2003 Ford Escape
Safety profile for the 2003 Ford Escape. Recall, complaint, and investigation data from NHTSA.
Make
Ford
Model
Escape
Year
2003
Vehicle Type
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Manufacturer ID
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Recall Campaigns
9 recalls affecting the 2003 Ford Escape
Recalls
nhtsa-odi-recalls
| Campaign # | Component | Summary | Report Date | Affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15V606000 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufacture… | Sep 29, 2015 | 57 |
| 15E045000 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January… | Jun 3, 2015 | 576 |
| 14V165000 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2004 Escape vehicles manufactured October 22, 1999, throu… | Apr 2, 2014 | 348,950 |
| 12V353000 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Ford Motor Company is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2004 Escape vehicles equipped with 3.0L V6 engines and s… | Jul 26, 2012 | 529,719 |
| 07V156000 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES (ABS), THE ABS MODULE CONNECTOR MAY HAVE MISSING OR DISL… | Apr 10, 2007 | 446,460 |
| 07E023000 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | CERTAIN CARDONE MASTER CYLINDERS WITH PART NUMBERS 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987MZA, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-… | Mar 29, 2007 | 13,128 |
| 04V602000 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | CERTAIN 2004-2005 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND CERTAIN 2001-2003 SPORT UTIITY VEHICLE HAVING REAR LIFTGATE COMPONENTS SERV… | Dec 20, 2004 | 262,113 |
| 04V574000 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.0L V6 ENGINES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE MAY PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURN… | Dec 7, 2004 | 470,245 |
| 04V165000 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L V6 ENGINES, DURING DECELERATION, THE ENGINE CAN STALL. | Apr 6, 2004 | 321,903 |
NHTSA Complaints
50 complaints for the 2003 Ford Escape
Complaints
nhtsa-complaints
| Complaint ID | Component | Summary | Date Received | Crash | Fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2084451 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS | Apr 19, 2025 | No | No |
| 2084452 | ENGINE | ENGINE | Apr 19, 2025 | No | No |
| 2021884 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Sep 4, 2024 | Yes | No |
| 1956209 | STRUCTURE | STRUCTURE | Jan 8, 2024 | No | No |
| 1905806 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Jun 29, 2023 | No | No |
| 1905805 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | Jun 29, 2023 | No | No |
| 1800985 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Mar 11, 2022 | No | No |
| 1785569 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS | Dec 30, 2021 | Yes | No |
| 1756462 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Jul 9, 2021 | No | Yes |
| 1756143 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Jul 7, 2021 | No | No |
| 1756144 | SERVICE BRAKES | SERVICE BRAKES | Jul 7, 2021 | No | No |
| 1729986 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN | Feb 28, 2021 | No | No |
| 1729988 | STEERING | STEERING | Feb 28, 2021 | No | No |
| 1729987 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Feb 28, 2021 | No | No |
| 1724418 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN | Feb 2, 2021 | No | No |
| 1718782 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Jan 10, 2021 | No | No |
| 1716195 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Dec 29, 2020 | No | No |
| 1690163 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN | Sep 5, 2020 | No | No |
| 1685212 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Aug 16, 2020 | No | No |
| 1682539 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN | Aug 6, 2020 | No | No |
| 1681925 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN | Aug 4, 2020 | No | No |
| 1678629 | SERVICE BRAKES | SERVICE BRAKES | Jul 21, 2020 | No | Yes |
| 1676832 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN | Jul 14, 2020 | No | No |
| 1676831 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Jul 14, 2020 | No | No |
| 1676056 | WHEELS | WHEELS | Jul 11, 2020 | No | No |
| 1676055 | SERVICE BRAKES | SERVICE BRAKES | Jul 11, 2020 | No | No |
| 1673176 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Jun 30, 2020 | No | No |
| 1664672 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | May 22, 2020 | No | No |
| 1657214 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Apr 3, 2020 | No | No |
| 1655334 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Mar 20, 2020 | No | No |
| 1653877 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Mar 12, 2020 | No | No |
| 1653876 | STRUCTURE | STRUCTURE | Mar 12, 2020 | No | No |
| 1627716 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS | Dec 10, 2019 | No | No |
| 1619522 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Nov 9, 2019 | No | No |
| 1615525 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS | Oct 26, 2019 | No | No |
| 1615527 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Oct 26, 2019 | No | No |
| 1615526 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Oct 26, 2019 | No | No |
| 1615528 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Oct 26, 2019 | No | No |
| 1612046 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Oct 14, 2019 | No | No |
| 1612053 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Oct 14, 2019 | No | No |
| 1610443 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Oct 8, 2019 | No | No |
| 1605780 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN | Sep 23, 2019 | No | No |
| 1596049 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Aug 20, 2019 | No | Yes |
| 1588026 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Jul 25, 2019 | No | No |
| 1586546 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Jul 20, 2019 | No | No |
| 1586545 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN | Jul 20, 2019 | No | No |
| 1586217 | ENGINE | ENGINE | Jul 19, 2019 | No | Yes |
| 1581995 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Jul 8, 2019 | No | No |
| 1572129 | STEERING | STEERING | Jun 4, 2019 | No | No |
| 1572130 | SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION | Jun 4, 2019 | No | No |
Related records
Data sources & freshness
NHTSA Model Year Database
Unknown freshness
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Unknown freshness
NHTSA Complaint Database
Unknown freshness