Ford Escape Complaints

29,499 consumer complaints on file.

#10145888December 22, 2005
AIR BAGS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CABLE FOR THE AIR BAG UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS CUT WHEN THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM AFTER IT WAS MISDIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. A REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145442December 16, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAS BEEN A SMELL OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS SUPPOSE TO SEND A FIELD TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT'S NOSE TO BURN, MADE HER NAUSEOUS AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145458December 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. IT FELT AS IF THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE DEALER THREE TIMES. IT WAS DETERMINED THHAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER COMPLETED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY SAID THEIR ENGINEERS WERE AWARE THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND WERE WORKING TO FIND A SOLUTION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATE 1/4/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145201December 14, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DT: THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE WARM UP FOR A WHILE SHE GOT IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK SHE REALIZED BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145101December 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OF MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO LOCKED. I HAD TO HAVE A LOCKSMITH COME TO START IT. THE LOCKSMITH SAID THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH ALL FORD IGNITIONS. I HAD THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO IGNITIONS IN THE ESCAPE. I LEARNED FROM A FOCUS OWNER THAT THE FOCUS CARS HAD BEEN RECALLED IN LATE 2000/EARLY 2001 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I LATER LEARNED BY CALLING ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE SAME PART IS USED FOR BOTH THE FOCUS AND THE ESCAPE. WHY HAVEN'T THE ESCAPES BEEN RECALLED? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144957December 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHEN STARTING OFF, OR ACCELERATING THE GAS PEDAL HAS A HESITANT/STICKING SENSATION. IT REQUIRES MORE THAN NORMAL PRESSURE TO DEPRESS IT, AND CAUSES AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN THE ENGINE SPEED. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FROM THE V-6 3.0 ENGINES, BUT NOT FOR MY 4-CYL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145037December 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT: THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS. ALSO THE COIL PACK MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144886December 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WIFE PARKED VEHICLE ON STEEP UPHILL DRIVEWAY. PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED IGNITION OFF. EXITED DRIVERS SIDE AND WALKED BEHIND VEHICLE TO PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUING TO MAILBOX. WHILE AT MAILBOX OBSERVED VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ROLL BACKWARD CROSSING THE PATH WHERE SHE HAD JUST WALKED BEHIND THE VEHICLE, ACROSS STREET AND OVER CURB HITTING TREE. NEIGHBOR IN THEIR FRONT YARD ALSO OBSERVED THIS. VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. CALLED FORD CORP OFFICES TO ASK FOR REVIEW OF THIS BY THEIR SAFETY ENGINEERS. A CURSORY REVIEW BY THE DEALER INDICATED NO OBVIOUS TRANSMISSION LINKAGE OR OTHER ADJUSTMENT PROBLEM. FORD REFUSES ANY FURTHER REVIEW AND SHOWS LITTLE INTEREST IN FINDING ANY POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE SIMILAR REPORTS OF THIS IN NUMBERS 10031648, 568244, 10073682 AND 10026175. THERE ARE ALSO MANY REPORTS OF LOSS OF CONTROL IN OTHER SCENARIOS SUCH AS 10073741, 10087902, 10091048, 10092635 AND 10108659. DID NOT REVIEW COMPLAINTS ON SIMILAR MODELS SUCH AS MAZDA TRIBUTE NOR OTHER YEAR ESCAPES WHICH MAY HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FORD ENGINEERED THE CAR TO BACK DOWN A HILL, WHILE UNOCCUPIED, IN PARK, WITH THE IGNITION OFF. BUT APPARENTLY THEY CONSIDER THIS NORMAL AND OF NO CONSEQUENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE HURT AND THE ECONOMICS TURN AGAINST FORD BEFORE THEY WILL GET INVOLVED. REMINDS ME OF THEIR SAFETY ISSUES WITH FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S THAT CONTINUE TO EXPLODE IN FLAMES WHEN HIT FROM THE REAR. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144858December 9, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ON 12/7/05, THE MAIN AIR BAG LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH ONLY 542 MILES DRIVEN ON THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A REPLACEMENT TO A 2005 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAD THIS SAME CHRONIC PROBLEM, WHICH COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BY FORD AFTER SIX REPAIR ATTEMPTS. THE 2005 VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK BY THE MANUFACTURER AND AT NO TIME WAS A PATTERN OF REPAIRS TO THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE DISCLOSED TO ME PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. WHEN THE 2006 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS SEVEN VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF WE HAD KNOWN ABOUT PRE-EXISTING SAFETY COMPONENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL, WE LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144756December 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND LURCHED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THE SERVICE ENGINEER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144769December 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS IT SPILLED OVER . THE GAS TANK ACTED AS IF IT WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES . TWICE THE SPIDER VENT WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE FILLER NECK WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144673December 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH STOPPED WORKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144680December 7, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
LIFTGATE GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. ONCE IN A WHILE IT WILL OPEN OUT OF THE BLUE, THEN I KNOW AS SOON AS I LOCK MY CAR, IT WILL BE STUCK AGAIN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT, A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR OTHER 2001 ESCAPES, BUT NOT MY PARTICULAR ONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144682December 7, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IAC KEPT GOING BAD. CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, I ALMOST HAD 2 WRECKS. I HAD TO GET THIS FIXED DUE TO THE DANGER OF DRIVING. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144686December 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL, THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS IN THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144177December 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH A PATCH OF SNOW IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE'S REAR END SPUN AROUND AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ABS SENSOR, THAT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP ,CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES DO TO THE SEAT BEAT BUCKLE BREAKING DURING THE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10145340November 29, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
2004 FORD ESCAPE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THEREFORE THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143851November 28, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT:THE CONTACT STATES THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT CAN CAME ON AT ANY TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. ONCE THE LIGHT WAS ON IT STAYED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ,AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE , THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143707November 26, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I JUST LEFT THE RESTAURAUNT AND WALKED OVER TO MY ESCAPE. WHEN I OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR THE REAR TOP EDGE WAS RAKED BACK FAR ENOUGH TO HIT MY GLASSES, BENDING THEM AND THEN THE UPPER MOST CORNER PIERCED THE SKIN JUST BELOW THE EYE. 1/2" BY 1/2" CUT. A LITTLE CLOSER AND I WOULD HAVE SEVERLY DAMAGED MY EYE. THE TOP REAR CORNER EDGE OF THE DOOR EXTENDS TOO FAR BACK. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE STANDING FURTHER BACK THAN USUAL TO AVOID ANOTHER INJURY. LAST NIGHT MY SON-IN LAW HIT HIMSELF IN THE FOREHEAD JUST ABOVE HIS GLASSES WITH THE REAR MOST TOP EDGE OF THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR. CAUSING A CUT AND BLEEDING. STAND TOO CLOSE AND THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT DOORS OF THE 05 FORD ESCAPE 4X4 LIMITED CAN CAUSE INJURY. THANK YOU BILL KOHNKE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10143641November 25, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE DEALER MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF: BALANCING THE TIRES ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AND WHEELS, BALANCING OF THE NEW TIRES, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVESHAFT. AFTER THESE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE, THE DEALER CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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