Ongoing problem at 12,000 miles with engine 3.0 v6 stalling, while driving. Vehicle been to dealer on three occasions, and problem reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
2001 Ford Escape engine complaints
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When the vehicle is going 35-45mph under slight deceleration engine stalls out with no warning or hestitation of any kind. Vehicle immdediately restarts, but problem is sporadic. Dealer notified. Please add more information.
I have spoken with a ford rep. For a new car, too many things have gone wrong. It is currently in the shop have the window and ABS brakes fixed. Every time it's somehting new! Nlm
While driving at any speed the vehicle stalls without warning and all intrument panel light begin to flash, the dealer has been contacted but has been unable to duplicate the problem. Nlm
Escape was in 4 times for gas smell-could not duplicate. Finally repaired but smell is coming back. Truck has not started repeatedly-been in to dealer-can not replicate problem. Engine stalled.
Car would not start in october 2001. Engine shut off while driving at approx. 50 MPH. Loss of steering and braking abilities.
Issue of engine stalling has happened for the fourth time. Indications are loss of power steering, gas, and breaks. No sounds to indicate failer. Check engine, oil, and battery lights come on. When vehicle hood is lifted one can hear an audible sound of electric current. When the key is turned off and on again vehicle starts promptly. Situation occurs when driving down a hill at approximatly 35 - 45 MPH. For me they have all been damp or rainy days.
My escape stalled 4 different times while driving down the street. My speed was 40 MPH or less. There is the tightness in the steering and the engine light goes on and all power is lost.it starts up with no problem.
Engine stalled on july3, 2001 while driving 45 MPH without warning and vehicle lost all power. Vehicle has stalled at least 10 times under the same conditions. Returned vehicle 6 times for service but no fix is currently available. Most recent engine failure on 2/27/02. Contacted ford moter company and filed a grievance. Trying to get money back but the process is long and dificult. Ford not being very cooperative.
When applying accelerator, it did not get gas and vehicle stalled. Engine check light came on. Took vehicle to dealer who replaced relay switch and iac motor. *ak the vehicle stalled again after the relay switch was replaced. The consumer was requesting to receive a replacement vehicle or money back equivalent to the purchase price.
Automobile stalls, and all power is lost, consumer has to put automobile in park and restart it before it goes. *ak consumer states vehicle stalls while driving, vehicle has been to dealer twice and the problem has not been resolved.
Without warning the engine stalls going about 35 MPH. All steering and braking became impossible. After car was pulled to side of the road, an attempt to start was made and it seemed normal. This happened at about 450 miles after purchase. Car taken to dealer who was unable to duplicate problem and had no additional information. The second occurrence has just happened at about 11500 miles (about 11 months old). The circumstances were the same - 35mph, all sterring and braking impossible. The car was able to be restarted after a few minutes. Dealer has been notified again and service is scheduled. Both occurrences have no warnings prior to the engine stall. The situation is extremely dangerous.
Several incidents of vehicle stalling while driving: 1st incident occurred when rounding a bend and going down a slight grade, was able to pull off road and restart vehicle; 2nd occurrence when driving down slight grade, was not able to pull off road and had to slip car into neutral and restart engine while still controlling vehicle on road, 3rd occurrence happened twice on trip home from work, both instances going down a slight grade and not being able to pull off road having to slip car into neutral and restart engine while still driving. After first incident on dec. 2, 2001 took the vehicle to the dealer who replaced the power relay. Stated it was repaired. The 2nd incident on december 6, 2001 the dealer contacted the ford hotline and a valve was replaced. The 3rd incident occurred on january 29, 2002 and the vehicle is now at the dealer for 3 days. This is a serious problem with grave consequences awaiting ford motor co. I can't believe after the problems with the ford explorer/firestone that they won't take this more seriously with all the complaints I've already seen on this website alone.
On wed. Evening jan. 30, 2002 at 6:30 pm I was driving my 2001 ford escape home from the hicksville railroad station. While driving at 50 MPH on route 106 the vehicle turned itself off with no warning of any kind. Fortunately I was able to get off to the side of the road and coast to a stop. This was tremendously difficult to do since there were no brakes and no power steering. There was no warning of any kind the engine just turned itself off. After coming to a stop I turned the key back to the off position, put the car in park, and tried to restart the car. It started right up just like nothing had occurred. I am now afraid to drive this vehicle. I was extremely lucky not to have been hurt or killed. If there had been a traffic light or stop sign I would not have been able to stop. Also, if the road happened to be a curve or turn when the stall occurred I would not have been able to steer the vehicle. The ford dealer sales and service people tell me that they have never heard of this problem before.
Stalling occurs without warning. Has occurred on a bridge. I must coast across bridge, pull over, and restart the car.
Car will not start approximatlry 8 times and stalled while driving one time, brakes locked tow times, steering wheel locks every time, all lights on the dash comes on.
Vehicle stalls intermittently dealer has been contacted, but is unable to locate source of problem. *ak.
Engine stalled while driving approximately 25 to 40 MPH on 27-nov-2001 and 27-jan-2002. Dealership examined vehicle for first incident, and was unable to determine a cause for problem. Vehicle has not been examined for second incident. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Vehicle experiences intermittent engine quit condition (stalls) without warning. Vehicle restarts immediately after each incident. Four such instances have occurred since the car was purchased 7 months ago. Vehicle taken to ford after each occurrence. Ford still unable to fix. Problem appears widespread as ford has internally issued a message on its internal site describing the problem and recommending a solution to service departments. This site (oasis) is not open to the public. Quote from site as follows: "some 2001/2002 3.0l escapes may exhibit an intermittent engine quit condition. This will be typically a 1 time event, usually during a decel, with no dtc's and no mil. The engine will restart immediately." the site then recommends how to fix. The fix was tried to no avail by lithia ford service department. In summary, ford is aware that a significant life threatening defect exists. They also do not know how to fix it, yet they keep releasing the vehicles back to owners saying they are ok to drive.
After getting into vehicle the consumer heard a loud clanking sound, and then a part of engine fell out. Contacted dealer, and dealer noted that idle pully fell off.
The engine stalled again in september of 2001. I was going approximately 25mph when it stalled and had to pull the emergency brake to get the vehicle to stop. The vehicle went sideways and the vehicle behind barely avoided hitting me. The dealership again told me that they could not determine what was wrong with the vehicle. I then contacted fords customer service center and was told that they had not had any problems of this nature reported and that if the dealership could not determine what the problem was, there was nothing that could be done. This is a very serious problem. I was extremely lucky that I was not hit either time.
My observation of when it occurs is usually when going 50 MPH for a number of miles, make a turn then go downhill with the heater on full-speed. About halfway down the hill the ignition nocks out and I must pull over and restart the engine. This has happened to me about 5 or 6 times since I bought my 2001 escape in april 2001. I've never taken it to the dealership.
Very dangerous stalling at high speed. Loss of control, ford unable to fix.
Vehicle stalled without warning while doing 30mph on a downhill grade. Will bring it in for service. Many similar stall events have been reported by escape owners on internet sites such as http://www.escape-central.com. This is a safety issue. Please order a recall to fix this dangerous problem.
While driving 30 MPH vehicle stalled/lost power steering and braking ability. Consumer used park brake to stop vehicle. Also, on december 7, 2001 at 30 MPH vehicle stalled again, consumer unable to stop vehicle due to no braking ability and rearended another vehicle. Damage unknown at this time. No injuries.*ak
I bought my vehicle new ooon 08/18/01 as a demo w/ 5600 miles. On 10/22/01 my vehicle stalled for no reason on my way to work. I was going slightly downhill (not that steep of a hill) at approx 35mph. I lost power & my check engine, oil & battery lights came on. Luckily I could pull over quickly. I turned the vehicle off & waited about 30 sec. It started no problem. I called the dealership that morning & was told there was nothing wrong with it but to call back should it happen again. On 10/24/01 the same thing happened again at the same point in my commute under the same circumstances. Once again I was able to start the vehicle with no problems after pulling to the side of the road. I called the dealership again & took it in. Of course they couldn't find anything wrong w/ it & the called the ford hotline for any recommendations. I brought it back the following week so they could replace the idle motor & a few other things. The dealership states there is no recall & it sounds like they don't even really know what it is or how to fix it, the hotline just recommended some things to do hoping it would fix it. Shortly after that I noticed my vehicle was leaking fluid (11/15/01) about a week after an oil change. I took it back to the oil change place & they said it wasn't oil but I had a pretty big leak of what looked like transmission fluid. I immediately took it to the dealer. It ended up being differential fluid & they replaced the power transfer case. So far my vehicle hasn't stalled or leaked any other fluids. My biggest concern however, is the stalling problem which could potentially be very dangerous. I was lucky in that I wasn't on the highway & it was very early & I had a place to pull over so I didn't get hit. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Engine stalled losing all power while driving down road. This has occurred 4 times. Vehicle has been worked on by dealer to attempt to solve this problem all 4 times. Car must be pulled off of road (if possible) and restarted. The last time this occurred the car could not be pulled off of road and completely stopped on road. This is a very dangerous situation and someone is going to be hurt or killed if ford cannot correct this problem.
Car stalled, has done so twice since.
Ongoing problem with engine stalling while traveling 30 or more MPH. Vehicle been in dealer shop on three occasions, dealer tested for possible fuel concern and replaced power relay but did not correct the problem. *ak aux power point inoperable due to blown fuse.
Vehicle stalled again. This is 4th time vehicle has stalled while driving. Vehicle has already been in for repair 3 times without any successful fix. Travelling ~30mph, no A/C, stalled without warning. Lost all power and braking. Ford (via customer response center - crc) has been notified of previous incidents and has contacted dealership. Owner is currently awaiting call-back from dealership customer relations manager per crc for resolution.
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