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Recalls for Ford ESCAPE 2001
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- SEAT BELTS : FRONT : BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- on certain sport utility vehicles, a post within the safety belt buckle covers could fracture, which could affect latch function, resulting in either a
- POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION : CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
- on certain sport utility vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines, during deceleration, the engine can stall.
- VISIBILITY : WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER : LINKAGES
- vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the windshield wiper linkage can disengage due to a broken ball socket.
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE : DELIVERY
- vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the o-ring seals in the fuel line connector at the outlet end of the fuel filter were damaged when the line was connected to the filter during vehicle assembly. in some cases, this damage could result in a fuel odor, or possibly in fuel dripping from the connection.
- WHEELS : CENTER SECTION
- vehicle description: some 4x2 sport utility vehicles not equipped with an antilock braking system may have inadvertently been built with 4x4 rear hubs instead of 4x2 hubs. if the incorrect hubs are installed on a 4x2 vehicle, the rear wheels can loosen, or in some cases, separate from the vehicle.
- STEERING : WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
- vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. these vehicles may have a mis-assembled or incorrectly manufactured nut that attaches the steering wheel assembly to the steering column. the nut could be upside down in the steering wheel assembly, which could overstress the steering column shaft when the nut is tightened. in addition, some of the nuts may have been cracked during manufacture resulting in the nut fracturing when it is tightened during vehicle assembly.
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control. the speed control cable can have a cracked or missing speed control cable servo cap locating tab. the locating tab could enter the servo clutch cavity and interfere with the speed control servo clutch. also, water could enter those units that contain a cracked or missing servo cap locating tab, eventually causing corrosion that could interfere with the function of the speed control.
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : ANTILOCK : CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- on certain sport utility vehicles equipped with antilock brakes (abs), the abs module connector may have missing or dislodged wire seals. this condition could allow contamination to enter the module connector, creating a potential for an electrical short.
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS : MASTER CYLINDER
- certain cardone master cylinders with date codes lower than dca7078 sold as replacement equipment for use on the vehicles listed above. the seal on master cylinder can fail and leak brake fluid.
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES : DOORS : LATCH
- certain 2004-2005 sport utility vehicles and certain 2001-2003 sport utiity vehicle having rear liftgate components serviced with 2004 equivalent components fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 206, 'door locks and door retention components.' the rear liftgate latching system does not meet the inertia load requirement in one direction.