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Service bulletins for the 2001 Ford Escape

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

158 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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155242002-04-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE GEAR SHIFTER BUZZ OR RATTLE WHEN IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR.*YD
02172002-04-11. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHBIIT A DIP IN THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TT
02142002-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ENGINE ASSEMBLIES WITH ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS REPAIRED IN-VEHILE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO LEAK COOLANT AND/OR OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA. *TT
02112002-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 3/5/2001 EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L DURATEC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION ON COLD START DRIVE AWAY. *TT
012052002-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VACUUM OR AIR LEAKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND / OR ENGINE SYSTEM CAUSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171 AND OR P0174. *TT
012022002-02-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME 3.0L EQUIPPED VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE 7/27/2001 MAY EXPERIENCE CHARGE LAMP ILLUMINATION, DISCHARGED BATTERY OR LOSS OF POWER DURING EXTENDED DRIVES WHEN OPERATING ACCESSORIES REQUIRING HIGH ELECTRICAL LOAD (HEADLAMPS, REAR WINDOW DEFROST A/C IN MAX MODE). *TT
152242001-12-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT HIGH FREQUENCY BRAKE SQUEAL NOISE. *TT
152162001-12-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. CONCERNS WITH FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPPING TOO QUICKLY AFTER FILL-UP. *TT
011812001-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.*JB
011722001-11-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. DRIVEABILITY - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED - AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457. *NLM
0117022001-11-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED,AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457. *ET
151922001-11-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM DEFAULTING TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD ON ACCEL. *ET
151952001-11-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HEADLINER SAG/LOOSE CONDITION AT REAR QUARTER GLASS NEAR C/D PILLAR. *JG
151592001-11-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A PCV DISENGAGED AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE BACKFIRE. *SLC
151122001-11-08. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF DIFFICULTY PROGRAMMING A KEY BY USING THE CUSTOMER SPARE KEY PROGRAMMING METHOD. *YD
011572001-10-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *SLC
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
149892001-10-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (4WABS) MAY EXHIBIT A RED BRAKE LAMP ON. *TT
149822001-10-22. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION REGARDING ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS. *TT
150852001-09-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP. CONCERNS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING INDICATOR ON. *TT
150622001-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSAXLES MAY EXHIBIT GEAR SHIFTER BUZZ OR RATTLE WHINE IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. *TT
145522001-08-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSAXLES MAY EXHIBIT GEAR SHIFTER BUZZ OR RATTLE WHILE IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. THIS CONDITION IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TT
144112001-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN AUDIBLE CLICKING OR GRINDING TYPE NOISE IN DRIVELINE, NOT TRANSMISSION RELATED, WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TT
143352001-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON RECOMMENDED 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT
148692001-07-19. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT LOW COOLANT WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION EVEN THOUGH THE COOLANT RECOVERY RESERVOIR IS FULL. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.