Ford Escape Complaints (2005)

1,584 consumer complaints on file.

#10302121January 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE'S GAS PEDAL IS STICKING. I WILL BE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION, AND SUDDENLY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT IS AS IF THERE IS A BRICK UNDER THE PEDAL AND IT'S COMPLETELY STUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO FORD ESCAPES, SO PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER BEFORE THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL INJURIES OR DEATHS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300337January 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN ITS COLD OUT, FIRST I THOUGHT THERE WAS WATER FROZEN AFTER MY FEET WAS WET FROM THE SNOW. SECOND I THOUGHT THE HEAT FROM THE HEATER DRIED OUT THE MOVEMENT OF THE GAS PEDAL. SO I SPRAYED WD40 ON IT DIDN'T HELP, NEXT THOUGHT IT WAS THE CABLE OUT IN THE ENGINE, I SPRAYED THE CABLE AND LINKAGE DIDN'T HELP. FINALLY IT WARMED UP AND THE STICKING OF THE GAS PEDAL WENT AWAY (2008) NOW IN 2009 THE SAME THING AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP ITS OK, NOT SURE IF SOMETHING IS BINDING OR WHAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297321December 29, 2009
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
THE REAR GLASS HATCH IMPLODED JUST AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. MOST OF THE GLASS WAS CONFINED TO THE CARGO AREA, A LITTLE GLASS REACHED THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS AND ONLY A FEW SHARDS REACH THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT AREA. CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WE 32 DEGREES WITH SNOW AND RAIN, REQUIRING THE USE OF THE REAR WINDOW HEATER TO KEEP OFF ICING AND USE OF WINDSHIELD FLUID TO PERMIT VIEWING WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE CINCINNATI OHIO AREA. THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION WAS A LOW HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR JUST MOMENTS BEFORE IT HAPPENED. REPAIRS THE NEXT DAY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH WIPER, WIPER MOTOR OR SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS TO THE WINDOW DEFROSTER ELEMENTS OF THE GLASS. NO INJURIES WERE CAUSED TO MY 2 PASSENGERS BY THE FLYING GLASS. HOWEVER SHOULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED JUST 20 SECONDS EARLIER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE SHOCK TO ME, THE DRIVER, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, SINCE THE FIRST IMPRESSION I HAD WAS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STRUCK, THEN UPON REALIZING THAT THE WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT I THOUGHT WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SHOT AT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296190December 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND DRAINED. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE WAS NOT REMEDIED. SHE WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 01/29/10 *BF UPADTED 01/29/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296032December 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS PETAL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. THIS HAS LEFT ME STUCK IN TRAFFIC, IN TURNING LANES, @ STOP LIGHTS NOT ABLE TO MOVE MY CAR. BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295616December 14, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL APPEARS TO GET STUCK ON OCCASION. I THOUGHT THE CAR MAT WAS STUCK UNDER IT, BUT THE MAT IS SECURED TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TO PUSH THE VERY TOP OF THE PEDAL TO GET IT TO ACCELERATE. THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ME UNTIL I READ OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295432December 12, 2009
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE ON INTERSTATE 90-WEST, AND UPON REACHING THE CITY OF BRATHNALL CITY LINE I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND NOTICED THAT MY REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY, I NOTIFIED THE 911 POLICE EMERGENCY , AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. A POLICE ARRIVED WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND ASSISTED ME. I HAVE JUST NOTICE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS WHO HAD COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD ESCAPE, WHEN WILL THE NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? ARE YOU WAITING FOR THE LOSS OF LIVES TO OCCUR FIRST BEFORE YOU WILL DO SOMETHING? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295103December 9, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL KEEPS GETTING STUCK. WHILE DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING I TURNED THE CORNER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IT FELT LIKE A BRICK WAS UNDER THE PEDAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO JUST GLIDE TO THE CURB BEFORE GETTING STRUCK BY A BUS. SCARED THE "BLEEP" OUT OF BOTH OF US. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, USUALLY IT HAPPENS IN THE WINTER AFTER SITTING OVERNITE. HELP WHAT IS THE PROBLEM SO I CAN GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS VERY, VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295127December 9, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. [12/20/06, 10/8/08 AND 12/6/09] THE PART IS EVIDENTLY DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO GET FIXED EVERY TIME. THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294131December 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN DRIVING IN COLDER WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WILL DOWN-SHIFT. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293677November 27, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK. WAS OKAY UNTIL ABOUT 100,000 MILES AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING, COULD NOT PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. WAS IN AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST GOT HIT. COULDN'T EVEN PRESS IT IF I "STOMPED" ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292358November 16, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1. THE PAST THREE WINTERS MY VEHICLE HAS GROWN WORSE WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING IN THE COLD / RAINY MONTHS. 2. IT OCCURS DURING THE COLD / RAINY MONTHS 3. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I HAVE CONDUCTED I AM SHOWING QUITE A DEAL OF MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE ARE HAVING THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE -- THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I FEEL IF NOT RECALLED SOMEONE IS GOING TO BECOME SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT DIE FROM THIS. I AM HAVING MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT FOR IN THE PAST TWO DAYS ALONE I HAVE ALMOST HAD FIVE ACCIDENTS AS THE GAS PEDAL STICKS DURING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OR SO OF WARMING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291943November 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT AND PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE PCM, IGNITION COIL, AND THE SPARK PLUGS. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED HAD MELTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290404October 30, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE SHE LIGHTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. BRAKE APPLICATION WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED INTO CABLES OF A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT SHOULD WOULD HAVE TO PAY UP TO $2000.00 IN REPAIRS. THE MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 04V574000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60000.THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289782October 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN PLACE. YOU CANNOT PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL TO INCREASE YOUR SPEED. FORD STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM.......IT DOES IT NO MATTER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS, WHAT TIME OF DAY, ETC. YOU PRESS DOWN AND THE GAS PEDAL REMAINS IN PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289478October 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OVER THE PAST YEAR, MY VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHAKE, STUTTER, AND HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED AND I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO BE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP, IT REQUIRED A NEW COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUG. DEPENDING ON WHICH ONE OF 6 FAILED, THE COST FOR REPAIR VARIED GREATLY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S NOT WORTH REPLACING ALL 6 AT ONCE, TO WAIT UNTIL EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE SHOWED SIGNS OF HAVING AN ISSUE OR NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THEN, ONE DAY, I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH PEP OR PICK-UP AS USUAL. AS I WAS EXITING FROM THE LEFT LANE ONTO AN ON-RAMP FOR A TOLL, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. WITH NO WARNING, NO INDICATIONS, NO STUTTERING AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, NOTHING - IT JUST DIED. THIS REQUIRED ALL 6 COILS AND PLUGS TO BE REPLACED (INCLUDING THE 3 NEW WITHIN THE PAST YEAR) IN ADDITION TO THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE). I AM TOLD ONE OF THE COILS/PLUGS FAILED, SENT OUT A RADIO FREQUENCY, AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289029October 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH. MY CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS LIT UP. THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT THAT WAS JUST LUCK- HAD I BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. WHAT ULTIMATELY FAILED IS MY POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE ( PCM) ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. TURNS OUT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE FAILURE I EXPERIENCED; REFER TO FORD'S BULLETIN 09-2-6, WHICH SUPERCEDES 05-11-1. I GOT LUCKY, AS I SAID, BECAUSE I JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN A BREAK IN TRAFFIC, WHICH UP TO THAT POINT HAD BEEN BUMPER TO BUMPER. THE RAPID DECELERATION WAS THE RESULT OF LOSING 3 CYLINDERS, SO IT OCCURRED WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON. RAPID DECELERATION, WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, DUE A PROBLEM WHICH FORD KNEW ABOUT SINCE 2005 (THE YEAR I BOUGHT THE CAR) SURE SEEM LIKE A SEVERE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. NO NOTICE WAS PROVIDED OF THE FAILURE PRONE SPARK PLUGS WHICH INITIATE THE FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286132October 2, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE EXAMINED THE BUMPER HE NOTICED THAT THE BASE WAS LOOSE, THE BRACKET WAS BROKEN, AND IT WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,200.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284256September 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH THE OVERHEAT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK OF A SERIOUS INJURY WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 10/29/09 *CN THE PUMP FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281498August 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS ON MY WAY TO CONNECTICUT FROM MAINE ON 12/24/08. I NOTICED THAT WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND SKIPPING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WHERE THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR WOULD START BUT NOT KEEP RUNNING. CALLED AAA AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP IN PLAINFIELD CT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED DUE TO THE HOLIDAY. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ON DEC. 26, 2008. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND ALSO REPLACED 2 IGNITION COILS # 2 AND 3. COULD NOT SAVE PCM BECAUSE THERE WAS A CORE CHARGE FOR IT, BUT I DO HAVE THE IGNITION COILS. VEHICLE HAD 38,711 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THEN ON MAY 17, 2009 THE #5 COIL FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I STILL HAVE THAT COIL ALSO. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE COILS WERE NOT WARRANTIED UNDER THE EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY WHICH IS 5 YEAR 50,000 MILES. THE REPAIRS DONE IN CT TOTALED $729.48. THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIR WAS DONE BY ME. THE COST OF THE COIL WAS $79.99. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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