Ford Escape Complaints (2005)

1,584 consumer complaints on file.

#10324854April 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CAR HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO HISTORY OF BRAKE TROUBLE. COMING DOWNILL THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH AN ALARM AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF THE BRAKES. HAD TO USE MECHANICAL EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. CALLED DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING TO TOW IT IN, THEN READ ON LINE TO TRY RESTARTING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE GONE. CAR STARTED, NO BRAKE ISSUES APPARENT (NO LIGHTS, BRAKES FUNCTIONAL) SO DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW/REPAIR. TOOK COPIES OF ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWING THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS THE REAR AIR CONDITIONER (HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CORE) - THEY HAD REPAIRED THE AC 4 MONTHS PREVIOUSLY, WHICH ONLY LASTED FOR 6 WEEKS. PLANNED TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT AT THE 65,000 MILE SERVICE ANYWAY. PAID $1033. DROVE CAR HOME THAT NIGHT AND THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON, ALARM SOUNDED BUT THIS TIME NOT A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. INSTEAD WHENEVER PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES AND SHUDDERING THROUGHOUT THE CAR. PLAN IS TO RETURN TO DEALERSHIP AFTER THE WEEKEND AND BRING LATEST RESEARCH SHOWING FAULTY HCU UNITS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE AN UNDERLYING CAUSE, WHICH FORD IS DENYING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323464April 2, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. IT USED TO ONLY STICK IN COLD WEATHER RIGHT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, BUT NOW IT DOES IT REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE, AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING. I WENT FROM HAVING THIS PROBLEM MAYBE ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS (APPROX 3 YEARS AGO WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE), TO IT HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. WHEN IT STICKS, I CANNOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I WILL USE BOTH FEET TO TRY AND DEPRESS THE GAS, BUT IT IS LIKE PUSHING AGAINST A WALL. SOMETIMES SIMPLY RESTARTING THE CAR FIXES IT, BUT I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION YESTERDAY WHEN IT FROZE UP HALF-WAY THROUGH THE TURN. I HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT TOO MUCH ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT WOULD HAVE RISKED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE, AND MANY OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS DISCUSS THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL, BUT IT VERY MUCH SHOULD BE. I AM TAKING IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT, AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN FIX IT, BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IF SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FORD DOES NOT WANT THE SAME REPUTATION AS TOYOTA RIGHT NOW, AND THEY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT PROACTIVELY. THE ESCAPE IS A MID-SIZE SUV THAT MANY FAMILIES OWN. BY THE TIME A MOTHER AND HER TWO CHILDREN ARE KILLED SIMPLY TURNING ACROSS A STREET, IT WILL BE TOO LATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323210March 31, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SWAYED ACROSS THE ROAD WITHOUT ASSISTANCE; AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME TRAVEL NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW WATER PUMP AND A TIMING CHAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,089.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322780March 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE FIRE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE (VIN [XXX]) ON 3/23/2010, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY (WHEN DRIVING) BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. (LIKE A SPARK PLUG HAD FAILED). WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (FOR BROKEN BELTS AND THE LIKE) NO OBVIOUS ISSUE WAS OBSERVED. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IMMEDIATELY I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND CONTACTED A SERVICE GARAGE. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO SERVICE WHEN I NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. I PULLED INTO THE NEXT GAS STATION, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED A SMALL FIRE LOCATED AT THE #1 CYLINDER COIL PACK. I USED THE GAS STATION FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAR WAS TOWED THE REST OF THE WAY TO THE GARAGE. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN NO MORE THAN 10 MILES AFTER FIRST SIGN OF FAILURE. FIRE WAS SMALL ENOUGH TO NOT INVOLVE POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, SO NO FIRE OR POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. GARAGE SAID THAT IF I HAD LIMITED THE DAMAGE BY EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE WHEN I DID. GARAGE REPLACED COIL PACK, WIRE PIGTAIL (MELTED), AND INTAKE MANIFOLD (ALSO MELTED BY FIRE). OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. CAR WAS REPAIRED BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER 50 MILES. CARE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND WILL BE TOWED BACK TO GARAGE. FAILURE CODE IS P0351. (SAME COIL THAT WAS REPLACED IS SHOWING BAD AGAIN) CAR HAD APPROX 117,000 MILES ON IT WHEN FIRE TOOK PLACE. NO OTHER MAJOR SERVICE EVENTS IN ITS LIFETIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321887March 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS DRIVING FINE, PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THEN IT WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO A SHOP AND ALL COILS WERE OUT. AFTER MORE DIAGNOSIS, THE SPARK PLUGS, THE COILS (POCS) AND THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2600 ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT. MOST LIKELY THE SPARK PLUG RF CAUSED THE PCM TO CRASH. HAD TO REPLACE THE PLUGS, COILS AND PCM INCLUDING SOFTWARE AND PROGRAMMING. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL COMPLAINT BLOGS THAT FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEMS (DEFECTIVE PLUGS) AND HAS ISSUED 2 TSB, 05111 AND 0926. PROBLEM SHOULD BE UNDER THE EMISSION WARRANTY, BUT FORD SAYS IT IS A IGNITION PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS FORD'S PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON BLOGS FOR THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR JUST STOPS REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY OR IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321263March 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND FRIDAY MORNING GOT UP AND THERE WAS FROST ON THE WINDSHIELD. I GOT IN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE LET IT WARM UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. DROVE APPROX 1 & 1/2 MILES STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO TURN OUT ON A MAIN ROAD AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I LET IT ROLL BACKWARDS TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURNED IT OFF. I TRIED IT MANY TIMES FOR OVER 30 MINUTES AND IT FINALLY WORKED. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER BUT USUALLY AFTER 5 MINS. IT WILL WORK. THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT AND MORE SCARY AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT ON TO A MAIN ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318942March 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
1. DRIVING NORMALLY AND THEN BRAKING NORMALLY 2. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES "SLIP" (I.E., THE CAR SLOWS, THEN "SLIPS" FORWARD AGAIN BEFORE THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGE AND STOP THE CAR) OCCURS ONCE OR TWICE IN A 30-MILE STRETCH CONSEQUENCES: IF YOU NEED TO STOP COMPLETELY DUE TO A PEDESTRIAN OR CAR STOPPING IN FRONT OF YOU, THE CAR DOESN'T STOP FULLY. IT SLIDES AFTER YOU'VE PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS OVERRIDES YOUR BRAKING. 3. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317708March 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FORD ESCAPE 2005 4 CYLINDER, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BOUGHT NEW. AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND WILL NOT DEPRESS UNLESS PUSHING IT SEVERAL TIMES. LASTED ABOUT A MONTH AND WENT AWAY. NOW AT 74,000 MILES IT HAS COME BACK. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. WHILE SHIFTING PEDAL WILL STICK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314408February 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE V6 WITH JUST OVER 87,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN GIVING ME TROUBLE BACK AT CHRISTMAS, BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHEN THE WHOLE THING SHUDDERED TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK. I WAS DOING 55 AND THE CAR DROPPED TO ALMOST 0. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE PCM WHICH WAS FRIED BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUGS CAUSED RF INTERFERENCE THAT FRIED THE GROUND ON IT AND RUINED THE PCM. THIS IS A $2300 OR MORE REPAIR TO AN OTHERWISE PERFECT VEHICLE. IF I HADN'T BEEN IN THE RIGHTHAND LANE AT THE TIME OF THE POWER DROP I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A REAL MESS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING GOING ON ALL OVER THE WORLD. THERE IS ONE COMPLAINT FROM GHANA. THE TSB THAT CAME OUT SAYS THE ORIGINAL SPARKPLUGS CAUSE THE PROBLEM AND RUIN ALL THE COIL PACKS AND THE PCM. I THINK THIS WOULD MAKE IT FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON ALL THESE VEHICLES SINCE IT WAS THEIR ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION THAT RUINED THE SYSTEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR SON SOMEWHERE AND SHE WASN'T ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD I AM QUITE SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314433February 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN OUT 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THERE HAVE BEEN MAY EPISODES OF THE YELLOW ABS AND THE RED BRAKE WARNING LAMP LIGHTING UP AND THE ALARM SOUNDING OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS WOULD HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN AFTER SHUTTING-OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. WE SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT OUR DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AND BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT WASN'T ON AT THE TIME, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE BRAKES REVERTED TO FAIL SAFE MODE REQUIRING A "PEDAL TO THE FLOOR" EFFORT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP LUCKILY WHILE PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY . AFTER THIS WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW "HCU" UNIT AND MASTER CYLINDER WITH A TOTAL REPAIR COST OF $4K+. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED MANY CASES OF THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL ESCAPE. WE ARE GOING TO WAIT A FEW DAYS TO THINK BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313917February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE WHICH ALSO MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE, HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER UNTIL HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE HE WAS IN TRAFFIC. SEVERAL TIMES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME HARD TO ENGAGE AND FORCED HIM TO PUMP THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALERS ESTIMATED COST TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE FAILURE WAS $800.00. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310330February 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ACCELERATOR KEEPS GETTING STUCK ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I START IT OFF, BACK UP, PUT IT IN DRIVE, PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR WON'T MOVE. I HAVE TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR REALLY HARD AND THEN THE TRUCK TAKES OFF REALLY FAST AND I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE WHEEL TO GAIN CONTROL. MY SISTER WAS ALSO DRIVING IT ON A COLD DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER MOVE, IT FINALLY STARTED ROLLING DOWN A HILL AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A TREE. SHE TOO HAD TO FIGHT THE WHEEL TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308285February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
FORD HYBRID ESCAPE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THE LIGHT OUT. DEALER SAYS IT'S A GROUND FAULT AND FORD HAS A NEW WIRING HARNESS, BUT I AM REQUIRED TO PAY FOR IT, IT'S AN '05 WITH LESS THAN 8,000 MILES ON IT, YET I AM TO PAY AND FIX FORD'S PROBLEM, AND WE ARE TALKING BRAKES HERE, THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED AND HAS A FIX FOR. IT NEEDS A RECALL. THE ELECTRIC STEERING HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW COMPUTER FOR THIS. FORD IS HIDING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308360February 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE 4CYL. MY GAS PEDAL STARTED GETTING HARD TO PUSH DOWN AND WAS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. I BROUGHT IT TO FRAMINGHAM, MASS FORD 1-6-10. IT TOOK UNTIL 1-22-10 FOR THEM TO GET A NEW THROTTLE BOX TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. DID THIS TAKE SO LONG TO GET THE THROTTLE BOX BECAUSE FORD IS EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS? IF SO, THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY AND RECALL ISSUE THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF. IS FORD HIDING THIS FROM PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE? I REGISTERED A SAFETY PRODUCT COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTORS TODAY 2-10-10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306357February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD ESCAPE FROM MY COUSIN. AS I WAS PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE DID EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE PEDAL WOULD STICK ON COLD DAYS. GOING INTO BUYING IT FROM HIM I SOON REALIZED WHAT HE MEANT. HE HAD TAKEN IT IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. THEY SPRAYED A CLEANER ON THE THROTTLE BODY TO REMOVE RESIDUE. WHEN I HEARD OF THE TOYOTA RECALL I CALLED WHOOLWHINE FORD LINCOLN MERCURY HERE IN MS WHERE I LIVE TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO ONE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAD HEARD THIS AND TO SPRAY STUFF IN THE THROTTLE BODY UNTIL IT WOULDN'T LET ME ANYMORE. WELL, I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS SITUATION. AS A MOM WITH A SMALL CHILD, I WORRY ABOUT THE MAJORITY OF OTHER PEOPLE AND FAMILIES THAT MY DIE FROM THIS MALFUNCTION. WHAT IT DOES IS THE PEDAL GETS SO HARD TO PUSH UNTIL YOU CAN NOT GET GAS TO THE IGNITION TO MAKE THE VEHICLE GO. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES. I CAN EVEN CRANK THE ESCAPE LONG BEFORE MY JOURNEY AND IT STILL STICKS. WELL, YESTERDAY WAS THE WORST DAY EVER. I AM A MOM AND A STUDENT IN SCHOOL. I HAD GOTTEN TO SCHOOL AND FINISHED MY CLASS WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND STARTED TO LEAVE OH BOY THE PEDAL WORKED. I GOT TO THE FIRST INTERSECTION TO WHERE WHEN IT WAS MY TIME TO GO THE PEDAL WAS HARD. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH IT AND PULL OVER. FINALLY GOT IT SOFT AGAIN AND WENT TO THE CLOSEST PLACE TO GET A BITE TO EAT. SAT THERE FOR AT LEAST 5 MIN LETTING IT RUN HOPING IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THAT TIME. WHEN I WAS LEAVING IT WAS HARD AGAIN AND I HAD ALOT OF VEHICLES BEHIND ME SO I COASTED TO THE NEAREST BANK. IT TOOK 10 MINUTES FOR ME, WHILE I KEPT PUSHING ON MY GAS PEDAL FOR NOTHING. IT IS SO HARD YOU CANT MAKE IT GO. SO, IN TELLING YOU THIS THAT IS 3 TIMES I COULD OF HAD A CRASH. I TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND SOME MORNING I PRAY ALL THE WAY THAT I MAKE IT WITHOUT ANYTHING HARMING HER. IT IS BAD WHEN YOU END UP COASTING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306490February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAVE 140,000 MILES ON IT FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE ABS LIGHT AND THE RED TRIANGLE STOP THE CAR SAFELY COME ON WHEN I START THE CAT. I PULL OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF RESTART AND ALL IS WELL UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304400February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE (4WD), NOT THE HYBRID. I HAVE APPROX. 63,000 MI ON IT NOW. THREE TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. THE LAST TIME WAS APPROX. THE DATE BELOW, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. ONE TIME I WAS IN TOWN AND LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYONE CLOSE IN FRONT OF ME. SO FAR BRAKING, OR PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR HAS "RESET" IT, BUT NOW SEEING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA'S I'M CONCERNED. I E-MAILED FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER I KIND OF GOT THE BRUSH-OFF, AND THEY JUST SAID IF I WAS CONCERNED I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MY DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED. I KNOW A "CHECK" WOULD COST ME A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR WHICH THEY WON'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I JUST WONDER IF YOU'VE HEARD OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? IT NOW WORRIES ME THAT IF I WERE NEARING A CROSSWALK, WITH PEDESTRIANS CROSSING AND IT HAPPENED, I MIGHT HIT SOMEONE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303280January 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. PROBLEM IS FAILURE OF HYBRID REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM AS DESCRIBED IN FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, TSB 05-8-5 (AUGUST 5, 2005) (NHTSA ID #10017553). PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT WITHOUT ANY KNOWN INCIDENT TO HAVE TRIGGERED THE PROBLEM. REPAIR HAS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM'S HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT ("HCU"). TOTAL COST HAS BEEN ABOUT $7,000. TO SUMMARIZE MY CORRESPONDENCE FROM FORD... "SINCE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION ("NHTSA") IS NOT CONCERNED (I.E. NOBODY HAS GOTTEN KILLED BY THESE DEFECTIVE BRAKES) THERE IS NO NEED FOR A RECALL. THEREFORE, FORD HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR OR DEAL WITH MY PROBLEM." MY STORY IN MORE DETAIL AT HTTP://BLOG.YAGELSKI.COM/2010/01/MY-FORD-ESCAPE-HYBRID-BRAKE-REPAIR.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302902January 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FORD ESCAPE 2005 V6 2WD LIMITED. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE THEFT LIGHT IS FLASHING. THIS GENERATES AN ERROR CODE. THE CONDITION IS KNOWN TO FORD. THEY SAY IT IS RELATED TO A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH A SPARK PLUG CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CHIP IN THE IGNITION KEY AND THE RECEIVING UNIT. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 4 TIMES IN ONE 300 MILE DRIVE. AFTER HAVING THE ERROR CODE CLEARED THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REPEATED. I BELIEVE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A BUSY FREEWAY LIVES COULD BE LOST. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS CONFIRMED THE KEY IS VALID AND THE ENGINE HAS STARTED, THE COMPUTER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DISABLE THE ENGINE. BRAKING AND STEERING CONTROL ARE AFFECTED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TW *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302922January 28, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM WONDERING WILL THERE BE ANY RECALLS ON OTHER CARS OTHER THAN TOYOTA RELATED TO GAS PEDALS STICKING? MY FORD ESCAPE'S GAS PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK AND AFTER TAKING IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN FROM CHINA. IS THERE ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TOYOTA AND MY PROBLEM I HAD WITH FORD. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS BEING OVERLOOKED BY FORD. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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