general problems of the 2001 Ford Escape

Abs system burned up, hard to stop brakes, lickage under the hood.

I am not sure if I am using the correct website or correct form. I was involved in a very weird car accident. My Ford Escape suddenly run to the side (as I was driving on ice) is there any help to fix this?. I was driving north direction. The posted speed was 25 and mine was 20. This happened on north leland st in san pedro, CA 90731. Looks like a mechanical fault. I am not sure what was wrong. I have a police report. Thank you very much!.

My Ford Escape does not shift right anymore and it will not stay in park I have to have a brick put in front of it because my emergency brake does not even work. I received a recall letter but I cannot find my letter anymore. I was hit by a vehicle and I cannot walk and my son had clean the house so I have lost my letter I would appreciate it if I could get another recall letter so I can get mike's Escape fixed please.

Tl the contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. While driving 25 mph, the steering wheel pulled to the right when the accelerator pedal was applied. Additionally, the vehicle made a clunking and grinding noise. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer (seelye kia of kalamazoo, 4102 stadium drive, kalamazoo, mi 49080) where it was diagnosed that the subframe on the front passenger side was cracked, rusted, and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 104,193.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. While driving approximately 10 mph and making a left turn, the vehicle veered to the right into oncoming traffic. There was no crash. The failure recurred on one other occasion. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the subframe was fractured and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,600.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently and the power steering seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts). The failure mileage was 119,345.

Here recently I have had several occurrences of my 2001 Escape stalling while driving. On 2 occasions I was approaching a stop light, slightly uphill and when I pressed the brake the car completely shut off losing all power and steering and I had to "stand" on the brakes to stop. A few other times it happened while I was turning a corner as well as going through a stop light turning right or left, not going fast at all. Pretty scary stuff. I have had no problem starting it back up after the occurrences, however it keeps happening.

As I was driving the car down the street I began loosing control of the steering. The steering wheel was facing a 90 degree right angle as I was driving straight and every time I would hit a bump the car would jump to the right. The steering wheel also had a lot of play while driving. I took the car straight to my mechanic and he informed me the car was not drivable or safe due to the lower control arm separating from the subframe which has to due with recall # 14s02. Is the subframe being replaced at some point? they put a crossbrace on the vehicle but it is still being deemed unsafe to drive.

Dear sirs, as you are aware, this past weekend on the san mateo bridge in hayward CA, a horrific accident/fire occurred with a limousine, where five individuals were trapped and killed due to a vehicle fire. Upon seeing and hearing about this horrific tragedy, my wife insisted that we have all of the recalls performed on our 2001 Ford Escape. Much to my surprise, when I took our Escape into fremont Ford on may 7th, michael ferrer, the assistant service manager, told me that he was refusing to perform all of the recalls on our truck, because they have expired. As the original owner and primary driver of this vehicle, please explain to me how recalls involving safety issues expire? is this a Ford company policy or a fremont Ford dealership/service policy? when I picked up our Escape on may 8th from the dealership, I documented on the paperwork that they refused to perform these very important recalls. I am not comfortable driving this vehicle in light of the tragedy that occurred this past weekend. Please advise how you would like to move forward concerning this very important matter. Thank you for your assistance.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the vehicle veered to the right. The contact crashed into another vehicle and the airbags did not deploy. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the vehicle was totaled. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. After the failure was experienced, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v165000 and stated that the failure could have been related. The failure and current mileage was not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, lost steering and was unable to maintain vehicle straight. The contact stated that in order to keep vehicle straight the steering wheel had to be turned approximately 90 degrees to right. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop who stated the sub frame had corroded and caused the lower arm control was broken. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure; however did not provide any further assistance. The failure and current mileage was 91,746. Yn.

It was happend about a year ago, especially under the hot weather condition. I am not sure that where the massive viblation sound comes from but most likely it feels through the steering wheel(steering shaft rod?) or brake pedal. When I first realized this problem, it was very hot summer day and air conditioner (ac) was on. I drove about for 15-20 minutes and parked the vehicle for a while (about 20 minutes or so). Then I started the engine again and tried to back up the vehicle from the parking spot, it was happened. After that happening, I was having same problem whenever I was driving with ac on(I did not have the problem during cold season at all). Now is summer of 2012 and this problem has been coming back most of time of driving no matter ac is on or off (it seems like getting worst?). Past 10 years, I had several recalls with this vehicle so I really want to report the broblem I have in case.

I stopped my 2001 Ford Escape and put the shift into park. The shift flew into park and the vehicle stayed in drive, which almost sent me into a bayou. I turned the ignition off and the shift was jammed. The vehicle was still in drive. I had to get it towed to the local dealership. I was told by one of the mechanics that the cable on the shift broke loose. He said he was surprised there hasn't been a recall on it yet because they are getting Escapes and escorts in their shop with the same exact thing happening.

My wife got distracted and side swiped the trailer of an 18 wheeler while passing . . . . . . A very bazaar accident. . . . . . She was only slightly injured and her 2001 Ford Escape was destroyed. . . . . My complaint is. . . . . . Her steering was completely broke. . . No connection between the steering wheel and the front end. . . . Her steering wheel just spins around . . . . Being a car guy I see this as a failure in the Fords steering. . . . . I walked the accident scene and did not see one thing she could have hit to break her steering. Her impact with the truck should not have broke her steering either . . . . . Please investigate.

I was in a roll over accident in my 2001 Ford Escape while driving at 25-30 mph on a primary road in cresskill, NJ. The vehicle suddenly pulled hard to the right and I saw that I was going to hit a parked vehicle. I turned the steering wheel to the left, while breaking, but the Escape did not turn. I impacted the parked vehicle, flipped, skidded 64 feet on the roof of my Escape, and was able to remove myself from the car when he came to rest. I have interesting pictures of the front right wheel assembly and steering linkages.

While traveling 15-20mph on a neighborhood side street consumer ran into a parked car, causing vehicle to rollover 360 degrees. Dealer was contacted. Consumer suffered a fractured rib in the accident, consumer thinks that this vehicle should not have rolled over as easily as it did.

Consumer noticed that while driving at 10 mph and without any indication vehicle parts started falling from under engine department, resulting in loss of steering.

While traveling at 20-25 mph steering pulled sharply to left. Rear wheels locked, causing vehicle to travel across lains, hiting steering wheel unlocked. Please provide furthre information.