2004 Ford Escape Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 13
- 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 13 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Structure · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford escape. When the gear was shifted into drive, the vehicle independently accelerated in excess of 30 mph. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by shifting into neutral and shutting off the engine. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic (ct conveyor llc…
Crash reported
ODI 11001912
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle revved and unintended accelerated, while driving at low speeds. The contact was able to engage the brake pedal, shifted the gear into neutral, engaged the emergency brake, and coasted the vehicle out of traffic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number:…
ODI 10820055
Body · Engine And Engine Cooling
I purchased a 2004 escape a little over a year ago. My cousin had the same car. We both had to take a few thousand loss and sell these vehicles due to severe, unsafe wheel well rust .not to mention catalytic converters on both cars were bad. Two on each escape. I was ready to do repairs, until a friend with the same escape had just repaired the body in his for the same issue. So we all took loss. Who is responsible…
ODI 10689707
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
2004 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle accident and safety recall notice. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle was totaled. She believed the accident, was due to the safety recall.
Crash reported
ODI 10551318
Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the steering wheel seized and the brake and accelerator pedals would not respond to pressure. The contact was able to move the steering wheel after much effort but shortly after, crashed into a utility box. The contact was not injured. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was…
Crash reported
ODI 10543887
Engine And Engine Cooling
I want to bring to your immediate attention a serious safety concern i have with my 2004 ford escape. We have owned the car since 2007 (mileage 102,000) and have recently experienced intermittent stalling while the car is in motion. I have had 4 experiences where the car would stall while in motion. It appears to occur when outside temperatures are above 80 degrees and i have traveled in the car for >30 minutes and…
ODI 10521472
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System
All three of the catalytic converters failed to operate in the car. We were initially told that the converters were under warranty both for mileage and time (8 year/80,000 mile warranty). Dealership requested car be bought, which we did. After the car arrived, we were told that the car was manufactured in january 2004 and that the warranty expired in january 2012. Additionally, they want to charge us over $3,000 for…
ODI 10474182
Engine And Engine Cooling
The #5 spark plug blew out of cylinder head on my 2004 ford escape while i was driving approx 30 mph in august 2010. This was the second time this happened to me in a year (it happened 1st time in aug 2009). It happened again 12/5/10 and i am awaiting report on which spark plug it happened to this time. The first two were the original factory installed spark plugs, not replacement parts. *tr
ODI 10369286
Engine And Engine Cooling
The #5 spark plug blew out of cylinder head on my 2004 ford escape while i was driving approx 30 mph. This was the second time this happened to me in a year (it happened 1st time in aug 2009). These were both the original factory installed spark plugs, not replacement parts. *tr
ODI 10369287
Electronic Stability Control · Engine And Engine Cooling
Ford escape 2004 idling problems with only 39,000 miles engine starts to misfire while running on the highway at 40 miles an hour. While idling it also misfire keeping the engine unstable. Have taking it to the mechanics for electronic diagnosis and some tell me it is the engine gasket that has to be replaced. Help *tr
ODI 10234963
Engine And Engine Cooling
Engine would remain at full throttle after highway driving and would not return to idle. Found that there were ping pong size yellowish ice chunks stuck in throttle body keeping it held open. Also found that throttle body was severely iced. Removed throttle body and removed ice and cleaned throttle body. Concern has happened 4 times within 9 days. *jb
ODI 10182928
Engine And Engine Cooling
The engine stalled at 55 mph, causing consumer to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for checkup four times, but the cause was undetermined. *ak the consumer experienced 3 additional failures. The consumer was told to press a button whenever the failure occurred. The dealer installed a special computer. *sc *jb
ODI 10103742
Engine And Engine Cooling
Consumer complained about intermittent stalling at low speed that when the accelerator pedal was applied from a stop position or coming to a stop. Vehicle had been to the dealer on eight occasions, and dealer unable to resolved / duplicate the problem. *ak
ODI 10103623