2003 Ford Escape Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 63
- 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 63 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- speed control · 18 records
- accelerator pedal · 11 records
- brake pedal · 10 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- cruise control · 8 records
- without warning · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 17 |
| 60–100k mi | 16 |
| 150–400k mi | 13 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While i was driving on hwy 45 my escape jumped out of gear and overdrive indicator showed it had turned off at the same time. Also it caused my vehicle to almost stoll while traffic was behind me and beside me. I had to shift gear shift until light showed again then shift it to drive. Also had to click overdrive back on several times until it kicked on. I had my sister and my 2 children 9yrs and 10 yrs old in…
ODI 11233599
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. While driving 60 mph and passing another vehicle, the contact raised her foot off the accelerator pedal; however, the vehicle accelerated independently to 75 mph. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle slowed down to 70 mph. When the brake pedal was released, the vehicle began to accelerated to 75 mph. The contact depressed the brake pedal again with excessive…
ODI 11217569
Air Bags · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The air bag stay on and keeps blinking and won't turn off. I have done everything possible to check this issue out, having no luck so far.
ODI 11203280
Air Bags · Body · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact noticed that the k frame was corroded and the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. In addition, while the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the k frame needed to be replaced, the power control module needed to be repaired, and the air bags…
ODI 11203699
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
My escape started to miss, first it wasn't bad then started jerking and it started idling rough when i stopped at red light. When i started moving again it acted as if it would die and would go. If i get to 40 mph it is really bad. But this happened on main highway with other vehicles all around me and had 18 wheeler behind me and all of sudden my speed decreased and me and my children almost was in accident because…
ODI 11186621
Body · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 12v353000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control) and 14v165000 (structure); however, the parts for the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the undercarriage of the vehicle, especially near the control arm, was corroded to the point that it failed inspection. Also, the vehicle's rpm…
ODI 10980384
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I began merging onto i 820 when my vehicle (by itself) floored the accelerator. I tried pressing the brake (it wouldnt press down, it was hard as a rock). I used both feet to no avail. At 75-80 mph i jammed it into neutral. The rpm's were still at max. By this time it had slowed (i was on the shoulder of the hiway) to about 20 mph, then jammed it in park. I looked at the instrument panel and all the instruments were…
ODI 10892814
Air Bags · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at 67 mph, the cruise control failed to disengage. As a result, the contact crashed into an embankment and the vehicle rolled over multiple times. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained minor scrapes and bruises and the two passengers in the rear of the vehicle sustained bumps, bruises and scrapes that required medical…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10702026
Vehicle Speed Control
On 1/19/1993, i experienced uncontrolled acceleration in my 2003 ford escape. I turned off the engine and coasted to a stop. Fortunately, i was on a low traffic road. After towing the escape to my mechanic, he identified that the acceleration cable was binding against the engine cover. After further identifying a recall related to this (nhtsa campaign number:12v-353), the car was taken to my ford service center, who…
ODI 10677033
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently and no indicator lights illuminated. The engine rpms went from 800 to 4,000 in one day. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
ODI 10652440
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving, i pressed the accelerator approximately 3/[redacted] to pass a vehicle. When i released the pedal- the vehicle continued to accelerate. I was eventually able to get the vehicle to stop after placing the transmission in neutral and firmly applying the brakes. As i came to a stop, the vehicle was beginning to smoke, and i feared it was going to catch on fire. I immediately exited the vehicle, and the…
ODI 10630668
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving to and from work, i have used my speed control at speeds of 75 to 80 and have the speed increase with no input from me. The speeds have gotten up to 90 before i could get it to disengage and this is only after numerous hard inputs on brake pedal and this has happened several times, this problem is after i had the repair done per recall12v-353. The repair was done on 8/17/13, mileage at repair…
ODI 10609571
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
Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerator stuck causing driver to lose control and go off road into a building. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10573353
Vehicle Speed Control
I took my vehicle in for the recall due to involuntary acceleration and had the recall completed about 1-1.5 years ago. Today, when i was leaving work for lunch, the vehicle automatically began accelerating when it was taken out of park. When i would try to stop, the vehicle would stop for a second, then begin to try to accelerate again. I was able to make it home safely only because i thought to put the vehicle…
ODI 10558935
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
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that while riving 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated and continued to accelerate as the contact applied the brakes. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 136,000.
ODI 10555347
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle would independently accelerate. The vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 12v353000 (engine, speed control) however, the speed acceleration failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.
ODI 10547383
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that while in after shifting into drive from reverse, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle erroneously accelerated and the contact crashed into a fence and a tree before coming to a stop. The contact sustained cuts to the arms and face as well as bruises to the knee, shoulders, and back. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10523690
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in and repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 04v574000 (vehicle speed control). The contact stated that there were no failures prior to the recall service. After the recall service while the contact was driving approximately 40 mph, the driver released the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not decelerate. The…
ODI 10535280
Vehicle Speed Control
Back in oct 2012 took the car to malcolm cunningham ford dealership in camblee ga b/c of the recall of the cruise control cable which causes the throttle to get stuck-gas peddle. They claimed they fixed it. Sunday morning @11:30 am on april 14th while on my way to church on i-285 my gas peddle got stuck & i could not stop the car. For 6 miles i tried everything to stop the car emergency brake was all the way up,…
ODI 10508441
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Upon start-up the engine immediately revved to 4000 to 5000 rpm & would not return to idle. Gas pedal was not depressed. This happened multiple times. Moving the gas pedal had no effect. Car was shut off. Reaching by hand to the end of the pedal assembly where the throttle cable is attached, it was determined that the cable did not return to the idle position. By pushing the end of the cable the throttle returned to…
ODI 10508058
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle began to accelerate independently. The contact shifted into neutral and the engine revved. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the they could not diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the…
ODI 10558663
Vehicle Speed Control
Sudden and rapid uncontrollable acceleration after removing my foot from accelerator. Despite my best efforts to brake and arrest my movement the vehicle still was moving forward. I impacted the rear end of a truck that thankfully was heavy enough to completely stop my forward movement. I had this vehicle in my local ford dealer to address the cruise control recall. I was assured by the technicians that it was…
Crash reported
ODI 10484875
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer to have nhtsa campaign id number: 12v353000 (vehicle speed control: cables) performed, however the defect was not corrected. The contact stated that while driving with out the accelerator pedal engaged, the vehicle accelerated to 45mph and the rpm increased to 1,000. The vehicle was driven to the dealer for further…
ODI 10482294