2001 Ford Escape engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 318 complaints for the 2001 Ford Escape, 23% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 318 23% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 49,000 miles 109 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 6 and 19
Injuries and deaths: 4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 109 complaints that include mileage. 56% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	15
20k to 40k miles	28
40k to 60k miles	18
60k to 80k miles	8
80k to 100k miles	3
100k to 120k miles	11
120k to 140k miles	12
140k to 160k miles	3
160k to 180k miles	4
180k to 200k miles	4
200k+ miles	3

What the data shows

Of the 109 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 19 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

2001 ford escape. Consumer states vehicle caught fire for no apparent reason *tgw the consumer stated her daughter owned the vehicle and was driving it the night, it caught on fire. Her daughter burned her hand, as she was exiting the vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed by the fire.

August 2011 FireInjury

Auto stalled while going 30 MPH on a slight incline. Auto lost all power steering and electrical. It was lucky that no one was around (early morning). We had to coast to side, and because we didn't have power steering I hit the curb pretty hard. On the way home it did the same thing at about 40 MPH. Will take this to markel ford in omaha, ne for fix. We have 44,000 miles, and if ford cannot get this fixed it will be time to sell. This will be my first and last ford, if I have to pay for this fix.

Reported at 44,000 miles, December 2003 Crash

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Ford models