Ford ESCAPE engine problems
3,180 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
27,254 owner complaints analyzed
95 distinct recall campaigns
77,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 17,370 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
3,180 of 27,254 complaints match this topic (11.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10001900 · 2003-01-07 (January 7, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT LOSING STEERING AND BRAKE POWER. DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM AND REPLACED EEC POWER RELAY PER TSB. *TT
Owner-reported narrative. 9,010 miles reported. Look up ODI 10001900 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10002865 · 2003-01-17 (January 17, 2003)
IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS - GOING DOWNHILL AT 35MPH VEHICLE STALLED, LOSS OF PS/PB, HEADLIGHTS/RADIO REMAINED ON, ENGINE/OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED - VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM, INDICATED THAT VEHICLE "STARTED RIGHT UP" - 1 WK LATER, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, SAME AS BEFORE, THIS TIME SHUT OFF VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND VEHICLE STARTED UP AGAIN - TODAY SEATBELT LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND BELLS WERE RINGING THOUGH DRIVER WAS SEATBELTED. VEHICLE DID NOT STALL DURING THIS EPISODE. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, I DO NOT FEEL SAF…
Owner-reported narrative. 35,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002865 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10003239 · 2003-01-23 (January 23, 2003)
VEHICLE ENGINE REVS/SEARCHES/HUNTS, WHILE DRIVING STEADY AND MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SPEED ON A LEVEL ROAD, GOING DOWN OR UP A HILL AND THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT BEING PLAYED WITH. INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE HANDLING SEEMS TO LOSE THE POWER ASSIST - TURNING ALL OF THE SUDDEN REQUIRES MORE MUSCLE EFFORT - AND HANDLING GETS VERY STIFF. SUV HAS STALLED 5 TIMES ALREADY AND DEALER STILL UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. EVERY TIME - I LOST THE STEERING, THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. ESCAPE IS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SUV - UNABL…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10003239 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10005176 · 2003-02-03 (February 3, 2003)
I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2001 FORD ESCAPE V6 ON DEC 13TH 2002. ON 1 FEB 2003, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, THE CAR'S ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY. WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY, DUE TO LOSS OF ALL POWER, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT ENTERED THE INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT. I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT DID START UP AGAIN. I CALLED THE WESTLAND FORD SERVICE DEPT. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING. I ASKED IF THEY COULD PUT IT THROUGH A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK AND FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. THEY SAID UNLESS IT'S HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR IS THERE THEY…
Owner-reported narrative. 43,438 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005176 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10006054 · 2003-01-10 (January 10, 2003)
NAR 1/29/2003. THE CONSUMER HAD A HITCH ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS STALLED 3 TIMES. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10006054 at NHTSA ↗