Twice, the stall almost caused an accident. Due to loss of power brakes, we almst rearended the car in front of us the first time, and the second time we nearly went off the road into someones year -- across double yellow line on a backroad -- because of loss of power steering.
2001 Ford Escape engine complaints
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My ford escape has stalled 3 times in the last 7 months. I am to the point where I am afraid to drive it.
Vehicle stalled wihtout warning while driving @~30mph. This has happened several other times on the road. Dealer has performed repairs 3 other times as follows: visit 1 - changed fuel pump relay, visit 2 - changed ECM module relay, visit 3 - replaced fuel pump and sender. Dealer service has indicated that they were unable to find exact cause of stalling, so they are replacing components in hopes of catching the problem. After vehicle stalled, power steering and brakes were non-functional and I once again needed to pull off the road evasively to avoid rear-ending the cars in front of me. Clarification: this most recent stalling incident occured today, even after the fuel pump was replaced.
Vehicle stalled while on a slight incline, power steering and brakes lost power, second time it has happened within a few months. Very dangerous and could cause a bad accident. Taking to dealer soon although they claim to never have heard anything like it happening to others. I have documentation of it being a very serious problem for many people, needs to be fixed asap.
The engine on my ford escape stalled while accelerating on the on-ramp to enter a highway, going approximately 60 MPH. I have now discovered this is a common problem with ford escapes, and hope the manufacturer will take steps to correct it. It can be a very dangerous situation.
While traveling at 25mph consumer slowed down, and when trying to speed up, vehicle started to lose power.
On four occasions vehicle experienced engine stalling while driving at 35 MPH or lower speed. Vehicle taken to dealer shop, and informed consumer that they were unable to duplicate the problem. *ak
Vehicle stalled while driving 40 MPH. Dealer could not find cause. *ak
Engine stalled while going downhill, power brakes and steering went out so very hard to control on an incline. Seems to be a common problem with the exact same situations with this vehicle.
Engine check light indicated that that egr sensor needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced this sensor and the egr pressure valve. The dealer claimed that ford knew that this was a problem after production, so they produced a new sensor. At the minimum, a tsb should have been issued.
The engine light comes on due to unkonown engine problem, and the vehicle had been at dealer four times.
Engine stalled while driving around 35-40mph, avoiding rear-ending cars in front by evasively pulling off to side of road. Vehicle has stalled before and was taken into dealer. Dealer replaced fuel pump and ECM module relays at that time (2-3 months ago). However, vehicle stalled again tonight.
My vehicle stalls at speeds between 40 and 45 MPH going downhill. It starts right up and the on-board computer doesn't store any information. I took it to a dealer for repairs 6 times with this problem, but they don't seem to be able to duplicate the problem. Last time it happened to me about a month ago. The dealer told me that other people bring their escapes back with the same issue.
When driving or idling, my 2001 ford escape has stalled 7 times in the past three weeks. The auto has only 8600 miles. I first took it to the ford service shop, who replaced the air flow valve and the idle regulator, but this did not solve the problem. The car stalled again two days later. I returned the car to the shop without any help from the dealer because the shop could not duplicate the problem. I explained to the shop manager that I had read on the internet that a PCM relay could be the culprit. The frod delaer shop very hesitantly replaced the part today. I feel this is a very serious problem because I have almost been hit twice when the engine has stalled. I lose power steering and power brakes, thus losing control of the car.
While driving, vehicle completely dies. Lost all steering and power to the vehicle while driving 45 MPH. This has happened 4 times now and has been seen at the dealer twice. The dealer is unable to find anything at all wrong with the vehicle!!! All four times it happened had a full tank of gas and the car gave no warning at all.
Consumer states that the vehicle shuts itself off without warning, causing the steering column to lock up, and the check engine light to illuminate, dealer repaired the air valve, after leaving repair shop vehicle shuts off again, and the entire dashboard illuminated, consumer requests that ford replace vehicle with another vehicle.
Driving around 40mph, and car has stalled three times on me now with loss of steering and brakes, most recently on 10/11/2001. Ford says they don't know what is wrong.
Engine would stall while driving at 30mph. Would have no warning of any problems. Had lost power brakes and steering. Had to use emergency brakes to stop vehicle. Had happened once before. Will be taking vehicle to dealership.*akconsumer stated the delaer replaced the egr valve, however that did not solve the problem.
Vehicle stalls/ bucks while driving.
Engine stalls while traveling. Occurred once each in june, july, sept and oct. Presumed electrical short. Coast to roadside, come to complete stop, put in park, turn key and take off again. Last incident was shortly after exiting interstate highway - I can no longer operate this vehicle with any confidence.
Intermittently vehicle would stall while driving at any speed. Then, vehicle would restart. Vehicle been to dealer,and they could not duplicate problem. Feel free to provide any further information.
While accelerating to 65 MPH, vehicle will stall unexpectedly in traffic. Dealership has been in possession of vehicle for two weeks, dealer performed extensive road testing and was only able to verify stalling concern once, still unable to determine cause of problem, dealer offered trade-in, but consumer refused offer.*ak
Vehicle has stalled twice; once at 30 MPH, and second time at 45 MPH. Dealer found no problem first time, second time dealer reprogrammed computer.
Over a period of four months my ford escape has lost all power while driving in the am to work. It was very difficult to handle the car when it lost all power because of the loss of power steering. The first occurrence happened five days after I purchased the car. Ford replaced the idle sensor and said it was fixed. Four months later the problem occurred again. The car had to be towed in. Ford claims that they "cannot replicate the problem" and their engineers don't know what's wrong with it but are aware of the problem in the escapes. I was offered a trade in at the loss of $6,700.00 or to call the 800 ford number and report the problem to them. The 800 number told me to put everything in writing and wait for a response (2-3 weeks). I am now in that stage of my complaint. This is a serious saftey hazard because I live in a city where there is heavy traffic and interstates are close by.
1) on two occasions the car's engine shut off while in traffic. I took the car back to the dealer after both incidences. The dealer was nice enough to look at the car right away on both occasions. The first time the told me that ford was aware of the problem and is working on a fix to the onboard computer. After the second incident I was told that the computer was upgraded and I should not experience the problem again. Nontheless I would like to report this to your agency due to the seriousness of the defect and the possible consequences of such a failur on the highway. I was fortunate these past two occurences but other owners may not be. Please look into thei matter for the good of all the other ford escape users and unsuspecting travellers who may be following a ford escape. 2) I would also like to report another unrelated problem with this car. Several owners shared this concern on an internet user group. I am getting 12 mpg on the highway with this car while the posted highway mileage is 28 mpg. This is even less than the posten city mileage of 18 mpg. The dealer tested the city mileage by hooking up a cumputer and verified the cith mileage to be aroun 18 mpg. I have no problem with the city mileage I am getting. The highway mileage is way off and this should be investigated. It does not meet the government standards and does not meet the stated spcifications.
While coasting down slight grade at 35 MPH, engine shuts off with no warning, stopped on side of road (required great effort to steer and brake), was almost rear-ended by following vehicles. Put car in "park" and restarted w/o any problem (no engine stumble), drove 7 miles home without further problem, however I am afraid to drive it for fear of recurrence. I will have to drive it to the dealer tomorrow and hope it behaves long enough to get there.
On 2 occasions engine shut off while coasting at 35mph.
While driving on a downhill slope the vehicle suddenly shut down causing loss of power steering, the driver was able to restart the vehicle,the dealer replaced a valve which controlled air flow, the next day this problem occured again when going up a semi-steep incline, the dealer has been unable to duplicate the problem, the vehicle also has a metallic rattle under the hood when accelerating on a slight incline. Nlm
Engine has stalled four times in busy traffic in the past ten months. Dealer cannot duplicate problem.
6 mos old veh; 4700 miles; engine has stalled on 3 separate occasions (mid-jun, mid-jul, early sep) while traveling at 45 MPH; original dealer could provide no solution; currently being evaluated at 2nd local dealer; seeking guaranteed resolution; replacement vehicle or refund.
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