2001 Ford Escape Exterior lighting Problems

“My son was going down the road about 60 miles an hour when a big deer came out in front of him. He jammed on his brakes skidding but still hit the deer totaling the car. Not one of the airbags came out. He went forward hitting his upper body and face on the steering wheel. He had his seat belt on. The police were called to the accident. He was taken to the hospital by friends. He turned black and blue and still is hurting. The car was just inspected the end of october. I feel Ford and the manufacturer should be held liable. …”

“In my 2001 Ford Escape xlt both front headlights have lost their seals, at separate times without any damange to the vehicle having occurred, and water enter the light compartment, difusing the headlight and necessitating about $300 in replacement costs, each. I just find it very strange that both lights have had the same problem and it is an unusual problem to begin with. The driver side headlight went around june 2004 and the passenger side one just broke.”

“The contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the plastic cable connector above the headlight began to melt. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also mentioned that the part was previously replaced. The failure was persistent. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.”

“While traveling on the highway the headlight will come on and off intermittently. The dealership is aware of the problem. The low beam fails intermittently and is unpredictable.”

“Passenger side headlight assembly has bad seal causing headlight to fill with water, dealer stated this would eventually ruin reflective backing, one of the fog lights blew out.”