general problems of the 2002 Ford Escape

The contact owned a 2002 Ford Escape. After exiting the vehicle, there was a fire that erupted under the hood. The fire was extinguished by a fire company. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The insurance company was to investigate the failure. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 12v353000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control) and 12v005000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while stationary, the vehicle would not accelerate forward. The contact stated that upon depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not accelerate forward. The vehicle was pushed manually, in the neutral position, to an unknown place of business. Furthermore, the contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal there was a squealing and cracking noise. The wheel bearing and struts were faulty on the vehicle as stated by the contact. The steering wheel made a loud squeaking noise when turned left or right while driving various speeds in addition to the vehicle frame becoming severely rusted underneath. The dealer was not contacted about the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Vehicle idles fast in park and accelerates quickly while driving and remains in high constant acceleration mode. Bucks forward without warning, causing potential vehicle impact while behind stopped traffic, parking or trailing other vehicles.

My vehicle does the exact same thing as NHTSA recall number 04v165000 or Ford recall no. 04s13. I have the year and engine associated with the recall but my VIN is not on the list. It should be because it is very dangerous!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while at a completed stop, waiting for a train to cross the tracks, the contact attempted to put the vehicle back in gear but the vehicle would not shift out of the park position. The contact stated that an independent mechanic was contacted and came to the scene of the incident. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the shift lever had disengaged from the transmission and would need to be bolted back into place. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v606000 (power train). The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, that the vehicle would experience unexpected acceleration making it difficult to slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v353000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000. Wh.

I was driving my Ford Escape 2002 out of town, I noticed my car pulling away from me. I took my foot off the throttle and noticed the the car was accelerating. I knew a stop sign and a highway was up ahead, after blowing threw the stop sign only being able to slow the car down to 20 with the breaks, I pulled the e-brake and still did not stop, afraid and scared I put the car in park, the car then snapped and went into reverse and the only thing I could do was aim for a pole and hit it. I got out of the car and it was still going with the engine smoking, fearing of a fire I shut the engine down.

I bought my 2002 Ford Escape in Feb. 2015. Since then often when I put it in park it revs, the rpms range from 1500-3000. I read that a recall was declared in December of 2004. My car idles at a high range.

Vehicle was driven towards a crossing and the light was red. I tried to stop, but instead it accelerated on applying the brakes and t-boned a car on the crossing. The brakes on this car were serviced a few times in the past and the complete history is available at the dealer. . . . Updated 04/02/15.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated that immediately after the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v165000 and NHTSA campaign number: 12v353000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control) the vehicle started to surge back and forward. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The techician stated that the front vacuum tube was leaking and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The vehicle was not re repaired. The failure mileage was 155,000.

I was approaching a traffic light to turn. As I applied the brake instead of stopping the truck accelerated. Hitting the back of a vehicle.

This incident happened back in February of 2014, while I was leaving my house to take my car for an oil change, when I stepped on the gas, it suddenly just stalled at 10mph, so I released the gas and then pressed on it again, the second time was fine, but when I came to a full stop and pressed on the gas, it stalled again, after it passes 10 mph, the vehicle was just cruising continuously. So one time my car stalled again and I almost hit the car in front of me, luckily I did not. For me this is a safety issue as well as a engine/transmission issue. This was not the only time this incident had happened. And just recently I took it Ford for a diagnose and they had told me that it needs a new transmission and they quoted me $4500 to get it fixed.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 mph the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact applied immense pressure to the brakes to no avail. The contact crashed into five vehicles. The contact suffered bruises to her legs. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 135,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact received a recall for the NHTSA campaign number: 12v353000 (engine and engine cooling, speed control) and the vehicle received the recall repair. The contact stated the vehicle never experienced any failures until after receiving the recall remedy. The contact stated that when attempting to accelerate the vehicle's throttle locks at high speeds and the acceleration pedal locks in the downward position. The contact stated that the brakes failed and in order to stop the vehicle's gear was moved to the park position. The contact informed the dealer and the manufacturer who stated that because the vehicle had already received the recall repair they would not be able to provide another repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 214,000.

[xxx] was driving her 2002 Ford Escape when, while accelerating up a hill, the speed control throttle guide rotated up into the appearance cover and became latched in a rib. This resulted in a wide open throttle, and [xxx] was unable to slow or stop the car. The brakes then overheated and failed, and she sped through town until she swerved to avoid another car and crashed. Her car rolled several times, and [xxx]was killed. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to enter the highway, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the acceleration and shifted into neutral, applied the brakes and activated the emergency brakes but to no avail. The vehicle would not respond and the contact crashed into a vehicle, followed by a pole. The vehicle then ignited in flames. The contact was injured as a result. There was a police report filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The problem began with the rpms dropping to under 300 when idling at a stop sign or stop light. Vehicle would also die with no warning. Problem progressed to revving up to over 4000 rpms when in park either at first start or after driving and shifting into park. Problem has progressed to surging and revving from normal driving speed of 65 mph and 1500 rpms to 2500 rpms forcing me to brake to keep the vehicle under control or at the posted speed limit. Problem has also progressed that when attempting to idle at a stop sign or stop light, rpms will remain elevated at 1500 forcing me to brake very hard to keep the vehicle stopped. When shifting into park the rpms will rev up to 4200 rpms.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape XLT. The contact stated that as the accelerator was released, the vehicle maintained speed and did not slow down and the rpms maintained an abnormally high reading. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, but the manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 79,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. Updated 11/23/bf.

The accelerator on my 2002 Ford Escape v6 stuck and would not release. Upon trying to manually "pull" the accelerator free, the vehicle continued to accelerate faster. Speeds reached 70 mph and the brakes would not slow the vehicle. I shifted the vehicle into neutral, and slowly applied the parking brake to slow the vehicle. The engine kept racing at 6000 rpm's. Upon finding a safe place to pull off the side of the road, I turned off the ignition and drifted to the side road. I had the vehicle towed to the local Ford dealership. They are not admitting to any problems/issues. I called Ford motor CO. As well to no avail, even though there are numerous reports of this occurring on the internet. I am convinced that if my wife was driving with the children, she would have crashed the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when starting the vehicle, it would stall without warning. He was able to restart the vehicle and drive in reverse at speeds as low as 5 mph; yet, the vehicle would accelerate while driving in reverse. When the contact previously experienced the failure he was able to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where it was diagnosed with defective idle control valves. The mechanic replaced the idle control valves and jumper harness and reprogrammed the central computer. The failure did not persist after the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 104,946.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parking at less than 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated abnormally to 15 mph. The contact had removed his foot from the accelerator pedal when vehicle accelerated. The vehicle crashed against the foundation of the garage in the contact's home. The contact sustained neck injuries as a result. The vehicle was taken to the mechanic for inspection and there were no failures found. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was 104,000. The failure mileage was 77,000.

- the contact stated that the 2002 Ford Escape XLT had acceleration problems when trying to come to a complete stop. The throttle kicked off and the rpms went up to 4 she then would have to wait until the rpms went back to normal. When this happened it was very difficult to get the vehicle to stop completely. The contact has had 2 failures with the vehicle. When she put the vehicle in neutral the engine sounded like it was revving at a much higher rate. The contact stated that this was a leased vehicle that she will be returning in 2 months. The vehicle was at a dealership now for a diagnostic testing on what could be causing this problem. She contacted the manufacturer and was given a case # 1331070467. The current mileage was 64000. Updated 03/07/07.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate from a stop and would not accelerate beyond 2 mph. The vehicle eventually began to accelerate at normal rates of speed. The failure recurred whenever the contact accelerated from a stop. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that a computer chip within the vehicle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 58,448.

The vehicle accelerated uncontrollably into a cement wall while the driver's foot was still on the brake pedal. Both frontal air bags deploy. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time.

Consumer slowly pulled into the garage with foot on the brakes and stopped. She put the vehicle in park, and suddenly vehicle accelerated forward, causing it to crash into the back of the garage, damaging the refrigerator and the back of the garage, and knocking the garage 4-5 inches off the foundation. Consumer was not injured but shook up. Consumer and husband called the insurance company and the dealer. The insurance representative was suppose to come to the house to look at the vehicle.

I pulled into a parking space at a drug store, stopped, and as I was putting the car in park, it surged forward over the curb and into the building. The engine then returned to idle. I put the car in reverse to back out and it surged backward but I was able to stop it quickly. It again returned to normal idle. The car has 57k miles and had no prior problems with the engine.

While driving down highway vehicle stalled, resulting in loss of steering and brake control. Dealer replaced defective idle air control valve.

On several occasions, while driving about 45-50 mph, stepped on gas pedal to accelerate and automobile was not responding. Looked at dashboard and noticed that engine check light was lit up. Tried to slow down to pull on side of road, but discovered that there were no brakes and no steering. Consumer was able to come to a stop by releasing the emergency brakes, had no accident. Consumer has since traded in vehicle.

I was pulling into a parking space at a shopping center. My foot was off the accelerator as I was preparing to stop. About 3/4 of the way into the parking slot, the vehicle suddenly surged forward, going over the curb, across the sidewalk and hit a concrete ramp with a metal railing on top. Upon impact, the airbags deployed and the vehicle filled with smoke. I have no idea how fast the vehicle may have been going upon impact. I managed to turn off the iginition and exited the vehicle. I was panic-stricken and called 911. The police department sent an officer out. She inquired as to what may have happened and asked that we back the car away from the railing and clear the sidewalk. At the time the car was started, the officer commented that it sounded like the car was "still revving". Fortunately, there were no injuries, no other vehicle was involved and thankfully no pedestrian. I am now afraid of this vehicle. I have submitted this report to Ford motor company and, of course, my insurance company. I want the manufacturer (Ford motor company) to investigate this problem and determine if the Ford Escape is a vehicle safe to drive. If they cannot give that assurance then Ford must take steps immediately to replace it with a vehicle that is safe to drive. Anything less is unacceptable!.

At 300 miles the vehicle surged and hesitated frequently. Dealer replaced transmission. 1 week later after coming to a stop, consumer applied accelerator, vehicle hesitated. Consumer then applied gas pedal harder, and vehicle surged to 20 mph and hit another vehicle. No injuries, damage to vehicle was $ 2200. 00.

After stopping at a light, I accelerated to approximately 30-35 mph when car stalled. All warning lights came on. Car restarted, we took to the dealer. They advised us right away that Ford is aware that these Escapes have this type of problem- they just quit running for no reason. They checked it out and everything checked out ok. Because I am now afraid to drive the car, as this is a major safety issue not knowing if car will stall unexpectedly going down a freeway or in the middle of a busy intersection, discussed returning car to dealer. They advise that Ford will not do a recall at this time but are aware of the problems being reported. They have no solution to the problem as they can't find out why it happens on some Escapes but not others. Unless they buy the car back, we take a huge loss as it as depreciated in the 30 days we have owned it, plus our sales tax and licensing costs. From what we are told, Ford has no intention of recalling. My question and complaint, is, if they know that the cars stall and they cant explain why, and therefore can't fix the problem, how can it be legal for them to leave us in this position where we have to fear for our lives every time we drive the car. I can't understand why they don't have to buy these cars back and compensate for the sales tax expense as well. How can they be allowed to leave these cars on the road, when we could be killed if the next time it stalls we are going 70 mph with a semi in back of us that hits us when the car stops in the middle of the freeway. Or, we are starting to complete a turn when the car stops and the oncoming car can't stop in time. The dealer has told us we can complain to a toll free number at Ford but basically they will do nothing for us. Please help us.