2004 Ford Escape Wheels Problems
- 33
- 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 33 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- wheel well · 27 records
- rear wheel · 19 records
- right rear · 15 records
- passenger side · 6 records
- rear passenger · 6 records
- rusted through · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 12 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
My vehicle was serviced for recall that was issued. The recall was for the subframe rusting through where it meets the control arm resulting in steering failure. My vehicle had this problem under way and was rusted through to the point of separation. The dealership performed the recall and installed a "brace" on the subframe but advised that the vehicle was not safe to drive because of the separation, which is…
ODI 10906243
Body · Suspension · Wheels
Rear structural body, joints, massive rust and corrosion.
ODI 10897700
Body · Suspension · Wheels
Structural excessive rust and corrosion rear wheels
ODI 10897645
Body · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the front passenger side tire and frame fractured and caused sparks to emit from the vehicle. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact had received notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v165000 (structure). The manufacturer was…
ODI 10899567
Body · Wheels
I heard rattling from the back of my car like a tin thermos rolling around. I looked at the back and was inspecting my vehichle. Once i took out the spare tire cover i discovered a huge hole in the right rear wheel well. I called my dealer about the issue and brought the car in as soon as possible to be serviced. I have looked this up online to see if there is a recall for an issue like this and i am finding that…
ODI 10862381
Body · Suspension · Wheels
I just purchased a used 2004 ford escape xlt with only 45,000 miles on it (12 years old, 45,000'what i thought was a diamond in the rough). It had undercoating to protect from rust when it was new. Very well taken care of, like new inside! So imagine my surprise after driving it 2 months when the passenger side rear wheel well started falling apart (wasn't like that when i bought it). Within a 3 week span it was…
ODI 10824001
Body · Suspension · Wheels
Wheel well rusted through to interior of car, shock dislocated from wheel well. We just moved to raleigh from michigan. See related news articles: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/04/07/ford-recall-fusion-escape/7427299/ http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/almost-400-000-old-ford-escape-suvs-recalled-1560352974…
ODI 10748089
Suspension · Wheels
I was driving down the road and the shock and wheel detached due to the corrosion of the back of the frame.
ODI 10749674
Suspension · Wheels
The right rear (passenger rear) wheel well has corroded so bad that the strut mounts are beginning to fail. All other wheel wells have not corroded at all.
ODI 10730844
Steering · Wheels
I am shocked at how many people have experienced the same issue that i am having with my escape in regards to the right rear wheel well rusting out around the shock mount. I initially noticed the issue when i heard a loud clunking noise in the right rear of the car. I thought there was something wrong with the rear shocks so i took it to a neighborhood mechanic. The mechanic told me that it was a frame issue and i…
ODI 10731134
Body · Suspension · Wheels
The right rear passenger wheel well rusted out, causing the sudden dislocation/breaking of the shock mount which in turned caused damage to my tire, and wore through the interior of the car. The damage is extensive and upon researching the issue, it appears that this exact thing has happened (only on the right rear side of the vehicle) to thousands of 2004/2005/2006 escapes. This has been a known issue since at…
ODI 10724555
Wheels
Front tires now experiencing excessive wear after the lower control arm rusted through. Re-enforced brace in may 2014 recall does not help prevent an accident. Steering pulls to the right when turning. The control arms need replaced.
ODI 10723243
Body · Suspension · Wheels
Rear passenger wheel well where the shock mounts to the body is completely rusted out and detached from the upper body of the vehicle. I was traveling on the interstate at about 65mph when this piece broke loose from the rest of the body. This is very dangerous, and almost caused me a serious accident on a busy highway. There are hundreds of other complaints filed just in this database alone with the same exact…
ODI 10717058
Suspension · Wheels
Going 20 mph down side road and hit pot hole. The part that you mount the rear shock to came apart do to rust and knocked a hole in rear wheel housing. Car is unrivalled and insurance will not cover do to it being a time related thing. There was no rust in wheel well or holes before. Very very disappointed. I insurance said it's a flaw in the design of ford. They have no recalls in past or present.
ODI 10726317
Body · Unknown Or Other · Wheels
Passenger (right) rear wheel well rusted through, causing the strut to detach. *tr
ODI 10704227
Body · Suspension · Wheels
The car started to ride rough over small bumps and a thumping sound could be heard from the right rear wheel well. Thinking i needed new shocks i inspected the wheel well and was horrified to see that the wheel well holding the shock was completely rusted away. There is a hole where the steel used to be. This is only on the right rear wheel well as far as i can see. A local auto body shop will not fix it because of…
ODI 10694733
Body · Suspension · Wheels
Another case of a 2004 ford escape with extensive right rear wheel well rust putting the strut in danger of coming through the body. I'm currently trying to figure out how and where to get it repaired. This seems to be a flaw in the design of the product. While one would hope ford would step up i'm not seeing anything on their part so far. *js
ODI 10669299
Suspension · Wheels
A few weeks ago i was driving slowly down a dirt road and i started to hear a bumping noise towards the back of my car, only when i when over bumps. I figured it was just gear in my trunk making the noise and i was going to take a look at it later, but it didn't seem like anything to be concerned about. Yesterday i finally got all my ignition coils fixed after some trouble with the mechanics doing it wrong…
ODI 10655221
Structure · Wheels
The rightside of my wheelwell was rotted out along with the floor around it that held the wheel well the shock needed to be replaced as well. When i went to the dealership to get the wheel well they told me this was a well known part to be replaced. So i asked why was it not a recall on it no answer could he give me. I was getting a burning smell from my exhaust (muffler fumes) as i drove home many times i felt…
ODI 10639108
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
On a trip to upper peninsula, michigan this past week we experienced a failure of the front subframe crossbrace, a near catastrophic event as the piece broke. We were in grayling, michigan and were stopped near an independent service provider who showed us the damage and attempted to find a used part. The one he found had the exact same rust and break as ours and thus he ordered a new one from ford. In the meantime…
ODI 10631901
Suspension · Wheels
Noticed loud rattle, knocking in rear of truck. Stopped to have mechanic look at it. Discovered severe erosion in rear wheel well and shock mechanism completely separated from vehicle. Appears to be very common for 2004-05 escapes. *tr
ODI 10632770
Suspension · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford escape. The contact stated while driving various speeds he heard an abnormal sound coming from the right rear passenger side of the vehicle. The contact discovered that right rear wheel well was covered with rust causing the shocks to fail. An independent mechanic discovered that the shock absorber needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The…
ODI 10620880
Body · Seats · Wheels
The shock tower in the passenger side rear wheel has broken, due to rust and corrosion, and punctured through the interior of the trunk and the back seat. The interior of the car body has separated from the exterior body so that the wheel and road can be seen from inside the back seat through a large (inch or more wide) gap. There is no corrosion or damage in any other wheel well. There is a corrosion related recall…
ODI 10609335
Body · Suspension · Wheels
Driving down the road wirht my 2 young kids and all sudden go over the train tracks and the rear strut broke from the shock mount and came right up thru the vehicle i have found thousands of complaints on this issue, ford needs to step up luck i gained control of vehicle with a 1 mont old baby and a 3 year old this is searious matter! Someone is going to die because of this it needs to be fixed! *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10618053
Body · Suspension · Wheels
Rusted out right wheel well with structural collapse. We bought this car used from a local ford dealer in april of 2013. This car was being driven on a freeway on june 15, 2014 when a loud thumping started in the right rear wheel on . On inspection the right rear wheel well is rusted out. The support that the shock absorber is attached to was completely eroded and a part of it punched through the wall into the…
ODI 10604592