A lack of clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector meant the throttle could get stick open when the accelerator was fully depressed. Following a petition from the Center for Auto Safety, NHTSA opened an investigation and eventually issued a recall to fix the sticky throttles in the 2001–2004 model years.
Even with the throttles fixed, the 2001 model year could still have trouble stopping due to multiple problems with leaking brakes.
8.8
pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$250
Average Mileage:
95,200 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
not sure (3 reports)
idle control sensor or throttle control sensor (2 reports)
MORE GOOD NEWS FROM FORD.......WE DON'T KNOW WHATS WRONG. TELL ME ONE THING AND THEN ITS SOMETHING ELSE. FIRST IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION....NOW ITS THE ENGINE? THE ENGINE IS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THIS BAG OF PIECES THAT FORD CALLS AN ESCAPE. THIS THING IS GOING TO BE TRADED FOR SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY WILL RETAIN ITS VALUE AND NOT BECOME SOMEONES PAPER WEIGHT.
ford sucks big time i worked at the assembly plant in hazelwood 20 yrs i will never buy a ford again treated me like sh*t when i had problems under warranty but cant find problem out of warranty find problem and want u to pay bullshit and i am talking like 1000 miles out of warranty and they say they build a good product nottttttttttttttttttttt it is a bunch of bullshit
The same as April A. Our escape will randomly decide not to run unless I have my foot on the gas. I'll manage to get it to the shop (after many rolling starts) and it will work just fine the next day when they get to it. HELP! Yesterday it died twice right after I started it and then preformed fine the rest of the trip.
I bought my Escape new and have taken very good care of it. Now when you start it, it dies, unless you have your foot on the gas. Take your foot off the gas to stop at a light or go around a curve the damn thing dies. When the Ford service center has it, it doesn't do it for them.
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This car has been worked on so many times and it won't start.
- Jessica T., FORT WORTH, TX, US