2001 FORD ESCAPE RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

2001 FORD ESCAPE RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 2001 FORD ESCAPE recalls and defects found on 2001 FORD ESCAPE automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 2001 FORD ESCAPE manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
- WHEELS:CENTER SECTION

Most Recent Recalls For 2001 FORD ESCAPE

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2001-2004 FORD ESCAPE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE Recall
2001-2004 FORD ESCAPE	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE Units affected: 446460	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2007-04-10
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES (ABS), THE ABS MODULE CONNECTOR MAY HAVE MISSING OR DISLODGED WIRE SEALS. THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW CONTAMINATION TO ENTER THE MODULE CONNECTOR, CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
2001-2005 FORD ESCAPE LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Recall
2001-2005 FORD ESCAPE	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Units affected: 262113	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2004-12-20
Summary: CERTAIN 2004-2005 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND CERTAIN 2001-2003 SPORT UTIITY VEHICLE HAVING REAR LIFTGATE COMPONENTS SERVICED WITH 2004 EQUIVALENT COMPONENTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 206, 'DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS.' THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCHING SYSTEM DOES NOT MEET THE INERTIA LOAD REQUIREMENT IN ONE DIRECTION.
2001-2003 FORD ESCAPE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) Recall
2001-2003 FORD ESCAPE	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) Units affected: 321903	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2004-04-06
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L V6 ENGINES, DURING DECELERATION, THE ENGINE CAN STALL.
2001 FORD ESCAPE SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Recall
2001 FORD ESCAPE	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Units affected: 132243	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2003-12-05
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A POST WITHIN THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE COVERS COULD FRACTURE, WHICH COULD AFFECT LATCH FUNCTION, RESULTING IN EITHER A ¬NO LATCH¬ OR ¬PARTIAL LATCH¬ CONDITION. IN THE ¬PARTIAL LATCH¬ CONDITION, THE BUCKLE TONGUE CAN BE INSERTED INTO THE BUCKLE AND APPEAR TO BE ENGAGED, BUT WILL RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE WITHOUT THE PUSH BUTTON BEING DEPRESSED WHEN A RELATIVELY LOW LOAD IS APPLIED, SUCH AS WHEN AN OCCUPANT MOVES SLIGHTLY IN THE SEAT.
2001 FORD ESCAPE VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES Recall
2001 FORD ESCAPE	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES Units affected: 46000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2000-11-27
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAN DISENGAGE DUE TO A BROKEN BALL SOCKET.
2001 FORD ESCAPE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY Recall
2001 FORD ESCAPE	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY Units affected: 10850	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2000-09-18
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE O-RING SEALS IN THE FUEL LINE CONNECTOR AT THE OUTLET END OF THE FUEL FILTER WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE LINE WAS CONNECTED TO THE FILTER DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. IN SOME CASES, THIS DAMAGE COULD RESULT IN A FUEL ODOR, OR POSSIBLY IN FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE CONNECTION.
2001 FORD ESCAPE WHEELS:CENTER SECTION Recall
2001 FORD ESCAPE	WHEELS:CENTER SECTION Units affected: 1325	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2000-09-12
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME 4X2 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY BEEN BUILT WITH 4X4 REAR HUBS INSTEAD OF 4X2 HUBS. IF THE INCORRECT HUBS ARE INSTALLED ON A 4X2 VEHICLE, THE REAR WHEELS CAN LOOSEN, OR IN SOME CASES, SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
2001 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
2001 FORD ESCAPE	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 1193	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2000-08-09
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE CAN HAVE A CRACKED OR MISSING SPEED CONTROL CABLE SERVO CAP LOCATING TAB. THE LOCATING TAB COULD ENTER THE SERVO CLUTCH CAVITY AND INTERFERE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO CLUTCH. ALSO, WATER COULD ENTER THOSE UNITS THAT CONTAIN A CRACKED OR MISSING SERVO CAP LOCATING TAB, EVENTUALLY CAUSING CORROSION THAT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE FUNCTION OF THE SPEED CONTROL.
2001 FORD ESCAPE STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
2001 FORD ESCAPE	STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 1393	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2000-08-08
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MIS-ASSEMBLED OR INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED NUT THAT ATTACHES THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE NUT COULD BE UPSIDE DOWN IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY, WHICH COULD OVERSTRESS THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WHEN THE NUT IS TIGHTENED. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE NUTS MAY HAVE BEEN CRACKED DURING MANUFACTURE RESULTING IN THE NUT FRACTURING WHEN IT IS TIGHTENED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY.