Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE REAR INNER AND OUTER FENDER WELL WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT AND LEFT INNER WELLS RUSTED AWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *TR
MY VEHICLE DIES WHEN THE TRUCK IS WARMED UP AND I PUT IT IN GEAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT DIES AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS AND IN REVERSE. ANOTHER TECHNICIAN TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO RIDE AROUND WITH THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THROWING A CODE. AFTER A WEEK, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALER IN CLEVELAND, MS, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR. BUT, THAT IT WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE FORD DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE VALVE AT A COST OF $900. THE TRUCK DIED ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
MY CAR GAS PEDAL KEEPS STICKING LIKE THERE IS ROCK UNDER IT. I ALMOST WRECKED TONITE BECAUSE OF IT!!!! IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE OVER DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
ACCELERATOR STICKS, WOULD NOT GO DOWN. STARTED STICKING WHEN STARTING ENGINE AND WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL DRIVEN FOR A FEW MILES. CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND WOULD STICK WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A SIDE ROAD TO A BUSIER ROAD BELOW A HILL WHERE ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD BE POPPING OVER HILL AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO STOMP ACCELERATOR, FINALLY WOULD TAKE OFF. STUCK SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING DURING SNOW STORM, HAD TO CONSTANTLY STOMP ACCELERATOR, WOULD TAKE OFF AT A HIGHER THAN SAFE SPEED AND THEN I WOULD HAVE TO USE BREAK WHICH WAS NOT SAFE ON SNOW COVERED ROAD. STUCK IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. HAD TO CONTINUE TO STOMP ACCELERATOR, FINALLY MOVED BEFORE ANYONE STRUCK MY VEHICLE WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER BUT LAST TIME IT STUCK THE WEATHER WAS WARM. DEALERSHIP FINALLY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AT MY EXPENSE OF $400 WITH MILEAGE AT 89888.. *TR
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WITHOUT WARNING MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE LOST MOMENTUM. THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME COULD NOT REALIZE MY CAR WAS STOPPING BECAUSE I WAS STILL USING MY GAS AND NOT THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A CENTER TURNING LANE THAT I WAS ABLE TO USE AND AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A GAS STATION. LONG NIGHT TURNED INTO A LONG WEEK AND A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR $3,220.70. MY FORD ESCAPE HAS 52,214 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TOLD ME THAT THE BEARINGS FAILED AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKED LIKE SILVER PAINT. SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS (MAZDA) TRANSMISSION. *TR
WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS IT FURTHER AND IT DID NOT RELEASE. AFTER 3 OR 4 ATTEMPTS THE ACCELERATOR FREED UP. IT THEN WORKED FINE THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THIS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES SPORADICALLY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 2012. THIS BEHAVIOR RETURNED APRIL 2013. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND FREED UP 3 OR 4 TIMES IN A ROW DURING A MORNING COMMUTE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY (5L8Z*9E926*A BODY ASY) AND GASKET (4L5Z*9E936*AA) TOTAL COST WITH LABOR $474. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR
THE GAS PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IT COST FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS (I THINK). WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO OTHER ISSUES LIKE THIS. ITS BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. SAW RECENTLY THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE (ONLINE). THANKS *TR
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ( 40-65 MPH INTERVALS BETWEEN HIGHWAYS) FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR IS LOOSING POWER, SO I STEPPED ON THE GASOLINE PEDAL A LITTLE MORE TO KEEP THE SPEED. THE SAD PART IS THAT THERE WASN'T ANY LIGHT THAT CAME ON TO TELL OR WARN ME THAT SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG AND THAT MY CAR NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. I DROVE A TOTAL OF ONE HOUR THAT DAY AT 40-65 MPH INTERVALS. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY, AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES OF THE ENGINE RUNNING, IT STARTED MAKING THIS REALLY LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 2 MPH. *TR
THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. IT ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE PULLING OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY LAST FALL, THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED IN DECEMBER. IT HAS BEGUN DOING IT AGAIN, THIS TIME DECIDING TO ACT UP IN HOUSTON. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR EVERY YEAR MODEL FOR WHICH EVEN ONE INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES. *TR
ON FEB 14TH, 2013, ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY CAR RADIO WENT COMPLETE DEAD...THEN AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, MY CAR 'SURGED' LIKE IT WAS GOING "ON & OFF". I PRAYED TO GET TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY ENOUGH TO PULL MY CAR OVER, AS SOON AS I DID, ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT 'CLICKING SOUND'. I CALLED A TOWN TRUCK AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY CAR REPAIR PLACE. TURNS OUT I NEEDED AN NEW ALTERNATOR. AFTER SPENDING $550 + TO HAVE IT FIXED, THE FOLLOWING WEEK, ON TUESDAY, FEB 19TH, MY CAR DIED. AGAIN, HAVING IT TOWED TO MY CAR REPAIR AGAIN, IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACING. I ONLY HAVE 67K ON MY CAR AND AFTER SPENDING ANOTHER $600 TO FIX, I AM NOT A HAPPY CONSUMER! FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THESE COSTS. NOW, MY CAR IS FIXED AND AS MUCH AS I LOVED IT, I AM NOT CONFIDENT DRIVING IT ANYMORE. UNLESS FORD REIMBURSES ME, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ESCAPE AGAIN, NOR WILL I TELL EVERYONE ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL OF A VEHICLE THEY ARE BECAUSE THEY AREN'T AND WHEN YOU SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY ON A CAR...WELL, WHEN SOMETHING COSTLY HAPPENS LIKE THAT, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD WITH NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. AN EXTRA $1200 OUT OF MY POCKET MEANS MY FAMILY HAS TO GO WITHOUT FOOD. *TR
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT 59408 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DICK MASHETER FORD IN COLUMBUS, OH AND REPAIRED ON 12/1/11 BY REPLACING LEFT FRONT ABS TONE RING. AT 68005 MILES, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN TAKEN TO DICK MASHETER FORD IN COLUMBUS, OH WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN REPAIRED. THIS TIME BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ABD TONE RINGS WERE REPLACED. FAILURE OF THE ABS TONE RING AFTER LESS THAN 8600 MILES OF OPERATION MAY INDICATE A SYSTEMIC ISSUE FOR THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN COLD. THE GAS PEDAL WILL LOCK UP AND NOT UNLOCK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE O-RINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,500.
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PRESS DOWN ON ACCELERATOR, IT STICKS/HANGS AND WILL NOT PRESS DOWN. HAS DONE THIS REPEATEDLY; MOST NOTICEABLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND WAS INOPERABLE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,081.
WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 FORD ESCAPE 2.3L XLS (FWD, 5-SPD MANUAL) AT 65MPH, PRACTICALLY COASTING DOWN A HILL. 26 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE START SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUBSEQUENT POPPING SOUNDS. THIS WAS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY SEVERE POWER LOSS FROM THE ENGINE. SHE DROVE IT TO THE NEXT BEST OFF-RAMP, AN ADDITIONAL 2 MILES. WHEN SHE GOT OFF THE FREEWAY SHE SAYS SHE HAD TO REV IT UP QUITE A BIT TO MAKE AN INTERSECTION TO GET TO THE GAS STATION WHERE THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP. THAT LOUD BANG TURNED UP TO BE THE NBR 3 CYLINDER BLOWING ITS SPARK PLUG CLEAN OFF THE SPARK PLUG BORE. THE SPARK PLUG BORE WAS COMPLETELY THREADLESS. THE SUBSEQUENT POPPING SOUNDS WERE DUE TO THE SPARK PLUG NOT BEING ON THE NBR 3 CYLINDER AS THE FUEL THAT CONTINUED TO SPRAY INTO THE CYLINDER WAS BURNING OFF. THE IMMEDIATE POWER LOSS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE ENGINE LOOSING 25% OF ITS CHUGGA-CHUGGA AND THE LOSS OF THE CHT SENSOR SIGNAL WHICH BOTH THEN CAUSED THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) TO GO INTO LIMP MODE AND FURTHER REDUCE ENGINE POWER. FIRST THING I DID WAS PLUG IN MY OBDII SCANNER AND CHECK FOR CODES. I FOUND THE FOLLOWING THREE: P0303 - CYLINDER 3 THREE MISFIRE. P0353 - IGNITION COIL 'C' PRIMARY/SECONDARY CIRCUIT. P1289 - CYLINDER HEAD TEMP SENSOR HIGH INPUT. I THEN PERFORMED A KOEO (KEY-ON/ENGINE-OFF) CHECK WITH MY OBDII SCANNER AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING TWO CODES: P0119 - ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE CIRCUIT INTERMITTENT/ERRATIC. P1289 - CYLINDER HEAD TEMP SENSOR HIGH INPUT. THE CHT PROBE (CYLIND
2006 FORD ESCAPE, 52000 MILES ON IT, NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT 55MPH WITH SUDDEN NOISE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AND VEHICLE. PULLED TO SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY AND NOTICE TRAIL OF OIL. TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THAT ENGINE HAD A HOLE IN IT. GIVEN QUOTE OF $8,000 TO REPAIR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THAT TIME BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,025.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND ONCE IT ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TONE RING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,219 AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
ABS AND 4X4 SENSOR LIGHTS ACTIVATE AND FLASH ON DASHBOARD ABS BRAKING FAILS , SENSOR REP[LACED AND WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER A YEAR. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS ESCAPES AS FOUND IN ONLINE SEARCH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED WITHIN FIVE MILES OF TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
INCIDENTS OF THE ACCELERATOR STICKING WITHOUT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ACCELERATE HAS BEEN NOTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT A DRIVER COULD BE TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC, GET PARTIALLY INTO THE LANE THEN THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND YOU HAVE CARS COMING TOWARD YOU AT 30-70 MPH. I LIVED IN FL WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THIS HAPPENING. NOTICED A PATTERN: ONLY DOES THIS WHEN WEATHER IS AT LEAST BELOW 60. NOW I LIVE IN A NORTHERN STATE AND THIS IS EVEN MORE OF A DANGER DUE TO THE FACT THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE THERE IS ICE ON THE ROAD IN THE COMING MONTHS. *TR
THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND RESTARTED ABOUT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AT 4 DIFFERENT RED LIGHTS, AFTER DRIVING IT HOME, IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN, TOWED IT TO MECHANIC WHO SAID RODS WERE BENT AND TIMING CHAIN OFF, TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO SAID THE SAME THING, FINALLY TOWED TO FORD MONTROSE WHO FOUND OUT SAME THING, THEY WERE TO FIX IT FOR $1,800, 5 WEEKS LATER THEY FOUND OUT ENTIRE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, NOW NEED A REMANNED ENGINE PUT IN IT FOR OVER $5,000, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,300 MILES ON IT, GREAT SHAPE, TOOK GREAT CARE OF IT, JUST PAID IT OFF IN AUGUST 2012 FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, I DID HAVE MY ONE YEAR OLD CHILD WITH ME AT THE TIME AND IF ANYTHING BAD WOULD HAVE HAPPENED I WOULD BE SUING SOMEONE, I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT 5 TIMES WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, I TRIED CALLING AN AREA ACTION I-TEAM NEWS TO HELP, NO LUCK, STILL NO VEHICLE 9 WEEKS LATER AND I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET MYSELF TO WORK, MY DAUGHTER TO DAYCARE AND TRY TO DO EVERYTHING ELSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A VEHICLE DO, PLEASE HELP! *TR
IN APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 2006 I BOUGHT A FORD ESCAPE NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT IT I STATED HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. BY THE TIME I WOULD GET IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE CAR HAD WARMED UP AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DO IT. DURING THE SUMMER IT DOES NOT DO THIS BUT AS SOON AS THE WEATHER COOLS OFF IT WILL START. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE. IN ORDER TO GET IT TO NOT STICK YOU HAVE TO PRESS IT AND RELEASE IT SEVERAL TIMES THEN EVENTUALLY IT WILL TAKE OFF SURGING FORWARD. TODAY WAS THE FIRST COOL DAY WE HAVE HAD AND I HAD TO COST OVER MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN YOU PULL OUT AT STOP LIGHT YOU NEVER KNOW WHETHER IT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO GO. TODAY I PULLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE TIMES THE CAR WAS NOT GOING TO GO AND WAS ALMOST IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND I EXPLAINED WHAT THE CAR WAS DOING. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS LUNCH TIME AND THEY HAD AN APPRECIATION LUNCH PLANNED FOR EMPLOYEES AND IF I COULD COME BACK IN TWO HOURS THEY COULD HAVE SOMEONE LOOK AT IT BUT THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE THROTTLE AND THAT IT WOULD BE AROUND $1000 TO REPAIR. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS IN COLD WEATHER AND I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THIS REPAIRED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT WHEN I WOULD TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY W
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEMS. *TR
NOTICED MY GARAGE SMELLED OF GAS. FOUND DRIPS OF GASOLINE UNDER MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE. I FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINE UNDER THE SECOND PLASTIC STRAP FROM THE FUEL TANK, THE LINE HAS A SMALL SLOW LEAK. IT APPEARS THE PLASTIC STRAPS WORE A HOLE IN THE LINE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDERS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THEIR HAND TO PULL UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING IT TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED, IT REMAINED STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FULLY DEPRESS THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
THE TRUCK HAS SOME ISSUES WHILE DRIVING IT . ITS REALLY HARD TO DESCRIBE WHAT ITS DOING..BUT WHEN IT STARTS TO ACT UP I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AN I JUST COAST UNTIL THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION STOPS DOING WHAT EVER ITS DOING THEN I AM ABLE TO KEEP DRIVING NORMALLY. I WORRY WHEN EVER I AM DRIVING THINKING PARTS MIGHT DROP OUT FROM UNDER IT IF I DON'T BABY IT KINDA..SO I DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE'S EVER DRIVE IT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THEY MIGHT NOT LET OFF THE GAS WHEN ITS HAVING TROUBLE IN ITS SHIFTING OR THE TRANNY IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT UNDERNEATH IT ..WHAT EVER THE ISSUE IS. I AM NOT ONE WHO WORKS ON CARS SO HOW WOULD I KNOW WHAT ITS PROBLEM IS . WHEN I HAVE ASK FORD DEALER SHIPS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THEY JUST TELL ME THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THE TRUCK SO THERE FOR THERE IS PROBABLY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I KNOW WHAT EVER IS WRONG WITH IT I CANT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK.I AM NOT ROUGH ON MY TRUCK.. I HAVE A FORD ESCAPE 4DR 4X4 6CY 2006 ANYONE ABLE TO HELP ME HOW DO I GET FORD TO FIX THIS? I HAVE GOTTEN MY TRUCK PAID OFF NOW AN I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SUCH LARGE REPAIRS . IM SINGLE MOM OF TWO BOYS ONE OF WHICH HAS SPECIAL NEEDS ..I DON'T HAVE EXTRA MONEY LAYING AROUND TO WORK ON OUR TRUCK..HECK LUCKY TO AFFORD THE GAS TO PUT IN IT ..[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WHEN DEPRESSED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN DRIVING IN THE COLDER WEATHER. THE CONTACT RESOLVED THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY BY CONTINUOUSLY PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL IT WOULD RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OR TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 9/19/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE "STICKY PEDAL" ISSUE OCCURRED A FEW DOZEN TIMES WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35MPH. THE FAILURE MOSTLY OCCURRED IN COOLWEATHER. IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR 5-10 MINS AT A TIME. UPDATED 09/20/2012 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE BEING UTILIZED DURING RAINY WEATHER WHEN THEY SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN BUT REPLACED THE THROTTLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE CONTACT MADE A TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAN TO THE SIDE MORE THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE STABILIZER LINKS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE STABILIZER LINKS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER LINK, WHICH WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF BOTH FAILURES HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
ON THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT I HAD LET MY CAR WARM UP SINCE IT WAS WINTER I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY CAR DID FINE BUT WHEN I CAME TO STOP SIGN TO GO OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD MY PEDAL MOVED JUST ENOUGH TO GET ME ONTO HIGHWAY THAT WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL. LUCKILY THERE WAS ARE CAR COMING SO I COULD COAST OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD PUT A BRICK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THIS WAS THE WORSE CASE BUT, IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT MILEAGE AND DATE. *TR
THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK IN A LOCKED UP POSITION. IT IS LOCKED UP AND DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN PULLING ONTO A STREET, MANY TIMES ALMOST CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO SPEED OR EVEN OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH JUST MY VEHICLE HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I SEE THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND EVEN AFTER THE SUGGESTED FIX PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I SURE WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO BE INJURED OR GOD FORBID KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED INTO A SIDE PARKING LOT AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ROD FAILURE AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BLOWN. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
I DROVE MY CAR AROUND THE CORNER TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I PULLED INTO MY FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FLOOR AREA AND DASH OF THE CAR. SMOKE FILLED UP THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND OPENED ALL THE DOORS. HAD I NOT TURNED IT OFF, IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS IT WAS SMOKING REALLY BAD AND EXTREMELY HOT INSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE CAB. THE FUSE BOX WAS BLOWN AND ALL THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH WAS DESTROYED, SO THE FIRE WAS LIKELY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START BUT NOTHING IN THE DASH AREA WAS WORKING - THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION. I AM NOT DRIVING IT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AND AM HAVING IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. *TR
MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON THE FREEWAY. WE WERE DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. WE LOST ALL POWER IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO PROPERLY REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROAD (LOST POWER SO QUICKLY). WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADVISED US THAT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO THROW A ROD. WE HAVE DONE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO ADVANCED WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING THAT WOULD LEAD US TO BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WOULD SUFFER ENGINE FAILURE AND SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY LEAVING MY FAMILY (TWO SMALL CHILDREN) IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME VEHICLE (SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE THROWING A ROD). MY FAMILY HAS ATTEMPTED TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH FORD UNSUCCESSFULLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND A LOCAL MECHANIC. NEITHER COULD DIAGNOSE AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR OFTEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK GOING TO 65-70MPH AS WELL. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES A WEEK DURING THE WINTER. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HASN'T BEEN IN USE FOR A WHILE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOSES POWER AND THE DECELERATES. UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS
WITH THE SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE SPEED CONTROL FOR THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. THIS ISSUES DOES NOT HAPPEN FREQUENTLY BUT HAS OCCURRED 3 SEPARATE TIMES THIS PAST WINTER/SPRING. *TR
2 ALTERNATORS IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. TIRED OF BEING LEFT STRANDED WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR!! AND ITS A LOT OF $$$$$$$$. *TR
ABS CONSTANT ACTIVATION, THEN ABS SYSTEM OFF. FOUND A CRACKED TONE RING ON DRIVER SIDE FR WHEEL. *TR
I HAVE A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. MY CAR ALARM STARTED GOING OFF ON IT'S OWN FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN THE CAR "AJAR DOOR" LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING FROM A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT. SO I TOOK THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PROBLEM INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RIGHT REAR DOOR FAULT. SO I ASKED HIM TO EXPLAIN. THE TECH SAID THAT FORD HAD REDESIGNED THE REAR DOOR LATCH AND THAT IT REQUIRES A NEW CABLE WHICH WILL COST ME $404.00 TO REPLACE. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY JAW HIT THE FLOOR, BECAUSE THAT WAS JUST ONE DOOR. APPARENTLY, AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE FOR A CHEAPER SOLUTION, I CAME ACROSS SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 2001. EVIDENTLY FORD HAVE NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE REAR DOOR LATCH IS LIKELY TO GO BAD THEN IT'S JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN THAT'S REQUIRED TO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. IT PROBABLY WOULD BE SO BAD IF IT WERE CHEAPER TO REPLACE, BUT $404.00 IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH. IF THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAD TO REDESIGN THE LATCHES A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE. *TR
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