10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 18
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
70,091 miles

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problem #3

Jul 022002

Escape

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Consumer stated on July 2, 2002 the vehicle was taken back to the dealer for a broken headlight and missing equipment from the vehicle, on July 23, 2002 the vehicle began experiencing stalling, brake and odometer problems, the brakes were replaced due to a flaw, the stalling and the odometer problems could not be duplicated, also there were problems with the speakers and the clutch sticking, consumer stated while the vehicle was parked, the parking brake disengaged and the vehicle rolled into a hotel.

- Washtenaw, MI, USA

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problem #2

Dec 192002

Escape 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 18,500 miles
Ford Escape '02 stalled when going 40 mph up the hill.

- Hickory, NC, USA

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problem #1

Oct 082002

Escape

  • Automatic transmission
  • 8,626 miles
While traveling on the highway the vehicle will stall without prior warning. The dealership is aware of the problem, the dealer replaced a component in July but the problem reoccured in October.

- Cary, NC, USA

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