The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L V6 ENGINES, DURING DECELERATION, THE ENGINE CAN STALL.
The risk
SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH THE APPROPRIATE CALIBRATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2004. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 2001 | 996 | 13 |
| Ford Escape | 2002 | 1,027 | 8 |
| Ford Escape | 2003 | 558 | 7 |
Other power train recalls in 2004
22 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the power train; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 04V590000 15 Dec 2004 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 04V449000 13 Sept 2004 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 04V435000 9 Sept 2004 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 04V408000 19 Aug 2004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V409000 18 Aug 2004 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 04V405000 12 Aug 2004 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V344000 14 Jul 2004 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 04V320000 6 Jul 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004