Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford escape. The contact stated that the fuel tank shield was completely rusted allowing the fuel tank to be exposed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,500.
2002 Ford Escape fuel system complaints
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While driving my 2002 ford focus v6 I have experienced several instances of sudden unintended vehicle acceleration. I took my car to parks ford in wesley chapel, fl who said they suspect it is from my throttle cable sticking but they would not fix it for me even though many escapes have had the same problem and resulted in numerous deaths. It would cost me over $400 to fix and just because my particular VIN number is not part of the recall for they would not help me. I even spoke to someone at the main ford office who said the same thing. This is blatantly refusing to stand by their product, even though they realize this could result in a very serious safety problem. I told the man at ford that I guess they want to wait until someone else dies of this problem and he said if he was me and knew what I know he just wouldn't drive that car, which proves that they realize the seriousness and yet refuse to make it a recall on my car even though the same issue resulted in several deaths for escape owners in the past.
To start off the idle control valve needed to be replaced because when you push the clutch in it dies and you loose all power , another is the bushing in the control arm slipped out of the arm mount so I had to replace it and another that just happened is the gas tank strap and support pan broke and plastic gas tank hit the ground on one end and the other is grinding on the drive shaft. And the ford dealership wont fix anything cause it ain't considered powertrain.
Again I own three of these vehicles and while pumping gas my fuel tank straps rotted out, same as the other two. Again dealer will not warranty and they won't help especially with the same problem with all three vehicles.
Going between 34-37 MPH today, my vehicle completely stalled upon slight deceleration as I was attempting to switch into another lane.
Upon pressing the brake, at any speed, the vehicle completely shuts off. This has caused me to be nearly rear-ended on several occasions. It happens without notice, and is becoming more consistent. I took it to the dealership, as there were recalls on my vehicle, but they said while that is a problem for my make and model, it was in fact not one of the recalls to be performed. I had two recalls performed, neither of which helped this problem at all. It leaves me halted in intersections, and makes for abrupt stops, as I have to completely brake to a full and complete stop, throw the truck into park, turn the key off, wait a moment, turn the key back on, and back into drive.
Vehicle has begun to accelerate unexpectedly since early september. There has been at least four incidents involving vehicle suddenly accelerating when its was at low speed or stopped (with foot on the brake). The accelerations last a few seconds and lurch the car forward. The vehicle has been taken to ford for the recall notices involving the cruise control cable (11s24b on 30 june 12 and 12s37b on 20 sep 12). This vehicle did not experience this problem prior to the recall repairs.
Fuel tank strap rusted and broke from tank sagged onto drive shaft when tank was full of fuel this only was noted when turning a sharp corner, wore hole in tank metal cover.note cover is rusted.
While driving at normal speeds on ice-glazed winter roads in fairbanks, ak, I approached an intersection and took my foot off the accelerator to prepare to slow down. Instead of dropping to idle speeds, the engine accelerated up to 3500-4000 RPM. I shifted the automatic transmission to neutral and was able to stop the car with the brakes, but the engine continued to race at high-throttle until I shut off the engine. When I restarted the engine it behaved normally for several days; but the problem came back intermittently several times over the next several weeks; and every time, shutting off the engine was the only way to stop it. Ford's database showed my car had undergone a recall in 2005 to fix a similar problem. In january 2012, stanley ford in kenai, ak 'supposedly' replaced the throttle cable and throttle body assembly for $572, but it didn't solve the problem. The uncontrolled acceleration occurred several more times, as before, until a second repair in february 2012 by seekins ford in fairbanks, which replaced a pcv and tubing, and did a complete tune-up for $992. Since then, there have been no more issues with the accelerator.
While filling gas tank heard a loud pop,after arriving at destination had someone look under car and discovered tank straps rusted and broke leaving nothing to hold gas tank in place. No other rusty or rusted parts under car. Had dealer repair at a cost of $725.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford escape. The contact was driving 35 MPH when there was an abnormal noise and the fuel straps fractured, causing the fuel tank to detach and fall to the ground. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the fuel straps and the plate that held the fuel tank in place. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised the contact that there were no recalls for the failure and offered no further assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 109,000.
Metal straps holding up the gas tank rusted and broke on july 28, 2011 while filling the gas tank. Had to have it towed to dealership where they replaced the two metal straps on august 1, 2011. On august 2, 2011 a recall was issued for the same problem on similar ford vehicles that were manufactured during the same year. Dealership confirmed it was the same problem that was cited in the recall and stated that I was very lucky that I was not driving the vehicle at the time this occurred.
Gas tank shield and straps are rusted so badly that there is a 5" x 6" hole in the gas tank shield. The straps holding the shield are also badly rusted.
Driving to dover de. Pulled into gas station outside lancaster pa for fuel. Filled tank and went to pull away from pump. Heard something dragging and found fuel tank strap had snapped and left fuel tank dragging on driveshaft.
My wife's 02 ford escape (with less than 50k miles) just had one of the gas tank straps break due to corrosion. Major fire/safety hazard if the gas tank hits the ground. Very similar issue known with f150. The dealer is charging us $1k to fix!!! This same car is also in the shop every other month for a faulty airbag switch/relay that we've spent hundreds of dollars to fix. The ford motor company makes me sick! Why is it so hard for these guys to do the right thing? It blows my mind.
Gas gauge reads between 1/2 & 1/4, car ran out of gas this morning. Aaa brought gas, I went to a gas station and filled the tank. Gas gauge still reads only 1/2 full.
My wife's 2002 ford escape has aprox 40k on it the steel cover that goes over the plastic gas tank is rotting away and dropping off rusty parts I hope that emissions would cover this. The strap has some rust but I am concerned we live in the northeast with salt on our roads.
The car was making a noise. The repair shop found that the gas tank was scraping on the drive shaft because the strap that holds the gas tank and shield in place had rusted through and broken in half causing the gas tank to fall down on the drive shaft. Luckily I did not drive very far with this situation because the drive shaft would have put a hole in the gas tank and could have potentially caused a fire.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford escape. While driving 60 MPH, the accelerator pedal went down to the floor and would not release. The contact was able to place the vehicle into second gear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the cruise control cable failed and jammed the throttle cover. The transmission became damaged when the contact shifted into reverse gear. The manufacturer may not be able to assist. On november 25, 2007, the vehicle was taken to the dealer due to reverse. The dealer cleaned the throttle body, flushed the injectors, and cleaned the upper intake gasket and spark plugs. The fuel filters, coil boots, and ignitions wires were replaced. The current and failure mileages were 62,000. The consumer stated the battery light comes on while driving, replace fuel filter, and A/C is not blowing cold. Updated 03/31/08
I took my 2002 ford escape to a ford dealer to see if the recent recall of the ABS module connector affected my car only to find out that I had an oil leak from the master cylinder which was dropping onto the ABS module. Maybe this is why the cars are catching fire to begin with. If I hadn't taken my car in to be checked the oil probably would have caused a fire. I had to replace the master cylinder and my car only has 70k miles on it. I have never replaced one on any car I have ever owned and I have driven them over 150kmiles. It cost me 278 dollars..this car also had to have the rotors replaced when I replaced the brakes at 42k. The fuel pump was replaced at 34614 miles,the coolant recovery tank was replaced at the same time as the light was on. At 51k miles ck engine light came on. #4 coil had to be replaced at a cost of 282.17. At 70k the engine light came on. The gas cap failed and had to be replaced . This coast 97 dollars because it had to go on a diagnostic machine to find the problem. I was going to buy a ford escape hybrid but now I will never buy another ford.
On several occasions, my 2002 ford escape has stalled out in the middle of intersections, on the freeway, and at many inopportune times!!!!! I have been quite scared to drive my SUV any more. It starts to chug like it is not getting any fuel, the check engine light will come on, and the SUV will immediately die. I lose my power steering, my brakes, my everything! And almost get hit. I have taken my escape in for service several times, but they claim that it is just a glitch in the computer, and reset it. Then they told me that they could never get it do what I was saying, so I had to come in right when it was doing it, or they wouldn't be able to help. In the mean time, I have stalled out several more times, gone in, and no one can figure out what is wrong. I have heard from several people that this is happening with many ford escapes, and I am scared that the situation will escalate to me being in an accident, or my SUV starting on fire when it gets so warm.
Fuel pump failed at 45,000 miles and was replaced.
Stalling at low speed and decelerating when the engine is cold.
Vehicle stalls at bottom of incline/decline.
On my new ford escape 2002 bought 8-2002. My gas pedal stuck, my brakes were leaking fluid my ignition has broke. My passanger side rear door will not open or close properly and has opened while the vehicle is in motion. There is a vibration in my left front end and my air bag warning light stays on at times my driver side saftey restraint has sheared and had to be replaced
The truck was struck by another vehicle. The driver's seat belt failed to hold which allowed the driver to be thrown in the back seat. Please describe details. Ph see voq#10021715 for repository link to par. Cw
After 1st incident, ford replaced air idle control valve eec relay; after 2nd incident, ford replaced fuel pump relay and eec relay again. There is no warning when vehicle stalls, it occurs when driving and immediately steering and brakes fail.
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