2001 FORD ESCAPE Electrical System Problems

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCASSIONS, FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ONCE WHILE GOING ABOUT 25 MPH DOWN HILL. THE OTHER TIME, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT UNDER 10 MPH. CONSUMER REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY MORE UNTIL A RESOLUTION IS FOUND. THE FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL GEAR TO RESTART. DEALERSHIP WOULD RESET THE MAIN COMPUTER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF THE ATTEMPT FAILED THEN THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD BE REPLACED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE DOING 40MPH DOWN AN INCLINE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND WOUND UP ON SOMEONE'S LAWN. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM DUE TOTHE FACT THAT MOST OF THE ESCAPES ISSUES ARE STALLING.*AK

DRIVING APPROX 40MPH THE 2001 FORD ESCAPE STALLED. LOST ALL POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES. FINALLY GOT STOPPED, RESTARTED VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN.*AK

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, OUR FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE FORD ESCAPE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK. WE HAVE TAKEN TO HILL & SANDERS FORD LOCATED IN WHEATON, MD. IN ADDITION TO OTHER SERVICE RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE STAFF OF HILL & SANDERS, WE WERE TOLD DIFFERENT STORIES BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. ONE STORY WAS THAT OUR KEY RING WAS TOO HEAVY (4 KEYS 1 REMOTE). THE NEXT WAS THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING THAT WOULD RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM (ALONG WITH A DEVELOPING/OCCASIONAL TRANSMISSION SHIVER/SHUDDER BETWEEN 35-45 MPH). THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING WAS COMPLETED 4 DAYS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME, THE CAR HAS NOT STALLED IN A SIMILAR MANNER, BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE AN OCCASIONAL TRANSMISSION SHIVER / SHUDDER. BASED ON THE FAILURE...

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH DOWN A HILL, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, THERE WERE NO BRAKES/ POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*AK *TS THE DEALER REPLACED SOME PARTS. *JB

MY FORD ESCAPE 2001 STALLS WITHOUT ENGINE TURNING OFF FOR ABOUT 5-7 DURING TAKE OFF TURNS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG, SECOND TIME AN IDLER VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THIS LAST TIME THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. I CALLED TO INFORM MECHANIC OF PROBLEM AND HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT COULD BE WRONG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. NO ONE AT FORD KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PLEASE HELP. PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**767684

2001 FORD ESCAPE HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 33,000 MILES; HOWEVER, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS EARLY ON. CAR HAS STRANDED ME SEVERAL TIMES. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED IN SEVERAL TIMES AND DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG IT. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR, TRANSMISSION, FUEL HOSES, SENSOR, COMPUTER, ETC. AND CAR STILL STALLS. THIS WEEK IT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM MY GARAGE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. DEALERSHIP AGAIN COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AS WHEN IT STALLS EVERYTHING LOCKS UP AND I HAVE HAD A COUPLE NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE AN INFANT AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *NLM

2001 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE COASTING DOWN HILL AT 35 MPH. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT, I WAS ABLE TO STEER A "DEAD" CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM SINCE 2000, BUT TOOK 18 MONTHS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. FORD HAS NOT RECALLED NOR DO THEY COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB

TRUCK STALLS WHILE IN MOTION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 40-45 MPH WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS OCCURED SIX DIFFERENT TIMES WITH CAUSE NOT DETERMINED AND STALLING NOT RESOLVED. THE MANUFACTURE HAS CONTACTED THE OWNER WHICH HAS OFFERED EITHER TO BUY THE TRUCK BACK OR GIVE A REFUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HAD PUT THE HIGHLIGHTS ON AND VEHICLE TURNED OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

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. *YH

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. *YH

VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER STATED FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AFTER ELECTRICAL REPAIR THE PANIC LIGHTS AND HORN HAVE ACTIVATED FOUR TIMES FOR NO REASON, CONSUMER STATES THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER HAS NEVER WORKED. *SLC

TOTAL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHILE CAR IS BEING OPERATED ON BUSY ROADS

VEHICLE LOST ELECTICAL POWER, INCLUDING IGNITION WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE PASSING LANE OR IN A TUNNEL UPCOMING IN 35 MILES, THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS AND VERY LIKELY CATASTROPHIC. VEHICLE WAS TOWED 100 MILES TO GIBBONS FORD. IT REMAINS THERE AS OF 9 JAN 01.*AK