Car Stall problems of the 2003 Ford Escape

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled as the battery warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times. The technician diagnosed that the rear plugs had popped out, causing damage to the coil pack. As a result, the coil pack needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 181,000.

When I recently had my routine maintenance check on my vehicle I was horrified when my mechanic informed me that the front sub frame was rusted from the inside out! can you imagine my utter shock when my mechanic advised me that this vehicle is prohibited to be driven since catastrophic outcomes would be likely? how very fortunate nothing fatal took place while being in this vehicle; because based on the condition of the sub frame it could have been my reality to suffer detrimental consequences. My young children are in this SUV every single day and to think their lives were at risk just by being a passenger has sickened me beyond words. I had no other choice but to get it repaired ASAP, so I informed the customer relationship center of Ford motor company as instructed by their website and all they could do was apologize for any inconvenience. This frightening situation goes far beyond from being an inconvenience it could have been a major life threatening issue. I was not asking Ford for a new vehicle, I simply was asking for assistance towards a major expense that was not caused by my lack of protecting my major investment with routine maintenance checks but by Ford having defective sub-frames installed in their vehicles. My mechanic has never seen such a structural defect as this ever before! Ford has already manufactured vehicles that involved major recalls for the exact same problem, so quite naturally other Ford models could suffer the same dangerous consequences with regards to the front sub frame . I believe an investigation on this horrific issue is deemed a necessity due to the history of Ford's sub frames. This has been very devastating to me and I can't imagine allowing another consumer to endure this major fear. Your attention to this is appreciated.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly shuttered and completely stalled. The contact was able to restart it. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Ford is not allowing my car to be included in the safety recall: 04s13 for powertrain control module re-calibration. I have notified Ford and they are saying they never miss a vehicle that gets recalled. My vehicle has stalled more than 7 times when decelerating under 40pmh. I have brought my car into a mechanic two times for the same problem. Everytime it was determined that there was no reason for the vehicle to stall.

My 2003 Ford Escape stalls while driving leaving me without power steering or brakes. I contacted Ford at 800-392-3673 to ask about a recall. I found out that Ford has recalled 363,440 Ford Escapes for this exact problem. I was told that my VIN number did not correspond with the 363,440 Ford Escapes they recalled but to keep intouch with my service manager at the Ford dealership for more updates. At this time they cannot do anything about it.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. When the contact decelerated and reached a speed of 40 mph or less, the vehicle would stall. It would completely shut down with no power steering or braking ability. She shifted into neutral while depressing the accelerator pedal in order to restart the vehicle. The failure occurred at least once per day. The dealer stated that they would repair the vehicle at the contact's expense. The manufacturer stated that her VIN was not included in any recalls related to the failure. The current mileage was approximately 110,000 and failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

- the contact stated that the car stalls when the car is put into gear or when he comes to a stop. The contact has taken the car to superior Ford six times and they have replaced: the throttle position sensor, vapor management vale, mass air flow sensor, valve-air bypass, purge regulation valve, body assist air charge, and ecc processor was recalibrated. The contact said that the car still continues to stall after all theses parts have been changed. The contact said that he has also sent certified letters to Ford about the problem. Contact can provide all of the repair orders.

1. Vehicle had recall 04s13 performed for posible loss of power when decelerating. Vehicle is a 2003 Ford Escape. Vehicle was 19 months old with 3600 miles and had not had any prior problems. 2. 2 weeks after recall was performed the vehicle was in an accident due to the exact conditions that the recall was to prevent. The vehicle was returned to service dept. And they supposedly repaired problem. Vehicle now unexpectedly accelerates usually when braking. This has happened 5 times and continues to get worse every time. The last incident the vehicle was idling and about half way into a parking space and it accelerated own its own, the front wheels jumped a 6 inch verticle curb, and left 5 foot skid marks in the grass while trying to stop. 3. The dealer has driven the vehicle but the problem did not occur. Dealer installed flight recorder for two weeks. The problem did not occur. They removed flight recorder and a technician rode in vehicle the problem occured and technician had vehicle taken back to shop. They could not find anything and returned vehicle. Acceleration occured again they reinstalled flight recorder and said they needed three recording to diagnois problem. This has not occured yet and dealer is calkling to get flight recorder back.

While driving at low speeds the vehicle stalled without warning. Please provide additional information.

While driving down rt 10 w at 50 mph my 2003 Ford Escape stalled. I had to sit with my hazards on, in the left lane of this busy highway, until the police could come and move me to a safe place. I could have been killed. This is the second time this has happened and the dealership has had it in repair for15 days prior to this.

I have complained twice before about my 2003 Ford Escape stalling without warning. It has now done it a total of 6 times. The vehicle stalls without warning in various situations. The most unnerving was when I was traveling at about 15 mph. It has also hesitated and bucked into an intersection on 2 different occasions. I contacted the executive offices at Ford motor company and expressed my safety concerns, and I was informed that because the problem is not reproducable they do not feel that they are in a position to repurchase the vehicle at this time. My dealership has attempted to reproduce the stall and are unable, as am I. They have performed a TSB, installed a new throttle body and a new crankshaft sensor. The problem continues to persist. I now have a vdr in the vehicle for the third time. This vehicle is a major danger to myself, my passengers and anyone who is around the vehicle when it may stall due to the fact that when it does happen I lose all power steering and brakes. I do not trust the vehicle and I no longer feel safe in it.

Escape stalled for the fourth time. I did have a vdr in the vehicle for 5 weeks but it did not stall during that time. The dealer said it was safe to take it out because it did not seem like it was going to do it again. Well it did and I lost all braking and steering ability.

My Escape stalled 2 times last month. I took it into be serviced where I was assured they did everything necessary on the TSB. It stalled again today and I took it back. I was told they don't know why it is stalling and they have equipped the car with a button that I am to push when it happens again and then return. This does not sound safe to me considering I drive almost 50 miles a day, plus it is a major inconvenience.

While driving at any speed and without warning the vehicle stalled and it would be hard to start up the vehicle again.

I've had my new SUV for 4 days (270 miles) - it stalled while sitting in traffic. Lost all power. Managed to get it over in a empty turning lane, turned everything off, put it back in park and it started right up. Luckily I was only 2 miles from the dealership. Before purchasing, salesman assured me that the "stalling" problem that occurred on earlier models was corrected with the 2003 model. Apparently not. I drive in heavy traffic to and from work - this happened going to work, been in vehicle about 30 minutes.