2001 FORD ESCAPE Electrical Systemignition Problems

2001 ESCAPE HAS HAD THREE REPAIRS IN A 6 MONTH TIME FRAME DO TO PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLIES. *TS THE SPARKS PLUG SHOT OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD SUDDENLY THREE TIMES. *NM

I NOTICED A 2001 FORD ESCAPE WITH A BRAKE HISSING PROBLEM AT 74K I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AT 40K. I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THAT I AM CONSIDERING NOT TO EVER BY A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN. THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLS ON THESE SO THE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES. *NM

I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OF MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO LOCKED. I HAD TO HAVE A LOCKSMITH COME TO START IT. THE LOCKSMITH SAID THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH ALL FORD IGNITIONS. I HAD THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO IGNITIONS IN THE ESCAPE. I LEARNED FROM A FOCUS OWNER THAT THE FOCUS CARS HAD BEEN RECALLED IN LATE 2000/EARLY 2001 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I LATER LEARNED BY CALLING ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE SAME PART IS USED FOR BOTH THE FOCUS AND THE ESCAPE. WHY HAVEN'T THE ESCAPES BEEN RECALLED? *NM

VEHICLE HAD A RECALL TO REPROGRAM POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS CORRECTED (?) ON 6/9/04. ON 7/2/04 VEHICLE WOULD NOT IDLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY WOULD QUIT RUNNING. TAKEN TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED IGNITION CONTROL VALVE. DEALER STATES IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAM. CAR WAS OUT OF MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, WITH 36,568 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. OTHER ITEMS OF CONCERN ON THIS VEHICLE INCLUDE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT AS DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY AND ALLOWS MOISTURE BUILDUP. DEALER AGAIN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT AND REFUSES TO REPAIR AT THEIR COST (ESTIMATE COST APPX. $200 TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECT). OTHER ISSUES INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF A COOLANT SENSOR, AND REPLACED A DPFE (ENVIRONMENT PROBLEM THAT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY). *NM

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WOULD NOT TURN. ITHAD TO BE REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, IT IS SAID TO BE A REOCCURING PROBLEM PER BRADY, TX FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE OCCUPANT TO BECOME STRANDED; MAKING THEM A HAZARD ON THE ROAD. PLEASE RECALL OTHERS TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE STALLING, INTERMITTENT, UNPREDICTABLE. DURING VARIOUS TIMES, DAYS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. SINCE 09/25/01 TILL LAST TIME WAS 12/01/03.*AK

CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO WARNING OR SYMPTOM THAT AN OCCURRENCE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS SHUTDOWN OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND AT VARYING SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND PROBRABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SOME IGNITION COMPONET.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WILL NOT RESTART. *AK

ENGINE STALL - ADDING MY INCIDENT TO THE LIST - DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING ON INTERSTATE-35, TRAVELLING ABOUT 40+ MPH. REALIZED BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING AS I WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THEN REALIZED OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON AND NO RESPONSE TO INCREASED GAS PEDAL PRESSURE ON RPM GAUGE TO TRY TO MOVE CAR OUT OF LANE. LUCKILY HAPPENED TO BE IN FAR LEFT LANE AND HAD JUST ENOUGH ROOM TO COAST OVER TO SHOULDER AND APPLY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. REMOVED KEYS, REINSERTED AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE - HOWEVER I PERUSE THE NHTSA SIGHT OCCASIONALLY AND REMEMBERED READING ABOUT THIS SITUATION FROM A FEW YEARS AGO. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET - WANTED TO REVIEW THIS SIGHT FIRST TO SEE IF ANY ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN YET - APPARENTLY NOT. THANK GOD A...

STALLS WHEN SLIGHTLY HITTING BRAKE TO HANDLE A CURVE, HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AND PARK. INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 7-8 TIMES. *NLM

MY ESCAPE WILL START AND THEN STALL OR WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS IT WILL STALL WHILE GOING AROUND BENDS OR JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS VERY ON SAFE BECAUSE WHEN GOING AROUND BENDS AND IT STALLS YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING. IT HAS HAPPEN OVER 20 TIMES NOW, AND IT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AND WHEN EVER IT WANTS TO. *NLM

I FILLED OUT A COMPLAINT AND THE # WAS CONFIRMATION NUMBER (ODI NUMBER) IS: 10019115. I HAD STUCK WRONG MILEAGE DOWN THE MILEAGE IS 38000 NOT 80000. *NLM

HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS . WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE THE GAS IN THE CAR WAS STILL WINTER GRADE AND IT WOULD CLEAR UP. HOWEVER THIS HAPPENED FOR THE FOURTH TIME ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. THIS IS MY WIFES CAR, AND THIS IS VERY SCARY FOR HER. SHE NEVER KNOWS WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, IT JUST STALLS OUT WHILE SHE IS IN MOTION. I. *AK

WHILE DRVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMET THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER CTED LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, EXCEPT THE RADIO WORKED AND SEAT BELT CHIME WOULD RUN. PLAYED WITH STEERING WHEEL AND IT STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 1 YEAR. IT IS AT THE DEALERS RIGHT NOW, THEY SAY THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. LAST WEEK WHEN IT DID IT AND I WAS MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL , IT DIDN;T EVEN LOCK, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. I ALWAYS PARK WHERE I CAN MAKE SURE A WRECKER CAN GET IN TO HAUL IT TO THE DEALERS.*AK

VEHICLE TENDS TO STALL WHILE CRUISING DOWNHILL WITH ENGINE IDLING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR SAME PROBLEM THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION INVOLVING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING, CONSUMER FEELS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE IGNITION. *YH

IGNITION FAILED. *YH

CAR ELECTRICAL, STEERING AND BRAKES CUT OFF DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH ON CURVY ROAD. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED 2 DAYS AGO. FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. NOW THAT IVE LOOKED AT THIS SITE, SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. GOING TO DEALER TOMMOROW. WE LIKE THE CAR, BUT WE'RE AFRAID WE HAVE OURSELVES A LEMON. I HOPE THE DEALER/FORD WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.

THE ENGINE DIED TWICE WHILE BEING DRIVEN RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES. IN BOTH CASES, THE VEHICLE WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE AT 30-35 MPH, MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THERE WAS NO ADVANCED INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN IGNITION PROBLEM. FOLLOWING THE FIRST INCIDENT (5,400 MILES) THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUR AND SAID THERE WERE NO CODES INDICATING ANY FAULTS. THE SECOND TIME (12,350 MILES) THE SAME DEALER CALLED THE FORD HOTLINE AND WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE IAC VALVE AND PCV HOSE. THUS FAR, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT FAILED BUT I DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN THE REPAIRS. IN BOTH CASES, I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER HOTLINE AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR INJURIES. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER ESCAPE DRIVERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

FORD ESCAPE 2001 STALLED ON MY WIFE AS SHE DROVE HOME. THE POWER WENT OUT IN THE CAR AND SHE BARELY HAD THE POWER TO STOP THE VEHICLE SINCE THE BRAKES WERE OUT. THIS HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A PROBLEM WITH FORD (RECENTLY SETTLED CASE WITH OTHER FORD VEHICLES) WHERE STALLING CAUSE MANY (66%) FATALITIES. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO 3 OTHERS THAT WE KNOW OF. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (PER CUST. SERV. MGR-PATRICK DORRINGTON) BUT ARE NOT BUYING US OUT OF OUR DEAL SINCE THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. MY WIFE IS 4 MONTHS PREGNANT AND WITH 2/3RDS OF FORD STALLING EVENTS ENDING IN DEATH SHE IS NEVER DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN. ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED.*AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, ONLY GROUND WIRE OF BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

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. *AK

WHILE THE ESCAPE IS DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL TUGS A LITTLE THEN IT LOCKS COMPLETELY UP, THEN THE BRAKES FAIL, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP IS TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MY ESCAPE HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. TWO OF THE INCIDENTS ALMOST RESULTED IN CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR CAN NOT BE STEERED. THE CAR TOTALLY FREEZES UP WITH ALL ENGINES LIGHTS COMING ON. THE SPEED DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. ALL THREE OCCASSIONS MY CD PLAYER HAS BEEN ON, THE AIR HAS BEEN ON LOW AND MY LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON. AFTER THE CAR FINALLY STOPS BY USING THE EMERGENGY BRAKE, I SHUT EVERYTHING OFF AND IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN.

ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, SINCE CAR BOUGHT 6 WEEKS AGO. ALWAYS ON HILLY, CURVEY ROADS, DOING 35-40 MPH, COASTING AND BRAKING LIGHTLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GO. HAVE TO MUSCLE CAR TO ROADSIDE. TURNING OFF KEY AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO WORK. HAVE ALSO PUT IN NEUTRAL, TURNED KEY OFF AND RESTARTED, SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE. BEEN TO DEALER ONCE LAST WEEK FOR PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT DETECT OR RECREATE. DEALER CONTACTED FORD HOT-LINE, WHO MADE SUGGESTIONS, TO NO AVAIL. DEALER SAYS THEY NOR FORD HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. HARD TO BELIEVE THIS. HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE, SYMPATHETIC REACTION BUT WITH NO ADVICE OR SOLUTION. HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. CAR BACK TO DEALER NOW FOR WEEK WHILE ON VACATION. VERY AFRAID I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IN ACCIDENT. EXPRESSED CONCERNS TO DEALER AND FORD. THERE ARE...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING , CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING CONTROL, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK *JB

CAR WON'T START. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 5 TIMES, BUT CANNOT FIX DEFECT EVEN AFTER REPLACING COMPUTER AND WITHIN EMMISSION CONTROL DEVICE SPARTS.