Vehicle will stall out at any speed, there is no prior warning, and everything will shut down.
2001 Ford Escape engine complaints
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While driving 30-35 MPH, vehicle will shut off without any notice. Contacted dealer, who was not willing to do anything.*ak. Numerous parts have been replaced regarding the stalling, but the problem still exists, the engine light also illuminated, consumer stated the transmission was replaced in april 2002, the engine cooling fans were replaced, and also the rack and pinion was replaced.
I continue to have a problem with my vehicle stalling for no apparent reason. It happened twice in october 2001. The first time it happened I called the dealership to see if there was a problem with the escape. I was told there was no problem & there was nothing wrong with my vehicle but call if it happens again. My vehicle stalled the next day. I took the vehicle to the dealership but they were unable to duplicate the stall. They contacted their repair hotline for suggestions. There was apparently no real answer but it was suggested to replace a variety of parts. My vehicle had no problems until 06/25/02 when it stalled again for no reason. This is a serious safety issue. In each instance I was travelling at approximately 45mph on a downhill (with plenty of gas in the tank) and the vehicle stalled w/out any warning. My radio & lights continued to work just fine. Needless to say I lost my power steering and brakes on each occasion. The first 2 occasions I was lucky enough to be able to muscle my car onto the shoulder of the road w/out incident. I put it in park & it started right up. The last time I had to shift it into neutral on the fly & restart the engine. Luckily for me it restarted as I had nowhere to pull over as I was headed towards a two lane bridge over the river with no shoulder to pull onto. I have been very lucky in that I have not been injured nor have I injure anyone else. This is a very serious defect and a potentially deadly one. I know from doing some research that there are quite a few others with this problem on both the 2001 & 2002 models. This is an issue that needs to be addressed quickly before there is a fatality. A brand new car should not stall at random times with no warning while travelling at a pretty good speed.
At 50mph when foot was let up from accelerator, there would be a delay in deceleration, also steering column would shake. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.*ak check engine light came on and stayed on. The vehicle did not always accelerate or decelerate correctly. The dealer replaced the PCM computer system three times, but the problem continued to exist.
When consumer starts up vehicle it hesitates/stalls. Consumer had taken vehicle dealer to check because of its pulling to the left. Consumer was never been told why vehicle stalls.
Vehicle stalled for the 2nd time -- same location -- about 7 miles from my house, going about 30-35 miles an hour up a slight incline. No steering, no brakes, have to use emergency brake -- can't believe I haven't been rear-ended or worse -- this is very dangerous.
Vehicle stalls out intermittently between 35 and 50 MPH without warning, causing a loss of vehicle control. Dealer has repaired vehicle. *ak the consumer also noticed that the indicator lights for the engine coolant and the battery indicator would come on, and would stay on for several miles.
Truck will stall while being driven at any speeds. Once stalled, direction control is difficult. Dealership unable to detect cause of failure. Please describe details.
Vehicle has stalled 3 times at 35-40 MPH down an incline. Dealer has recalibrated computer.*ak dealer put on new eec and new idle air control. A/c failed and was replaced.
While driving, vehicle will stall without any warning. Contacted dealer. Cannot fix problem.*akjg
Vehicle had stalled twice at 35-40 MPH. Vehicle has not stalled since dealer replaced various parts. Please list parts replaced by dealer.
While driving 30-35 MPH vehicle will completely shutdown without warning, cause unknown. Vehicle was serviced by dealer. However, problem is still occurring. Please give any further details.ak
The escape stalled while drive 35mph on a busy street, pulled to the side and restarted with no problem.
Car stalled, shut down as if the key was turned off. This is the second incident of this happening. I was on a busy highway in the center lane going 45 miles an hour. I was able, without power steering or brakes, to put on hazard lights, bring the vehicle to a stop. Once put in neutral, it started again. I went directly to the dealer. They said, well it is only happening every 5,000 miles, what are you complaining about. They did take the car in an work the the PCM. I have no idea if this has fixed this reoccuring problem.
While driving 35/45mph vehicle will stall out, losing all power .
While driving at 35/45mph vehicle will stall out, losing all power. Took vehicle back to dealership, they couldn't fix problem .they replaced vehicle.
Vehicle stalled out and died with out warring on four occasions. Dealer inspected and repaired vehicle; however , roblem has reoccurred. Manufacturer has been contacted. Please provide further information.
While traveling on highway vehicle will stall and shutdown without prior warning. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak *yh consumer states the dealer is trying to figure out the problem by replacing various parts as recommended by the manufacturer, but they couldn't find the problem.
While traveling on highway, vehicle will shutdown. *ak vehicle hesitates on a cold start, when accelerating you get approx. 30 percent acceleration power and then it surges to full acceleration. After the engine warms up it runs well.
My engine has stalled at low speeds several times over the past several months. This occurs most often when I'm decelerating or braking to prepare for stop. It happened twice at low speeds when I was not decelerating/braking. Engine starts up immediately following stalls.
Engine stalled while driving downhill. Brakes and steering would not respond. Engine check light came on. Managed to stop the vehicle by using hand brakes and later pulled to the side. Dealer notified.
Vehicle has stalled twice at 35-40 MPH while coasting down hill. Dealer replaced computer module and ecc relay. Nlm consumer states keyless entry works intermittently. The weather strips coming off on both back doors. The vacuum line was loose and hissing. The coolant light continues to come on due to coolant bottle failure, also there was a cracking noise under the dash and the radio went out.
While driving 15 MPH vehicle stalled without warning. Loss all power causing consumer to lose control of vehicle. Driver injured vehicle totaled. Nlm
Consumer states that the vehicle will stall out while the consumer is driving at highway speeds. All the lights and the instrument panel shut off also. Contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anything. Nlm
When deaccelerating vehicle will stall. This happens intermittently. Will contact dealer.*ak
Vehicle(engine)shutdown while driving.
While driving at 35 MPH the engine stalled out. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
Engine quit while driving on freeway at 65 MPH. No prior warning. Lost power assist in steering and brakes. Was able to maneuver vehicle to side of road. Was able to restart vehicle and proceed. This is a very dangerous situation and could have caused a serious accident. This occurred while driving to dealership for check engine light on. This is only one more of numerous problems with this vehicle.
The above mentioned is an attorney writing on behalf of ms. Meredith duley. While driving ms. Duleys vehicle shuts off for no apparent reason losing all power. This is happened four times. Manufacturer notified.
Car continues to stall when going approximately 40 MPH. All systems fail. Car has been to dealership 3 times for same problem. Air intake valve and relay have been replaced. Dealership taking car again tomorrow for repair.
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