Ford Escape Complaints

29,499 consumer complaints on file.

#10317845March 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2006 FORD ESCAPE V6 2WD. BOTH ABS TONE RINGS CRACKED WITH ONLY 58K MILES. THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT THAT FORD RECALLED ON THE 2001-2004 MODELS. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE ABS SYSTEM TO FAIL AND TURN OFF. I HAVE READ THAT THE 2005,2007, 2008, AND 2009 HAVE THE SAME FAILURES. THAT MEANS EVERY MODEL FROM 2001-2008 HAVE HAD THE SAME DEFECT WITHOUT BEING ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317364March 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR STARTED TO DRIVE SLUGGISH AND HESITATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. AFTER CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID I FOUND THAT I WAS NEARLY EMPTY. I REFILLED THE TRANNY WITH ABOUT 3 QUARTS OF FLUID. THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED IT AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO FLUID ON THE STICK. I LOOKED AT THE RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW WERE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE RADIATOR. AFTER HAVING THIS CHECKED OUT I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND LINES AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IT CAN BE REPLACED BUT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. NOW, I HAVE TO PUT A QUART OR MORE IN EVERY DAY. THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS REPAIR. THIS FLUID LEAK COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND BY DRIPPING OUT SO FAST IT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317395March 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR START STALLING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS LEAKING AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GET HOT IT WILL NOT WORK DUE TO THE LACK OF FLUID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317013March 5, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED. NO ONE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,180.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10316436March 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD ESCAPE 1/2/10. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE I WENT TO BACK UP AND THEN GO FORWARD. IN DOING SO, WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO GO FORWARD THERE WAS A JERKING MOTION AS WELL AS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE UNDER THE CAR. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. AS THE CAR SWITCHES GEARS IT WILL JERK WITH THE SAME NOISE. IT FEELS AS IF THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THE CAR IS COMING APART AND ABOUT TO FALL OFF. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN IT DOES YOU DEFINITELY KNOW IT. IN THE LAST THREE DAYS IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. I TRY TO NOTICE THE RPM'S TO SEE IF IT IS IN THE MIDST OF CHANGING GEARS OR NOT AND IT IS NOT ALWAYS WHEN IT IS DUE TO CHANGE GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY THEN DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THEY FOUND THE FACTORY FAILED TO ENTER ALL THE CORRECT CODING FOR THE TRANSMISSION SO THEY KEPT THE CAR AND UPDATED IT. ONCE I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THE 2005-2009 ESCAPE OWNERS HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSIONS BURNED OUT AT APPROX 20,000 MILES. FORD IS TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MINE AS THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. I TOOK IT BACK IN FRIDAY EVENING AND WAS TOLD THEY JUST RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT SOME DEALERS FOUND THEY HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE 2010 MODELS IN, TEAR OUT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND PUT THEM TOGETHER STARTING FROM SCRATCH TO STOP THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO ME. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT AND HAVE MY TRANSMISSION GO OUT BEFORE THEY WILL FINALLY SEE THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316439March 4, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE POWER STEERING PISTON PUMP NEEDS REPAIR AT A COST OF APPROX $900.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316664March 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE AC/CONDENSER THAT ALSO COOLS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. THROUGH RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY OTHER CARS DOING THIS AS WELL. ALSO HAVE NOTICE MY VEHICLE SURGING AT STOPS. VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT DEALERSHIP. ADVISED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316703March 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1) LIMITED USE OF VEHICLE, 28,000 MILES ON A 2008 ESCAPE (USED MODERATELY IN COLD WEATHER SITUATIONS) 2) TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE, LEAKS COOLER FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE "SPRINGS" FORWARD OR STALLS AFTER COMING TO A STOP (DAILY). VEHICLE LOSES A QUART OR MORE OF FLUID MONTHLY. VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY LOUDLY AND ROUGHLY (DAILY - IS AN AUTOMATIC) 3) REPAIR IS QUOTED AT $1000 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT COOLER PIECE. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY (FOR MILES, NOT TIME WHICH ENDED A WEEK AGO). DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS UNCOOPERATIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316781March 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR STARTED JERKING (OR STOPPING) WHEN STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS/STOP LIGHTS. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COOLER / A/C COMBO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316859March 4, 2010
INTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE: 2010, FORD ESCAPE, WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SAFETY COMPLAINT: THERE IS NO ILLUMINATION ON THE GEAR SELECTOR FOR MODELS THAT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH FLOOR SHIFTER AND CONSOLE. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THERE IS NOT AN ILLUMINATED INDICATION TO SIGNIFY WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLACED INTO. THERE IS A VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT IN A DARK VEHICLE YOU COULD EASILY MISTAKE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE YOU ARE EXPECTING TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. THIS SEEMS LIKE A BASIC FEATURE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD RECALL VEHICLES TO INSTALL AN ILLUMINATED INDICATOR THAT OPERATES WITH ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTATION LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316908March 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2008 ESCAPE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR FOR MAJOR ISSUES. 1) I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL 2) I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK, 3) I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID I THANK GOD THAT THE THIS HAPPEN TO THE CAR WHILE ITS UNDER WARRANTY, SO THE DEALER REPLACE THE PARTS FOR FREE. I JUST CANT UNDERSTAND WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS HAS TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY IN HARD TIMES TO GET THERE CAR REPAIR. I CALLED FORD AND THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOTED IN MY ACCOUNT. WHAT WILL THAT DO FOR ME NOTHING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316934March 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2009 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR UNDER ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 5,000 TO 6,000 RPMS WITH NO ERROR LIGHTS COMING ON. DEALER WAS ADVISED OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT IT WAS LOW ON TRANNY FLUID. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED TWO DAYS LATER AND IS NOT FIXED YET. THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS QUITE POSSIBLE.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316205March 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I AM VERY UNHAPPY. I GOT IN MY 2002 FORD ESCAPE THIS MORNING AND WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE SHIFTER BROKE OR SOMETHING IT WAS ROLLING I HAD TO PUT ON BRAKES I HAVE NEVER EVEN HEAR OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AND I LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET HOW DEFECTIVE IT IS. I AM A 50 YEAR OLD SINGLE WOMEN SO I AM SURE IT WAS NOTHING I HAVE DONE. WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THEY WERE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A PUBLIC PLACE!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316262March 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE CONDENSING UNIT LOCATED BY THE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDENSING UNIT/TRANSMISSION COOLER IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD FOR UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316127March 3, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59725 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60212.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316107March 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDER VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SENSOR CAUSED THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE COMPLAINT WOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE ENGINEERING GROUP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55000. UPDATED 4/5/10 *CN UPDATED 05/17/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316154March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FORD ESCAPES WERE RECALLED FOR STICKING ACCELERATORS WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. AT ~90K MILES, ACCELERATOR BEGAN STICKING (THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS). FORTUNATELY ALL OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OVER AND 'UNSTICK' THE ACCELERATOR. MATS WERE NOT THE ISSUE SINCE I REMOVED THE MATS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. FORD CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG YET REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS (AT MY EXPENSE). NO INCIDENTS SINCE THEN - ABOUT 20K MILES LATER. OBVIOUSLY THEY STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315479March 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT A 2008 FORD ESCAPE (USED) AND APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND 38,000 MILES, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND SURE ENOUGH, FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. I HAVE TO REFILL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WEEKLY DUE TO THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS ITS LEAKING AND AM LOOKING INTO GETTING THIS FIXED NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315570March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE AND HE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 04V5740000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, CABLES IN 2005; THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315092March 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE A 2008 FORD ESCAPE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. I WOULD PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE THEN IT WOULD JERK AND MOVE. IT STALLED TWICE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE SINCE THIS CAN CAUSE A HUGE CAR ACCIDENT THAT COULD HURT PEOPLE. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT A TRANSMISSION CONDENSER, WHICH COST TO REPAIR OVER 800.00 PLUS THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THIS IS A ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT SINCE WILL CAUSE MAYOR ACCIDENT AND EFFECT PEOPLE LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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