2003 Ford Escape Latches & Locks Problems

I HAVE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY HITCH NOT WANTING TO OPEN I HAVE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MULTIPLE TIMES OR TURN CAR ON GO IN REVERSE THEN FORWARD AND PUT IN PARK SHUT CAR OFF SOME TIMES MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL ALLOW ME TO OPEN IT. LAST FALL (2014) MY HINGE THAT HOLDS MY WINDOW ON FELL OUT. AND AROUND THE SAME TIME I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BACK DRIVERSIDE DOOR NOT OPENING DUE TO THE LOCK GETTING STUCK IT IS NOW COMPLETELY UNUSABLE UNTIL I FIND SOME ONE TO FIX IT I HAVE SEEN ON MANY SITES THIS ISSUE WITH RECALL CODE 04V6020000 DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT 12/23/2004 RECALL BEGIN DATE 3/31/2005 BUT WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST BUT HERE IS THE SAME ISSUE?!?!? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCHES AND LOCKS ON THREE OF THE DOORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT WAS OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPENING THE REAR LIFTGATE AND RETRIEVING AN ITEM FROM THE BACK SEAT, THE LIFT GATE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE CONTACT ON THE HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V602000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,995 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LATCH WOULD SPORADICALLY OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. IN WARMER TEMPERATURES, THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V602000, LATCHES, LOCKS LINKAGES, DOORS LATCH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

REAR LIFTGATE AND REAR WINDOW JUST STOPPED WORKING IN 2008, IN MY 2003 FORD ESCAPE. THE REAR LIFTGATE AND REAR WINDOW WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN. I CAN NOT REPLACE MY TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, OR HAVE ANY REPAIRS DONE THAT REQUIRE ACCESS TO THE REAR LIFTGATE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 2003 FORD ESCAPES. REAR LIFTGATE LATCH RELEASE ROD, THE RELEASE ROD ATTACHMENT CLIP AND THE DOOR HANDLE RETURN SPRING. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE PART SINCE 2008. I CALLED ALL THE FORD DEALERSHIPS IN THE GREENVILLE, SC AREA AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN 2008. I DID SEND ALL MY PAPERWORK AND INFORMATION TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, NHTSA, BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND WYFF "LOOKING OUT FOR YOU" BY E-MAIL AND MAILED A HARD COPY. SO YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS PAPERWORK AND INFORMATION. I FEEL LIKE SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LIFTGATE AND I DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO MY REAR LIFTGATE TO CAUSE MY REAR LIFTGATE TO STOP WORKING, IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. I HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIPS OR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I CAN NOT CHANGE MY TAIL LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS, BECAUSE THIS REQUIRES ACCESS TO THE REAR LIFTGATE. UPDATED 05/07/10.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 05/11/10. *JB

2003 FORD ESCAPE - KEY WON'T TURN. STEERING IS LOCKED, AS WELL.