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Great drive especially in the snow
Melissa, 03/09/2010
2003 Ford Escape XLT Popular Fwd 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I love driving this car. It drives especially well in the snow and the awd makes it so you don't even have to engage 4wd most of the time. I live in the mountains and it is a great car. I love the room in the back of the car where adults can easily sit. I also love the cargo space in the back. The seats lay down flat if you need more cargo space.
Satisfied but with reservations
JimAmIsl, 12/27/2002
2003 Ford Escape XLT Sport 4WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This has been a fun vehicle to drive. I wanted a small SUV for short distance driving and this has been the perfect auto for my purpose. Back passenger seats fold down easily making room for plenty of cargo. Major problem at 24,000 miles...the auto transmission started to slip between gear changes. The dealer replaced the transmission and all appears to be fine. I believe there may be a technical bulletin by Ford for transmission problems with mileage over 20,000 for problems like I was experiencing.
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benni, 03/04/2006
2003 Ford Escape XLS Popular 4WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
My husband and I bought this vehicle used. It's been ok. Going from a Saturn SL2 to this is pretty amazing. It sits so high. Getting in and out is wonderful. So far we are fine with this suv. I don't like where the windshield wipers are next to the steering wheel. The brakes make a lot of noise; other than that it seems like Ford did an ok job with this one; we will see in the future.
great value
northerngirl1, 07/05/2011
2003 Ford Escape XLT Sport 4WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
My 2003 Ford Excape LXT has been a great, reliable vehicle. It doesn't handle as well as my Jeep Cherokee in the Minnesota Winters but it isn't as heavy either. No complaints. I change the oil evert 3000 and rotate the tires every 6000 like clockwork. At 95,000 miles....other than routine maintenance like brakes, replaced tie rod ends once, I haven't done anything major to it. Looks like new!
Transmission Shot
JeffP, 02/03/2009
2003 Ford Escape XLT Popular 2 4WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
This was a bank repo that appeared to be well taken care of. My wife drives this and likes the way it handles in snow and bad weather. We have never had this vehicle off road or done any towing and now at 123,000 miles the transmission is slipping when it's cold. Our mechanic say's it's about to go out and replacement with rebuilt tranny is about $3,500. I replaced my Winstar tranny too at about 60,000 miles. See a trend here with Ford transmissions. I do and will think long and hard before buying another.