10019076
Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
REPLACE TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY DURING 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
2002 Ford Escort problems
NHTSA lists 33 complaints for the 2002 Ford Escort, 4 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 3 complaints mention an injury, with 9 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD ESCORT.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33
- With crash
- 4
- With fire
- 1
- With injury (complaints)
- 3
- Injuries
- 9
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 24
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 11 | 33.3% |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 | 15.2% |
| SUSPENSION | 4 | 12.1% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 | 9.1% |
| STEERING | 3 | 9.1% |
| TIRES | 3 | 9.1% |
| AIR BAGS | 2 | 6.1% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 | 6.1% |
| WHEELS | 2 | 6.1% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 | 3.0% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ENGINE | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| AIR BAGS | FRONTAL | 2 |
| SUSPENSION | REAR | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | IGNITION | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | DRIVELINE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Recalls
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0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
24 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 |
| VISIBILITY | 4 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
10014062
Date: 2004-12-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
10014086
Date: 2004-12-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
10013116
Date: 2004-09-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED - SYSTEM LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) - SERVICE TIPS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2004 F-SERIES. *TT
10009870
Date: 2004-08-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN SERVICE REPLACEMENT SEATBELT RETRACTORS (DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT RETRACTOR IN GRAY) MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER 2002 AND SOLD AS A SERVICE REPLACEMENT PART BETWEEN DECEMBER 2002 AND JULY 2004. *TT
10011159
Date: 2004-08-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
10009321
Date: 2004-07-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT
637615
Date: 2004-05-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
ROUGH IDLE, LOW POWER AND / OR STALL AT IDLE, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 THROUGH P0304 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
10004027
Date: 2003-09-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
10003194
Date: 2003-08-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
IDLE VIBRATION ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L SPI OR ZETEC ENGINE ONLY. *TT
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| ESCORT | 33 |
Same model, other years
- 2000 Escort: 98 complaints
- 2001 Escort: 68 complaints
- 2002 Escort (current year): 33 complaints
- 2003 Escort: 10 complaints
Other Ford models, 2002
Sources
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