2003 FORD ESCAPE

3 safety recall campaigns, 8 defect investigations, 736 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns3

Park it0stop driving until repaired

Investigations8

Owner complaints736

Complaints citing a crash55

Complaints citing a fire35

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 3 of 3

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.

What owners report most

79SUSPENSION
65VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
50STRUCTURE:BODY
42STEERING
38AIR BAGS
29ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
29STRUCTURE
25SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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Two 2003 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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