general problems of the 2002 Ford Escort

Two problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2002 Ford Escort. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Escort based on all problems reported for the 2002 Escort.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 03/04/2017

The contact owned a 2002 Ford Escort. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. The driver of the contact's vehicle and four occupants in the other vehicle were injured. Medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The air bags deployed on impact. Prior to the crash, the vehicle accelerated while the brakes were being applied. The vehicle was towed and deemed a total loss. The failure mileage was 144,000.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 05/28/2003

Vehicle was involved in accident due to faulty brake.


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