10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10 miles

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problem #1

Jul 292003

Escape 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10 miles
2003 Ford Escape shift lever does not lock into park without pushing lever forward, dealer replaced parts and now condition is worse than before. Service manager states other vehicles same year model checked and all perform simularly. Also stated Ford engineers advised him that this is a characteristic of vehicle.

- Deridder, LA, USA