2003 Ford Escape Cables Problems
- 11
- 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 11 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- accelerator cable · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Cables
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. While driving approximately 55 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck to the floor when it was depressed. The contact applied the brakes and shifted into neutral, but the vehicle would not decelerate. She had to continuously exert pressure to the accelerator to release the pedal. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the strut throttle and accelerator cable…
ODI 10207677
Cables
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle improperly accelerated while driving 20 mph. A crash occurred. The vehicle also failed to accelerate when driving uphill. The contact had this failure repaired last year, but it has since recurred. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 40,000. The consumer stated the recall was performed and 18 months later the…
Crash reported
ODI 10196290
Cables · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40mph, the engine revved at an elevated rate and the vehicle lurched forward without warning. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer. A nhtsa recall, #04v574000 was performed on the vehicle concerning, the vehicle speed control however, the recall did not remedy the problem. The dealership performed a second repair with charge under the recall, additionally the throttle and…
ODI 10157705
Cables
The cruise control cable became disconnected from the throttle linkage and jammed in the throttle. This caused the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollable. Was luckily able to get out of traffic and into a parking lot without causing any damage. *nm
ODI 10155817
Cables
1.) car was revving up during idling and shifting of the manual transmission. 2.) per dealership, the accelerator cable had to be replaced due to a malfunction. See nhtsa # 04v574000 and ford recall #04s25 3.) dealership has to replace the accelerator cable but refuses to acknowledge mechanical malfunction and recall. Recall was only for v6 suvs while we have a v4 manual transmission even though the part is the same…
ODI 10153319
Cables
Dt: the consumer received a recall notice and he brought it into the dealer to have the repair work done around january 27, 2005. The accelerator cable was replaced. On january 30, 2005, he stopped at a restaurant with his foot on the brake and the car just took off going 20-25 mph. He aimed for a snow bank and the car finally stopped. The next morning he was going to take it to the dealer. As he was slowing down…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10126198
Cables
Consumer wants to be sure that he receiving the recall notice for 2003 ford escape. *bf the recall is in reference to the accelerator cable which may prevent the throttle from returning to the idle position. *nm
ODI 10111431
Cables
While driving from i66 to va28 n after regaining 60 mph the car kept speeding up, applied brakes but brakes overheated and car kept gaining speed. Then realized gas pedal was stuck open and would not release. Shut engine down, restarted and quickly moved to right side of road (had to, cross 2 lanes of traffic) rather dangerous situation. Had car towed to ford dealer who said they would replace throttle cable. They…
ODI 10102462
Cables
I was driving to work on a [redacted] (on a rainy day) and approached as "s" curve. I lifted my foot from the gas pedal to slow down and the car just kept going forward and slid into the next lane to the left. Not realizing what was going on, i gently applied the brakes and the car continued to move forward and slid two lanes to the right. The car wouldn't slow down, made a 90 degree turn and crossed all 4 lanes and…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10107944
Cables
On 10/15/04 i had just entered a 6 lane interstate (high speed urban traffic) and had to quickly move over 3 lanes as the right 2 lanes were exit only about one half mile from my entrance point. After accelerating to merge into a gap to the left i found that the car was continuing to accelerate even though i was not depressing the accelerator, and was about to rear end a flatbed truck. The brakes had little effect…
ODI 10096056
Cables
The accelarator cable on my 2003 ford escape stuck at 65 mph. The engine continued to rev until i was able to stop. I was only able to stop by very hard braking and then turned the engine off. The vehicle was towed to mike castrucci ford in milford, ohio. It was like trying to brak while i have to gas floored. Very dangerous.*ak
ODI 10082787