Ford Escape / 2001
2001 Ford Escape problems
Owners have filed 1,389 complaints about the 2001 Ford Escape with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 21.5% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 10.6%.
Complaints1,389
Crashes109
Fires93
Injuries109
Deaths5
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 21.5% · 298
Electrical system 10.6% · 147
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.9% · 138
Power train 9.5% · 132
Vehicle speed control 7.8% · 108
Air bags 4.8% · 67
Steering 4.4% · 61
Structure 3.9% · 54
Severity
Of those complaints, 109 describe a crash, 93 describe a fire, 109 report an injury and 5 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Ford Escape in this data, 2001 sits 12th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 48 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 81,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Vehicle had stalled on four separate occasions while driving 35-40 mph . Vehicle has been to dealer on three occasions, and problem still occurring. *Ak the power relay was considered the cause for the vehicle?S stalling and was replaced. When the vehicle stalled again, the dealer replaced the pff sensor first and power train control next and lastly did pcm programming, but the vehicle continued to stall. Engine and engine cooling
Engine quit while driving on freeway at 65 mph. No prior warning. Lost power assist in steering and brakes. Was able to maneuver vehicle to side of road. Was able to restart vehicle and proceed. This is a very dangerous situation and could have caused a serious accident. This occurred while driving to dealership for check engine light on. This is only one more of numerous problems with this vehicle. Engine and engine cooling
While driving approximately 40-50 mph, the vehicle started to idle. The brakes and accelerator pedal felt sluggish. The consumer pulled over, and turned off the vehicle, waited a few minutes and restarted the vehicle and took the vehicle to the dealership to have the mechanic check out the problem. Recall campaign 04v165000 repairs were performed in may for the engine stalling while driving. *Ak Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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