Gasoline Engine problems of the 2001 Ford Escape

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Vehicle would cut off intermittently while 25-30 mph without any warning. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

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I was driving in rush hour traffic with the radio on and air only on. I was pressing on the gas and going no where. Then I realized the car just died. I was in the fast lane. There was no where to go so I had to take a left turn and coasted across 2 lanes of traffic. I was in panic as I was just coasting and had no power to move. All the power steering and breakes did not work because the engine was not engaged. It was a very dangerous situation. After I reached the side street, I put on my flashers. I put the vehicle in nuteral. It started and I went home. I am very nervous to drive this vehicle, because if it happens again, I could be in a situation where I could get killed, having no power to stop, advance or turn.

Vehicle(engine)shutdown while driving.

My observation of when it occurs is usually when going 50 mph for a number of miles, make a turn then go downhill with the heater on full-speed. About halfway down the hill the ignition nocks out and I must pull over and restart the engine. This has happened to me about 5 or 6 times since I bought my 2001 Escape in April 2001. I've never taken it to the dealership.

While traveling at 25mph consumer slowed down, and when trying to speed up, vehicle started to lose power.

Over a period of four months my Ford Escape has lost all power while driving in the am to work. It was very difficult to handle the car when it lost all power because of the loss of power steering. The first occurrence happened five days after I purchased the car. Ford replaced the idle sensor and said it was fixed. Four months later the problem occurred again. The car had to be towed in. Ford claims that they "cannot replicate the problem" and their engineers don't know what's wrong with it but are aware of the problem in the Escapes. I was offered a trade in at the loss of $6,700. 00 or to call the 800 Ford number and report the problem to them. The 800 number told me to put everything in writing and wait for a response (2-3 weeks). I am now in that stage of my complaint. This is a serious saftey hazard because I live in a city where there is heavy traffic and interstates are close by.

While driving, vehicle completely dies. Lost all steering and power to the vehicle while driving 45 mph. This has happened 4 times now and has been seen at the dealer twice. The dealer is unable to find anything at all wrong with the vehicle!!! all four times it happened had a full tank of gas and the car gave no warning at all.

Over a period of 2 months, the car lost all power during the am drive to work. This occurred on three separate ocassions, almost exactly 7 miles from my home. Going 20-30 miles per hour during each occurrence. Car just loses all power, as well as brakes, steering, etc. Pulled over to the side of the road, turned car off, car starts up, and does not recur for several weeks. Has been back to dealer three times- they cannot replicate, cannot fix. This is an extremely dangerous situation-- I am minutes from the interstate and could become a major problem. Dealer is well aware that this is the last time. We will explore getting a swap from Ford or lemon law if we have to.

While traveling on highway, vehicle will shutdown. Vehicle hesitates on a cold start, when accelerating you get approx. 30 percent acceleration power and then it surges to full acceleration. After the engine warms up it runs well.

While driving at about 35-40 mph, the engine just quits. Once I come to a rolling stop, I have to turn the car off and restart it. This is the second time this has happened.

Driving down a busy street, down a slight grade about 45 mph, the car suddently died. I had to pull over to the side of the road. I waited a couple of minutes and it restarted. There was no indication of any problem prior to this.