One problem related to hatchback/liftgate has been reported for the 2001 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2001 Escape.
The liftgate door would open when the remote is used. Possible recall 04v602000. The liftgate would not lock at times. Then sometimes when the remote was used to open the liftgate, it would not open.