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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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Bulletins, newest first
157562002-11-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING HANGING DOOR WEATHERSTRIP. *TT
156852002-11-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L ENGINE AND A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, MAY EXHIBIT A ROLLING IDLE CONDITION IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
160562002-11-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A FINAL DRIVE WHINE / WARBLE TYPE NOISE MOSTLY IN THE 25-45 MPH SPEED RANGE ON LIGHT THROTTLE ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. *TT
160462002-11-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REAR SHOCK LEAK AND / OR NOISE CONDITION. *TT
160162002-11-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLICKING NOISE HEARD ON LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *TT
161542002-11-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS MAY EXHIBIT A CLICKING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS. *TT
161162002-11-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUBJECT REGARDING THROTTLE BODY SERVICE REPLACEMENT / TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE BRACKET INSTRUCTIONS. *TT
02932002-11-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 12/15/01 MAY EXHIBIT DOOR LATCHES THAT WILL NOT OPEN. *TT
02452002-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. *TT
02522002-11-04. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/12/2002 MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AT THE RETURN HOSE AND / OR COOLER HOSE AT THE INTERMIEDIATE TUBE ASSEMBLY DURING EXTREME COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES -20 TO -28C (-5 TO -20 F), *TT
156042002-04-19. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES WITH 3.0L DURATEC ENGINE BUILT BETWEEN JUNE 12, 2000 AND DECEMBER 15, 2000 MAY EXHIBIT AN INTEMITTENT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATION AND / OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0301 OR P0351. *TT
02242002-04-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT HARSH AND DELAYED 1-2/2-3 UPSHIFTS AFTER TRANSAXLE OR TURBINE SHAFT SPEED SENSOR REPLACEMENT, POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES 628, 642, 645, 646, 647, 648, P0731, P0732, P0734, P0741 AND P01744. *TT
154562002-04-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. EXHIBITING A CONDITION OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM DEFAULTING TO DEFROST/WINDSHIELD ON ACCELERATION. *TT
154762002-04-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE AFTERMARKET/NON-FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER TOW WIRING MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. *TT
012462002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TT
012412002-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH AS THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS STROKED OR THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINS ON FLOOR. *TT
154342002-04-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE QUIT CONDITION. *TT
154272002-04-17. Service bulletin. WHEELS. EXHIBITING A CLICKING TYPE NOISE FROM EITHER OR BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATEL 20-30 MINUTES. *TT
154302002-04-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVELINE BINDING, WHEEL HOP ON TIGHT TURNS, OR A CLUNK TYPE NOISE FROM THE DRIVELINE DURING TORQUE REVERSAL. *TT
012372002-04-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 7/31/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A HEADLINER SAG/LOOSE CONDITION AT REAR QUARTER GLASS AREA NEAR C/D PILLAR. *TT
153522002-04-15. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L ENGINE BUILT BEFORE 7/21/2001 MAY EXHIBIT THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPPING TOO QUICKLY AFTER FUEL TANK FILL-UP. *TT
155892002-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE QUIT CONDITION, USUALLY 1 TIME DURING CLOSED THROTTLE DECEL WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPS. *TT
155762002-04-12. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 12/11/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT LOOSENESS OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN A FORE-AFT DIRECTION. *TT
155732002-04-12. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 3/5/2001 EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L DURATEC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT ICING IN THE THROTTLE BODY. *TT
155662002-04-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TACKY SURFACE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (IP). *TT

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