Re: O/T Ford Escape Good/Bad

Posted by Brian in NY on January 11, 2007 at 06:24:06 from (12.149.100.21):

In Reply to: O/T Ford Escape Good/Bad posted by Walter Squires on January 10, 2007 at 13:24:41:

STAY AWAY!
I am an insurance adjuster, and my company issues these Escapes to us for use in our jobs. In my office we have 5 of them. We have been running them since 2002 I think..and rotate them out at around 75k. They are well maintained, and are used mostly for highway driving, but some short distance driving to.
Here's what happens to every one like clockwork...it's scary but true.
1)Ball joints at around 50k, and intermittently tie rod ends around the same time.
2)Transfer case fails in about half of them at around 45k.
3)Wiring harness for headlights burn up...in every single one so far.
4)Tires last around 25k miles, no matter what brand used.
5)Brakes every 15k or so. Rotors warp too.
6)We have replaced at least 3 transmissions under the 50k mark.
7)Various electronic/emissions issues.
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Now there are some good points.
They are, I think, pretty comfortable, and the interiors hold up well.
They aren't very good on gas...i would guess somewhere around 18 mpg combined city/highway in 2wd, much less if 4wd engaged.
I personally would look elsewhere.
The Buick Rendezvous are a much better engineered vehicle...and if you are open to foreign makes the Subaru Forester is a good unit too.

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