Ford Escape Complaints (2005)

1,584 consumer complaints on file.

#10490925January 3, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE GAS PEDAL IS "STICKING." IT WON'T DEPRESS. THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490776January 2, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEVERAL TIMES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK TO THE POINT THAT I COULD STAND ON IT AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. IT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY IN COLDER WEATHER BUT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR HAS NO EFFECT. THERE IS NO REAL PATTERN TO WHEN IT WON'T WORK. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCHING, THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS NORMALLY REPLACED AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10490826January 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
AFTER LUCKILY JUST EXITING INTERSTATE 70, BUT ENTERING HIGHWAY 40 MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED WITH ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS INOPERATIVE (OBVIOUSLY INCLUDING POWER BRAKES, STEERING, ETC). THIS OCCURRED ON AN UPGRADE WITH A CITY BUS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WHICH WAS FORCED TO SWERVE INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. AUTO WOULD NOT RESTART AND IT WAS TOWED TO A NEIGHBORING FORD DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ETC. AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT AN "ELECTRICAL ENGINE MODULE" HAD BURNED OUT WHICH ALSO COMPLETELY FRIED ALL THE ENGINE COILS. (A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL TUNE-UP,ETC. HAD BEEN PERFORMED ABOUT A YEAR EARLIER). I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF A FORD INTERNAL MEMO INDICATING WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I HAD JUST EXITED AN INTERSTATE, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS AND IT SEEMS THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS PROBLEM. THE COST NOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS $2600 AND I HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN WITH MORE SEVERE SQUEALED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490822January 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I OWN A FORD ESCAPE 2005 FOUR DOOR 4WD THAT HAS BEEN EVERY 2-3 YEARS IN THE SHOP FOR COILS AND COMPUTER DAMAGE. FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT LAST FRIDAY I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST DIED WHILE I AM DRIVING IN A 50 MILE ZONED ROAD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE SPOT. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WILL COST $2700 TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT WAS SHORTED OUT DUE TO THE COILS GOING BAD - I HAD THE COILS CHANGED TWO TIMES SINCE 2007 FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FORD SRB 09.2.6 AND TSB 09-2-6 IGNITION COIL PROBLEM THAT SO MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS CAR - THE CAR STALLS ALWAYS WHEN DRIVING 50 OR MORE ON A MAIN ROAD OR HIGHWAY AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSE POWER ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO EVEN MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GLIDE YOUR CAR SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE STEERING LOCKING UP BECAUSE THE CAR DIES TOTALLY. THE COMPUTER CODES THAT SHOW UP ARE P0351 -P0354 AND SOME OTHER ONES THAT I DIDN'T WRITE DOWN WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE THOMPSONS MECHANIC. I CANT BELIEVE THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL WASN'T RECALLED - ACCORDING TO THOMPSONS, THERE IS A BACK ORDER FOR THE COMPUTER MODULE FOR THIS CAR, TWO WEEKS MINIMUM DUE TO SO MANY ESCAPES 2005 NEEDING THIS SAME COMPUTER BECAUSE IT WAS SHORTED OUT PREMATURELY AND UNSAFELY. IT NEVER HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRIVE LESS THAN 50 SO THIS IS STRANGE AND VERY DANGEROUS.I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPAY US THE DAMAGES AND COSTS THAT US CUSTOMERS, HAVE DISHED OUT RECURRING EVERY 2-3 YEARS. COILS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED THAT MANY TIMES NOR SHOULD THE PLUGS AND ABSOLUTELY NOT THE COMPUTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE FORD DO A RECALL AND RETROACTIVE SINCE THEY ALREADY HAVE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO OR REFUSE TO DO A MASS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490548December 31, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING UP TO A STOP LIGHT SO I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS AND TO THE BRAKE, BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE RED LIGHT IT CHANGED TO GREEN, I WENT TO PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE PEDAL WAS STUCK. IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN NOTHING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY KEPT TRYING TO PRESS IT AND IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS OF JUST SITTING THERE I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WENT DOWN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN THE PRIOR YEARS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE 2004 AND BELOW. HOWEVER MY 2005 IS NOT RECALLED. IT IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND I AM WAITING ON A COST ESTIMATE. THE VEHCILE DID TEND TO DO THIS FROM TIME TO TIME ONLY WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE. I TOOK IT IN SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO BE REPAIRD AND WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT, IT WOUDN'T STICK FOR THEM SO NO ISSUE WAS FOUND FOR THEM TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491121December 26, 2012
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
INNER AND OUTER WHEEL HOUSES, AND QUARTER PANELS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED/CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SHOCK WAS PUSHING THROUGH THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. LOUD BANGING NOISES AND WATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE LED TO INSPECTION BY PROFESSIONALS. VISIBLE HOLES IN THE WHEEL HOUSE AREA WERE DISCOVERED AT THIS TIME. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WAS JUST AS BADLY RUSTED/CORRODED. ALL PARTS LISTED ABOVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS BOTH SHOCKS, WHICH WERE ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO THEIR DETACHMENT FROM THE RUSTED AREAS. ALL WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, IMMEDIATELY, DUE TO THE DANGER OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER, THUS AVOIDING A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE EXPENSES WERE $3402.08. FORD WILL NOT COVER THESE EXPENSES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES, AND IS OTHERWISE IN TOP CONDITION. THE DAMAGES SEEM EXCESSIVE AT THIS MILEAGE AND AGE. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489322December 19, 2012
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DAUGHTERS 2005 ESCAPE STARTED MAKING A POUNDING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. NOT BEING A MECHANIC I THOUGHT IT WAS A SHOCK ABSORBER. AFTER A CLOSER INSPECTION I SAW THE TOP SHOCK MOUNT WAS RUSTING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. I COULD ACTUALLY MOVE IT SLIGHTLY BY HAND. THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS A HOLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE STORAGE AREA INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER CHECKING THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT THERE IS ALSO A HOLE IN THE BODY IN THE REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT RIGHT NEXT TO THE GASOLINE FILLER NECK TUBE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN.PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO REMEDY THIS UNHEARD OF PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE SURELY TOOK A FEW YEARS TO PROGRESS THIS BAD.SAW A LOT OF OWNERS OF SAME VEHICLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487997December 11, 2012
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS HAD A LOUD BANGING IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAS ASSUMED THAT THE STRUT NEEDED REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION MY MECHANIC AND I NOTICED A TERRIBLE AMOUNT OF RUST AND CORROSION TO REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL THAT HAS BOLTS ATTACHED TO STRUT. YOU CAN SEE INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE FROM OUTSIDE. I RESEARCHED RECALLS OF THESE PROBLEM AND FOUND NONE, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ALTHOUGH HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT OTHER COMPLICATIONS THAT COULD ARISE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD ADDRESS POST HASTE. I FEAR THAT MY FAMILIES AND OTHERS LIVES ARE AT STAKE IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488063December 11, 2012
SUSPENSION, WHEELS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TOOK ESCAPE TO MECHANIC AFTER LOUD BANGING HEARD. RIGHT WHEEL WELL HAS LARGE HOLE IN IT AND THE SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED THROUGH, SOURCE OF THE BANGING. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM MOST LIKELY BEGAN PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF CAR. FORD FAILED TO INFORM US OF THIS PROBLEM AFTER MULTI-POINT INSPECTION 5 MONTHS AGO. CAR HAS HAD TWO OWNERS WITHIN SAME FAMILY. FORD QUOTED $2500 REPAIR WILL NOT REIMBURSE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT EVEN BE COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY, BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE "BODY" OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487646December 7, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
WAS DRIVING AND HEARD INCREASING NOISE AND CLUNKING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE. WHEN HOME, PULLED THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE PANEL IN THE HATCH AREA. FOUND RUST PERFORMATION SURROUNDING THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT. THIS RUST WAS EXTENSIVE ON THIS ONE ENTIRE PANEL BUT PERFORATED SURROUNDING THE SHOCK MOUNT AREA. I COULD SEE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SURROUNDING PANELS APPEARED UNAFFECTED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO AL PIEMONTE FORD IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL. THE RIGHT REAR WHEELHOUSE PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $927.97. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL FAILURE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. I WAS GLAD I WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487331December 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A RUMBLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM AROUND THE CONSOLE AREA. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE RUMBLING NOISE THEN CEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE RUMBLING NOISE STARTED AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND ALL OF THE GEARS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,104.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487357December 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AT NIGHT WHEN MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE STARTED JUMPING AND THEN COMPLETELY LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE FLASHER BUTTON AND COASTED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE, I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE VEHICLE BACK UP AND GET TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND CALL FOR HELP. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE # 4 IGNITION COIL HAD BURNED UP. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT AN 18 WHEELER KNOCKING ON MY BACK DOOR, WOULD NOT BE HERE TO COMPLAIN AND NO ONE WOULD HAVE EVER FIGURED OUT WHAT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486292November 28, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECURRENT PROBLEM: THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL WON'T BUDGE. THE THROTTLE CABLE IS BINDING SOMEWHERE. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED ON OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE, BREAKING OFF BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSIDE THE CABIN. (WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THIS HARD-TO-PRESS-GAS-PEDAL PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS VERY NEW, AND AT THE TIME THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DISCOVER THE CAUSE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.) AFTER IT SNAPPED, THE CABLE WAS REPLACED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP AT OUR (CONSIDERABLE) EXPENSE. NOW THE GAS PEDAL IS ONCE AGAIN REFUSING TO BUDGE SEVERAL TIMES ON EACH DRIVE, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR INSPECTION. THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF REAR-END COLLISIONS. IF THE THROTTLE CABLE BINDS AS YOU'RE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, A HIGH SPEED REAR-END COLLISION COULD OCCUR. IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AS YOU'RE CROSSING A ROAD WHERE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT HAVE TO STOP, YOU CAN BE A SITTING DUCK FOR A BROADSIDE COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486007November 26, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, HE NOTICED A TICKING AND BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE NUMBER ONE PISTON WAS HITTING THE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,939.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486140November 26, 2012
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING AT NIGHT ON FOUR-LANE US HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. WARNING LAMP CAME ON WITH STOP SAFELY NOW MESSAGE. SCARY IN TRAFFIC BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AAA TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH DIAGNOSED STUCK OPEN CIRCUIT IN THROTTLE BODY. REPLACED PART 5M6Z*9E926*CA THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY. PART $376.70 LABOR $262.50 SHOP FEE $2.50 SALES TAX $48.13 TOTAL $ 689.83 VERY EXPENSIVE BUT LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485914November 24, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON US 41 SOUTH WHEN MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE JUST STARTED TO BUCK AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I COULD NOT STEER OR START IT AGAIN AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEEL VEHICLE AND KILLED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND KEPT RETRYING TO START THE CAR TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND OTHERS THIS MORNING! THIS IS A FORD MOTOR COMPANY MECHANICAL ISSUE AND THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND CHOOSE TO NOT RECALL IT!! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS PROBLEM THAT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF??? I TOOK THE CAR AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID THAT FORD ISSUED A BULLETIN ON THIS EXACT ISSUE AND HOW TO FIX IT! ONLY NOW, ITS GOING TO COST ME, THE CONSUMER $2000 OR MORE TO FIX!! I AM SO UPSET FROM IT, I AM ALMOST PAID OFF ON THIS VEHICLE AND I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485050November 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION THE CAR HAD A FEW DAYS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR INCLUDING HESITATION AND ROUGH IDLE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON CHRISTMAS EVE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER AND ALTHOUGH I WAS TERRIBLY SCARED, I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER FAILED (PCM) WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX HENCE THE REASON IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR. I AM A RETIRED WIDOW RAISING MY 12 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER FEELING STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE; NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS AND UNABLE TO DO THINGS WITHOUT A CAR. I SEE THAT MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, PLEASE HELP FORD FACE THEIR NEGLECT WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485004November 17, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE GAS PEDAL FELT LIKE IT HAD A BRICK UNDER IT. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP, IT WORKED AGAIN. DURING THE LAST MONTH, THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, FORCING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SINCE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, SEVERAL TIMES IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING RECENTLY, ON THE HIGHWAY, HOURS AFTER BEGINNING MY TRIP, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK, FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS, CAUSING ME GREAT CONCERN. NOW, EVERY MORNING I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR THE PEDAL TO FREE ITSELF IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT STICKS OFF AND ON AT LEAST TWICE DURING THE WARM UP PERIOD. I DON'T HAVE EXACT DATES, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW YEARS AGO, A TIME OR TWO, BUT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW IT IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. THE COOLER TEMPERATURE SEEMS TO BE A FACTOR. I AM RELUCTANT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER SINCE I HAVE READ MANY POSTINGS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL GETTING THE PROBLEM CORRECTED, EVEN AFTER SPENDING A SIZEABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY. ADDITIONALLY, I CANT FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT FORD HAS ANY IDEA HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484976November 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON WAY HOME, CAR SHUT OFF WHILE GOING 35 MPH. COILS STARTED TO SMOKE. TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER AND WAS TOLD ALL COILS, PLUGS AND POWERTRAIN MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT $2500. RESEARCHED LEGITIMATE WEBSITES AND FOUND MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM THAT HAD FIXED MORE THAN ONCE AT $2500. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT NHTSA ONLY RECALLS FOR SAFETY & EMISSIONS. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF GOING A HIGH SPEED ON INTERSTATE AND CAR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THANKFULLY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484580November 14, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN AT 2005 FORD ESCAPE. IN 2007 AND 2009 I HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF BEING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR IT FELT HARD TO PRESS AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CONTINUALLY PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WOULD FINALLY GO. THIS MORNING I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS RESULTED IN MY TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY STATING THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. AFTER THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT I AM PLANNING ON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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