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#5 of 10 My 2001 Escape by oldgretsch Oct 12, 2007 (6:27 pm)
Well, I just had to say good-bye to my 2001 Escape. She had 114,000 miles on her and still looked new. My neighbor just came up to me thinking I got a new truck. But my Escape is no more. It was struck by another car that ran a red light. I couldn't stop in time and well, the Escape collided pretty hard with a Neon. The driver of the other car was very lucky since I hit the front part of their car. My air bags deployed and with the damage to the front end, the insurance company declared the truck totalled.   I had the problems of the early models, it stalled on me three times but I took the truck back the dealer and they fixed the stalling issue and it never stalled again. I changed my rotors every 40,000 miles. Considering my Mom had to change her Honda's rotors every 20,000, the 40,000 didn't seem so bad. I had the left front control arm replaced a while back. The chook control motor was replaced a couple of months ago. Other than regular maintenance, my Escape was pretty dependable.   I will definitely miss the ride of the truck. I was going to replace her with an 08 but went with a larger Taurus X.   Good luck everyone with their 2001 Escapes. And farwell to my old friend as well...
#6 of 10 Re: 2001 Escape mileage/longevity [picklespoon] by junebugg Oct 14, 2007 (8:48 am)
Replying to: picklespoon (Sep 25, 2007 9:45 am) I have a 2001 Ford Escape and I have about 85,000 miles on it, and I have had a terrible time with my Escape for the past 7 months. I just paid it off and was hoping to hold on to it for a couple more years, but it looks like that's not going to happen. My car goes in to the shop about once a month, gets "fixed" and then 2 weeks later, something else is wrong with it. The Ford Dealer tells me they can't see anything wrong that is affecting the drivability of my vehicle- yet just last night, we were driving down the street and the car lost total power and died. We eventually got it restarted and made it home, but it keeps leaving me in dangerous posititions. We figured if we have to keep spending $500 a month to repair it, we may as well pay half that for a new vehicle that won't leave us stranded. I hope you have better luck with your Escape then I'm having with mine. Replies to this message: cudear (Oct 25, 2007 10:21 am)
#7 of 10 Re: 2001 Escape mileage/longevity [junebugg] by cudear Oct 25, 2007 (10:21 am)
Replying to: junebugg (Oct 14, 2007 8:48 am) My 2001 has 100+ but has had it share of problems. Mother boards, master cylinders, switches (constant switch problems, even now)...but over all..I love my pod and hope to hang on to it for a while longer. Most of my issues were covered under warranty (issues started early) or recall, so I've always felt like with all that has been fixed, it was a new vehicle all over again
#8 of 10 Re: 2001 Escape mileage/longevity [picklespoon] by good55 Nov 15, 2007 (7:36 am)
Replying to: picklespoon (Sep 25, 2007 9:45 am) I own a 2002 Escape XLS with 160,400 miles. Only in the last month have I had any engine or driveability issues.
#9 of 10 Steering noise by jschartz Jan 25, 2008 (9:18 pm)
I have a 2001 Escape with 74,000 miles. When I turn the steering wheel I can hear a noise like it needs to be lubricatedl. Where do I lubricate it or what can I do to correct this problem.
#10 of 10 Steering Noise by jschartz Jan 25, 2008 (9:43 pm)
I have a 2001 Escape with 74,000 miles and I am hearing noise from inside when I turn the steering wheel at slow speeds or in a parking lot. Are there any lubrication points I need to apply oil or grease.

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