Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Ford Escape.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I was doordashing as it's my job and all of sudden my car starts not idling won't stay off od off switch that switch st… |
| 2024-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | Never received a recall letter or notice |
| 2023-10-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front wheel would extend outward while turning the veh… |
| 2023-06-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, and while driving at unknown sp… |
| 2022-03-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Driver had uneasy feeling with stability of vehicle as if it was swaying. He got it looked at and was told he probably … |
| 2021-12-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I had a rear end at fault collision that totaled my 2003 Ford Escape on Dec.19, 2021....not one air bag deflated (yes I… |
| 2021-05-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I was recently driving on the interstate and the gas pedal got stuck so the car started speeding up very fast and the b… |
| 2021-02-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE COMING FROM GEORGIA, IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO D… |
| 2021-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE REPLACING THE CONTROL ARMS ON MY 2003 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4X4 I NOTICED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THERE WAS ALOT OF CORRO… |
| 2020-12-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECALL #14S02 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V165000) COVERED REPLACEMENT OF LOWER CONTROL ARM & BALLPOINT FOR EVERY NEARBY STATE,… |
| 2020-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 FORD ESCAPE AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 OF THE SHIFTER CABLES. THE CABLES TO ALLOW THE TRUCK TO GO FROM P… |
| 2020-09-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR WHEN I WAS TRYING TO BACK UP AT WORK. I HAD TO HAVE PEOPLE AT WORK COME HELP… |
| 2020-07-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2020-07-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE MY 2003 ESCAPE WAS IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND KICKED AD I PRESSED ACCELERATING ON A HEAVY CITY HIGHWAY. TH… |
| 2020-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY TO PARK, THERE WAS SMOKE P… |
| 2020-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I BROUGHT BRACES DRUMS FOR BACK WHEELS STILL IDONOT HAVE BRACES THEY DONOT WORK TOOK TO AUTO PLACE WAS TOLD TO CONTACT … |
| 2020-06-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS BROKEN AND WOULD BE ABOUT $1000 TO REPLACE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD … |
| 2020-05-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TAKING HIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO … |
| 2020-05-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact's nephew stated while driving approximately 35 mph, there was smoke co… |
| 2020-03-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY CAR HAD A RECALL #14S02 FOR A RUSTED SUBFRAME. FORDS FIX WAS TO PUT A $20 PIECE OF METAL THAT THEY CALL A REINFORCEM… |
| 2020-03-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2019-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION,ON TWO OF MY VEHICLES A 2003 AND A 2004 FORD ESCAPE ONE CYLINDER BLEW OUT THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK… |
| 2019-10-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BEARING ARE MAKING NOISE |
| 2019-10-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BEARING HAVE A WIRED NOISE ON FROM OF VEHICLE WHEN I GET 35 MILES OR MORE |
| 2019-10-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HELLO THE CAR IS MAKING A NOISE LIKE BEARING WHEN I DRIVE MORE THAN 35 MILES IT GOING WORSE WHEN YOU MOVE A LITTLE BIT … |
| 2019-09-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHES. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TRANSMISSION COLUMN SHIFTER MOVES PROPERLY IN ALL GEARS P,R,N,D,2,1 BUT V… |
| 2019-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE AIR BA… |
| 2019-07-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE THROUGH THE SUBFRAME, CAUSING A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING IT AT THE… |
| 2019-07-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 45 MY ESCAPE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND OVERDRIVE INDICATOR SHOWED IT HAD TURNED OFF AT THE SAME… |
| 2019-07-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A RANCH, SOMEONE LOOK… |
| 2019-07-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD A TRANSMISSION PUT IN 2013 WITH A THREE YEAR WARRANTY AND I BOUGHT… |
| 2019-07-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED OFF CENTER MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CORRECTLY STEER… |
| 2019-05-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT RAISED HER FOOT … |
| 2019-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND SITTING IN HIS D… |
| 2019-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT SUB FRAME RUSTED OUT AND SPLIT HALF WAY ACROSS PULLS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING 14S02 COMPLAINT |
| 2019-04-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG STAY ON AND KEEPS BLINKING AND WON'T TURN OFF. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO CHECK THIS ISSUE OUT, HAV… |
| 2019-04-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE K FRAME WAS CORRODED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDI… |
| 2019-03-09 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED, WHICH CREATED AN ABNORMAL RUB… |
| 2019-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY ESCAPE STARTED TO MISS, FIRST IT WASN'T BAD THEN STARTED JERKING AND IT STARTED IDLING ROUGH WHEN I STOPPED AT RED L… |
| 2019-03-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUBFRAME WOULD RUB AGAINST THE BODY OF THE V… |
| 2019-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MEC… |
| 2018-07-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED, WHICH W… |
| 2018-07-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM SUB FRAME. HIGH CORROSION AREA. SEPARATED AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH GOING OVER HIGHW… |
| 2018-06-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONTROL ARMS ARE IN TERRIBLE CONDITION. PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM DISLOCATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET DUE … |
| 2018-06-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE ENGINE SUB-FRAME REQUIRES REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THE CAR IS U… |
| 2018-06-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE SHO… |
| 2018-06-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS R… |
| 2018-05-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE FORD RECALL # 14S02 AND A CROSS BRACE WAS INSTALLED. THE RECALL WAS DUE TO A SUBFRAME … |
| 2018-05-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WILL STUTTER AND STALL (AFTER DRIVING FINE) AND WILL THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND … |
| 2018-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SENSE WE BOUGHT THIS 2003 FORD ESCAPE WE HAVE REPLACED 5 ALTENATORS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS .3 NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCHES. A… |