Model year record
2002 Ford Escort
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 41 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and engine cooling | 5 | 40,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 4 | 42,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | 47,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 2 | 59,890 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 2 | — |
| Steering | 2 | 116,402 mi |
| Suspension: rear: springs | 2 | 46,822 mi |
| Tires | 2 | — |
| Electrical system | 1 | 116,402 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition | 1 | 98,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: switch | 1 | 120,990 mi |
| Power train: axle assembly | 1 | 15,900 mi |
| Power train: driveline: driveshaft | 1 | — |
| Service brakes | 1 | 144,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads | 1 | 7,367 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | 7,367 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 1 | — |
| Steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: bumpers | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: wheel bearing | 1 | 15,900 mi |
| Tires: bead | 1 | 97,000 mi |
| Tires: tread/belt | 1 | 97,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 144,000 mi |
| Wheels | 1 | 56,200 mi |
| Wheels: rim | 1 | — |
The 2001 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2003 model has 3 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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