2007 Ford Escape complaints

I HAVE A 2007 FORD ESCAPE WITH 33,000 MILES. BOTH ABS TONE RINGS ON THE FRONT AXLE HAVE CRACKED AND ARE AFFECTING THE ABS SYSTEM. I CALLED FORD AND ASKED IF THIS WAS A COVERED WARRANTY CLAIM. FORD GAVE ME A RUN AROUND. WHEN I GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM, I LOCATED NUMEROUS PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM (CRACKED TONE RINGS). THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHY THERE ARE SO MANY FAILURES OF THIS ABS PART. *TR

I GOT TO WORK THIS MORNING AROUND 8 AM .. WITHIN A HALF HOUR OF WORKING A CO-WORKER CAME TO ME AND ASKED IF I DRIVE A FORD ESCAPE AND AS I TOLD HER YES SHE SAID TO COME OUT TO THE PARKING LOT TO SEE MY CAR...AS I ARRIVED TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED...MY REAR WINDOW HAD APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED...THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS UNDER 80 DEGREES...I HAD NOT RAN MY AC OR REAR DEFROST...I FILED A REPORT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO APPEARANCE OF ATTEMPTED BREAK IN...THE GLASS WAS ON THE INSIDE AS WELL AS ON THE OUTSIDE ( ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT ) AND BEHIND THE 2 CARS PARKED NEXT TO ME..GLAD THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME!!! AS I LOOKED THIS UP OUT OF CURIOSITY ON THE INTERNET THERE WERE ALOT MORE OF THESE COMPLAINTS...WHAT'S A CONSUMER TO DO WHEN THEY PAY THROUGH THE NOSE FOR A VEHICLE AND RECEIVE SUCH TRASH??? *TR

2007 FORD ESCAPE 4WD FRONT ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. THE TONE RING ON MY ESCAPE BROKE ON MY VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO FAIL. MY BRAKING SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND FOUND IT TO BE VERY COMMON, A TONE RING FAILURE. I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY WIFE'S. WE DRIVE THIS CAR A LONG WAY TO WORK. THERE ARE SO MANY REPAIRS TO THIS 'PROBLEM' THAT I BELIEVE IT WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AS I NOW HAVE NO BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

2007 FORD ESCAPE AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HOT AIR EMITTING FROM VENTS. *TR

TONE RING FAILURE ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXLE. WHEN THE RING FAILS YOU LOSE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. FAILURE AT 46000 MILES. TWO WEEKS LATER TONE RING FAILURE ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT AXLE. THE AXLE MUST BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE TONE RING. THE REPAIR COST 250.00 PER AXLE..DRIVING WITH THE ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAN BE DANGEROUS, AND THEREFORE THE AXLES MUST BE REPLACED..I BELIEVE THESE RINGS ARE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED POORLY... *TR

THROTTLE STICKS,USUALLY WHEN COLD BUT IT HAS STUCK WHEN WARM. THE GAS PEDAL WON'T DEPRESS WITHOUT PUSHING IT HARD TO OVERCOME BEING STUCK. THIS HAS CAUSED ME A FEW SCARES WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT WONT MOVE AS IT SHOULD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIME INCLUDING THIS MORNING. *TR

2007 FORD ESCAPE TIRE STEMS ARE FRACTURED, THE RUBBER IS NOT HOLDING UP. I HAVE REPLACED ONE AND NOTICED A SECOND TIRE LOOSING PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTING IT AND THE REMAINING STEMS THEY ALL REQUIRE REPLACING. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CREATING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I FEEL THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED, NOW. MY LOCAL DEALER MENTIONED THAT FORD DID SEND A POSTCARD OUT TELLING OWNERS TO LOOK AT THEIR TIRE STEMS. HOWEVER, I DID NOT RECEIVE ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD, THE FUEL DOES NOT CIRCULATE PROPERLY AND CAUSED A DELAY IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER WAS REACHING THE THROTTLE BODY AND COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE DELAY COULD ALSO CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO STICK, THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER OR TO HESITATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED.

GAS PEDAL STICKS AND IT WONT LET ME ACCELERATE FROM TIME TO TIME. IT HAPPEN MOST OF THE TIME IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN ITS STILL COOL OUTSIDE. ALSO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STICKS FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS IN NEAR AND BELOW FREEZING WEATHER. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST MONTH I NEEDED TO BRING MY FORD ESCAPE IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS TIME IT WAS BECAUSE MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY 4WD DRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE AND WAS NOT MAKING ANY SOUNDS. THIS TIME THE "ABS SENSING RING" HAD GONE BAD. I ONLY HAVE 22150 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, DRIVE MODERATE AMOUNTS, AND MAKE SURE I GO IN FOR ALL MY SERVICE VISITS. THANKFULLY THIS TOO WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT IT IS REALLY BECOMING A HASSLE TO VISIT THE DEALERSHIP SO FREQUENTLY. ADDITIONALLY I HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED THIS VISIT. *TR

ON 02/09/10 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. I COULD ONLY GET IT TO WORK BY USING MY CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS. I PROCEEDED TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE ALONG THE 13 MILE RIDE. WHEN I ARRIVED I WENT ONLINE AND GOOGLED MY MAKE AND MODEL ALONG WITH THE WORDS "ACCELERATOR STUCK". I FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES WHERE THERE WAS A DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE GOING BACK TO THE 3002 MODEL. I READ THAT IT HAPPENED TO SEVERAL YEARS OF THE SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED THE FIX WAS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. I CALLED KENDALL FORD (MY DEALERSHIP) AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR MY SERVICE MANAGER. HE RETURNED MY CALL IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. I EXPLAINED, HE LISTENED, HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND SAID THERE IS NO RECALL SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I BROUGHT IN MY VEHICLE AND LEFT IT AND WENT TO WORK. I CALLED FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN DETROIT AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE, THE LADY WHO ANSWERED. SHE TOOK MY VIN NUMBER. I TOLD HER I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE DATING BACK TO AT LEAST 2001. I ASKED WHY NO RECALL SHE SAID FORD MONITORS REPAIRS AND HAD NOT DEEMED THIS A PROBLEM. I TOLD HER IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND I WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH MY STATE AG AND SHE TOLD ME SHE WOULD NOTE IT. MY CAR WAS DELIVERED TO ME AT WORK AND THE COST WAS $305.43; $140.53 FOR PARTS AND $164.43 FOR LABOR. I CALLED MY SERVICE MANAGER AND ASKED ABOUT THE COST. HE VERIFIED IT. HE TOLD ME THEY HAD DONE THIS REPAIR "MANY" TIMES O

WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME, AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND STARTING TO ACCELERATE, MY ESCAPE RUMBLED A BIT, THEN WAS RUNNING FINE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO OVER TRAIN TRACKS, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER THE TRACKS SAFETY AND OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT OTHER THEN THE SLIGHT JERKING A LITTLE EARLIER, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. I TRIED TO SEE IF REVERSE WOULD WORK, AND THAT DID NOT EITHER. THANKFULLY MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY-THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 21,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE! AND I REGULARLY GET MAINTENANCE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 500 MILES AND EVERYTHING SEEMS OKAY (ALTHOUGH MY MPG SEEMS TO HAVE GONE DOWN SOME). *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS, WON'T LET ME ACCELORATE FROM TIME TO TIME.

FLUID LEAKING ON DRIVE UNDER ENGINE. TURNS OUT TO BE REPLACED T COOLER PER TSB09-09-04. BARELY MADE IT UNDER 36,000 MILE WARRENTY. *CN

RATTLE WAS NOTICED FOR QUITE AWHILE. TOOK IN CAR FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AND MENTIONED RATTLE UNDER CAR. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING 'WORNFRONT SWAY LINKS CAUSING KNOCK NOISE."REPLACED BOTH FRONT LINKS. *CN

2007 FORD ESCAPE-ACCELERATOR STICKS, WAS WONDERING IF THIS HAS ANY RELATION TO THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS. MY FORD ACCELERATOR STICKS ALMOST DAILY. *TR

2007 FORD ESCAPE - GAS PEDAL CAME UNDONE - LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID NO PROBLEM. 6 MONTHS LATER SAME THING AND THEY HAVE NOW ORDERED A NEW PART. IS IS USUAL FOR THE GAS PEDAL TO COME UNDONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORCEFULLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING EXTREMELY LOW FRIGID TEMPERATURES. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN # WAS NOT AVAILABLE. JS

FORD ESCAPE 2007, APPROX. 30,000 MILES, GAS PEDAL STICKING, CAN NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND SMOOTHLY. CONTINUALLY OCCURS UNDER COLD CONDITIONS, DANGEROUS WITH ICE ON ROADS WHEN SLOW ACCELERATION IS NEEDED . CANNOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY WHEN NEEDED WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THEY COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR $85. THE CONTACT DID NOT AGREE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 14,000.

I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING, AND DROVE UP MY STREET AS I NORMALLY DO ON DRY, CLEAR PAVEMENT, HITTING NO BUMPS OR POTHOLES. AS I GOT TO THE STOP SIGN AND PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY 4WD LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING SOUND, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. I NOW KNOW THIS AS THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 DAYS NOW, EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES IN MY FORD ESCAPE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A CRACKED TONE RING BY MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THAT IT IS A MINIMUM OF $400.00 TO FIX. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE! AND WITH LOW MILEAGE AND THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. I AM AT 52,000 ON MY 2007 FORD ESCAPE (WITH THIS BEING 90% HIGHWAY MILES) THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM APPALLED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS YET!!!! PLEASE HELP US IN ALLOWING A RECALL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY THIS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IM GOING TO AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED. : ( THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO ME AND MY BOYS! *TR

HAVE 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER (40 DEGREES AND LOWER). THE PEDAL IS FINE UPON STARTUP AND FOR A FEW MILES, BUT THEN WITH NO WARNING, IT STICKS TO THE POINT IT CAN NOT BE PRESSED. I WEIGH 250 LBS AND I CAN NOT PUT ENOUGH PRESSURE ON IT PRESS IT DOWN. NO ACCIDENTS SO FAR, BECAUSE I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, BUT IT IS STILL VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD TO WAVE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME UNTIL BEING ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND RESTART IT TO CLEAR UP THE PROBLEM. I'VE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED IN THE PAST, AND THAT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A VERY SHORT WHILE. *TR

A PIECE IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE KEY TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION, AND INSTEAD OF FORD REPLACING THAT ONE PIECE THEY SUGGEST YOU REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WHICH IS AT LEAST 400.00 VS MAYBE 50.00. *TR

LEFT FRONT "TONE RING" FAILED AND LOCKED OUT THE BRAKES. *TR

THE SUV IS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE, PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2006. DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL JAN. 2009. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER. EVERY DAY AFTER HAVING STARTED THE CAR. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. YOU CAN START DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR STICKS, WILL NOT DEPRESS. SOMETIMES IT MIGHT DEPRESS AND YOU THINK ITS OK AND THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN. YOU CAN BE IN TRAFFIC AND CANNOT PROCEED. DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ATLEAST 10-15 MINUTES. IN WARMER WEATHER ( FROM APRIL-DECEMBER) IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. *TR

REAR WINDOW LITERALLY BLEW OUT! *TR

2008 FORD ESCAPE WE HAVE A TIRE VALVE STEM THAT IS CRACKED FOR SOME REASON IT WILL NOT HOLD THE CORRECT AIR PRESSURE BUT IT MAY CREATE A HAZARD IF IT POPS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE I AM HAVING WATER LEAKS PROBLEMS IN THE DRIVER SIDE I BROUGHT FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE COMPANY SAYS THEY CANT FIND NO WATER LEAKS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DOING THE WATER LEAK TEST PROPERLY, PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

THE PARKING BRAKE ON OUR 2007 FORD ESCAPE DOES NOT WORK. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TIFFANY FORD ON FEBRUARY 18, 2009 TO BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED AFTERWARD THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE AND HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE EMERGENCY WAS NOT ADJUSTING. WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE BRAKE HAS BECOME LOOSE AGAIN AND WE WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND TIME. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS STICKING BADLY AND SOMETIMES IS VERY HARD TO PRESS DOWN. GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN EITHER THE ENGINE IS COLD OR THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 60. IT GETS SO BAD AT TIMES I HAVE TO REALLY STOMP ON IT AND THAT, OF COURSE, CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DEPRESS, AS IF IT IS LOCKED INTO POSITION. THIS HAPPENS ON THE AVERAGE OF 4-5 TIMES PER WEEK, MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND HAS BEEN SITTING...BUT OCCASIONALLY AS CAR IS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD. LAST NIGHT I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT GIVE THE VEHICLE ANY GAS AT ALL, AS A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS QUICKLY BEARING DOWN ON ME. I HAD TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOMP EXTREMELY FORCEFULLY ONTO THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO "UNSTICK". THIS PROBLEM IS BECOMING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE REPLACED. (ASSUMING THAT'S THE PROBLEM). *TR

REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT IN UPPER 20'S DEGREE WEATHER. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF VANDALISM, ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT. WINDOW BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON OR FAULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. FOR THE PAST FOUR WEEKS, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40 SECONDS, WHILE HER FOOT IS STILL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES EXTREMELY FAST AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. SHE FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PERFORM THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ALL OF THE REMEDIES TO DATE HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT IN CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,731 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD. WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT MADE A SOUND LIKE TWISTING METAL AND THE BRAKES POPPED AND JERKED, WHEN ACCELERATING IN A CURVE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO REASON, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, THEY WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AT WILL WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP. UPDATED 02/05/09. *JB

I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JERKED AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NEXT THING I KNOW I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR DOES NOT GO FORWARD, JUST STOPS AND STILL RUNNING WHILE TWO HUGE TRUCKS ARE COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS, THINKING QUICKLY, I THOUGHT THE CAR MAY HAVE REVERSE. WELL, THANK GOD IT DID AND REVERSE I WENT. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN REVERSE AND CALL CHAPMAN FORD TO COME AND PICK IT UP. MY VEHICLE IS STILL THERE AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE OUT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. I AM VERY SHAKEN AND AM TOO SCARED TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE AND HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT A FORD FOR SAFETY REASONS, BUT THIS HAS MADE ME FEEL VERY, VERY UNSAFE. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

MY SISTER OWNED A 2007 FIRD ESCAPE. THERE WAS A TIRE ISSUE FIXED SEPT. 2008 AT MASS TIRE BROCKTON. AFTER THEY FIXED HER TIRE, WE EXPERIENCED SO LOUD, UNSTEADY ISSUE WITH THE TIRES. WE BROUGHT IT BACK AND THERE WAS VALVE WORK DONE. ON OCT. 08, 2008, MY SISTER DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER HER CAR ROLLED OVER ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES. SHE WAS ALONE. *TR

I BOUGHT A FORD ESCAPE 2007. . JUST DRIVE 11,000 MILE AND A YEAR. THE FRONT TIRE IS LEAK AND HAVE TO REPLACED. UNBELIEVABLE *TR

2007 FORD ESCAPE 4 CLY SUV. THE FRONT MOTOR HOOD LATCH HAS POPPED OPEN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I KNOW THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS AN ISSUE HOWEVER WHEN I AM PURCHASING A VEHICLE FOR $22,000. MY SEATS ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE STAIN GUARD, AND HAVE A WARRANTY SO WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE VEHICLE IT SOUNDS GREAT! I DO LOVE MY CAR BUT I HATE THE FABRIC ON MY SEATS. IT STAINS FROM WATER, RAIN, CONDENSATION OF THE BOTTOM OF A BOTTLE, CUP, CAN, OR SPORTS BOTTLE, ANY TYPE OF WATER YOU NAME IT . ITS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE AND IS GOING TO BE USED IN THE RAIN. WE DON'T EVEN EAT IN IT AND I DON'T ALLOW DRINK BESIDES WATER BUT I HAVE LEARNED THIS ALSO STAINS MY SEATS. YOU COULD POUR AN ENTIRE BOTTLE OF WATER OVER ANY MATERIAL IN MY HOME AND UNLESS ITS SILK IT WOULD NOT STAIN IT!!!!!!!! I AM GOING TO COMPLAIN TO EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL THE REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS REAR ENDED AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. SHE WAS FORCED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INJURED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,500. UPDATED 03/04/08. *LJ

2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID LOCK-OUT AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE NOT ILLUMINATED PROPERLY. CUSTOMER STATES THAT PASSENGER SWITCH IS INOPERATIVE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE NIGHT DRIVING WOULD BE ENHANCED IF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND WINDOW LOCK OUT SWITCH LOCATED ON THE DOOR WAS BETTER ILLUMINATED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WEIGHS 90 LBS. WHEN SHE SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT OF OUR 2007 FORD ESCAPE, THE AIRBAG TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, DEPENDING ON MINOR ADJUSTMENTS OF HER POSTURE. THE DEALER HAS SEEN IT AND SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, AS IT IS A FEDERALLY REGULATED SETTING. SO I GUESS WE'LL JUST NEVER KNOW IF MY DAUGHTER WILL HAVE A FUNCTIONAL AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING NORTH AND THIS PERSON WAS GOING SOUTH, CROSSED THE CENTERLINE AND SLAMMED INTO ME, PUSHING ME BETWEEN TWO TREES AND TOTALING MY VEHICLE. IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME FROM SLAMMING MY FOREHEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO NOTHING AND SEND NO ONE TO SEE WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I ENDED UP BEING BROUGHT BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE X-RAYS SHOWED MY NECK WAS SPRAINED AND I HAD A SCRAPE TO MY FOREHEAD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON INDICATOR TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO DISABLE THE AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE FUEL SYSTEM AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

BOUGHT A 2007 FORD EDGE IN MAY 2007 WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES CROSS CONTACT LX 24560R18 IN A OPTION PACKAGE WITH A 17 INCH SPARE. VERY SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE HAD CAR AT DEALER FOR VIBRATION. DEALER BALANCED ALL 4 TIRES. WENT BACK SECOND TIME FOR TIRE VIBRATION MECHANIC AND DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL TIRE OPERATION. AT 40 MPH SLIGHT VIBRATION AS SPEED IS INCREASED 70 MPH IT WAS MORE PREVALENT. IT WAS NOT A SMOOTH RIDING TIRE NEVER FELT THIS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE WE HAVE PURCHASED. FEEL THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH CONTINENTAL REPUTATION AND ONLY 300 MILES ON VEHICLE AT THAT TIME AND NOW CLOSE TO 1000 MILES NOW. NEED NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS TIRE BECAUSE OF DEALERS AND FORDS NEGLECT. DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS THE TIRES OR THE VEHICLE. WITH FORD'S PROBLEM WITH THEIR TIRES IN THE PAST AND WITH THE INJURIES AND DEATHS THAT HAD OCCURRED I THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BY NHTSA AND FORD. RODE IN ANOTHER FORD EDGE WITH THE SAME TIRES WITH THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP SAME PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION BUT NOT AS BAD AS MY PERSONAL VEHICLE. OWNER OF DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. OWNER OF DEALERSHIP MADE A CALL TO REPRESENTATIVE OF FORD FOR OUR AREA WAITING FOR A DATE TO MEET WITH HIM AND DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM AS OF TODAY. TRYING TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT MY TIRE NAME AND SIZE AND VEHICLE NAME WAS NOT ON YOUR LIST SO I JUST PICKED ONE SO I COULD SEND THIS TO YOU AGAIN MY TIRE IS CONTINENTAL CROSS CONTACT LX 24560R18 ON A 2007 FORD EDGE. THANK YOU.

SINC E PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF, AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO FORD DELERSHIP IN MARCH, 2007, BUT DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE LIFTGATE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIFTGATE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,030.