2006 Ford Escape Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT SENSOR SERVICE KIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 8/28/15*CN UPDATED 10/14/15*JS

ESCAPE WHEEL WELL RUST CAUSED STRUT TO DETATCH FROM VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD LOUD THUMPING NOISES, I CHECKED AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT IT MIGHT BE SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SHOWED ME THE EXCESSIVE WHEEL WELL RUST THAT CAUSED THE STRUT TO DETATCH FROM THE BODY. HE SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT IT MUST BE FIXED BY A BODY SHOP AS HE COULDN'T FIX IT. I GOT ESTIMATES FROM BODY SHOPS AS WELL AS FORD AND THEY ALL SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $4,000 TO $5,000 THIS IS NO OTHER RUST ON THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE EXCESSIVE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL RUST AND IS HAS ONLY 130-140K MILES ON IT. NOW I CANNOT DRIVE IT WITHOUT RISK OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE PROBLEM SO IT IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE. I HAVE PHOTOS BUT AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD THEM TO THIS SITE AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY PACK FAN KIT AND THE TRACTION AUXILIARY MODE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

MY REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED. THE STRUT MOUNT IS LOSE AND IS GOING TO FALL OFF. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY VEHICLE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MY SON AND I TO DRIVE AND RIDE IN. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

THERE IS EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER HAS BROKEN SINCE THERE IS NOTHING TO CONNECT TO CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND 2005. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY AND FORD WILL DO NOTHING STATING THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SCRAPPED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF NORMAL AND EFFECTIVE BRAKING. THE ABS AND BRAKE SERVICE LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON IN THE DASH AND IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP IT, IT BECAME NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHENEVER ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE TO THE RIGHT, CLEARLY INDICATING THAT (AT LEAST) THE FRONT BRAKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY USELESS/INEFFECTIVE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE AS IT TOOK ALL OF MY SKILL AS A MOTORIST TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND TO PROTECT MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE ALSO WITH ME. AFTER GETTING ONLINE AND READING COUNTLESS FORUMS AND ARTICLES, I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A DISTURBINGLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS TO LOSE EFFECTIVE BRAKING BY WAY OF A FAULTY HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT: A PART TO WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT COSTS AN APPROXIMATE $4,200 TO ACQUIRE. AFTER BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS, IN FACT, THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY ESCAPE. THIS VEHICLE, APART FROM THE FAULTY HCU, IS IN INCREDIBLY GOOD SHAPE AND HAS NO OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE ATROCITY THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PART. IT HAS BEEN MADE VERY CLEAR THAT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF RECALLING THIS DANGEROUS UNIT UNTIL, INEVITABLY, FATALITIES OCCUR.

WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING. HAD BEEN IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ABS, BRAKE, AND SERVICE BRAKES, INDICATORS CAME ON ALL AT ONCE. DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT I DID IN FACT NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. TURNED ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND BEGAN TO MERGE OVER INTO RIGHT HAND SHOULDER, REPEATEDLY STOMPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS APPROACHING A VERY BUSY 3-WAY INTERSECTION, OFF OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO SEE IF THIS WAS A MALFUNCTION, BUT ALL THREE INDICATORS CAME ON AGAIN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. PAID $5280.03 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO HAVE FAULTY HYDRAULIC UNIT REPAIRED, AND HCU AND HYBRID SYSTEM BLEED. HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST. VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURIES TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. ...UPDATED 04/11/17 *BF UPDATED 10/16/2017*CN

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND MY BRAKE LIGHT AND WARNING SOUND CAME ON WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE FOR A RED LIGHT. I HAD TO PUSH REALLY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

THE ALARM WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY WHILE IN PARK AND NOT RUNNING. HAS GONE OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY. DEALER REPLACED "SMART JUNCTION BOX" BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. RETURNED TO DEALER AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A LATCH PROBLEM BUT UNLESS IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SURE WHICH LATCH AND REPLACING ALL LATCHES WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN

I PURCHASED MY 06 FORD ESCAPE IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. IT HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. I TEST DROVE THE CAR AND HAD IT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AFTER PURCHASE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WASNT AN ISSUE THE DEALER " FORGOT " TO MENTION, ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I ADDED OIL BUT DID NOT GET AN OIL CHANGE BECAUSE I WASN'T DUE ONE FOR 1400 MILES. AFTER THAT THE CAR WAS FINE.... FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, IN THE MEAN TIME I WAS DILIGENT ABOUT CHECKING THE OIL AND ALSO INSPECTING BENEATH THE VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE GROUND. THERE WASN'T. THE OIL LIGHT STOPPED COMING ON BUT I CONFINED TO CHECK THE OIL DAILY. AND I'M GLAD I DID BECAUSE , THE OIL IN MY CAR CONTINUED TO DISAPPEAR. I HAVE NOW HAD THE CAR 9 MONTHS AND THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE CAR BARELY DRIVES NOW AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS INDICATING A CYLINDER IS MISFIRING. I'M GOING THEY A QT OF OIL A DAY AND DRIVING ONLY 30 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK AND BACK .I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS A CONSISTENT AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. FORD HAS LEFT ME WITH 4,000 DOLLARS LEFT OF A LOAN, NO WAY FOR MY HUSBAND AND I TO GET TO WORK OR BRING OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND WITH XMAS COMING, NOT ONE EXTRA DIME TO PUT TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE. I KNOW FORD HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THESE PROBLEMS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL? WHEN THE 06 ESCAPES ENGINE FAILS ON A BUSY HIGH WAY AND GOD FORBID PEOPLE ARE HURT ? OR WORSE? AND FORD CAN'T SAY THEY WEREN'T WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAD IT WITH THE 05 ESCAPE TOO AND STILL USED THE SAME ENGINE IN THE 06. NOW I'M PAST THE LEMON LAW TIME FRAME AND I HAVE NO OPTIONS BUT TO PAY FOR A 6500 DOLLAR LAWN ORNAMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE, YET THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 495 BELTWAY (APPROX 55MPH) IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR LOST POWER AND THE FAIL SAFE MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A NEARBY EXIT OFF THE BELTWAY WITHOUT INJURING MYSELF OR SOMEONE BEHIND ME AND CAUSING A MULTIPLE CAR COLLISION. A RED TRIANGLE ICON APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING OTHER LIGHTS AND MESSAGES SINCE THE CAR HAD NO POWER. I DID HAVE THE CAR HEATER ON DUE TO WINTER TEMPERATURES. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTED IT AND DID NOT PUT MY HEAT BACK ON SUSPECTING THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR COOLANT PUMP AS THE PROBLEM AFTER RECENTLY READING A NYT ARTICLE. THE CAR STARTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. I MADE AN APPT W MY FORD DEALER TO INSPECT THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM.I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM LAST SUMMER AND WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT MY VIN DIDN'T HAVE ANY RECALLS. I HAD THE A/C ON THAT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE RECALL FOR THROTTLES ONLY APPLIES TO FORD NON-HYBRID CARS. THERE HAS ONLY BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN TO FORD MECHANICS AND NO RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONICS MOTOR COOLANT PUMP. THIS INCIDENT SCARED ME AND I FEEL MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ESP ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" REQUEST LIGHT AND THE RED BRAKES LIGHT. I HAD "SOFT BRAKES" BUT I COULD STILL USE THE BRAKES SO I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD FERRARIO DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOW A WEEK LATER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4800.00. I THEN REPLIED TO NOT REPLACE THE ABS AS I HAVE BEEN A CAUTIOUS DRIVER FOR OVER 45 YEARS AND DRIVE DEFENSIVELY. THE SHOP TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO BLEED ALL THE TIRE'S BRAKES AS I REQUESTED THAT I "AT LEAST" HAVE HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND IT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE FLUID LEVEL. ALL WORKED PROPERLY EXCEPTING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THIS EVENING I WENT AND RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE SHOP AFTER THEY HAD REPLACED THE LEAKING HOSE ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE (ALSO HAD THEM REPLACE THE HOSE ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE). ACCORDING TO THE CONVERSATION WITH THE LEAD TECHNICIAN MY FRONT BRAKES WERE HARDLY USED (OVER 60% OF THE CARS BRAKING) AND LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE RUSTING OR CORRODED OVER WHILE THE ROTORS AND ALL THE PARTS REPLACED EXACTLY ONE YEAR PRIOR STILL LOOKED NEW. BEING CONFUSED ABOUT THIS, ASKED WHY NO ONE HAD CAUGHT THIS EARLIER. WHILE ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE SHOP (WITHOUT PROPER BRAKES AND ONLY THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE AND THE HYBRID LOW GEAR TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY WITH) I RESET ALL THE FUNCTIONS LIKE I NORMALLY DO AFTER A SERVICE SHOP VISIT. LOW AND BEHOLD THE ABS LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT THERE WERE STILL NO BRAKES WITH SMALL EXCEPTION. I AM NOW WONDERING BOTH HOW AND WHO IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT FURTHER EXCESSIVE COST (PAID OVER $480.00) THAT I'VE ALREADY INCURRED WITHOUT HAVING THE BRAKES AVAILABLE TO ME. BECAUSE I WORK CONTRACT JOBS AND TYPICALLY DRIVE TO JOBS OR JOB SITES I AM NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THE LARGER CONCERN FOR ME IS THAT THIS TYPE OF FORD SUV HYBRID VEHICLE HAS A RASH OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR

2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, IT FEL AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STALL. THERE WAS A WARNING, THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING WAS PRESENT. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AND THE OVERHEATED WARNING WAS STEADY, EVEN THOUGH HE ENGINE WAS COLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE A COOLANT LEAK FROM A CRACKED HEAD WAS DISCOVERED. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 14V526000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2006 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A SPORADIC ISSUE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WHEN THE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED, THERE WAS NO PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED, AND IN ORDER TO GET THE BRAKES TO WORK AT ALL, HE HAD TO PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER EXPERERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, THE INSIDE LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE RADIO CUT OUT. IT WAS DETERMINED THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE SPORADIC BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/24/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

ON FEB 25, 2016, MY CAR WAS HIT BY A CAR AT MY REAR PART, AND THEN I HIT A CAR AT MY FRONT. MY FRONT AIRBAG CAME OUT FROM STEERING WHEEL AND AT THE SAME TIME MY RIGHT HAND WAS BURNED BY THE HOT GAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR BAG. MY INJURY IS IN A 2IN X 2IN SIZE. MY HAND GET RECOVERED AFTER ONE MONTH LEAVING A DARK SCAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAR HAD A ACCIDENT IN 2006/2007, THE REAR PART WAS HIT AND REPAIRED, THE DEALER SHOWED ME THE CARFAX, BUT I DIDN'T KEEP A COPY. THE FRONT AIRBAG SHOULD BE THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION. I DID EMAIL THE DETAILS TO FORD, BUT THE ANSWER FROM FORD WAS THAT THIS IS NOT THE MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM, AND NO EXPLANATION AT ALL. AFTER GOOGLE SEARCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF AIR BAG LEAKING OF HOT GAS, AN EXACTLY SAME INJURY WAS REPORTED ON CHRYSLER: HTTP://ARTICLES.CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM/1999-02-25/BUSINESS/9902250383_1_AIR-BAG-HAND-BURNS-CHRYSLER-VEHICLES. *TR

ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. DOES GIVES MESSAGE "SERVICE PWR STEERING" ON DASHBOARD, BUT PROVIDES NO USEFUL FUNCTION. CAR DID NOT CRASH AT TIME OF FAILURE, BUT CONTROLLING IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT, REQUIRING HIGH PHYSICAL EFFORT TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL. THOUGH MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED 2008 MODEL FOR THIS PROBLEM, 2006 IS NOT ON THE RECALL AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PROVIDE REPAIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN SHORTLY AFTER HEARD SOMETHING RUBBING THEN VERY SHORTLY AFTER MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I STOPPED TO LOOK AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE AREA WHERE THE REAR STRUT ATTACHED TO THE BODY COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. THE CAR IS MOST LIKELY NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING I STARTED NOTICING A LOUD BANGING SOUND STARTING WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER REPAIR SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE WE HAD THEM CHECK OUT THE SOUND THAT I HEARD. THEY POINTED OUT THE RIGHT, PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. AT THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD THE REPAIR WAS NOT AN IMMEDIATE REPAIR THAT WAS NEEDED BUT WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. WE PLANNED TO WAIT UNTIL THE LOCAL ROADS WERE REPAIRED FROM THE POT HOLES DEVELOPED THROUGH WINTER. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER, ON MARCH 20, 2015 THE SOUND HAD BECOME EXTREMELY WORSE AND I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE RIGHT SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE SUSPENSION IS BARELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM THROUGH SEVERAL YEAR MODELS NOT JUST THE 2005. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE I WAS TOLD FORD WAS UNAWARE AND THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM DESPITE THE NUMEROUS LISTINGS OF PEOPLE ONLINE SAYING THEY HAVE REPORTED THE SAME KIND OF ISSUES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE AND I STARTED TO HEAR A BANGING NOISE COME FROM MY RIGHT REAR TIRE. TO LATER FIND OUT THAT IT IS MY STRUT TOWER IS RUSTED OUT. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE MATTER, IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE.I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR VEHICLE'S AND FIX THEM OR FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JS

I OWN A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID- I RECEIVED NOTICE LAST YEAR OF RECALL FOR STALLING. I ASKED DEALER IN DEC TO REPLACE. WAS TOLD PART WAS LIMITED AND AS LONG AS NO PROBLEM THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET PART.( ALSO ASKED IN JAN- NO CHANGE.. IN FEB THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING NUMEROUS TIMES. AFTER THEN HAVING THE CAR 3 DAYS. WAS TOLD THEY NO LONGER AM ABLE TO GET THE PART. TOOK IT BACK TWICE MORE AND AM NOW BEING TOLD THEY ARE NO LONGER MAKING THE PART . AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL.- IS THERE A NUMBER TO CALL AT FORD TO SEE WHY NO PART.. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2006 FORD ESCAPE FROM PASADENA AUTO PLANET IN SOUTH HOUSTON TX. ON 1/31/15. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I THOUGHT I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD BUT I DISMISSED IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER. ON ANOTHER DAY THE SAME THING. I WASN'T BEHIND ANY CAR AND I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD SO I PULLED OVER. I COULD SMELL COOLANT. MY CAR DID NOT INDICATE OVERHEATING BECAUSE IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. WHEN I LIFTED MY HOOD SMOKE GALORE CAME OUT FROM THE RADIATOR. IT WAS DARK SO I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WE DISCOVERED THE RADIATOR WAS CRUSHED FROM AN APPARENT PRIOR ACCIDENT AND THE FANS WEREN'T WORKING EITHER. I CALLED THE CAR LOT THE NEXT MORNING AND SPOKE WITH A MAN NAMED [XXX]. I TOLD HIM THE SITUATION. HE TOLD ME WHEN HE GOT TO THE CAR LOT HE WOULD PULL MY FILE AND CALL ME BACK. 3 HOURS WENT BY AND NOTHING. SO I WENT TO THE CAR LOT AND THERE HE WAS. HE DID NOT LOOK HAPPY TO SEE ME. I WENT INSIDE AND TOLD HIM AGAIN ABOUT THE DAMAGED RADIATOR. WE WALKED OUTSIDE AND HE LIFTED THE TOP OFF THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND SAID TO ME, "WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FLUID IN HERE." LIKE HE WAS TRYING TO DANCE ALL AROUND IT. I FINALLY MADE HIM GET ON HIS KNEES AND LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND HE SAID, "OH, THAT'S JUST THE CONDENSER." SO I ASKED HIM WHAT WAS HE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. HE SAID HE WOULD "TRY" TO GET APPROVAL TO FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME. I DECIDED I DON'T WANT THEM FIXING IT BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I DO NOT TRUST THEM. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT FIRE CAN RESULT FROM A CAR OVERHEATING SO HE SOLD ME A SAFETY HAZARD. MY 1ST CAR PAYMENT IS DUE THIS SATURDAY, 2/28/15. I'M NOT PAYING IT FOR I JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK. 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 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,872.

OUR FORD ESCAPE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY ON THE HIGHWAY. WE BROUGHT IT TO CYPRESS COAST FORD LINCOLN IN SEASIDE CALIFORNIA. I HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT THE RECALL, BUT UPON RESEARCHING THE SYMPTOMS ONLINE, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AND INFORMED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT CYPRESS FORD. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT RELEVANT AND THAT THE CAR NEEDED $1700 IN VERY SIMILAR REPAIRS. I PAID WITH A CREDIT CARD AND THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME; THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, LATE AT NIGHT, ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED (AT MY EXPENSE) TO MY HOME AND THEN WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY RAN THE VIN AND SAID THE RECALL WAS PRESENT AND SHOULD BE FIXED. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE TO GET A FULL REFUND AND PAYMENT FOR NEGLIGENCE FROM THE FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER/SERVICE CENTER THAT 1) DID NOT PROPERLY REPAIR MY CAR 2) IGNORED THE RECALL ON THE SPECIFIC PART OF THE CAR THAT I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT AND THE RECALL I ALERTED THEM TO 3) PLACED ME IN DANGER THROUGH THEIR NEGLIGENCE BY SEND ME BACK TO THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON PLUS THE WRENCH LIGHT. THE VEHICLE TOLD ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE WHERE OTHER ESCAPES WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMERS COUNCIL STATED THIS ONLINE- "WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES AND SENSORS FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM THE DATA OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. FOR VEHICLES PAST THIS TIME LIMIT, THE WARRANTY IS REPORTED TO BE VALID UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2015." SINCE I AM OVER THE MILEAGE I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR THE PART. *TR

2006 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT PUMP RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, WHEN SHE LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL 3 14V526000. *JB

MY ENGINE SEIZED, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS(OIL, CHECK ENGINE, TEMP) NOTHING. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. BUT THERE WAS NO ODOR OF BURNING OIL. MY CAR HAD LESS THAN90 THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED . WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

MY RIGHT WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY AND THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT IS NOW OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE. THERE IS A TERRIBLE, CONSTANT RATTLING NOISE AND A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP. *TR

THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY AROUND THE SHOCK.I CAN SEE INTO THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE CONSTANTLY AND A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL OF MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY, WHERE YOU CAN SEE INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT IS CAUSING A CONSTANT RATTLING AND A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP.CHECKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THE SHOCK HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A COMPANY TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES, SO I IMAGINE IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED, BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NOW BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES INVOLVED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT WITH 100,000 MILES. 90% HIGHWAY MILES, WELL MAINTAINED WITH DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HAVE ALL PAPER WORK. "MY BIGGEST WORRY IS THE STALLING FOR NO REASON AND AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE". JAN. 2015 I HAD A INTAKE AND VALVE OIL LEAK THAT WAS FIXED 3 TIMES, JAN, FEB AND MARCH. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MARCH, I MENTIONED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD STALLED IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER A 30 MINUTE HIGHWAY DRIVE FROM WORK. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND SAID THERE WAS NO CODE FOR A STALL. DEALER SAID FORD SENT THEM NOTICE DESCRIBING MY SAME ISSUE BUT COULDN'T CONFIRM IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. APRIL 10TH 2015 I WAS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE STALLING HAPPENED AGAIN LATE APRIL, TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN. DEALER SAID NO CODES AGAIN. TOOK STRAIGHT TO UNCLE AFTER LEAVING DEALER FOR HIM TO LOOK AT AND COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO STALL AFTER A WEEK OF HAVING IT. I'VE READ ONLINE FORUMS OF PEOPLE REPLACING TRANSMISSION MULTIPLE TIMES FOR TORQUE CONVERTER AND OTHER ISSUES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, AFTER 3 DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME 2 YEARS AGO, REPAIRS DONE TO PHYSICAL DAMAGE AND PASSENGER SEATBELT REPLACED TWICE DURING REPAIRS, PASSENGER SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS COME ON AND SEATBELT ALERT BEEPS WHILE DRIVING EVEN KNOW THE PASSENGER HAS THE SEATBELT ON. I HAVE TO PARK, SHUT DOWN, BUCKLE SEATBELT AND THEN START AGAIN AND THIS WORKED EXCEPT FOR ONE TIME I HAD TO REPEAT THIS A SECOND TIME. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO CODES FOR AIRBAGS OR SEAT BELTS. FORD HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED YET. ALSO, WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW I HAD THE UNDERBODY SPRAYED BUT THE REAR WHEEL WELLS ARE RUSTING FROM UNDERNEATH TO OUTER BODY AND RUSTING UNDER FRONT DOORS TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

***DOOR AJAR/CAR ALARM/DOME LIGHT/ ISSUES*** 5/18/15 2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD 3.0L 6 CYLINDER HAS INTERMITTENT FALSE DOOR AJAR/CAR ALARM/DOME LIGHT ISSUES ALL THREE SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY FAULTY DOOR LATCH SENSORS. THE SUSPECT PART HAS A TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT. THAT IS TO SAY WHEN YOU PARK YOUR CAR, AND GO INSIDE YOUR HOUSE, THE CAR ALARM WILL START GOING OFF IN NEIGHBORHOOD WAKING UP NEIGHBORS AND IS A HUGE ANNOYANCE TO QUIET NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE ALARM WILL FALSELY ACTIVATE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE VARIES. SOMETIMES WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WARMS UP TO ABOUT 75-80 DEGREES OUTSIDE THE CAR ALARM SOUNDS TO INDICATE A FALSELY TRIPPED ALARM. IT SOMETIMES WILL OCCUR IN WINTER WEATHER CLIMATES ALSO. TEMPERATURE CHANGES PROVOKE THE FAULTY SYMPTOMS. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FORD ESCAPE AND MANY OF THEIR MODEL VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CHEAP FLIMSY METAL ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WITHIN THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM THAT OXIDIZE AND LOSE SPRING TENSION OVER TIME CAUSING THESE FALSE ALARMS. WITH EACH FALSE ACTIVATION, CAR ALARM WILL SOUND, DOOR AJAR LIGHT ACTIVATES (CAN'T TELL WHICH DOOR IS FAULTY) DOME LIGHT TURNS ON AND WILL STAY ON UNTIL IT RUNS DOWN YOUR BATTERY IN YOUR CAR AND THEN YOUR STRANDED BECAUSE YOUR CAR WON'T START BECAUSE FAULTY DOOR ELECTRICAL SWITCH BUILT INTO DOOR LATCH MECHANISM ACTIVATED YOUR DOME LIGHT WHICH DISCHARGES YOUR BATTERY CHARGE. IF YOUR IN A COLD WEATHER ENVIRONMENT AND THE BATTERY DIES BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT IN ELECTRICAL SENSOR SWITCH, YOU CAN BECOME STRANDED BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT START YOUR CAR BECAUSE FORD REFUSES TO ADMIT THEIR IS A PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL. [XXX] - SPRINGFIELD, IL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 12/23/14, VEHICLE CUT OUT AFTER BACKING OUT OF PARKING TO ENTER MOVING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY. THE SECOND TIME IT CUT OUT,12/24/14, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROADWAY. THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED, SOUNDED LIKE A WINDED HORSE, RUNNING ON THREE LEGS. MY CAR WAS ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED, INCLUDING OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FLUSHES EVERY YEAR, FUEL INJECTION CLEANING EVERY OTHER YEAR. WITH THE DOUBLE TIMING CHAIN, I WAS ASSURED AT PURCHASE, THAT THEY RARELY BREAK. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS. THEN, I AM TOLD IT IS A PCM FAILURE CAUSED BY SPARK PLUGS , COILS, THAT WERE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE PCM, OR WHERE THE RESISTOR WAS INEFFECTIVE TO COMBAT THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COILS/ SPARK PLUGS, AND THEREFORE CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO SHUT DOWN THREE CYLINDERS OF MY ENGINE. APPARENTLY THERE WERE TSB BULLETINS TO DEALERSHIPS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALLS, BECAUSE FORD DETERMINED THAT THE PCM FAILURE WOULD PROBABLY OCCUR POST-WARRANTY. HOWEVER, CAR OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I WAS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND AM FACED WITH A $2500 BILL, THAT I DO NOT DESERVE, BECAUSE IT IS IN NO WAY LINKED TO MY OWN NEGLIGENCE OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE! TO ME, IT IS A FORM OF BUILT-IN OBSOLESCENCE, THAT MIGHT BE OK WITH SMALL-COST ITEMS LIKE WATCHES, BUT SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED WITH HIGH-COST ITEMS, SUCH AS CARS! *JS

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. DJR

ON MY HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH IN OUR 2006 FORD ESCAPE 4 CYL SUV. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POP AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. FREAKED OUT I PULLED OFF IN A DRIVEWAY. WE POURED SODA POP FROM 2 LITRES ON THE FIRE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAME. THE MESH PIPE BEFORE THE LAST CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS GLOWING RED. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALL YEARS OF FORD ESCAPE. IT IS IN MY OPINION THE REAR CONVERTER STOPPED UP CAUSING THIS DAMAGE TO OUR ONCE LOVELY RIDE.NOW I AM NOT EVEN SURE IF IT WILL RUN. THE HEAT FROM THINGS LIKE THIS CAUSES MAJOR STRESS ON INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS AS THE EXHAUST HAS NO WHERE TO GO. THEN WHEN THE ENGINE EXPLODES AS IT SHOULD FIRE STARTS. WE ARE NOW OUT OF A RIDE UNTIL WE CAN PAY AN EXTREME AMOUNT FOR THIS DEFECTIVE SUV. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW, 2 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. HYBRID VEHICLE HAS RECALL PROBLEMS WHICH MAKES VEHICLE STOP RUNNING. HAD IT FIXED, PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS FIXED. SOMETHING TO DO WITH BATTERY. THEN ON FRIDAY, DEC. 12, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. I COULDN'T PULL OVER, IT WON'T RESTART EVEN AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS. I WAITED 5 TO 25 MINUTES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. FINALLY HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO CLOSEST FORD DEALER. I THOUGHT DEALER COULD FIX PROBLEM AFTER HAVING IT ALL DAY BUT WHEN I LEFT AND HEADED ON HIGHWAY, MY HYBRID VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE PTSD FROM THIS CAR, I NEVER WANT TO GET IN IT. I DON'T TRUST IT AND AFTER 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS, ALL OF MY OWN MONEY TO PAY, CAR STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. I PAID A PREMIUM TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS WORTHLESS. NOW I AM RECEIVING MORE RECALL NOTICES ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IF IT STALLS AGAIN I MIGHT BE IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT AS IT STOPS SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. *TR

MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW AND STUTTER. WHEN SHE GOT TO WORK SHE WASN'T ABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE CUTTING OFF. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE ALMOST SHUT DOWN BUT ACCORDING TO HER SLOWED WAY DOWN. AFTER WORK SHE HAD TO CRUISE THROUGH ALL THE STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS FOR FEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. SHE MADE IT HOME AND THAT WAS IT. I COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO GO FROM NO GEAR TO AND GEAR WITHOUT SHUTTING ITSELF OFF. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SHIFT SENSOR. WE ENDED UP CALLING THE FORD HOUSE (ARROW FORD, ABILENE, TX.). THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE AND I GOT A CALL LATER SAYING IT WAS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. IT WAS GOING TO BE $2,400.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, (A DESIGN FLAW IF YOU WILL). WE TAKE CARE OF THE VEHICLES AND DON'T ABUSE OUR VEHICLES. *TR

THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT FAILED DUE TO RUST. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPES BUILT IN THE YEARS 2005 AND 2006. IT SEEMS THIS FAILURE IS A DESIGN FLAW. FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONG OPERABLE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE WENT OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. UPON ON HAVING A MECHANIC TEAR IT APART, IT WAS FOUND THAT A BEARING AND THE CLUTCH WENT OUT IN IT. THE SAME MECHANIC, BEFORE WORKING ON MY TRANSMISSION, DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL KNOW WING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SHIFT KIT THAT WAS NOT THERE. I ALSO LEARNED THAT NO FORD TRAINED TECHNICIANS WOULD WORK ON MY ESCAPE. *TR

ON COLD MORNING, CAR STARTED DROVE DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 5 MILES AND THE CAR JUST DIED, SAYING "BRAKE SAFELY NOW." SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY ON COLD DAYS WHEN HEATER IS ON. IT WILL NOT START AGAIN FOR 30 MINUTES. IT WILL START, BUT WILL CONTINUOUSLY DIE. WE HAD CALLED FORD IN MIDDLESBORO, KY AND SPOKEN WITH FRANK WHO SAID OUR VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS. I THEN FOUND OUT IT HAD A RECALL. I TOOK IT IN OVER THE WEEKEND AND HE THEN CLAIMED ON MONDAY THAT THE RECALL ITEM HAD BEEN FIXED. HOWEVER, WHEN I CHECKED THE WEBSITE, IT CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. WE HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED, BATTERY REPLACED AND IT CHECKED BY FORD OF MORRISTOWN, TN. THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT. WE HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE'S SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WHO SAID IT WAS EITHER THE "ELECTRIC MOTOR WATER PUMP" OR COOLANT PUMP. *TR

MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING DOWN WHEN TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS VERY COLD. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, THE YELLOW ABS AND THE RED BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LAMPS LIT UP, AND THE ALARM SOUNDED. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AS THE PEDAL BECAME STIFF. BRAKES WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. THIS LUCKILY HAPPENED IN THE EVENING, OR ELSE I COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIAN. THE CAR JERKED AS I PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND I HURT MY NECK. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AT HOME AND FOUND THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT MANY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN ADDRESSED AS A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT. PLEASE SEE THIS EXPERIENCE HERE & READ THE COMMENTS FROM OTHERS: HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/FORUMS/F26/BRAKES-BROKE-BANK-24731/. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, TSB 05-8-5 RELEASED BY FORD THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE, AND IT HAS STILL NOT BECOME A RECALL. I DESPERATELY NEED TO USE THIS VEHICLE, I BOUGHT IT AS A SAFE & GREEN HYBRID SUV THAT WOULD BE PRACTICAL, EVEN BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK FOR RECALLS, AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT THIS PURCHASE MAY BE A THREAT TO MY LIFE, AND I AM NOW FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD REPAIRS AFTER THIS LARGE CAR EXPENSE. THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH ESCAPE HYBRIDS OF MANY DIFFERENT YEARS, PLEASE SEE THIS MAN'S YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YFWZPZN2YG8 MORE SITES TO REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/ESCAPEHYBRID/BRAKE-MASTER-CYLINDER-PROBLEMS.PHP HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/5850/FORD/ESCAPE-HYBRID/FORD-ESCAPE-HYBRID-BRAKE-PROBLEMS. *TR

VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL CONSTANTLY LOCKS WHEN DRIVING NO MATTER THE CLIMATE. *TR