Safety Score
26
High Risk
Recalls
11
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (11)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-03 | 15E045000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 576 | — | Details |
| 2014-04-02 | 14V165000 |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 348,950 | — | Details |
| 2012-07-26 | 12V353000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 529,719 | — | Details |
| 2007-04-10 | 07V156000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 446,460 | — | Details |
| 2004-04-06 | 04V165000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 321,903 | — | Details |
| 2003-12-05 | 03V507000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 132,243 | — | Details |
| 2000-11-27 | 00V387002 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 46,000 | — | Details |
| 2000-09-18 | 00V277001 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 10,850 | — | Details |
| 2000-09-12 | 00V260001 |
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER | 1,325 | — | Details |
| 2000-08-09 | 00V210001 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1,193 | — | Details |
| 2000-08-08 | 00V223001 |
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1,393 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I TRIED TO SPEED UP GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PASSED 60 MPH AND SHIFT DOWN AND STALLED OUT. WH… |
| 2020-08-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING AT 60MPH WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN. |
| 2020-02-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP LAST YEAR, NOTICED LAST THAT THE FRAME ON MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE HAS RUSTED, IN SOME PLACES C… |
| 2019-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'VE RECENTLY GOT A NEW BATTERY, O2 SENSOR AND ALTERNATOR AND MY CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF IN DRIVE. |
| 2019-08-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM BURNED UP, HARD TO STOP BRAKES, LICKAGE UNDER THE HOOD |
| 2019-08-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT; H… |
| 2019-07-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | JULY 9, 2019 TRAVEL IN 80 MPH ON I-95 SOUTH ABOUT 23 MILES FROM MIAMI. LEFT PASSENGER NEW VANDERBILT COOPERP235/70R16 … |
| 2019-05-14 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I AM NOT SURE IF I AM USING THE CORRECT WEBSITE OR CORRECT FORM. I WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY WEIRD CAR ACCIDENT. MY FORD E… |
| 2019-05-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH , MY CAR STARTED SHAKING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY , MAKING A LOUD NOISE LIKE T… |
| 2019-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR WITHOUT RUNNING HARD AND TICKING ONCE I GET SET PAST 3RD GEAR I… |
| 2019-01-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED RECENTLY. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL IT GOT COLD BUT, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN I AM DRIVING M… |
| 2018-11-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY FORD ESCAPE DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT ANYMORE AND IT WILL NOT STAY IN PARK I HAVE TO HAVE A BRICK PUT IN FRONT OF IT BECA… |
| 2018-09-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND WAS NOT ALIGNED WI… |
| 2018-09-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC FOR OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. HE NOTED THAT THE SUSPENSION PART (WHICH HAS BEEN PREVI… |
| 2018-05-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WH… |
| 2018-02-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAR WAS STATIONARY IN PARKING LOT, I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SWITCH INTO DRIVE. BRAKES WORKED FINE EARLIER,B… |
| 2018-02-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUBFRAME IS RUSTING APART NEED NEW SUBFRAME OR VEHICLE IS UNSAFE!! |
| 2018-01-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE ACCELERA… |
| 2018-01-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FRONT FRAME BECAME SEVERELY RUSTED. AN U… |
| 2017-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (SUSPENS… |
| 2017-08-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 1… |
| 2017-07-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DE… |
| 2017-07-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE STEERS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAILURE OF SUB FRAME AND RIGHT AXLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED U… |
| 2017-07-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CROSS BRACE START… |
| 2017-06-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE REAR WINDOW OF OUR ESCAPE EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. IT WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. |
| 2017-03-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 FORD ESCAPE WITH 148,000 MILE THAT HAS HAD BEEN PRETTY WELL CARED FOR. IT SPEND MOST OF ITS LIFE GARAGE K… |
| 2017-03-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO … |
| 2017-01-31 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 3 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGHWAY SPEED MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN THE ACCID… |
| 2017-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE ERRATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHIC… |
| 2016-12-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE DASH LIGHT FOR AIRBAG/SEATBELTS FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY OR FLASHES AND THEN STAYS LIT. WAS TO… |
| 2016-12-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 1. DIFFICULTY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND WHEN THEIR APPLIED THE WHOLE BACK OF AUTO SHAKES TERRIBLY 2. THE BACK DOOR ON DRI… |
| 2016-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A GRIND… |
| 2016-10-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RUST… |
| 2016-08-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT RELEASED THE AC… |
| 2016-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FORD WILL NOT RECALL. SERIOUS DANGER!!!OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH LATCHES AND DOORS NOT OPENING … |
| 2016-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT A NATIONAL CHAIN, BEING STATIONARY, ENGINE OFF, AND AT THE SE… |
| 2016-07-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUSPENSION FAILED ON THE RIGHT FRONT DUE TO CORROSION WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. FORD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE I… |
| 2016-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT THE DRIVE WAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10 … |
| 2016-07-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, STALLED, AND ALL THE … |
| 2016-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SWITCHED TO REVE… |
| 2016-06-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERE… |
| 2016-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTAC… |
| 2016-04-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESS WAY THE CAR ENGINE WAS STUCK ACCELERATING UNTIL IT THREW A ROD AND THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER… |
| 2016-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHEN THE GEAR STICK WAS SHIFTED FROM … |
| 2016-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION… |
| 2015-12-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FORD ISSUED A RECALL IN APRIL OF 2014 FOR THE FRONT SUB FRAME RUST ISSUE WHICH CAN CAUSE THE CONTROL ARMS TO SEPARATE F… |
| 2015-09-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC CABLE CONNECTOR ABOVE THE HEADLIGHT BEGAN … |
| 2015-09-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE SEPARATED. THE CONTACT ME… |
| 2015-08-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2001 FORD ESCAPE WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE OFF. STARTED SMOKING, POPPED HOOD TO FIND FIRE ON ABS MODULE. PULL… |
| 2015-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INS… |