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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2004 Ford Escape looks pretty good compared to other Ford Escape model years, but still has a trend of transmission problems, and engine problems from the NHTSA complaint data — so it's not a model year we can recommend.
9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $410
- Average Mileage:
- 85,800 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace rectifier plate (1 reports)
- replaced the alternator (1 reports)
electrical problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
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So we have been hearing a bit of whining coming from the engine compartment, so while we are on the way to the store I tell my wife I will look at it next weekend. We went into the store and came out and it wouldn't start, it would just click. We tried to jump it and it wouldn't start. I had it towed home, and found the alternator was cracked; i want to add I could only see the alternator through a tiny opening underneath the car. To make a long story short to get the old alternator out, I had to remove a plastic cowl, drop the exhaust, which I had to buy a special tool for because the nuts were so rusted they rounded off, I had to drop the cross member, and I had to pull the axle....that's right I had to pull the axle. This has got to be one of the worst designed cars ever. The exhaust is directly under the alternator so it just cooked it to death over time. Imagine what that would have cost if a shop worked on it. I told my wife to get rid of this car since while I had the alternator off I found several oil leaks.
- Estel W., Rogersville, MO, US