Veritas Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 I haven't been car shopping in a few years but I was curious if any of you guys had any experiences with escapes. We're looking at one right now and i'm trying to find out what some problems to look out for would be if any major things, how hard is it to work on the tranni on the cars, do they break down pretty frequently and all that jazz. If anyone has any experiences to share about them i'd appreciate it. We're looking at a 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 My friend bought a used Escape about 2 years ago. Within a month something happened to the motor and it needed replaced. All I remember is the thing sounded like a diesel engine when it went. After getting the motor replaced the thing ranfine and still does to this day. He had bought a warranty so there was little out of pocket expense for the fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug1647545489 Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 2002's are meh. The newer ones are not too bad. The Edges are much nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Don't. There are all sorts of driveline issues to deal with. When mine hit 50k everything went sour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96blkform Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Mine is at 80K now, it is an 03 4cyl stick shift. I get great gas mileage with it. Only problem I have had with it was the driver wheel bearing needed replaced at 75K (pretty common problem with them). Other than that is a good daily and have no complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUGT Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Honestly don't see too many in the shop from any model year. They are one of our best sellers. Opt for the V6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 yep plan on some struts/shocks after 60k but its all maintenance stuff.. only catastrophic thing i had happen was a rear cat plug up and melted the dpfe sensor(it was kinda wild) but it was under warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 The Misses has an '05 V6. No issues what-so-ever outside of routine maintenance. :thumbup: KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bruh Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 the 2008s are really nice. a lot nicer than the previous body style. get once of those if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 A friend of mine had one and really the only problem he had was the airbag light would stay on. Had to clean a connection under the passenger side seat every couple months to fix it. We finally sealed the thing in silicon and it never did it again. Oh and he always wished he got the one with 4x4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted May 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Time to see the towing capacity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUGT Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Time to see the towing capacity... We are installing a hitch and wiring today. V6 should be 3500lbs. 4 banger at 1000-1500 tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangsn95gt Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 The Edges are much nicer. +1 But my sister has an Escape with 90k on it and hasn't had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 we dont see to many of any year come through the shop here either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dammit Charlie Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 2002's are meh. The newer ones are not too bad. The Edges are much nicer. It's like you read my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 The Misses has an '05 V6. No issues what-so-ever outside of routine maintenance. :thumbup: KillJoy Wife had a 2002, was trouble free through like 100k i think other than needing a clutch. We traded it in and got her a 2008 V6, MUCH nicer and yet to give us a single problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawboy1647545515 Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 I've got an '05 V6 4wd and love it. 90k completely trouble free miles. It has a ton of room inside for a compact SUV. I've put a big eliptical, a small dirtbike, and a bunch of other stuff inside on different occasions when people were just laughing telling me they wouldn't fit. I've also towed 4200 lbs with it and still got 19 mpg with o/d off. I routinely tow a small trailer and two bikes (1750 lbs) and get 22+mpg on trips. Ford is supposed to have made a change in '05 to beef up the trans because the prior years used to have trouble. The trans has no filter so I have mine flushed every 30k and everything is good so far. I'd love to have the new one with 6-speed auto and 40 more horsepower but it depends on your budget. Another issue of slight annoyance is that you have to pull the upper intake on the V6 to change two of the plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Good to see I have the only lemon Escape in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Friends dad cash for clunkered his explorer for a 07-08 escape. Its a good car for the price IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 Time to see the towing capacity... Towing Cap? Log splitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted May 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 I think I found one we're going to buy that's like an 05 or this 06 we saw.. I'm selling the talon now. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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