Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
32
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Ford Escort.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 5 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER V… |
| 2011-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2002 FORD ESCORT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STOPPING AND DYING WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE … |
| 2009-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCORT. WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COMI… |
| 2009-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2002 ESCORT ZX2 . THE CAR WAS BOUGHT FEBRUARY 2002 . I HAVE HAD SOME REAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TIE -RODS HAVING… |
| 2008-12-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS … |
| 2008-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. FOR ONE MONTH, THE KEY DIDN'T FIT INTO THE IGNITION AND WHEN IT WAS IN THE IGNIT… |
| 2007-11-18 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 12/01/05, 03/08/07.11/19/07 HAD TO REPLACE TIE-ROD ION MY 2002 FORD ESCORT. NOTICED THUMPING, TOOK TO MECHANIC. HE SA… |
| 2006-12-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THEN 6 MONTHS FOR THE 2002. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR DESIGN … |
| 2006-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH WENT OUT -- NO HEADLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS. NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO FAILING. *NM |
| 2006-09-05 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING ROUTINE TIRE MAINTENANCE DONE AT A GARAGE, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE REAR SPRING… |
| 2006-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN IDLING. AS OF SEPTEMBER 14,… |
| 2006-01-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED BACK 2002 A NEW FORD ESCORT THAT NOW HAS BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL.I TOOK IT BACK TO DIAGNOSE AN… |
| 2005-12-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT 20MPH, NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT END … |
| 2005-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | NO WARNING LIGHT WHEN OIL PUMP FAILED. THIS NON-ACTION LED TO MY ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED. MILEAGE WAS AT A… |
| 2005-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | STOPPED AT LIGHT, HEARD NOISE LIKE A POP, WENT TO GO CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. GOT OUT LOOKED UNDER CAR HOLE IN TRANSMISSION … |
| 2004-11-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR HAS A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING UNDER LOAD. THIS IS MOST NOTICABLE WHEN THE CAR IS WARM AND ESPECIALLY WHEN USI… |
| 2004-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENTIRE CAR VIBRATES NOTICEABLY AT IDLE. DEALER STATED THAT IT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE, BUT SINCE THERE WAS AN EXI… |
| 2003-11-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2002 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE GOING DOWN-HILL AT 35-40 MPH. ENGINE STOPPED. LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. ENGINE … |
| 2003-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE LET OFF A HOWLING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THE … |
| 2003-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE. *TT |
| 2003-04-23 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT OF VEHICLE. NAR 06/18/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LOSING F… |
| 2003-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY, THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER TEN… |
| 2002-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL. MOST NOTICABLE DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. WAS MENTIONED TO SALESPERSON AT TIME OF… |
| 2002-09-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | DT: 2002 FORD ESCORT ZX2. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR EXCEPT WHEN HE HAS TO. WANTED VEHICLE TO BE SAFE… |
| 2002-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT GETS REALLY HARD, CONSUMER HAS TO USE LOTS OF FORCE TO STOP. DEALER … |
| 2002-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE BUMPER SEPARATED, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB |
| 2002-08-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND SMASHED INTO THE GUA… |
| 2002-07-01 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | THE ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF WITHOUT ANYTHING GETTING NEAR THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES NOW THE A… |
| 2002-05-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN SHAKES AND VIBRATES. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | STALLS AT RED LIGHTS WON'T IDLE VIBRATION AT IDLE SHAKES THE WHOLE CAR. DT |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. *NLM |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR |