Model year record
2001 Ford Escort
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 85 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Power train: automatic transmission | 9 | 59,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 7 | 37,000 mi |
| Suspension | 5 | 20,238 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | 20,238 mi |
| Electrical system | 4 | 13,400 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 4 | 31,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 3 | 13,860 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 3 | — |
| Air bags | 2 | 46,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 2 | 44,000 mi |
| Power train | 2 | 31,000 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission | 2 | — |
| Steering | 2 | 27,000 mi |
| Steering: rack and pinion | 2 | 60,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 2 | — |
| Suspension: rear: springs: coil springs | 2 | 59,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 2 | 13,860 mi |
| Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module | 1 | 107,000 mi |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (EGR valve) | 1 | 59,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: switch | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | 19,000 mi |
| Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | 35,338 mi |
| Parking brake: indicator light | 1 | — |
| Seat belts | 1 | 35,000 mi |
| Seat belts: rear/other | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Seats | 1 | 40,600 mi |
| Seats: front assembly: power adjust | 1 | 40,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: ABS warning light | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 1 | 115,000 mi |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: column | 1 | — |
| Structure | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | 180,000 mi |
| Tires: tread/belt | 1 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | 20,238 mi |
| Visibility | 1 | 69,000 mi |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 1 | — |
The 2000 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2002 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Ford Escort model years
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