I knew wheel bearings and sway bar links were common to fail on escapes.But didn't know tie rod ends were too.Just had my drivers side front outer tie rod end replaced.I didn't have any vibrations like others stated,but i did hear a loud clunk while going over pot holes or speed bumps..Fixed that and alignment total cost me $125.00USD....half hour labor plus alignment plus taxes and part..
Now it goes great over bumps and steering feels soo much tighter now... :yahoo: BUT>>>>
Now i go to start it one morning and rough as heck idling and driving.Got a couple codes so swapped out 2 coils an changed front 3 plugs and now it runs even worse.Got it in my mechanics shop waiting for diagnose from a professional instead of wasting my time and pulling out my hair to figure it out..Threw the towel in... :rant:
**UPDATE** I was right on knowing my number 6 coil was bad,But when i did the switching around i unplugged the whole harness and guess what? I PUT THE DAMN HARNESS ON BACKWARDS.. :doh: Number 6 plug was plugged into #4 coil,and #4plug was plugged into #6coil... :worry:
Now it goes great over bumps and steering feels soo much tighter now... :yahoo: BUT>>>>
Now i go to start it one morning and rough as heck idling and driving.Got a couple codes so swapped out 2 coils an changed front 3 plugs and now it runs even worse.Got it in my mechanics shop waiting for diagnose from a professional instead of wasting my time and pulling out my hair to figure it out..Threw the towel in... :rant:
**UPDATE** I was right on knowing my number 6 coil was bad,But when i did the switching around i unplugged the whole harness and guess what? I PUT THE DAMN HARNESS ON BACKWARDS.. :doh: Number 6 plug was plugged into #4 coil,and #4plug was plugged into #6coil... :worry:
