2001 Ford Escape Electrical system Problems

“I bought my Ford Escape on august 16th of 2009, all the doors worked fine. I have not been in any kind of accident. About a year after buying my car the back driver door stopped opening, for no reason. Then the window in the same door stopped working. I didn't make a big deal about this, even though I had two small children in the back. Then shortly after, the other back door seized to open. This happened in the summer when the temperatures are warm. When I push unlock I hear clicking from the doors. …”

“My 2001 Ford Escape had to be towed because the key would not turn in the ignition.the dealer explained it as a anti- theft system gone bad.so my ignition had to be re-keyed.(had to buy new keys). Of course that took 3 days. I called fords and they said even though there is a code in there computer for this.no recall has been ordered on this problem.”

“On march 2008 our 2001 Ford Escape self ignited in our driveway after being shut off for over 2 hours an independent investigation states the fire in the vehicle originated at the ABS module and was caused by a malfunction that resulted in an internal electrical overheating condition the car had gone in for all recalls up to that date. So either the repair failed or there was no recall for this problem. Ford refuses to investigate their cause of this fire.”

“I noticed a 2001 Ford Escape with a brake hissing problem at 74k I have the same problem at 40k. I've had so many problems with this car that I am considering not to ever by a Ford vehicle again. They should have recalls on these so the consumer does not have to pay for their mistakes.”

“On october 10th, 2013, my wife and I had met for her birthday dinner at a restaurant in our town. My wife drove the 2001 Ford Escape to the restaurant, about 5 miles, from our home and parked the car. We had been at dinner for approximately 25 minutes when the waitress asked us if we drove a red SUV. We were LED to the vehicle that was on fire and in the process of being extinguished by the fire department. The fire investigator said that it looked as if the fire had started on the driver's side of the engine compartment and that nothing else looked suspicious. …”