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Ford Escape/Mazda Tribute: Problems & Solutions

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#4108 of 4133 Recall Throttle by putty27

Oct 05, 2012 (8:04 pm)

Any suggestions. Just got into an accident, totaled the car. It was a stuck throttle I called Ford on recall, can anyone help with suggestions.

#4109 of 4133 Re: Recall Throttle [putty27] by tomchi

Oct 07, 2012 (7:15 am)

Replying to: putty27 (Oct 05, 2012 8:04 pm)
Did the accident occur after the throttle cable recall repairs?

#4110 of 4133 Re: Recall Throttle [tomchi] by putty27

Oct 07, 2012 (9:15 am)

Replying to: tomchi (Oct 07, 2012 7:15 am)
Never received the notice, verified with ford my car was under recall. Looking for expert advice on pursuing recovering of damages. I thought the insurance company would help out, covering cost of car, no other damages.

#4112 of 4133 Ford Escape 2.5 Intake Gasket Replacement by roller4

Oct 06, 2012 (9:37 am)

... as a maintenance item?
 
New owner of a 2009 Escape Limited AWD 2.5 4 cyl. I've had this vehicle for the last 7 months and it now has 55,000 miles. Just love it, but replacing an intake gasket as a maintenance item is a new one on me. Dealer wants an hour's labor which in my area is $90. What's the deal with that?

#4113 of 4133 Re: Ford Escape 2.5 Intake Gasket Replacement [roller4] by bdyment

Oct 06, 2012 (9:41 am)

Replying to: roller4 (Oct 06, 2012 9:37 am)
Check your service schedule in the owner's manual. I doubt if it is listed. Maybe your dealer is saving up to buy a new boat.

#4114 of 4133 Re: 2003 ford escape radio shut off while driving now car wont start [mswils411] by nvbanker

Oct 22, 2012 (2:21 pm)

Replying to: mswils411 (Aug 18, 2012 4:27 pm)
Was it the alternator?

#4115 of 4133 Re: $1500 Backfire Explosions [walter32] by mikeyt53

Nov 13, 2012 (5:00 pm)

Replying to: walter32 (Feb 29, 2012 7:59 am)
About 4 yrs ago I had the same issue with my 2002 Escape with the 3.0L and about 81,000 miles on it. Tried to start it & it wouldn't go immediately. Hit the key a 2nd time and a loud explosion & smoke erupted from under the hood. Scared the sh!t out of me when it happened. Blew apart the intake manifold & dented the hood from the inside. Cost me about $1100 in used parts to repair & the Ford dealer never did figure out what caused it. Dealer said initially i must have done something wrong to cause the thing to backfire but to this day i still have no idea what went wrong.

#4116 of 4133 Re: Something to check if your Escape has poor idle or stalling. [callahanescape] by nopromech5

Nov 19, 2012 (6:18 am)

Replying to: callahanescape (Feb 02, 2012 6:43 am)
After hundreds of dollars and replacing all of the mentioned in the original post, the hose did it, I found the bad hose, covered it with tape and it worked! The hose i replaced had a sleeve covering the hole. so it was hard to find.. I guess the sleeve was suppose to protect it. This also caused my gage cluster to go crazy when I accelerated over 55 mph. This was also corrected after replacing the hose. Hope this helps someone else. It was a great tip.

#4117 of 4133 Re: 2001 Mazda Tribute Woes [johnb1] by printerman1

Nov 20, 2012 (6:39 pm)

Replying to: johnb1 (Apr 08, 2004 3:23 pm)
our 2011 had similar problem..we found the lurching was the tranny gear hunting. This was corrected by software, and then a loud clunking sound (solenoid in the gear box)
NOW we had the heating motor switch (circular knob on the left), no heat on #1,#2...easy repair for us...solenoid under the glove compartment.

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