1. Ford Escape
  2. Problems
  3. 2002
  4. Tread/Belt

2002 Ford Escape Tread/Belt Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 3, 2008

    Tires · Tread/Belt

    I purchased (4) tires about one year ago from a bridgestone tire dealership. The tires are: 062065 dueler h/l d683 owl p225/70r15 100s. Late april '08, as i was washing the tires i noticed "cracks" on the sides, around and in between the treads of all four tires. On may 3, i took the car to the bridgestone dealer and filed the complaint that i believe the tires are now unsafe and requested replacement. The service…

    ODI 10229879

  • September 4, 2006

    Tread/Belt

    Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65 mph on normal road conditions, the left rear tire made a noise. Upon visual inspection it was noticed that the tire had completely separated from the tread belt. The tires were the vehicle's original ones and had only 25800 miles. The vehicle had not been to the dealership for replacement. The tire size was p225/70r15.*ak updayed 10/4/2006 - *nm

    ODI 10167831

  • November 30, 2003 · 37,944 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Tread/Belt

    The 2002 for ecape that i have owned for 16 months has a defect in the engine that has made it unoporable and the computer system that is supposed to warn you of engine trouble never worked. *ak

    ODI 10049082

  • July 8, 2003

    Tread/Belt

    My 2002 ford escape's tire (manufacturer continential tires) had seperated and had caused 2 other tires to wear improperly. Though all recommended maintenance was performed and documenation was provided to the dealership, ford of vicksburg, i was told that "it wasn't ford's problem or responsibility". I then contacted continential tires, who advised to take the vehicle to sears, 40 miles away from the town i lived…

    ODI 10038679