2002 FORD ESCAPE Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

ESCAPE STALLED (FOR THE 3RD TIME)WHILE GOING ON A SLIGHT HILL, APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. INFORMED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. DROPPING OFF TO DEALER TOMORROW FOR THE 2ND TIME!!!. *AK

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. IT FIRST HAPPENED JAN. 31ST. DEALER SAID THEY CALLED FORD AND ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. WE LIVE IN A LARGE CITY AND I AM JUST AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING RESULTIN IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NLM

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES, DOWNHILL ONLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *TT

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45MPH TWICE ON 03/08/02. THE ENGINE INDICATOR DID NOT GO ON BEFORE THE STALL. THE RADIO, HEAT, CLOCK, ETC. STAYED ON DURING THE STALL. THE STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT AND HEAVY. AFTER WRESTLING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WHERE NOTIFIED.*AK

2002 FORD ESCAPE XLT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT SOOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY STARTED. IT DOES THIS 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM, IT WILL FIX ITSELF. VEHICLES ENGINE SMOKED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. VEHICLE WILL SURGE ON ITS OWN, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, ALMOST AS IF I HAD FLOORED IT. I CANNOT DRIVE 20 MPH, IT SURGES FORWARD! LAST INCIDENT I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE, I LOST COMPLETE USE OF THE BRAKES, NO HYDRAULICS, NO NOTHING. PEDAL DEPRESSED RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST GOT INTO A HEAD ON COLLISION, USED E-BRAKE TO STOP. HAPPENED A SECOND TIME LATER THAT DAY. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, NOTHING IS WRONG. CONTACTED FORD REP. AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I DO...

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE COASTING AT APPROXIMATELY 38 MILES, WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM.*AK

ENGINE CUT OUT WHEN TRAVELING DOWNHILL AT APPROX. 40 MPH. BRAKES & STEERING FAILED BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AND RESTART WITH NO SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AT 30 MPH. POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL VEHICLE STALLED/ ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ENGINE DIED. DRIVER HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES. FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING; NOVEMBER 2001, FEBRUARY 12, 2002, AND FEBRUARY 22, 2002. *AK

2002 FORD ESCAPE XLT V6 AUTOMATIC 4X4 WITH 2,235 MILES FAILS TO START (WARM OR COLD ENGINE) AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL START AND RUN NORMALLY. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP AND HAS REFUSED TO START NUMEROUS TIMES, AFTER WAITING APPROX. 20 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL START. VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE RUNNING AT DEALERSHIP, IN THEIR PRESENCE, TWICE. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR 5 DAYS WITH NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM. DLR CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE CONTACTED FORD FOR ASSISTANCE. ENGINE IS NOT THROWING ANY COMPUTER CODES. DEALER ORIGINALLY BELIEVED IT WAS WATER IN FUEL BUT HAS "DEFINITELY RULED THAT OUT." *AK

ENGINE STALLED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL DUE TO LOW RPM AFTER ACCELERATION STOPPED AND FOOT TAKEN OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AFTER STALL. STARTED RIGHT BACK UP IN NEUTRAL.*AK

I WAS DRIVING @ ABOUT 40 MPHON SAT 1-26-2002 WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE ENGINE AND OIL CAME ON. I COASTED TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF THE HEATER, RADIO, AND IGNITION AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. IR STARTED AGAIN BUT I WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO WILLIAMS FORD(739 FRONT ST. P.O. BOX 220, BEREA,OH 44017) ON MONDAY JAN 29, 2002 TO REPORT THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND TOLD ME THAT "THE CAR JUST BURPED". I ASKED IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN AND HE TOLD ME THAT "THE CAR JUST HAD TO LEARN THE WAY I DRIVE". I QUESTIONED HOW AN INANIMATE OBJECT WITHOUT A BRAIN COULD LEARN. HE TOLD ME "OH YES, IT DOES HAVE A BRAIN". I CALLED ANOTHER SERVICE ADVISOR...

ON THREE OCCASIONS ABOUT TWO MONTHS APART, STARTING IN OCT 2001 MY FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THE FIRST AND THIRD TIME, THE MOST RECENT BEING 2/4/02. A "FIX" HAS BEEN MADE, BUT WHETHER THAT TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEM REMAINS TO BE SEEN. *AK

AT 40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RE START THE ENGINE. LOSS OF POWER TO MAJOR COMPONENTS. IF I HAD BEEN 100 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO 90 DEGREE TURN. SELLING DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, DUE TO BE INSPECTED 2/5/02. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER, ASSISTED BRAKES AND STEERING. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED AN UNKNOWN RELAY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 40 MPH. (REFERENCE INVESTIGATION: PE-01-043) *AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT; HOWEVER, LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STALLS, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A NEW PART THAT MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUT DOWN, COULD NOT RESTART, ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT NOT START, TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER INVESTIGATED PROBLEM, THEY DETERMEND THAT ONE OR MORE INTERNAL PARTS HAVE FAILED, NEW ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN GROCERY PARKING LOT. TOWED TO DEALER. TOW DRIVER SAID THIRD ESCAPE UNDER 3000 MILES HE'S TOWED RECENTLY THAT WOULD NOT START. *AK

ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH (IN CRUISE CONTROL) ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS SEIZED ENGINE. FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER AND ENGINE FAILED WHILE OPERATING ON MAJOR WASHINGTON D.C. INTERSTATE. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED ALTHOUGH AMPLE POWER APPEARS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ELECTRICAL DEMANDS. VEHICLE TOWED TO OWNERS HOME.

2002 FORD ESCAPE XLT HAS NOW STALLED THREE TIMES RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES---HAVING INVESTIGATED THIS VEHICLE ON MY OWN I'VE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER IDENTICAL CASES. FORD NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THESE FAILURES AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK

BRAND NEW 2002 FORD ESCAPE XLT AUTOMATIC 4X2 STALLED 5 TIMES DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE DEAER AFTER BUYING IT. LOST POWER STEERING AND BOWER BRAKES AT OVER 35 MPH. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS AT ALL. *AK

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL. WAS EITHER BRAKING OR DECELERATING BY LETTING UP ON GAS. CHECK ENGINE, AIRBAG, AND POSSIBLY OIL LIGHTS CAME ON. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP VEHICLE WITH HAND BRAKE. SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROX. 1/2 HOUR (15 MILES). WEATHER WAS COOL AND CLEAR.

ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LUCKLY NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS ON THE ROAD. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN "PARK" AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. DEALER HAS NO EXPLAINATION FOR LOSS OF POWER, BUT SEVERAL OTHER FORD EXCAPES HAVE EXPERENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF REPORTED EXCAPES STALLING I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MINE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR ON THE INTERSTATE, ENGINE DIED. THICK WHITE SMOKE ENGULFED THE BACK WINDOW FROM THE EXHAUST. WAS MOMENTARILY UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING IN BACK ON THE CAR. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES . I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND WHEN DEALER LOOKED AT IT WAS "LOCKED UP" THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.*AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING, THE STEERING GOT SLUGGISH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT STIFF. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

2002 ESCAPE STALLED WHILE COASTING 35-40 MPH DOWN-HILL. ENGINE, BATTERY AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON DASH. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BREAKS. VEHICLE STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACING IN "PARK" POSITION. DEALERSHIP TESTED VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. VEHICLE WAS 3 DAYS OLD, 164 MILES ON ODOMETER. THIS VEHICLE IS THE REPLACEMENT TO 2001 ESCAPE THAT STALLED 4 TIMES WHILE COASTING. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL (EEC) RELAY ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. VEHICLE STILL STALLED. DEALERSHIP VERY "PRO-ACTIVE" AND WILLING TO ASSIST BY OFFERING RENTAL CAR WHILE TESTING BOTH VEHICLES.

ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED COMPLETELY, RESTARTING IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. ALL POWER WAS LOST AND FLAMES WERE SHOOTING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *YH

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 30 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS A SEIZED ENGINE AND FORD IS REPLACING WITH A NEW ONE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 45MPH AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD ONLY OWNED VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS. DEALER COULDN'T FIND A CAUSE, BUT KEPT IT TO INSPECT FURTHER AND GAVE CONSUMER A LOANER VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE AT SPEED ON THE ROAD. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A SEIZED ENGINE. THE 3.0 L V6 ENGINE IS GOING TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 331 MILES ON IT. *AK