2004 Ford Escape wheels problems
34 complaints about wheels have been filed for the 2004 Ford Escape, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 125,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wheels problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 125,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Driving down the road wirht my 2 young kids and all sudden go over the train tracks and the rear strut broke from the shock mount and came right up thru the vehicle I have found thousands of complaints on this issue, ford needs to step up luck I gained control of vehicle with a 1 mont old baby and a 3 year old this is searious matter! Someone is going to die because of this it needs to be fixed!
Two axles on the car have broken. Both times, the car was used for regular use (no "off-roading", no accidents). The car was driving fine, then suddenly, when braking, a grinding noise was heard. When I brought the car in to be repaired, they found a cracked boot, cracked ABS ring, and cracked axel. First time this happened was in 2007 (rear axel), and now in 2010 (front axel).
Other problems reported for the 2004 Ford Escape
- Suspension 154 complaints
- Body & structure 139 complaints
- Cruise control 98 complaints
- Engine 48 complaints
- Air bags 45 complaints
- Brakes 33 complaints
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints