2005 Ford Escape complaints

PURCHASED 2005 FORD ESCAPE IN MARCH 2007 WITH ABOUT 80K MILES. WITHIN THE MONTH, THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 2011 AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AND HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. HAD OBD II DIAGNOSTIC CODES TESTED. NO CODES FOUND WHILE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF. MANUALLY TURNING OFF THE LIGHT IS ONLY TEMPORARY. THERE ARE NO PHYSICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. FORD SHOULD HAVE THIS RECALLED. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS CLICKING THAT CAN BE HEARD AND FELT THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE IS SLOW TO STOP. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND FLEX PIPE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTION TO CAUSE DRAMATIC POWER LOSS TO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CONDITION CAUSES ABNORMAL BACK PRESSURES IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH ALSO CAUSES MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND SETS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FLEX PIPE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND LEAKS. I HAVE OWNED MANY FORD VEHICLES THROUGH THE YEARS. ONE WAS A 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH OVER 400,000 MILES. ANOTHER WAS A 1998 TOWN CAR WITH OVER 200,000 MILES. NEVER ONCE DID I HAVE TO REPLACE ANYTHING ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM,ESPECIALLY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART IN THE SYSTEM). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE INITIATED TO RESOLVE THIS. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY AND MORAL ISSUE BUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ON AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WITHIN 12 HOURS BOTH MY REAR DOORS' LATCHES BROKE. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, REGULAR MAINTENANCE, NO ACCIDENT, ETC. OCCURRED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR

LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT END. TOOK TO MECHANIC. THEY SAY BOTH FRONT GREASE BOOTS ARE CRACKED WHICH ALLOWS DIRT, DUST, ETC. TO GET IN AND UP AROUND THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES. THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT HAD GONE BAD DUE TO THIS BOOT CRACK SO WE HAD TO REPLACE IT. THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING BOTH TIE RODS, BOOTS AND BALL JOINTS, BUT WE COULD ONLY AFFORD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINT THAT WAS BAD AT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE JUST SPENT $3350 PUTTING A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. UNBELIEVABLE!!!! WHAT IS FORD BUILDING THESE CARS WITH??? I SUSPECT THE CHEAPEST PARTS THEY CAN GET REGARDLESS OF THEIR QUALITY SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY. IN THE MEANTIME THE AVERAGE WORKING FAMILY HAS TO PAY TWICE FOR A VEHICLE'S PARTS THAT SHOULD NOT GO BAD SO QUICKLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HARD DRIVE IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. WHILE DRIVING IS NORMAL TRAFFIC AT 35 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STARTED LURCHING, JUMPING AND MAKING ALL KINDS OF AWFUL METALLIC GRINDING SOUNDS. VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. I TRIED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IN JUMPS AND JERKS AROUND A CORNER TO GET IT OFF OF A MAIN STREET. TRANSMISSION REPAIR GUY SAID IT IS A COMPLETE FAILURE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BROKEN PARTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. WE STILL OWE $10,000 ON IT AND ARE NOW TOLD THAT IT WILL COST $3350.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. OF COURSE FORD ISN'T WILLING TO HELP WITH THIS COST EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS TO ANYONE RESEARCHING IT THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THEY ARE USING. BY THE WAY THIS VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED WITH REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND I HAVE THE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH WHICH PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,850 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 FORD ESCAPE. FORD DEALER SERVICE FOR OIL CHANGE, ROTATE TIRES AND BRAKE INSPECTION NOTED FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACED. DECLINED SERVICE, (PRICE) ABLE TO CHANGE FRONT PADS OURSELVES. WE COULD NOT REMOVE WHEEL LUG NUTS. (THE SAME DAY) CHECKED TORQUE AND FOUND DEALER HAD OVER TIGHTENED THE LUG NUTS TO OVER 150 LBS. WITH MUCH EFFORT REMOVED LUG NUTS AND CHANGED FRONT BRAKE PADS. RETURNED TO DEALER TO COMPLAIN AND REQUEST ALL NEW WHEEL STUDS. ALTHOUGH THEY COULD NOT REMOVE THE REAR LUG NUTS WITH THE WRENCH SUPPLIED WITH THE ESCAPE THEY DENIED REPLACING THE WHEEL STUDS. I BELIEVE THE FAILURE WITH WHEEL STUDS ON FORD PRODUCTS IS A DEALER SERVICE PROBLEM. QUESTION: HAVE THE FAILURES ALL HAPPENED AFTER DEALER SERVICE? *KB

THE PCM MODULE ON THE FORD ESCAPE DIES DURING OPERATION. WHILE DRIVING IN MID TRANSIT THE CAR DIED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE HEARD OTHER STORIES OF PEOPLE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HAVING THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN TO THEM GOING 60,70, AND EVEN 80 MPH. MINE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30, AND NO CARS WERE BEHIND ME. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF DIED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE. *TT

WHILE OUT OF TOWN SUNDAY JULY 10TH 2011, 300 MILES FROM HOME MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE CAUGHT ON FIRE, OD 90046. WE GOT IN THE CAR STARTED IT UP AND THEN WHEN LOOKING AT THE MAP I LOOKED UP AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AS I JUMPED OUT THE DOOR CAME BACK AND GOUGED MY NOSE OPEN. WHILE BLEEDING ALL OVER THE PLACE I OPENED THE HOOD AND POURED WATER OVER THE FIRE. THE CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE JUST UNDER THE REAR SIDE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. AFTER EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE, I CALLED THE LOCAL SANTA MARIA FORD DEALER, WHO ONLY OFFERED OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT DAY AND WHILE THERE DECIDED TO HAVE MY WIFE LOOK AT A NEW CAR. REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT I PUT THE FLAMES OUT EARLY AND I AS A MAINTENANCE OFFICER WITH 24 YEARS EXPERIENCE I COULD HAVE FIXED THE CAR, I WANTED MY WIFE TO HAVE A NEW CAR SO WHEN I LEAVE HER BEHIND FOR MY NEXT DUTY STATION IN THE MARINE CORPS AND DEPLOY, I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY WORRIES. THE SALES EXPERIENCE WAS WHAT I EXPECTED BUT MY BIGGEST ISSUES WERE THAT, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED, OUT OF LUCK, YEA RIGHT, THE SERVICE MANAGER STOPPED BY TO WORK ON HIS RV AND ASSISTED IN THE APPRAISAL OF MY 2005 ESCAPE THEN LEFT BEFORE I KNEW HE WAS THERE. DUE TO THE FORD DEFECT, FIRE DAMAGE, THEY OFFERED MY $2,000 FOR A TRADE IN. I TALKED THEM INTO AROUND $4,200. I HAD A CAR THAT COST ME $28,000 SIX YEARS AGO AND DUE TO A DEFECT I GOT AROUND $4,200 FOR IT IN GREAT SHAPE, EXCEPT THE VERY SMALL

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AS ABOUT 45MPH, SUDDENLY THE CAR TURNED OFF, I IMMEDIATELY PUT IT ON NEUTRAL AND TUNED THE KEY AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. I PARKED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND ON AND IT STARTED MISFIRING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VERY NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A CHECK UP TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC IN WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AND INSTALLED BUT STILL THE MISFIRE WAS PRESENT. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED AND AFTER THE SYSTEM WIRING DIAGRAM FIG. 43: 3.0L ENGINE PERFORMANCE CIRCUIT PAGE 5 OF 5 FOR 2005 FORD ESCAPE, COIL ON PLUG 3 ( C ) WIRE CONNECTION TO PCM SLOT 24 CDE NOT RESPONDING. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ONLY ONE OWNER AND A VERY SYSTEMATIC MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT IT?S LIFE SO FAR. ONLINE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING AND ALL ADVISED THAT THE PCM WAS NON-FUNCTIONING. FORD HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THESE PARTS IN THE PAST BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. PCM SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR CASEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE CONCERNS ABOUT HER 2005 FORD ESCAPE *TGW THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER MECHANIC, HE HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND IT GAVE HIM A READING THAT THE CYLINDER WAS NOT FIRING, BUT HE THOUGHT THERE WAS MORE INVOLVED. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE PCM WAS DAMAGED. THE PCM WAS SENT TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE ESTABLISHMENT INFORMED THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC THAT FORD RECOMMENDED THAT ALL SIX COILS AND SIX SPARK PLUGS BE REPLACED. THE PCM WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT RIGHT AWAY. THE MECHANIC CALLED THE CONSUMER AND INFORMED HER, THAT INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL CIRCUIT B MISFIRING, CIRCUIT C WAS MISFIRING. THE PCM HAD TO BE SENT BACK TO BE REBUILT AGAIN. ALL OF THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED AGAIN, CIRCUITS C,D AND E WERE MISFIRING. THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING. THE PCM WAS PLACED BEHIND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE A LOT OF HEAT WAS GENERATED FROM THE ENGINE AND IT INTERFERED WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THE PCM. *JB

ON SEVERAL AT LEAST 12 OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-65 MPH THE CAR (2005 FORD ESCAPE) STUBBLES AND THE THEFT LIGHT APPEARS. IN ONE CASE WE WERE ABOUT TO PASS A VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BRAKE AND SWERVE SUDDENLY TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FORD SEVERAL TIMES AND NO CODES WERE FOUND AND THEY HAVE STILL NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH WHICH APPEARS THAT THE PCM IS LIKELY DAMAGED DUE TO A RF ISSUE WITH THE INCORRECT SPARK PLUGS BEING INSTALLED ON THE EARLY MANUFACTURED 2005 FORD ESCAPES. UNFORTUNATELY FORD WILL NOT DOING ANYTHING UNTIL THE COMPUTER ACTUALLY IS DESTROYED, WHICH ALSO FRIES THE COILS (APPROX. $3,000). DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR US AND THE CORPORATE OFFICE TOLD US THE SAME. WE NOW HAVE A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE TRUSTED SAFELY THAT CANNOT BE FIXED WITHOUT SPENDING $3,000+ FOR A PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

NOTHING LET UP TO THE FAILURE. CAR DIED WHILE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE COIL PACKS GONE BAD. REPLACED THEM. THEN TOLD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURN OUT WHEN THE COILS WENT. COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A ISSUE FOR IS AWARE OF ON THE 2005 ESCAPE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND HAS A HARD TIME GETTING OFF THE ROAD. NO INDICATION IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THESE CARS. I HAVE ALREADY PUT OUT CLOSE TO $200.00 AND ITS STILL NOT FIXED. IT ALSO HAS BLOWN UP MY COMPUTER IN THE CAR. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT HIT. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR SOME ACTION TO BE TAKEN? SOMEBODY GETTING KILLED BEFORE FORD IS MADE TO DO SOMETHING WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE OVER-DRIVE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND AS THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I AM A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER AND WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 4.5 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME TO SHOOT A WEDDING I HAD PROBLEMS ABOUT 2 HOURS INTO MY TRIP. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 20 JUST OUTSIDE OF COLUMBIA, SC. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK, THERE WAS ANOTHER SEMI TRUCK IN THE RIGHT LANE BESIDE ME AND BEHIND ME I HAD A LARGE VAN. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 WHEN SUDDENLY, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING THE STEERING AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS BLINKED ON. I SOMEHOW REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR BY SHIFTING IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACT AS FAST AS I DID AS THE VAN BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. ONCE THE SEMI TRUCK WAS CLEARED OF THE RIGHT LANE I GOT OVER AND TURNED ON MY FLASHERS. SINCE I HAD IT RUNNING I WAS TOO SCARED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE. I GOT TO MY NEAREST EXIT AND PULLED OVER. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF EXCEPT THE ABS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I RESTARTED AND DROVE ABOUT A MILE TO A MECHANIC. THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG BUT HEARD THE MISFIRE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO CLASSIC FORD IN COLUMBIA, SC. I HAD TO RENT A CAR TO FINISH MY TRIP AS I COULDN'T LET DOWN A COUPLE ABOUT TO BE MARRIED. I JUST GOT THE ESTIMATE TO THE TUNE OF OVER $2700.00. IT'S THE PCM MODULE ALONG WITH COIL, SPARK PLUGS AND A FEW OTHER THINGS. I AM NOW DEBATING ABOUT WEATHER TO FIX IT OR NOT AS ALL THE REVIEWS I HAVE READ IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS AFTE

EMAIL FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE CONCERNS WITH HER 2005 FORD ESCAPE AUTOMOBILE (DESIGN OF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER). *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A CYLINDER WAS NOT FIRING. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS DAMAGED. *JB

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2005 FORD ESCAPE (V6, 4WD) XLT. NO ISSUES PRIOR TO ONE DAY DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT SPUTTERED AND SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED JUST FINE. BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, IT ONLY WENT FOR ABOUT 10 FEET BEFORE IT SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE OWNER WAS INFORMED SHE MUST REPLACE TRANSMISSION TOTALING $2477.00. VEHICLE HAS LESS ABOUT 92,000 MILES ON IT WITH ONLY ONE OWNER. CAR WAS PURCHASED SEPTEMBER 2004 FROM FORD DEALER. 3 YEAR WARRANTY IS OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER VALID AND DEALER OFFERED NO ADVICE AS TO WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. IN ADDITION, THE SPARK PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE COMPUTER SHORT, BECAUSE A WATER LEAK IN THE COMPUTER, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE BRIDGE. *TR

2005 FORD SHUTS OFF AFTER LONG DISTANCE OR NO DISTANCE SHUTTER LIKE YOU ARE PUSHING IN A CLUTCH BUT THIS IS MANUEL DRIVE THAN SHUTS DOWN DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *TR

2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR CUT OUT, CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE TO BE REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAID IT WAS THE COILS. THE COILS WERE REPAIRED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MISFIRE. IT WAS LATER KNOWN THAT THE COMPUTER WAS FRIED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE. *TR

EMAIL FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN REID RIBBLE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE PROBLEMS WITH HER 2005 FORD ESCAPE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY FOR THE SEAT BELT AT A COST OF $500. THE DEALER ADVSIED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NO IN STOCK AND WERE ORDERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 06/13/11 *BF UPDATED 06/16/11

WE WERE DRIVING FROM PA TO GA FOR A WEDDING IN MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I HAVE 65,000 MILES ON MY ESCAPE. THE ENTIRE CAR LOST ALL POWER...NO POWER STEERING, GAS, ABS, ETC. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE CAR CAME ON AND WE LOST EVERYTHING GOING 75 ON A HIGHWAY IN N.C. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO A SERVICE STATION WHO THEN REPLACED 2 COILS AND 2 SPARK PLUGS. THEN THEY REALIZED THAT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER WAS DEAD, THE "PCM". FORD SAID THEY WERE ON BACKORDER SO IT WOULD BE ABOUT A WEEK, AS THEY "MOVED US TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE". WE HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR A WEEK WHILE WE WAITED FOR THE PART...FINISHING OUR TRIP TO GA FOR THE WEDDING, THEN BACK UP TO PA THE NEXT DAY (OUR HOME). WE HAD TO GO BACK TO N.C. IN THE RENTAL CAR (ANOTHER 114 HOURS ROUND TRIP) TO EXCHANGE CARS BACK WHEN MINE WAS FINALLY FIXED. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE PCM BUT AT THE SAME TIME SAID THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER COIL BAD...ANOTHER $350 ON TOP OF THE $750 I ALREADY PAID (PLUS $400 FOR THE RENTAL CAR). AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I HAVE REALIZED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE...AND TO EXPECT THE COILS AND COMPUTER TO GO OUT AGAIN, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THEM. APPARENTLY THE 2005 ESCAPE WAS MADE WITH A FAULTY COIL PACK, AND THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. WHEN CALLING FORD, THEY JUST SAY, "SORRY ABOUT THAT, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WE CAN DO". THERE ARE 6 COILS IN THE ESCAPE...I HAVE NOW HAD 3 REPLACED...WHEN THE OTHERS GO OUT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE PCM WILL ALSO GO OUT. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR, AS I DO NOT TRUST IT...I N

2005 FORD ESCAPE "TONE RING" ON THE AXEL THROWS OFF THE ABS AND IT ENGAGES AT THE TAP OF THE BRAKES. GRABBING THE BRAKES, EITHER SLAMMING ON BRAKES OR NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS FROM 01-10 ESCAPES. DEALERS ARE CHARGING FOR AXEL AND RING TO BE REPLACED WHEN ALL THAT NEEDS REPLACED IS THE 15$ RING. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT CAUSES VEHICLES TO FLIP OVER AND ALSO TO NOT STOP. MY VEHICLE HAS 90,XXX MILES ON IT AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF. THE VEHICLE WILL OFTEN NOT BRAKE AT ALL! I HAVE HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PULL OFF OF ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ON! I FEEL THIS IS A PERFECT DEFECT TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH A MAJOR PROBLEM THE BRAKES. PLEASE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE JUST SPENT 800 DOLLARS FIXING THIS AND THE MECHANIC SAID ITS VERY VERY COMMON. GOOGLED IT AND FOUND THIS TO BE VERY VERY COMMON. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT TWO OF THE PLUGS AND COILS WERE DEFECTIVE AS A RESULT THE COMPUTER WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

AS WITH MANY REPORTED, MY GAS PEDAL STICKS MORE AND MORE OFTEN - ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD (45 DEGREES OR BELOW). IT WILL HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO A DRIVE AND THEN NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT CLEARLY SOMETHING IS. ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHENEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THIRTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

E.C.M. WENT OUT, AND IN MY RESEARCH TO FIND A REMANUFACTURED BRAIN I DISCOVERED ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE PART FOR MY CAR IS NOT AVAILABLE AS REMANUFACTURED. MY CAR IS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE SPORT. THE COST FOR THIS PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE... *TR

TOOK MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT PASS UNLESS I HAD THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD REPLACED. BEFORE FRIDAY, I HAD NEVER EVEN HEARD OF A TIE ROD, MUCH LESS HAD TO HAVE ONE REPLACED. I HAD SEVERAL USED VEHICLES BEFORE I GOT MY NEW ESCAPE IN 2004 AND NONE OF THEM EVER HAD TO HAVE A TIE ROD REPLACED. LONG STORY SHORT, BOTH FRONT TIE RODS WERE REPLACED, A FRONT END ALIGNMENT HAD TO BE PERFORMED AND ALL TOTAL IT COST ME $690.00. I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR AND WAS HAVING NO STEERING PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART THAT I WASN'T MADE AWARE OF AND IF ANYONE ELSE HAD TO HAVE ONE OR MORE TIE RODS REPLACED. *TR

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

1ST TIME(2008)53,972 MILES, STILL UNDER WARRANTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WAS RUNNING ROUGH TOOK IN DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY COIL, REPLACED COIL & SPARK PLUG FOR $741.00 2ND TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, RUNNING ROUGH, MISSING, PARKED CAR FOR LITTLE BIT THEN CAR STARTED UP & RAN FINE, TOOK INTO SERVICE & THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT SUGGESTED WE REPLACE ALL COILS & SPARK PLUGS THIS TIME FOR $1500.00 W, CHARGED US $70.00 WE CHOSE TO HAVE OUR MECHANIC CHECK IT @$40.00 & HE COULDN'T GET ANY READINGS REGARDING REPLACING COILS,- 3RD TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AUTO MISFIRING, RUNNING ROUGH, ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH, WAS ABLE TO COAST CAR OFF OF HIGHWAY & PARK IT ON SIDE OF ROAD. CALLED OUR MECHANIC & HE CAME OVER AND DIAGNOSED CAR AS FAULTY PCM $200.00 HAD CAR TOWED AT OUR EXPENSE BACK TO FORD WHERE THEIR TECHS CONFIRMED IT WAS A FAULTY PCM & NOT FAULTY COILS AFTER MANY CALLS WITH FORD, FORD AGREED TO REPLACE PCM CAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS INDEED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I AT FIRST WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *LN

2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS PARKED INSIDE A SECURED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. AT SOME POINT OVERNIGHT, THE REAR WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR OR GARAGE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND THE GARAGE WAS STILL SECURE IN THE MORNING. PEA-SIZE GLASS PIECES WERE FOUND UP TO 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE CAR, AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF GLASS WENT INTO THE REAR CARGO AREA OF THE ESCAPE. THE PIECES OF THE GLASS WERE MANUALLY CLEANED UP FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW IDENTICAL PART AT A LOCAL AUTO GLASS REPAIR SHOP. THE OWNER OF THE ESCAPE PAID FOR THIS NEW WINDOW COMPLETELY WITH HIS OWN MONEY. DUE TO THE FULLY RANDOM NATURE OF THIS EVENT, I BELIEVE IT TO BE VEHICLE DEFECT WITH THE REAR WINDOW GLASS OR SOME PART SUPPORTING THE GLASS. I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD DIRECTLY AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE SPARK PLUG, COILS AND MANIFOLD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT WAS LATER TOWED TO A SECOND AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.