Ford Escape Complaints (2005)

1,584 consumer complaints on file.

#10394379April 6, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 127,000 "I-95" MILES (IT STILL AVERAGES 34.3 MPG) GREAT, RELIABLE, LOW REPAIR COST VEHICLE, UNTIL RECENTLY: BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING APPEARS ON DASH INTERMITTENTLY. CAVALIER FORD IN CHESAPEAKE, VA QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $3900.00 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE AND HCU MODULE ($3200.00 PARTS, $700.00 LABOR). AFTER CALLING AROUND THE NORFOLK, VA AREA, APPARENTLY THE HCU MODULE IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD (WHAT A SURPRISE), AND NO OTHER REPAIR SHOP WILL "TOUCH" OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. WOW, THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR...THAT MEANS THAT I'M BASICALLY A PRISONER TO FORD???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394286April 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I STARTED MY CAR AT WORK AND LEFT TO GO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER, I WASN'T DRIVING HARD OR FAST JUST GOING SLOW, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LARGE EXPLOSION, I HAD TO PULL MY CAR OVER BECAUSE IT HAD BECOME LOUD AND UNABLE TO DRIVE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD SHOT OUT OF THE HOLE IN THE HEAD OF MY CAR. THE SPARK PLUG HAD ACTUALLY DENTED THE HOOD OF MY CAR WHEN IT SHOT OUT. MY CAR HAS BEEN VERY VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE AND SCARY EXPERIENCE. THEY SAY THAT IT COULD COST $3500 TO $4000 TO FIX BY REPLACING THE HEAD BECAUSE THE THREADS STRIPPED AND FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS, BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394099April 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE, WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY, IN THE ACCELERATION LANE, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AN HOUR ACCELERATING UP TO 55, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTTERED, AND THEN DIED, THE CHECK ENGINE, OVERDRIVE, ABS, AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE CONSOLE. I HAD TO HIT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL NARROWLY AVOIDING BEING HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WHILE IT RESTARTED IT WAS MISFIRING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. WE WERE ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY WITH OUR 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT HIT AND KILLED BY THIS FORD ENGINE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393646March 29, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HEV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE HCU ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND PERFORMED THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393101March 28, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE REAR HATCH WINDOW ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE EXPLODED OUTWARDLY WHILE PARKED IN THE LOT WHERE I WORK. GLASS BLEW OUT IN A RADIUM OF 15-20 FEET AND IT WAS JUST LUCK THAT NO VEHICLES WERE PARKED BEHIND MINE OR THAT ANYONE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE WINDOW BLEW OUT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT DAMAGED THE INTERIOR AND THE HATCH ITSELF AND REQUIRED THAT INTERIOR PANELS BE REPLACED AND THE HATCH REPAINTED IN ADDITION TO REPLACING THE GLASS. THE GLASS SHOP WHERE I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR NOTED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEMS FOR 2004-2006 ESCAPES. THANKFULLY, MY INSURANCE CARRIER PAID FOR ALL REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT MINUS THE DEDUCTIBLE. HOWEVER, THE INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR REPORTS AND A TV STATION IN MY CITY DID A REPORT ON A SIMILAR INCIDENT ON AN ESCAPE PARKED IN A GARAGE ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE MY WINDOW BLEW. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT FORD REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE. IT IS AMAZING THAT NO ONE HAS OF YET BEEN REPORTED INJURED FROM FLYING GLASS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393368March 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, MY BREAKS SUDDENLY FAILED, WHICH CAUSED ME TO (THANKFULLY NO MORE THAN) RUN INTO THE TREE AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY. UPON INSPECTION, I REALIZED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE WHEEL CYLINDER HAD FAILED DUE TO DETERIORATION. AFTER REPLACING, AND INSPECTION OF THE DRIVER SIDE, THAT BRAKE LINE TOO WAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF IMMINENT FAILURE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393238March 23, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 45 MPH, I HEAR A LOUD POP, AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. NOTHING HIT IT, WIPER WAS NOT ON, REAR DEFROST HAD TURNED OFF ABOUT 5 MINUTES PRIOR. LUCKILY ALL OF THE GLASS, AND I MEAN ALL BECAUSE THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW IS GONE, WAS EITHER IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK OR ON THE BUMPER. NOW I AM OUT ALMOST $300 PLUS FOR WHAT REASON? THEN I SEE I AM NOT THE FIRST THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER REAR WINDOW COMPONENTS NEED REPLACED YET AS I AM STILL WAITING TO GET THE WINDOW REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392494March 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SERVICE BRAKE SYS MESSAGE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ALONG WITH BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390428March 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 FORD ESCAPE.THE TONER RINGS LOCATED ON THE CV AXLES ARE BREAKING WHICH CAUSES THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO FAIL ,WHICH AFFECTS THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH I THINK SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389388March 2, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE PROBLEM IS WHEN DRIVING 2005 FORD ESCAPE THE ENGINE CUTS OUT. WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF AND THEN START BACK UP. THE THEFT LIGHT LIGHTS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ALSO, AT ANY SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT. EXAMPLE IS WHEN AT STOP SIGN AT INTERSECTION OR CROSS STREET, WHILE IN DRIVE AND PROCEEDING ACROSS INTERSECTION THE CARS ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL WILL TURN OFF. I WILL THEN HAVE TO SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART CAR AND THEN SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND PROCEED ACROSS INTERSECTION HOPEFULLY WITHOUT GETTING HIT FROM OTHER CARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH A CAR FULL OF GRANDCHILDREN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CARS ENGINE CUT OUT HAPPENS AT GREATER OCCURRENCES WHEN DRIVING UP INCLINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386073March 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILURE. NEAR 100% LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. NEEDED TO SHIFT VEHICLE INTO LOW GEAR AND NEUTRAL TO BE ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. COULD NOT TRAVEL OVER 30MPH, AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH STOPPING FORCE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384755February 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH UP A HILL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITH MINIMAL SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THREE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH MINIMAL SPEED AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE ENGINE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384672February 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT
DRIVING WHEN STOPPED TRIED TO PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT GO. THE FAILURE IS THE TRANSMISSION, HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A LITTLER OVER A YEAR AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR AT LEAST 9 MONTHS. REBUILT FORD TRANNY STILL CANNOT GET IT RIGHT. 1ST TIME WOULD NOT DO INTO DRIVE 2ND TIME DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WENT INTO HIGH RPM'S AND WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. 3RD TIME STOPPED WENT PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. 4TH TIME WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO REVERSE. 5TH TIME WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385050February 24, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IT FEELS LIKE A BRICK IS UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH DOWN, THE PEDAL DOESN'T BUDGE. THEN WITHOUT REASON THE PEDAL WORKS AGAIN. AT FIRST IT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR AND I WOULD BE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND NOT OFTEN, MAYBE ONCE EVERY 7-8 MONTHS. NOW IT HAS OCCURRED EVERYDAY ONCE A DAY THE LAST THREE DAYS. ONE TIME BACKING UP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL NOT ENGAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381452February 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD RECENT PROBLEMS WITH A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY PCM COMPUTER. REPAIR SHOP TRIED TO GET THE COMPUTER REBUILT, BUT COULD GET NO HELP. FORD INFORMED US THAT COMPUTERS ARE ON BACKORDER FOR 2 TO 3 MONTHS. FORD RELEASED A BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE NEED TO REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS TO PREVENT PCM DAMAGE. IT SEEMS TO ME FORD HAS ADMITTED TO THIS PROBLEM, YET OFFERS NO HELP. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE STARTED TO SEE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING IN MANY MORE 2005 MODELS, RESULTING IN MANY VERY COSTLY REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381102February 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN DECEMBER 2010, MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED STARTING MISFIRING AT 79,000 MILES AND THE SERVICE EMISSIONS SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T GET THE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON OR ANY ERROR CODES TO APPEAR. THE NEXT DAY, THE MISFIRING HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD PRC COMPUTER. FORD REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER, UNDER WARRANTY, AT ABOUT 79,900 MILES. THE MISFIRE WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND THEN RECURRED AT 82,000 MILES. THIS TIME, THE CAR DRAMATICALLY LOST POWER, WILL NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO GEAR, SHAKES WHEN IDLING AND MAXES OUT AT ABOUT 30 MPH ON ANY HILL. THE SERVICE EMISSIONS MESSAGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE COIL PACKS ARE ALL MISFIRING AND CAUSING THE MAIN COMPUTER TO FRY. THEY STATED THAT ALL 6 COILS NEED REPLACED AT A COST OF $900, AND THE MAIN COMPUTER ALSO NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. THE COMPUTER REPLACEMENT WILL BE FREE, BECAUSE IT WAS JUST REPLACED 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE PART WAS STILL COVERED UNDER AN 80,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE REGULAR COST TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND $950. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381027February 7, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPED AND OVER A BUMP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED; THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTRA FORCE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR FEW MOMENTS AND THE FAILURE WOULD SUBSIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING HARNESS AND COMPUTER MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,567 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381956February 7, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REAR HATCH WINDOW OF OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE SUV EXPLODED WHILE PARKED IN OUR GARAGE. WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM, THEN THE SOUND OF GLASS SHATTERING. WE DISCOVERED THE REAR AUTO-SAFETY GLASS HAD BLOWN OUT AND WAS EVERYWHERE, COVERING A TWO GARAGE BAY AREA. IT WAS 3:30AM AND NO ONE WAS IN OR NEAR THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380184February 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER BURNED ITSELF OUT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WILL INCLUDE REPLACING THE COMPUTER, SIX COIL PACKS AND SIX SPARK PLUGS AT A COST TO THE CONTACT OF $2000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380216February 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND THEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER DUE TO THE COMPUTER SINCE IT BURNED OUT AND THE IGNITION KEYS WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST OF $1000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 04/07/11*LJ THE MECHANIC STATED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LOW VOLTAGE SPARK PLUGS WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED. UPDATED 04/25/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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