2002 Ford Escape Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,027 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 39,472miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the tires of the 2002 Ford Escape, 1% of the 1,027 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,472 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We drive Ford Escape 2002. In january 2006 we bought 4 new tires from firestone p23570r16 with 60,000.00miles guarantee. We have driven only 30,000 on this fires. We noticed very often air leaking from these tires and we decided to use the guarantee and go to firestone service for repair. The tires ,all four, have cracks al over the tire with next white color layer visible. We are afraid to use the car. When we went to the service they told us that the reason of this kind of damage is weather. Joke. …”
NHTSA complaint #10243122, filed 2008-09, 60,000 miles“Dt: while driving at speed of about 62 MPH, it was dry and clear, the car in front slowed down ,and as consumer was applying the brakes the side wall of tire blew out. There was crash, no roll over. The tire has not been inspected, but the insurance was going too. Took pictures, and got all the information that on the tires.”
NHTSA complaint #10122144, filed 2005-05, 41,000 miles“Tire blew out in the sidewall. Tire is a continental contitrac SUV 235/70r16 (note that you do not have this tire size listed for this tire model but this is the correct size). Area where defect occurred appears to be where tread and sidewall meet. There is no evidence of prior damage to tire. I did not hit anything prior to the blowout. Defect is approximately 6 inches long.”
NHTSA complaint #10014035, filed 2003-04, 9,866 miles“The 2002 for ecape that I have owned for 16 months has a defect in the engine that has made it unoporable and the computer system that is supposed to warn you of engine trouble never worked.”
NHTSA complaint #10049082, filed 2003-12, 37,944 miles“One alloy wheel rim original to my 2002 Ford Escape have pin-size holes which causes air to constantly Escape leading to potential safety issue. Incident date is when diagnostics from service technician was reported to me.”
NHTSA complaint #10412227, filed 2011-07Tires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 | 7 | 0% |
| 2019 | 11 | 2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0% |
| 2014 | 12 | 1% |
| 2013 | 8 | 0% |
| 2012 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 3 | 0% |
| 2010 | 2 | 0% |
| 2009 | 1 | 0% |
| 2008 | 25 | 1% |
| 2007 | 8 | 3% |
| 2006 | 4 | 1% |
| 2005 | 7 | 1% |
| 2004 | 3 | 1% |
| 2003 | 17 | 3% |
| 2002 | 12 | 1% |
| 2001 | 37 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2002 Ford Escape
294 complaintsBrakes
195 complaintsElectrical system
123 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
105 complaintsVehicle speed control
100 complaintsBody and structure
87 complaintsSuspension
80 complaintsAir bags
79 complaintsSteering
70 complaintsFuel system
37 complaintsEngine
36 complaintsOther or unknown
36 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Ford Escape
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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