI 10009378
Engine
After stopping at a traffic light i accelerated while making a left turn. During the turn the power steering locked up and the breaks did not work, the dash lights came on and i finally figured out that the engine had stalled. I coasted down the downhill slope and finally restarted the escape after putting it in neutral. Luckily, there was light traffic but this could have been very dangerous. When i called marshall…
ODI 10002706
Engine
The vehicle just quit while i was driving-steering became hard no warning. This was the second time same thing happened 4 days after purchase. *ts *nlm ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis****760788
ODI 10008812
Engine
The vehicle stalled due to a faulty computer. *jb ph *jb
ODI 10017665
Engine
My 2002 ford escape stalled out for the second time. I was going about 10 miles per hour or so and the check engine/check emission/check battery lights came on. The car did not come to a dead stop but almost felt like it was locking up and was barely moving. Fortunately, i was able to pull into a parking lot and turned the car off and restarted it. I had the stalling issue happen last april or may 2002. They did…
ODI 10010434
Engine
2002 ford escape, 12642 miles on vehicle. The vehicle stalled while driving in rush hour traffic. Vehicle was hard to steer and braking was difficult. Was able to coast to a stop. Restarted vehicle. Took vehicle to local dealership on 2/28/03 for service.
ODI 10008292
Engine
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and with no warning the vehicle will stall and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified. Mr consumer was informed by the dealer that there is a silent recall on the vehicle in replacing the engine, consumer stated the first day of purcahse the vehicle started to shake and there was smoke coming from under the hood and then the engine…
ODI 8020591
Engine
Complaint regarding 2002 ford escape.*mr the vehicle would hesitate, skip and cut off while driving 40 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced a part which the manufacturer indicated was the latest fix for the problem. The part did not repair the problem and the vehicle continued to hesitate e, skip and stall. *nm
ODI 10092777
Engine
Vehicle was being driven at approximately 35 mph when it stalled and the wheels locked up. Please provide any additional information. *nm
ODI 10055311