Vehicle report
2003 FORD ESCAPE
Reported problems
558 complaints · median 90000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | 79 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 65 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 50 |
| STEERING | 42 |
| AIR BAGS | 38 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 29 |
| STRUCTURE | 29 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 25 |
| ENGINE | 24 |
| POWER TRAIN | 24 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 23 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 20 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 19 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 18 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 18 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 15 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 14 |
| WHEELS | 12 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 11 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 11 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 11 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 10 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 9 |
| TIRES | 9 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 7 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 7 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 1 |
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