2001 FORD ESCAPE

4 safety recall campaigns, 11 defect investigations, 1,389 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4

Park it0stop driving until repaired

Investigations11

Owner complaints1,389

Complaints citing a crash109

Complaints citing a fire93

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 4 of 4

15V6060002015-09-29

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.

14V1650002014-04-02

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

A separation of the lower control arm can result in a significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

12V3530002012-07-26

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

A stuck throttle may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop or slow the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.

12V0050002012-01-09

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

CORROSION CAN DEVELOP IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR LEADING TO MELTING, SMOKE OR A FIRE.

What owners report most

158ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
78VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
66ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
62POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
57ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
47ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
41SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
32AIR BAGS

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Two 2001 FORD ESCAPEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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