2003 Ford Escape Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 20
- 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 20 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. The vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number 12v353000 (engine and engine cooling vehicle speed control) however, the failure was not corrected. The vehicle later stalled while traveling 60 mph and the contact was able to stop the acceleration failure by forcefully applying the brakes. The…
ODI 10567551
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph he tried to accelerate and the rpms increased. The brake failed to engage until he put the gear shift into neutral. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road, where the vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that there was to…
ODI 10561312
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that she received notification of nhtsa campaign id number 12v353000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control) and took the vehicle to the dealer for recall repairs. The contact stated that approximately six months after having the vehicle serviced under the recall the vehicle began to exhibit acceleration issues. The contact was driving…
ODI 10502498
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
My car is misfiring and stalling on de-acceleration (when we slow down). It started recently. First it had the engine light come on. We had it tested by a mechanic with the electrical reader and it said we needed a new coil. We replaced the coil, did a full tune up and it still is not working. After many hours of research we see that the ford escape pcm has been a consistent manufacturing problem and the 2003 ford…
ODI 10478105
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the rpm increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated which caused the contact to crash into a building. The contact was rushed to the hospital where he sustained back and neck injuries. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was not diagnosed for the failure. The manufacturer was made aware…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10509910
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential driveway when there was a loud noise and the entire vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The origin of the fire was unknown and a fire report was filed. There were no injuries and the insurance company was contacted. There had been no maintenance performed…
Fire reported
ODI 10451130
Engine And Engine Cooling · Suspension · Underbody Shields
When i recently had my routine maintenance check on my vehicle i was horrified when my mechanic informed me that the front sub frame was rusted from the inside out! Can you imagine my utter shock when my mechanic advised me that this vehicle is prohibited to be driven since catastrophic outcomes would be likely? How very fortunate nothing fatal took place while being in this vehicle; because based on the condition…
ODI 10450548
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
This vehicle has a bad misfire problem,rough idle as well as bad hitching on highway. Looked it up on yahoo answers and a lot of people are having the same problem. Is there going to be a recall on these vehicles. I'm hearing faulty computers. *tr
ODI 10449432
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated the vehicle started hesitating and sputtering prior to the failure. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic who changed was the spark plugs and the coils were replaced prior to the catalytic converter failing. The catalytic converter failure ruined the engine. The failure mileage was 141,000 and the current mileage was 142,000.
ODI 10416540
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Exhaust System
I have a ford 2003 escape 6 cyl. Bought in may of 2004 new - 76 miles on it test driven from a dealer in schulenburg, tx - the check engine light came on - the pcm computer went out and blew a spark plug on 1/16/2011 - i had to replace the pcm (which i was told should have been a recall on the 2003 ford escape) since this should never go out on the car. The mileage was only 43,625 on 1/16/2011 when this happened. I…
ODI 10395980
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly shuttered and completely stalled. The contact was able to restart it. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
ODI 10368385
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Ford is not allowing my car to be included in the safety recall: 04s13 for powertrain control module re-calibration. I have notified ford and they are saying they never miss a vehicle that gets recalled. My vehicle has stalled more than 7 times when decelerating under 40pmh. I have brought my car into a mechanic two times for the same problem. Everytime it was determined that there was no reason for the vehicle to…
ODI 10296904
Engine And Engine Cooling
My 2003 ford escape stalls while driving leaving me without power steering or brakes. I contacted ford at [redacted] to ask about a recall. I found out that ford has recalled 363,440 ford escapes for this exact problem. I was told that my vin number did not correspond with the 363,440 ford escapes they recalled but to keep intouch with my service manager at the ford dealership for more updates. At this time they…
ODI 10237746
Catalytic Convertor · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. Intermittently, the vehicle failed to accelerate while the contact was driving approximately 60 mph up an incline. The vehicle would also suddenly accelerate without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the gasket recirculator was repaired. The contact was informed to drive the vehicle on the highway at a high speed. As the contact was attempting to accelerate to…
ODI 10321398
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. When the contact decelerated and reached a speed of 40 mph or less, the vehicle would stall. It would completely shut down with no power steering or braking ability. She shifted into neutral while depressing the accelerator pedal in order to restart the vehicle. The failure occurred at least once per day. The dealer stated that they would repair the vehicle at the contact's…
ODI 10243047
Engine And Engine Cooling · Ignition
I had a 2003 ford escape that started having problems starting. It was usually when i had left the vehicle for 8 or more hours. I would try to start it and it would hesitate and take a while to start it. After a few tries it would jerk back at me and start. This was a problem for about 2-months. On may 26, 2006 i left my vehicle in the parking lot at work. It was the first really hot day (90+ degrees) of the year.…
1 injury
ODI 10174993
Engine And Engine Cooling
Nhtsa campaign 04v165000; ford issued an engine stalling recall. This vehicle is not included in the recall, but the engine stalls unexpectedly. The vin is outside the remedy scope. *nm
ODI 10107287
Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving consumer made a turn and vehicle lost power. Ford stated that recall04v165000 was issued. *ak
ODI 10087628
Electrical · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline
My 2003 ford escape which i purchased in april of 2003 caught fire in the engine due to a defect in the fuel injectors. Within 20 minutes the entire front end of the car was engulfed in flames and destroyed. The flames also penetrated through the fire wall within little time. I am currently working with my insurance company as the car is a total loss. At this time i have had no response to my calls to ford regarding…
Fire reported
ODI 10070811
Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving at any speed and without warning the vehicle stalled and it would be hard to start up the vehicle again. *tt
ODI 10021729