2003 Ford Escape LIMITED 4x4 review from North America
"It's a piece of JUNK LEMON!!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
At 10 months the brakes failed, at 12 months the brakes failed, at 15 months the brakes failed, at 16 months the brakes failed, at 20 months the Automatic Transmission "SLIPPED & GRINDED" so badly we thought the it actually fell out, Dealership could find NOTHING wrong, transmission STILL slips and CLANKS! Brakes STILL NOT fixed!!!Each time we take it in Alan Vigil Ford in Morrow, GA. REFUSES to let us have a "loaner", they FORCE us to RENT a car for a MINIMUM of $50. per 100 miles!
General comments?
I got a settlement, I'm 100% disabled, enough to pay off our old cars and to purchase relatively inexpensive NEW cars. We had $32,000. and my wife let the salesman at Alan Vigil ford know this. He talked her into buying a Ford Escape LIMITED 4x4 for$31,800. INSTEAD of the EXPLORER her and I agreed to buy. They sold us a LEMON!!I wanted my money back, but was assured that we were buying the BEST small SUV on the planet!
Ford knew and KNOWS about the BRAKE and Transmission problems with SO MANY of these Escapes and Tributes and the Chinese-Versions, but REFUSES to acknowledge it or do ANYTHING to fix the problem!We filed a Dispute with FORD because the Escape IS a LEMON according to the LAW!AVOID Alan Vigil Ford in Morrow GA.! They WILL say ANYTHING to get your money!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2003 |
| Year of manufacture | 2003 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 42 miles |
| Most recent distance | 34000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Explorer |
| Date of Entry | 5th May, 2005 |