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2001 Ford Escort

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Owner complaints for the 2001 Ford Escort do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 101.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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68Owner complaints

Model-year median: 101

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

2001 Ford Escort

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 68 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Power Train: 13 reports
  • Engine And Engine Cooling: 12 reports
  • Vehicle Speed Control: 10 reports
  • Air Bags: 9 reports
  • Suspension: 9 reports

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Recall links

    No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
    375
    1998    325
    1999    98
    2000    68
    2001    33
    2002    10
    2003
    Compare all Escort years →

    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

    Power Train
    13    Engine And Engine Cooling
    12    Vehicle Speed Control
    10    Air Bags
    9    Suspension
    9
    All reported categories
    Electrical System
    5    Steering
    5    Service Brakes, Hydraulic
    4    Seat Belts
    2    Seats
    2    Structure
    2    Tires
    2    Visibility
    2    Exterior Lighting
    1    Fuel System, Gasoline
    1    Fuel System, Other
    1    Parking Brake
    1    Unknown Or Other
    1

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

    31 reports with mileage · 37 unknown

    NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

    What to inspect

    Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

    • Power Train. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

    NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

    14 crash reports3 fire reports5 injury reports

    What owners actually said

    68 reports
    Mileage unknown · Aug 17, 2001
    Air BagsCrashInjury

    CONSUMER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND PUSHED HER INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS ACCIDENT HAD DEPLOYED AIRBAGS. *AK

    NHTSA ODI #894617

    Mileage unknown · Aug 10, 2001
    Tires

    CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. GODDYEAR TIRE AND DEALERSHIP WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK GOODYEAR EAGLE RS A, P185/60R15, DOT NUMBER T30096A. *SLC

    NHTSA ODI #894088

    Mileage unknown · Aug 2, 2001
    Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

    WHILE AT A STOP SIGN PROCEEDED TO GO AND VEHICLE HESITATED. THEN, WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY, AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE AT DEALER'S BEING SERVICED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. *AK DEALER STATED ALL THESE MODEL VEHICLES PERFORM THIS WAY, POSSIBLE D…

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    WHILE AT A STOP SIGN PROCEEDED TO GO AND VEHICLE HESITATED. THEN, WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY, AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE AT DEALER'S BEING SERVICED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. *AK DEALER STATED ALL THESE MODEL VEHICLES PERFORM THIS WAY, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. NLM

    NHTSA ODI #893274

    Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 2001
    Power Train

    WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY AT 70MPH TRAFFIC STARTED SLOWING, AT ABOUT 45 MPH I SHIFTED OUT OF 5TH AND INTO 4TH. WHEN I DID THIS THE CAR STALLED. *AK

    NHTSA ODI #747543

    Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 2001
    Power Train

    I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, AS TRAFFIC SLOWED TO 45 MPH I SHIFTED FROM 5TH TO 4TH AND CAR STALLED.*AK

    NHTSA ODI #747540

    Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 2001
    Power Train

    I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HWY, TRAFFIC STARTED SLOWING AT 50M MPH I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH SHIFTED OUT OF FIFTH AND INTO FOUTH. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE CLUTCH THE CAR STALLED AT 45 - 50 MPH.*AK

    NHTSA ODI #747538

    Mileage unknown · May 30, 2001
    Engine And Engine Cooling

    CONSUMER HAS TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES BECAUSE ENGINE (2.0) RUNS HOT AND SMOKES. VEHICLE AT THE TIME HAD 1,285 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED THE HGO VALVE, BUT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN CORRECTED. CONSUMER DROVE 5 MILES, AND IT OVERHEATED SINCE HGO VALVE WAS PUT IN. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY. *AK

    NHTSA ODI #889370

    Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 2000
    Structure

    THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WERE JAMMED. I COULD NOT USE THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OR MANUALLY WITH THE KEY EITHER. TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT HAS TAKEN 4 WEEKS TO FIX. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. WHILE MY ESCAPE IS STILL IN SERVICE, I RECEIV

    NHTSA ODI #735154

    Recall campaigns

    0

    No recalls in this snapshot.

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    Defect investigations

    0

    No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.