2002 Ford Escape drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 33 complaints for the 2002 Ford Escape, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
In march 2004 while driving at a low rate of speed, I clipped the corner of a parked vehicle which caused my ford escape to overturn. No airbags deployed. In september 2009 while entering a freeway during a heavy rainstorm, driving at a low rate of speed, the escape hydro planed, slammed into the cement barrier rendering the vehicle useless. Despite the vehicle having spun multiple times and being slammed into the barrier at such an impact the transmission dropped several inches, no airbags deployed.
My car jerks when driving very badly hed many repairs done to no avail 118,000 miles have a disabled husband car is unrieabledriving on highway and local streets to get home.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Ford Escape
- Engine 329 complaints
- Brakes 207 complaints
- Electrical system 126 complaints
- Cruise control 103 complaints
- Body & structure 90 complaints
- Suspension 81 complaints
- Air bags 80 complaints
- Transmission 73 complaints