Ford Escape owners have reported 45 problems related to engine (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the Escape.
The engine stopped while car was under way on a busy road (oil light came on, power just died to everything). Car had under 1200 miles. Dealer fixed per a technical bulletin. 3/8/03 it happened again on a very busy highway, accident narrowly avoided. Car has about 4600 miles. Car is back at dealer. Why has this recurred?.
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Engine block cracked while I was driving causing the oil pan to explode and the oil caught on fire.
Engine cut out twice today while driving. Loss of power steering and brakes. This is the 5th failure since purchase.
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and without warning the vehicle will shut off causing consumer to pull over. Dealer notified. Ts.
While traveling on highway and without prior warning vehicle will shut down and willnot restart. Dealership is aware of the problem.
The vehicle just quit while I was driving-steering became hard no warning. This was the second time same thing happened 4 days after purchase. ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis****760788.
Intermittently while driving at 40/65 mph the engine cut off without warning or cause. The vehicle was serviced 5 times. Cause unknown.
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While driving, engine cuts off without warning. Dealership serviced the vehicle and did a computer update, but problem still exist.
The vehicle caught on fire due to a problem with the engine.
The engine caught on fire, while the vehicle was parked.