2002 Ford Escape Gasoline Problems
- 133
- 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 133 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 26 records
- without warning · 20 records
- engine stalled · 14 records
- down hill · 13 records
- steering brakes · 12 records
- duplicate problem · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Gasoline
2002 ford escape will stall while driving. Steering wheel and brakes locked at the time of the stalling. The car becomes unmanuverable and the driver has to put the car in park in moving traffic in order to restart the car. Have brought this car in to the dealership 4 times now. Each time the dealership has attempted to repair the car by "re-calibrating" which means updating the software. The software updates have…
ODI 768289
Gasoline
While driving down hill 25-35mph the vehicle stalled out without warning. The dealer has replaced the relays in the engine, and the problem has reoccurred again. Provide further information. *mr
ODI 8019613
Gasoline
Consumer states that while driving at 35mph on flat surface and no warning the vehicle will shut off and the consumer is force to pull over and it becomes hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified
ODI 8018610
Gasoline · Unknown Or Other
On three separate occasions while driving between 35-40 mph the car stalled in traffic. The engine light came on, the oil light came on and i lost power steering and power brakes. Each incident occured after the car had not been driven for a long period. The first time was after i had been at work all day and was going home. The second and third times were first thing in the morning after the car had been running…
ODI 765876
Gasoline · Hydraulic Power Assist System · Power Assist
Problems with power assist, engine and brakes. Mr
ODI 768137
Gasoline · Hydraulic Power Assist System · Power Assist
I purchased a 2002 ford escape. It currently has 10k miles on it. While going down a hill, the engine stopped, power steering went out and the power brakes didn't work. Luckly i managed to pull over, put the car in park and restart the engine. The same problem, same situation occur a couple of days later. Both times occurred while i was going down a hill at about 30-35 mph. I noticed that the rpm reading when the…
ODI 765207
Gasoline
Consumer states that while driving vehicle intermittenly stalls when gas pedal is depressed. Checked by dealer who advised can not duplicate problem.
ODI 8022724
Gasoline
THIS IS MY 2ND INCIDENT IN 2 MONTHS. *AK
ODI 765031
Gasoline
Vehicle stalled while bringing home from dealer going down the driveway. No control over the vehicle. Week later while travelling on expressway at 60mph, vehicle stalled again. Was able to steer over side of road, barely, and vehicle restarted.*ak
ODI 765230
Gasoline
I have owned a 2001 and 2002 escape both have engines with the same problem - the engine shutting down on a hill going 40 mph, losing brakes and steering leading to a life threatening situation!!*ak
ODI 764795
Gasoline
On march 30, 2002, i purchased a brand new ford escape xlt at hayward ford in hayward, ca. I had taken the vehicle previously to the ford service department for a loud knocking noise that the vehicle had been making and ford was unable to verify my complaint. On july 20, 2002, i attempted to drive the vehicle to los angeles for a family reunion with four small children in the car which included my two daughters, my…
ODI 764932
Gasoline
Driving at approx. 35 mph, engine stalled, losing control of steering, brakes, and acceleration. Happened on 2 seperate occasions, within about 1 month. Car has been taken to dealership to investigate problem, dealer could not find anything wrong.*ak
ODI 764811
Gasoline · Hydraulic Power Assist System · Module
The first incidence (may-2002), while driving approximately 40 mph the engine shut-off and the steering lock. Luckily the vehicle came to a stop at the side of the road with no injuries. The vehicle eventually restarted and was returned to the dealership. They reprogrammed the pcm and said the problem was fixed. The same thing happened about 6-weeks later along the same stretch of road, and luckily again nobody was…
ODI 764753
Gasoline
Vehicle stalled twice while driving at 40 to 45 mph possibly caused by iac motor that failed. Manufacturer notified. *tt
ODI 786052
Gasoline
While traveling on highway and without prior warning vehicle will shut down, and willnot restart. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak
ODI 8016056
Gasoline · Wiring
Vehicle stalled at 25 mph, dealer replaced wiring harness, vehicle has been at dealership for 3 weeks.*ak consumer states that several weeks prior the vehicle would not start. *slc
ODI 8016023
Gasoline
My 2002 ford escape xlt's engine has now failed three times while i've been driving. I experienced a loss of power, loss of speed, and loss of power-steering. The last driving condition was on i-95 south at 55 mph on a conjested highway. Without prior warning each time my escape's engine failed, and only briefly (a few seconds) afterwards. I thought first two times were a fluke, but am now concerned for my and…
ODI 763909
Gasoline
While driving motor would stall without any warning. Vehicle was taken to dealership numerous times for stalling, but the mechanic wasn't able to duplicate and repair failure. Please describe details. *ak
ODI 8018328
Gasoline
Vehicle was purchased new in june 2001. In august 2001 vehicle experienced total engine failure. Consumer has taken vehicle to dealer 4 times for repair, but problem continues to occur and vehicle stalls.*ak
ODI 8013467
Gasoline · Hydraulic Power Assist System
While my wife was driving our 2002 ford escape the engine stalls go down hill 30-40mph no power steering--engine light & oil light comes on. Escape towed back to dealer . Dealer unable to duplicate the problem, dealer did not know of any problems like this with the 2002 escapes, i told him to look it up on the nhtsa consumer complaints database.lots of them like this one . Called ford motor on there 1-800 line to…
ODI 763775
Gasoline · Lock
Purchased 1st escape 6-7-02. Dealer had car 7 out of 11 days for stalling issues and hatch lock repairs. Dealer replaced vehicle with new vehicle 6-25-02. On 6-26-02 new car stalled on deceleration between 6-6:30 pm going down an incline on pearl drive. On 6-28-02 car stalled on deceleration around 5 pm on downhill slope of muegge road. The car was placed in neutral and restarted immediately. Contacted ford customer…
ODI 763664
Gasoline
Consumer noticed that the power steering was not working as she turned around a bend, and her brakes were not either.(vehicle had turned off without knowledge) consumer feels that this could be very dangerous if vehicle turns off and she is not able to restart it in time to use the brakes. *scc manufacturer notified. *tt
ODI 567328
Gasoline
Vehicle stalls while driving. Occurs going uphill or downhill. (3 out of 4 times on same block of a main street). Has occurred 4 times this year already. Results in loss of power steering, and power brakes. To date no accidents, but probability for a fatal incident to occur is very high! Have taken vehicle to the dealership twice already. They are unable to duplicate problem or discover cause.*ak
ODI 763481
Gasoline
Engine suddenly stopped while going around clover leaf. Power steering went out along with brakes. Stopped vehicle, immediately restarted and vehicle has been running properly since. Dealer (suntrup ford) stated they have no idea what could have caused problem and to continue driving and see if it happens again.*ak
ODI 763287
Gasoline
Engine stalled during normal operation of the vehicle. Luckily, no accident insued. Dealer towed car to dealership but found no problem. Received bulletin from ford the following day identifying the problem and detailing corrective action.*ak
ODI 763273