2003 Ford Escape defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Ford Escape. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Cruise Control Cable
  Defect Petition DP12005 · opened Jul 17, 2012 · closed Jul 17, 2012

  On July 8, 2012, The Center for Auto Safety has petitioned NHTSA to open defect investigations on Model Year (MY) 2002 ? 2004 Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute vehicles with certain cruise control cables.The Center for Auto Safety has also petitioned for a hearing to address whether Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Mazda Nort…

• Stuck Throttle
  Preliminary Evaluation PE12019 · opened Jul 17, 2012 · closed Feb 21, 2013 · led to recall 12V357000

  In a letter dated July 25, 2012 Ford Motor Company (Ford) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR), NHTSA Recall No. 12V-353 to NHTSA identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.The vehicle…

• Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
  Audit Query AQ10001 · opened Nov 18, 2010 · closed Dec 28, 2015

  On November 18, 2010, NHTSA's Recall Management Division (RMD) opened an audit query (AQ10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.It was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-rela…

• Engine Compartment Fire
  Engineering Analysis EA10002 · opened Jan 14, 2010 · closed Feb 29, 2012 · led to recall 12V016000

  Ford and Mazda recalled model year (MY) 2001 through 2004 Ford Escape (07V-156) and Mazda Tribute (07V-157) vehicles due to non-crash fires or non-fire thermal events originating in the engine compartment at or near the ABS control module.Approximately 545,700 vehicles were subject to the initial safety recalls and app…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE
  Recall Query RQ09002 · opened Apr 15, 2009 · closed Jan 15, 2010

  In letters dated march 30, 2007, ford motor company (ford) and mazda north american operations (mazda) notified the agency that they will conduct recalls 07v-156 and 07v-157, respectively, to remedy a safety defect that may result in fire in a wiring connector used in certain model year (my) 2001-2004 ford escape and m…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE
  Defect Petition DP09003 · opened Apr 14, 2009 · closed Apr 15, 2009

  The office of defects investigation (odi) received a defect petition dated march 5, 2009 alleging that the petitioner never received the recall remedy for 07v-156 and that, as a result, the petitioner's my2003 ford escape caught fire at the abs control module.in response to odi follow-up, the manufacturer verified that…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE06048 · opened Oct 30, 2006 · closed Apr 17, 2007 · led to recall 07V157000

  In letters dated march 30, 2007, ford and mazda notified nhtsa that they will conduct safety recalls to remedy a safety defect that may result in fire in a wiring connector used in certain model year (my) 2001-2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles equipped with abs.recall 07v-156 involves approximat…

• ENGINE STALLING
  Investigation RP04002 · opened Jun 24, 2004 · closed Aug 31, 2004

  Summary:the petitioner alleges that after having the recall remedy performed on her model year (my) 2001 ford escape, it continued to exhibit an intermittent stall condition.consequently, she petitioned the agency to examine the adequacy of the recall remedy for safety recall 04v-165.on april 5, 2004, ford motor compan…