Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||||
| 18217 | 10/01/2004 | 10010731 | Multiple vehicles - fuel level indication concerns - service tip. various models including 2005 super duty f-series, excursion, expedition, explorer, mountaineer and aviator. *tt | 12/07/2004 | |
| 17380 | 11/01/2003 | 10008192 | A check fuel cap indicator illuminated with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0457 or a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with dtc p0455 or p0457. *tt | 07/22/2004 | |
| 17316 | 11/01/2003 | 10008166 | Fuel signal to instrument cluster service tip. *tt | 07/22/2004 | |
| 0398 | 05/12/2003 | 10002780 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination with diagnostic trouble codes p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457, p1442 or check fuel cap lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code p0457. *tt | 09/17/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 49000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. while parked, the contact smelled a strong odor of fuel inside and outside of the vehicle. immediately, the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they detected that both fuel tank straps were corroded. one of the straps was completely detached from the fuel tank and the second strap was partially attached. the vehicle was in the process of being repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 49,000. sm. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 49000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford escape. while parked, the contact smelled a strong odor of fuel inside and outside of the vehicle. immediately the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they detected both fuel tank straps were corroded; one of the straps completely detached from the fuel tank and the second strap was partially attached. the vehicle was in the process of being repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 49,000. js | |||
| 12/14/2006 | 30422 | 6 | 07/18/2003 |
| My 2003 ford escape stalls when placed in to gear and sometimes when stopping. *nm | |||
| 09/15/2003 | 5600 | ||
| My 2003 ford escape which i purchased in april of 2003 caught fire in the engine due to a defect in the fuel injectors. within 20 minutes the entire front end of the car was engulfed in flames and destroyed. the flames also penetrated through the fire wall within little time. i am currently working with my insurance company as the car is a total loss. at this time i have had no response to my calls to ford regarding this extreme malfunction. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 09/08/2006 | 20000 | 15 | 12/04/2002 |
| Fuel gauge is inaccurate. after filling up the indicator reads empty. twice we have run out of gas even though the indicator shows that there is still gas in the tank. dealer recommended using techron to help clean the indicator. however, after filling up with gas with techron today, the fuel indicator showed empty. this has been and ongoing problem for nearly a year now. *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 02/26/2009 | 93000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2003 ford escape which had accelerator cable replaced under a recall from ford in approximately 2005. i am having the same problems that caused the recall, which is not coming back to idle speed and actually sticking wide open on one occasion. ford motor company refuses to replace this at their cost, so am doing this at my own expense, obviously sooner than later. *tr | |||
| 01/04/2005 | 14891 | 09/08/2003 | |
| We own a 2003 ford escape. we heard about a recall on the escape. so on december 21, my wife went to the ford dealership to get her car washed. while she was there she asked the services technician if there was a recall on the ford escape accelerator cable. the tech informed her that he had heard there was one, but had not heard anything from ford and said no more about it. on january 4th 2005 at about 5:00 am my wife entered the parking ramp at 12700 whitewater dr, minnetonka, mn. she needed to slow down because there is a speed bump entering the ramp. next she placed here foot on the gas pedal and started forward. next she removed her foot from the gas pedal and started to press the brake pedal. next she started to turn in to a parking space. the next thing she knew, the escape accelerated and hit the concrete pillar and the air bags had been deplored. we called the ford dealership (morries minnetonka ford) and they informed us they would fix the recall, but not the damage to the car. we were told by them to call ford customer relations. we have been playing phone tag with the relations department. i was told by my car insurance company to call you and your recording informed me to fill out this form.*ak | |||
| 04/16/2004 | 11593 | 1 | 04/05/2003 |
| Engine stalls and has a loss of power at times under acceleration. *ak | |||