Ford Escape Complaints (2005)

1,584 consumer complaints on file.

#11034305October 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
SHOCK TOWER ON BACK PASSENGER SIDE RUSTING OUT. LEARNED OF THIS FROM DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033423October 15, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXCESSIVE RUST UNDER THE WHEEL WELL/SHOCK TOWER. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHTWAY THE BUMPS CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE RUST TO RIP APART OPENING A GAPING HOLE AND SEPERATING MY SHOCK FROM THE WHEEL WELL. UPON TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TO PARK IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN TO FORD AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032011October 6, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AND I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER THAN IT SHOULD AS I WAS HEADING TOWARDS AN EXIT RAMP. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AMD THE CAR WAS REVVING UP LIKE 4000 RPM ALL BY ITSELF. I DROVE THE VEHICLE ALTERNATING BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE AS IT WAS REVVING UP TOO HIGH. I PARKED IN A LOT. TURNED THE CAR OFF... IT WAS REVVING UP LIKE A RACE CAR... ALL BY ITSELF. VERY SCARY. COULD HAVE DIED. THE FLOOR BOARDS WERE CLEAN. NOTHING COULD HAVE STUCK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.... NO WAY THIS COULD BE OPERATOR ERROR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032108October 6, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS. FRONTIER FORD IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA (3701 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, 95051) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SERIES OF FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON APRIL 1, 2015. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031925October 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TOMMIE VAUGHN FORD, 1201 N SHEPHERD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77008, (713) 869-4661) SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE HCU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD EIGHT TSBS FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICS AND ONE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, AIR. THERE WAS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED WITH NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN REPLACING THE PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030560September 29, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL PROTRUDED OUTWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WENT TO THE SCENE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030029September 26, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST SATURDAY, I NOTICED WIND NOISE COMING FROM MY SUNROOF. WHEN I OPENED THE SHADE TO LOOK, THE GLASS POPPED OUT AND LANDED WHO KNOWS WHERE. I COULDN'T FIND IT AND IT WAS ALREADY DARK. MY CAR IS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH A WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 700 INSTALLED SUNROOF. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING WEBASTO NORTH AMERICA AT THEIR NUMBER NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY NEVER RETURN MY CALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025470September 25, 2017
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, STATED THAT THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024888September 21, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR SHOCK MOUNTS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT. VEHICLE DRIVEN IN CENTRAL VA SO WINTERS ARE NOT THAT TERRIBLE, WHEEL WELLS ARE UNDERCOATED. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK BROKE THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024159September 19, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HEARD SOME LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER STRUT SHOT UP THRU THE BACK INTERIOR OF THE CAR.THIS WAS DUE TO THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL RUSTING OUT.I ALSO WAS DRIVING ANOTHER TIME WHEN THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE.I STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND SEEN THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE FACING SIDEWAYS.THE TIE ROD BROKE.I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024095September 18, 2017
SUSPENSION
FRONT SUBFRAME (CRADLE) RUSTED THROUGH DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE FRONT MOUNTING LOCATION FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. PURCHASED FROM PALLOTTA FORD IN WOOSTER, OHIO. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS AT LOW SPEED AS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL JAMMED INTO THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WELL AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN ABRUPT HALT. HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE I INSPECTED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND THEREBY OBSERVED THE WASTAGE OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022887September 12, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE ROCKER PANEL WAS DISENTIGRATED AND A HOLE IN THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT LEGALLY BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020268August 29, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MESSAGE CENTER KEEPS SAYING "REAR RIGHT DOOR AJAR" AND IT ISNT AND THE ALARM SEEMS TO GO OFF WITHOUT ANY PROVICATION OF ANY KIIND, NO REASON. IT ISN'T SOMETHING I'VE DONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019987August 27, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING AT RED LIGHTS OR WHENEVER I AM STOPPED STOPPED. IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR HAS DIED AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T START BACK UP FOR A WHILE. I HAVE TO PRESS HARD AND LONG ON CLUTCH. MY GAS PEDDLE HAD BEEN STICKING IN THE PAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019895August 26, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE GROMMET OR PLASTIC SCREW WITH A RUBBER GASKET IS SO CHEAP IT FELL APART AND OUT OF BACK HATCH WINDOW ATTACHED TO THE HATCH AND SLID DOWN ON ONE SIDE AND ALMOST COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM DOOR WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT GLASS FLYING EVERYWHERE AND SUCH! THE OTHER SIDE IS FINE, STILL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND IS A SAFETY ISDUE. IT COULD FALL OUT THEN FLY INTO TRAFFIC THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN IT COULD MAKE A DRIVER VERY NERVOUS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD KNOWING THAT IT'S SLIPPED OR BROKEN OUT ALL FROM THE WIND AN OPENING AND CLOSING DOOR WHICH IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A FLUKE BECAUSE THE OTHER SIDE DIDN'T BREAK AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS DIDN'T GET TO WHERE IT WAS FALLING APART TO THAT POINT OT AT ALL ACTUALOT I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE HOW MUCH SOMETHING LIKE THAT WAS IT'S JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF RUBBER AND PLASTIC THEY WANT $100 FOR IT I DON'T THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR UNLESS FORD AS MAKING JUNK NOW AND I THINK THEY SHOULD STAND BY THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT WOULD HAVE BROKEN IT WOULD HAVE WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, LIKE 8/23/17.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016016August 17, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ABOUT 115 MILES INTO A 130 MILE TRIP, DOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY VEHICLE JERKED VERY HARD AND THEN STARTED MAKING LOUD SOUNDS LIKE PARTS FALLING OUT. ALL OF THE CARS BEHIDE ME HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS AND AVOID HITTING ME. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS HAD COME ON UNTIL AFTER THIS HAPPENED. I STEERED THE CAR OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND DOWN THE RAMP INTO A STORE PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT. LOOKED UNDER CAR AND OIL WAS COMING OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND. A MAN LOOKED AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE COOLANT SYSTEM MESSED UP AND IT THROUGH A ROD IN THE MOTOR BLOCK. I GOT THE CAR ONE MONTH AGO AND IT WAS DOING GREAT. BY LOOKING UP ON TYPE CAR THERE IS OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND RECALLS ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM. BUT NO ONE ON MY VIN. RECALL 14V526000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012794August 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEARSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PARK AND RIDE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,607.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011765July 31, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS, SUSPENSION
RUST CAUSED THE SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PRIMARILY USED IN A SALT-BELT STATE. THE ISSUE BECAME EVIDENT AFTER A SMALL POTHOLE CAUSED THE REAR FRAME TO PUNCTURE THROUGH THE PASSENGER REAR WHEELHOUSE INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL AND STEERING DIFFICULTIES..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011191July 28, 2017
SUSPENSION
BOUGHT CAR USED. SHOCKTOWER RUSTED OUT.NOT REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010831July 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY LOCKED AND ALL DOOR WELL SHUT THE REAR RIGHT DOOR SENSOR SAYS ITS OPENED OR AJAR WHICH MAKES THE ALARM GO OFF WHEN NO ONE HAS TRIED TO TOUCH THE CAR AND BECAUSE OF THIS IT HAS DRAIN THE BATTERY WHILE HAVING A LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD BATTERY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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