The 2001 Ford Escape has 37 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.
37
Visibility & Wipers complaints
3%
Share of year
0
Crash-involved
1
Related recalls
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAN DISENGAGE DUE TO A BROKEN BALL SOCKET.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION, OR OF THE WIPER FUNCTION ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE WIPER MODULE.
NHTSA has 37 complaints about the 2001 Ford Escape visibility & wipers — 3% of all complaints filed for that model year.
Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the visibility & wipers: 00V387002.
Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.