2005 Ford Escape complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AND SHOCKS STEEL METAL CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER SHOCK TOWER WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,238.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALARM ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION AND THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON EIGHT DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT DOOR LATCHES WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT OVER BUMPS, THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER. I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM UNTIL I NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WELL OF MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY CORRODED AWAY. QUICKLY THE SHOCK TOWER HAS GONE THROUGH MY TRUNK LEAVING A HOLE IN MY TRUNK INTO THE WHEEL WELL OF MY VEHICLE. I LEARNED OF THIS WHEN I WAS WALKING TO MY VEHICLE AND SAW SOME CLOTHES FROM MY TRUNK HANGING OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE ESCAPES FROM 2001-2004 HAVE HAD THESE SAME ISSUES, BUT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHY THE 2005S HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE CHILDREN THAT COULD LITERALLY FALL THROUGH THE VEHICLE FROM INSIDE. THIS WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2005/BODY_PAINT/EXCESSIVE_WHEEL_WELL_RUST.SHTML, DESCRIBES THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SHOCKS TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE SHOCKS WERE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I DISCOVERED THAT MY REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. IT IS ALSO RUSTING THE FRAME OF MY FORD ESCAPE. RUST SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPE AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 01-04 MODELS. NOT SURE WHY 05 IS BEING IGNORED. THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY SHOCK DOES NOT APPEAR TO EVEN BE CONNECTED AT THIS POINT. THERE IS NOTHING THAT I DID TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK PICTURES AND CAN SEND THEM TO THE PROPER PERSON. I TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE AT THIS POINT. IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE WAS TO HAPPEN THEN I GUESS MY NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO TALK TO A LAWYER. I HOPE THAT THIS MATTER IS LOOKED INTO ON THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND THE PROPER RECALL IS PLACED IMMEDIATELY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THE RUST AND CORROSION ISSUE ON THE ESCAPES, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE 2005 MODELS ARE JUST AS DAMAGED AS THE 2001-2004 MODELS. I AM VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE MY CAR, BUT I ALSO HAVE TO GO TO WORK TO MAKE A LIVING AND PAY FOR THE CAR. I HOPE THIS MESSAGE GETS TO THE RIGHT PERSON AND I HOPE IMMEDIATE ACTION IS TAKEN. A WRECK, INJURY, OR FATALITY CAN BE PREVENTED IF SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS NOW. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR PICTURES OF MY WHEEL WELL AND RUST ON THE CAR. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE SOON. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. AT THE RATE THE RUST IS SPREADING, THERE IS A SEVERE RISK OF THE SHOCK SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE BODY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY ESCAPE I HEARD A LOUD METAL BANGING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL IS ROTTED OUT ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. IT'S SO BAD THAT THE ENTIRE SHOCK IS NO LONGER CONNECTED. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NO REAL RUST PROBLEM BESIDES THIS. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE RECALL. I HAD MY TWO YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT WHEN IT HAPPENED. THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND HAD DETACHED FROM THE FENDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE RUST ESPECIALLY IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THIS RUST WAS SO EXCESSIVE THAT IT CAUSED THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE CAR BODY ITSELF. MULTIPLE BODY SHOPS AND CAR DEALERS INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPAIR THE CARD SINCE THE RUST DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO CORRECT THE DAMAGE. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANICS AND THEY FIXED ONE OF THE COILS. IT STILL DID THE SAME THING AFTER I GOT IT BACK[ SPUTTERING]. I WENT TO WAL-MART AND COMING BACK IT CUT OFF ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS AT A STOP, BUT IFI HAD OF BEEN GOING AT FULL SPEED IT WOULD HAVE HURT ME AND MY SEVEN YEAR OLD BECAUSE SINCE IT HAS POWER STEERING, WHEN IT CUT OFF THE STEERING WHEEL GOES STIFF. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE FORD PLACE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT. I THINK THAT THIS WOULD HELP OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE IN A 'SALT BELT' STATE - NEW YORK. I WAS RECENTLY MADE AWARE PER MY FORMER MECHANIC BY RIGHT REAR WELL / SUB FRAME HAS COMPLETELY CORRODED TO WHERE MY SHOCK TOWER HITS THE INSIDE OF MY TRUNK. THE REPLACEMENT IS OVER $1050. I KNOW THAT THE 2001-2004 FORD ESCAPES WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE 2005'S TO NOT BE RECALLED. SEE LINK BELOW: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2014/FORD-RECALLS-ESCAPE-RUSTED-SUBFRAME.SHTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT AND DETACHED FROM THE FENDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

PASSENGER REAR WHEEL SHOCK SUPPORT AND UNI-BODY FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS SHOWING UP ON THIS ALL IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, AND AT THE SAME MILEAGE RANGE. THIS IS DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD BEFORE DEATHS START HAPPENING. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, I SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO AROUND 25MPH AS I USUALLY DO WHEN LEAVING MY HOME. MY VEHICLE, WHICH NORMALLY QUIETLY GLIDES OVER SMALL DENTS IN THE ROAD, WAS NOW MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE WITH EVERY BUMPY ENCOUNTER, AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THERE WAS NO SHOCK ABSORPTION WHATSOEVER ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE. AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE WHEEL WELL, JUST UNDERCOATING, SO I DROVE ON THINKING IT MAY BE A STRUT IN NEED OF REPLACING. THE NOISE NEVER STOPPED AFTER THAT DAY, AND I REALIZE NOW AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS OF THE ESCAPE AND THE WINDSTAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THIS VERY REASON (DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND ASSEMBLY, INVOLVING RIGHT RUSTED STRUT MOUNT) BUT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, FORD HAS NOT YET PLACED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2005 ESCAPE. I SPOKE ABOUT THIS DEFECT WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE SAME DEALERSHIP FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE AS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT AGREED THAT FORD HAS NOT YET PUT OUT AN OFFICIAL RECALL, WHICH MEANS I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WHAT'S MORE UPSETTING IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOW IN NEED OF INSPECTION AND I UNDERSTAND IT WON'T PASS WITHOUT THIS REPAIR BEING MADE. I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT IS ALSO A DANGEROUS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR INNER WHEEL WELL HAD A LARGE HOLE RUSTED THROUGH. IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL SOON AFFECT THE SHOCK MOUNT AND CAUSE THE SHOCK TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE AT THE TOP MOUNT, WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE DANGEROUS. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL SHOCK MOUNT SUPPORT HAS RUSTED AWAY AND NOW THERE IS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK. SAME ISSUE THAT IT APPEARS MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE HAVING. $2200 IS THE ESTIMATE TO GET THIS FIXED. BACK LEFT WHEEL WELL IS JUST FINE. *TR

CPSC: I1470151A. 2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AND THE SHOCK FELL OFF. THE OTHER WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED AND APPEARED TO BE FALLING OFF, AS WELL.

I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL SHOCK MOUNT SUPPORT HAS RUSTED AWAY AND NOW THERE IS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK. WAS CURIOUS AS TO IF FORD WAS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY A 188,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2005 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED 6 DAYS AGO IT WAS RUNNING FINE NO PROBLEMS LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. THEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATING TO 50MPH AND MY DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND STOPPED RUNNING. I TOWED IT BACK TO WHERE I GOT IT AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAA FRIED. NOW I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE SEEN SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. FRIED COMPUTER DUE TO IGNITION COILS. I BELIEVE WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, BUT I GUESS WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE OF IT. A SHAME THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THINGS GET DONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, LOUD BANG SOUND HEARD WHEN GOING OVER BUMBS. REVIEW OF THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) REAR WHEEL WELL INDICATED SEVERE RUSTING. AFTER TAKING TO DEARLERSHIP AND BODY SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETLY RUSTED THROUGH AND FRAME WAS DETACHED FROM SHOCK. BODY SHOP INDICATED THAT REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT $5,000 TO THE SUB FRAME . AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR ESCAPE. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SINCE 2005 MODEL WAS NOT PART OF APRIL 2014 RECALL NOTICE (2001-2004 ONLY), THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY ALSO INDICATED NO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS EXISTED FOR THIS ISSUE. ESCAPE MILEAGE IS 130,000. *TR

A FEW WEEKS AGO WE STARTED TO HEAR A FAINT NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL WELL OF THE VEHICLE. AS THE DAYS WENT ON THE NOISE STARTED TO GET LOUDER AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WASN'T SHUTTING. AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE SHOP THE MECHANIC HAD TOLD US THAT WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED OUT AND THAT THE SHOCK WAS GOING UP AND DOWN PRETTY MUCH SHAKING RIGHT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. THE SHOCK HAD COME THROUGH THE INSIDE PLASTIC OF THE TRUNK (NOW WE HAVE A HUGE HOLE) AND WE HAD TO PARK IT UNTIL WE CAN FIX IT. THE FIRST THING THE MECHANIC TOLD US IS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT GOING TO COST HUNDREDS TO RE-FABRICATE. THIS SHOULD DEFIANTLY BE ON THE RECALL LIST AS WE HAVE READ SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELD RUSTED THROUGH THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,600.

ADD ME TO THE LIST. I WAS HEADED NORTH ON HIGHWAY 17 IN SANTA CRUZ. I HAD MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS IN THE CAR. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTS RUNNING ROUGH, THE O/D LIGHT GOES ON AND THEN EVERYTHING IN THE CAR STOPS WORKING. WE WERE APPROACHING A HIDDEN TURN SO I DID NOT WANT TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SO I LOOKED QUICK AND SWERVED THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION TO BE IN. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. ALL OF THE ENGINE COILS WERE FIRING CODES. TOOK IT TO FORD. PCM FAILURE, ALL COILS ,PLUGS AND THE PCM ITSELF NEED TO BE REPLACED. IF YOU DO THE MATH, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THESE CARS WERE SOLD IN 2004-2005. I AM GUESSING THAT MOST WILL BE GETTING CLOSE TO THAT 100K MILE MARK RIGHT AROUND NOW. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE ALL OF THE BAD PLUGS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY ESCAPE I NOTICED THAT IF I HIT EVEN A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. I STOPPED TO CHECK IT OUT AND SEEN THAT THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH LEAVING MY SHOCK WITH VERY LITTLE SUPPORT. IT SEEMS TO BE A FLAW / SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE ESCAPES WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL. TRUCK PARKED NO SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALONG I NOTICED A LITTLE RATTLE WHEN I RODE OVER BUMPS, ASSUMED IT WAS REGULAR RANDOM NOISES FROM UNEVEN ASPHALT. MAKE IT TO THE CORNER OF MY STREET AND THE RATTLE IS ANNOYING NOW. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING SO I CONTINUE ON HOME AS SOON AS I PULL IN I HEAR A BIG CLUNK. GET OUT AND WHAT IS APPARENTLY MY SHOCK MOUNT IS LYING ON THE GROUND. LOOK UNDER CAR NEAR WHERE ITS LAYING AND THE COMPLETE WHEEL WELL AT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE IS RUSTED OUT SO BAD THAT THE MOUNT HAD NOTHING TO HOLD TO. I CAN COMPLETELY SEE THROUGH TO THE INSIDE OF THE HATCH. WITH 3 KIDS, 2 UNDER 6 YRS OLD I CAN NOT TRANSPORT MY KIDS SAFELY AND IM STUCK BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT CAR THIS FEB,4 MONTHS AGO AND IM STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE. TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX WHEN SOMEONE ACTUALLY SAYS THEY CAN FIX IT. CHECKED ONLINE AND YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM SAME SIDE AND ALL. THIS CAN NOT BE A COINCIDENCE AND FORD HAD A RECALL FOR THIS VERY THING FOR YEARS 2001-2004 SO THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THEY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED. IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

FOUND RUST HOLE IN INNER FENDER ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL..THEN HEARD NOISE SUCH AS DOOR NOT SHUT.REINSPECTED TO SEE SHOCK NOT ATTACHED AS RUST ATE AWAY THE SUPPORT.ALL ESCAPES OF THIS YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM..FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND ANY DAMAGE THAT OCCURS.VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

PASSENGER REAR WHEELHOUSE TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. NO SUPPORT FOR SHOCK MOUNTING. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL AND STRUTS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE REAR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD EXTENSIVE RUST TO THE POINT OF CORROSION. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE, WHICH WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE FORD MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

SECOND TIME IN 3.8 YEARS ABS AND 4X4 BRAKES BROKE, ABS FLASHING, STEADY ON, 4X4 FLASHING LOOSE BRAKES TONE RING ISSUES, FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THERE ARE ISSUES, TONS OF COMPLAINTS EXCESSIVELY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, UNSAFE, ALSO SUSPENSION BARING JOINTS BRAKE EASY, BRAKES WEAR OUT FAST, I DRIVE UNDER 12K A YEAR. EXHAUST A PIECE OF JUNK, THERE SHOULD BE RECALLS, THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE. *TR

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2010 AND PURCHASED IT FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX.. 30MPH DOWN A CITY STREET I NOTICED A LOUD BANGING SOUND IN THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE EVERY TIME I WENT OVER A BUMP. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I LOOKED OVER THE ENTIRE REAR INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO REASON FOR THE SOUND. I CHECKED THE REAR LEFT WHEEL AND IT WAS FINE. I THEN CHECKED THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE LARGE SECTIONS OF THE WHEEL WELL WERE MISSING AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUSTING TO THE POINT THAT I CAN SEE THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TAN INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REST OF MY VEHICLE IS PRETTY MUCH RUST FREE, SURPRISINGLY SINCE I LIVE IN MICHIGAN. THE OTHER 3 WHEEL WELLS SHOW MINIMAL EVIDENCE OF RUSTING. APPARENTLY FORD RECALLED THE 2001-2004 ESCAPES DUE TO "EXCESSIVE CORROSION". MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS HIS 4TH REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL REPAIR ON A 2005 FORD ESCAPE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS! IF YOU EXPERIENCE THIS SAME ISSUE PLEASE FILE A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT. FORD MUST RECALL THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ALL WARNING LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND ILLUMINATING ON THE CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE PULL APART TO DETERMINE IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,382.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THERE WAS NO BRAKE CONTROL AT ALL. I KEPT ACCELERATING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY STOMPING ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BRIEFLY ENOUGH TO THROW THE CAR BACK INTO PARK. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A PUDDLE ON MY GARAGE FLOOR AS WELL AS ALL OVER MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE GARAGE AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS BEING A CORRODED AND RUPTURED DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE AND A PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I HAVE SINCE SEEN A FEW DOZEN COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY VINTAGE FORD ESCAPE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. BOTH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE SERVICE GARAGE SAID THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FORDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD FOR NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON SOMETHING AS DANGEROUS AS BRAKE FUNCTIONING. I HAVE BEEN A LIFELONG FORD BUYER BUT NOW I AM THINKING TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER ONE.....EVEN THOUGH I LOVE MY ESCAPE AND WAS GOING TO BE PURCHASING ANOTHER ONE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. I HOPE THAT NO ONE IS INJURED OR GOD FORBID DIES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. FORD OWES IT TO THEIR OWNERS TO PERFORM RECALLS ON ANY ISSUE THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS OR LIFE THREATENING. I OF COURSE TOLD EVERYONE I KNOW THAT OWNS A FORD ESCAPE TO HAVE THEIR BRAKE LINES CHECKED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. *JS

PASSENGER SIDE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER UPPER MOUNT BROKE LOOSE DUE TO A CORRODED WHEEL WELL. *JS

I JUST PURCHASED THIS 2005 FORD ESCAPE AT THE END OF MAY 2014 WITH ONLY 73333 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS RUNNING GREAT. THEN A MONTH LATER I STARTED HEARING A LOUD BANG UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT AREA AFTER GOING OVER A FEW NORMAL LITTLE BUMPS IN THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS.(LIKE CRACKS OR SEWER LID) I CHECK IT OUT THERE WAS SOME EXCESSIVE RUST IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA. I DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK WITH THIS ANNOYING SOUND THEN IT GOT WORSE MAKING LOOSE CLANKING AND SQUEAKING NOISE CONSTANTLY WITH THE BANGING NOISE. I SEARCHED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IN THE WHEEL WELL, IT'S COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE SHOCK/STRUT? ARE MOUNTED TO NOTHING BUT CRUMBLING RUST. IT IS JUST FREE FROM THE WHEEL WELL NOW. I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT. FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I CAN SEE THIS WILL NOT BE AN EASY FIX NOR DOES FORD COMPANY RECOGNIZE THIS IS A FAULTY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EARLY CORROSION IN THE WHEEL WELL AREAS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK IS STICKING INTO THE REAR OF THE BACK OF THE CAR. IT IS DANGEROUS AND FORD HAS A RECALL ON 2000 - 2004 FOR THIS ISSUE NOT THE 2005. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD THUMPING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED AND THE SHOCK MOUNT HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 124,714. PAM

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE RATTLED AS THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUTS HOUSING WAS DECAYED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR SHAFT WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND THE BRAKE FLUID HAD DRAINED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM AND THE ELECTRIC SPARK COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. CN10/24/14*CN UPDATED 04/16/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TO REPAIR A CORROTION PROBLEM ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND SHOCKS WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT DUE TO THE CORROSION BOTH THE WHEEL WELL AND SHOCKSNEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92, 000.

I PULLED INTO 45 MPH TRAFFIC AND THE THROTTLE SEEMED TO BE STUCK OPEN AND DID NOT SLOW WHEN MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I PRESSED UP AND DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AGAIN, THE ACCELERATOR COULD NOT BE BUDGED. I WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE BEEN PROBLEM FREE FOR 4-5 MONTHS BUT AM NOTICING A STICKING PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I CALLED FORD BUT THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WHICH HELPS WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY IS CURRENTLY ONLY FOR MODEL YEARS 2009-2012. THIS IS DANGEROUS, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS GREATLY AFFECTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I STARTED HEARING LOUD BANGING NOISES FROM THE REAR OF MY ESCAPE WHENEVER I WENT OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP. ONCE HOME, I LOOKED AROUND AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEELHOUSE PANEL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY ESCAPE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND DETERIORATING. THERE WERE SEVERAL LARGE HOLES IN THE METAL. THE WHEELHOUSE PANELS AROUND THE OTHER THREE WHEELS LOOK FINE WITH MINIMAL TO NO SIGNS OF RUST. I TOOK MY ESCAPE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WOULD COST ME $2,350 TO HAVE THEM FIX IT, BUT THAT THEY COULD NOT GET TO WORK ON IT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. I CHECKED AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2004 - 2006 ESCAPES. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL IS UNDERWAY TO FIX WHAT, TO ME, IS A PROBLEM DUE TO SOMETHING THAT FORD WAS DOING WRONG FROM 2004 TO 2006, AND THAT FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO FIX FREE OF CHARGE. I'VE TAKEN MY ESCAPE TO SEVERAL BODY SHOPS TO RECEIVE OTHER ESTIMATES ON THE COST OF THE WORK. SEVERAL OF THOSE BODY SHOP EXPERTS SAID THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT A NINE YEAR OLD AUTO SHOULD HAVE AS MUCH RUST AND DETERIORATION AS MINE HAS, FURTHER STRENGTHENING MY BELIEF THAT THIS DUE TO A SCREW UP BY FORD. I'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ONE OF THOSE BODY SHOPS TO HAVE THE WORK DONE THIS WEEK FOR ABOUT $800, ABOUT A THIRD LESS THAN FORD WANTED ME TO PAY TO FIX THEIR SCREW UP. BEFORE THIS, I WOULD HAVE RECOMMENDED A FORD TO ANYONE. IN ADDITION TO MY ESCAPE, I'VE ALSO BOUGHT A FORD EX

(CASE# [XXX]) (FORD ESCAPE 2005 SUB-FRAME DEFECT) I WISH TO REPORT AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I HAVE NOTICED A LOUD METAL-SOUNDING BANGING NOISE WHENEVER THE CAR GOES OVER EVEN A SLIGHT BUMP/CRACK IN THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT. FIRST TIME, FORD REPLACED THE LINKS (?), WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, I POINTED OUT TO SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED THROUGH. SERVICE TECHNICIAN REMOVED INTERIOR COVERING TO FURTHER INSPECT DAMAGE, AND DISCOVERED THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS STICKING UP INTO THE VEHICLE. SERVICE TECHNICIAN REFERRED VEHICLE TO THEIR (FORD DEALERSHIP) BODY SHOP, WHO'S TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE SUB-FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND WOULD COST AT LEAST $6000 TO REPAIR. I DECLINED THEIR REPAIR OFFER, AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH (VEHICLE SAFETY AND RECALL WEBSITES), I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2005 FORD ESCAPES ARE EXPERIENCING AND REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND ARE FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BY FORD. THESE VEHICLES ARE ONLY NINE YEARS OLD, ARE NOW TOTALLY WORTHLESS, AND ARE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FIND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSE FOR ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WHEEL WELL HAD DEVELOPED A HOLE. AS A RESULT, THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SHE FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MAJOR INJURIES TO HER LUNGS, CHIN, ARMS, AND LOWER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

YOU HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND TO OUR PREVIOUS POSTS. WE STILL AWAIT YOUR REPORT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL HAS DISINTEGRATED LEAVING THE SHOCK ABSORBER UNCONNECTED TO ANYTHING AT THE TOP. IT HAS BEEN REMOVED TO PREVENT IT CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE OR DAMAGE TO THE BREAK LINES. SEARCH ON FACEBOOK UNDER 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THERE ARE LOADS OF VEHICLES WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WEEK SOMEONE REPORTED THEIR BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEED TO ADDRESS URGENTLY. *TR