10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 1
Average Mileage:
29,380 miles

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problem #6

Mar 162006

Escape

  • miles
I was writing this for my sister who is no longer here. She drove a 2001 Ford Escape going 60 mph down the highway. The people in front of her stopped and she rear ended them. Her car flipped several times and she was ejected. Although the state troopers said she wasn't wearing her seat belt she clearly had a 2" by 4" abrasion on her left shoulder exactly the size and location that her seat belt would have been. The SUV was completely destroyed, not a panel on it wasn't smashed - and yet the airbags didn't go off. It was so bad that I went by the accident and didn't even recognize the car until a police officer called our house and told us about the accident and location. My sister was 22 years old with a husband and a daughter and now she is no longer here. I realize there has been a recall on the seat belt, we got a letter 2 months after the accident even though the recall was 2 years before. Something needs to be done about the airbags though. R.I.P. amanda whitmore.

- Welaka, FL, USA

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problem #5

Feb 072007

Escape 4WD 6-cyl Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • 84,000 miles
- the contact called regarding the 2001 Ford Escape. The contact was traveling at 35 mph. The road conditions were clear. The sun blinded the contact, and she rear ended the other vehicle, causing minor damage. The contact's vehicle was badly damaged. The frame was bent. The airbags did not deploy on impact. The airbag deployed after the contact's head hit the windshield. The driver was belted. The seat belt pretensioner did not deploy. The driver's head hit the windshield and the windshield cracked. The contact sustained injuries. The failure mileage was 84000. A police report was taken.

- Monroe, MI, USA

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problem #4

May 242006

Escape 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 33,282 miles
: the contact stated the airbag light illuminated and the vehicle was taken to the dealership. The dealership determined the pretensioner in the driver side seat belt needed to be replaced. The consumer had to pay for the repairs. Updated 07/03/06.

- Sumner, WA, USA

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problem #3

Sep 202004

Escape

  • 59,000 miles
The front seat belts will not restrain the consumer when the brakes are depressed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

- York, PA, USA

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problem #2

May 102001

Escape

  • miles
Nar 05/28/2003 the consumer made several attempts to fix inoperable air bag assembly. Seat belt restraint system replaced. Dealer notified.

- Uknown, DC, USA

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problem #1

Jul 302003

Escape

  • miles
Consumer states that the vehicle was in a collision and the drivers side seat belt did not lock. Dealer notified.

- Hillview, KY, USA

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