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2005 Ford Escape 4-DR.

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Recalls
1561
Complaints

Safety Ratings.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.

Frontal Crash
Side Crash
Rollover
Overall Front Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Front Driver Side
Front Passenger Side
Overall Side Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Rollover Star Rating

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Rollover Risk: 20.9%

Complaints
Recalls

1561 Complaints

for 2005 FORD ESCAPE
12/07/2021
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 11/06/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

When going to pull out of the gas station with my 2 youngest children my Ford Escape would not go into any gear or reverse. Never gave a warning sign sound or anything just would not go into gear. Below is the recall information and what the part is and what the problem is and can cause. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) Recall for 2005 Ford Escape Recall Announced SEPTEMBER 29 2015 NHTSA Reference #15V606000 If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT Recall for 2005 Ford Escape Recall Announced SEPTEMBER 29 2015 NHTSA Reference #15V606000

11/30/2021
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 11/30/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H85K******
Summary

Brake Hydraulic Control Unit failed loss of braking.

09/30/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/09/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the overdrive warning light was illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the road. The contact stated she depressed the overdrive button. The vehicle was towed to independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be repaired. The vehicle was towed to her son's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V606000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 198,684. The VIN was not available.

09/17/2021
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/26/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1fmyu96h25k******
Summary

Abs and master cylinder causing an unsafe braking condition hard brake pedal making it very difficult to stop the car. I replaced the entire brake system including the master cylinder assembly with pedal travel sensor attached. As recommended by Ford dealership. Then I was told that the brake system system had to be bled 2 times. Well after doing this 3 times and replacing the calipers and pads and rotors again. The same situation exists. Now I am told that this car has a different problem and a bulletin was issued by Ford stating that this is a problem with Ford Escape hybrid has to be reprogrammed to allow the master cylinder assembly to link up with the computer to rectify the issue. My car has 42000 miles on the vehicle and I is very dangerous to drive because of the unreliable braking action. Ford does not acknowledge the problem. But there are many people who have had this same issue. What can I do ? Please help me.

08/30/2021
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/26/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H25K******
Summary

I was driving at ~35MPH and suddenly hear a loud clanking sound from the rear right tire. The car has minimal rust however the rear right tire well has extensive internal weakness that caused the shock to disconnect from the frame. This happened completely unexpectedly and could lead to accidents and death. It seems this problem has been reported by hundreds of other drivers of similar makes and models.

08/30/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/30/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H25K******
Summary

The power steering will repeatedly and unexpectedly go out when driving often when hitting a slight bump or making a turn. This never leads to a code triggered but absolutely could lead to injury or death and has been reported in so many Hybrid Ford Escapes.

07/14/2021
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1fmcu95h15k******
Summary

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, there was an unknown warning light with a red triangle displayed. The contact turned off the vehicle and waited for approximately 15-30 minutes before the vehicle would restart and function correctly. The contact replaced the battery however, the failure persisted. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the shift lever would disengage and that the hybrid battery needed to be replaced or the vehicle would no longer be operable. The failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.

05/13/2021
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/15/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OFF, WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED AFTER WAITING FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,586.

05/11/2021
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/11/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

RUST THROUGH ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK TOWER. CAR ONLY HAS 100,089 MILES. HAS BEEN KEPT CLEAN AND WAS BOUGHT FROM CARMAX IN2013 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ALL REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY PROFESSIONALS SINCE BOUGHT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. (IN ADDITION TO THE DOOR OPEN/ALARM PROBLEM OTHERS AND I EXPERIENCE) THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS IT INVOLVES THE REAR SHOCK POSSIBLY DISLODGING AND REAR END COLLAPSING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE FORD FIX THIS PROBLEM! MANY OWNERS BOUGHT THESE VEHICLES USED AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THESE( IF THEY CAN BE FIXED AT ALL) MUCH LESS BUY A NEW VEHICLE.

04/13/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/11/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z95K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. CAR JUST STOPPED ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED8/31/2011. I SEE A RECALL FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILURES BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND SUCH A RECALL.

03/23/2021
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

WHEEL WELL ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE AS REPORTED MANY TIME COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT UNDRIVABLE ONLY 100000 MILES

03/08/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UPSHIFT HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER YOUNG FORD OGDEN (3450 WALL AVE, OGDEN, UT 84401, (801) 629-5500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V606000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

01/12/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/03/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE V6 STALLS OUT SKIPS SPUTTERS AND MY TRUCK JERKS REALLY BAD THEN ANTI THEFT SYMBOL ON DASHBOARD COMES ON AND TRUCK SWITCHES OFF AND BACK ON IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD .VERY DANGEROUS.ALSO MAKING A THUMPING NOISE FROM IN THE AIR INTAKE.GAS PEDAL CABLE WIRE BROKE .SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.I BELIEVE THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS.PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO THE FORD COMPANY CAN FIX WHATEVER IT IS THAT MAY BE UNDER RECALL. THANKS!

11/11/2020
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/12/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 ESCAPE I BOUGHT FOR MY 19YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THE CAR KEEPS STALLING OUT PUTTING HER AT RISK DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK. WE CHANGED THE GAS FILTER AND MAKE SURE THE FLUIDS ARE CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE HELPED. THE CAR KEEPS STALLING OUT. SHE WILL BE DRIVING AND IT JUST CUTS OFF. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ROAD SHE'S ON, CITY OR HIGHWAY IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING REPEATEDLY.

10/15/2020
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93115K******
Summary

MY FORD ESCAPE HAS HANDLED POORLY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS; A FEW DAYS AGO MY DAUGHTER (FOLLOWING ME IN HER OWN CAR) TOLD ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE LOOKED CROOKED. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC THIS MORNING WHO TOLD (AND SHOWED) ME THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HE SEEMED SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

09/17/2020
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/16/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93185K******
Summary

FRONT SUBFRAME FAILED WHILE DRIVING - SLOW VEHICLE SPEED. THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE SUBFRAME, BUT THE FAILED SUBFRAME ALLOWS THE CONTROL ARM TO SWING DRAGGING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE.

09/02/2020
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/02/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04195K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, I HIT A POTHOLE AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE SHOCK TOWER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME.

08/25/2020
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/25/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04195K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HOUSING OF WHICH THE TOP PORTION OF THE SHOCK CONNECT TO IS RUSTED OUT WHICH MEANS THE TOP PART OF THE SHOCK IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE BODY.

08/24/2020
Components: AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 05/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

MY ESCAPE KEEPS MAKING A HORRIBLE RUBBING/HUMMING SOUND WHEN TURNING RIGHT ONLY, MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AND MY ALARM IS CONSTANTLY GOING OFF, AND FINALLY MY FRAME ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE IS RUSTING AND LITERALLY CRUMBLING APART. MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF THIS YEAR FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP.

07/23/2020
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/17/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT FOUND NO DEFECTS UPON INVESTIGATION. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED TOM MASANO FORD LINCOLN (1600 LANCASTER AVE, READING, PA 19607) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL HIM BACK. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED HIS FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

07/19/2020
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/14/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

MY CAR HAS ABOUT 140 000 MILES ON IT. I PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT TO KEEP IT RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT REAR RIGHT SHOCK COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM VEHICLES BODY AND IT WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. I WOULD NEVER EXPECT FORD VEHICLE TO FALL APART LIKE THIS. NOW MY CAR IS JUNK WORTH 200 DOLLARS TO TOW AWAY. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED.I WILL NEVER BUY FORD AND I AM TELLING EVERYBODY WHAT HAPENNED. CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD BANGING NOISE IN REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL UPON WHICH I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY.HE TELLS ME CAR IS NOT WORTH FIXING.

06/30/2020
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/10/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

RUST AND CORROSION ON THE WHEEL WELL CAUSED THE SHOCK MOUNT TO COME APART. NOW IT IS LOOSE AND VERY DANGEROUS. FORD MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRIBLE DESIGN.

04/28/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/22/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. PURCHASED WITH A CAR LOAN IN 2012. @ 40,000 MILES.$$ KEPT ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE UP. $$REPLACED BATTERY & HAD $$ALL BRAKES DONE FRONT & BACK IN 2014. $$PAID OFF LOAN IN 2015, & 2016 ROLLED OVER TO 95,000 MILES.. $$HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR & BATTERY & $$REDO THE BRAKES IN 2016. $$IN 2018 HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AGAIN..(NOTE: DURING ALL THESE YEARS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY COMING ON & SHOWING 'CHECK EMISSIONS SYSTEM'.. BRINGING UP ALL SORTS OF FUEL & EMISSIONS CODES. $$REPLACED 4 DIFFERENT FUEL RELATED PARTS AS WELL). IN 2019 ALL BRAKES FAILED! & HAD A NEAR CRASH! $$HAVING TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THEN IN APRIL 2019 DRIVING AN ALASKA MOUNTAIN PASS IN A SPRING WINTER STORM! MAJOR BREAKDOWN!! LOST ALL POWER WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING OR BRAKING.. PANEL WAS LIGHTING UP ON & OFF LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE! ENGINE CHUGGING & SPUTTERING LIKE GETTING NO FUEL BUT ALSO NOT GETTING THE POWER TO KEEP RUNNING.. $$LEFT STRANDED 500 MILES FROM HOME. $$HAD TO GET TOWED BACK HOME! TO HAVE A PCM BURN UP! $$NEW/REMANUFACTURED PCM, $$NEW ALTERNATOR, $$NEW BATTERY, $$NEW COILS!! STILL DID NOT RUN RIGHT! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMING ON ONLY SHOWING CHECK EMISSIONS SYSTEM, BUT ALL PARTS REPLACED! ENGINE SPUTTERING BUT NO CODE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE TO GIVE RIGHT CORRECT PROBLEM OR HOW TO FIX!$$$!! 6 MONTHS LATER, REPLACING ALTERNATOR YET AGAIN!! $$4 ALTERNATORS ONE IN 3 YEARS!! $$3 COILS REPLACED. & ENGINE IS STILL NOT RUNNING RIGHT!! SEEMS ONCE THIS PCM GOES OUT.. IT'S ALL OVER FOR THIS VEHICLE!! NOTHING IS KEEPING IT GOING ANYMORE, $$JUST A MONEYPIT OF ENDLESS FIXING & BREAKING DOWN ON THE ROAD! NOT TO MENTION HOW IT STALLS OUT IN MID DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS! LEAVING YOU WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKES OR POWER TO STOP! AND THEN CRASH!?! I'M FEELING LEFT IN THE DUST BY FORD COMPANY WITH NO COMPENSATION ON OVER $20,000 SPENT ON A FORD ESCAPE THAT CAN'T RUN!

01/22/2020
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CASE FRAME CROSS-MEMBER RUSTED OUT SEVERELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE WAS RELATED TO MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 10013366 (STEERING), HOWEVER, THE 2005 FORD ESCAPES WERE NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

01/20/2020
Components: STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/18/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H35K******
Summary

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES.

01/14/2020
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/12/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 15MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET HELP AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 16 HOURS, I WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE THREE WHEEL BEARINGS HAD SNAPPED. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THE RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND BEARINGS. I ENTERED MY VIN NUMBER AND IT DIDN'T SAY WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE FIXED. I TAKE PRIDE IN MY VEHICLES AND KEEP THE MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE, THEREFORE I CAN SAY THEY THIS HAPPENED DUE TO FAULTY PARTS AND FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE IT FIXED.

01/12/2020
Components: SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 10/18/1999
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE FRAME FENDER WELL GAS TANK STRAP SHOCK MOUNT HAVE ALL RUSTED OUT . THE SHOCK MOUNT HAS ALMOST COME INSIDE THE CAR INSULATION IS HANGING OUT AND THE WIRE HARNESS IS STARTING TO HANG OUT NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 114023 MILES

12/27/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/27/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SERVICE. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE AND CROSSMEMBER WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT CALLED HELLER FORD (700 W MAIN ST, EL PASO, IL 61738, (309) 527-6050) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 195,772. *LN MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *DL

12/23/2019
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/19/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

VEHICLE IS SHUTTING DOWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (STOP SAFELY NOW) MESSAGE....WILL RUN AND THEN SHUT DOWN- DANGEROUS. SAW RECALLS 14V-526 NHTSA & 14S19 MANUFACTURER. I CALLED FORD AND NO RECALL NOTED FOR THIS COOLANT DRIVE PUMP EXCHANGE.

12/13/2019
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 12/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT AND CORRODED CAUSING THE SUBFRAME TO BREAK, RESULTING IN A VERY UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS VEHICLE.

11/12/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/18/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED CORROSION ALL AROUND THE FRAME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 169,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

10/19/2019
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/08/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93115K******
Summary

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND AFTER PURCHASING IT AND HAVING IT REGISTERED ON MY WAY HOME I GOT TO SOME ROADWAY WITH A LOT OF POT HOLES AND WHEN I HIT ONE I HEARD THIS GOD AWFUL NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE REAR SHOCK TOWER WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK JUST SWAYING AROUND UNATTACHED AT THE TOP. AFTER GETTING HOME AND RESEARCHING IT I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ESCAPE.

10/01/2019
Components: SUSPENSION,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK TOWER HOUSING WAS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THROUGH THE SUBFRAME. DURING THE FAILURE, THE BRAKE LINE AND REAR BRAKE LIGHT WIRE WERE SEVERED, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *JS

09/23/2019
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/21/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93175K******
Summary

AS I WAS DRIVING THERE WAS A REALLY LOUD CLUNKING ON THE REAR. I FIGURED IT WAS POTENTIALLY A BROKEN SHOCK. IN THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL WHERE THE SHOCK BOLTS TO THE FRAME WAS COPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WHEN I WAS HITTING BUMPS IT WASNT EVEN ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THERE WAS NO WAY OF REPAIR. I AM SO GREATFUL I WAS SAFE. AND DIDNT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. ONE WRONG BUMP. AND THE WHOLE SHOCK WOULDVE WENT THROUGH THE TRUNK AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

09/21/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/17/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

THE BODY OF THE CAR IS GENERALLY SOLID. I NOTICED A HARD CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AND FIGURED IT WAS BAD SHOCKS. WHEN I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A VERY LARGE RUST HOLE SURROUNDING THE SHOCK TOWER WHERE IT MEETS THE WHEEL WELL. THE RUST WAS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SHOCK. EVENTUALLY, IF I HIT A BAD BUMP, THE SHOCK WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL AND GO UP INTO THE TRUNK, ESSENTIALLY LEAVING THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THIS FAILURE SEEMS TO BE REPORTED COMMONLY FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR (2005) ESCAPES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WITH IT BEING SO CLOSE TO THE CRUCIAL SHOCK TOWER, AND IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE IF EVEN POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SEVERITY TO REPAIR. THIS ABSOLUTELY SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING FORD SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS MASSIVE FLAW AND OFFER CUSTOMERS SOME KIND OF SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.

09/20/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/08/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

BACK WINDOW LATCHES METAL ON THE HINGES OF WINDOW COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT, EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE WINDOW SLIDING OUT, I CANNOT OPEN THE WINDOW BECAUSE IT WILL FALL RIGHT OUT. I KNOW OTHER YEARS OF THE SAME MAKE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE.

09/20/2019
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/08/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL HAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY, SO THE BODY OF THE CAR IS SLAMMED AGAINST THE SUSPENSION BARS, OBVIOUSLY CAUSING DAMAGE AS WELL AS AN UNBEARABLE CRASHING BANG ANY AND EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP. I AM UNSURE IF MY WHEEL IS GOING TO COME OFF OR HOW LONG BEFORE MY FRAME WILL BE BENT. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR AND IT IS ALWAYS THE BACK WHEEL WELL.

09/18/2019
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/16/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93145D******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING HER 2005 FORD ECAPE AFTER COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY DAUGHTER FOUND STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, WITH VEHICLE PULLING EXTREMELY TO THE RIGHT THEN SWERVING INTO THE OTHER LANE TO THE LEFT UPON TRYING TO CORRECT FOR THE PULL. SHE PULLED THE CAR OVER AND FOUND THAT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AHEAD THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS POINTING OUTWARD TOWARD THE CURB WITH THE TOP OF THE WHEEL TILTED INWARD TOWARDS THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED HOME. VISUAL INSPECTION BY AN EXPERIENCED MECHANIC FOUND THAT EXTREME CORROSION OF THE SUBFRAME AT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRONT MOUNTING POINT HAD CAUSED THE SUBFRAME TO SEPERATE AND ALLOW THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO BEND OUTWARDS AND CAUSE EXTREME MISALIGNMENT.

09/13/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

I BOUGHT THIS FORD ESCAPE FOR MY DAUGHTER WITH ONLY AT 116,000 MILES ON IT HAD IT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS SINCE LIKE THE INNER FENDER WELL AND FRAME FELL APART ON THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT.

09/11/2019
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 08/24/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

CRACK SUB FRAME ON RIGHT FRONT! EXTREME DETERIORATION ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT AND BECAME UNSAFE TO DRIVE! RECALLS ON 2001-2004 FOR SAME PROBLEM WHY NOT 2005? EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION! DEFINITELY GO IMPORT IF THIS IS WHAT FORDS QUALITY AND SUPPORT HAS BECOME!

08/19/2019
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/12/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96HX5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO LITHIA FORD LINCOLN OF ROSEBURG (1650 NE STEPHENS ST, ROSEBURG, OR 97470, (541) 537-4643) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT TWO HYBRID FANS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CLAIMED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, UPON INVESTIGATION, NO RECALLS COULD BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WERE CURRENTLY ORDERING THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

08/18/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

WHEN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE TO STOP FOR A CAR AHEAD OF YOU, STOPPING AT STOP SIGN, OR SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STOP LEAVING DRIVER IN A SERIOUS AND COMPROMISING POSITION, VEHICLE HAS TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL OR PARK TO RESTART AND OCCUPANT MUST SHIFT INTO DRIVE QUICKLY AND ACCELERATE QUICKLY SO ENGINE WILL NOT KILL, ONCE THE VEHICLE WARMS UP IT WILL KILL RIGHT AWAY, I'M AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND BE IN AN INTERSECTION AND HIT OR HIT FROM BEHIND, VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS ARE EXACTLY THE LEVEL THEY SHOULD BE AT

08/15/2019
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/12/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE SHOCK MOUNT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE SHOCK MOUNT FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

08/14/2019
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/30/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO CHECK FOR A FLAT TIRE, BUT THE TIRES WERE FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTS ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,319.

08/13/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/27/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03Z95K******
Summary

2005 ESCAPE, UNDER 100,000 MILES COMPLETELY RUSTING OUT ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO THE POINT OF A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOW UN-DRIVABLE. DISCONNECTION OF PIECES AND PARTS WHERE THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THEM TOGETHER IS WITH A HANGER. WAS TOLD THE HANGER WORKED BETTER THAN ANYTHING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD DO. RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, HUGE HOLE NOW WHERE YOU CAN SEE COMPLETELY INTO CAR. SHOCKS BANG AND RUB AGAINST THE WHEEL COVER IN THE CAR. JACK COULD NOT EVEN STAY ATTACHED DUE TO THE RUST. DUE TO THIS ISSUE, BRAKES FAILED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. TO KNOW FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM (RECALL OF 2002-2004 FOR SAME ISSUE) AND MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR AT COLLEGE AND TWO HOURS BACK AND FORTH SICKENS ME. WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME TO THESE CASES BY FORD REPAIR SHOP. ALSO TOLD IT WASN'T WORTH FIXING. THE SAFETY OF ALL DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS AT A MAJOR RISK.

08/12/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/25/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ALARM SOUNDED AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB. WHEN THE CONTACT MANUALLY INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE DOOR AND TURNED IT TO THE LEFT, THE ALARM WOULD TURN OFF. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE ALARM WOULD SOUND. IN ADDITION, THE ALARM WOULD SOUND A HALF HOUR TO 45 MINUTES AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

08/11/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/09/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H25K******
Summary

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. DRIVEN HOME AT 40 MPH AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A BEEP. THERE WERE THEN NO BRAKES AT ALL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COAST TO A STOP. TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT HAD BRAKES. ON THIS LAST INCIDENT, THE SAME THING IN THE SAME ORDER HAPPENED. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS INTERMITTENT THUS MAKING IT HARD TO DIAGNOSE.

08/07/2019
Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU041X5K******
Summary

CROSS OVER ON PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED IN HALF,THE EXACT SAME THING THAT WASTE CALLED ON THE 2001-2004,MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH TWO OF MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH HER WHEN IT BROKE,THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS SITUATION,I FEEL FORD SHOULD FIX MY VEHICLE,IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN2004,I WILL TAKE IT TO COURT IF NECESSARY, INNOCENT PEOPLE COULD GET KILLED,IT IS THE EXACT SAME RECALL AS THE YEAR BEFORE AND WAS MANUFACTURED IN THAT YEAR OF THE RECALL MY ESCAPE HAS NO OTHER RUST ON IT ANYWHERE,I HAVE PICS TO PROVE IT,MY WIFE WAS JUST GETTING READY TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY FROM A CITY STREET

07/15/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/15/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

SUBFRAME ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ROTTED/ RUSTED, BROKE SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER

07/14/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/13/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H35K******
Summary

OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE OF 'STOP SAFELY NOW' ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THESE ISSUES DIDN'T START UNTIL THE MEC PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. AFTER THAT MY 2005 ESCAPE HYBRID WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING OR NOT START OR CUT OUT THE HYBRID POWER AND RUN ON ENGINE ONLY. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN ALL OTHER SERVICE DONE THREE TIMES FOR THESE ISSUES. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME ANYTHING, STATING ONLY THAT THERE ARE NO CODES, SO NO IDEA WHERE TO LOOK. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE COMPUTER CAN KNOW TO TELL ME TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR, YET NOT RECORD A DTC. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE FIRST WARM DAY OF THE SUMMER - DROVE ACROSS TOWN, PARKED IT, CAME BACK 20 MINUTES LATER AND IT WOULDN'T START, SHOWING 'STOP SAFELY NOW'. I LEFT IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND I DROVE IT HOME. I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT SCANXL AND USED MY LAPTOP TO SCAN THE CAR. I FOUND P1A10, P1A14, P0A0A, AND P0A95. IF I CAN BUY SOME CONSUMER PROGRAM AND FIND THIS INFO, WAY IS FORD TELLING THERE ARE NO CODES? FORD ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY FANS TWO YEARS AGO, STATING THEY WERE COVERED UNDER SOME RECALL OR WARRANTY. SEARCHING THE INTERNET GETS ME 100'S OF COMMENTS ON THIS STOP SAFELY ISSUE WITH DOZENS OF POSSIBLE CAUSES DEPENDING ON THE YEAR AND MODEL. MY SCAN TOOL SHOWS A BATTERY VOLTAGE OF 665 VOLTS, THOUGH IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A 300 VOLT BATTERY. THE HYBRID EVAPORATOR TEMP CAN RANGE BETWEEN 220 AND 310 DEGREES F WHEN IT'S RUNNING OK. THAT CAN'T BE NORMAL. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON AND CAN'T GET ANY HELP FROM THE FORD DEALER.

07/13/2019
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/13/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94185K******
Summary

07/13/2019. I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE , MANUFACTURING DATE 04/04 . TODAY I WAS DRIVING HOME I NOTICED A VERY LOUD WHISTLING NOISE , DIFFICULTY STEERING AND ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN. LUCKILY MADE IT TO MY DRIVEWAY AND MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE LEANING INWARD SO HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO FIND MY SUBFRAME IS ALL BUT RUSTED INTO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I KNOW THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR ESCAPES 2001-2004 OBVIOUSLY FORD DID NOT GET THIS SITUATION FIXED FOR THEIR 2005 MODELS. FORD I WANT MY SUV FIXED!!. YOU KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS YEARS NOW DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND FIX IT.

07/07/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/04/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

FRONT SUB FRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED THREW AND WENT INTO DITCH BECAUSE WAS NOT ABLE STEER

06/25/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/13/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE FENDER WELLS AND ON THE AREA AROUND WHERE YOU PUT GAS IN IT FALLING COMPLETELY APART AT A VERY RAPID SPEED, THE FENDER ON THE AREA OF THE GAS CAP IS FALLING APART LOST PART OF THE THIS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK

06/05/2019
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/10/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING TO A STOP LIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND MY FRONT K-FRAME FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AT THE LOWER A-FRAME.

05/31/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 05/27/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JERRY'S FORD ALEXANDRIA (6510 LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22312, (703) 256-5000), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

05/24/2019
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU941X5K******
Summary

RUSTED REAR SHOCK MOUNT, BAD SUSPENSION CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING.

04/17/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/17/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RUSTED SUBFRAME. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS ALSO RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. *JS

04/17/2019
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/12/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z85D******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND ONE OF THE TIRES BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. MIKE CASTRUCCI FORD LINCOLN OF ALEXANDRIA (7400 ALEXANDRIA PIKE, ALEXANDRIA, KY 41001, (859) 448-9400) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

04/15/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 01/06/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

FORD RECALL

04/09/2019
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/08/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TAKATA RECALL THE 01 THRU 04 WERE RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM THE FRONT SUBFRAME RUSTED IN TO CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO WONDER ALL OVER IF DROVE ANY MORE WOULD HAVE CAUSE A SERIOUS WRECK I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THAT IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT WHEEL WAS COMING OFF LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A COUPLE MILES FROM HOME THE DAY BEFORE I TOOK MY GRANDSON TO CHARLESTON WV TO MEET HIS MOM IF IT WOULD HAVE BROKEN ON I 77 AT 70 PLUS MILES AN HR COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC IT BEING THE SAME ISSUE WITH EARLY MODELS AND FORD SENT A BAR TO TRY N FIX IT A JOKE JUST LEARN THIS ON INTERNET

03/29/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/29/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H35K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE "STOP SAFELY" WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. MANTECA FORD (555 N MAIN ST, MANTECA, CA 95336, (209) 239-3561) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED IN ORDER TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

03/27/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 03/24/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING MESSAGE ON DASH SAYS TO STOP SAFELY NOW CAR WILL START UP AGAIN AFTER WAITING A WHILE. CAR STOPPED WHILE ON FREEWAY BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER.

03/21/2019
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/10/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

BEGAN HEARING TERRIBLE NOISE FROM REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL AND FRAME WERE RUSTED OUT. AFTER REPLACING THE WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK MOUNT TOWER, STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS DUE TO FRAME BEING RUSTED OUT. NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS AND IT IS HEADED TO THE SCRAP YARD.

03/05/2019
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/28/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF MY FORD POSSIBLY HAD A RECALL WITH THE ISSUE I AM HAVING AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING. MY REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL ALSO HAS RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE SHOCK TO COME LOOSE AND IT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND WHILE DRIVING IS MOVING AROUND IN WHAT SOUNDS LIKE MY TRUNK. I HONESTLY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL THESE SAME ISSUES I AM READING THIS IS NOT A RECALL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

03/04/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 02/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

THERE WERE A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS STATIONARY/ IN PARK AND IT SAID THAT MY CAR WAS IN REVERSE. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE SOMETIMES IT WOULD GO INTO DRIVE. THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE I WAS IN PARK AND MY CAR RANDOMLY WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO PARK ON ITS OWN. LASTLY, WHEN I TRY TO REVERSE IT WOULD NOT REVERSE AND STAY IN NEUTRAL.

02/19/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94125K******
Summary

THIS 2005 FORD ESCAPE(AND OTHERS ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET) COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH AND IT JUST SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND 2 CARS NARROWLY MISSED ME. IT JUST COMPLETELY KILLED W/O ANY NOTICE WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE I, OR SOMEONE ELSE,COULD'VE EASILY HAVE BEEN HURT.

02/05/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/05/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHIICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER A FEW MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CABLE CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

01/29/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/26/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H75K******
Summary

WHILE COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AS THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL PASS THE STOP SIGN. FLOORING THE BRAKES CAUSED THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN SLOWLY. I ENDED UP PULLING OVER IMMEDIATELY, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. I SAW NO CLEAR INDICATION OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG. WHEN I TURNED BACK ON THE VEHICLE EVERYTHING WAS FINE, UNTIL THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FEW CAR SHOPS BUT NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CAR WAS EVEN TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE BY THE MECHANIC BUT PERFORMED WITH NO PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE SHOPS RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER OR THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WOULD NEVER OCCUR AGAIN. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE PAYING SO MUCH FOR A NON GUARANTEED JOB SO UNFORTUNATELY I AM STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES CONTINUES TO STOP WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES.

01/23/2019
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/22/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z46K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND STALLED LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT COMPLETED THE SAME PROCESS UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ARRIVE HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

01/21/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 01/10/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94185K******
Summary

EXCESSIVE WHEEL WELL/SHOCK TOWER RUST LOCATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING; BROUGHT IT TO MY GARAGE; THEY SHOWED ME THE PICTURES OF HUGE GAPS IN THE WHEEL WELL THAT WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE WAS A RECALL ON FORD ESCAPES (2001-2004) BUT FORD FORGOT TO DO A RECALL ON THE 2005 ESCAPE MODEL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE.

01/12/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/09/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04105K******
Summary

HEARD A LOUD SCRATCHING NOISE FROM REAR OF CAR. UPON INSPECTION, ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED OUT AND STRUT HAS BEEN PUSHED THROUGH INTO REAR SEAT AREA. IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FORD DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COSTLY TO FIX. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL FORD, AND THEY LISTENED TO MY COMPLAINT AND ISSUED ME A CASE NUMBER. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT RUNS LIKE A TOP, LOADED WITH FEATURES, NEW TIRES AND IS WORTH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THE DEALER TOLD ME HAD SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER 2005 ESCAPES AND THEY ARE COST PROHIBITIVE TO REPAIR. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2000-2004 MODELS BUT NOT 2005. DEALER TOLD ME IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT, EVENTUALLY THE WHEEL WILL BE SUCKED ALL THE WAY INTO THE BACK SEAT-TRUNK AREA AND I COULD BE KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY.

01/03/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H45K******
Summary

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS. HAD 1700 DOLLARS OF WORK TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME YESTERDAY. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE WORK. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE BRAKES FAILED ON HWY 19 FL. PULLED OVER ,TURNED THE CAR OFF LIKE WHAT I READ ONLINE ABOUT THIS TYPE A VEHICLE, STARTED UP AND THE BRAKES WERE BACK' TOOK IT HOME AND PARKED IT. WHEN IS FORD GOING TO PUT A RECALL ON THIS, WHEN SOMEONE DIES.OF COURSE HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AND IT HAS LOW MILEAGE..

12/29/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/17/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04185K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR "WHEELHOUSE PANEL" RUSTED OUT AROUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER UPPER MOUNTING BRACKET CAUSING THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO BECOME DETACHED AND NON-FUNCTIONAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, MAKING A TURN. THIS CAUSED RIDE AND HANDLING CONCERNS WHICH AFFECTED VEHICLE SAFETY. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, ~ $1,500.00.

12/29/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/29/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

THE ESCAPE STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS WHILE DRIVING IT ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND WAS BANGING LIKE SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE. WE THOUGHT THE SHOCKS BROKE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION WE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME AT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK HAD CAME OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING FOR IT TO ATTACH TO. WE HAVE THE CAR PARKED BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. OUR DAUGHTER HAD JUST PURCHASED IT IN MAY 2017 FROM A LOCAL CAR DEALER. I HAVE RESEARCHED BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS AND THERE VERY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES WITH DIFFERENT YEAR ESCAPES.

12/07/2018
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/07/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR STRUT MOUNT SEVERELY RUSTED AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SHOCK ABSORBER COULD COME THRU RUSTED MOUNT ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE. MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOICE WHEN DRIVING. I TALKED TO BODY SHOP SAID FORD ESCAPES ARE RENOWN FOR WALKER SITTING AND RUSTING OUT THESE REAR RIGHT MOUNTS. THE BODY SHOP SAID TFSTVFORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SERIOUS UNSAFE DEFECT.

12/02/2018
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 11/22/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE MY 05 ESCAPE BEGAN TO SKIP,STALL & DIED, ANTI THEFT LIGHT CAME ON. I DRIVE FOR 20 MILES SLOW WITH IT SKIPPING AND STALLING. WHEN I LEFT OFF ON GAS IT WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL I MADE IT TO SAFE PLACE. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FOR REPAIR ON STATE HWY IT STALLED AND WENT DEAD. FORD DEALERSHIP REPROG KEYS- REPAIRED DRIVE OFF, BARELY OFF THE LOT AND IT QUIT AGAIN. NOW I SEE THIS IS A MANUFACTURES ISSUE WITH 05 ESCAPES AFTER AN ONLINE SEARCH. NEW FORD DIAGNOSIS- NEW PLUGS & COIL PACK, INTAKE GASKET. 170,000 MILES. MY ALARM RANDOMLY GOES OFF TOO WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. FORD MOTOR IS LIABLE IF SOMEONE'S VEHICLE STALLS AND IS KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT BUT HAVE NOT CORRECTED OR RECALLED.

11/30/2018
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 10/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FLEX PIPE AT EXACTLY ONCE A YEAR, EVERY OCTOBER FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS. I THINK THIS MAY BE SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO. ALSO THE REAR WHEEL WELLS RUSTING OUT ALONG WITH SHOCKS. I ONCE AGAIN HAVE HOLES IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL

11/27/2018
Components: AIR BAGS,ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/27/2016
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND STRUCK THE CONTACT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ADDITIONAL INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. VILLAGE FORD (23535 MICHIGAN AVENUE, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48124, (313) 565-3900) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

11/22/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 11/20/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H85K******
Summary

ABS LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY MY BRAKES ARENT WORKING PROPERLY TIMES WHEN IT DIDNT STOP HAD TO SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR AND PULL OFF TO SAFE SPIOT I WAS TRYING TO STOP

11/18/2018
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/17/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03Z05K******
Summary

SEE REPORT

11/15/2018
Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 11/12/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

LAST YEAR I NOTICED THE RUST AROUND DOORS AND WHEELS, IM RETIRED & A DISABLED 77 YR OLD MAN SO I DRIVE IT ONCE A WEEK. OVER THE SUMMER I NOTICE IT HANDLING FUNNY, HAD IT SERVICED AND INSPECTED. I WAS ON ROUTE 30 A MILE FROM MY HOUSE IT STARTED SHAKING & MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING, I BARELY MANAGED GETTING WHEELS TO TURN IT OFF THE HWY, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, THIS [XXX] THING FEELS LIKE IT'S GONNA FALL APART, HOME WAS 1/4 MILE, NOISE & VIBRATING CONTINUED, STRUGGLED TURNING WHEEL INTO MY DRIVEWAY, PARKED IT, GOT OUT AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL IS TILTED WAY OUT. MY SON JACKED IT UP AND SAID MY LOWER CONTROL ARM IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT OR THRU AND BROKEN OFF AND IT IS ALL RUSTED BAD UNDERNEATH & SAID IT'S SCRAPE. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

11/12/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/12/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

THE AREA AROUND THE SHOCK SUPPORT HAS SLMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THIS IS SUPER UNSAFE.

11/06/2018
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/06/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FYU93175A0******
Summary

FIRST PROBLEM WAS REAR PASSENGER TIREWELL ROTTED AND SHOCK BROKE THROUGH. HAD THIS THIS REPLACED BY AUTO BODY SHOP. NOW DRIVING CAR ON CITY STREET HEARD A THUD AND CAR STOPPED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME IT WAS THE SUB FRAME THAT HAD RUSTED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. HE HAS SEEN THIS MANY TIMES. COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS HIS CAR. ON WAY TO LOCAL MECHANIC TO SEE QUOTE TO FIX.

11/04/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/27/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, LARGE HOLE IN BODY, SHOCK WENT RIGHT THREW THE BODY OF THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED EXTREMELY FAST, I JUST PUT NEW TIRES AND BRAKES ON THE CAR. THIS DEFECT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND POISED A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. THE CAR CAN'T BE SOLD OR TRADED IN AND NOW HEADED TO THE JUNKYARD

10/26/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

REAR FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL AS PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK TOWER,RUSTED SO BAD CAN SEE THROUGH TO OUTSIDE IN 2 SPOTS WHICH ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE ,COULD CAUSE EXPHIXIATION TO OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO REAR OF VEHICLE GIVING WAY AND BREAKING IN TWO ON A ROADWAY,DAMAGE WASN'T VISIBLE UNTIL IT TOTALLY BUSTED THROUGH WHILE DRIVING! FORD SHOULD RECALL DUE TO SAFETY AS THE 2004 WAS.

10/24/2018
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/24/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03Z05K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIVE STAR FORD LINCOLN (478-238-0847, LOCATED AT 900 RUSSELL PKWY, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31088), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

10/24/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/08/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93155K******
Summary

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND GETTING TO A DESTINATION, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE KEY WILL NOT REMOVE FROM THE SWITCH HAVE DID ALL THE TROUBLESHOOTING IT IS IN GEAR ALL THE WAY OFF AND STILL CAN'T REMOVE IF WE LEAVE IT SET FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WE CAN THEN REMOVE THE KEY THIS STARTED ON MONDAY OCT 8TH AND HAS DONE IT EVER SINCE CONSISTENTLY

10/18/2018
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/12/2018
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE EXITING A PARKING AREA AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A MEDIAN AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12006 (ENGINE). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

10/16/2018
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 10/16/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115D******
Summary

GEAR SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARK- VEHICLE STARTS RUNS FINE CAN NOT GET OUT OF PARK. HAD BEEN DIFFICULT SEVERAL TIMES BUT GOT IT WORKING AFTER SEVERAL EPISODES OFF AND ON NOW STUCK IN OFF STREET PARKING AT SENIOR CENTER. APPT MADE FOREPAIR 10-17 SKILLMAN FORDGREENWOOD IN GOOD CAR EVERYTHING ELSE DEPENDABLE

10/09/2018
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/13/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03155K******
Summary

TAKATA RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE BACK OF THE FRAME/BODY METAL SNAPPED, WHEN DROVE THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WITH SEVERELY BAD POT HOLES. RUST ON CAR WAS AVERAGE FOR AGE AND WAS STILL DRIVE ABLE. BUT HAVEN'T DRIVEN IN MONTHS BECAUSE SCARED OF SAFETY RISK. I FEEL LIKE THE FRAME SHOULDN'T BE HAVING PROBLEMS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 13/14 YEARS OLD. THE CORROSION OF THE METAL ON THE CAR IS VERY EXCESSIVE. THIS IS MY SECOND FORD ESCAPE IN 3 YEARS AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD BODY ISSUES WITH FAST METAL CORROSION. THE PHOTO ATTACHED ARE PHOTOS TAKEN TODAY AFTER MONTHS OF SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT.

10/03/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD NEAR THE AREA OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST IN THAT AREA, WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE SHOCKS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

09/27/2018
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 02/28/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93135K******
Summary

ENGINE STARTS RIGHT UP JUST FINE AND IT RUNS FINE UNTIL I GO TO MAKE A STOP THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. IT WILL START BACK UP BUT AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WILL SHUT DOWN. I CAN LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND IT WILL START TO MOVE AGAIN JUST FINE. SOMETIMES I CAN DRIVE IT A WEEK AND ITS FINE AND SOMETIMES IT WILL DO IT AT EVER STOP OR AT A SLOW YIELD. I CAN FEEL THAT ITS ABOUT TO CUT OFF AND I SHIFT IT TO NEUTRAL AND IT WON'T SHUT DOWN BUT WHEN I CHANGE IT TO DRIVE I HAVE TO GUN IT.

09/24/2018
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/23/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

09/24/2018
Components: STEERING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/30/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

WHILE GOING ONTO A FREEWAY ONRAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE WAS AFFECTED BY TOTAL POWER LOSS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT DISPLAY ANY ISSUES LEADING UP TO THIS BUT NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BY THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER BEING TOWED, THE AUTO SHOP DIAGNOSED A P0354, P0351, P0355, P0352 IGNITION COILS, AND PCM FAILURE. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THERE ARE MULTIPLE CLAIMS OF THIS OCCURRING AND IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.

09/18/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/25/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93175K******
Summary

WELL MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. IT MAKES THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON. NEED HELP BEFORE IT GETS WORSE.

09/17/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/03/2018
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CRASH OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EN ROUTE TO COCCIA FORD LINCOLN INC (LOCATED AT 577 E MAIN ST, WILKES-BARRE, PA 18702, (570) 823-8888) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED CASE NUMBER: CAS-14733790. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,109.

09/05/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/24/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z65K******
Summary

HIT A POTHOLE AND MY SHOCK/STRUT PUNCHED THRU THE RUSTED WHEEL WELL AND DETACHED OTAELF...IT IS NP LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND IVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS. AND HERE THE 2001-2004 ESCAPES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR JUST THIS REASON? WHY NOT THE 2005 WHEN THE WHOLE BODY DESIGN IS THE SAME... I HAD A 2001 ESCAPE BEFORE THIS THAT WAS RUSTING ON THE OUTSIDE WHEEL WELLS AND BEGINNING TO RUST INSIDE AS WELL... DUE TO THIS I DONT BELIEVE I WILL BE BUYING FORDS ANYMORE... I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY KIDS WHEN THIS HAPPENED! AND NOW IM STUCK WITH A GIANT PIECE OF METAL SITTING IN MY PARKING SPOT AS NO ONE WILL TAKE ON THE JOB AND IF THEY DO IT WOULD BE A MIN OF $2000 OR MORE!

09/03/2018
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/15/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING & IT ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE GEARS AT ALL. I STOPPED GOT GAS AND LIGHT STAYED ON. THEN AS I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN IT WENT AWAY. AFTER PARKING AT HOME OVERNIGHT I ATTEMPTED TO GO REVERSE & IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER SOME BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SHIFTER IT LET ME GO IN INTO REVERSE ONLY WHEN I REVVING UP AND THEN IT STARTED HAVING ISSUES IN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. IN SEARCHING THIS ISSUE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, END HAS CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS.

08/30/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/14/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

ONE OF MY DOOR OPEN SENSORS ACTS UP WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT CAUSING THE ALARM TO SOUND ON ITS ON. WHEN IT'S COLD THE OPEN DOOR INDICATOR GOES AWAY AND ALARM DOESN'T GO OFF. HOW CAN I FIND OUT WHICH SENSOR TO SERVICE?

08/21/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/28/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94125K******
Summary

OF COURSE I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS MOST FORD ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE WITH THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTING COMPLETELY OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT ONLY EFFECTS THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL OF THESE VEHICLES AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF UNADDRESSED OWNER COMPLAINTS. FORD STILL WILL NOT DO A RECALL NOR WILL THEY DO ANYTHING FOR THEIR THOUSANDS OF AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. I DO HOPE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT I CAN JOIN BECAUSE FORD JUST WILL NOT DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I JUST HAD MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GOING OUT-OF-STATE TO VISIT MY DYING FATHER WITH MY KIDS BUT NOW I CAN'T EVEN GO DUE TO THIS UNEXPECTED DEFECT WHICH FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHICH HAS LEFT ME WITH A VEHICLE I CANT DRIVE THAT I'M STILL PAYING FOR. I CAN'T EVEN TRADE IT IN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE! THANKS FORD! I WILL MAKE SURE TO TELL EVERYONE I CAN ABOUT FORD'S INDIFFERENCE TOWARDS ITS CUSTOMERS AND I WILL NEVER BUY FORD ANYTHING EVER AGAIN!

08/20/2018
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/15/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TRUCK OVER HEATS OR STALLS. DOOR LOCKS AND ALARM GOES OFF ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY. TRUCK WILL NOT RESTART AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE. HAS TO SIT FOR SEVERAL HOUR BEFORE I CAN RESTART VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING IT JUMPS AS IF IT WANTS TO STALL. HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WILL DRIVING ON CITY STREETS.

08/19/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/14/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

PASSENGER-SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED THROUGH, SHOCK TOWER IS BANGING AGAINST INNER FRAME, CHUNKS OF RUST DISLODGING AND SCRAPING AGAINST TIRE. THIS IS OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING. I PUSHED THE CHUNK BACK AND IT SEEMS TO BE STAYING OFF THE TIRE FOR NOW. FORD AUTO REPAIR SHOP QUOTED $5000 TO REPAIR. MY DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK IS ACROSS TWO MAJOR CITIES VIA A HIGH-TRAFFIC MAJOR HIGHWAY. POTENTIAL TO BE A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITION SINCE IT AFFECTS NOT ONLY SUSPENSION BUT COULD CAUSE TIRE TO BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING, AS WELL AS PUNCTURING THROUGH TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND EXPOSING PEOPLE IN THE CAR TO EXHAUST AND FRIGID WEATHER (MINNESOTA) IN THE WINTER. THIS RUSTING THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH FORD - THEY RECALLED THIS MAKE AND MODEL UP THROUGH 2004 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE.

08/18/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 01/30/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

THE LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAGS IS YELLOW AND HAS BEEN FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. I ASK THE MECHANIC WHAT THAT MEANT. HE TOLD ME THE AIRBAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO FOUND OUT THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THAT ALSO CONTROLS THE AUTO LOCK ON THE DOORS WHEN YOU TAKE OFF. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I'M NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR SO I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THAT, NEEDLESS TO SAY, I JUST HOPE I DON'T EVER NEED THEM. THE MODULE JUST GAVE OUT AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON ANY TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON. I NO LONGER HAVE THE REPAIR BILL KRAPHOL FORD GAVE ME. ON 01/30/2016 I SENT IN A COMPLAINT BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT, SO THIS IS A REPEAT.

08/12/2018
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/05/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: IFMCU4175KA******
Summary

VEHICLE OVERHEATING CHANGED THERMOSTAT,HOSES, AND RADIATOR. STILL OVERHEATING. HAD TO TWO GARAGES STILL OVERHEATING

08/01/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/10/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT DUE TO IMPROPER POWDER COATING. STRUT MOUNT RUSTING AND SEPARATING FROM VEHICLE FRAME.

07/24/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/24/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

MY VEHICLE ALARM WILL JUST START GOING OFF NOBODY IS NEAR THE KEYS OR VEHICLE, IT WILL JUST GO OFF AND YOU HAVE TO HIT THE BUTTON ON THE KEY AND SHUT IT OFF TODAY AT WORK I WAS SITTING AT MY DESK AND IN A MATTER OF 10 MINUTES IT WENT OFF 4 TIMES. I AM NOT SURE WHY IT IS DOING THIS, BUT IT IS CONCERNING.

07/24/2018
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/05/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AND HEARD A BAD RUBBING NOICE AND STEERING WENT LOOSE, PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS PUSHED IN TO THE WHEEL WELL. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE SUBFRAME WAS BROKE AND THE CV AXLE WAS RIPPED OUT OF THE MOTOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE OF ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I SAW FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON 2005 MODELS, AND BECAUSE OF THE RECALL FOR THE 01 TO 04 FORD ESCAPES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I EXPLAINED THAT I KNOW THIS, BUT I SAW HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR 05S HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THAT IT'S NOT NORMAL OR SAFE TO BE DRIVING ALONG AND HAVE THE SUBFRAME JUST BRAKE LIKE THIS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 113K MILES. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT, THEY WILL CALL FORD WITH THERE FINDINGS. I HAD TO FLAT BED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT. THE MECHANIC CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS BROKE, THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALLS FOR THE CAR! OBVIOUSLY!!! WE ALREADY WENT OVER THIS! SO NOW I'M IN THE BOAT I FIRST WAS, FORD TELLING ME THAT THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY CAR!!!

07/20/2018
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/13/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PAUL CERAME FORD, 11400 NEW HALLS FERRY RD, FLORISSANT, MO 63033, (314) 838-2400) AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

07/18/2018
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/15/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HINGES ON THE REAR DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS ATTACHING THE HINGES TO THE BODY WAS THE DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM OR DOOR SHOCKS. THE DEALER (SUBURBAN FORD OF STERLING HEIGHTS, 40333 VAN DYKE AVENUE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN 48373) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,385.

07/11/2018
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/27/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGHLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK FRACTURED, AND THE ENTIRE SHOCK TOWER WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

07/11/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/22/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

(RECOMMENDING THIS COMPLAINT BE DELETED; SAME VEHICLE AS 11110799) TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RIDING ROUGH IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT A REPAIR FACILITY DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK TOWER HAD EXTENSIVE RUST, CORROSION AND THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK FRACTURED SO THE SHOCK TOWER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE A REMEDY, DID NOT SUGGEST THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE MAY BE REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. DYD

07/04/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H25K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL COMPLETELY FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY AND A YELLOW WRENCH WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT COMES UNEXPECTEDLY BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MUSCLE THROUGH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THE STEERING CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND IT HAPPENS ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME THAT I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN HOT WEATHER.

07/04/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/12/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H65K******
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAS CORRODED VERY SEVERELY. THE SHOCK ABSORBER IS PUSHING INTO THE INTERIOR WHEEL COVER, CAUSING IT TO BECOME DISLODGED. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, ABOUT 35 MPH, WHEN I HEAR A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF MY ESCAPE. I NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR WHEEL COVER WAS DISLODGED AND MOVING AROUND. I PULLED OVER INTO A LOCAL PARK TO EXAMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE VERY LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. I COULD SEE THAT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AREA WAS VERY RUSTED AND FLAKY. I DROVE HOME ABOUT 10-15 MPH, ALL THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD BUMPING AND SCRAPING SOUND. I CONSULTED A FORD MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE MANY HUNDREDS OF FORD ESCAPES THAT HAVE RUSTED OUT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELLS, THAT CAN CAUSE SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN THE SHOCK ABSORBER PUSHES INTO THE CAR AND THE VEHICLE COLLAPSES ONTO THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL.

06/18/2018
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/17/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

VEHICLES SUBFRAME RUSTED AND BROKE AT PASSENGERS FRONT CONTROL ARM WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROADWAY IN A CITY DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS. CAR IS A 2005 WITH ONLY 55000 MILES. VIRTUALLY NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON BODY. I FOUND THE EXACT PROBLEM AT THE IDENTICAL LOCATION ON 2002-2004 UNDER A RECALL AND BELIEVE THAT THE 2005 SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL

06/09/2018
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94125K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD BUMPING NOISE... MY BACK PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY, WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SHOCK MOUNTING BRACKET. EVERY LITTLE BUMP CAUSES IT TO SHAKE AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE BRACKET ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE PLASTIC AND THERE IS A HOLE INSIDE THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I SEE SO MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS AND ITS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THE FORD ESCAPE 2001- 2004 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND ITS DISCONCERTING THAT THEY ARE IGNORING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 2005-2008 ESCAPE. HOW MANY MORE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THEM TO AT LEAST INVESTIGATE THIS UNSAFE, REOCCURRING ISSUE?! HOPEFULLY , SOMETHING WILL BE DONE SOON BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

06/04/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H65K******
Summary

THE CAR HAS TWICE LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE RED WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR LOSES POWER BUT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES REMAIN FUNCTIONAL. THE CAR WAS ON RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING AND I TOOK THE CAR IN. THE DEALER TELLS ME I HAVE THE BRUSHLESS COOLANT PUMP SO IT'S NOT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT PUMP AND HE'S NOT REPLACING IT. BUT IT'S STILL DOING IT AND NOTHING ELSE IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR.

06/02/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/30/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94165K******
Summary

RUSTED OUT PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. I DO *NOT* LIVE IN THE RUST BELT. WAS DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE AFFECTED AREA WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. THE NOISES INCREASED DURING DRIVING FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS. I FINALLY GOT UNDER THERE TO LOOK AT IT AND FOUND THE SHOCK TOWER MOUNT HAD NEARLY SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE WHEEL WELL, AND THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETED ROTTED AND DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION.

05/24/2018
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, OIL LEAKED FROM THE OIL HOUSING INTO THE COOLANT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. AUTO CONNECTION IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CORRECTED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

05/14/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/13/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THE SHOCK LEANING AGAINST THE WHEEL AND A HOLE WHERE THE MOUNTED BRACKET WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT CALLED LOVELAND FORD (999 E EISENHOWER BLVD, LOVELAND, CO 80537, (970) 744-7101) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

05/09/2018
Components: ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03195K******
Summary

ENGINE STARTS UP FINE AND IDLES WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND START OVER AND OVER OR WILL STALL OUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH+ AND HAS HAPPENED AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS CAUSING A VERY POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING CONDITION.

04/30/2018
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER RUSTED OUT BAD

04/28/2018
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/28/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, NOT MOVING. I WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAD BEEN DRIVING SLOWLY, ABOUT 10-15 MPH BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT ON. THE CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING. THE AIRBAG JUST DEPLOYED. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, OR BEEN HIT BY ANYTHING.

04/23/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/23/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU0DG1CK******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS EXCEEDING A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (BRENENGEN FORD, 615 BLACK RIVER STREET, SPARTA, WI 54656) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

04/06/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/15/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H25K******
Summary

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM BOB WONDRIES FORD IN ALHAMBRA, CA IN 2008 STARTING THE SECOND WEEK I HAD IT, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I TOLD THEM THIS EVERY TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE. THEY ALWAYS SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I'VE REPORTED THIS TO FORD MO. CO. AND YOU BEFORE. 2008-2011 ESCAPES GOT RECALL AND REPLACEMENTS FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. I WANT THE SAME CONSIDERATION FOR ME AND OTHER 2005-2006 OWNERS WHO HAVE POSTED THE SAME PROBLEM. WOULD IT HELP IF ONE OF US DIED BECAUSE OF THIS?

04/03/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04135K******
Summary

AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD LOUD NOISES STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL AREA. AFTER GETTING HOME I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE BODY. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE ISSUES IDENTICAL TO THIS IN AN ONLINE SEARCH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2005 ESCAPE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. THERE ARE EXISTING RECALLS ON 2001-2005 FORD ESCAPES FOR RUST ISSUES.

03/30/2018
Components: STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/29/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H65K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (BEACH FORD 2717 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452 (757) 486-2717) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

03/27/2018
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE REAR SHOCK TOWER BLEW COMPLETELY THREW INSIDE OF SUV BLOWING DEBRIS EVERYWHERE MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT WAS LOCATED ON THAT SIDE SHE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED AN SUV BEGAN HOPPING TO THAT SIDE WHEN IT HAPPENED AN ALMOST LOST CONTROL THE METAL IT WAS MOUNTED TO IS PAPER THIN THE TITLE IS THICKER. THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ITS STRUCTURAL AN A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I'VE READ WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE AN WHEN I WENT TO LOCAL DEALER I WAS TOLD 6 GRAND TO FIX IT IT ONLY BOOKS AT HIGHEST 4500 FOR THE VALUE OF SUV I FEEL VERY DISRESPECTED AN BRUSHED OFF AN THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT SUV FORD OR SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS OR PAY MINE IS IN MINT CONDITION OTHER THAN THIS AN GREAT SUV THE DRIVE SIDE IS STARTING TO CRACK AS WELL THIS SIDE CONTAINS FUEL HOSE AN I DON'T BELIEVE THEY EVEN SELL REPLACEMENT PANEL FOR DRIVER SIDE I MAY BE WRONG. AN I WAS DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD WITH MY FAMILY TAKING A NORMAL LEFT HAND TURN NO BUMPS OR SHARP TURN AT SPEED OF 35 TO 40 POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED

03/19/2018
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/17/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z85K******
Summary

MY REAR RIGHT SHOCK MOUNT IS ALL RUSTED OUT AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT NOW.

03/10/2018
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/05/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

ENGINE OIL LEAK CAN NOT BE TRACED. SERVICED BY FORD SINCE 2004 WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. ONLY SERVICED BY A FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I WAS TOLD BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, 130,047, AND AGE THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. DYE TEST CONDUCTED BY FORD SERVICE AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND AFTER DRIVING 500 MILES AND RETURNING TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK FOR LEAKS AS ADVISED BY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. LEAVING THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT, FORD SERVICE MECHANIC INDICATES AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IT SMOKES EXCESSIVELY ON COLD STARTUP. I HAVE REPLICATED THE COLD STARTUP PROCEDURE EVERYDAY IN COLD WEATHER OBSERVING THE TAIL PIPE EXHAUST AS MY WIFE STARTS THE ENGINE SINCE JANUARY 2018. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A SIGN OF SMOKE OR EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE TAIL PIPE EXHAUST.

03/10/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/07/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRUCK STARTING MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE BACK. WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FOUND MAJOR RUSTING IN PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. SHOCK COMPLETELY RUSTED FREE AND BOUNCING UP TO HIT THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO BODY SHOP MECHANIC AND UPON INSPECTION, HE SHOWED US THAT THE FRAME ITSELF IS RUSTED THROUGH AND VEHICLE CANNOT LEGALLY BE FIXED AND IS TECHNICALLY NOT EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. LESS THAN 133,000 MILES AND BOUGHT USED 2 YEARS AGO, WE ARE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND SHOULD HAVE BE RECALLED. THEY RECALLED YEARS 2001-2004 FOR THE SAME ISSUES, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2005. SHAME ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR SUCH POOR WORKMANSHIP! PLEASE HELP!!!

03/07/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 10/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93105K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE COILS TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THERE WAS A TSB FOR THE FAILURE AND BELIEVED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. *JS

03/02/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A WHISTLING NOISE AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE INNER WHEEL WELL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL, AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,250.

03/02/2018
Components: STEERING,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 02/12/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG AND IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS..MY SUV HAS A VIBRATION WHEN I EXCEL RATE AND LET OFF IT WHICH SHAKES THE WHEEL.I HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING..WHAT IS THIS PROBLEM,I HAVE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN DEC 17..TY

02/27/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/19/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H65K******
Summary

HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED. HCU. LITTLE OR NO BRAKES, CITY STREET

02/22/2018
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/21/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H85K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON CITY ROADS MY DAUGHTER NOTICE THAT THE CAR WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHIKE SKING WHILE DRIVING. SHE ALSO NOTICED INCREASE RPM. THE SYMPTOMA KEPT GETTING WORSE UNTIL WE TOOK IT TO LES SCHWAB FOR DETAILED INPECRION.

02/20/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/16/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR JOLTED. AFTER 3-5 MORE MILES THE CAR KEPPED JOLTING AS IF IT WANTED TO DIE THEN LOST ALL POWER, EVEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULDNT COME ON. ONCE I TURNED THE CAR OFF IT TURNED BACK ON FINE THEN CONTINUED THE PROCESS. THE CAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON DIED ON THE FREEWAY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT TO WHERE MY LIFE WAS ALMOST LOST. I MADE IT TO MY MECHANIC SHOP THEY RAN THE CARE FOR CODES AND NO CODES CAME UP AT ALL. MY MECHANIC HAS DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT SOME 2005-2008 FORED ESCAPES HAVE RECALLS. HE FEELS AS MY CAR IS ONE BECAUSE MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL. IN THIS ARTICLE I HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE ISSUES.THE 2005 ESCAPE HAS PROBLEMS WHERE THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. FORD FINALLY ISSUED A SEPTEMBER 2014 RECALL. TIME WILL TELL IF THE RECALL FIX REALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE 2005 ESCAPE ALSO HAS A DEFECT WHERE THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE) FRIES AT AROUND 100K MILES. FORD EXTENDED THE PCM WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES, BUT ONLY AFTER MOST OWNERS WERE PAST THE MILEAGE LIMIT. NOW OWNERS ARE ON THE HOOK FOR THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST OF OVER $2,000 (!!)

02/20/2018
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/14/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94165K******
Summary

HEAR A LOUD BANG WHILE DRIVING. I FOUND EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. I CHECKED THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS AND THE OTHER THREE ARE FINE, NO ISSUES. THIS CAR IS A LITTLE OLDER, BUT THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. THIS IS A GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE AND IS NOT OUT IN THE ELEMENTS ALL THE TIME.

02/20/2018
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/14/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY LOUD NOISE AS IF GLASS WERE BREAKING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TOWER WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE WELL OF THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WOULD NOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DANGER OF THE FAILURE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE SHOULD NOT BELIEVE EVERYTHING POSTED ON THE INTERNET AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

02/17/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/04/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK TOWER HAS EXCESSIVELY RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE.

02/16/2018
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/26/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z95D******
Summary

I HAVE THE SAME OIL LEAK PROBLEMS OTHER CUSTOMERS IS EXPERIENCING WHAT THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE OIL LEAK AROUND IN A COOLING SENSOR CRANKSHAFT VALVE COVER GASKETS OR SEAL SEAT AS WELL AS I'M EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM WITH THE STALLING GAS PEDAL STICKING AND WON'T MOVE IT JUST STIFF AND I CAN'T PRESS IT AT TIMES I AM SPIRITS THE SAME BECAUSE THE OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD ON HIS VEHICLE FOR THESE ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING AND I WAS WONDERING WHY MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT PULLING UP THESE RECALLS FOR MY VIN NUMBER AS WELL AS THE OIL LEAK HEAVEN TO DO THE OVERHEATING OVER THE PRESSURE PUSHING THROUGH THE CRANKSHAFT AND MAKING A OIL PRESSURE WEEK AS WELL AS THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH THE RECALL SO GO TO CUSTOMERS HAS EXPERIENCE WITH THE STICK AND GAS PEDAL WON'T LET YOU GO NOWHERE IS STUCK

02/15/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/10/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN APRIL 2017 2 MONTHS LATER HEARD A BANGING NOISE FROM REAR PASSENGER SIDE UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK HAD CAME THROUGH. I CONTINUED DRIVING IT BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT AND IT WAS MY ONLY CAR NOW THERE IS NO WHEEL WELL LEFT AND HAD TO REMOVE THE SHOCK.

01/31/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

CAR ALARM ALWAYS GOING OFF CAUSES INTERIOR LIGHTS TO RUN BATTERY DOWN. ALARM WILL NOT RESET LOCK DOORS. SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON WITH DOOR AJAR AND ALARM REFUSES TO SET. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR OR MORE. COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. OTHERS ARE SAYING IT IS THE LATCH THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE BUT FORD COMPANY CAN'T TELL US THIS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR NOT FOR THE DOOR TO BE AJAR.

01/28/2018
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/28/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

TERRIFYING! POTENTIALLY FATAL . POWER JUST CUT OUT ON HIGHWAY WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. NO STEERING, NO BRAKES. NO POWER. ALL WARRING LIGHTS ABLAZE, BUT NO WARNING BEFOREHAND! GRATEFULLY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND MANAGED TO GET THE CAR INTO THE MEDIAN. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, CAR RESTARTED. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY 1/4 MILE FROM THE EXIT. I READ ABOUT THIS WELL KNOWN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT IS THE PCM. APPARENTLY FORD USED FAULTY SPARK PLUGS. THE FIX IS TOO COSTLY. I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. FORD RECALLED THE 2005 ESCAPE HYBRID BUT NOT THIS MODEL? CRIMINAL

01/27/2018
Components: STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/22/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

BACK WHEEL RIGHT WHEELWELL AROUND SHOCK RUSTED OUT, SON DROVE HOME FROM SCHOOL SAID BACK WHEEL MAKING NOISE, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION TOOK OFF BACK PANEL RIGHT SIDE, FOUND WHEELWELL RUSTED OUTBY SHOCK AND CAN SEE DAYLIGHT WHEEL WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN HE DROVE HOME, HAD BRAKE MAN LOOK AT FOUND DEBRIS FROM PANEL IN WHEEL WHERE BRAKES ARE. FIXED AND CLEANED, CHECKED BRAKES, PUT BACK TOGETHER. WHEELWELL RUSTED OUT . WANT FORD TO DO SOMETHING. ALSO HAD CAR 1 YR BOUGHT FROM COLUMBIANA FORD WENT BACK TOLD DEALER THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD US ABOUT THIS ISSUE MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR ME.

01/25/2018
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/23/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LASCO FORD (2525 OWEN RD, FENTON, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER WENT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

01/18/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/14/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95HX5K******
Summary

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE (WITH SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM DISPLAYED) AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES FAIL TO MANUAL BRAKES ONLY, VERY SENSITIVE AND WILL LOCK THE WHEELS UP; TOUCHY WITH NO REAL FEED BACK, JUST APPLIED OR OFF WITH SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE REQUIRED. HAPPENED WHEN PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND NEARLY WENT PAST THE PUMP, BUT SKIDDED TO A STOP INSTEAD. SYSTEM RESETS WITH EACH KEY CYCLE ON/OFF. IT IS SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENT. WHILE WAITING FOR MY FORD APPOINTMENT (CAVALIER FORD IN CHESAPEAKE, VA), I DUPLICATED THE EVENT SEVERAL TIMES UNDER A CONTROLLED, OPEN PARKING LOT TEST AND DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THE RECOMMEND REPLACING BRAKE LINES, THEN MASTER CYLINDER, THEN HCU. REPAIRS IN ORDER ARE $615, $1400, AND OVER $4900. DIAGNOSTICS RAN $130...WITH NO DEFINITIVE ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM.

01/15/2018
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/14/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. HEARD BUMP FOLLOWED BY NOISE WHILE DRIVING. CHECKED CAR, FOUND PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL BROKEN, UPPER ATTACHMENT PLATE FOR SHOCK ABSORBER NOW IN VEHICLE INTERIOR. APPEARS THAT WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT FROM THE INSIDE: HIDDEN FROM OUTSIDE BY UNDERCOATING IN WHEEL WELL AND HIDDEN FROM INSIDE BY VEHICLE INTERIOR PANELS. 04 AND EARLIER MODELS RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. WHY NO RECALL ON 05 AND NEWER? MANY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

01/02/2018
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/30/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND THEN STALLED. THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN DIMMED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO START THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT DETERMINED THAT COIL NUMBER FIVE HAD MISFIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE SAME FAILURE APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER WAS ALSO NOT CONTACTED AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

12/30/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/02/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H45K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT AREA RUSTED OUT AND CRACKED. HOLES AND CRACKS IN RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT WHEEL WELL AREA. LOTS OF NOISE AND METAL SHIFTING FROM THAT AREA.

12/11/2017
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/11/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: IFMYU02Z65K******
Summary

THE GAS PEDAL GET STUCK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS COLD. AND IS DANGER BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN THE STOP AND YOU STAR DRIVE MAY BE GAS PEDAL IS NOT WORKING AND YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE THE INTERSECTION AND PRODUCE ACCIDENT. AND IS ALL THE TIME WHEN IS COLD WEATHER

12/07/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/07/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93125K******
Summary

WAS DRIVING AT 40 MILES AN HOUR HIT SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD.SOUNDED LIKE WHOLE BACK END FALLING OFF WITH LOUD BANG. STOPPED GOT OUT CHECKED BACK END ON RIGHT REAR SUBFRAME HOLDING STRUTT TOWER HAD SEPERATED FROM FRAME CAUSING SHOCK AND HOUSING TO COME UP INSIDE OF CAR. THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORDS ATTENTION. AN THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS AS MANY PEOPLE ARE BEING FORCED TO GET RID OF A GOOD VEHICLE THAT WOULD STILL BE DRIVABLE IF THIS WAS REPAIRED. WE SHOULDN;T BE FORCED TO GET RID OF A GOOD CAR BECAUSE THEY DON;T WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE I HOPE YOU JUST DON'T FILE IT AWAY. THEY HONORED THIS PROBLEM IN 2001-2004 BUT THEN AFTER THAT ENDED RECALLS FOR IT THIS IS NOT RIGHT.

12/03/2017
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 12/22/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THROTTLE CABLE STICKS WHEN THE 2001-2004 WAS RECALLED I QUESTIONED FORD THEY SAID TOO BAD EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2004 IT IS A 2005 AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER ME ON THE RECALL GAS PEDAL STICKS A LOT USING BRAKES AT SAME TIME WHEN IN PARK IT WON'T GO UNTIL YOU DO GAS AND BRAKE

11/24/2017
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/22/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED, CAUSING BOTH FRONT TIRES TO LEAN. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED VAN BORTEL FORD AT 585-586-4415 AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

11/20/2017
Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/18/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

AFTER BREAKING WHILE IN TRAFFIC, MY CAR SWERVED UNEXPECTEDLY ON TO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND AFTERWARDS MY STEERING WHEEL WAS AT A STRANGE ANGLE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAR HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF FRONT SUBFRAME CROSSBRACE AND LOWER CONTROL ARM RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON 2001-2004 FORD ESCAPES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. 2005 MODELS SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL

11/13/2017
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/11/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMU92Z45KD******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR IS IN MOTION THE GAS PEDAL HAS LOCKED IN AN IDLE POSITION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS IN MOTION SUDDENLY THERE IS NO LONGER ANY FORWARD MOMENTUM SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER MOVING FORWARD. MY ONLY OPTION IS TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SOMETIMES I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON WHICH SEEMS TO RESET THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN I CAN CONTINUE ON MY WAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE ANY ONE CAN HIT ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES

11/03/2017
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/01/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

TRANMISSION WILL NOT PULL THE OVER DRIVE FLASHES OFF\ON

10/22/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/15/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MY CAR WILL STALL OUT WHEN I COME TO SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 4 TIMES I TOOK IT TO TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS AND ALSO TO A FORD AND THEY RAN IT ON THE COMPUTER AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS REPORTED. AFTER RETRIEVING MY CAR FROM THE DIAGNOSTICS MY CAR AGAIN CONTINUE TO STALL SIX MORE TIMES AND THEN AFTERWARDS BEGAN TO DECELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO GET IN AND NEAR ACCIDENT.

10/18/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 10/05/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

SHOCK TOWER ON BACK PASSENGER SIDE RUSTING OUT. LEARNED OF THIS FROM DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS AGO.

10/15/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/14/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

EXCESSIVE RUST UNDER THE WHEEL WELL/SHOCK TOWER. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHTWAY THE BUMPS CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE RUST TO RIP APART OPENING A GAPING HOLE AND SEPERATING MY SHOCK FROM THE WHEEL WELL. UPON TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TO PARK IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN TO FORD AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

10/06/2017
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/30/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175D******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AND I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER THAN IT SHOULD AS I WAS HEADING TOWARDS AN EXIT RAMP. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AMD THE CAR WAS REVVING UP LIKE 4000 RPM ALL BY ITSELF. I DROVE THE VEHICLE ALTERNATING BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE AS IT WAS REVVING UP TOO HIGH. I PARKED IN A LOT. TURNED THE CAR OFF... IT WAS REVVING UP LIKE A RACE CAR... ALL BY ITSELF. VERY SCARY. COULD HAVE DIED. THE FLOOR BOARDS WERE CLEAN. NOTHING COULD HAVE STUCK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.... NO WAY THIS COULD BE OPERATOR ERROR

10/06/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/06/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H25K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS. FRONTIER FORD IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA (3701 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, 95051) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SERIES OF FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON APRIL 1, 2015. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

10/05/2017
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95HX5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TOMMIE VAUGHN FORD, 1201 N SHEPHERD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77008, (713) 869-4661) SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE HCU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD EIGHT TSBS FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICS AND ONE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, AIR. THERE WAS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED WITH NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN REPLACING THE PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

09/29/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 09/29/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL PROTRUDED OUTWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WENT TO THE SCENE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

09/26/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/06/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST SATURDAY, I NOTICED WIND NOISE COMING FROM MY SUNROOF. WHEN I OPENED THE SHADE TO LOOK, THE GLASS POPPED OUT AND LANDED WHO KNOWS WHERE. I COULDN'T FIND IT AND IT WAS ALREADY DARK. MY CAR IS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH A WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 700 INSTALLED SUNROOF. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING WEBASTO NORTH AMERICA AT THEIR NUMBER NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY NEVER RETURN MY CALL.

09/25/2017
Components: STEERING,ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/13/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z15K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, STATED THAT THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. *LN

09/21/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

REAR SHOCK MOUNTS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT. VEHICLE DRIVEN IN CENTRAL VA SO WINTERS ARE NOT THAT TERRIBLE, WHEEL WELLS ARE UNDERCOATED. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK BROKE THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL.

09/19/2017
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94195K******
Summary

WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HEARD SOME LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER STRUT SHOT UP THRU THE BACK INTERIOR OF THE CAR.THIS WAS DUE TO THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL RUSTING OUT.I ALSO WAS DRIVING ANOTHER TIME WHEN THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE.I STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND SEEN THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE FACING SIDEWAYS.THE TIE ROD BROKE.I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED.

09/18/2017
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/17/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

FRONT SUBFRAME (CRADLE) RUSTED THROUGH DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE FRONT MOUNTING LOCATION FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. PURCHASED FROM PALLOTTA FORD IN WOOSTER, OHIO. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS AT LOW SPEED AS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL JAMMED INTO THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WELL AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN ABRUPT HALT. HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE I INSPECTED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND THEREBY OBSERVED THE WASTAGE OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME.

09/12/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/12/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE ROCKER PANEL WAS DISENTIGRATED AND A HOLE IN THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT LEGALLY BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

08/29/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/02/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: IFMYU04195K******
Summary

THE MESSAGE CENTER KEEPS SAYING "REAR RIGHT DOOR AJAR" AND IT ISNT AND THE ALARM SEEMS TO GO OFF WITHOUT ANY PROVICATION OF ANY KIIND, NO REASON. IT ISN'T SOMETHING I'VE DONE

08/27/2017
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/26/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING AT RED LIGHTS OR WHENEVER I AM STOPPED STOPPED. IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR HAS DIED AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T START BACK UP FOR A WHILE. I HAVE TO PRESS HARD AND LONG ON CLUTCH. MY GAS PEDDLE HAD BEEN STICKING IN THE PAST.

08/26/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/23/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

THE GROMMET OR PLASTIC SCREW WITH A RUBBER GASKET IS SO CHEAP IT FELL APART AND OUT OF BACK HATCH WINDOW ATTACHED TO THE HATCH AND SLID DOWN ON ONE SIDE AND ALMOST COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM DOOR WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT GLASS FLYING EVERYWHERE AND SUCH! THE OTHER SIDE IS FINE, STILL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND IS A SAFETY ISDUE. IT COULD FALL OUT THEN FLY INTO TRAFFIC THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN IT COULD MAKE A DRIVER VERY NERVOUS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD KNOWING THAT IT'S SLIPPED OR BROKEN OUT ALL FROM THE WIND AN OPENING AND CLOSING DOOR WHICH IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A FLUKE BECAUSE THE OTHER SIDE DIDN'T BREAK AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS DIDN'T GET TO WHERE IT WAS FALLING APART TO THAT POINT OT AT ALL ACTUALOT I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE HOW MUCH SOMETHING LIKE THAT WAS IT'S JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF RUBBER AND PLASTIC THEY WANT $100 FOR IT I DON'T THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR UNLESS FORD AS MAKING JUNK NOW AND I THINK THEY SHOULD STAND BY THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT WOULD HAVE BROKEN IT WOULD HAVE WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, LIKE 8/23/17.

08/17/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/12/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H15K******
Summary

I WAS ABOUT 115 MILES INTO A 130 MILE TRIP, DOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY VEHICLE JERKED VERY HARD AND THEN STARTED MAKING LOUD SOUNDS LIKE PARTS FALLING OUT. ALL OF THE CARS BEHIDE ME HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS AND AVOID HITTING ME. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS HAD COME ON UNTIL AFTER THIS HAPPENED. I STEERED THE CAR OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND DOWN THE RAMP INTO A STORE PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT. LOOKED UNDER CAR AND OIL WAS COMING OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND. A MAN LOOKED AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE COOLANT SYSTEM MESSED UP AND IT THROUGH A ROD IN THE MOTOR BLOCK. I GOT THE CAR ONE MONTH AGO AND IT WAS DOING GREAT. BY LOOKING UP ON TYPE CAR THERE IS OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND RECALLS ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM. BUT NO ONE ON MY VIN. RECALL 14V526000

08/04/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/04/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEARSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PARK AND RIDE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,607.

07/31/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,SEATS
Incident Date: 08/17/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

RUST CAUSED THE SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PRIMARILY USED IN A SALT-BELT STATE. THE ISSUE BECAME EVIDENT AFTER A SMALL POTHOLE CAUSED THE REAR FRAME TO PUNCTURE THROUGH THE PASSENGER REAR WHEELHOUSE INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL AND STEERING DIFFICULTIES..

07/28/2017
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/28/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

BOUGHT CAR USED. SHOCKTOWER RUSTED OUT.NOT REPLACED

07/26/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/26/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY LOCKED AND ALL DOOR WELL SHUT THE REAR RIGHT DOOR SENSOR SAYS ITS OPENED OR AJAR WHICH MAKES THE ALARM GO OFF WHEN NO ONE HAS TRIED TO TOUCH THE CAR AND BECAUSE OF THIS IT HAS DRAIN THE BATTERY WHILE HAVING A LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD BATTERY

07/17/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/15/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAS ROTTED OUT, LEAVING THE SHOCK HANGING FREELY ABOVE THE WHEEL, UNATTACHED. I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS THE CAR WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, WHERE I HEARD A LOUD BANG IN THE BACK RIGHT OF THE CAR, AND THE NOISE CONTINUED AS THE CAR WENT OVER BUMPS. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE DAMAGE THE RUST WAS CAUSING TO THE AREA UNTIL THE SHOCK MOUNT CAME FREE, AS THE SEALANT USED IN THE WHEEL WELL HID THE DAMAGE-- APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3-6 MONTHS I EXAMINE THE CAR FOR RUST AND NOTICED NO EXTREME DAMAGE TO THIS AREA PREVIOUSLY.

07/16/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/20/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER STRUT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO A FORD DEALER TO INSTALL A "KIT" AND WELD THE STRUT BRACKET TO THE WHEEL WELL. I FOUND THE PROBLEM AFTER HEARING SIGNIFICANT CLUNKING NOISE IN THE BACK AS I DROVE.

07/12/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI-THEFT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (CAPITAL FORD LOCATED AT 4222 OLEANDER DR WILMINGTON, NC 28403) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

07/11/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/06/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94115K******
Summary

FRONT SUBFRAME ROTTING OUT. LARGE PIECES OF RUSTED METAL ARE DISENGAGING FROM THE SUBFRAME CROSS MEMBERAS CREATING LARGE HOLES AS WELL AS THE CROSSMEMBER K FRAME ENGINE CRADLE. TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS HAVE STRESSED NOT DRIVING DUE TO THIS DETERIORATION. HAS ONLY 115000 MILES AND LIVE IN THE RUST STATES AS SPECIFIED IN THE 2004 RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

07/06/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 07/03/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

HEARD A BANGING IN THE TRUNK AREA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, CHECKED IT OUT AND THE WHOLE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED OUT, THE SHOCK WAS BARLEY ON. I WAS ON A CITY STREET. TOOK IT TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTAMET OF $1,145.99. I AM WONDERING WHY THIS VIN IS NOT COVERED IN A RECALL.

06/28/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H35K******
Summary

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SUDDENLY BEGAN BANGING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. REAR STRUT MOUNT COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT SO THE STRUT IS LOOSE AND BANGING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRUNK. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE IS NO SURFACE RUST ON THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE. MANUFACTURER DID NOT ATTACH THE STRUT SECURELY - ONLY SURFACE MOUNTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL.

06/24/2017
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 06/24/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED INTO TINY SHARDS INTO A RADIUS OF 15 FEET FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. NO CRACKS OR PROBLEMS. THE WINDOW WAS SHUT WITH NORMAL FORCE AND EXPLODED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

06/19/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/12/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H05K******
Summary

LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 ESCAPE MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL BASICALLY ROTTED OUT AND HAS MESSED UP THE SHOCK AND STRUT ASSEMBLY AND KNOCKED THE TIRE LOOSE CAUSING TO RUB AGAINST THE SHOCK AND SMOKE, AND ALL YOU COULD SMELL WAS BURNING RUBBER. . AS I AM READING ALL THE FORUMS OUT THERE IS SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND POTENTLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 115,200 MILES ON IT, NO WAY SHOULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND PURCHASED THE WARRANTY (HOPING THEY COVER REPAIRS), MY QUESTION IS WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE WHY ISN'T FORD DOING A RECALL THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I WILL BE CONTACTING A LAWYER TO SEE IF ANY LEGAL ACTION CAN BE TAKEN. VERY SAD FORD!!!!! I AM A SINGLE MOM OF 3 WORKING TWO JOBS AND IS NOW WITHOUT A CAR, HAVING TO RENT A CAR AT $300/WK...ON TOP OF OTHER BILLS AND BUYING GROCERIES, HMMM.. SO FORD YOU TELL ME IF THIS WAS ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU KNEW THEY HAD TO CHOOSE TO RENT A CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK AND KIDS TO SCHOOL OR BUYING GROCERIES?? ALL BECAUSE OF A KNOW DEFECT WITH YOUR PRODUCT!

06/17/2017
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/17/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK/NOT WORKING OFF AND ON FOR LAST YEAR; GASKET WAS REPLACED, NOW RECENTLY STICKING AGAIN. TODAY, WAS ON ARTERIAL WHEN PEDAL STUCK, LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC AS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. GOT PEDAL UNSTUCK AFTER SEVERAL TRIES AND LIFTING WITH TOE, SO WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. CAR IN SHOP NOW. DANGEROUS!

06/16/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMY94165KA******
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, DETACHING THE SHOCK WHERE IT ATTACHES AT THE TOP. ENTIRE INNER WHEEL WELL NEEDS REPLACEMENT TO REPAIR.

06/13/2017
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/07/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H25K******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHT BEEPS AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY GO OUT SO THAT YOU CAN BARELY STOP THE CAR.

06/13/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/10/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H25K******
Summary

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING OR MAKING TURNS. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES APPEAR WHEN YOU TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM. IF YOU TURN OFF THE CAR POWER STEERING RETURNS BUT IT GOES OUT AGAIN SHORTLY DOWN THE ROAD.

06/02/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/26/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED SHOCK ABSORBERS. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PANELS SURROUNDING THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED AND LOOSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAPID FORD (1510 S POKEGAMA AVE, GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744) WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ALSO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AND PROVIDED A REPAIR ESTIMATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

05/28/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/28/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE PARKED ON CITY STREET.

05/24/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

WHEEL WELLS ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE ARE FAILING. HAD AT $1,200 EXPENSE TO REPLACE THE REAR SHOCK UNIT BECAUSE IT RUSTED OUT. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO JUNK THE VEHICLE SOON BECAUSE OF ALL THE RUST DAMAGE.

05/17/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/17/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. IF I START IT AGAIN IT TURNS ON JUST FINE BUT EVERYTIME I STOP AT A LIGHT OR AT TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STALLS. WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY CANT TELL WHAT IS HAPPENING BECAUSE THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THEY CHECKED IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, BATTERY, OILS. THEY SAY THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR BUT THE DEADLINE FOR THIS WAS ON JANUARY 2015. NOW FORD WONT REPAIR MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD (IT HAS LESS THAN 116,000 MILES).

05/02/2017
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 05/02/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H15K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I HEAR AN ALARM FOR "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM", AND LOSE ALL POWER TO MY BRAKES. PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL ABILITY TO STOP.

04/27/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/21/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. DUE TO AGGRESSIVE BRAKING, THE STEERING BECAME OFF-CENTERED AT A NINETY DEGREE ANGLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A 2005 SUBFRAME WAS ORDERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT FIT AND HAD TO BE CHANGED OUT FOR A 2004 SUBFRAME. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

04/25/2017
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/25/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5D******
Summary

TODAY WHILE DRIVING MY 05 FORD ESCAPE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ALL POWER, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, POWER STEERING WAS GONE, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY MAIN ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, NOTHING INFORMING ME OF AN ISSUE. IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME & COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF I HADN'T OF BEEN ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

04/19/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 02/04/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, TURNED AT THE CORNER, HIT A SMALL BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND LIKE THE REAR GATE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED, STOPPED AT THE CORNER PUT IT IN PARK, GOT OUT AND OPENED THE REAR GATE AND RECLOSED IT, GOT BACK INTO MY VEHICLE, TURNED LEFT HIT ANOTHER SMALL BUMP, AND HEARD THE LOUD BANGING NOISE AGAIN, STOPPED AT THE 4 WAY CORNER STORE, PARKED AND GOT OUT AND WALKED AROUND MY VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT, AND NOTICED THE RUST ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE, SOME OF IT HAD FALLEN OFF AND I COULD SEE THE STYROFOAM ON THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WELD.I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I AM PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID I COULD TAKE IT TO THEIR GUY TO LOOK AT IT, TOOK IT TO HIM AND HE SAID THAT I HAD A REAL PROBLEM AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE WELDED, WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I COULD TAKE IT TO THEIR GUY TO FIX, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY COULD GET ME IN FOR AN APPOINTMENT. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, AND HE STILL HAS IT, TRYING TO LOCATE THE REAR END OF ANOTHER FORD ESCAPE TO FIX IT.

04/14/2017
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

PASSENGER REAR TOP STRUT/SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED OUT. MAKES VEHICLE KIND OF USELESS. BEEN TOLD THIS SEEMS TO B A COMMON PROBLEM.

04/14/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/03/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H75K******
Summary

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING ,

04/02/2017
Components: POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03195K******
Summary

WHILE LOOKING AT YOUR WEB SITE, I NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY 2005 ESCAPE 3.0L, I DIDN'T GET A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE DEALER AND ITS 2017 AND I'M THE SECOND OWNER,AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT MY PASSAGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED OUT BY LOOKING AT ALL THE WHEEL WELLS, CAUSE I HEARD A HARD BUMP SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE STREETS. NOW I NOTICE THAT THERE IS A SHIFT LEVEL RECALL ON THE SAME ESCAPE!!. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE RECALL NOTICES!!!. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET AROUND IN- GREAT CAR OTHER THEN THAT.

04/01/2017
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/01/2017
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H25K******
Summary

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE, BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE THEN FAIL TO ENGAGE FOR SHORT SECONDS, THEN ENGAGE AGAIN, SYMPTOMS ARE INTERMITTENT. SOME TIMES IT WOULD TRIGGER A BRAKE RELATED DTC. TECHNICIAN DETERMINED IT WAS A FAILED HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS COMMON AND OCCURRED ON A NUMBER OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLES FROM 2005 TO 2012.

03/30/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/09/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE SHOCK ABSORBER BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME OF THE WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

03/28/2017
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/25/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 05/23/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SOLID WHEN ATTEMPTED TO BE DEPRESSED. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSE BUILD UP OF CARBON. UPDATED 12/4/2017*JS

03/27/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

PASSENGERS SIDE WHEEL WELL HAS DEVELOPED EXCESSIVE RUST. SUPPORT FOR SHOCK/STRUT ASSEMBLY INTEGRITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO BE DRIVEN WITHOUT REPAIR. RUST DAMAGE WAS CONCEALED UNDER RUST PROOFING MATERIAL.

03/24/2017
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/20/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MARCH 20, 2017. FRONT END PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE CAUSING SEVERE STEERING ISSUES. THIS FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURES THAT RESULTED IN THE 2004 AND BEFORE MODEL YEARS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD. THIS ISSUE STILL PERSISTS IN NEWER MODEL YEARS.

03/21/2017
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/15/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER HAD DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE EVEN AFTER BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.*DT *TR

03/20/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 03/02/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93195K******
Summary

MY CAR IS RUSTED OUT ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. MY SHOCK ARE BANGING WITH A LOUD BANK. THE WHOLE INSIDE IS NOW RUSTED OUT AND THE IS A HOLE THAT GOES TO THE TRUNK AREA. PRICE ARE JUST FALLING OUT.

03/15/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/02/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04105K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE LTD WITH 122K MILES WITH NO WARNING STALLS WHEN I COME TO A STOP, OR WHEN I'M GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THEN SAME THING WHEN I WAS DRIVING 65 ON MY WAY TO LAX, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ALMOST SIDE SWIPED AND REAR ENDED BY CARS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, NOR CAN THE MECHANIC FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I'VE COME TO LEARN THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS YEAR AND MODEL, YET FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH A RECALL. THIS IS DANGEROUS, I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. FORD IS IN THE KNOW. I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION BEING DONE.

03/10/2017
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/10/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

ROTTED OUT SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY, MECHANIC DECLARED CAR UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. FORD RECALLED THIS PROBLEM 2001-2004 BUT DID NOT EXTEND TO 2005. FORD DEALER REFUSED TO WORK ON VEHICLE.

03/03/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/03/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

DESPITE MANY, MANY OWNER COMPLAINTS, FORD HAS NEVER BEEN MADE TO RECALL THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THERE ARE RUST ISSUES IN THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT COULD LEAD TO UNSAFE OPERATION. ONE EXAMPLE IS SHOCK ABSORBERS THAT COULD COME LOOSE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME. FORD HAS ISSUED SUCH A RECALL FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS, SO THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY NEVER MADE ANY REPAIRS TO THE 2005 ESCAPE MODELS. I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY REFERRED ME TO YOU (THEY WERE QUITE HATEFUL). PLEASE HELP. I AM ON DISABILITY AND WE CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS AND WE BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU.

02/02/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/30/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04105K******
Summary

PASSENGER REAR IS RESTED SHOCKS STRUTS DETACHED

01/27/2017
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/14/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BECAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS CORRODED THROUGH THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ...UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF *CN

01/23/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/20/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SHOCK WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RUST BETWEEN THE SHOCK AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FRAME. THE SHOCK ABSORBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

01/20/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING; ALMOST $4,000 IN REPAIRS HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

01/18/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/29/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

01/16/2017
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/17/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND RECENTLY BEGAN HEARING A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WELL HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK WAS NOW COMING THROUGH THE REAR WELL INTO MY CAR. THIS HAS MADE MY CAR COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AS WELL AS ON HERE IN HOPES THAT FORD WOULD DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND TAKE CARE OF IT. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. IT IS HARD TO MISS THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION FORD HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE 2001-04 FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. FOR THE ABSOLUTE RIDICULOUS AMOUNT THAT IT COSTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE, I PERSONALLY WOULD FEEL MUCH SAFER PUTTING MY TIME AND MONEY INTO A NEW VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY, THAT VEHICLE WILL NOT BE A FORD.

01/06/2017
Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/24/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE, STEERING, AND BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL SIX EMISSION COILS FAILED AND FRACTURED THE PCM. THE SIX EMISSION COILS, POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ..UPDATED 02/09/17 *BF *TR

01/04/2017
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

PASSENGER REAR INNER WHEELHOUSE THAT HOLDS SHOCK ABSORBER ROTTED AND SHOCK FELL OUT FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE UPDATED THE PART WITH A LATER MODEL ESCAPE PART SO TO DENY THERE IS PROBLEM WHY DID THEY UPDATE THE PART AND DISCONTINUE MAKING THE PART THAT CAME ON 2005 ESCAPE

01/04/2017
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/04/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

NOTICED UNDERCOATING PEELING OFF IN WHEEL WELL(REAR PASSENGER SIDE). PULLED OFF AND ALSO FOUND A 3IN. CIRCLE OF METAL LOOSE. HAVE SEEN OTHER(300+) REPORTS OF THIS RUST PROBLEM ON THIS WEB PAGE. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED WHEN NOT IN USE AND HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES. THERE ARE NO HANDLING OR NOISE ISSUES YET.

12/31/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/22/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04175K******
Summary

WE STARTED TO HEAR A VERY LOUD BANGING COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WHEN WE DROVE OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST BUMP. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THOUGH (YOU CAN SEE THE INTERIOR) AND THE WHEEL COULD FALL OFF AT ANYTIME. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH OUT A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT 2001-2004 ESCAPES WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

12/16/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/14/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93125K******
Summary

ENGINE PCM (COMPUTER) FAILS DUE TO A DEFECT, CAUSING TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO RECALL, REPAIR, OR WARRANTY. FAULTY SPARK PLUGS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY, ALONG WITH DEFICIENT DRIVER TRANSISTORS IN THE PCM, LEAD TO A MALFUNCTION WHICH STALLS THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT OCCURRED, AND EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. *TR

12/15/2016
Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/06/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS HOOKED UP TO A HANDHELD DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND DISPLAYED, "BAD PCM AND BAD COILS". THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

12/07/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/03/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H15K******
Summary

SIMILAR TO THE 2008-2011 MODEL RECALLS, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE IN MOTION. THE WHEEL WAS BEING TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN IMMEDIATELY THE WHEEL FELT HEAVY AND THE POWER STEERING CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD SYSTEM. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES AND WET.

12/07/2016
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/25/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

THE GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK DOWN. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. I WOULD HAVE TO USE MY FOOT TO TRY TO LIFT THE ACCELERATION PEDAL UP. SOMETIMES IT WOULD POP INTO PLACE QUICKLY WHILE OTHER TIMES, I HAD TO KEEP LIFTING IT UP WITH MY FOOT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND OTHER CARS WERE COMING FULL SPEED BEHIND ME, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK IN MOTION IN A SPEEDY MANNER. THIS HAS OCCURRED EARLY MORNING, MIDDAY, AND NIGHT. IT HAS BEEN ON THE CITY STREET AND THE HIGHWAY. I RESEARCHED AND SAW THAT FORD HAD A RECALL FOR 2001 - 2004 FOR THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WHICH IS DUE TO THE STICKING ACCELERATION PEDAL. WHEN I WENT TO FORD, THEY SAID THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOR THE CONSUMER APPRECIATION FOR CERTAIN MODELS ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE MANY CARS THAT CAME IN WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT THE SALES WOMAN PRETENDED AS IF SHE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE. I PAID ALMOST $1,000 TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAD FIXED IN A RECALL. *TR

12/07/2016
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/07/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z35K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

11/27/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK MOUNT COMPLETELY RUSTED/BROKEN. WHEEL WELL AND FENDER COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT WHILE THE REST OF THE VEHICLE HAS NO RUST AT ALL. WHY HAS FORD NOT RECALLED THE 2005 ESCAPE, AFTER SEEING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE

11/15/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/14/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

BACK PASENGER WHEEL WELL IS ALL RUSTED OUT, THE BO;TS EVEN RUSTED OUT AND ARE MISSING THE TRUCK IS UNDRIVABLE AND IS NOT SAFE. I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED ALOT OF BANGING, PULLED OVER THINKING THE BACK DOOR WASNT CLOSED PROPERLY. BUT FOUND THE RUSTED WHEEL WELL. I CAN PUSH ON THE WELL AND IT JUST CRUMBLES! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED!

11/13/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/10/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

ALMOST SUDDENLY, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND FROM THE REAR STARTED LAST WEEK. WHEN INSPECTED, TO MY SHOCK, THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS TOTALLY, TOTALLY ROTTED OUT . THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BEEN GARAGED AND CAREFULLY MAINTAINED SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. IN FACT, FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS--IT HAS BEEN BASICALLY DRIVEN ABOUT 16 -20 MILES PER DAY. AND AGAIN--GARAGED DAY AND NIGHT. AND NOW, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, IT APPEARS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AS A RESULT, I'M NOW SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER CAR TO BUY--NOT WANTING TO SPEND +$1,200 ON THIS REPAIR.

11/08/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/10/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z25K******
Summary

BACK PASSENGER SHOCK MOUNT COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND FOUND OVER 500 COMPAINTS FOR SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

11/07/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/29/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXHAUST SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT LIFT THE VEHICLE TO DO THE EXHAUST SERVICING STATING THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THERE WAS A CHANCE THE FRAME WOULD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT

11/06/2016
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H95K******
Summary

ENGINE OVER ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE, THEN AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN. ALSO, IN IDLE POSITION, ENGINE RPMS EXCESSIVELY INCREASE AND DECREASE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. BOTH PROBLEMS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND ALSO WHILE IN MOTION SPIRATICALLY AT ANY GIVEN TIME, AT AT ANY SPEED (FROM IDLEING UP TO 80 MPH).

10/27/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 10/25/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GRANDMOTHERS DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. ONCE GETTING OUT AND INSPECTING I NOTICED ON THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS DETACHED. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS WITH ALL THE COMPLIANTS? SOME PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD $1,500 REPAIRS ON A CAR WHEN THE MANUFACTURERS USED BAD UNDERCOATING.

10/26/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/24/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

10/21/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/21/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING WE NOTICED A REALLY LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. UPON LOOKING AROUND WE NOTICED SIGNIFICANT RUST INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL AREA. TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT IS RUSTED OUT. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY GET A COUPLE OF THESE A WEEK. THE COST IS AT LEAST $1.500 PER SHOCK MOUNT. IF THERE'S A SEPARATION FROM THE SHOCK MOUNT IT COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WITH THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS "KNOWN PROBLEM " FORD ISN'T DOING A RECALL! APPARENTLY THE RUST HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE BUT WE NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT UNTIL THE LOUD NOISE. OUR MECHANIC ADVISED US THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

10/20/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04135K******
Summary

UNDERBODY IS ALL RUSTED, ONLY 57,000 MILES AND STORED INSIDE, EXCEPT WHEN DRIVING. *TR

10/20/2016
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 10/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H85K******
Summary

DISPLAYED "STOP SAFELY NOW" WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED AND DROVE A FEW MILES AND RECEIVED NOTICE AGAIN. REPEATED THIS CYCLE ABOUT 10 TIMES BEFORE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. HAD DEALER SERVICE CAR AND DO A BATTERY FAN RECALL. DROVE OKAY FOR A MONTH BUT NOW I AM GETTING THE SAME ERROR AND HAVING TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART. *TR

10/19/2016
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 05/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

THROTTLE BODY STICKS WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE OR COLD.

10/18/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE IN PASSENGER REAR WHEEL. UPON INSPECTION I OBSERVED THAT THE WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH WHERE THE SHOCK IS MOUNTED. LEARNED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT FROM THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS

10/17/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z35K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED A HOLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 01/10/17*LJ

10/13/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/04/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z65K******
Summary

THE BACK REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED THROUGH AND THE SHOCK WENT THROUGH THE "FLOOR" AND PANEL OF THE SUV. I BOUGHT THIS WITH 65,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW HAS 89,000 AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT AND NO ONE WILL FIX IT. I PAID $8500. FOR A SUV THAT I ONLY DROVE FOR 11/2 YEARS. I DRIVING AND HEARD A THUMPING SOUND SO I STOPPED AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I DROVE 1/2 MILE TO MY HOUSE AND THE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD, I LOOKED AGAIN TO SEE THAT THE SHOCK BROKE THROUGH THE PANEL AND NOT ANY OF IT IS CONNECTED TO THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. I GOT ON A COMPLAINT WEBSITE AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME SPOT ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE SUV MY HUSBAND GOT ON HIS BACK AND LOOKED AT THE UNDERCOATING AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE MUFFLER BROKE AND THE MECHANIC HAD MY HUSBAND TO LOOK UNDER THE SUV AND EVERYTHING IS RUSTED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE UNDERCOAT WAS FAULTY AND TRAPPED MOISTURE BETWEEN IT AND THE BODY OF THE SUV. THIS THING IS FALLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH ME. THE LEFT REAR IS RUSTED OUT AND THIS ONLY STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. EVERYWHERE THERE IS A SEAM, RUST IS FORMING. I BLAMED IN ON THE DEALER FOR SELLING ME A FLOOD CAR, UNTIL I DID MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY DID THEY KEEP DOING THE SAME THING? I AM UNEMPLOYED AND THIS IS MY TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT, HOPEFULLY I WON'T KILL MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE WHEN IT FALLS APART ON THE ROAD.

10/06/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94105K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SHOCK TOWER IS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE TOP OF THE SHOCK IS NOT SECURED TO THE UNI-BODY FRAME. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THERE IS METAL TO METAL CONTACT. WHILE NOT RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH, A SCREWDRIVER CAN BE EASILY POKED THROUGH THE RUSTY METAL ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SHOCK TOWER AS WELL. THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN SLOWLY RUSTING THE LAST FEW YEARS BUT WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL THE INNER PANELS WERE REMOVED ALLOWING ACCESS TO THE INNER WHEEL WELLS. MY GRANDCHILDREN HAD BEEN RIDING IN THEIR CAR SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE. A REAR OR REAR SIDE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

09/29/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 07/14/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

TAKATA RECALL PASSENGER BACK TOWER WHEEL RUSTED ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE THE METER SENSOR KEEP GOING OFF LIKE THE DOORS ARE STILL OPEN THE RIMS OF THE CAR HAS RUSTED LIKE WE HAD THE CAR FOR 30 YEARS IN MOTION WHEN I NOTICE THE WHEEL TOWER RUSTED OUT

09/28/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/13/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

STARTED HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND ON THE REAR SHOCK. BACK REAR SHOCK TOWER ROTTED OUT. NOT EVEN ANYTHING TO WELD IT TOO. HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT.

09/21/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OVER A HUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A TEST DRIVE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAD A RUSTED HOLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS DETACHED FROM THE ORIGINAL MOUNT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

09/19/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/02/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER MOUNT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. THE SHOCK HAS FORCED THE TOWER UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL, THROUGH THE PLASTIC IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR 2001-2004 ESCAPE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED, BUT NOT FOR THE 2005 MODEL WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

09/17/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: FMYYU02ZX5K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL ROTTED OUT CAUSING SHOCK TO BREAK THROUGH TRUNK AND CAUSE LOUD BANGING. FORD CHARGES $1,548.40 TO FIX. NOW AS IN OTHER ESCAPES, YEARS 2001-2004, THE 2005 SUB FRAME OR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM IS RUSTED THAT HOLDS UP THE ENGINE AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR! THERE IS A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE THAT SHOWS THE CORROSION ON THE PARTICULAR SPOT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. HIT ONE POTHOLE OR BUMP AND ENTIRE ENGINE AND FRONT OF CAR CAN COLLAPSE! FACEBOOK HAS ENTIRE PAGE FOR 2005 FORD ESCAPE SUB FRAME RUSTING!!! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT!

09/17/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/10/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93135K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE THAT STARTED MAKING SOUNDS IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN THE TOWN STREETS COMING HOME WHEN I HIT BUMPS. WE LOOKED AT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WELL AND THE SHOCK MOUNT IS RUSTED THROUGH. THE BODY IS RESTING ON THE COIL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT DUE TO THE DANGER OF THE BODY COMING DOWN ON THE WHEEL.

09/15/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H16K******
Summary

ABS LIGHT ON, VERY WEAK AND DIMINISHED BRAKING POWER, ALMOST NOT STOPPING, VEHICLE WAS OFF, THEN NOTICED UPON STARTUP, 123K MILES ON VEHICLE, FORD STATES IT COULD BE UP TO A $5K REPAIR WHICH FAR EXCEEDES THE VALUE OF THIS VEHICLE, SUSPECT PART IS THE HCU HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WHICH PRESSURIZES THE BREAK SYSTEM BEFORE START UP, ALSO NOTICED THIS PUMP ISN'T COMING ON ANYMORE, FORD SAYS THEY WON'T COVER ANYTHING OF REPAIR, NO MORE FORDS OR CHEVY'S FOR ME!, YOU HAVE TO KILL AT LEAST 125 PEOPLE BEFORE THEY WILL RECALL ANYTHING JUST LIKE THE $2.25 IGNITION KEY RECALL, WHAT ABOUT THE 180+ PEOPLE FORDS PINTO EXPLODING FUEL TANKS, BECAUSE OF BREAK AWAY FUEL NECKS, LIVES AREN'T WORTH $8EA, TO INSTALL THE RUBBER BLADDER ARE THEY?, THANKS FOR MAKING ANOTHER THROW AWAY CAR JUST LIKE THE CHEVY VEGA, NOW FORD HAS ANOTHER TO ADD TO PINTO, EDSEL, MAVERICK? WHERE DID THEY GO? WHICH ONE'S NEXT? DON'T BUY HYBRID, NOT GOOD TECHNOLGY, DOESNT EVEN GET VERY GOOD MILEAGE , 26? IS ALL I GOT!, THANKS AGAIN FORD MOTORS, HOPE HENRY IS ROLLING OVER IN HEAVEN FOR YOUR IDIOT ENGINEERS THAT WOULD DESIGN A SYSTEM THAT IS BEYOND ECONOMICAL SENSE TO REPAIR.!!!

09/09/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/08/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,235.

09/04/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/03/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WENT TO REPLACE REAR SHOCKS. REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED AND I COULD MOVE SHOCK MOUNT TOWER WHEN TRUCK IS BOUNCED. ALSO HAVE BANGING AND BOUNCING GOING ON. RIDES ROUGH AND HAVE A RUST HOLE AND CAN SEE TIRE BELOW. BAD ENGINEERING DESIGN. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD FESS UP AND CORRECT THIS, BUT THEY WON'T THEY GOT THEIR MONEY!!!

08/29/2016
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/22/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H45K******
Summary

RE: 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID DEFECT IN THROTTLE BODY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12006 OPENED 10/2/2012 DEAR NHTSA, AROUND 4 MONTHS AGO, WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IN NORTH CAROLINA. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS AND OUR OTHER 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID INCLUDING HAVING TO REPLACE CV AXLE'S IN BOTH VEHICLES, ENGINE ALERTS IN A LIMP HOME OPERATION OR COMPLETELY DYING OR STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND: REAR RIGHT DOOR ALARM HAS BEEN COMING ON CONSISTENTLY IN HOT WEATHER SERVICE EMISSIONS WARNING CAME ON AND THESE CODES CAME UP: C1524 ' BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL SENSOR CALIBRATION NOT COMPLETE C1218 ' LAMB ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING OUTPUT CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION (THIS CODE CAME UP IN 4/2016 AS WELL SOMEONE SAYS IT COULD BE A BULB BURNED OUT P0126 ' COOLANT THERMOSTAT TEMPERATURE BELOW THERMOSTAT REGULATING (TWICE) P0685 ' ENGINE CONTROL MODULE POWERTRAIN CONT. POWER RELAY CIRCUIT /OPEN WHILE DRIVING, BOTH CARS HAVE FAILED AND MANY TIMES FORD SERVICE WOULD SPEND OVER 3 WEEKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLES. AFTER AROUND 3 WEEKS, FAIRWAY FORD OF KINGSPORT, TN'S MECHANIC, BOB, NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND A P1A0C CODE, WHICH COSTS ALMOST $1,000 TO REPLACE. DESPITE THIS RECALL, WHEN I ASKED FORD SERVICE AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS THEY SAID NO BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN FACT, AT ONE DEALERSHIP, I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK WITH A DAMAGED WINDOW AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AS WELL. I'M ASKING FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DEFECT, A RECALL TO BE ISSUED AND FOR FORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN THESE VEHICLES.

08/22/2016
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

ACCELERATOR STICKING IN NEUTRAL POSITION. MECHANICS CAN'T FIND WHATS WRONG AND ITS VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ MANY ARTICLES THAT THIS IS COMMON IN OLDER MODELS

08/21/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/09/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04165K******
Summary

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND DIE WHILE DRIVING. BEFORE THE INCIDENT NO PREVIOUS WARNING SIGNS HAD BEEN PRESENT. THE DAY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH DURING A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, UNTIL THE SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND THEN OFF (ENGINE, TIRE PRESSURE..) AND THE VEHICLE SPEED BEGAN TO REDUCE. AFTER A MOMENT THE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DIED ON A CITY STREET. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND RESUMED DRIVING, BUT WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON/OFF AGAIN AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND DIED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN AN 30 MINUTES AS I DROVE TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER. ON THE 3RD TIME THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND BEGAN TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH, AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I BEGAN TO TURN THE VEHICLE IT AGAIN LOST POWER. AFTER THE 1ST POWER LOSS I HEADED TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER WHICH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES AWAY. THE VEHICLE DIED 3 TIMES BEFORE I REACHED THE SERVICE CENTER. THE SERVICE CENTER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.

08/18/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115D******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AND THE SUB FRAME BEING ROTTED COLLAPSED AND MY TIRE KINKED OUT.

08/12/2016
Components: EQUIPMENT,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 06/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ONLY BLEW OUT HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

08/11/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/17/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM CALL LOT TOLLED THEM BRAKES WERE GOING OUT HE TEST DRIVE AND HE SAID THEY WERE FINE SO I TOOK HIS WORD THEN A FEW DAYS LATER MY WATER RATETERAVOTER HOSE BUSTED I HAD TO GET THAT THEM FIXED AND THEN THEY CHARGED ME TO FIX IT THEN A FEW DAYS LATER I HERE A THUMP ON THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE THE WHOLE BACK OF MY WHEEL AREA BY THE WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT THERE NO PROTECTION ON THE WHEEL AND THE STRUSTS WHERE BUSTED THEY HAD STUFF STUFFED IN IT SO YOU COULDN'T TELL WENT TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT THEY SAY THIS HAPPENS THERE NOTHING THEY COULD FOR ME BUT TO CHARGE ME FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX IT I DONE NOTHING BUT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST ONE I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ARE SELLING VEHICLE WITH SAFE HAZARDS I PAID OUT 1000.00 OUT ON A CAR TEST DROVE IT AND GUESS I SHOULD OF TEST DRIVE IT LONGER BUT I DIDN'T I BOUGHT IT AND WAS ON MY WAY TO PUT GAS IN IT AND THE MOTOR BLOW UP. I HAD STATE POLICE WAIT WITH ME ME AND MY 16 YEAR OLD WAS STUCK IN HIGH TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE MOTOR BLOW STATE POLICE SAID HE HAD TO GET THERE AND TOLL THE CAR AND HE BOUGHT A TRAILER WITH A FLAT TIRED TO TRY AND TOLL IT OFF THE STATE POLICE MADE HIM LEAVE AND CALLED FOR A TOLL TRUCK THE CAR LOT REFUSED TO GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK SO I COULD GO SOME WHERE ELSE SO I BOUGHT A ANOTHER CAR IT WAS IN FAIR CONDTION BUT WHEN WATER STATED HITTING MOTOR IT ENDED UP GETTING TOTAL BY INSURANCE COMPANY SO STILL COULDN'T GET MONEY BACK MADE ME PAY OUT ANOTHER 600.00 OUT FOR THE VEHICLE AND AFTER I GAVE HIM THE MONEY HE WROTE OUT SOLD AS IS AND COULD NOT TRADE VEHICLE OR GET MY MONEY BACK SO I FEEL LIKE HE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WRITE THIS ON THE LAST TWO VEHICLES.

08/11/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H25K******
Summary

ITS DRIVING OK AND THEN IT STARTS LOSING POWER TO 20 MPH AND IT WONT SPEED MORE FROM THERE UNTIL ITS TURN OFF FOR HOURS THEN IM DRIVING AGAIN AND IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME THING.

08/09/2016
Components: STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/25/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H45K******
Summary

THE BRAKES ARE HARD, RUNS ALL THE WAY TO STOP THIS HARD .EL WHEEL CAN NOT TURN EASILY TO THE SIDES. IT GIVES ME THE CODE U0418, U0413. IS IS NOT DUE TO WEAR IS A MANUFACTURER FAILS

08/09/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/25/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H65K******
Summary

MY WELL MAINTAINED 2005 ESCAPE HYBRID DEVELOPED A RATTLING SOUND ON JULY 26, 2016. AT FIRST THE RATTLE IN THE RIGHT REAR HAPPENED ONLY ON BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY CAR JACK COMING LOOSE IN ITS COMPARTMENT. I CHECKED THAT AND THE JACK WAS ALL SECURED, NOT RATTLING. I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME AND THE RATTLE BECAME A BANGING SOUND, AND THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE WHEEL AREA STARTED TO RATTLE AND MOVE TOWARDS THE INTERIOR AS I DROVE. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED AROUND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AREA AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW EXTREMELY RUSTED IT IS. THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS SHOW VERY LITTLE RUST. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON A FORD OWNERS WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE REPORT THAT THE RUSTED OUT SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT BREAKS LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE BODY COLLAPSES ONTO THE WHEEL, SENDING THE CAR OUT OF CONTROL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS COMMON PROBLEM IN THE '05 ESCAPE HYBRID VEHICLES. I CANNOT DRIVE MY WELL MAINTAINED CAR BECAUSE OF THE MECHANICAL BANGING, THE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF CONTROL, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND PERSONAL INJURY. I'M ATTACHING PHOTOS OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL TO SHOW THAT THERE IS A DEFINITE DEFECT IN THE RIGHT REAR. PLEASE GIVE THIS COMPLAINT YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, AND ALERT OTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNERS OF THIS IMMINENTLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

08/03/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/22/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

I BOUGHT MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP 15 MONTHS, AND 6000 MILES AGO. I NOTICED THAT IT JUST ALWAYS FELT "RICKETY", AND HAD IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT THREE TIMES DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS, AND NEW TIRES, AN "EXCITER RING" AND SWAY BARS DIDN'T SEEM TO REALLY DO MUCH. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LLAST MONTH, I NOTICED A LOUD "KNOCKING SOUND" COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE GATE WASN'T SHUT ALL THE WAY. THAT WASN'T IT. I STARTED DRIVING WITH THE SEATS DOWN IN THE BACK, TRYING TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. I LOOKED UP UNDER THE WHEEL WELL, AND WAS SHOCKED AT THE CORROSION, AND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MUFFLER MAN. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS "EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION IN THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE", AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DID. I WAS SENT TO A BODY SHOP AND TOLD TO "RAISE HELL WITH FORD", BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. I GOT A QUOTE OF $8000 TO FIX IT. I STILL OWE $6000... I OPENED A CASE WITH FORD MOTORS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE "GIVING THE DEALERSHIP THE GREEN LIGHT TO MAKE IT RIGHT", AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS OBLIGATED TO TAKE PHOTOS. NO PHOTOS WERE TAKEN, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE RESPONDED TO MY CASE, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE DONE. AND THAT "EVEN IF ONE OF THE BODY SHOPS IN TOWN WOULD WORK ON IT, IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL AT THE EARLIEST NOVEMBER". HE THEN SMIRKED AT ME, AND SAID "SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO"? WELL. HERE WE ARE. THIS WAS JULY 25, 2016. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVEABLE, AND THAT IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, THAT MY INSURANCE WOULDN'T COVER IT BECAUSE OF THE SHOCK TOWER COMING UP THROUGH THE INSIDE OF THE CAR ( THAT STARTED JULY 22, THE DAY I STOPPED DRIVING IT, EXCEPT TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP) THAT I NOW KNEW ABOUT BUT CANNOT FIX.

07/31/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/18/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT BREAKS ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS OF REGULAR ROUTINE DRIVING. GOING ON REPLACEMENT NUMBER 4

07/29/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/22/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS EXCESSIVE FENDER WELL RUST, A DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE SHOCK TOWER TO DISLODGE FROM THE FRAME, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. IT HAPPENS FROM THE INSIDE OUT, AND WHEN A THUNKING NOISE BEGINS, IT'S TOO LATE. $8000 TO REPAIR A VEHICLE THAT I WAS TOLD BY EVERY LOCAL BODY SHOP, WOULDN'T EVEN REALLY CORRECT IT. IT'S A STRUCTURAL DEFECT. THE SHOCK TOWER IS NOW COMING THROUGH THE CARGO AREA OF MY CAR

07/21/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/05/2009
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Summary

THE 2.3 LT THAT WAS IN THIS BEGAN USING OIL AROUND 75000 MILES AND THE DEALER DONE ALL THE OIL CHANGES SINCE IT WAS NEW.. THEY COULD NOT FIND WERE IT WAS GOING.. WE'LL AFTER ABOUT 3 YEARS OF CONSTANTLY WATCHING THE OIL,, IT FINALLY LET GO. THE MOTOR WAS JUNK NO GOOD. PUT A DIFFERENT MOTOR IN IT WITH AROUND 50000 MILES.. WELL THAT ONE DID NOT MAKE IT TO A 100000 MILES.. I TAKE CARE OF MY AUTOS, SO I KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS.

07/20/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

TAKATA RECALL: PASSENGER REAR PANEL RUSTED OUT INSIDE WHEEL WELL

07/20/2016
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/23/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM 14000 MILES, WE REPORTED TO DEALER AND THEY NEVER NOTED IT IN THERE COMPUTER.. WE COMPLAINED 6 TIMES WITH IT ONLY GOT PUT IN THE COMPUTER AT THE DEALER TWICE.. FINALLY AFTER IT RAN OUT OF WARRANTY, IT ALMOST KILLED OUR WHOLE FAMILY.. THE TRANY WHEN WE CAME UP TO A STOP SIGN COMING OFF THE FREEWAY STAYED INGAGED AND THROUGH US IN TO A BUNCH OF TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING A HE'LL OF A ACCIDENT.. WE'LL IT ENDED UP RUINING THE TRANSMISSION CAUSE THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP AND CAUSED IT NOT TO DISENGAGE.. I ENDED UP SPENDING 3500.00 AND HAD THE DEALER PUT A OWN REBUILT IN. LATER I FOUND OUT FORD HAD 4 UPDATED TORQUE CONVERTERS.. WHY WAS THERE NOT A RECALL WHEN IT ALMOST KILLS PEOPLE.. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS WENT ON WITH THIS VEHICLE.. I AM WILL TO JOIN ANY KIND OF LAWSUIT OVER GETTING THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE MORE AVASIVE MOVE TO HELP AND PROTECT THE CONSUMER, INSTEAD OF HELPING THESE BIG COMPANIES BEND PEOPLE OVER.. WE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLES, AND WE GET TREATED LIKE DIRT..

07/20/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/29/2011
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

THIS VEHICLE AND EVERY OTHER ONE I HAVE SEEN HAS HAD THE REAR WHEEL WELL RUST OUT AND HAVE THE SHOCK GO UP THROUGH THE SHOCK TOWER..IT DOES NOT MATTER THE BRAND EITHER.. FORD CHEVY OR DODGE, THEY ALL DO IT.. WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS HELP US OUT, AND MAKE THESE CAR COMPANIES STAND BEHIND THERE SHEET METAL FOR AT LEAST A 100 THOUSAND MILES.. WE PAY ENOUGH FOR THESE VEHICLES.. I AM NOT RICH YOU KNOW..

07/19/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93115K******
Summary

ENTERING AND ACCELERATING FROM A MAIN STREET THAT TURNS INTO A FREEWAY THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER VERY SUDDENLY, ABS LIGHT ENGAGED, THEN DIED AS EXITING THE FREEWAY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH CHILDREN IN CAR AND NO WARNING WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO PREVIOUSLY. EXITING THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE DIED BUT RESTARTED WITH ABILITY TO DRIVE AT 10 MPH (IN A BAD AREA) WITH ENGINE LOSS AND NOISE. AT SHOP, I WAS TOLD THE SPARK PLUGS, COILS AND PCM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THAT ORDER ($795), THEN THE COILS ($600), THEN THE PCM ($1400) NOT INCLUDING LABOR. A EX-FORD MASTER TECHNICIAN SAID FORD NEW OF PROBLEM AND REPLACED THOSE COMPONENTS WHEN THE CARS CAME INTO THE SHOP. FORD HAS A SEPARATE SOFTWARE CHECKING PROGRAM ONLY DESIGNED FOR FORD ESCAPES TO TEST THE PCM FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY FAULTY PLUGS. APPARENTLY A RECALL OCCURRED FOR SOME VINS, WHEN I CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MADE AT A PARTICULAR PLANT ERGO MY BURDEN TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. RECALL WAS IN 2014 FOR ESCAPES WITH 80,000 MILES OR LESS WHILE IN WARRANTY. THIS IS A COMMON WELL-DOCUMENTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURE WHICH OCCURS AFTER 80,000 MILES.

07/18/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94155K******
Summary

RUST FRAME ON WHEEL WELLS AND OTHER FRAME ISSUES ...

07/18/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INNER FENDER WELL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAD RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE AXLE TO BE UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK MOUNTING BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE INNER FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

07/18/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/11/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

LAST MONDAY MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE CARGO AREA ITEMS STARTED BUMPING SEVERELY WHEN GOING OVER ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. BY FRIDAY THE SUSPENSION WAS SHIFTING WHEN DRIVING OVER SAME IMPERFECTIONS. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE BACK END AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED COMPLETED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. I ONLY HAVE 114,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND LIKE SO MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THE MECHANIC I HAD LOOK AT IT SAID THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AND SURELY THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. WHEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET, NO RECALL. I'M VERY NERVOUS DRIVING, BUT HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS AT THIS POINT.

07/18/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/10/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

THE SHOCK MODULE ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSANGER SIDE HAS DETERIORATED AND HAS BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE WHEEL WELL. THIS HAS MADE THE SUV UNDRIVABLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A NEWLY PAVED ROAD, GOING OVER A GENTLE HILL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER THE HILL, THERE WAS A LOUD CLANK AND THE VEHICLE SERVED SLIGHTLY (THANKFULLY NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT). UPON DRIVING HOME THERE IS AN EVIDENT CLANKING HEARD IN THE REAR AND THE SUV CAN BE FELT TO SWERVE SLIGHTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THIS OCCURRENCE HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND IS NOT EVIDENT IN ANY OTHER WHEEL WELL. IF ROAD SALT OR WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE TO BLAME, EQUAL DISTRIBUTION AT ALL 4 WHEEL WELLS WOULD BE EVIDENT, BUT THE OTHER 3 ARE FINE WITH NO RUST OR DETERIORATION PRESENT. SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, ALONG WITH PICTURES AND THE DAMAGE ALL APPEARS TO BE THE SAME - AND ALSO APPLIES TO MODEL YEARS 2004, 2005, AND 2006.

07/16/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H16K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS. ONCE STOPPED AND THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK OK UNTIL IT FAILS AGAIN AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE CAR IS NEARLY ALWAYS IN MOTION BUT HAS FAILED UPON STARTUP WHILE IN PARK. FREQUENCY IS RANDOM OVER THE LAST SIX OR MORE YEARS. THE LAST TWO TIMES WAS TODAY. TURNING CAR OFF AND ON USUALLY RESETS THE FUNCTION BACK TO OPERATING.

07/14/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/16/2016
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

TRAVEL NORTH ON SOUTHFIELD SERVICE DRIVE THE TRUCK SPEED UP I GOT IT TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A TRUCK A HEAD OF ME. THE LIGHT CHANGE CROSSING GRAND RIVER MAKING A RIGHT ON TO FENKELL THE TRUCK SPEED UP AGAIN UNDER ABLE TO STOP. I HIT A TRUCK IN THE REAR I WAS HOSPITALITY OVER NIGHT.

07/12/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/04/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,475.

07/08/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/07/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

BRAKES GO STIFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING FOR NO PRESENTED REASON AND CAUSE A SHOCK TO DRIVER AND HAVE TO LET GO OF BRAKES THEN PRESS DOWN TO SEE IF THEY WILL WORK. HAPPENS IN MOST IF NOT ALL KIDS OF CONDITIONS, NOT JUST ONE SPECIFIC KIND OF SITUATION. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS.

07/07/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A BANGING SOUND SO I TOOK VEHICLE INTO OUR MECHANIC. APPARENTLY THE PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED AND THE SHEET METAL IN THE WHEEL WELL HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT IN WHICH THE SHOCK TOWER HAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. I WAS REFEREED TO A AUTO WELDING SHOP BY MY MECHANIC AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THERE WERE TWO OF THE SAME VEHICLES AT THE FACILITY HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM RESOLVED. THE MECHANIC AT THIS WELDING SHOP SAYS THAT HE IS REPAIRING PERSONALLY 3 FORD ESCAPES PER WEEK FOR THE EXACT ISSUE AND HE WAS ABLE TO SHOW ME THE TWO THAT HE HAD JUST REPAIRED OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. I AM NOW MORE SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE OVER 500 COMPLAINTS WITH THIS EXACT SAME COMPLAINT JUST AT THIS NHTSA.GOV SIGHT AND THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FACT IS THAT THE LOUD BANGING NOISE IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE MOST OWNERS TO PAUSE AND TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND THUS TYPICALLY THIS ISSUE DOES NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, SAFETY ISSUES AND RECALLS SHOULD NOT ONLY INVOLVE ACCIDENTS OR CASUALTIES. THIS IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM IMPACTING EVERY SINGLE 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND COSTING CONSUMERS HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS THAT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

07/04/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1 FMCU96H75******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY BECAUSE OF RUST...EARLY YEARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM

07/02/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/31/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY STARTED HEARING A LOUD SOUND AND THE CAR BECAME BUMPY AND BOUNCY. PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY, BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO A GARAGE AND TOLD RIGHT REAR INNER SHOCK MOUNT AND FENDER PANEL HAD ROTTED. FORD HAD A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THIS CONDITION, BUT DID NOT HAVE A RECALL. LABOR COST DUE TO WELDING WAS $1300.00, TOTAL COST 1,966.00. HOW COULD FORD HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART, BUT NOT A RECALL? TRIED 3 GARAGES ONLY 1 (WHO HAD A WELDER) WOULD CONSIDER THE JOB. CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN...CONDITION WORSENED QUICKLY AND HAD TO DRIVE 10 MPH TO GET ESTIMATES WITH BLINKERS ON...HOPING NO ONE WOULD HIT US. SCARY! HAD TO REPLACE INNER SHOCK MOUNT AND FENDER PANEL, INSTALL , WELD, AND SEAL. ALSO NEEDED NEW REAR SHOCKS.

06/30/2016
Components: POWER TRAIN,WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS RUSTED AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNUSUAL, BUT DECLINED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,194.

06/29/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/28/2016
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WITH THE 3RD OCCURRENCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION ON JUNE 28, 2016 ON A CITY STREET. VEHICLE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES, AND WARNING LIGHTS EVENTUALLY RESET WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACTION TAKEN. BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION.

06/27/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH; LEAVING THE STRUT BOUNCING FREELY. THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN AT THIS TIME. AT THE TIME IT BROKE, IT ALMOST BOUNCED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT HAPPENS TO ALL 2004-2006 ESCAPES. ....UPDATED 07/11/16 *BF

06/24/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU941X5K******
Summary

ENTIRE RIGHT WHEEL WELL OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTING AWAY. THE SHOCK ABSORBER IS MOUNTED TO THIS SHEET METAL, SO IT IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND FORD WILL DO NOTHING TO COMPENSATE ME. CURRENTLY HEARING A LOUD THUMPING AT EVERY BUMP, DUE TO THE SHOCK BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE.

06/21/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/21/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

HI I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE & UP INTO ABOUT AND YEAR I STARTED HAD HAVING ENGINE FAILURE, MY VEHICLE WOULD START & STOP, TO SUM THIS UP, IM AFFAID TO DRIVE WHEN THIS ACCURES PRAYING THAT KNOW 1 RUNS INTO THE BACK OF ME...IVE TOOKEN IT TO THE AUTO PLACE TO GET A READING & IVE REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT IT READ IGNITION COILS (TWICE), FUEL FILTERS, TUNE A/C COMPRESSOR, WOULDNT COME ON ETC....I CAN GO ON & ON..& IM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS & FINALLY IVE DECIDED TO GOOGLE THESE ACCURANCES, TO FIND THAT THERE'S OTHER VIC..THAT HAS OCCURRED THESES SAME INCIDENTS....THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER, THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS / RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE DOESN'T MAKE IT. VIC. JUST SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC....& IT ALSO ACCURES WHILE STATIONARY & WHILE TURNING, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCT. OF 2015 & IN BETWEEN REPLACEING PARTS IT STALLED FOR A WHILE OF THE KILLING & NOW IT HAS STARTED BACK UP FULL FORCE ABOUT A WEEK AGO. 6/13/2016 & TODAY IS THE 6/21/2016

06/19/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/15/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

AFTER DRIVING EVEN SHORT DISTANCES, THE VEHICLE IS REAL REAL HOT.HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON AND THEY STILL SQUEEL

06/17/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/15/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE SHOCK MOUNT AND WHEEL WELL TOTALLY RUSTED AND HANGING ON BY A THREAD. MY 18 YEAR OLD SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD WE NOT DISCOVERED IT. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS WHICH IS HOW WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME NOISE WE WERE HEARING AND DECIDED TO LOOK AT RIGHT SIDE BACK DOOR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. WE CAN LITERALLY MOVE IT UP AND DOWN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED FROM THIS BECAUSE THE WHEEL CAN FALL OFF!!!! THANK GOODNESS WE HEARD THE NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND INVESTIGATED IT.

06/12/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/07/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03Z75K******
Summary

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

06/09/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER MOUNT IS COMPLETED RUSTED AWAY CAUSING THE SHOCK TO TRAVEL UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL

06/09/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/01/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RUST AROUND QUARTER PANEL BACK END, RUST THROUGH PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AREA. TO THE PUT THE IT IS RUSTING AND EVENTUALLY THE WHEEL WELL WILL NO LONGER WHOLE THE STRUT IN. WHICH PUTS ME AT RISK OF GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS SUV IS LOCATED IN A SOUTHERN STATE NO REASON FOR IT TO RUST LIKE THAT. I'VE SEEN AND OWNED OLDER VEHICLES THAT DIDN'T RUST .BAD METAL OR RUST PROTECTION. TO GET FIXED I'M LOOKING AT 1000.00 TO 4000.00 WHO HAS THAT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN FORD KNOWS THERE IS A ISSUE AND HASN'T FIXED IT YET.

06/07/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 05/28/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H55K******
Summary

BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS AT LOW SPEED, HOOKING UP MY TRAILER AT THE TIME. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE BRAKE FLUID DUMPED ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES.

06/04/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/04/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H05K******
Summary

IN NORMAL DRIVING, WITH NO WARNING, "BRAKE" AND "ABS" WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" DISPLAY. CONSIDERABLE EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS 2-3 TIMES NORMAL. I ENDED UP IN A DITCH BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME.

06/02/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK MOUNT BRACKET RUSTED AND DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

05/27/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/27/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

MY FORD ESCAPE LIMITED HAS A RANDOM PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON NOT ENGAGING FROM A PARKED POSITION. IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THE BUTTON PUSH IN TO SELECT A GEAR (R, N, D). ALSO, THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY AFTER VEHICLE HAS STARTED AND I'VE ARRIVED AT DESTINATION, PUT THE VEHICLE IN "PARK." I HAVE TO STRUGGLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET IT TO FINALLY RELEASE THE KEY. OTHERWISE, I HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO (ESPECIALLY ON COOL/COLD MORNINGS). STEREO SYSTEM HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. PRESS ANY BUTTON AND IT WILL GO INTO "LOAD A CD" MODE. WHY?????

05/19/2016
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35D******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER, HESITATE, AND SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FLOW INDICATOR AND SENSORS WERE ALL REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

05/16/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/14/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93115K******
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE SHOCK MOUNT (WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE UNIBODY) HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY. THE TOP OF THE SHOCK IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE.

05/13/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/13/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED THRU TO THE INTERIOR. SHOCK ABSORBER IS ABOUT TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. QUOTED $2,200 TO REPAIR.

05/11/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/05/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE STRUT TO BREAK THROUGH THE TRUNK OF THE CAR . IT ALSO HAVE BAD RUST ON THE OTHER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY. UPON TAKING IT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

05/04/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/04/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE 4X4 V6 PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL HOUSE RUSTED SIGNIFICANTLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE REAR WHEEL SHOCK CONNECTED TO WHEEL HOUSE TO FORCEFULLY SEPARATE AND BEGIN COLLIDING WITH THE INSIDE PLASTIC MOULDING IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. DAMAGE WAS INITIALLY FOUND WHILE IN MOTION, NOTICED BY A RATTLING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AND REMOVAL OF THE PLASTIC TRUNK HOUSING, THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL WAS VERY CLEARLY RUSTED. THE SHOCK WAS STILL CONNECTED TO A PIECE OF THE WHEEL HOUSE. THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCK HAD FORCEFULLY DISCONNECTED THE PIECE OF THE WHEEL HOUSE IT WAS ATTACHED TO BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING AROUND OF RUST. AUTO-BODY SHOP QUOTED A $2,000 REPAIR (FOR A CAR BOUGHT FOR #3,600) TO ORDER A NEW WHEELHOUSE AND INSTALL IT. PROFESSIONAL AUTO BODY SHOP TEAMS QUOTED THAT THE ISSUE WASN'T SOMETHING YOU COULD PATCH OR LIGHTLY REPAIR, AND THE SHOCK WOULD NEED TO BE REATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY. FORD WAS CONTACTED TWICE AND REPLIED WITH THEIR APOLOGIES THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, KNOWINGLY AWARE THAT THE 2001-2004 MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE WERE RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE AROUND 120,000 MILES. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT RUST OR DAMAGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.

04/28/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H85K******
Summary

BRAKE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON AND BRAKES DO WORK RIGHT, I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID SOME KIND OF PUMP IS BAD AND IT COST $5000 TO FIT IT. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THOSE CARS FOR SAFETY. I DON'T THINK NO BRAKES SHOULD COST $5000 TO FIT. I M SCARE TO DRIVE IT.

04/23/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/22/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

THE SHOCK MOUNT ON THE RIGHT REAR RUSTED OUT DETACHING THE SHOCK FROM THE BODY AND PIERCING THROUGH THE UPPER PLASTIC COVER IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FORD SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE HAD IT BROKE AND SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL! SECOND, FORD DOES NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE A LOT OF 2005 ESCAPES ON THE ROAD. ALSO AUTO BODYSHOPS ARE UNWILLING TO DO ANY MODIFICATIONS OR WIELDING DUE TO THE LIABILITY OF THE LOCATION AND IMPORTANCE OF THAT PIECE. SO THE VEHICLE IS UN REPAIRABLE AT THIS TIME!

04/15/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

REAR WHEEL WELLS RUSTING OUT AS WELL AS REAR SEAT WELLS UNDER DOORS RUSTING OFF IN HUGE CHUNKS,CRUISE,CD PLAYER DOESNT WORK,RADIO SHORTS OUT ON VOLUME CONTROL GOES LOUDER INSTEAD OF LOWER VOLUME,ALSO FRONT AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT JOE LAKE TIRE DO THEY USE TIMKEN PRODUCTS?

04/08/2016
Components: VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/07/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLS JUST EXPLODED TODAY AROUND 2:30 P.M. I HAD ARRIVED ABOUT 2:15 P.M.AT MCDONALDS RESTAURANT. I WAS SITTING WITH A FRIEND WHEN AN EMPLOYEE CAME INTO LOBBY LOOKING FOR THE OWNER OF THE GRAY FORD ESCAPE IN THEIR PARKING LOT. I SAID, "YES IT IS MY CAR." EMPLOYEE THEN CAME AND TOLD ME THAT THE "REAR WINDOW OF MY CAR WAS BROKEN ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT. I WENT AND SAW WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE NOT OPENED THE REAR GATE OR WINDOW IN OVER A WEEK. ALL I DID WAS PARK IT AND IN 15 MINUTES OF BEING INSIDE OF MCDONALDS THE WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. I HAVE READ WHERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH ESCAPES & MARINERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR YEAR. YEARS OLDER THAN MY 2005 AND AS NEW AS 2014 & 2015. IS THEIR A RECALL THAT FORD IS FIXING THIS PROBLEM, AS THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR YEARS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO I CONTACT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSE OF REPLACING IT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

04/08/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93Z25K******
Summary

THIS CAR HAS 80000MILES ON IT AND IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT IN THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK TOWER. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED 5000 TO FIX THE CAR TO MEET SAFETY STANDARDS. I CAN SEE THE TIRE ALL THE WAY THRU THE METAL.

04/06/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/05/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYUO3155K******
Summary

RUSTED OUT WHEEL WELL EFFECTING THE SHOCK ABSORBER TOP MOUNT COULD BREAK FREE WHILE DRIVING. I HEARD A NEW RATTLE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND MY WHOLE WHEEL WELL ABOVE THE TOP SHOCK MOUNT IS RUSTED OUT. GOT PRICES FROM FOUR FORD DEALERS RANGING FROM 900.00 TO 4000.00 TO REPAIR IT ALL OF THE DEALERS WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HERD OF MANY OTHER EXAMPLES. I AM WONDERING WAY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL?

04/05/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SHOCK TOWER HAD SEVERE CORROSION, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR SHOCKS TO FRACTURE AND SEPARATE FROM THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WINDOW SUPPORT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

04/04/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/20/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H25K******
Summary

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2008 AND EVER SINCE THE SECOND WEEK OF HAVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT WOULD HAPPEN ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE FREEWAY. I INFORMED THE FORD DEALER (BOB WONDRIES IN ALHAMBRA, CA) NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING CONDITION AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS WENT ON FOR 7 YEARS; I FILED THIS FORM WITH YOU BEFORE AND I ALSO CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT THIS. ALL I EVER GOT AS A RESPONSE WAS MY POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE COMPLETELY FAILED AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING.

04/01/2016
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 03/29/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PASSENGER RIDING IN THE REAR SEAT NOTICED A HOLE IN THE BACK SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT. A PIECE OF METAL, APPROXIMATELY EIGHT INCHES LONG, WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE EVALUATED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

03/31/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/15/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

COMPUTER CONTROLLING THE BRAKES MALFUNCTION. I WAS ON A STATE HYWAY WHEN THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON TO WARN OF BRAKE FAILURE, AND A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER I HAD NO BRAKES. I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND BACK ON, AND I HAD BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED OFF AND ON UNTIL I WAS ON LADSON ROAD GOING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND BE TOWED HOME. THIS SCARES ME AND I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED. FORD SAYS IT WILL COST 5000.00 TO FIX IT. I HAVE TO GET MY SON TO CARRY EVERYWHERE. I AM 82 YEARS OLD AND NEED MY CAR !!!!....UPDATED 06/15/16 *BF

03/24/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/19/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED A BANGING NOISE IN THE REAR OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE THAT WAS GETTING LOUDER, WHEN I LOOKED AT BOTH SIDES I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE CAR REPAIR SHOP AND WAS QUOTED $1000 FOR THE REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND 2005 FORD ESCAPE THAT THEY DIDN'T PROPERLY SEAL ONE SIDE OF THE CAR, AND THAT THEY HAD ONLY RECALLED THE 2004. I HAD CONTRACTED THE FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I THEN INFORMED THEM THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND SHE SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORDS. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAD WITH THE 2004 FORD ESCAPE. MY CAR ONLY HAS ONLY 93,000 MILES WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS SUV IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS.

03/14/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

BOUGHT MY 05 XLT ESCAPE LAST MAY 2015 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO SHUDDER STALL WHILE IDLING AND JUST COMPLETELY DIE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY! GOT THE CODES READ AND IT SAID I HAD A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 2, SO I PUT NEW COILS AND SPARK PLUGS IN IT BUT IT'S STILL NOT WORKING! STILL DOING A MISFIRE AND IT'S RUNNING BAD WHEN IT DECIDES TO CRANK UP! NOW IT'S NOT EVEN DRIVABLE.

03/14/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COILS AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

03/05/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 11/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

I WAS ON LADSON ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HYWAY AND NO BRAKES. THE LIGHT CAME ON JUST BEFORE MY BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK TAKE ME HOME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. TEN YEARS I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE. I HAVE TO HAVE MY SON TAKE ME ANYWHERE I HAVE TO GO. IT IS NOT VERY GOOD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE REPORTED TO YOU ABOUT THIS SITUATION. THE NUMBER YOU GAVE ME #14V526000. REPORT #7695006-V3DOZ3.

03/04/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/04/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

03/01/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/25/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145D******
Summary

CAR RUNNING ROUGH, CAR SLOWED AND THEN WOULD NOT DRIVE. TOWED, TOLD IT NEEDS NEW PCM, CYLINDERS, COILS, AND SPARK PLUGS. CAR HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE PCM WAS CHANGED IN LATER MODELS. FORD CREATED A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE.

02/25/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/12/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93195K******
Summary

THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS RUSTED AND THE SUSPENSION BROKE FREE WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. FORD HAS RECALLED UP THE MODEL YEAR OF 2004 BECAUSE OF FRAME RUST THROUGH IN THE NORTHERN STATES . IN SPEAKING WITH THE REPAIR SHOP HE SAID HE HAS SEEN A NUMBER OF THESE PROBLEMS. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY CAR HAS NO KNOWN ISSUES.

02/25/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/13/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03175K******
Summary

I HAD FINANCE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT AFTER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTH I NOTICE A STRANGE SOUNDS FOR THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE I TRACK AND FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR. UNDERNEATH THE CAR PANEL WHERE THE SHOCKWAS AT IS RUSTED ALL THROUGH. THE THE FRONT TIRE IS WEAR AND THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING BAD SHOCKS STRUCT AND WHEEL ELIGNMENT WAS ALL EFFECT WITH THE RUST PANAL FROM SHOCKS...

02/16/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/13/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z85K******
Summary

109,000 MILES ON MY CAR, HAD A SLIGHT RUMBLING SOUND IN TRUNK AREA, SOUND RECENTLY GOT MUCH LOUDER. BROUGHT IT IN FOR AN ANNUAL NYS INSPECTION AND CAR WOULD NOT PASS DUE TO RIGHT WHEEL HULL RUST. LARGE HOLE IN WHEEL WELL, WAS ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND CONTACT A BODY SHOP. QUOTED $600-$800 FOR THE REPAIR. UPON RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL CAR. 2001-2004 ESCAPES WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON BUT NOT THE 2005.

02/15/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/09/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

IN JULY OF 2015 I BROUGHT MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF VERY LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR WHILE DRIVING. NOISE WAS THE SAME WHETHER ON A STREET OR THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE VERY SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND IS NOW GOING THROUGH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE OTHER AREAS OF RUST ON THE BODY THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE COMING ON PREMATURELY. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT ONLY UP TO MODEL YEAR 2004. PLEASE....THE 2005'S HAVE THE VERY SAME ISSUE!

02/13/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED AND THE SHOCK FELL OFF. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY. THE MATRRIAL USED IN BUILDING IT IS VERY POOR

02/11/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME RAIL THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE BOLTED TO WAS RUSTED SIGNIFICANTLY AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR FENDERS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,076.

02/11/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/09/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

REAR WINDOW JUST EXPLODED. CAR WAS PARKED AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL. CAMPUS SECURITY CALLED HER OUT OF CLASS THINKING SOMEONE HIT HER CAR. SECURITY CAMERAS SHOWED NOTHING. SHE HAD USED REAR DEFROSTER ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL. CAR WAS PARKED FOR AT LEAST 45 MINUTES BEFORE WINDOW EXPLODED. TEMPERATURE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING.

02/06/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/06/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL RUSTING OUT AROUND SHOCK ATTACHMENT. JUST DISCOVERED THIS TODAY BUT THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A KNOW ISSUE TO THE MANUFACTURER - THEY HAD A RUST RECALL FOR 2001 - 2004 MODELS

02/05/2016
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/22/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93195K******
Summary

VEHICLE JERKING 4WD LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING, POWER LOCK LIGHT POPS ON CAR ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF

02/03/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 02/09/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, USUALLY RESTARTS BUT HAVE HAD IT TOWED. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 11 TIMES IN 12 MONTHS FOR SAME PROBLEM. NO RHYME OR REASON CAN BE CITY OR HIGHWAY. IT IS USUALLY PRECEDED BY INTERIOR LIGHT AND OR DOOR ADJAR LIGHT COMING ON , AFTER STALL HAPPENS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER HAS REPLACED COUNTLESS FUEL AND EMMISION PARTS INCLUDING ECM AND COILS, FUEL PUMP ETC. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE, THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND APPEARS FORD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. VEHICLE LAST LEFT US SIT IN FLORIDA, AFTER 2 WEEKS AND $3200 IN REPAIRS ON 12/21/2015 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND INTERIOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON 2/2/2016

02/02/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 01/29/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H15K******
Summary

VEHICLE HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENTIRE BACK PASSENGER REAR WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, SO MUCH SO THAT THE SHOCK IS PUSHING UP INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE REST OF THE WHEEL WELLS ARE FINE AND SHOW VERY LITTLE WEAR AND THE VEHICLE RUNS JUST FINE. WHEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE ARE ENCOUNTERING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE WITH JUST THAT SAME SPECIFIC SPOT. MY FEAR IS THAT THIS MAKES THIS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE EVENT I HIT A LARGE BUMP OR POT HOLE.

01/30/2016
Components: SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

AIRBAG LIGHT IS YELLOW. WAS TOLD MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT INFLATE IN A ACCIDENT. THE UNIT THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS ALSO CONTROLS THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS. THE DOORS NO LONGER LOCK ON TAKE OFF. DOESN'T WARN YOU THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER ISN'T SEAT BELTED IN. THE UNIT IS UNDER THE CONSOLE AND IS HARD TO REPLACE SO I WAS TOLD AND WOULD COST ME OVER $500. WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I WAS TOLD NOT ENOUGH OWNERS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS THEREFORE IT ISN'T A RECALL ISSUE.

01/28/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/22/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

REAR WHEEL WELL RUST OUT. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AT AL PACKERS WHITE MARSH FORD 11-13-04 WE ALSO OPTED FOR THE COMPLETE ZIEBART PACKAGE. THE END OF DEC.15 MY WIFE SAID THUMPING NOISE FROM REAR HEARD WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN ROAD. I CHECKED ALL AROUND AND UNDER CAR, FOUND NOTHING. ON JAN.22ND 2016 WHEN SHE GOT HOME FROM WORK SHE SAID GET YOUR COAT YOU NEED TO SEE THIS. WHEN I GOT TO THE CAR I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I SAW. MOST OF THE ZIEBART UNDER COATING WAS GONE FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AND THERE WAS A HUGE HOLE THAT RAN FROM THE BACK OF THE WHEEL WELL FORWARDS THROUGH AND PAST THE SHOCK TOWER MOUNT.THEN THE BLIZZARD OF 2016 HAPPENED. I GOT ON THE NET AND FOUND OUT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I CALLED FORD USA HEADQUARTERS ON JAN.26 AND 27TH. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLITENS OR RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER, AND TOLD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO A FORD DEALER SO A CERTIFIED FORD PERSON COULD GO OVER THE CAR AND DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN IF I GET THE REPAIRS DONE KEEP MY RECEIPTS, AND IF AND WHEN IT BECOMES A RECALL I MIGHT GET PARTIAL OR FULL REFUND. THANKS FOR CALLING FORD HAVE A NICE DAY. AFTER THIS I TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. HE SAID HE DIDN'T DO THAT WORK HE SENT ME TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP THAT TOLD ME IT WAS A MAJOR JOB THEY SAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. FILE A COMPLAINT AND GO BACK TO FORD. MOST OF ALL PARK IT DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR IT IS NOT SAFE. THE CAR WINDOW STICKER SAYS FINAL ASSEMBLY KANSAS PLANT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE THAT SAME STICKER? IS THIS PROBLEM A BAD BATCH OF PARTS AT ONLY THAT KANSAS PLANT? THIS WAS NOT AN ESCORT, ASPIRE, EVEN A RANGER IT WAS A 30,000. DOLLAR ESCAPE. THEY GOT THE MONEY THEY SHOULD FIX THIS MY CAR HAS 84,000 MILES.

01/28/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/28/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER STRUTS CORRODED CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCKS TO FRACTURE, SEPARATING FROM THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

01/26/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL IS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE SHOCK MOUNT IS DETACHED FROM THE BODY AND FRAME. THE SHOCK IS LOOSE AND FELL OFF. THERE IS NO WAY TO WELD THE MOUNT TO THE FRAME. THE REPAIR WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND TEH VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE

01/16/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/02/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

LOUD BANGING COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SHOCK TOWER WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH THE VEHICLE BODY TO THE POINT OF ENTERING THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. I AM TOLD THAT THE REAR AXLE CAN TEAR AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH.

01/13/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW, ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT . COME TO FIND OUT ALL FORD ESCAPES THIS YEAR ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS A SUSPENSION AND HANDLING ISSUE, CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND KEEP IN LANE. THE PROBLEM HAS IT'S OWN FACEBOOK PAGE, 2004-2006 FORD ESCAPE. VERY POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN MOUNTING SHOCK TO SHEETMETAL.

01/07/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 12/29/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

ON LADSON, SC ROAD MY BRAKE LIGHT WARNING CAME ON AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE, BUT I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON AND BRAKES WORKED. THIS TIME ON LADSON ROAD, I COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO WORK, AND I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR HOME. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR, AND FEEL STRANDED AT HOME. I AM AN 82 YEAR OLD WIDOW. I HAVE TO GET MY SON TO TAKE ME WHERE I NEED TO GO. HE HAS TO GET OFF WORK TO DO THIS. I NEED MY CAR. PLEASE HELP. ACCORDING TO THE FORD COMPANY IT COSTS $5000.00 TO FIX. I DO NOT HAVE $5000.00. I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME.

01/06/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/29/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5K******
Summary

WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK - AT FIRST IF DIDN'T WANT TO START BUT CRANKED FINE. LET IT SIT IDLE AND HEADED TO WORK - 1/2 TO WORK STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHERE IT STARTED TO SHUDDER LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL (NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES BEFORE AND STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS). GOT THRU THE INTERSECTION AND LOSS ALL POWER ON THE BUSIEST STREET IN BOWLING GREEN. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH POWER FOR MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS. STUCK WHERE I WAS WAS A HAZARD OF ME BEING HIT - HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC THINKING IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR AND STARTER BOTH GOOD - ONCE PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE - THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKING. END RESULT - I HAVE AT LEAST 3 COILS, POTENTIAL FRIED WIRE HARNESS AND PCM FAILURE (A LOGGED COMPLAINT BUT NEVER A RECALL). THE POTENTIAL FIX WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN IS 5-8K. MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY HURT IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE PLOWED INTO US. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE AT ALL!

01/05/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/20/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: !FMTU02Z05K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK TOWER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND THE BODY IS COMING AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND THE SHOCK TOWER IS LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURIED.

01/05/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/21/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

MY SON WAS COMPLAINING THAT THE BACK END OF THE CAR BEGAN RATTLING AND "JUMPING" WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY IN NOV OF 2015. WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT IN DEC AND WAS TOLD AND SHOWN HOW UNSAFE THE CAR WAS TO DRIVE,DUE TO THE ENTIRE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AND STRUT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS HOLDING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR WAS THE PLASTIC MOLDING OF THE TRUNK AREA WHICH WAS ALSO MELTING AWAY FROM THE HEAT.I COULD NOT BELIEVE A CAR COULD DISINTEGRATE AND DETERIORATE SO BADLY. IN GOOD CONSCIOUS THE AUTO REPAIR OWNER WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. NOR WOULD I WANT TO. PLUS, THE COST TO FIX IT WAS NOT WORTH THE PRICE OF THE CAR,AND HE COULDNT FIX IT. HE TOLD ME TO LIST IT ON CRAIGS LIST TO SELL THE CAR IN PARTS. THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION , AFTER I SPENT $6000, TO BUY THE CAR IN AUG OF 2014, THEN ANOTHER $2000 FOR 4 NEW TIRES, BRAKE LINES, AND OIL LEAKS!! WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE WOULD HAVE COME UP. I JUST GLAD MY SON DID NOT GET HURT DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE 21/2 HRS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WISH I KNEW ABOUT THIS EXACT COMMON PROBLEM OF 1000 OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS. FORD NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE OF THE PARTICULAR PROBLEM OF FAULTY MATERIAL. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN HURT, AND HOW MANY MORE NEED TO GET HURT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE,

01/01/2016
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 12/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE LAST FEW TIMES I TURNED ON THE HEATED SEAT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GETTING EXTREMELY HOT TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO LIFT MY UPPER LEG UP OFF THE SEAT. I'M SURE THAT IF I HADN'T SHUT IT OFF IT WOULD HAVE BURNT ME. THERE IS NO WARNING SYSTEM TO INDICATE THE HEATED SEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING OR GETTING TOO HOT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

12/17/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03Z85K******
Summary

I'VE BEEN TOLD THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED OUT ON THIS UNIBODY CONSTRUCTED VECHICLE. WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR, AND IF I HIT ANY SORT OF A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HUGE SOUND FROM THE BACK AS IF THE REAR END OF THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL OFF. I UNDERSTAND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. COST TO FIX, IF POSSIBLE IS ABOUT $4000. CAR IS WORTH ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT. I WAS TOLD BY AUTO BODY GUY THAT A RECALL ON THIS MAY EXIST OR THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND MAY BE OFFERING UP A FIX.

12/14/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/11/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185R******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WELL WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. AS RESULT, THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 03/10/16*LJ VIN INVALID UPDATED 05/10/18*JB *TR

12/08/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 11/24/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

HEARD A NOISE NEAR REAR WHEEL HOUSE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL HOUSE ON THE PASSENGER REAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE SHOCK WAS JUST BARELY HANGING ON. THE REPAIR WOULD COST MORE THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON SAME ISSUE THAT FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS OR CORRECT. SHOULD BE COMPENSATION AND/OR A RECALL. ALSO LOOKS LIKE THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THE OTHER SIDE. NICE JOB FORD!

12/08/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/09/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

12/04/2015
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

12/02/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 11/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE STRUT IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR.

12/01/2015
Components: STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

DROVE FROM WASHINGTON STATE TO UTAH ON FAMILY VACATION 14NOV15. FILLED UP WITH GAS IN BOISE, I.D. AND 1 MILE INTO THAT DRIVE FELT A SURGE AND THEN SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER DRIVING AT 70MPH. THEN IT WAS FINE. WHEN WE GOT INTO SPANISH FORK, UT. WE HAD A LOSS OF POWER WHEN WE CAME OFF THE HIGH WAY AND CONTACTED OUR FRIEND WHO'S DAD OWNS HIS OWN MECHANIC SHOP K&K AUTO IN SPANISH FORK, UT. HE GOT THE CODES CLEARED AND SAID THE CODES WERE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE AS TO THE POSSIBLE LOSS IN POWER. THE VEHICLE RAN REAL GOOD AFTER GETTING CODES CLEARED. THE NEXT MORNING WE HEADED OUT ON I15 ON OUR TRIP TO OUR VACATION DESTINATION AND IT DID IT AGAIN AS WE GOT ON THE HIGH WAY, I USE AN INJECTOR CLEANER IN CASE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AS MY FRIENDS DAD HAD SUGGESTED. WE GOT TO FILLMORE, UT. AND WE LOSS TOTAL POWER AND STEERING CONTROL. WE COASTED OFF ONTO AN EXIT RAMP THERE WE WERE ABOUT TO PASS WHEN IT HAPPENED. HAD OUR VEHICLE TOWED TO THE ONLY MECHANIC OPENED AT THE TIME ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT THE CODES. THEN HE SAID WE HAD A BAD CATALACK-CONVERTER. WE HAD IT TOWED BACK TO OUR FRIENDS DADS SHOP AN HOUR AND A HALF NORTH. THE NEXT DAY HE SAID HE THINKS IT MAY BE THE COILS BUT THE CODES SAY ALL OF THEM. SO WE HAD HIM TAKE IT TO FORD IN PROVO, UT WHILE WE RENTED A CAR AND HAD SOME OF OUR VACATION, MOST OF IT WE MISSED SPENDING DAYS WAITING ON A WORD FROM FORD SERVICE AFTER WE GOT IN FROM OUR COUPLE OF DAYS WE DID GET IN OF OUR VACATION. WE THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THE WORK WHILE WE WERE GONE, BUT NO. NOW WE ARE HOME AFTER PAYING $730.- FOR INJECTORS AND A NEW COIL. (I THOUGHT) THEY STILL HAVE OUR VEHICLE IN THE BAY GETTING NEW CATALACK CONVERTERS PUT ON(BOTH) AND IS AN ADDITIONAL $1900.- PLUS TO MAKE IT WORSE THEY CALLED TODAY AND SAID ALL THE COILS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I THOUGHT THAT WAS DONE, APPARENTLY NOT, AND THIS IS NOT RARE FOR 2005 ESCAPES, OH.

11/29/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 11/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ON NOV,28,2015 9:15AM ME AND MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE HEADING TO NEW YORK CITY ON I95 NORTH BOUND WHEN MY CAR STARTING MAKING WEIRD SOUNDS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I WASN'T ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE GEARS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM I TRYED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK BUT IT DIDN'T LET ME THE VEHICLE STARTED GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION IT WANT BACKWARD I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT IT CONTINUE TO MOVE IN ROLL BACKWARDS I HAD TO PULL THE SAFETY BRAKE THREE TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING.

11/27/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/23/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WAS DRIVING ALONG CITY STREET WHEN I WENT OVER A SMALL BUMP, HEARD A LOUD THUD! THE WHEEL WELL ON BACK PASSENGER SIDE WAS RUSTED AWAY WHERE THE STRUT CONNECTS. OR WHERE IT WAS ONCE CONNECTED... 155,673 MILES, THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN.

11/25/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 11/14/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

SON CAME HOME ONE DAY SAID THERE IS A LOT OF NOISE IN THE BACK OF THE ESCAPE. ONCE LOOKING INSIDE THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, I NOTICED I COULD SEE THE DRIVEWAY AND TIRE. ONCE I WENT TO LOOK IN THE WHEEL WELL, I COULD SEE A VERY LARGE HOLE IN THE WHEEL. TOTAL RUST OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE INNER WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK TOWER. THE HOLE HAS TO TO BE AT LEAST 16" WIDE AND 13" HEIGHT. THE REAR SHOCK IS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY SHEET METAL. IT IS ONLY BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE LOWER SHOCK ABSORBER BOLT AND NUT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 100,000 MILES. TOTALLY AFRAID TO LET MY SON DRIVE THIS TO COLLEGE. SITTING IN DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN FIND SOMEONE TO FIX IT. CALLED TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS AND SAID THERE IS NOT RECALL AND IT IS UP TO ME TO FIND SOMEONE TO FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE IT WOULD BE $5,000 TO REPAIR THIS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST FORD WE EVER BUY IF WE HAVE TO SCRAPE THIS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

11/21/2015
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/20/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

I RECEIVED MY ESCAPE AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT TWO YEARS AGO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE MY GAS PEDAL STOPS WORKING AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PRESS IT DOWN, IT WON'T GO. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON CITY STREETS AND ON INTERSTATES. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER OR OFF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, RESTART MY CAR AND GET IT GOING AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED POUNDING ON THE GAS AND THAT DOES NOTHING, IT WON'T BUDGE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN, SO I CANNOT JUST EXPECT IT TO, IT HAPPENS, DAY OR NIGHT, HOT OR COLD TEMPERATURE, DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY OR TURNING ON A CITY STREET. I AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING IN THE SNOW OR WHILE ONE OF MY KIDS ARE DRIVING IT. I HAVE TRIED EXPLAINING TO THEM WHAT TO DO, BUT OF ALL THE THINGS THEY NEED TO WORRY ABOUT WHILE DRIVING, THE GAS PEDAL STICKING SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM.

11/19/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS ONLY. WE COULD NOT LOCATE THE NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. (IT SOUNDS LIKE THE GLASS OR THE TIRE JACK, WERE NOT SECURE.) THE AUTO SHOP EXPLAINED, THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE SHOCK, AND IT ALONG WITH EXHAUST IS COMING IN THROUGH THE TRUCK AREA. EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A 'DEATH TRAP' IF HIT FROM BEHIND, THE VEHICLE THAT HIT THIS ONE WOULD GO RIGHT THOUGH THIS VEHICLE. ACCORDED TO THE AUTO SHOP, THE ISSUE IS NOT FIXABLE.

11/15/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

TOTAL RUST IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL.

11/10/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/07/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE REAR LEFT INNER WHEEL WELL RUSTED THROUGH AND SHOCK SUPPORT BROKEN LOOSE IT HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT.

11/02/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN

10/30/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z35K******
Summary

I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AFTER GETTING FED UP WITH SUBARU'S NOTORIOUS HEADGASKET ISSUES ONLY TO FIND OUT NOW MY TEN YEAR OLD FORD WITH ONLY 100K MILES ON IT HAS COMPLETELY ROTTEN REAR WHEEL WELLS THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY LET DOWN WITH SHODDY MATERIALS. SHAME ON THEM! NOW I HAVE TO EITHER HAVE THE DEALER FIX IT KNOWING IT WILL FAIL OR RETURN IT AND HAVE NO VEHICLE AND LOOSE MY JOB THANKS FORD.

10/26/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/20/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04115K******
Summary

MY PASSENGER REAR END IS ALL RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK HAS COME THRU MY VEHICLE. IT SOUNDS HORRIBLE, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AS THE SHOCK ISN'T CONNECTED TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE NOW. IT WILL COST MORE THEN IT'S WORTH, AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE ME AND MY FAMILY AROUND IN.

10/26/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/25/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING ON AN UNEVEN ROAD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED SEVERE RUST ON THE WHEEL WELL ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

10/24/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/18/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

AFTER HITTING POTHOLE A LOUD BANGING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM REAR STORAGE AREA ON PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE SHOP AND WAS SHOWN THAT REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT LEADING TO SHOCK TOWER BREAKING LOOSE FROM BODY AND PROTRUDING INTO THE REAR CABIN AREA. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS LIKELY DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BODY INTEGRITY IN THAT AREA AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS ON OTHER 2005 FORD VEHICLES (WINDSTAR VAN). GIVEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BODY THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE AFFECTED PORTION WOULD NEED TO BE CUT OUT AND CUSTOM FABRICATED TO REPLACE THE CUT OUT AREA, LIKELY COSTING NEARLY AS MUCH AS THE VEHICLE IS WORTH.

10/23/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

YOU KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITHOUT ME TELLING YOU. TELL ME NOBODY HAS GONE ONLINE AND SEEN COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT AND PHOTO AFTER PHOTO OF RUSTED FENDER WELLS? WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU GUYS GETTING PAYED FOR BY LETTING FORD GET AWAY WITH THIS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT AND IT'S TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE!

10/22/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

LOUD NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR WHEN DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION, SHOCK MOUNT IN WHEEL WELL IS BADLY RUSTED. THE TOP OF THE SHOCK IS COMPLETELY LOOSE. UNSAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE.

10/21/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/18/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, I BEGAN TO HEAR A CLUNKING SOUND FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME I HIT EVEN A SMALL BUMP OR CRACK. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP, THEY DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS CORRODED; RUST/ROT HAS CAUSED THE SHOCK MOUNT TO BECOME NEARLY COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND BODY SHOPS WON'T EVEN PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS AS THE DETERIORATION IS TOO EXTENSIVE, AND THEY CAN'T FIX IT. A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH 2005 ESCAPES, AND MUST BE ADDRESSED FOR SAFETY. THE BODY SHOP OWNER TOLD ME NOT TO TAKE THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE IF I WERE TO HIT A BUMP AT 65 MPH, I WOULD BE "ASKING A LOT OF THIS CAR TO HOLD TOGETHER." THE CLUNKING SOUND IS NOW CONSISTENT NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OR SURFACE I AM DRIVING ON.

10/20/2015
Components: POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/18/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

WHEN DRIVING CAR SHUTS OFF. CAR STARTS IN PARK WHEN PUT IN GEAR SHUTS OFF. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC CAR SHUT OFF, AND WOULD WOULD START IN PARK BUT SHUT OFF WHEN PUT IN GEAR

10/19/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/10/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

UPON ARRIVING HOME FROM TRIP, HUBBY SAID HE HAD HEARD LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE'S REAR END FELT FUNNY. INSPECTION TURNS UP A COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT PASSENGER SIDE REAR FENDER WELL.

10/19/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/17/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

UPON THE OPENING OF REAR GLASS HATCH, RH HINGE SNAPPED OFF AND GLASS SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE. LUCKILY, OTHER SIDE REMAINED INTACT. SUPPORT HAD COMPLETELY CORRODED FROM RUST.

10/15/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

WHEEL WELL ROTTED OUT CAUSING SHOCK TO BREAK LOOSE AND CREATE UNSAFE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN IT FINALLY LET GO AND SAW DEBRIS FALL ALL OVER ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF CAR.

10/13/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

MY WIFE CAME HOME AND MENTIONED IT WAS MAKING NOISE IN THE BACK. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT BOTH FENDER WELLS HAVE RUSTED AWAY AND PULLED AWAY FROM BODY. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 100,000 MILES AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. GOING ONLINE I READ WHERE MANY OWNERS OF VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE AND AFTER 2005 ARE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M FROM OHIO AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH SURFACE RUST BUT THIS IS BOTH EXTREME AND DANGEROUS. HOW MANY YEARS AND COMPLAINTS HAVE TO PASS BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING. FORD NEEDS TO BE MADE TO OWN UP TO THIS AND FIX THIS. I HAVE A VEHICLE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX OR DRIVE BECAUSE THE BACK SHOCK MOUNTS HAVE ROTTED AWAY.

10/12/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/07/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04155K******
Summary

OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS RUSTED THROUGH BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. WE HEARD LIKE A LOUD BANG WHEN DRIVING IT AND FOUND THE WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED AND BROKEN AS IS THE SHOCK TOWER AND THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT HAS ITS WIRES CUT DUE TO THE BROKEN FRAME. WE OWE MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE CANNOT DRIVE IT RIGHT NOW. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD WITH ALL THE PERTINENT INFORMATION.

10/11/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE, HAVE HAD A LOT OF CLUNKING IN BACK OF CAR, AND THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL IS FALLING/RUSTING APART (OTHER WHEEL WELLS ARE NOT, JUST REAR PASSENGER SIDE) RIGHT WHERE SHOCK ABSORBER IS MOUNTED. LARGE RUSTED OUT HOLE IN WHEEL WELL, AND IF I PRESS AROUND THE WHEEL WELL, THE BLACK COATING CRUMBLES REVEALING CRUMBLING RUST BEHIND IT. MANY OTHER 2005 ESCAPE OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX THIS; THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLAW SHOULD IT BREAK THROUGH WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY FORD. IT CAN'T BE SAID THIS IS JUST "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" WHEN ONLY THE ONE WHEEL WELL IS CONSISTENTLY THE ONE THAT IS RUSTING WHILE THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS DO NOT. I HAVE 125K ON MY ESCAPE, BUT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THE HOLE HAS BEEN THERE.

10/07/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/05/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETETLY ROTTED/RUSTED AND INVOLVES SHOCK MOUNT. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I HEARD RATTLING WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE REAR CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE I SAW THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY RUST.

10/05/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

10/05/2015
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE REAR WHEEL WELLS AND THE FRAME, WHICH CAUSED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO RUST PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELLS, THE FRAME AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

10/02/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS STALLED. DURING STOPS AT RED LIGHTS-IF I DO NOT HOLD BRAKE AND HIT GAS SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CAR STALLS. IT HAS CUT OFF TWICE WHEN I FAILED TO DO THIS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING IT LOSES GAS WHILE PRESSING GAS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN SPEEDS UP HASTILY WHERE I WOULD RUN INTO ANOTHER CAR IF I DON'T QUICKLY SLAM BRAKES. HAPPENED END OF JULY AND IN AUGUST 2015. ALSO, HAD OIL CHANGE AT FORD DEALER AND THEY REPORTED NOTHING WRONG.

10/01/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

MY 2005 ESCAPE WAS PARKED ON 9/28/2015 WHEN I NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF METAL RESTING ON TOP OF THE TIRE. LOOKING CLOSER, I NOTICED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL HAS RUSTED OUT, YOU CAN SEE INTO THE INTERIOR STORAGE COMPARTMENT. THE RUST CRACK CONTINUES UP AND AROUND THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT ALLOWING IT TO MOVE/FLEX. THE PIECE OF METAL THAT FELL OFF WAS UNDERCOATED ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE WHEEL WELL, HIDING THE RUST THAT FORMED UNDERNEATH. I WAS NOT AWARE THE CONDITION WAS SO BAD, BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION.

10/01/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z65K******
Summary

HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE ESCORT WHILE DRIVING 35 MILES AN HOUR ON A CITY STREET. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, THEY SAID THE RIGHT REAR STRUT WAS RUSTED THROUGH, IT IS UN FIXABLE AND TO LOOK FOR A NEW CAR. THEY ALSO SAID IT IS A COMMON THING TO HAPPEN TO THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE. NO RECALL, FORD DOES NOT CARE.

09/30/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94185K******
Summary

PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTING THRU. WAS REPLACING A TIRE AND THE AUTO SHOP WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE WITHOUT FIXING THE RUSTED THRU WHEEL WELL AS THEY WERE CONCERNED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE WHEEL WELL COULD FALL APART AND THE SHOCK/STRUT COULD DETACH.

09/25/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/17/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

REAR RIGHT SHOCK MOUNT RUSTING THROUGH . K-FRAME ROTTED THROUGH RIGHT FRONT SIDE

09/25/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 09/04/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5K******
Summary

EVERY MORNING THE CAR ALARM SUDDENLY GOES OFF UNTIL I PRESS KEY FOB. IT HAPPENS ROUTINELY FROM 5 TO 8 AM AND 8 TO 9 PM. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY FORD ESCAPE OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. YOU CAN SEARCH IT BY "FORD ESCAPE ALARM GOES OFF". THIS IS REALLY ANNOYING NOT ONLY FOR OWNERS BUT ALSO FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.

09/23/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 09/22/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT SO BAD THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO THE REAR TIRE IS CLOSE TO SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE SUBFRAME. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE

09/23/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/10/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. HILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

09/21/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

THIS VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED REGULARLY... THERE WERE NO LEAKS/ NO BURNING....NO WARNING...THE OIL MAGICALLY DISAPPEARED...LUCKY WE WERE ONLY TRAVELING LOCAL AND AND A LOW SPEED. SIMPLY PUT ...THE ENGINE BLEW/CEASED WITH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WAS AM SHOCKED AT THE SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, MEANS WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM.

09/18/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/18/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HEARD A LOAD BANG IN THE BACK OF THE CAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE INNER WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE. LOOKS LIKE THE FRAME MAY BE CRACKED UNDER THE ATTACH POINT OF THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT.

09/16/2015
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECELERATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE MASTER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL HAZARD WARNING AND THE ENGINE ELECTRIC COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

09/14/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/10/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHEN TRAVELING AT 40MPH, A THUMPING NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE REAR OF 2005 FORD ESCAPE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED, EXPOSING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE MOUNT OF THE SHOCK SUSPENSION IS CORRODED SO BADLY THAT THE SHOCK IS NOWHERE ATTACHED TO THE BODY AND IS WHAT CAUSES THE THUMPING SOUND AS IT PUSHES UP INTO THE CAR INTERIOR. NO OTHER WHEEL WELLS ON THE CAR HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR THAT LEVEL OF CORROSION.

09/14/2015
Components: SERVICE BRAKES,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE REMEDY AND PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,912. UPDATED 11/19/15*LJ

09/10/2015
Components: WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 09/09/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

A WEEK AGO I BEGAN TO HAVE A RATTLING IN THE RIGHT REAR OF MY ESCAPE. AFTER TIGHTENING DOWN AND REMOVING ANYTHING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE THAT COULD BE "THUNKING" , THE NOISE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAD COMPLETELY CORRODED AND THE SHOCK HAD BROKEN FREE WITH A LARGE CHUNK OF WHAT USED TO BE THE WHEEL WELL/FRAME. I BEGAN RESEARCHING FOR A RECALL NOTICE AND FOUND THAT FORD MINIVANS FROM 2004-2007 ALSO HAD WHEEL WELL RUST PROBLEMS THAT RESULTED IN A RECALL...BUT NOTHING FOR THE ESCAPE. MY MECHANIC SAID IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL FIXED BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I FURTHER LOOKED AT COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS (AT LEAST 50 POSTED ON LINE) AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS EXACT SAME RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL CORROSION ON THE 2005 MODEL IS COMMON, DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR (MY ESTIMATES RANGE FROM $1000 BUT THE FRAME SHOP WILL NOT COMMIT UNTIL THEY BEGIN WORK ON IT- THEY DID STATE THAT THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM ON FORDS - THEY HAVE REPAIRED OTHERS) . FORD SEEMS TO BE DISMISSIVE TO THOSE WHO HAVE APPROACHED THEM, STATING THERE IS NO RECALL SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IS ANYONE LOOKING INTO THIS?

09/06/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/31/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER PUNCHED THROUGH HORRIBLY RUSTED WHEEL WELL INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. IT JUST RUSTED THROUGH AND TOTALLY FAILED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

09/03/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/29/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WELL WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,719....UPDATED 10-13-15 *BF UPDATED 3/28/16*JS *CN

09/03/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H35K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, RECEIVED A "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. SECOND TIME IN THREE WEEKS SUCH INCIDENT OCCURRED AND THIS IS AFTER SUPPOSED "SAFETY RECALL" WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS BACK. PREVIOUS TO THE RECALL, THE CAR ACTUALLY SHUTDOWN NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED ON MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. AFTER THE LIGHT COMES ON, THE GAS PEDAL IS NO LONGER RESPONSIVE AND YOU HAVE TO HOPE YOU CAN COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE YOU STOP SAFELY AND TURN OFF THE CAR, AFTER WAITING 5-10 MINUTES, THE CAR USUALLY COMES BACK ON, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO SOME SORT OF OVERTEMP CONDITION.

09/01/2015
Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/29/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STEERING PROPERLY AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

08/31/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STRUT WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SHOCKS ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

08/27/2015
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/26/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE SUB-FRAME RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BOTH FRONT WHEELS TO TOE OUT AND ALSO TO CAMBER IN AT THE TOP. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO TRIGGERED. THE STEERING NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THERE IS TIRE SQUEEL EVEN ON GRADUAL RIGHT HAND TURNS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE FORD ESCAPE MODEL YEARS 2001-2004. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM EXISTS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I VERIFIED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. I THEN CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM AS IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS IN THEIR OTHER RECALL - THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE SO IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS THAT THE SUB-FRAME IS FAULTY.

08/27/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H15K******
Summary

EVERY MORNING FOR THE PAST YEAR THE CAR ALARM IS TRIGGERED AND GOES OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINS OR UNTIL I PRESS THE "ALARM" BUTTON ON MY KEY FOB. IT HAPPENS ROUTINELY AT APPROXIMATELY 9AM-10:30AM EVERY MORNING. WHEN RESEARCHING ONLINE WHAT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE IS, I SAW THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE OWNERS OF FORD ESCAPES FROM YEARS 2005-2007 THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE STATED THAT IT IS A FAULTY DOOR SENSOR THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. SOME PEOPLE REPORTED SPENDING UPWARDS OF $800 TO GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND THEN FAULTY SENSORS IN VARIOUS DOORS REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A LIFE THREATENING "ISSUE" IT IS HIGHLY INCONVENIENT TO MYSELF, AND THE NEIGHBORS IN MY AREA WHERE THE VEHICLE IS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF ANNOYANCE. AS THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

08/24/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/28/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

THE HINGE ON THE LIFT GATE WINDOW ROTTED OUT AND THE BACK GLASS FELL DOWN ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN 2013. WE HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF OVER $70. CURRENTLY THE HINGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ROTTED THROUGH AND THE BACK GLASS ON THAT SIDE FELL DOWN. WE HAD TO REPLACE THAT ONE AT A COST OF OVER $80. THIS IS UNSAFE IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AND FALL OUT AND ONTO THE ROADWAY.

08/20/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 08/13/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

FORD ESCAPE 2005 PASSENGER REAR TIRE WHEEL WELL RUSTED AWAY WHERE THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT BOLTS ONTO FRAME AND NOW THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT HAS NOTHING TO BOLT ONTO ANYMORE. SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT IS NOT ATTACHED TO FRAME ANYMORE AND NOW HITS THE FRAME OF THE SUV MAKE VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS.

08/19/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

DRIVING TO WORK ON AUG 3, 2015, I HEARD LOUD RATTLING AND CLANKING FROM THE REAR OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THINKING THAT IT WAS MY TOOLS ON THE BACK, I REMOVE THEM THE TOOLS, BUT THE RATTLING PERSISTED. I WALKED AROUND AND DID A VISUAL INSPECTION, AND SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION OR WHEEL WELL AREA. THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL, HOWEVER, HAD A LARGE HOLE WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE BODY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEMATIC AREA FOR MANY OWNERS OF MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT FORD WILL VERBALLY ADMIT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE, THOUGH WILL NOT EXPLAIN IN WRITING WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND MAKE THEIR VEHICLES SAFE TO BE DRIVEN. FORD WILL BE NOTIFIED BY WAY OF THEIR INTERNAL COMPLAINT FORMS OF THIS ISSUE.

08/19/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/19/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK/STRUT RUSTED OFF THE VEHICLE AND IS NOT ATTACHED ANYMORE

08/18/2015
Components: SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 08/17/2015
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES ON HER CHEST THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

08/17/2015
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/13/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WE NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, WE DISCOVERED THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE STRUT IS BARELY ATTACHED. THE RUST HOLES ARE SO LARGE, THAT INSULATION IS SHOWING, AND THE STRUT IS HITTING THE PLASTIC PIECE GOING INTO THE TRUNK SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY A MECHANIC. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME AREA (REAR PASSENGER SIDE) AND IS CAUSING SAFETY HAZARDS, SUCH AS RUPTURED TIRES AND UNSTABLE STEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO RECALL!

08/16/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/16/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMY093105K******
Summary

WHY IS IT THAT NHTSA IS IGNORING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES FROM 2003 TO 2007 IN REGARDS TO THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL AND SHOCK MOUNTS THAT ARE RUSTING OUT IN WHICH THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE AS THE SHOCK COULD HIT THE INNER WHEEL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE? NO RECALLS FROM FORD OR NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE, BUT YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE FROM THE ATTACHED VIDEO THAT THERE IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=9_OZK8IGK5S REPAIRS ARE COSTING THE CONSUMERS ON THESE VEHICLES NEARLY $2000.00 DOLLARS OR MORE AT THE AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. HOW CAN FORD DO THIS ON THESE VEHICLES AND CURRENT MODELS. I HAVE A 2011 FORD ESCAPE AND IT IS STARTING TO RUST OUT IN THE SAME PLACE. WHY?????????????????? MAKE FORD RECALL THESE VEHICLE AND PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. INSTEAD OF THE CONSUMER HAVING TO GET RAKED OVER THE COALS FROM THE AUTO BODY SHOPS OR YOUR LOCAL FORD DEALER.

08/15/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/13/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANE ON EVERY SUBSEQUENT BUMP. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PROPERLY EXAMINE IT I REALIZED THAT THE METAL THAT CONNECTS THE SHOCK TOWER TO THE WHEEL WELL HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. IN AUGUST OF 2012, WITH 154,523 MILES ON THE CAR, I REPLACED THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION AT THAT TIME OF THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPING. THE METAL ON THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS RUSTING IN OTHER AREAS AS WELL, SUCH AS THE FUEL FILLER NECK, THE BOTTOMS OF THE REAR DOORS, THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR LIFT GATE, THE OUTER EDGES OF THE REAR WHEEL OPENINGS, AND AT THE BASE OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR.

08/11/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/04/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK TOWER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

08/09/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/07/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94175K******
Summary

WHEN DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS I STARTED HEARING A LOUD RATTLE FROM PASSENGER REAR AREA. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING LOOSE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD MAKE THAT SOUND. I LOOKED UP INSIDE THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AND SAW THAT THE UPPER PORTION OF WHERE THE SHOCK BOLTS TO THE BODY IS RUSTED OUT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SHOCK CONNECTION AREA. I SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. COME ON FORD, WE CAN'T ALL AFFORD TO SCRAP A VEHICLE EVERY TEN YEARS. THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM HERE AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THEIR SHORTCOMINGS.

08/09/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/08/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MID DAY, MILD WEATHER IN THE 70'S, POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS IN A TURN, IT'S REALLY HARD TO TURN THIS VEHICLE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE?

08/09/2015
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/19/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL HOUSING ROT CREATING UNSAFE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE ESCAPE HYBRID 2005; SEE WEBSITE: WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2005/BODY_PAINT/EXCESSIVE_WHEEL_WELL_RUST.SHTML SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF HAVE DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE ISSUE. IT IS ONLY THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL HOUSING, I HAVE RECEIPTS, PICTURES OF THE PARTS AND FROM THE FORD DEALER WHO DID THE REPAIRS. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE SHOP IT WAS DEEMED A DRIVING HAZARD. WE ARE LUCKY IT WAS NOTICED BEFORE A PERSONAL INJURY OCCURRED. REPAIRS WERE $2,000.00.

08/09/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 07/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE IN JUST A MATTER OF WEEKS DEVELOPED A BASKETBALL-SIZED HOLE OVER THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. IT COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL, AND THE YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE OPENING TO THE SHOCK AND THE TIRE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SHOCK IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, WHICH MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD. WE WILL NOT ALLOW OUR SON TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ANY LONGER, AND ARE NOW UNABLE TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A SAFE CAR SINCE THE REPAIRS TO THIS TRUCK ARE VERY HIGH. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT AFFECTS A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER DRIVERS. WE ALL HAVE THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT ON WHERE THE DAMAGE OCCURS (RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL) AND THE EXTENT OF THIS DAMAGE (THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE). FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

08/08/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94175K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED THROUGH SO BADLY THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT IS BANGING IN THE INTERIOR PANEL AND IS ABOUT TO BREAK LOSE FROM THE FRAME. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE A MONTH AGO IT STILL HAD THE ORIGINAL UNDERCOATING ON IT, IT WAS RUSTING FROM BEHIND THE UNDERCOAT. I NOW HAVE TO PAY MY MECHANIC TO FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE FORD, KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND IS EXTENSIVE, WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLE TO FIX THERE POOR DESIGN.

08/07/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/07/2015
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS, THE CAR STALLED AND CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF MY CAR AND THE FRONT. I HAD NOT HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR.

08/06/2015
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/31/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

SUB-FRAME RUST PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2001 TO 2004 FORD ESCAPE FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RECALLED ESCAPE CROSSOVERS FROM MODEL YEARS 2001-2004 IN STATES THAT USE A LOT OF ROAD SALT. IN AFFECTED VEHICLES, PART OF THE CAR COULD SUFFER DAMAGE FROM RUST AND EVEN LOSE STEERING CONTROL.

08/06/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/04/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04185K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WOK AT 10:15PM WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PCM AND COILS. A FAMILY MEMBER HAD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT. HOWER,INFORMATION ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN OCTOBER, 2014. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. UPON CALLING FORD, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WAS OVER $2,00,WHICH I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR. HOW CAN FORD PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH VEHICLES THEY WILL REPAIR? EVIDENTLY SAFETY IS OF NO CONCERN TO THEM.

08/05/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/25/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93175K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE REAR SHOCK TOWER BROKE AWAY FROM THE CAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST.AFTER DOING RESERCH ON THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT ISN'T AN UNCOMMON THING WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. NO RECALLS NOTHING AND OF COURSE ITS NOT AN EASY OR CHEAP FIX AND MY INSURANCE AT LEAST WILL NOT COVER IT CAUSE IT WAS MECHANICAL AND DIDNT HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT. SO NOW I WILL HAVE A CAR I CAN'T FIX BUT STILL HAVE TO PAY FORAND CANT DRIVE. I WOULD LOVE TO POST THE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE BUT I'M UNABLE TO DO SO CAUSE I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SEE THE DANGER THIS IS CAUSING.

07/31/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/31/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5K******
Summary

REAR WHEEL WELLS RUSTED AWAY ALLOWING STRUTS TO MOVE. VERY UNSTABLE! AFRAID OF AN ACCIDENT

07/29/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/29/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HEARD A LOAD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. AFTER STOPPING TO LOOK AT IT MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND STRUT WERE COMPLETELY CRUMBLED AND MY STRUT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED. I KNOW MY VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD, BUT THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT EVER ON A CAR THAT OLD. HE HAS BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 40 YEARS. AFTER RESEARCHING A LITTLE IT SEEMS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. ALL ON THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. THESE COMPLAINTS RANGE FROM DIFFERENT STATES AND EVEN OTHER COUNTRIES. TO ME IF MANY MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLE IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT IN THE PARTS. I JUST THANK GOD I WASN'T GOING AT A HIGH SPEED AND HIT A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING. SOMETHING SHOULD REALLY BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

07/28/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/24/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 FORD ESCAPE. SHE HAD JUST GOTTEN ON THE TURNPIKE - AS SHE WAS DRIVING THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN - THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE CAR DIED. SHE LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS NOT HURT. IT WAS ABOUT 99 DEGREES OUTSIDE AT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. WE HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND COIL HAD BURNED UP AND IT WOULD BE $2,200 TO REPAIR THE CAR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, THIS IS S COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 FORD ESCAPES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS. FORD HAS SAID TO KEEP THE RECEIPT IN CASE THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE FUTURE. THAT IS LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE FACT THAT WE ARE OUT $2200 NOW AND DON'T FEEL SAFE HAVING OUR DAUGHTER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER. SHE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON HER CAR. ONE OTHER PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IS THAT THE LEATHER INTERIOR HAS STARTED COMING OFF THE SIDE DOOR PANELS - IT'S LIKE THE ADHESIVE HAS JUST WORN OUT. WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX THIS BUT IT LOOKS BAD AND NO ONE WILL GUARANTEE A REPAIR ON IT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT'S A MANUFACTURING ERROR AND IT IS A DIFFICULT REPAIR. THIS 2005 FORD ESCAPE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON!! WE HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN FORDS WITH NO PROBLEMS - VERY DISAPPOINTING.

07/28/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04135K******
Summary

I HAD MY DAUGHTER'S CAR IN THE SHOP AND NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE WHEEL WELL ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR WAS ROTTING AWAY. THIS AFFECTS THE SUSPENSION DRAMATICALLY. IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY DETERIORATE TO THE POINT THAT WHERE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTS WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AND COULD HAVE DISASTROUS RESULTS. THIS DEGRADATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO FORD'S RECALL #13-S-01 ON SELECT MINI VANS AND WHERE THE REAR WHEEL WELLS ARE ROTTING AWAY. IN MY MIND THIS ISSUE POSES JUST AS SERIOUS A THREAT. UPON SEEING MY DAUGHTER'S CAR I'VE HAD OCCASION TO LOOK AT SIMILAR AGE ESCAPES AND MANY HAVE THIS CONDITION ON THEM AS WELL.

07/28/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/27/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU041X5K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING IN LIVONIA, MICHIGAN OUT OF NO WHERE MY SUN VISOR BURST, GETTING GLASS ON ME, BUT MORE IMPORTANT IT BURST ON THE SEAT WHERE MY TODDLER DAUGHTER USUALLY SIT . THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND AND NO TRUCK WHERE AN OBJECT COULD HAVE DROPPED SOMETHING ON MY CAR, I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO AVIS FORD IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR DOWN THE STREET TO AVIS BODY SHOP. I FILED AN CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND IT IS BEING FIXED NOW. I WANT FORD TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS. BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HEAR, THIS IS ONE OF MANY INSTANCES THAT HAS HAPPENED WITH A SUNROOF ON AN 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND OTHER FORD CARS. THIS IS DANGEROUS! MY WIFE HAS JUST HAD MAJOR SURGERY. AND THERE WERE MANY RUNS FOR HER THAT I COULD NOT MAKE BECAUSE OF THIS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. AND BE BLESSED. [XXX]

07/26/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/20/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94195K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING LAST WEEK I HEARD A "RATTLING" I HAD NOT HEARD PREVIOUSLY.I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED MY WHEELS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL ABOVE THE TOP OF THE TIRE HAD RUSTED OUT.CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE STRUT MOUNT HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STRUT HAD "SPEARED" THRU THE INTERIOR PLASTIC SIDEWALL, THUS RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE.I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY.UPON RESEARCHING ON YOU TUBE HOW TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM,I WAS ASTOUNDED TO FIND OUT THAT THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO 2005-06 FORD ESCAPES,WAS VERY SPECIFIC IN STATING THAT THE REAR-PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTING AND CORRODING ON THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES,SOMETIMES RESULTING IN THE STRUT TO BECOME DISENGAGED.THIS SOUNDS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE,BUT FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS TOLD ME "SORRY,BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME.AS A SINGLE DAD,MILITARY VETERAN,AND LOW-INCOME EARNER,I AM LOOKING FOR HELP FOR MYSELF AND FELLOW FORD ESCAPE OWNERS BECAUSE THIS SOUNDS LIKE SHODDY CAR CONSTRUCTION FROM THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I CAN'T WORK AT THE MOMENT UNTIL THIS VEHICLE IS REPAIRED,AND I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR BILL UNTIL I GET BACK TO WORK,I AM DISHEARTENED AND UPSET ABOUT THIS WHOLE ORDEAL.PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

07/22/2015
Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/22/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STAY IN POSITION AND VEERED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AROUND THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCKS AND WHEEL HOUSE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

07/22/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/22/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15D******
Summary

I WAS WASHING MY FORD ESCAPE WHEN I NOTICED THERE WAS RUST ON ALL OF THE DOORS ON THE INSIDE I JUST BOUGHT ITAND CHECKED THE CARFAX IT SAID THERE WAS NO RUST AND IT LOOKED LIKED A NEW CAR UNTIL ABOUT THREE WEEK OF HAVEING IT AND NOW I'M FOUNDING RUST ON THE ALL OF THEE DOORS AND ON ONE OF THE WHEEL WELL I CHECKED ONLINE BY GOING TO GOOGLE.COM AND PUTTING IN 2005 FORD ESCAPE RUST AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVEING PROBLEMS WITH RUST SOME OF THEM EVEN SAY THEY CAN SEE THE INSIDE OF THERE ESCAPE AND FORD WILL NOT RECALL IT AND IT COST A LOT TO FIX. SOME COST MORE THEN THE VALUE OF THERE ESCAPE

07/21/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/20/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED AND COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY. THE SHOCK SPRING IS COMING UP THROUGH THE BACK OF THE CAR. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR "AS IS" LAST YEAR, AND HAD IT LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC. NO ONE CAUGHT THE CONDITION OF THE CAR, AND THEN THIS YEAR IN APRIL I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE BACK OF MY CAR. I WENT AND HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE WHOLE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT. THE CONDITION IS SO BAD THAT MY MECHANIC COULDN'T EVEN FIND A WAY TO WELD A PLATE IN THERE. I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IT WILL COST UPWARDS OF $2000.00 TO FIX!

07/21/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/21/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID I HEARD A DRAGGING SOUND IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO DISCOVER A PIECE OF THE INNER WHEELHOUSE SUSPENSION MOUNT HAD SEPARATED AND WAS RUBBING ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THIS IS A CORROSION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES TO NHTSA AND NO ENFORCEMENT ACTION TO DATE HAS BEEN MADE TO HAVE FORD RECALL THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE WHEN THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION SEPARATES FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE NHTSA DECIDES TO ACT.

07/20/2015
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 07/19/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE GLASS DID NOT SHATTER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE WINDOW AS IT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE HINGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

07/20/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WELL WAS RUSTED AND THERE WAS A HOLE THAT LED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE INSIDE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 11/04/15*LJ UPDATED 11/30/2017*CN

07/14/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/09/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z15K******
Summary

RUSTED OUT SHOCK TOWER. PASSENGER REAR PANEL ALL RUSTED OUT AND LARGE HOLE. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A BODY SHOP. AS I LOOKED ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. CONTACTED FORD WHO SAID THEY CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME.

07/14/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/08/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94175K******
Summary

PASSENGER REAR SHOCK TOWER BROKE AWAY FROM THE BODY OF CAR, DUE TO RUST.

07/13/2015
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 05/18/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU59H58K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TONE RING MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,736.

07/13/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

NOTED AT A LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP THAT MY PASSENGER REAR INNER FENDER IS RUSTED SO BAD THAT THE METAL WHERE THE SHOCK IS ATTACHED TO IS COMING AWAY. WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPS, AM NOW HEARING LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF THE SHOCK FALLING OFF. CAR SHOP STATED THAT THEY'VE SEEN 12 ESCAPES COME THROUGH THEIR PLACE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME SIDE THAT WERE 8-10 YEARS OLD.

07/11/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/08/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H35K******
Summary

HEARD RATTLING SOUND OVER RIGHT REAR TIRE. UPON INSPECTION THE SHOCK MOUNT HAD COMPLETELY CRACKED DUE TO RUST, MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE I SAW THAT MANY OTHERS REPORT THIS EXACT SAME DEFECT IN THE SAME LOCATION.

07/09/2015
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/05/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM AND ALL SIX COILS BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. MA 10/15/2015 UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

07/08/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED, EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED A RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK TOWER WAS RUSTED ENTIRELY, CAUSING WIRING DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

07/05/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ENTIRE BODY IS RUSTED. HUGE GAPING HOLE NOW PRESENT ON TOP OF RIGHT REAR WHEEL. WHATEVER IS LEFT OF THE SHOCKS IS CONNECTED TO NOTHING. A QUICK SEARCH TURNS UP THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND SURPRISINGLY NO RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE RUST HAS NOW SPREAD ALL OVER THE BODY. THIS CAR NOW RIDES ON AIR. IT'S A SERIOUS HAZARD AND UNFORTUNATELY ACCORDING TO FORD I HAVE TO SWALLOW THE LOSS. UNLESS THEY GET THE GM IGNITION TREATMENT IN TEN YEARS FROM NOW. I WONDER IF I'LL EVER GET COMPENSATION AS THERE'S NO WAY I'M PAYING THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REBUILD THIS VEHICLE, SO IT'S OFF TO THE JUNKYARD I GUESS. IT'S SCANDALOUS THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH SELLING A FAULTY, HAZARDOUS VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING MADE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR THE FLAWS

07/03/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I STARTED HEARING A RATTLING NOISE IN THE REAR PASSENGER AREA A FEW DAYS AGO. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT THE JACK HAD COME LOOSE IN ITS COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THE SHOCK DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE SHOCK WAS COMING THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL AND HITTING THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE. I AM HEADED TO THE DEALER TODAY TO SEE WHAT REPAIRS WILL COST. AFTER GETTING ON THIS SITE AND SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IT IS APPARENT THAT FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS DEFECT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED.

07/03/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

INSIDE THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL WHERE THE STRUT/SHOCK MOUNTS HAS TOTALLY RUSTED AWAY

06/30/2015
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL NOT GO DOWN/FORWARD AT FIRST (ONCE LASTED ABOUT 45 MINUTES) ON COLD MORNINGS. WHY HASN'T THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL BEEN RECALLED LIKE 2006? I'VE BEEN LATE FOR WORK SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I LOVE THE CAR OTHERWISE.

06/29/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP, WHICH STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

06/26/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/26/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER WHEEL WELL AND THE STRUT HOUSING WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

06/24/2015
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/06/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

ABS AND BRAKE LAMP ON. NO ANTILOCK BRAKES BEARLY STOPS.

06/23/2015
Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/16/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT WAS LIKE THIS UNTIL I WAS ALREADY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I STOPPED, I CHECKED MY TIRES AND THOUGHT THAT THEY LOOKED SLIGHTLY OFF. IT SEEMED AS IF THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS POINTED SLIGHTLY OUTWARD. THE CAR SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. I TOOK MY CAR OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED THAT EACH TIME I TURNED THE WHEEL, THE TIRES SCREECHED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP AND AFTER GIVING IT AN EVALUATION, THEY SAID THAT THE CONTROL ROD WAS RUSTED AND STARTING TO BREAK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2001-2004 FORD ESCAPES FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT I WAS HAVING.

06/22/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/20/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SHOCK TOWERS WERE RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

06/18/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING THE SHOCK MOUNT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SUBFRAME. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

06/18/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/14/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

ON SEVERAL OCASSIONS, VEHICLE SECURITY ALARM SOUNDED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRYING TO START ENGINE. ALARM HORN EVENTUALLY DEACTIVATED AFTER PUSHING KEY BUTTON DURING SEVERAL STARTING ATTEMPTS. DROVE VEHICLE OUT OF PARKING LOT SLOWING FOR STOP LIGHT AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. RESTARTED ENGINE AND GAUGES SWING MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM CONTINUALLY WITH AIR BAG LIGHT ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, THEFT LIGHT ON. GAUGES WORKED ALTERNATELY DURING MIN-MAX SWINGS, THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. DAY AFTER OCCURENCE, NEW BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED AND WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. WHEN TRYING TO CHARGE BATTERY, VECHICLE HAD CLICKING SOUND IN GAUGE CONSOLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AUTO ELECTRICAL MECHANIC WHO TELLS ME IT IS A FAULTY DASH CONSOLE AND NOT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND DASH GAUGE CONSOLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A NEW PART COST OF $700. REPLACING DASH GAUGE CONSOLE WITH A NEW ONE TO FIND IF THIS FIXES VEHICLE PROBLEMS. MAJOR CONSERN IF ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING.

06/16/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL (HIDDEN AREA ONLY) RUSTED OUT AT THE SHOCK MOUNT CAUSING THE SHOCK TO PUNCH INTO THE INTERIOR. EXPENSIVE REPAIR. SAD PART IS THAT THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, NEVER SUSPECTED SUCH A RUSTING ISSUE LIKE THAT. I SEE IT IS A COMMON FLAW OF THIS VEHICLE. POOR ENGINEERING OF A CRITICAL MOUNTING POINT. FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES IN THIS CASE, BUT COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED PANIC RESULTING IN AN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VERY SURPRISED THIS IS NOT A FORD RECALL ITEM WITH AN AVAILABLE MANUFACTURED REINFORCING PART.

06/16/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/16/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL IS SO RUSTED OUT THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT HAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE BODY. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT.

06/14/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/14/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU041X5K******
Summary

THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH AND FELL OFF WHICH CUT MY BREAKLINE WHICH COULD'VE LED TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE A CHILD, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE SYSTEM CHECK AND ABS LIGHT NEVER CAME ON EITHER.

06/12/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/08/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND HIT A SMALL BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE ON THE RIGHT REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I THEN THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD NOT SHUT THE BACK DOOR OR BACK HATCH PROPERLY. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND OPENED AND SHUT BOTH AND RESUMED DRIVING TO WORK. I CONTINUED TO HEAR THE BANGING NOISE AS I DROVE AND WAS VERY CONCERNED. UPON ARRIVING AT WORK I ASKED A CO-WORKER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT FOR ME. IT WAS THEN THAT HE POINTED OUT TO ME THE RIGHT REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT WAS ONLY HANGING ON BY A SMALL PIECE OF RUSTED METAL AND MY ENTIRE WHEEL WELL HAD ROTTED AWAY AND I COULD SEE THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE. WE LOOKED AT THE REST OF THE WHEELS AND THERE WAS NO RUST AT ALL ON ANY OTHER WHEEL WELL. I FEEL VERY UN-SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, AS I HAVE CHILDREN AND I ALSO AM REQUIRED TO DRIVE CLIENTS AROUND FOR WORK. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND WAS BAFFLED AT THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS. I WAS ALSO BAFFLED BY THE FACT THAT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN PRIMARILY TO 2005 AND IT IS ALWAYS THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL THAT IS AFFECTED. I WENT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND AS SOON AS I TOLD THEM THE MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE, THEY STATED "LET ME GUESS...RIGHT REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT" AND IT WILL COST $1200 TO FIX. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTIFICATION ON THIS AS I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO AND AM STILL PAYING ON IT. THE SAD FACT IS THAT I AM UNABLE TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO FOR TRAVEL FOR WORK AND MY CHILDREN. I NOW AM PAYING ON A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD I KNOWN OR WAS TOLD OF THIS RECURRING ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE, BUT THEN AGAIN WHY WOULD FORD DO THAT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE THEM LOSING MONEY; INSTEAD IT IS THE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE AT A LOSE. *TR

06/10/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/08/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,300.

06/08/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/21/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H15K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE SUSPENSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION RUSTED AND THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF THE SUSPENSION SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

06/07/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL/SHOCK MOUNT BECAME BADLY CORRODED, RESULTING IN THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER AND SUSPENSION BEING CONNECTED TO A THIN PIECE OF METAL, AND THE TOP OF THE SHOCK ABSORBER HITTING AGAINST A PLASTIC INTERIOR BODY PANEL. HAD THE THIN PIECE OF METAL CORRODED ENTIRELY, A SEVERE ACCIDENT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RESULTED. VARIOUS ONLINE SITES REPORT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE (2005 FORD ESCAPE), BUT NO RECALLS, AS THEY HAVE BEEN FOR OTHER FORD VEHICLES AND OTHER YEARS OF THE ESCAPE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SEVERE PROBLEM.

06/05/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/05/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD KNOTTING IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE, GOING OVER MINOR BUMPS. LOOKED UNDER THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL FOUND TOP OF SHOCK RUSTING LOOSE FROM WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED. IF THIS BREAKS LOOSE COMPLETELY IT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE AND SWEVE RADICALLY CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL.

06/03/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/18/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04175K******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE REAR FENDER COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING TOTAL DETACHMENT OF SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT TOWER ORIGINALLY PART OF BODY/FRAME.

05/31/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/20/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H65K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A SATURDAY MORNING WITH MY LITTLE DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT, WHEN I GOT THE SHOCK OF MY LIFE AS MY CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, STOPPED AND WENT DEAD. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE NO TRAFFIC AND THAT I WAS GOING RELATIVELY SLOW, SO I GOT TO A COMPLETE HALT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR COOLED DOWN AND THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT TO DRIVE HOME, I WAS ONLY ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE. I DID NOT DARE DRIVING IT UNTIL I GOT IT TO THE MECHANIC TWO DAYS LATER. THE FORD REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE MECS PUMP THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLING SYSTEM PUMP REFILL AND RETEST FOR $304.54 IN PARTS PLUS $443.00 IN LABOR. ONLY THIS YEAR, IN MARCH 2015, DID I FIND OUT ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL OF A PART. SINCE I DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE THE PART QUESTION, I HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION JUST HAPPENED THIS WEEK AND CONFIRMED MY CAR WAS NOW FINE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT I HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE RECALLED PART MYSELF. I SENT A COMPLAINT LETTER TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY/BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A REFUND THE SAME DAY I FILED THIS COMPLAINT WITH YOU.

05/31/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/18/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL RUSTED THROUGH AND NOW THE SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED OFF.

05/29/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL WAS FRACTURED AND EXPOSED THE SHOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

05/29/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/29/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY. ON 5/29/15 WE NOTICED A SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. WE PARKED AND LOOKED AT THE CAR AND FOUND THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT SO MUCH SO THAT THE THE SHOCK MOUNT AND ACTUAL SHOCK HAS SEPARATED FROM THE CAR. THERE IS NOW A HOLE WHERE WE CAN SEE THROUGH THE CAR INTO THE CARGO AREA. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WE ARE AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO REPAIR IT. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM (ONLY WITH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL, THE LEFT IS PERFECTLY FINE). FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE TO ANYONE AND HAS IN FACT REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT COULD BE ANY KIND OF DEFECT.

05/28/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

THE REAR WHEEL WELLS ARE SO RUSTED OUT THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD THE SHOCK AND SHOCK ABSORBER IN PLACE. THE AREA YOU PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE IS ALSO RUSTED OUT. WHEN WILL FORD START BACKING UP THEIR PRODUCTS???

05/27/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/21/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

VEHICLE DEVELOPED LOUD BANGING NOISE IN REAR OF VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SEVERE CORROSION HAS OCCURRED IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL, SEPARATING THE TOP OF THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK ASSEMBLY FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, AFFECTING HANDLING OF THE CAR. AFTER SEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS CORROSION IS A WIDESPREAD AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, AND A KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD MOTOR CORP. WHO HAS TO DATE DECLINED TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO RECTIFY THIS MAJOR STRUCTURAL AND SAFETY ISSUE.

05/26/2015
Components: STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/26/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94195K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED THROUGH ALSO AFFECTING THE SHOCK MOUNT CREATING A LOUD BANGING IN THE CABIN. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS NEVER SEEN THIS AND DID NOT WANT TO ATTEMPT THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE COST. THEY ALSO REFERRED ME TO A REPUTABLE BODY SHOP IN TOWN AND HE ALSO NEVER SAW THIS BEFORE. HE SUGGESTED THIS WEBSITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I HAVE NOW RESEARCHED THIS AND SEE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TOO. HAS FORD DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?

05/25/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 02/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

FORD CUSTOMER CARE CASE #CAC-4150994-B2G8C6 & #4151017-N07B9 THIS WAS THE 2ND MAJOR INCIDENT; THE FIRST OCCURRED IN 1/2009. THE SECOND MAJOR OCCURRENCE WAS 2/2014, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE VERY QUICKLY LOST ALL POWER AND ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALSO DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER STATED THE PCM HAD FAILED CAUSING THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS TO ALSO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT PCM; DEALER STATED THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF PCM AVAILABILITY DUE TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH NATIONWIDE DEMAND FOR THE PART. DEALER REPLACED THE PCM, AS WELL AS ALL COILS AND SPARK PLUGS IN MID MARCH 2014; THE TOTAL COST OF WAS, $2,875.70. THE PCM, COILS AND PLUGS HAD ALSO BEEN REPLACED IN 1/2009 FOR THE SAME FAILURES. COILS AND PLUGS WERE ALSO REPLACED AN ADDITIONAL 2 MORE TIMES BETWEEN 2009-2014. WHEN THE PCM FAILS, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOOSES ALL POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES, AND STOPS DEAD IN ITS TRACKS AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED CAUSING A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC SITUATION. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC, A MAJOR COLLISION WOULD HAVE BEEN EMINENT AND A FATALITY PROBABLE. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD ON 3/19/2014, THEY STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ASSIGNED 2 CUSTOMER CARE CASE NUMBERS; BUT THEY REFUSED ANY REIMBURSEMENT OR COMPENSATION OF ANY KIND. THE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF DEFECTIVE PCM FAILURES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SAFETY ISSUE.

05/22/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/21/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL CRACKED. THE SHOCK ABSORBER IS HARDLY ATTACHED AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT FALLS OFF IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

05/21/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE NOISES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL WELLS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

05/20/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/11/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H95K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 30 MIN ENGINE STALL AND RED TRIANGLE LIT UP ON DASH. MESSAGE ON LCD SAID TO STOP SAFELY NOW. PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF, RESTARTED A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER.

05/20/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/07/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H95K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE RED TRIANGLE CAME ON AND THE LCD READ HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNING. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WASN'T HOT AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF COOLANT FOR THE RADIATOR IN THE RESERVOIR. STARTED VEHICLE AFTER 5 MIN AND DROVE HOME.

05/19/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLUNCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. AFTER INSPECTION, I FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUING WITH THE CLUNCK NOISE, I HAD TO REMOVE THE JACK TO ELIMINATE THAT AS THE SOURCE. THE NOISE CONTINUED. I REMOVED THE REAR PANEL AND FOUND THE ENTIRE REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED SO BADLY I COULD SEE STRAIGHT THROUGH TO THE TIRE. IT LOOKED LIKE, AT ANY MOMENT, THE ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COULD DISINTEGRATE AND CAUSE HAVOC ON THE OTHER COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE SUSPENSION AND NEWER TIRES. IT COST ME NEARLY $700 TO HAVE THE WHEEL WELL REPLACED.

05/19/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/04/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR BEGAN CAUSING PROBLEMS. OCCASIONALLY, IT DOES NOT OPEN, PERIOD. ADDITIONALLY, THE LOCK MECHANISM IS INOPERABLE. I REMOVED BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR PANELS TO INSPECT, COMPARE AND FINALLY DETERMINE THE ISSUE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM, WHICH A FRIEND TEMPORARILY FIXED. IT--THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE--AFTER TWEEKING, WORKED FOR A WHILE. FAST FORWARD, 2015, I CANNOT OPEN NEARLY 3 OF MY DOORS. ONE WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL (REAR PASS.) THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR IS DOING THE SAME THING THE REAR DOOR HANDLE--IT LOST TENSION AND WON'T OPEN AT ALL. AFTER LOOKING IT UP ON YOUTUBE, I DETERMINED THE LOCKING SYSTEM IS THE CULPRIT. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS INOPERABLE DOOR HANDLE SITUATION, APPARENTLY I NEED TO PULL THE INTERIOR PANELS, REMOVE THE EXTERIOR HANDLES AND REPLACE THEM ENTIRELY. CURRENTLY, I HAVE THE DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL REMOVED BECAUSE IN THE EVENT THE HANDLE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, I'D HAVE TO CLIMB OVER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST TO DRIVE MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE.

05/17/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/16/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

HAVE HEARD THIS NOISE LIKE A WINDOW OR DOOR RATTLING FOR AWHILE AND COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. FINALLY LOOKED AT IT REALLY GOOD ONE DAY AND FOUND THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND JUST SITTING THERE. UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO WE TOOK IT HOME AND PARKED IT. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT FOR MY GRANDAUGHTER AND HER BABY TO BE A SAFE CAR FOR HER AND NOW WE HAVE TO PARK IT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO BECAUSE WE STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY IT OFF OR GET ANOTHER ONE RIGHT NOW

05/17/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/08/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93155K******
Summary

HEARD A THUDDING FROM REAR END. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AS NOTHING LOOSE IN THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS VERY RUSTED. NO SUPPORT FOR SHOCKS. THERE WAS AN UNDERCOATING WITH DEBRIS UNDER IT. TOOK OUT A LOT OF SLUDGE/RUST/DEBRIS FROM UNDER THAT COATING. BODY SHOP SAYS $5000 TO FIX IT PROPERLY, AND THE OTHER SIDE IS STARTING TO RUST AS WELL (DRIVER REAR WHEEL WELL).

05/12/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/09/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

EXCESSIVE RUST IN THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL (ONLY ON PASSENGER SIDE); COMPLETELY BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND IS HANGING BY JUST THE SPRING. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FORD RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE ON 2001-2004 MODELS AND DID NOT RECALL 2005 MODEL, WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE JUST BY RESEARCHING THERE HAVE BEEN MANY WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE ASSEMBLY LINE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE DID NOT COAT THE WHEEL WELL PROPERLY.

05/12/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 03/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

ACCORDING TO YOUR LIST OF RECALLS THERE IS A COMPLIANCE RECALL FOR THE ROOF THE MY ESCAPE AND A DOOR LATCH . I CALLED FORD AND THEY STATE IT'S NOT ON MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS LISTED, I HAVE A DOOR AJAR LIGHT THAT'S STAYS ON AND DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO LOCK MY CAR BECAUSE THE ALARM GOES OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE ESCAPES WITH THE PROPER VIN NUMBER WITH THAT RECALL. THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION AND TOLD ME IF I PAY FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED AND THERE IS A RECALL AT SOME POINT THAT I WOULD BE REIMBURSED. COULDN'T IT BE POSSIBLE THAT THE PART WAS INSTALLED THAT'S IS FAULTY? I JUST WANTED TO VENT AND LET YOUR SITE KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

05/12/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/24/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. REMOVED INSIDE PANEL TO FIND THAT REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING SHOCK MOUNT TO TEAR THROUGH FRAME AND WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO FRAME. CONSULTED WITH FORD, NO RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR,,,BUT FOR PREVIOUS YEAR AND FOLLOWING YEAR?!! TOOK VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. VEHICLE FOR KIDS AND DEEMED UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS FOR THEM. FORD...I BUY A LOT OF VEHICLES FROM YOU...YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR US!

05/10/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/10/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

PASSENGER REAR WELL RUSTED - SHOCK LOOSE NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING - LET GO WHEN DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKS FROM HOME. 8 INCH BY 8 INCH CHUNK RUSTED AWAY FROM THE WHEEL WELL.

05/08/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.

05/08/2015
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/24/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT WOULD EXPERIENCE A SPORADIC LOSS OF BRAKE CONTROL. THE ABS AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED . THE MECHANIC THEN STATED THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

05/07/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/07/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H25K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT, THE ENGINE STALLED, AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JOLTED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V256000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,418.

05/06/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/06/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING HIT A POT HOLE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HOUSE IS RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE SHOCK TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THE BODY AND TEAR INTO THE REAR COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE UNTIL FIXED. PART IS ON BACKORDER.

05/06/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/23/15 *JS

05/05/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH,WHILE THE LEFT SIDE LOOKS BRAND NEW.A MECHANIC SAID HE HAS FIXED AT LEAST 20 OF THESE.THE PRICE FOR THE FIX QUOTED TO ME WAS BETWEEN $800.00 AND $1000.00.THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.WE THE ESCAPE BUT THIS JUST IS NOT FAIR. *TR

05/04/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/26/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

PURCHASED JUNE 2005 AS A USED VEHICLE W/ 18,000 MILES. ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT. NOTICED A POPPING NOISE FROM THE PASSAGE REAR. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE INNER WHEEL WELL. AREA WERE THE SHOCK BOLT'S TO HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. READ OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUES ON THE INTERNET. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPAIRED. WILL CONSULT A BODY SHOP ON REPAIRS. FORD NEEDS TO MAN UP AND OFFER A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE! *TR

05/01/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/26/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL WELL RUSTED AND CAUSED THE SHOCKS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

04/30/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93155K******
Summary

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH COILS. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SMOKE STARTED TO BILLOW OUT OF THE FRONT HOOD. I THEN PULLED OVER AND CALL THE BERKELEY TOWNSHIP POLICE AND THEY ARRIVED WITH THE PINEWALD FIRE COMPANY. MY HUSBAND AND SON ARRIVED AT SCENE AND WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR HOME. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE MELTED THE COILS. WHEN MY SON EXAMINED THE CAR THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED IN HIS FACE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, WE NOTED THAT THERE WHERE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

04/27/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/19/2015
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FIRST AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

04/26/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/25/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT WHERE THE SHOCK IS MOUNTED HAS BROKEN FREE OF THE INNER FENDER WELL CAUSING HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I REALLY THINK AN AREA OF THIS GREAT IMPORTANCE SHOULD NOT EVER RUST OUT LET ALONE IN JUST 10 YEARS. I FEEL THIS IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM ON FORD MOTOR COMPANIES PART. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL. WERE DO I GO NEXT AND I CAN SEE THIS BEING A COSTLY REPAIR AS WELL. HELP!!! *TR

04/24/2015
Components: STEERING,ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

I HAD PURCHASED A USED ESCAPE, IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, IN AUG 2014. I BOUGHT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, A FAMILY MEMBER, WITH ONLY 55K MILEAGE OVER THEIR 10 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP (THEY WERE UPGRADING). I DROVE THE CAR AN ADDITIONAL 1,500 MILES HERE (TO 56K, TOTAL) OVER MY FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, AND THE CAR HAD PASSED ALL ITS REGULAR ANNUAL INSPECTIONS. SUDDENLY ONE NIGHT ON THE ROAD THE CAR'S ENGINE BEGAN CHUGGING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL BEYOND 45MPH, AND A BLINKING YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. UPON RESTARTING THAT INDICATOR DID NOT COME BACK ON, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL SLUGGISH AND SO I ATTEMPTED TO COAST HOME AT MANAGED SPEEDS (AS I WAS ONLY A MILE AWAY) TO HAVE A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT DURING BUSINESS HOURS. I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT HOME. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON FULL AND I SOON LOST POWER COMPLETELY, WITH BARELY ENOUGH NOTICE TO PULL OFF THE 6 LANE HIGHWAY. THE SUDDEN POWER LOSS SEEMED VERY UNSAFE AS I HAD TO STEER MANUALLY WITH NO POWER STEERING NOR ACCELERATION. AFTER THE CAR STALLED OUT IT WOULD NOT EVEN RESTART FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. I TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND THEY READ ME A LONG LIST OF ERROR CODES THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED, ALL OF WHICH WENT BACK TO THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) FAILURE, APPARENTLY, AS DESCRIBED IN TSB 10-18-10. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THAT IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $2,000 TO SERVICE THE PCM AND REPLACE ALL AFFECTED SPARK PLUGS, COILS AND CYLINDERS. DESPITE THE VERY LOW MILEAGE BELOW THE 80K PCM WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE REACTED RATHER SPORADICALLY AND UNPREDICTABLY AND IT CREATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE BEEN INFORMED SOONER OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL NOTICE SINCE THE PCM IS KNOWN TO CAUSE A HAZARD. I NOW SEE THAT THERE ARE 113 COMPLAINTS LOGGED AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, CITING SIMILAR PCM AND/OR ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TR

04/22/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK MY WIFE HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR END. ONCE I INSPECTED IT, THE WHOLE PASSENGER REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF, SENDING THE TOP OF THE SHOCK THROUGH THE FENDER INSIDE COVER. INSPECTING THE DRIVERS SIDE, IT'S RUSTED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT, ONLY BEING HELD ON BY THE BOTTOM WELD. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A REAL THICK MEMBRANE SMEARED UNDER FENDER WELL. OTHERWISE, THE VEHICLE IS IN REAL GOOD SHAPE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE POOR ENGINEERING THAT WENT INTO THIS VEHICLE. OH YEAH, WE JUST PAID IT OFF IN MARCH THROUGH FORD MOTOR CREDIT. IT'LL COST MORE TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEN WHAT I COULD GET OUT OF IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW A FORD DEALER COULD POSSIBLY NOT SEE THIS BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO US. *TR

04/21/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/04/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

04/20/2015
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 11/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

I WAS GOING TO WORK ENTERING INTERSTATE 80 NEAR VALLEJO, CA WHEN AS I WAS ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE BECAME GRADUALLY UNRESPONSIVE. I HAD TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

04/19/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/19/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94175K******
Summary

ONE DAY I NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE UNDERCOATING IN THE REAR RIGHT WHEN WAS GONE, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS HOLE IN THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH MY PROBLEM IS NOT AS SERIOUS AS SOME OF THE STORIES I READ, I STILL FEEL THAT IT IS SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AS TIME GOES BY THE RUST WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND I'M AFRAID OF THE CONSEQUENCES. I CALLED FORD TO VOICE MY CONCERN, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. JUST LIKE EVERYONE, I WANT PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY FORD WILL REALIZED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

04/18/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 04/17/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93155K******
Summary

WE STARTED TO NOTICE A "CLUNKY" NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB. UPON INSPECTION, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB IS OVER 50% RUSTED OUT. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB IS INTACT. WE CAN NOT DRIVE VEHICLE FEARING A STRUCTURAL FAILURE WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL, AND OTHER FORD MODELS. *TR

04/17/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/16/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU041X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

04/17/2015
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 04/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93155K******
Summary

THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CAR IS MAKING A LOUD THUMPING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. IN DOING RESEARCH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

04/16/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/16/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE TOOK IT TO A SHOP TODAY BECAUSE OF THE BANGING FROM THE SUSPENSION. WHEN THE MECHANIC PUT THE CAR ON THE LIFT HE SAW THAT THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL AROUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT. THE EXTRA STRESS ON THE SHOCK ABSORBER CAUSED THE BOLT ON THE TOP TO BREAK OFF. THE STRESS ALSO CAUSED THE REAR BREAK LINE TO FRAY ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BREAKING COMPLETELY. THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM JUST HAPPY THAT MY BREAK LINE DIDN'T BREAK WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. I DO NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE WITH THE CAR SINCE IT IS THE ONLY CAR I OWN AND I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. *TR

04/15/2015
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/14/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

WITH CAR NOT! RUNNING I INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION AND IMMEDIATELY THE AIR BAG CANISTER EXPLODED AND FILLED THE CABIN WITH A THICK POWDER, COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. MY WIFE HAD JUST GOT HOME FROM WORK. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON OUR BUSY HIGHWAY THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

04/13/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INNER REAR FENDER AND THE REAR SHOCKS DETERIORATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE RUSTED AND COULD FRACTURE AT ANY MOMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

04/10/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAD BEEN HEARING A LARGE CLUNK ON MY PASSENGER SIDE IN THE BACK. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY SHOVEL HITTING. HOWEVER, I FINALLY REALLY TOOK A LOOK AT THE ENTIRE BACK AND WHEEL AND NOTICE IT COMPLETELY ROTTED UNDER AND EVEN BROKE THROUGH MY TRUNK. I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SUSPENSION/SHOCK THAT HAS RUSTED AND ROTTED AWAY. IT WASN'T SUPPOSE TO DO THAT. I HAVE A WELDER PRICING IT OUT BECAUSE BOTH OTHER GARAGES SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX. I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE DRIVING THINKING THE CAR COULD GO FLAT OUT ANYTIME. THE CAR IS IN REALLY GOOD CONDITION OTHERWISE, AND FROM THE SOUND OF IT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2004 AND 2005 ESCAPES. IF THIS KEEPS HAPPENING SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. AND IT SHOULD BE FORDS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. *TR

04/09/2015
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 04/08/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HATCH BOLTS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

04/09/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04175K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING AND BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE I STOPPED AND LOOKED, THE FENDER WELL HAD FALLEN HALF WAY OFF. IT WAS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND STILL CANNOT USE MY CAR BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS PART. SHOULDN'T FORD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IT IS A FLAW IN THE BODY. *TR

04/09/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 04/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING APPROX. 40 MPH, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM BY BACK PASSENGER SIDE TIRED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE NOISE. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE WHEEL WELL THAT SUPPORTS THE BACK SHOCK WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE SHOCK HAD BROKE THROUGH THE RUSTED WHEEL WELL AND WAS PRESSED UP AGAINST THE INSIDE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. THE REST OF MY WHEEL WELLS ARE IN FINE CONDITION. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, THERE ARE MANY, MANY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH 2005 FORD ESCAPES. IT IS ONLY THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

04/08/2015
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H15K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT PUMP RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 14V526000. *JB

04/07/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/06/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93155K******
Summary

HAVE TRIED AND CALLED FORD DEALERS MECHANICS I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY TECH BULLETIN ISSUED PLUGS COILS NEW COMPUTER COST OVER 2700. DEFECTIVE ENGINE MOUNTS RATTLE FORD NEW IN 2005 COILS WOULD BURN OUT COMPUTER. NEVER ISSUED RECALL OR WARRANTY. CAR IS JUNK STILL PAYING CALLED FORD TOOK INFO. SAID SORRY NOTHING THEY CAN DO PAINT TERRIBLE RUST. I HV A PIECE OF POOP CAR WITH BALANCE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ROUND IDLE STALLS DECELERATING JUMPING. GREAT. TY FORD GLAD U GET RICH OF US. *TR

04/06/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

04/03/2015
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 04/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195D******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

03/31/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD CLUNCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THAT'S WHAT WAS MAKING ALL OF THAT NOISE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IF THIS IS A PROBLEM NO ONE CAN FIX! I'VE BEEN READING AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE 2003-2007 ESCAPES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE! THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED!! *TR

03/31/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/26/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK WAS FRACTURED AND RUSTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,400.

03/30/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/16/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: IFMYU93185K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK MOUNT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, I DROVE IT AND HEARD A SLIGHT CLUNKING SOMEWHERE IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE SHOCKS WERE BAD. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT, HOPING TO REPLACE THE SHOCKS. RECENTLY THE NOISE BECAME VERY LOUD AND DISTURBING. I LOOKED AT THE SHOCK AREA AND DISCOVERED THE WHOLE AREA ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK MOUNT ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND BREAKING APART. THE LEFT SIDE IS FINE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY AND BELIEVE IT IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A MULTITUDE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS OF 2005 FORD ESCAPES. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, FORD WILL ONLY FIX 2001-2004 ESCAPES, BUT NOT 2005. WHY NOT? IT CLEARLY IS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP. IT HAS RUSTED PREMATURELY AND CAUSES A HAZARDOUS SAFETY SITUATION. IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, I WOULD UNDERSTAND. BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, IT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL 2005 FORD ESCAPES. *TR

03/26/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/19/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE'S PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK BROKE THROUGH TO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS BEING DRIVEN! THIS IS COMPLETELY DANGEROUS - WE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. I SEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON-LINE, AND IT IS EXTREMELY PREVALENT ON THESE VEHICLES. FORD NEEDS A RECALL ON THIS - IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DANGEROUS AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WENT TO A WELDING SHOP IN MY AREA, AND THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON, THAT THEY EVEN HAVE A POSTER WITH PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM AND HOW THEY FIX IT. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. FORD APPEARS NOT TO CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PLEASE REVIEW IT. THANK YOU. *TR

03/26/2015
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/26/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H75K******
Summary

FIRST, SPORADIC LOSS OF BRAKE CONTROL; VERY BRIEF; THEN, ABS AND BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON. DASH SAID "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM." BROUGHT IT TO LOCAL DEALER, WHO SAID IT NEEDS A NEW MASTER CYLINDER & HCU. *TR

03/22/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/22/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

HAVE FOUND THE RIGHT REAR STRUT MOUNT ALMOST RUSTED AWAY AND THE LEFT SIDE IS ON ITS WAY. I HEAR THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2001-2004 FOR THIS AND FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE ON-LINE THIS SHOULD INCLUDE 2005-2006 AND UNLESS THEY DID SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY STOP THIS, EVEN LATER YEARS SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IF A PERSON HITS A CHUCK HOLE THIS COULD CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT., I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE OWNED MANY OLDER,VEHICLES INCLUDING A 1995 FORD TAURUS I TRADED IN ON THIS ESCAPE THAT DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

03/21/2015
Components: STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/19/2015
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE AT 60MPH AND A CAR CUT ME SHORT AND BRAKE SO I APPLIED MY BRAKE MY WHEEL HAD YANKED TO THE LEFT AND I TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE WHEEL BY PULLING IT TO THE RIGHT BUT IT YANKED AGAIN TO THE LEFT CAUSING ME TO HIT INTO THE MEDIAN DUE TO THE IMPACT MY CAR TURNED OVER AND DRAGGED ACROSS THE OTHER 3 LANES AND TITLED BACK OVER. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS TOTALED I SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY TO MY NECK AND LEFT SIDE. ALSO MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

03/18/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/17/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT WHERE THE SHOCK ATTACHES. THE SHOCK ASSEMBLY IS NOW JUST LOOSE AND RATTLING. LOOKING ONLINE, MANY MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE ON 2004, 2005, AND 2006 ESCAPES. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

03/17/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/25/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SHOCKS WERE CORRODED THROUGH TO THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

03/17/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/13/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE SHOCK STRUT IS NOW LOOSE AND BANGING AGAINST THE CAR'S FRAME, THE TIRE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE REAR CARGO AREA. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND NOTICE THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER FORD ESCAPES IN THE MIDWEST. IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME COMPLAINT, RUSTED OUT WHEEL WELL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. SOMEONE NEED TO INVESTIGATE FORD BECAUSE THIS IS TOO COMMON AN ISSUE AND IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW. REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE CAN RUN UP TO $2,000. *TR

03/17/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPX 55MPH) IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC IN RALEIGH, NC ON US 1 AND THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED. ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON. FORCED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND TOTALLY CUT OFF. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT KEPT CUTTING OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER A CALL TO A FAMILY MEMBER AND TO AAA, THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME 3 HOURS LATER. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO CROSSROADS FORD IN CARY, NC. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PCM, SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS ALL FAILED AT ONCE AND CHARGED ME $2700. ERROR CODES P0351, P0354 AND P0353 APPEARED ON THE DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY UNDERGOES A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

03/16/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A THUMPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE STRUTS WERE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

03/16/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/16/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H95K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER A BUMP, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TOP OF THE STEERING TOWER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUCK TOWER SEPARATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

03/16/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94115K******
Summary

DRIVING DOWN STREET AND RAN OVER ROUGH SPOT IN PAVEMENT AND HEARD A THUMP FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. NEXT DAY DROVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE. I CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE AT RIGHT REAR WHEEL OPENING (PASSENGER SIDE) TO FIND MOST OF THE WHEEL WELL RUSTED AND GONE FROM THE SHOCK MOUNT LOCATION TO THE REAR MOST PART OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE BUCKET OR BRACKET THAT MOUNTS THE TOP OF THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO THE WHEEL WELL AND CHASSIS IS JUST FLOATING IN MID AIR. WHEN I LOOK THROUGH THE SIDE COMPARTMENT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE I CAN SEE THE TOP OF THE TIRE AND THE PAVEMENT AND SHOCK ABSORBER. *TR

03/14/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/13/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04165K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK FROM THE RIGHT REAR AREA. I WASN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS AND WAS WITHIN 5 MILES OF HOME. THE REST OF THE TRIP HOME EVERY TIME I CAME TO A SMALL BUMP'S THE CLUNK WAS GETTING WORSE. I LOOKED IN THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL AND NOTICED THE WHOLE AREA AROUND THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. *TR

03/12/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/08/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE REAR OF THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,230.

03/12/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/10/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94155K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, WHENEVER WE WOULD HIT A BUMP OF ANY KIND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE RATTLING/BANGING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD AND SHOWED ME WHERE THE PART THAT CONNECTED THE SHOCK TO THE WHEEL WELL HAD PRETTY MUCH RUSTED AWAY AND WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE SERVICE WRITERS AND THE BODY MAN ALL SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. THEY CONJECTURED THAT SINCE WE GET SNOW IN PITTSBURGH THE ROADS ARE SALTED. SINCE THE ROADS ARE SLANTED TO THE RIGHT TO HELP DRAINAGE, THAT SIDE IS BATHED IN SALT WATER. HOWEVER I AM ALSO DEVELOPING RUST ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE BODY PANEL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. WHY THEN IS THIS NOT HAPPENING TO OTHER MODEL YEARS? SINCE IT IS NOT DRIVABLE I HAVE HAD TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIRS. AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIRS I AM GOING TO HAVE THE CAR COMPLETELY GONE OVER BY THE DEALERS MECHANICS AND BODY MAN TO VALIDATE THE CONDITION AND DOCUMENT ANY FURTHER REQUIRED REPAIRS. THIS IS A TOTAL ENGINEERING SCREWUP BY FORD AND THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND EITHER REPAIR THEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER OR REIMBURSE THE OWNERS WHO ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? IS NO ONE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS IN TODAY'S SOCIETY? *TR

03/09/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94155K******
Summary

THE REAR RIGHT UPPER SHOCK MOUNT FELT OFF SO THERE IS NO WHERE WE CAN PUT THE SHOCK. THEREFORE, IT HAS A BIG HOLE ON THE FENDER WELL THAT YOU CAN SEE THE INSIDE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAD HAPPEN PLUS ON THE LEFT SIDE YOU CAN SEE RUST CRACKS IN THE FENDER WELL AND CONTINUES TO THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMPANY HAS TO ADDRESS AND FIXED IT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

03/09/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/23/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

AROUND 150,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN ON VERY HOT, HUMID DAYS. I TOOK A 2,000 MILE ROUND TRIP DOWN SOUTH AND IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, STALLING AT EVERY TOLL BOOTH, AND DIDN'T NEED TO BE AS HOT OR HUMID FOR IT TO HAPPEN. THEY FINALLY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID, WHICH I REPLACED. IT RAN OK FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN IT STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT APPEARS TO BE RUNNING TOO RICH, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY OR HOW TO FIX IT (I HAVE CONSULTED 2 GARAGES). IT INTERMITTENTLY IDLES ROUGH, ACTING AS THOUGH IT WANTS TO STALL OUT AND ACTUALLY HAS SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

03/06/2015
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 03/06/2015
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04185K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BEGAN BURNING AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

03/05/2015
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H35K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. TWO MINUTES LATER VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER, SEEMED TO STALL. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY TO GET OUT OF WAY. THE SERVICE LIGHT IS NO LONGER ON AND VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE DRIVING OK. WAS TOLD IT WAS A STICKY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

03/03/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

02/28/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/27/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H85K******
Summary

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING IS GONE. SO DIFFICULT TO STEER I COULD HAVE BEEN A WREAK IF I WAS GOING FASTER. THANKFULLY IT HAPPENED TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. VERY DANGEROUS! THIS HAPPENS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2015. *TR

02/26/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H15K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE STOP SAFELY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

02/26/2015
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/04/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FNCU95H75K******
Summary

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY, A CAR SWERVED INTO OUR LANE CUTTING US OFF. WE HIT THE BRAKES, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES ONLY WORKED WHEN WE SLAMMED ON THEM! HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AS IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ABS CONTROL MODULE. ORDERED THAT PART TWICE. TOOK CAR TO CAR COMPUTER SPECIALIST - SAID CAR WAS COULD NOT BE REPROGRAMMED. BILL IS NOW OVER $2,000 AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 2 WEEKS. MECHANIC CALLED FORD (LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE). THEY SAID THEY COULD TRY TO REPROGRAM IT, BUT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 10 HOURS AND MAY NOT WORK. FORD SAID THE LAST PROBLEM THEY SAW LIKE THIS DIDN'T WORK AND THE OWNER HAD TO TRADE IN FOR A NEW CAR! NOT ONLY COULD THIS INCIDENT HAVE SERIOUSLY HARMED MY FAMILY, BUT NOW I'M OUT OF A CAR AND $2,000!

02/25/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/29/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK PLUNGED THROUGH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL (RUSTED AWAY) AND RATTLES AT LOW SPEEDS. STEERING PULLS TO LEFT AND SHAKES.

02/25/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED AND DETERIORATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SHOCK MOUNT TO PUNCTURE THE TRUNK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

02/23/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/23/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H65K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES THE "PWR STEERING SERVICE" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE AREA I RESTARTED IT AND THERE STILL WAS NO POWER STEERING. I THEN LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS, RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. *TR

02/23/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

I NOTICED A LOUD BANGING IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER WHEEL HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT. IT BECAME UNDRIVEABLE AND COMPLETELY UNSAFE, AND I WAS FORCED TO REPAIR THE AREA. THE FORD CERTIFIED REPLACEMENT PART COST ME AROUND $130, AND THE SERVICE TO REPAIR IT COST AROUND $880. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE STARTED TO MAKE THE SAME SOUNDS, AND WAS BEGINNING TO RUST OUT THE SAME AS THE OTHER SIDE. I ALSO REPAIRED THIS SIDE, TO A COST OF $650, ALSO USING A FORD CERTIFIED PART. NOW NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS LATER, BOTH CERTIFIED REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE BEGINNING TO SPLIT APART DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE SHOCK THAT IS ATTACHED TO THIS FLIMSY METAL. THE TRUCK HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND I'M BEING FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN READING AROUND THE INTERNET, AND THIS ISSUE FOR EXTREMELY COMMON ON THIS YEAR OF THE FORD ESCAPE. I AM ASTONISHED AND DISGUSTED THAT FORD WILL NOT MAKE IT RIGHT ON PART OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

02/22/2015
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/22/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H35K******
Summary

I WAS STOPPED AT A DRIVE THRU LINE MY CAR MADE A NOISE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE ACCURATELY WITH WORDS. I LOOKED DOWN AND MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON AND THE BRAKE SERVICE NEEDED WAS ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN ON. ALL THE SAME WARNINGS WERE STILL THERE. I PULLED FORWARD SLOWLY AND WHEN BRAKING I STILL DIDN'T STOP IN A REASONABLE TIME AND ALMOST COMPLETELY MISSED THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY A DRIVE HOME AT 10-15MPH STILL FELT LIKE I WAS IN DANGER OF HITTING SOMEONE BECAUSE I COULD NOT JUDGE STOPPING DISTANCE EVEN WITH MY FOOT APPLYING FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. FROM ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND ON LINE THIS SEEMS A VERY APPARENT CASE OF SOMETHING FORD SHOULD BE MAKING A RECALL ISSUE OF HIGH IMPORTANCE. I AM HOPING MY REPORTING IT HERE MAY HELP IN PREVENTING SOMETHING VERY DANGEROUS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. *TR

02/20/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/20/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H65K******
Summary

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION ON START UP. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING ACTIVATED. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

02/20/2015
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/19/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

02/19/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/14/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME RUSTED CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM AND THE BALL JOINT TO DETACH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

02/18/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FENDER WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

02/13/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

HAD REAR SHOCKS REPLACED ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS TOLD THAT MOUNTS FOR THE SHOCKS ARE RUSTED OUT. THE SHOCKS ARE DETACHED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO POOR DESIGN BY FORD. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE SHOCK BOUNCES INTO THE REAR INTERIOR WHEN MOVING. THERE IS A RECALL FROM 2001 - 2004 ESCAPES BUT NOT 2005! FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! *TR

02/13/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/25/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H05K******
Summary

OVER A FEW DAYS I HEARD A BANGING SOUND IN THE CAR THAT I COULD NOT IDENTIFY. MY DAUGHTER LOOKED UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AND NOTICED THE SHOCK WAS KNOCKING AGAINST THE RUSTED WHEEL WELL. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO A FUNERAL AND THE SHOCK PIERCED THROUGH THE TRUNK. I CALLED MY BODY SHOP/MECHANIC AND TOLD HIM WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. HE SAID HE HAD ANOTHER FORD ESCAPE 2005 IN HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. HE SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. FORD DIDN'T DO A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODELS EVEN THOUGH THEY RECALLED PRIOR YEARS. I HAD TRIED TO CONTACT RIZZA FORD ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I REALIZED THERE ARE AT LEAST 300+ COMPLAINTS WRITTEN ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE AND FORD'S HANDLING OF IT. MY MECHANIC HAD TO PRACTICALLY REBUILD/WELD THE WHEEL WELL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD CAN BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH RIPPING SO MANY PEOPLE OFF, ESPECIALLY WITH IT BEING SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX AND I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET A DIFFERENT CAR. AFTER THIS, I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. WHY WOULD I GO WITH A COMPANY THAT CAN'T EVEN STAND BEHIND THEIR OWN PRODUCT AND HAS NO ISSUES PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY AT RISK. *TR

02/11/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

02/11/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04175K******
Summary

AS SOON AS I HIT ABOUT 60 MPH, BETWEEN 2-3 RPM, MY CAR BEGINS TO STALL AND FEELS LIKE THE GAS PEDAL IS GRINDING AND WON'T LET ME GO ANY FASTER WITHOUT VIBRATING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING SO I TOOK IT IN TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP WHERE THE FOUND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. WHICH IS VERY ODD FOR AN AUTO SHOP TO NOT FIND ANYTHING. ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE EMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE DAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I GOT TO THE SIDE AND PUT MY CAR INTO PARK, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO ALLOW MY HEART RATE TO COME BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL PACE. I TURNED THE KEY AND THE ENGINE TURNED BACK ON. I DROVE IT INTO AN AUTO SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, AND THE READER SHOWED CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE. THE FIRST POSSIBLE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE COIL ON PLUG, WHICH IS WHAT I DID. I GOT HOME TODAY AND AM STILL EXPERIENCING THIS SCARY FEELING OF MY CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO EXCEL ABOVE 60. I READ MANY REVIEWS THIS EVENING AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND PEOPLE ARE AT SERIOUS RISK OR GETTING INJURED AND/OR IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AVERAGE COST TO FIX THE ISSUE - REPORTED BY MANY USERS ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2005/ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER_PCM_FAILURE.SHTML, IS $2000. WHEN YOU HAVE A 2005 CAR OF ANY KIND, $2000 SEEMS VERY HIGH TO FIX WHEN THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER AS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD HAS YET TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. *TR

02/09/2015
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/06/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94175K******
Summary

I WAS COMING BACK TO HOME FROM WORK DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55-60 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTS DECELERATING ITSELF AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL IT OVER ON THE SHOULDER, I WAS LUCKY THAT NOT ONE HIT ME. I COMPLETELY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN I TRIED TO START AGAIN, IT STARTED MAKING CRANKING SOUND BUT DID NOT START COMPLETELY, SO I HAD TO CALL THE TOWING TRUCK TO TOW THE CAR TO MY HOME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, I AM NOT SURE HOW CAN THE VEHICLE CAN STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVING. IT WAS SCARY. *TR

02/09/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/09/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED THROUGH COMPROMISING THE CONNECTION TO THE STRUT. *TR

02/08/2015
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/07/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAD TO HAVE TONE RINGS REPLACED ON ABS SYSTEM ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT WHEELS. HAD THE WORK DONE AT FORD DEALERSHIP 2 MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY I WAS PULLING OUT ON TO MAIN ROAD AND LOST ALL BRAKES. *JS

02/08/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94195K******
Summary

FIRST OCCURRENCE OF PROBLEM: 48800 MILES, 5/2012. ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ENGINE MISFIRING. FORD DEALERSHIP DETERMINED FAULTY IGNITION COIL IN # 6 CYLINDER. REPLACED IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUG. $295 SECOND OCCURRENCE OF PROBLEM: 74,400 MILES, 11/2013. ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ENGINE MISFIRING. MECHANIC REPLACED SPARKPLUGS IN CYLINDERS # 1-3 ALL AT ONCE SINCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THOSE. $276 ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES OF SAME PROBLEM: UPON MISFIRING IN 2014 I BOUGHT A CODE READER WHICH INDICATED CYLINDER #5 MISFIRE - REPLACED IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUG. MORE MISFIRING INDICATED CYLINDER #4 MISFIRE - REPLACED IGNITION FOIL AND SPARK PLUG. MAJOR PROBLEM UPDATE. 2/2/2015 - TRAVELLING 55 MPH CAR SHUTS OFF, ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, COAST TO SHOULDER. RESTART CAR, SEEMS FINE, NO WARNING LIGHTS. AGAIN CYLINDER # 4 MISFIRING - REPLACED SPARK PLUG. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THE ECM/PCM MAY BE DAMAGED AND THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, OFTEN MANIFESTING AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES/RECALL MILEAGE, AND COSTS $2000-$3000 OR MORE. I DON'T WAN'T TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE PCM FRIED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT I'M SCARED IT WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AGAIN AND THINK THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY FORD ENGINEERING. PLEASE HELP FORCE A RECALL OR PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *JS

02/02/2015
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

WHENEVER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DIPS BELOW FREEZING, MY GAS PEDAL WILL SUDDENLY GET STUCK AND THE CAR COASTS TO A STOP AND WILL JUST SIT THERE IDLING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ABLE TO "STOMP" ON THE PEDAL AND IT FREED UP, THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DIPS INTO THE 20'S IT IS EVEN WORSE AND WILL GET STUCK, EVENTUALLY FREE UP AND BE FINE....UNLESS I THEN ENTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND THAT WARMING THE CAR SEVERAL EXTRA MINUTES SEEMS TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM AT SLOWER 35MPH SPEEDS. HOWEVER, UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVEN AFTER WARMING THE VEHICLE FOR TEN MINUTES, IT WILL GET STUCK AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT WILL FREE UP AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND SITTING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH CAR IDLING, BUT CAN THEN GET STUCK YET AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CREATES EXTREMELY DEADLY SITUATIONS! I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I ALSO WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COULD CAUSE IT. *TR

01/29/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE REAR WHEEL WELLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELLS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND MAY POTENTIALLY FRACTURE DUE TO THE CORROSION, WHICH WAS AFFECTING OTHER COMPONENTS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

01/29/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/27/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AS IF IT WERE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I WAS NEAR A GAS STATION AND AS I WAS PULLING IN, THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED AND THE POWER STEERING WENT DEAD. THE CAR THEN WOULDN'T RESTART. I CALLED AAA AND THEY COULDN'T START IT, SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY EXAMINED THE CAR AND LATER THAT DAY TOLD ME THE COILS OVERHEATED AND FRIED THE PCM. NOW IT NEEDS NEW COILS ON 2 CYLINDERS, POSSIBLY MORE, AND A NEW PCM WITH REPROGRAMMING. COST QUOTED WAS $3520. THE SERVICE TECH THAT LOOKED AT THE CAR SAID HE HASN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE, NOR HEARD OF THIS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I DON'T BELIEVE HIM. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVEN'T REPORTED THIS BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE TO THINK THEIR PROBLEM WAS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE. *TR

01/28/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/23/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING LESS THAN 30MPH-HIT A MANHOLE COVER AND HEARD VERY LOUD BANG IN BACK OF CAR. DISCOVERED INSIDE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. SHOCK BARELY HOLDING ON. STILL WAITING ON ESTIMATE TO FIX. BASED ON THE OTHER OVER 100 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE, NOT GOING TO BOTHER CALLING FORD. *TR

01/27/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,WHEELS
Incident Date: 12/24/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE. I HYDROPLANED, LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, AND HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD ON. MY VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF THE GUARD RAIL, TRAVELED BACKWARDS, AND HIT THE GUARDRAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. THE CAR SPUN 90 DEGREES AND CAME TO A REST WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL, OPPOSING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FLOW. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DESPITE A 60-MPH COLLISION. THE SUSPENSION, WHEEL, AND SHOCK FELL OFF IN THE COLLISION. *TR

01/23/2015
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK PUNCTURED THROUGH A COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT REAR WHEEL WELL ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE AND THE AUTO REPAIR/BODY SHOP QUOTED ME $3,000.00 TO REPAIR THIS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY STATED THAT ONLY THE 2001-2004 MODELS ARE COVERED UNDER A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. . *TR

01/23/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCK FRACTURED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RUST RELATED BUT RATHER THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

01/22/2015
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL RUSTED APART AND SHOCK ABSORBER IS NOT ATTACHED ANY LONGER. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE TO SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

01/22/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER AND THE IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

01/19/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93195K******
Summary

WE NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK RIGHT REAR SIDE OF OUR FORD ESCAPE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WOULD GO OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. A QUICK LOOK UNDERNEATH, WE NOTICED A LOT OF RUST. WE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET IT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT AND UPON US DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID IT IS MOST LIKELY THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, WE RECEIVED A CALL AND FOUND OUT THAT IS THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IT (15 HOURS AND $1,200.00 APPROX.). THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY SEE IN ESCAPES FROM YEARS 2005-07. WE REACHED OUT TO FORD BECAUSE THIS IS NOT ONLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS OUR STATE INSPECTION. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME NOR WOULD THEY HELP ASSIST WITH ANY OF THE REPAIRS, AT THIS TIME. THEY TOLD US TO HOLD ON TO OUR RECEIPT AND IF THERE IS A RECALL, THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

01/16/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/13/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE SHOCK ABSORBER DETACHED AND FRACTURED THROUGH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

01/16/2015
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

THE VEHICLE'S REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY. THIS ALLOWED THE REAR SHOCK TO BECOME DANGEROUSLY LOOSE AND PRODUCED A LOUD BANGING NOISE. HAD THE SHOCK COME LOOSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF STEERING. CAR IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

01/14/2015
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94195K******
Summary

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE KNOWING THE ECM HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY... ABOUT 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE MY CHECK EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON...LOSING GAS MILEAGE, CAR STALLED OUT A FEW TIMES, AND DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE ECM AGAIN... APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 2013. ONE YEAR LATER AUGUST 2014 SAME ISSUE AGAIN... ECM REPLACED AGAIN.. WHEN I TURN THE KEY ON, NOT STARTING IT THE CHECK EMISSION COMES ON AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL.. MY GAS MILEAGE IS 12 MPG AND IM AFRAID IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN SOON.. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSING THIS ISSUE.. I DON'T KNOW WHY NO ONE WILL GET TO THE ROUTE OF THE PROBLEM WHY THE COMPUTER IN MY ESCAPE KEEPS FAILING. THEY WONT LET ME TRADE IT IN SINCE IT IS NOT ANY VALUE TO THEM ANYMORE.. *TR

01/13/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/06/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

01/13/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/06/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYUO3185K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT. THE STRUT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND. WHEN INVESTIGATED AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THIS WAS THE DIAGNOSIS. *TR

01/08/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

BACK RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL RUSTED THROUGH. SHOCK IS HOLDING ON BY A THREAD. MAKES LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN ANY BUMP IS HIT. I WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY LOCAL MECHANIC. *TR

01/07/2015
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/05/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYUO2Z85K******
Summary

VEHICLES GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK UP AND CANNOT BE DEPRESSED AT ALL WHILE CAR IS ON AND I AM DRIVING. IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK SEVERAL TIMES ON VERY COLD DAYS. WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT AND TRYING TO GO I CANNOT DEPRESSED THE PEDAL, EVEN WHEN PUSHING HARD. EVENTUALLY IT DEPRESSED FOR ME AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. VEHICLE GAS PEDAL HAS ALSO GOTTEN STUCK DOWN TWICE PREVIOUSLY WITH CAR ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY, WHICH HAPPENED FOR ALMOST A MINUTE THEN IT POPPED UP - RESULTED IN NEAR COLLISION { THANK GOODNESS ITS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION]. I HAVE READ IN MANY ON-LINE DISCUSSION BOARDS OF MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVING THEIR GAS PEDAL ON FORD ESCAPES STICK UP OR DOWN ALSO. *TR

01/05/2015
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 12/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93195K******
Summary

THE ENTIRE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT & IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE; POSSIBLE STEERING CONTROL. 2001-2004 FORD ESCAPES IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES WERE RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON. *TR

01/02/2015
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SHOCK TOWER COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS SPOTLESS AND WE KEEP IT VERY CLEAN.THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

01/01/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

I HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR AREA OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTING UNDERNEATH, WAS DISMAYED TO SEE THE BODY OF THE CAR BY THE TIRE CRUMBLING WITH RUST. APPARENTLY THE BANGING IS FROM THE SHOCK ABSORBER HAVING BROKEN THRU THE WHEEL WELL, AND IS NOW HITTING THE BACK HATCH AREA. ALSO, DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE SERVICE COMPANY REMOVED A BRACKET THAT HOLDS MY EXHAUST IN PLACE. UPON INSPECTING THAT BRACKET THAT WAS JUST HANGING THERE AND RATTLING, SAW A CHUNK OF CAR ATTACHED TO THE BRACKET. THEY SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE UNDERNEATH OF MY CARE HAD NOT BEEN SPRAYED WITH RUSTPROOFING WHEN MANUFACTURED. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS CAR, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO EXCHANGE CHARGE OR GET REPAIRED. HAVE HAD FORD CARS MOST OF MY LIFE, AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2005 MODELS. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR, SO I DON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT SAFE. LUCKILY, I ONLY HAVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO TRAVEL TO WORK. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS POOR DESIGN. *JS

12/31/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

RATTLING, BANGING, RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT IS RUSTED LOOSE, COMPLETELY CORRODED AWAY FROM WHEEL HOUSE. *JS

12/31/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

WE NOTICED A RATTLING/BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE, MY WIFE RODE IN THE REAR SEAT AND COULD FEEL THE SHOCK MOUNT HITTING AGAINST THE BACK OF THE INTERIOR TRIM PANEL. LOOKING INTO THE WHEEL WELL, WE COULD SEE WHERE THE WHEEL HOUSING HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, REVEALING THE INTERIOR. THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT CAN BE WIGGLED BY HAND. TODAY 12/31/2014, I WENT TO SEE MY "FRIENDS" AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE WRITER SAID I WAS IN "LUCK" AS HE REMEMBERED RESEARCHING THE SAME ISSUE FOR ANOTHER CUSTOMER. HE FOUND A DIAGRAM WITH THE REPLACEMENT PANEL & WHEEL HOUSE, PART# 7L82-7827886-A, WITH A LIST PRICE OF $150, THEN WE WENT TO TALK TO ANOTHER "FRIEND" IN PARTS, HE SAID THAT THE PRICE HAD RECENTLY INCREASED AND NOW LISTED AT $700. THEY OFFERED TO HAVE ME TALK TO ANOTHER "FRIEND" IN SALES, BUT I INFORMED THEM MY WIFE REFUSED TO BUY ANOTHER FORD, AND IF WE WERE TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE IT WOULD BE A TOYOTA. WITH THAT SAID, MY "FRIENDS" SUGGESTED TO UNLOAD (TRADE) IT AT A TOYOTA DEALER. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS "UNSAFE" TO DRIVE. I WENT TO OUR LOCAL BODY SHOP TO GET HIS RECOMMENDATION. HE SAID, THEY HAD JUST DONE ONE, IN 10/2014 FOR JUST UNDER $900 AND HE GOT THE PART FROM MY "FRIENDS" AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR $120. IN APPARENT DISBELIEF HE CALLED OUR "FRIENDS" AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PRICE INCREASE. WE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY 7L82-7827886-A FOR $20-$180, AFTER ORDERING FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT VENDORS, EACH VENDOR CANCELLED THE ORDERS FOR VARIOUS REASONS; UNAVAILABLE, PART NUMBER CHANGE AND IS MORE EXPENSIVE, DUE TO THE SIZE AND FRAGILE NATURE WE ARE UNABLE TO SHIP, NOT AVAILABLE,ETC. WHAT IS FORD'S OBJECTIVE WITH THIS PRICE INCREASE ? ? ? THERE WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND/OR MATERIALS, THAT CREATED THIS SEVERE DEFECT IN SAFETY OF THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE ! ! ! *JS

12/29/2014
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H95K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

12/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED TODAY AND HAD THEM LOOK AT AN ISSUE OF A BANGING SOUND I WAS HEARING IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE AREA. THE MECHANIC FOUND EXTENSIVE RUST AND ROT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL AND THE STRUT WAS ALMOST READY TO COME OFF. THE MECHANIC COMMENTED HE HAS SEEN THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS MODEL. I SEE THAT FORD RECALLED 2001 TO 2005 MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT THE 2005. FROM DOING RESEARCH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM 2005 OWNERS. I KEEP MY CAR WASHED AND ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO WASH SALT OFF IN THE WINTER. MY MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STRUT WAS READY TO COME OFF AND COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO BEND OUTWARD. HOW CAN FORD NOT RECALL THIS YEAR WITH ALL THE OBVIOUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE? MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND IMAGINE HER GOING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TIRE BENDS! AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR THIS MODEL YEAR SINCE THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING ISSUES WITH RUST AND ROT IN THE WHEEL WELLS WITH PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. THE ISSUE WAS NEVER CORRECTED A,NO CONTINUED PAST MODEL YEAR 2004. *TR

12/28/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z25K******
Summary

BEAUTIFUL, WELL-MAINTAINED 05 FORD ESCAPE - RARE 5 SPEED MANUAL, 4 CYL, AWD. ALWAYS GARAGED AND CLEANED. OPENED PLASTIC BIN IN REAR COMPARTMENT, PASSENGER SIDE, TO STORE TOOLS. NOTICED SMALL CRACKS AND DAYLIGHT IN WHEEL WELL. JUST BELOW AND BEHIND SHOCK MOUNT. APPLIED LIGHT PRESSURE. ENTIRE SECTION PUSHED THROUGH. COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. HELD IN PLACE ONLY BY RUBBERIZED UNDERCOATING. 119K. BASED ON ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, SAME LOCATION, SAME EVENT, I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY IT DIDN'T FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I'M GOING TO SHOW THE DEALER TOMORROW. CURIOUS WHAT HIS REACTION WILL BE. MY GUESS IS SYMPATHY BUT NOTHING TO DO ABOUT IT WITHOUT FORD SUPPORTING THE DEALER. *TR

12/28/2014
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 12/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, IT'S NOT HIGH IDLING OR OVER HEATING. A WEEK PRIOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND WAS TOLD I HAD A MIS FIRE ON A CYLINDER AND I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND IGNITION COIL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. *TR

12/27/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

STARTED OFF FROM A LIGHT AND THE CAR HESITATED CONCERNED GAVE IT GAS AND IT STUTTERED,I ROLLED TO A STOP AND HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP.EVIDENTLY THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER MODULE IS BAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT FORD PUT THE WRONG SPARK PLUGS IN THIS ESCAPE WHICH AFTER TIME RUINS THE PCM.SERIOUSLY WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM? HAD I BEEN TRAVELING FASTER WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS IN MORNING TRAFFIC.NOW LOOKING AT A $1000 IN REPAIR BILLS.FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

12/26/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 12/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

12/25/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

MY PROBLEM IS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK MOUNT BROKEN OFF AND HAS BEEN PUSHED UP INTO THE REAR HATCH WHEEL WELL INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

12/24/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

I'VE RECENTLY STARTED NOTICING A LOT OF CREAKING AND POPPING IN THE STRUCTURE / SUSPENSION OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I TOOK A FLASHLIGHT AND CRAWLED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF RUST/ROT IN MY FRONT SUBFRAME OF MY VEHICLE. I SEE FORD HAS A RECALL FOR 2001 TO 2004 MODELS, BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL YEARS OF THIS CHASSIS DESIGN, AS MY 2005 SHOWS SIGNIFICANT ROT. THE RECALL SHOULD ALSO COVER REAR WHEEL WELL RUST/ROT (INCLUDING SHOCK MOUNTS), AS THIS AREA IS ALSO HEAVILY RUSTED. DEFINITE DESIGN FLAWS AND POOR QUALITY OF MATERIALS USED ON THE FRAME/SUBFRAME. A 2005 SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING OUT THIS BAD, EVEN IN THE "SALT BELT". NOTHING HAS BROKEN FROM RUST YET, HOWEVER JUDGING BY THE RATE OF DECAY, IT'S NOT GOING TO LAST MUCH LONGER. FORD SHOULD EXPAND THIS RECALL IMMEDIATELY. *TR

12/23/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/04/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

AFTER TOTALING A 2004 ESCAPE, I PURCHASED ANOTHER 2005 ESCAPE BECAUSE I LOVED IT. WELL NOT SO MUCH ANYMORE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2012. ONLY THREE SHORT MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM READING IN ALL COMPLAINTS. I TRIED TO PUSH ON THE GAS AND NOTHING. IT WAS MISFIRING BAD. I THEN TOOK IT TOO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME COILS 1, 3, AND 5 WERE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED CLOSE TOO $2,000 TO REPAIR IT. I WAS FURIOUS BECAUSE I HAD BOUGHT MY 2004 FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND MY FAMILY ALONE HAD PURCHASED A TOTAL OF 6 VEHICLES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND WAS NOT GOING TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. SO THEY SPLIT THE COST OF $1000 WITH ME. NOW IT IS ACTING UP AGAIN AND I'VE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE THERMOSTAT BC THAT'S WHAT THE COMPUTER SAID ONLY FOR IT TO STILL NOT BE RUNNING. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER, COLLEGE STUDENT, AND SERVER AND IT'S 2 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS SO I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED! FIX THE PROBLEM FORD!! *TR

12/21/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON SO DOES DOME LIGHT AND ALAM GOES OFF EVERY SO OFTEN ON ITS OWN. *TR

12/17/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, I HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE IN THE BACK. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED THROUGH THE BODY OF THE STORAGE AREA. IT APPEARS THE SHOCK IS IN DANGER OF COMING LOOSE. *TR

12/16/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/16/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD THUD WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING A CONTINUED BANGING WAS HEARD, UPON INSPECTION WE NOTICED THE INNER WHEELHOUSING OR INNER FENDER HAD A LARGE DIAMETER HOLE WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTED TO IT, THE HOLE IS LARGE ROUGHLY 10 INCHES ACROSS AND UPON SEARCHING I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND ROAD SALT COMBINED TO CAUSE THIS, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE BUT NO ACTION FROM ANYONE ON THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS A POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LOADED COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

12/15/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94185K******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMPS, HOLES, THOUGHT IT WAS THE SHOCKS BUT IT WAS THE SHOCK TOWER WAS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDS REPAIRED. $1400 TO REPAIR, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE FORD ESCAPES AND THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

12/15/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FRAME RAIL AND THE FUEL FILLER NECK WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

12/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

MY VEHICLE HAS SEVERE CORROSION IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL HOUSE. THE CORROSION HAS ALLOWED THE LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER TO FAIL TO EFFECTIVELY DAMPEN THE SUSPENSION MOVEMENT (ITS PURPOSE). THE PROBLEM IS VERY PREVALENT ON FORD ESCAPES, MERCURY MARINERS, AND MAZDA TRIBUTES. FOR NHTSA TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE, YOUR WILL NEED TO SECURE A 01 - 06 ESCAPE, REMOVE ONE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER (WORSE CASE FOR THE FAILURE OF MY VEHICLE) AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON A ROUGH ROAD. PLEASE HANG ON TIGHT WHEN DOING SO. THE FAILURE OF THE BODY AROUND THE MOUNTING POINT OF A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF A SUSPENSION SYSTEM PUTS THE GENERAL POPULATION AT RISK AS THEY SHARE THE ROADS WITH THE ESCAPE/MARINER/TRIBUTE DRIVERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT RESULTS IN FAILURE OF STATE SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND CANNOT BE IGNORED BY THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY WHICH IS CHARGED WITH PREVENTING MANUFACTURER SAFETY DEFECTS FROM ENDANGERING PEOPLE ON PUBLIC ROADS. THIS DEFECT IS VERY WELL DOCUMENT ON THE INTERNET .REMEMBER...TO PROTECT AND SERVE! ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD....NOT FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

12/12/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 11/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

LIKE I SEE MANY OTHER TIMES. 2005 FORD ESCAPE, REAR PASSENGER SUSPENSION IS RUSTED AND ALMOST DETACHED. THIS VEHICLE WAS GARAGE KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

12/10/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H25K******
Summary

THE ELECTRONIC COOLANT PUMP THAT COOLS THE HYBRID BATTERY IS FAULTY WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS AND THE CAR CONTINUALLY BREAKS DOWN ON TRIPS. WE HAVE SPENT OVER 1500 FIXING IT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT AND FORD REFUSES TO HONOR BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS NOT ON CURRENTLY. AS SOON AS MY SON DRIVES SOMEWHERE THE LIGHT GOES ON AND THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. HE CURRENTLY IS IN GRAD SCHOOL IN DENVER AND WE ARE GETTING COMPLETE RUN AROUND FROM FORD. *TR

12/09/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

12/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 12/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

HEARD THUMPING NOISE ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR. TOOK IT TO CHECK IT OUT AND WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

12/04/2014
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

REAR WHEEL WELL TOTALLY RUSTED AWAY AND SHOCK WAS BANGING WHEN TRIED TO FIND PART FROM JUNK YARD ALL 2005 ESCAPE HAD RUSTED OFF WHEEL WELLS THE OTHER SIDE IS NOW GOING TO DO THE SAME THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. HAD JUST DONE MANY REPAIRS WAS PLANNING ON KEEPING IT BUT NOW IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IF IT IS HAPPENING TO MANY ESCAPES OF THIS YEAR CAN ANYTHING BE DONE THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD RUNNING CAR UNTIL NOW THIS PROBLEM IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

12/04/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WHEN I STARTED HEARING A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE BANGING GOT LOUDER AND MY ESCAPE SEEMED TO BE HITTING HARD IN THE BACK LIKE MY SHOCK WASN'T WORKING. WHICH MY HUSBAND HAD CHANGED THEM ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS PRIOR SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS ODD. AFTER DRIVING HER TODAY AND THE BANGING GETTING WORSE I HAD MY HUSBAND LOOK AT MY BACK FENDER WALL. WHEN WE DID WE SEEN IT COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I CAN TOUCH THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. BUT THE WORST PART OF THIS IS THAT IS WHAT HOLDS MY SHOCK IN PLACE AND IT IS ALL GONE. I CAME INSIDE FRUSTRATED AND DECIDED I WOULD SEE IF THERE ARE PARTS TO FIX IT BEFORE MY SHOCK DECIDES IT IS GOING TO GO FOR A FREE RIDE AND DESTROY EVERYTHING UNDER THERE. TO MY SURPRISE I HAVE NOT FOUND A FIX NOR A RECALL BUT I DID FIND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT NO ONE HAS MADE FORD RECALL THE ESCAPES AND FIX THIS ISSUE. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH WHEN THIS BROKE AND THE DAMAGE IT COULD DO TO NOT ONLY MY ESCAPE BUT MY FAMILY, MYSELF, AND OTHER DRIVERS IF I LOST CONTROL OF IT BECAUSE MY SHOCK IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO MY SUV? I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT IS IN CHARGE OF RECALLING VEHICLES. THEY HAVE PUT MY FAMILY, ME, AND ALL THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD IN DANGER AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. MAYBE I SHOULD BUY A TOYOTA BECAUSE AT LEAST THEY RECALL THEIR VEHICLES AND FIX THEM WHEN THEY HAVE AN ISSUE. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT ANYONE'S SAFETY. *TR

11/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

COMPLAINT ONE: EXCESSIVE RUSTED PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND STRUT MOUNT, STRUT MOUNT BROKE AWAY. COMPLAINT TWO: RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE CAUSED PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HALF SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM CENTER OF THE CAR CAUSING THE TO STOP MOVING FOREWORD AND LOSS OF STEERING. *TR

11/25/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 11/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

2005 ESCAPE. LOAD BANGING IN RH REAR OVER EVEN VERY SMALL BUMPS. FOUND SHOCK TOWER IN WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED AWAY. TOP OF SHOCK NOT CONNECTED TO ANYTHING; MOVING AROUND FREELY. LOUD BANGING NOISE IS FROM THE TOP OF SHOCK HITTING THE BODY WHILE DRIVING. UNDRIVEABLE, SHOCK COULD PUNCH THROUGH THE BODY. LOCAL FRAME SHOP HAS REPAIRED SIX 2005'S IN THE PAST YEAR. COST WILL BE $1200, HOWEVER, PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. VEHICLE PARKED UNTIL THE PART CAN BE OBTAINED AND FIXED. *TR

11/25/2014
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/25/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94195K******
Summary

SEVERE RUST RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

11/24/2014
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

11/23/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

SEVERE RUSTED OUT REAR WHEEL WELLS CAUSING THE PASSENGER REAR SHOCK TO BREAK. CALLED FORD AND THEY STATED NO RECALL FOR 2005 JUST THRU 2004 AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOT SURE WHAT IT IS GOING TO COST FOR LARGE REPAIR. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. LOOK UP THIS GOOGLE AND YOU WILL FIND TONS OF THIS. *TR

11/21/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER LOSS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

11/17/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92ZX5K******
Summary

GAS PEDAL IS "FROZEN" LIKE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND WILL NOT GO DOWN WHEN PUSHED ON. *TR

11/16/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z95K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL ON THIS ESCAPE IS COMPLETELY ROTTED. A LARGE PIECE OF THE BODY IN THE WHEEL WELL HAS BROKEN AWAY (AROUND 8X8) WITH THE SHOCK ATTACHED. THE LARGE PIECE OF METAL HAS BEEN BOUNCING IN AND OUT OF THE INDOOR STORAGE COMPARTMENT. I NOW HAVE NO SHOCK ABSORPTION ON THAT WHEEL. I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE THAT SHARE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. FORD HAS REFUSED TO ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR PROBLEM. I WILL BE TAKING THIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WITH THE DEMAND THAT THIS BE FIXED AT A REASONABLE PRICE, CONSIDERING THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THIS EFFECTS. *TR

11/16/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

GAS PEDAL STICKS, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

11/15/2014
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 11/22/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

PASSENGER SEAT GETS REAL HOT.,STARTS TO SMOKE HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF. *TR

11/15/2014
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 11/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

HAVE TAKEN AUTO TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT RESULTS. HAVE PAID QUITE A BIT STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AUTO COASTING THEN STALLING & CONKING OUT ALL TOGETHER. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN RECALL ON ISSUE.. THANK YOU *TR

11/14/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

11/13/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT BACK SHOCK CAME THROUGH WHEEL WELL AND BROKE THROUGH INTERIOR OF CAR. CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO RUST. *TR

11/10/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z15K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS RUSTED AND THE SHOCK HAD PENETRATED THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

11/10/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE HATCHBACK WINDOW, THE SCREW ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE HINGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

11/09/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

11/06/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER QUARTER PANEL AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

11/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94105K******
Summary

SEVERE RUST IN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL- WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS. SHOCK IS ABOUT TO PUSH THRU THE RUST INTO THE INSIDE OF CAR. RUST WAS DISGUISED BY UNDERCOATING BY PREVIOUS OWNER OR DEALER. LOUD NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ETC. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

10/31/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REGULAR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

10/30/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

I HEARD A RATTLE IN RIGHT REAR OF ESCAPE. WHEN I INSPECTED THE RIGHT REAR, I FOUND THE WHEEL HOUSE AND SHOCK TOWER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE REST OF THE ESCAPE SHOWS NO RUST. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC NOT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR ARE BACK ORDERED AND I CAN,T GET PART UNTIL DECEMBER AT THE SOONEST. *TR

10/30/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

HAD MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR SERVICE AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE IS SEVERE RUST ON UNDERCARRIAGE AND REAR WHEEL WELLS. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS ARE RUSTING THROUGH. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY STATED THAT ONLY THE 2001-2004 MODELS ARE COVERED UNDER THE NEW RECALL AND TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS FOR ANY WORK I HAVE DONE TO FIX IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH NO ACCIDENTS AND UNDER 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.. *TR

10/29/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER FENDER WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

10/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED MY FORD ESCAPE 2005 STARTED TO MAKE LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE, BEHIND THE BACK SEAT. WHEN WE STOPPED THE STRUT HAD COMPLETELY BROKE AWAY FROM CAR BODY AND WAS LOOSE AND BANGING IN THE WHEEL WELL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME A RECALL WAS DONE FOR 2000-2004 FORD ESCAPES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL IS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2005. FROM RECALL INFORMATION, IT IS THE EXACT SAME WHEEL -REAR PASSENGER SIDE IN ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND UNSAFE. *TR

10/28/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 10/25/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93Z15K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

10/28/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

I BEGAN TO HEAR A THUMPING SOUND FROM THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER IS IN DANGER OF BREAKING LOOSE WHICH COULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

10/28/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93185K******
Summary

BASED ON LOCAL SERVICE OF MY VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER RETURN LINE MUST BE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE IS INFORMATION FROM FORD CORPORATION THAT DESCRIBES A STEERING NOISE (CLUNK AND RATTLE) FOR ALL FORD ESCAPES (2005 MODELS) STATED IN A DOCUMENT (#TSB 06-17-3) BY FORD. PART NUMBER TO BE REPLACED IS 6L8Z-3A713-K IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS DANGEROUS AND HAS THE COMPANY MADE A DECISION ON RECALLING THE VEHICLE? *TR

10/27/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/16/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN I NOTICED A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AND INVESTIGATED I REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED OUT. MY SHOCK IS NOT LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CAR AND EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IT SLAMS INTO THE CAR. *TR

10/27/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COILS AND THE ELECTRIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

10/27/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93Z85K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS ENTIRELY RUSTED THROUGH THE SHOCK ABSORBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

10/25/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WE WERE DRIVING OUR ESCAPE ON CITY ROADS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE, WE FOUND THAT THE SHOCK HAD COMPLETELY WENT THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. WE CAN SEE THE PAVEMENT FROM THE INSIDE OF OUR TRUNK. WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET. WE HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT FORD CARS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SAFE FOR OUR FAMILY, HOWEVER, WE MAY HAVE TO RECONSIDER NEXT TIME. WE STILL HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE FIXED AND CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

10/24/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DURING A MOVE IN WHICH WE WERE TOWING A TRAILER, WE NOTICED THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTING OUT PRETTY BAD WHEN WE COULD SEE STRAIGHT THROUGH TO THE GROUND FROM THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS. ABOUT 8 MONTHS LATER, DRIVING BACK FROM A CAMPING TRIP I STARTED TO HEAR A REPEATING "THUD". MY FIANCE AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT COULD BE. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO EXPLAIN THE SOUND AND WHERE IT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM...HE KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HIS BROTHER WHO ALSO HAD AN ESCAPE HAD JUST HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAD CONTINUED TO CORRODE AND RUST, CAUSING THE SHOCK TO BREAK. HE REFERRED ME TO A PLACE THAT DID THE NECESSARY REPAIR/WELDING. THEY RE-MOLDED THE WELL AND REPLACED THE SHOCK. A $750 JOB. SAID THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL...I THINK THEY SAID AT LEAST 6 ESCAPES IN FOR THE SAME THING JUST IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. *TR

10/24/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAS ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE SHOCK ABSORBER IS BANGING AGAINST THE INNER INTERIOR MOLDING WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP. THERE ARE LARGE HOLES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER IS ABOUT TO SEPARATE ENTIRELY FROM THE WHEEL WELL LEAVING THE SUSPENSION ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COMPROMISED. THE WHEEL WELL ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE IS IN TACT. *TR

10/23/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H95K******
Summary

EARLY SEPT 2014 - BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT ISSUES OF "LIMP HOME" MODE. ORIGINALLY, ISSUE BEGAN WITH SMALL "SURGES" IN ACCELERATION THAT I BELIEVED WERE SIMPLY RELATED TO THE HYBRID ENGINE KICKING INTO GEAR. THEN EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE BUT RANDOM "LIMP HOME MODE" EVENTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN STOPPING AT LIGHTS OR ACCELERATING (LIGHT-MOD PRESSURE) FROM A FULL STOP. CAR WOULD FLASH "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" AND NOT GO ABOVE 20MPH AND SOMETIMES NOT THAT. WOULD PULL OFF IF ABLE, OTHERWISE, WOULD HAVE TO STOP WITH FLASHERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WAIT A MINUTE, AND THEN RESTART (REBOOTING CAR). THIS WOULD CLEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CAR WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION - OF NOTE: CODES WOULD NOT STAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER. AFTER SEVERAL OCCURRENCES, MANAGED TO "LIMP HOME" TO A MECHANIC WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON AND PULL CODES BETWEEN 2009-2012 AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED BY FORD SERVICE. CAR BEGAN LIMPING HOME DURING FULL TRAFFIC AND FULL ACCELERATION (NOT STOPPED OR SLOWING), CAUSING A MASSIVE SAFETY CONCERN. NOTED MULTIPLE INVESTIGATIVE MENTIONS ON INTERNET REGARDING 2005-2012 ETB ISSUES, BUT ALSO NOTED THIS WAS THEN ONLY "REPLACED" FOR 2009-2012. APPARENTLY, ANYTHING OLDER THAN 09 IS A LOST CAUSE. 10/23/14 - HAVE CAR IN FORD SERVICE AND RECALL (14S19) HAS BEEN NOTED REGARDING MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT PUMP CAUSING "A FAILURE MODE EFFECTS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT CAN RESULT IN A SUDDEN PARTIAL OR FULL LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER" TO PROTECT VEHICLE POWERTRAIN. BEING CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART THAT IS LIKELY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *TR

10/20/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H35K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING - AT ANY SPEED - A RATTLING SOUND STARTED FROM THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. RATTLE GOT LOUDER OVER TIME AND BECAME A LOUD BANGING SOUND EVERY TIME WE HIT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION THE ENTIRE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED THROUGH; THE ONLY THING HOLDING IN THE SHOCK ON THAT SIDE IS LIGHT PADDING / INSULATION. MECHANIC INDICATED CAR WAS NOT SAFE FOR DRIVING, AS WE COULD FACE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE FOUND A BODY SHOP WHO QUOTED US AT $1200 FOR THE REPAIR. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE SAME ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS FROM 2001-2004. WE WILL BE HOLDING ON TO ALL RECEIPTS, WITH THE HOPE THAT FORD WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL / REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

10/19/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 10/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H35K******
Summary

I GOT AN 'ABS' LIGHT ON, AND THE PANEL TOLD ME 'SERVICES BRAKE SYSTEM'. *TR

10/15/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,870. UPDATED 3/18/15*CN UPDATED 10/19/2015*JS

10/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK TOWER WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

10/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THROUGH A RUSTED HOLE INTO THE REAR INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE UNDERBODY WAS RUSTED, THE REAR SHOCK WAS RUSTED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE, AND A LARGE HOLE NEAR THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE REAR SHOCK, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

10/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL IS ALL RUSTED OUT AND THE MOUNT FOR THE SHOCK IS BARELY ATTACHED. THIS IS SUSPECT BECAUSE NO OTHER WHEEL WELLS ON THE CAR HAVE CORROSION LIKE THIS. *TR

10/12/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN,WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z25K******
Summary

HAS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRANSMISSION FAIL. IT SOUND LIKE IT FAIL OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A NOISE DIVE AND I FAULT TO GET IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER. NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL. NEVER HAD SLIPPAGE OR NOTHING. CARS BEHIND ME ALL MOST CRASHED INTO ME AND MY FAMILY. THE TOW TRUCK CAME AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL IT UP ON THE TOW TRUCK. WILL FORD FIX THERE TRANS PROBLEM AT THERE COST AND NOT MIND. GOD IS THE GLORY, HE WAS WITH US. *TR

10/07/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

REAR PASSENGER WHEEL HOUSE AND STRUT ASSEMBLY FASTENING BRACKET EXHIBIT SEVERE CORROSION AND POSSIBLE DETACHMENT FROM VEHICLE BODY. SUCH AN INCIDENT IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AT CRUISING SPEED. PREVIOUS REPAIRS PERFORMED BY PRIOR OWNER. BODY SHOP CONSULTED AND REPLACEMENT OF AFFECTED PARTS IS NOT ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE. *TR

10/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL SHOCK MOUNT WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

10/04/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAS COMPLETELY CORRODED, AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER UPPER MOUNT HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE BODY, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE.. THE LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT LOOKS LIKE NEW...NO SIGN OF RUST. LOOKING ONLINE AT FORD FORUMS, THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, MODEL YEARS 2001-2004 FORD ESCAPE WERE RECALLED FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. *TR

10/02/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR SHOCKS ON THIS VEHICLE. IN DOING SO THE AUTO REPAIR FATALITY SHOWED ME THAT THE ENTIRE CENTER OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED AWAY, LEAVING BIG HOLE. THE GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS ON SEVERAL OF THIS MODE (2001-2007) I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF DEALERS THAT TOLD ME THE SAME THING. ONE EVEN TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

09/30/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03Z35K******
Summary

GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IT HESITATES AND MOVES VERY SLOW. *TR

09/30/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/29/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z95K******
Summary

OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A SAFETY ISSUE SO BAD THAT IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL HAS RUSTED OUT AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT, READY TO BREAK FREE. [XXX] HAS A CO-WORKER WHO DRIVES A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND WHEN THEY TOOK A LOOK IN HIS FENDER, THEY FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. [XXX] HAS A CO-WORKER THAT HAS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND IT HAS THE START OF THE HOLE. WE HAVE TALKED TO FORD, THERE IS NO RECALL OR REPAIR CAMPAIGN FOR IT. THEY OFFERED US AN X PLAN TO TRADE IT IN OR THEY WOULD FIX IT AT FULL PRICE. WE HAVE SENT PICTURES TO THE FORD FACTORY REP. HE TOLD US THAT FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE INSTALLED TWO NEW PROCESSES ON THE PRODUCT LINE TO FIX IT. HE SHOWED THE PICTURE TO THE ESCAPE ENGINEERS AND THEY AGREED THAT IT IS A DESIGN FAULT AND FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNSAFE STATE THAT IT'S IN. UNFORTUNATELY NONE OF THEM WILL PUT IT IN WRITING, IN FEAR OF LOSING THEIR JOBS. WE ALSO WROTE AN EMAIL TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON DC AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. WE GOT QUOTES FROM DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS IN THE AREA, BOTH AT $1200.00. AND THEY HAVE REPAIRED OTHER FORD ESCAPES WITH THE SAME DEFECT. THE REPAIR HAS TO BE DONE FROM THE INSIDE TO REPLACE THE FENDER WELL. THUS ALL THE INTERIOR TRIM HAS TO BE REMOVED AND WELDING BLANKET USED SO THEY DON'T BURN YOUR VEHICLE UP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

09/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 09/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FUMY93145K******
Summary

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT AFTER TAKING THE ABOVE CAR TO A BODY SHOP WHEN I NOTICED SOME RUSTING IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA. THE BODY SHOP (X3) EXPLAINED THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD (PRIOR TO THE 2001-2004 RECALL). I CONTACTED FORD VIA E-MAIL, AND FILED A COMPLAINT HERE. THE WHEEL WELLS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE PEELING, AND I WAS TOLD THE SHOCK MOUNT WOULD EVENTUALLY PUNCH THROUGH TO THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. THIS WEEKEND, THIS EXACT THING HAPPENED. FORD HAS NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED MY ISSUE, AND I NOTICED THE COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENTLY ONLINE FORUMS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS WELL-CARED FOR WITH ALL APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. THE BODY SHOPS I WENT TO DID NOT WANT TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY FELT FORD NEEDED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

09/24/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

EXCESSIVE WHEEL WELL RUST SUCH THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT HAS DISCONNECTED. *TR

09/23/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED OUT AN SEVERAL PLACES TO WERE THAT STRUT MOUNT IS LOOSE AN FALLING APART, AN WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THAT EXACT TIRE AN THE EXACT YEAR IN THOUSANDS OF FORD ESCAPES. THIS IS OVER $2000 AND IS APPARENT ON DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL. VEHICLE FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION AND WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN TO TRANSPORT AND NO FUNDS TO REPLACE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF POST ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND WITH RECENT RECALLS FOR SIMILAR BODY/SUSPENSION PART FAILURES IN FORD VEHICLES OF SIMILAR YEARS FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK START INVESTIGATION AND PROTECT THE CONSUMERS. THANK YOU. *TR

09/23/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,300.

09/22/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 09/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED OUT AN SEVERAL PLACES TO WERE THAT STRUT MOUNT IS LOOSE AN FALLING APART, AN WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THAT EXACT TIRE AN THE EXACT YEAR IN THOUSANDS OF FORD ESCAPES. THIS IS OVER $2000 TO REPAIR AT WHICH THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN WORTH THAT MUCH. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AN NOT GOOD ENOUGH CREDIT TO GET A NEW CAR DUE TO HAVING CANCER A FEW YEARS AGO HAVING TO LET MY CREDIT GO. NOR DO I HAVE $2000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I STILL OWE $4000 ON THE CAR AS WELL. *TR

09/19/2014
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04125K******
Summary

I WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF SPEED OF 70 MHR ON I-95 GOING DOWN SOUTH. AS L WAS TRAVELING I SUDDEN HAD TO GET OFF THE EXIT TO GET SOME GAS AS I WAS APPROACHING THE EXIT I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A STOP MY TRUCK STILLED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN DRIVE MODE. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD LITE UP INDACATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK IT STARTED RIGHT UP, BUT I THEN HAD TO DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE OTHER ON THE BRAKES. TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY MACHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS TORQUE CONVERTOR (TRANSMISSION ) SOMETHING HAS TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPEN ON THE WAS COMING BACK TO ATLANTA TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AGAIN TRAFFIC ALL OF A SUDDEN COME TO A STOP,ONCE AGAIN WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE TRUCK STALLED AGAIN IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, IT STALLED SO MUCH I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 1HR IN ODER TO DRIVE WITHOUT STALLING BUT THAT DID NOT HELP IT KEEP STALLING EVERY TIME I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP .SMH.SCARED. TRAVELING WITH MY KIDS..... THIS HAS HAPPEN SOME MANY TIME UNTIL I AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ANYWHERE IT STALLS IF I DRIVE AT 60 MPH OR 70 MPH. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF DRIVING A MANUAL CAR WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO STOP AND YOU DON'T USE THE CLUTH TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP AND IT STALLS , WELL THAT'S WHAT IT LIKE DRIVE THIS TRUCK WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP WHOLE DRIVE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I HAVE ALSO HAD TO PUT THIS TRUCK IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE TRUCK NOT TO STALL.. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK MODEL TO AT BY SO MANY MACHANIC AND BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ITS HAD TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SOME SAY IT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND SOME SAY TORQUE CONVERTOR... IT NEED TO BE A RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL TO HAVE THE TIRQUE CONVERTOR FIX BEFORE THIS PROBLEM KILLS ANYONE THAT'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM.... *TR

09/17/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/03/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR WELL CORRODED EXTENSIVELY. 4 INCH HOLE EXPOSING HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY IN TRUNK TO WATER, SALT, SNOW. DEALER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO RISK OF COLLAPSE OF STRUTS AND RISK OF EXPLOSION/FIRE FROM HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY EXPOSURE. QUOTES MORE THAN $4000 TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE WITH ONLY 59,510 MILES. REAR BUMPER AND REAR SUSPENSION BOTH COMPROMISED. REAR BUMPER HAS NO SUPPORT ON RIGHT SIDE RISKING PASSENGER INJURY IN ACCIDENT. REAR SHOCK STRUT COLLAPSING. REQUEST INVESTIGATION AND RECALL ACTION. *TR

09/16/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/15/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H25K******
Summary

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AND DECELERATING BELOW 40MPH THEY GASOLINE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF AS THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING CHARGES THE HYBRID HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY. ON A RARE OCCASION DURING THIS BRAKING, THE GASOLINE ENGINE WILL TURN BACK ON GIVING A BRIEF SURGE WHICH REQUIRES PRESSING THE BRAKE HARDER. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *TR

09/15/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H85K******
Summary

A SEVERE RATTLE STARTED IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. A BODY SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAD NEARLY COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED DUE TO RUST AND THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS HANGING BY A THREAD. AN INTERNET SEARCH PERFORMED BY THE SHOP REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL MANUFACTURED IN THE YEARS AROUND 2005 AND THAT IT OCCURS ONLY THE IN RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL IS INTACT AND SOLID. *TR

09/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR STRUT MOUNT COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH TO WHERE MOUNT HAD NOTHING TO MOUNT TO. STRUT BANGING ON WHEEL WELL. *TR

09/12/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A HARD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED ALONG WITH PART OF THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

09/12/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/16/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

VEHICLE WAS SHIPPED TO GERMANY DUE TO MILITARY DUTY. A WEEK LATER AFTER DELIVERED, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT GOING DOWN A SHORT HILL WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AND BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. MY WIFE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE. AFTER THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER AND THE ALARM WAS GOING OFF VERY OFTEN. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE FEW OCCASIONS AND IT TURNED OFF COUPLE OF TIMES AGAIN.I ORDERED THE PART AND REPLACED IT IN 2014. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING FINE, HOWEVER THE ALARM STILL GOING OFF AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN ON DASHBOARD. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM OR SOMETHING NEW. *TR

09/12/2014
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A STEEP ROAD AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 12/24/14*LJ UPDATED 9/28/2015*JS

09/10/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/24/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H25K******
Summary

DRIVING AT LOW SPEED WHEN POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED 1-2/MONTH SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE DEALER IN 2008. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM IT WAS STILL OCCURRING THEY ALWAYS SAID THERE WAS NO CODE SO BASICALLY NO PROBLEM. POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED RANDOMLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS; WHEN IT HAPPENED AT FREEWAY SPEED WAS THE WORST. FINALLY TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND A CODE INDICATING IT IS THE ELECTRIC ASSISTED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. WHY ARE THE 2005-2007 FEHS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? *TR

09/09/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z25K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

09/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94185K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK BROKE LOOSE AS A RESULT OF EXTREME RUST IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AROUND THE SHOCK TOWER. *TR

09/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/16/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03195K******
Summary

WHILE TRAVELING IN VIRGINIA LAST SUMMER ON I-81, THE BODY END OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK-ABSORBER CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. WE STOPPED SHORTLY AFTER WE FELT AND HEARD SOMETHING THAT WAS CLEARLY ABNORMAL AND A MECHANIC TOLD US THE CAR WAS SO RUSTED IN THAT WHEEL WELL THAT THE TOP OF THE SHOCK HAD NOTHING TO HOLD TO. WE WERE ON A LONG TRIP, SO WE HAD THE SHOCK CUT OUT UNTIL WE GOT HOME. NONE OF THE OTHER UNDERBODY AREAS SHOWED SIGNIFICANT RUST, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS WE CONSULTED, SO WE SUBSEQUENTLY PAID SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE A NEW WHEEL WELL FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ALONG WITH NEW REAR SHOCKS ON BOTH SIDES. WE SEE NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ON THE WEB WE QUICKLY FOUND SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL CAR DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM - THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTING OUT. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A DESIGN ISSUE? CERTAINLY IT'S SIGNIFICANT A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE AREA OF SEVERE RUST WAS NOT APPARENT FROM LOOKING AT THE CAR. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE IS SHOWING SIGNIFICANT EXTERIOR RUST AT THE LIP OF THE WHEEL WELL, SO WE WILL BE SENDING IT IN TO HAVE OUR MECHANIC SEE IF THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. HELP! THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING YOU CAN DO. *TR

09/04/2014
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

09/04/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94165K******
Summary

RIGHT, REAR WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. SHOCK HAS BECOME DETACHED. LOUD BANGING NOISE. SHOCK POKING THROUGH TO THE TRUNK. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

09/01/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H85K******
Summary

THERE STARTED TO BE A BANGING NOISE IN RIGHT REAR AREA OF VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK HAD SEPARATED ITS MOUNT FROM THE WHEEL WELL DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. *TR

09/01/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR WELL TOTALLY RUSTED OUT INCLUDING THE AREA OF THE SHOCK MOUNT,LEAVING THE SHOCK WITH NO SUPPORT TO STABILIZE IT.

08/31/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

NOTICED A LOUD BANGING COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. LOOKED FROM OUTSIDE AND SAW A LARGE CRACK IN THE FRAMEWORK OF WHEEL WELL. REMOVED THE INTERIOR PANEL AND FOUND THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND AROUND THE STRUT. STRUT IS ONLY HELD BY LOWER SECTION OF METAL BUT FLEXES ENOUGH GOING DOWN THE ROAD THAT IT BANGS ON THE INTERIOR PANEL WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY I KNEW I HAD AN ISSUE. IF I DID NOT STOP AND LOOK I MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THE STRUT COULD HAVE BROKE COMPLETELY FREE WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

08/31/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

FORD ESCAPE 2005 WAS UP FOR INSPECTION/EMISSIONS IN PA. IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION TO BOTH REAR WHEEL WELLS, NEEDING FULL REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO PASSING INSPECTION. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN FOUND REPEATEDLY WITH 04-06 MODELS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS GONE UNNOTICED, CAN CAUSE THE SHOCKS TO BREAK THROUGH WHILE DRIVING. THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $1400. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL BY FORD, YET, THEY ARE NOTED TO HAVE IMPLEMENTED BODY CHANGES TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON SUBSEQUENT MODEL ESCAPES. AN OTHERWISE 'HEALTHY' LOW MILEAGE VAR COULD BE DEEMED "TOTALED" DUE TO SUCH DAMAGE, YET NO RECALL. *TR

08/30/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04185K******
Summary

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICE A HOLE RUSTED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I REMOVED THE INTERIOR PANEL TO DISCOVER THE WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!. I THOROUGHLY CHECKED ALL OF THE OTHER SHOCKS ON THE VEHICLE. THIS AREA IS THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED. *TR

08/29/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WE NOTICED A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE WHEEL VEERING WAS BAD, THOUGH HE COULD NOT CHANGE IT DO TO THE FRAME WAS ROTTED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WE NOTICED SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE FRAME ARE ROTTED THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. *TR

08/29/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/15/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSES. THE RF FAILED ON 3/15/2012 AT 82553 MILES, THE LF FAILED ON 11/7/2013 AT 98681, THE RR FAILED ON 8/28/2014 AT 111325, THE LR WAS INSPECTED AND REPLACED ON 8/29/2014, SINCE A SEVERE CRACK WAS FOUND. IN ALL 3 CASES, THE HOSE FAILURES LED TO A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR

08/29/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED THROUGH AND PUNCTURED THE SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHOCK ABSORBER SUPPORT TOWER BROKE FREE FROM THE WHEEL WELL. UPDATED 03/12/2015 *JS

08/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT BLEW THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL AND INTO THE VEHICLE INTERIOR LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

08/28/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

08/27/2014
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03145K******
Summary

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A STAUNCH DEFENDER OF THE FORD BRAND...UNTIL NOW. THE MORE RESEARCH I DID ON THE LINK BETWEEN FAULTY FACTORY-INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS AND PCM FAILURE, AND FORDS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS LINK FROM THE GET-GO, THE ANGRIER I BECOME. THERE IS A TSB OUT ON THIS "KNOWN" ISSUE HOWEVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ONLY EXTENDS UP TO 80,000 MILES. PRETTY CONVENIENT SINCE THE AVERAGE FAILURE MARKER IS 98K MILES. ALSO CONVENIENT THAT FORD WAITED UNTIL 99.99% OF ALL AFFECTED DRIVERS WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF THEIR "WARRANTY" PERIOD BEFORE GRACIOUSLY EXTENDING SAID "WARRANTY". HOGWASH. I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE THAT MY FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT (BECAUSE YOU KNOW, LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL CONTROL AT 70 MPH IS NOT HIGH ON MY BUCKET LIST). I BROUGHT IT INTO MY MECHANIC . DIAGNOSTICS WAS THE # 3 COILS WAS BAD. IT WAS REPLACED AND RETESTED. IT SHOWED THAT IT WAS GOOD BUT THE NEXT COIL WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. WE TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PCM WAS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED 2,100 LATER STILL HAVING ISSUES. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE SHOP I NOTICED IT WAS STILL HESITATING SLIGHTLY, BUT NOTHING LIKE IT WAS .NO, IT WILL NOT LAST FOREVER BUT KNOWN ISSUES SUCH AS THESE REALLY CHAP MY HIDE!!! THIS HAS SOURED ME OFF FORD FOREVER AT THIS POINT. DISAPPOINTING, DANGEROUS AND DOWNRIGHT DECEPTIVE. WHY WON'T FORD DO A RECALL ON THIS? SAFETY IS AN ISSUE.... *TR

08/26/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/25/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING WHEN VERY LOUD BANGING START IN THE REAR TRUNK AREA. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WORN SHOCK. IT WAS MUCH WORSE THAN THAT. THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM THE BODY. THERE IS A LARGE HOLE IN THE TRUNK AREA WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE TIRE FROM INSIDE. *TR

08/26/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING HM FROM WK, 5FWY CAR STALL COAST TO THE SIDE CALLED AAA TO BE TOWED TO EF1 MOTORSPORTS INC. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR SUV 2005. THE WRONG COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED THE COST TO REPAIR $1443.06. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND. *TR

08/25/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE WE HEARD LOUD BANGING NOISES COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER WE WENT OVER A BUMP. WE INSPECTED OUR ESCAPE AND DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL IS SEVERELY RUSTED OUT. WE WERE EXTREMELY UPSET TO REALIZE OUR SON HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR AND COULD HAVE SUFFERED A SEVERE INJURY DUE TO THIS STRUCTURAL DEFECT. WE RESEARCHED THIS AND DISCOVERED MANY OTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE. WITH NO OFFICIAL RECALL, WE ARE FORCED TO RESEARCH POSSIBLE REPAIR; HOWEVER, EVEN IS WE REPAIR THIS VEHICLE, WE ARE NOT SURE WE WOULD PUT OUR SON OR OURSELVES BEHIND THE WHEEL AGAIN. *TR

08/25/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 ESCAPE A NOISE WAS STARTING TO COME FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING WHEN EVER A BUMP OR EVEN SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE ROAD OCCURRED. ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD IT WAS SO SUDDEN. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS COMING THROUGH THE BACK OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, BUT IT CONTINUED. FINALLY I HAD SOMEONE LOOK IT OVER CLOSELY AND THEY FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR WELL WAS RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK WAS NOT CONNECTED TO ANYTHING ON THE CAR AS THERE WAS NOTHING FOR IT TO CONNECT TO. TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS TO CHECK ON THE REPAIRS NEEDED ONE QUOTED $3-$5,000 THE OTHER SAID AT LEAST $3,000. BOTH SAID THEY HAD SEEN THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH! WHAT IS GOING ON? THE FORD DEALERSHIP ACTED LIKE THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. COME ON! SOMETHING IS UP. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD FORDS, ALL OF OUR VEHICLES ARE FORDS AND UNTIL RECENTLY WE HAD NOT HAD ANY ISSUES. NOW WE ARE QUESTIONING OUR LOYALTY, BIG TIME. *TR

08/23/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H75K******
Summary

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WALL COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. WHEN I DROVE MY CAR, IT SOUNDED LIKE A SERIES OF SMALL BOMBS WERE GOING OFF IN THE BACK ANYTIME I HIT A HOLE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO GET FIXED, IT COST $1064.62. FORD WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR A PENNY OF THIS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE FACING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE DEDICATED TO IT: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/2005-FORD-ESCAPE-2004-2006/397923900236108 THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR FORD BUT BASICALLY THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS UP TO THE NHTSA TO DEMAND A RECALL OF THIS AND TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHAT IF MY CAR WOULD HAVE COLLAPSED AS I WAS DRIVING IT? SO MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE PICTURES/RECEIPTS TO PROVE EVERYTHING I SAID ABOVE. *TR

08/21/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/25/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

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

08/18/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94115K******
Summary

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

08/18/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H15K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, WE HEARD A HOLLOW THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE WHEEL WELL WHENEVER WE WENT OVER A SMALL BUMP. AFTER EXTERNALLY INSPECTING THE WHEEL WELL, WE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED, AND APPEARED TO BE IN DANGER OF COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATING. MEDIUM-SIZED PIECES WERE FLAKING OFF WITH ONLY A SLIGHT TUG. AN IDENTICAL ISSUE CAUSED THE RECALL OF FORD ESCAPE MODELS FROM THE YEARS 2001-2004, BUT FORD REPRESENTATIVES TO WHICH I HAVE SPOKEN HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING A RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND COULD CAUSE CRASHES IF SHOCK OR AXLE SUPPORTS FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW, SINCE THIS MODEL IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 111,000 MILES. OTHERS HAVE INDICATED THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

08/16/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H65K******
Summary

THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE CAR. AT FIRST IT LOCKED AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I DIDN'T HIT THEM AGAIN AND COASTED TO A STOP FINALLY PUTTING ON THE PARKING BRAKE. THEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT FIVE WEEKS LATER AND THIS TIME IT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME BUT, I HIT THE BRAKES A THIRD TIME AND THE CAR STOPPED. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE MECHANIC TRIED TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO AND WE REPLACED -- AT GREAT EXPENSE -- THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT IN THIS CAR. *TR

08/15/2014
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 07/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

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

08/12/2014
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 07/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE SERVICE CENTER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 09-04-14 *BF

08/12/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94115K******
Summary

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

08/11/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

08/11/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

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

08/08/2014
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 08/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04195K******
Summary

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

08/07/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

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

08/07/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04115K******
Summary

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

08/07/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/02/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04185K******
Summary

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

08/07/2014
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

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

08/05/2014
Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z65K******
Summary

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

08/04/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94185K******
Summary

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

08/03/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04125K******
Summary

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

08/02/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

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

07/29/2014
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H35K******
Summary

CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF LEFT SITTING FOR 2 HOURS. GOT BACK, TURNED VEHICLE ON, BACKED UP FROM PARKING STALL AND POWER STEERING LOCKED. IT BECAME HARD TO TURN OR CONTROL THE STEERING. TRIED TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING, BUT THAT DID NOT RESET OR RELEASE THE POWER STEERING. NO WARNING SOUND OR LIGHTS CAME ON. DROVE CAR HOME WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND ON THE SHOULDER FOR ABOUT 3 MILES. PARKED CAR AND LEFT SITTING FOR 5 HOURS HOPING IT WOULD RESET. BEFORE TURNING THE IGNITION, I TURNED ON AC, THEN TURN ON THE CAR. THAT DID NOTHING. NOW THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND "POWER STEERING SERVICE" WARNING CAME ON. ISN'T THE WARNING DONE BEFORE AN INCIDENT CAN HAPPEN? HAD A MECHANIC PLACE A MACHINE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAR, BUT NO LUCK. PLEASE HELP IN FIXING THE ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION FOR DEFECT ON ELECTRICAL WARNING. *JS

07/25/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/11/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

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

07/24/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

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

07/23/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

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

07/22/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94105K******
Summary

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

07/19/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

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

07/18/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/16/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94175K******
Summary

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

07/16/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

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

07/16/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/25/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

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

07/15/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

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

07/15/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

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

07/15/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/02/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

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

07/11/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

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

07/11/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03165K******
Summary

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

07/10/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5K******
Summary

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

07/10/2014
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU941X5K******
Summary

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

07/09/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

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

07/09/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

07/09/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04155K******
Summary

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

07/08/2014
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

07/07/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKING POWER WAS LOST AND THE ABS AND BRAKE INDICATORS APPEARED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST MONTH. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME NEAR MISSES...ACCIDENTS NARROWLY AVERTED. THIS BLOG (HTTP://BLOG.YAGELSKI.COM/2010/01/MY-FORD-ESCAPE-HYBRID-BRAKE-REPAIR.HTML) BY KEN YAGELSKI DETAILS HIS SIMILAR SAGA, AND HE ENDED UP PAYING OVER $7,000 IN REPAIR COSTS. I CANNOT AFFORD THAT KIND OF BILL, AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY IT WHEN IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE HELP! *JS

07/07/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

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

07/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

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

07/05/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04195K******
Summary

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

07/03/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03195K******
Summary

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

07/01/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94195K******
Summary

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

06/30/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN I STARTED TO PRESS MY BRAKE AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING ALLOWING MY VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD A FEW FEET WITHOUT ANY BRAKES BEFORE THE BRAKES KICKED BACK IN BRINGING MY CAR TO A STOP. ALSO WHILE IDLING AROUND A PARKING LOT MY ABS STARTED ENGAGING CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO START JERKING FORWARD, I WASN'T EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKES. *TR

06/30/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/23/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU031X5K******
Summary

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

06/26/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

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

06/25/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

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

06/24/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/02/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03195K******
Summary

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

06/24/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

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

06/23/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

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

06/23/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04195K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I STARTED HEARING LOUD BANGING NOISES FROM THE REAR OF MY ESCAPE WHENEVER I WENT OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP. ONCE HOME, I LOOKED AROUND AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEELHOUSE PANEL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY ESCAPE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND DETERIORATING. THERE WERE SEVERAL LARGE HOLES IN THE METAL. THE WHEELHOUSE PANELS AROUND THE OTHER THREE WHEELS LOOK FINE WITH MINIMAL TO NO SIGNS OF RUST. I TOOK MY ESCAPE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WOULD COST ME $2,350 TO HAVE THEM FIX IT, BUT THAT THEY COULD NOT GET TO WORK ON IT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. I CHECKED AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2004 - 2006 ESCAPES. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL IS UNDERWAY TO FIX WHAT, TO ME, IS A PROBLEM DUE TO SOMETHING THAT FORD WAS DOING WRONG FROM 2004 TO 2006, AND THAT FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO FIX FREE OF CHARGE. I'VE TAKEN MY ESCAPE TO SEVERAL BODY SHOPS TO RECEIVE OTHER ESTIMATES ON THE COST OF THE WORK. SEVERAL OF THOSE BODY SHOP EXPERTS SAID THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT A NINE YEAR OLD AUTO SHOULD HAVE AS MUCH RUST AND DETERIORATION AS MINE HAS, FURTHER STRENGTHENING MY BELIEF THAT THIS DUE TO A SCREW UP BY FORD. I'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ONE OF THOSE BODY SHOPS TO HAVE THE WORK DONE THIS WEEK FOR ABOUT $800, ABOUT A THIRD LESS THAN FORD WANTED ME TO PAY TO FIX THEIR SCREW UP. BEFORE THIS, I WOULD HAVE RECOMMENDED A FORD TO ANYONE. IN ADDITION TO MY ESCAPE, I'VE ALSO BOUGHT A FORD EXPLORER AND A FORD ESCORT FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS A 2003 FORD ESCAPE FOR MY DAUGHTER. BUT, IF FORD IS THE KIND OF COMPANY THAT WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS MISTAKES AND WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS, I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER OF THEIR AUTOMOBILES. *TR

06/22/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04125K******
Summary

(CASE# [XXX]) (FORD ESCAPE 2005 SUB-FRAME DEFECT) I WISH TO REPORT AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I HAVE NOTICED A LOUD METAL-SOUNDING BANGING NOISE WHENEVER THE CAR GOES OVER EVEN A SLIGHT BUMP/CRACK IN THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT. FIRST TIME, FORD REPLACED THE LINKS (?), WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, I POINTED OUT TO SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED THROUGH. SERVICE TECHNICIAN REMOVED INTERIOR COVERING TO FURTHER INSPECT DAMAGE, AND DISCOVERED THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS STICKING UP INTO THE VEHICLE. SERVICE TECHNICIAN REFERRED VEHICLE TO THEIR (FORD DEALERSHIP) BODY SHOP, WHO'S TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE SUB-FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND WOULD COST AT LEAST $6000 TO REPAIR. I DECLINED THEIR REPAIR OFFER, AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH (VEHICLE SAFETY AND RECALL WEBSITES), I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2005 FORD ESCAPES ARE EXPERIENCING AND REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND ARE FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BY FORD. THESE VEHICLES ARE ONLY NINE YEARS OLD, ARE NOW TOTALLY WORTHLESS, AND ARE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FIND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSE FOR ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

06/19/2014
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 05/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

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

06/18/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/14/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

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

06/18/2014
Components: STEERING,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 05/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H35K******
Summary

FORD ESCAPE HYBRID: THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY AT 68 MILES PER HOUR SPEED, WITH THREE PASSENGERS, AND SUDDENLY A "CLICK SOUND" BEEN HEARD AND THE STEERING WAS "LOCKED". WHEN THE STEERING GOT LOCKED (UN-MOVABLE), THE BREAKS WERE HARD TO PUSH, AND APPLIED. BUT LUCKILY EMERGENCY LIGHTS BEEN PUT ON, AND THE VEHICLE BREAKS WERE PRESS HARD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE EMERGENCY LANE ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER THAT, THE STEERING WAS LOCKED DOWN AND NEVER MOVED. TOOK THE CAR TO MECHANIC AND THEY REFERRED TO FORD, SINCE THEY HAVE RE-CALL ON THE SIMILAR ISSUE. FORD DECLINED ANY RECALL, AND QUOTED FOR $3200 TO FIX THE CAR. THIS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM ANY OTHER MANUFACTURE BESIDES FORD ITSELF. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT, TAKING EVERYONE LIVES WHO WERE SITTING IN THE CAR AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR

06/18/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

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

06/17/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 06/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

PROGRAM 13N03 THROTTLE BODY ISSUES GAS PEDAL LOCKS UP, JOLTS FORWARD. *TR

06/17/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AND STARTED TO HEAR THIS BANGING NOISE WHICH WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. WHEN I FOUND A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD I DID, AND GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE WHAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE. WHEN I GOT TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT. I CAN ACTUALLY STICK MY HAND UP THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

06/16/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94115K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, UNDERMINING STRUT SUPPORT. ALL OTHER WHEEL WELLS HAVE MINIMAL TO NORMAL RUST WITH RUST PROOFING MATERIAL STILL IN PLACE. BODY OF VEHICLE HAS NO RUST AT ALL AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WASHED REGULARLY. *TR

06/16/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SUB FRAME, THE REAR BODY SIDE MEMBER ASSEMBLY AND THE INTERIOR REAR QUARTER PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,247.

06/15/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165D******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR IN HEAVY MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT RESTING STEADILY ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND VIOLENTLY CAME TO SCREECHING HALT. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD PLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR INTO REVERSE... I REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS... I WAITED FIVE MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT IT WOULD NOT GO OVER FIVE MILES PER HOUR AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE... A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED AND ALL SYSTEMS VIA LAPTOP SCAN TOOL APPEAR TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY... RESEARCHED INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVING THE SAME SCENARIO. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2005/IGNITION-COILS-FAILURE-PROBLEMS.PHP THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT OR ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOURS... CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THAT THERE ARE SO MANY ESCAPES FAILING THAT THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR AS LONG AS 90 DAYS... THE PROBLEM IS THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS (THERE ARE SIX) ARE DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY AND THESE PARTS CAUSE THE MAIN VEHICLE COMPUTER TO FAIL. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS AROUND $ 2,800.00... *JS

06/12/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE REAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL HAD CORRODED AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

06/10/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU941X5K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED OFF. *TR

06/10/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK HOUSING DETERIORATED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, HE HAD TO REPLACE MANY PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNDERCARRIAGE. ON APRIL 19, 2014, WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE RIGHT-REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK HOUSING HAD DETERIORATED. THE CONSUMER DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SCRAPPED. AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HIS MODEL. *JB

06/10/2014
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEAD LIGHTS BECAME FOGGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE PLASTIC WAS DETERIORATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS LENS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,200.

06/10/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

THE FRONT SUB FRAME IS RUSTING OUT, COULD BREAK & CAUSE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THERE IS A RECALL TO REPLACE SUB FRAME FOR 2001 THRU 2004, MY VEH. MANUFACTURE DATE IS 12/2004, I CALLED THE DEALER & FORD MOTOR CORP. THEY STATED MY CAR DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL, I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM AS THE CARS UNDER THE RECALL, THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE YEAR TO COVER THERE MISTAKE. I ASK FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE THEY SAID THERE WAS NONE. *TR

06/10/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

WHILE WASHING THE CAR, I NOTICED A HOLE IN THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL BIG ENOUGH TO STICK MY FIST THRU WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY METAL. THE SHOCK ABSORBER WILL SOON BE ATTACHED TO NOTHING. IT ALSO APPEARS THE FRAME IS RUSTING AND GETTING THIN. I AM UNSURE OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT AND WANT TO KNOW THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED. I ALSO WANT TO KNOW WHY FORD HAS NOT YET RECALLED THESE VEHICLES WHEN THE OLDER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THERE IS LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN A 2004 AND A 2005. *TR

06/09/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CONSTANT BANGING SOUND NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT TO BECOME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ

06/09/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR HIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2004. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,478. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ

06/09/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

EXCESSIVE RUST/CORROSION IN RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. SHOCK ABSORBER AFFECTED AND PUSHING THROUGH WHEEL WELL INTO INTERIOR OF CAR. *TR

06/07/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

NOTICED CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE REAR. THOUGHT STRUT MOUNT WAS FAILING. REMOVED INSIDE PANEL TO REVEAL WHEEL WELL SERIOUSLY RUSTED OUT. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO SUSPENSION FAILURE. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF LIKE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE SAME PROBLEM. WILL PROBABLY COST $1500 TO REPAIR. NOTICED FORD USED WHAT LOOK LIKE SEVERAL THIN LAYERS OF METAL SANDWICHED TOGETHER AND THAT THE RUSTING BEGAN FROM WITHIN. *TR

06/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK MOUNT WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 3/24/15*CN

06/06/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL AND THE QUARTER PANEL WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WHEEL WELL AND THE QUARTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,850.

06/06/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/22/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

06/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY. SHOCK WENT THRU THE BODY INTO THE TRUNK OF MY CAR. BEEN TOLD BY MULTIPLE SHOPS THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF LIABILITY REASONS. FORD ACTS LIKE THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IF YOU GOOGLE THE ISSUE 1000'S OF THE SAME ISSUE WILL SHOW. *TR

06/05/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE STALLED AND CUT OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT 3 OUT OF THE 6 COILS BASICALLY WERE NOT WORKING AND THE PCM/COMPUTER WAS COMPLETELY SHOT, THEY WANTED OVER $1600 AT DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS. FORD HAD APPARENTLY DISTRIBUTED A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIPS BUT NOT THEIR CUSTOMERS - WHO THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS THE MOST. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOT HIT ANYONE OR GET KILLED. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS HAS AFFECTED BECAUSE IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THE REPAIR ENDED UP COSTING WELL OVER $1000 BECAUSE OF THE SPARK PLUGS THAT FORD KNEW WERE FAULTY YEARS AGO. A SIMPLE CHANGING OF THE SPARK PLUGS INSTEAD OF SIX COILS. I SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN GM HAVING TO RECALL VEHICLES THAT SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AND FORD HAVING TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR BASICALLY THE SAME REASON AND REIMBURSE THEIR CUSTOMERS, OUR CARS ARE SHUTTING OFF TOO. *TR

06/05/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER SIDE, SHOCK SEPARATION FROM VEHICLE/FRAME. RUSTED SO BAD THERE ARE HOLES IN WHEEL WELL. *TR

06/04/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, WHEN SHE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENTIRE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

06/03/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 05/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY DESPITE ONE MONTH PRIOR SERVICING OF BRAKES AT LOCAL BILL BRANDT FORD DEALERSHIP IN BRENTWOOD CALIFORNIA. ALARM SOUNDED WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, BRAKELIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NO BRAKE. GRANDMOTHER DRIVING GRANDDAUGHTER BARELY MISSED COLLISION WITH STOPPING TRAFFIC. TWO MECHANICS LATER REVEAL COSTLY CONTROL UNIT IS TO BLAME. EASY INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS MANY OTHERS WITH SAME EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE,DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED UNLESS FORD IS WAITING FOR FATALITY FIRST. *TR

05/30/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK TOWER WAS FRACTURED AND THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL WELL DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. TH E FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

05/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/21/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE FIRST NOTICE WAS THAT THE WHOLE BASE COVER WAS ROTTING THEN ONCE THAT WAS WORN THROUGH YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE FRAME THAT CONNECTS THE SHOCK, TIRE AND WHEEL WELL WAS SO CORRODED ITS BREAKING BY PIECES. TO DATE 5/29/2014 THE SHOCK WITH PIPE ATTACHED HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF. NO ANSWERS TO RECALL OR BEING FIXED BY FORD THIS PRICES TO FIX OR LOCATE PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND MOST OF THE REPAIR SHOPS SAY IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I FINANCED THIS VEHICLE AND WAS NOT TOLD OF THE DEFECT AND BY REPORTING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE CAR DEALERSHIP I WAS ADVISED TO LET THE FINANCE COMPANY KNOW OF THE INCIDENT BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO TAKE THE CAR BACK NOW I'M STUCK OWNING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A ROAD HAZARD THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE BECAUSE I CAN NOT GET ANOTHER VEHICLE. FORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY CAR OF CHOSE BUT THIS IS CRAZY AND HOW COME THEY ARE NOT MADE TO TAKE THESE VEHICLES AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE LIFE OF DEATH PROBLEMS. I SENT PICTURES TO FORD'S WEBSITE AND FB PAGE AND STILL NO RESPONSE AS I SEE THEIR ARE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WHAT ARE WE THE CONSUMER SUPPOSE TO DO YOU ALL SAY TAKE A MECHANIC THEY WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE MASKING. FOR THOSE THAT CANT AFFORD TO KEEP PURCHASING WAITING OR DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WAITING ON THE TIME WHEN ITS AN ACCIDENT DEATH OR CRASH WE HAVE TO PUT IN THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR

05/29/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCK MOUNT WAS ENTIRELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,564.

05/29/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/02/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP FOR THE HYBRID BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

05/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. NOTICED A RATTLING AND BANGING SOUND THOUGHT I HAD A BROKEN SHOCK OR STRUT. AFTER BETTER INSPECTION NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL HAS CORRODED SO BAD THAT THE STRUT/SHOCK MOUNT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE SUV AND IS BANGING ON THE INNER PLASTIC. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, VERY COSTLY TO FIX. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL !!! *TR

05/27/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 41 WHEN CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO DIRECT IT OFF ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. REFER TO FORD CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03. *TR

05/27/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03195K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE 3.0 V6 HAD A COIL ISSUE THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT AND SENT SERVICE BULLETINS TO DEALERS, BUT NOT THE AFFECTED PARTIES. THE COILS WERE DEFECTIVE FROM A VENDOR AND WHEN THEY FAILED, BURNT OUT THE PSM, MAKING THE AUTOMOBILE UNUSABLE AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SINCE 2011 AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY IT, OR HELP, ALL OF THOSE WHOSE ESCAPES HAVE STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY. MINE HAD THIS GO OUT AND NOW THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS, AS WELL AS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE. PLEASE HELP TO GET FORD TO ORDER A RECALL ON THIS FOR ALL OF US. *TR

05/27/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED.I PULLED OVER,AND STARTED IT UP AND DROVE STRAIGHT HOME. .I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO PUT AN OBD COMPUTER ON THE CAR AND IT SAID FAULTY PRIMARY/SECONDARY IGNITION COIL. HE REPLACED ALL COILS AND PLUGS AND RESTARTED VEHICLE BUT IT STILL MISFIRED ON CYLINDER 3 (C).HE TESTED THE WIRE SENDING SPARK TO THAT COIL AND THERE WAS NO SPARK . THE PCM WAS DETERMINED TO BE BAD. NOW I'M FINDING OUT THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT MINE WAS 3 MONTHS OLDER THAN THE 8 YEAR PERIOD ALLOWED BY FORD TO REPAIR FOR FREE. ONLY 40,000 MILES AND THE COMPUTER GOES TO AND COSTS OVER 1000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. NOT FAIR. *TR

05/26/2014
Components: AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/28/2013
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FM4403175K******
Summary

I WAS IN ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN WHICH WHEN TRIED TO BREAK THEY DID NOT WORK. NO SKID MARKS WHERE THERE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN . TOTALED MY TRUCK FORD SUV XLT (SPORT) AND THE DRIVER OF OTHER CAR . PASSENGER AIRBAG NEVER WENT OFF. I HAD CONCUSSION AND BURNS 2ND DEGREE ON BOTH ARMS . STILL HAVE SCARS. OTHER VEHICLE AT LIGHT STOPPED AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP IT WAS LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AND BREAK DID NOT WORK SO PULLED UP EMERGENCY BREAK. I NEVER GOT ANY NOTICE ON RECALLS ON MY 2005 UNTIL NOW. WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. THE POLICE REPORT STATED NO SKID MARKS. *TR

05/25/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

AS I SIT HERE AND READ ALL THESE REPORTS ON FORD ESCAPE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL ISSUES, I WONDER HOW LONG OR WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR FORD TO REALIZE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

05/23/2014
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

I TURNED A CORNER AND WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT DEAD. I HAD NO CONTROL SO LUCKILY I WASN'T GOING FAST. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED. ONE MECHANIC SAID MY COILS AND SPARK PLUGS WERE BAD BECAUSE OF THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. SECOND OPINION - THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED OR REPLACED. THIRD OPINION - ALL OF THE ABOVE. IT COSTS $1900 AND TWO TOW BILLS ($275). THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE ONLY CODE WAS THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR HIGH INPUT (P0193 GENERIC). *TR

05/22/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H65K******
Summary

UPON START-UP BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON AND "SERVICE BRAKES SYSTEM" MESSAGE. BRAKE NEEDED TO BE PUSHED VERY HARD TO HAVE ANY EFFECT. CODES C1473 AND C1525 COME UP. VERY EXPENSIVE COMPUTER COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS NEEDED. *TR

05/21/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS TOTALLY DEFECTIVE AND UNSEEN CORROSION CAN WEAKEN OR DESTROY THE SHOCK ABSORBER TOWER. DRIVERS ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES UNTIL THE SHOCK BREAKS FREE OF THE WHEEL WELL AND JAMS INTO THE BODY. THIS ISSUE OCCURS BECAUSE AWD SUVS HAVE THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL THAT ALWAYS SPINS IN SNOW AND ICE, WHICH IN TURN OVER SPRAYS THE RIGHT REAR WELL WITH CORROSIVE MATERIAL. *TR

05/20/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

I RECENTLY NOTICED A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK INTO IT AND THEY NOTICED EXTREME CORROSION ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN EXTREME CORROSION OF THIS MAGNITUDE ON A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. THE OTHER 3 WHEEL WELLS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ONE IS RUSTED OUT. THE SHOCK MOUNT IS CORRODED AND IS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY SUPPORT MY SHOCK. THEY ADVISED THAT I TAKE IT INTO A COLLISION SHOP WHICH I DID. THE COLLISION SHOP TOOK PICTURES AND QUOTED ME A PRICE ON THE REPAIRS, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE RECENTLY SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE FORD ESCAPE FROM THERE CUSTOMER BASE. I ALSO RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON THE 2001-2004 FORD ESCAPES FOR A RUST ISSUE STEMMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECENT TREND OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE SPIKED OVER THE PAST YEAR IN REGARDS TO THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME SPOT FOR 2005 FORD ESCAPES. *TR

05/20/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING DOWN TO THE BAY ON A FISHING TRIP I KEPT HEARING SOMETHING BANGING IN THE BACK OF MY 2005 ESCAPE. I STOPPED AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR FENDERWELL HAD RUSTED AN ND THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS LOOSE FROM THE REST OF THE BODY WHICH CAUSED IT TO HIT AGAINST THE INSIDE PLASTIC . THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY FORD AS THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION . I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD IF THEY CAN'T RECALL THIS MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

05/19/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

MY SON NOTICED THAT SOUND INSULATION IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL WAS GONE AND THE WHEEL WELL WAS SEVERLY RUSTED TO THE POINT THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT WAS CLOSE TO SEPARATING FROM THE BODY. I CHECKED WITH A THE BODY SHOP OF A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID HE HAS SEEN AND REPAIRED A TON OF 2005 ESCAPES. HE HASN'T SEEN THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS (E.G. 2001 - 2004. DIDN'T ASK ABOUT 2006 OR 2007 MODEL YEARS). THE FORD BODY SHOP PERSON SAID THE SOUND INSULATION/UNDERCOATING HELD IN MOISTURE AND THAT IS WHY THE AREA IS SO BADLY RUSTED. THE BODY SHOP OF A FORD DEALER BOWLING GREEN, OH SAID THE REPAIR WOULD BE $1,200 - $1,400.00 AND WILL TAKE THREE DAYS. I CALLED A FORD DEALER ON THE WEST SIDE OF CLEVELAND WHO CONFIRMED THE AMOUNT AND LENGTH OF TIME. *JS

05/14/2014
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICED A LOUD THUMPING SOUND WHEN SHE WOULD GO OVER A BUMP ON THE ROAD. IT CONTINUED FOR A FEW DAYS AND SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND AFTER CHECKING THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AREA I SAW THAT THE METAL MOLDING HOLDING THE SHOCK ABSORBER HAD RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS NOT BEING BRACED WHICH WAS CAUSING THE THUMP. I HAD IT CHECKED AT AN AUTO REPAIR AND THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE WELD A REPLACEMENT METAL PIECE INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND PROBABLY REPLACE THE SHOCK IF IT IS DAMAGED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE I SAW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HAVE BEEN WAITING TO TRY AND GET IT FIXED. FROM SEARCH THE INTERNET IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I AM HOPING THAT A RECALL HAS OR WILL BE DONE ON FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

05/13/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 04/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WHEELHOUSE PANEL IS TOTALLY CORRODED. THE 'PANEL' HOLDING THE REAR RIGHT SUSPENSION CRACKED, NOTHING HOLDING THE SUSPENSION. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THE WEBSITE. THIS SHOULD BE TREATED AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AS IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM IN WHICH THE FORD WINDSTAR WAS RECALLED FOR. *TR

05/13/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE OPENED WHILE THE CONTACT REVERSED FROM THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V602000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

05/13/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 04/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING OVER RAIL ROAD TRACKS A LOUD THUD WAS HEARD IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. THE FIRST ASSUMPTION WAS THE TIRE BLEW, BUT UPON INSPECTION THE TIRE WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A FEW MORE DAYS AND THE THUD WOULD CONTINUE TO BE HEARD GETTING WORSE AND WORSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY. THE THUMPING WE HEARD WAS THE CHUNK OF METAL AND SHOCK MOUNT THAT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE BODY BUT STILL ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE SHOCK HITTING THE REST OF THE WHEEL WELL THAT WAS STILL THERE. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT HE WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS AREA OF THE CAR WAS RUSTED SO BADLY AND IT APPEARED THAT IT WASN'T UNDERCOATED PROPERLY TO PREVENT THE RUST. THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED ME HE COULDN'T FIX IT AND RECOMMENDED A WELDING SHOP (FRIESS WELDING). THE WELDING SHOP WAS ABLE TO CUT OUT THE RUSTED WHEEL WELL (THEY REFERRED TO IT AS A FENDER WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE NAME), REPAIR THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT, PUT ON A NEW SHOCK (THE OLD SHOCK WAS BENT TO BADLY FROM WHEN IT SEPARATED FROM THE CAR), AND PROPERLY UNDERCOAT IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS COMMON ON 05 AND 06 FORD ESCAPES AND THEY HAD REPAIRED QUITE A FEW FOR THE SAME THING. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT FORD RECENTLY HAD A RECALL FOR 01-04 FORD ESCAPES FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE ONLY ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THEY THOUGHT THAT FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL ON 05-06 FOR THE BACK. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL HELP TO HAVE A RECALL DONE BUT WHAT THE WELDING SHOP WAS TELLING ME SEEMS TO BE TRUE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. I WILL KEEP ALL OF MY RECEIPTS AND THE PICTURES THAT I TOOK AND HOPE A RECALL IS EVENTUALLY DONE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

05/07/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1B3ES56C74D******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL OUTER LINER WELL WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND CAUSED THE STRUT TO PROTRUDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

05/06/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PANEL THAT ATTACHED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS RUSTED AND BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE DEFECT AS A RUSTED FRAME BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

05/05/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEELHOUSE RUSTED OUT BREAKING THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT CAUSING STEERING ISSUES . THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. THE WHEELHOUSE IS SIMPLE SHEET METAL THAT RUSTED OUT, THE SHOCK MOUNT HAS NO REINFORCEMENT AND IS SIMPLY ATTACHED TO A CUP IN THE WHEEL WELL. WHEN IT GAVE FREE THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. *TR

05/05/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 05/02/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, FREEING THE SHOCK MOUNT. VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 100000 MILES AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR

05/03/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H65K******
Summary

0 *TR

05/02/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 05/02/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES AND HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

05/02/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD HIT SOME UNEVEN ROAD REPAIRS AND STARTED TO HEAR A METAL ON METAL SOUND. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SO STOPPED TO CHECK BUT IT WAS LOCKED. DROVE HOME AND NOISE SEEMED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I STARTED TO CHECK SHOCKS AND TIRES AND SAW A CRACK IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL THROUGH THE RUST PROOFING.I MOVED IT AWAY FROM THE FENDER AND SAW A HOLE INTO THE SIDE OF MY CAR BY THE TOP OF THE SHOCK. I TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH FORD ESCAPE AND THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE. I WILL BE CONTACTING A DEALER FOR HELP AND PARTS IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

05/01/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A BUMP, A LOUD CLANKING NOISE EMITTED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL INNER LINER WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

05/01/2014
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/11/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5D******
Summary

MY CAR WENT TO SHOP FOR EXHAUST REPAIR WHEN THE FRONT Y PIPE WAS REMOVED MY MECHANIC SAW A LARGE HOLE RUSTED THROUGH THE FRAME(FRONT ENGINE CRADLE).FRAME WAS REPAIRED BY WELDING IT. THE REST OF CAR FRAME APPEARED OK. CAR ONLY HAS 80K MILES AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. NOT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON 2004 AND EARLIER FORD ESCAPES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I FEEL THE 2005 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS ITS OBVIOUS TO ME THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

05/01/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN A RURAL ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE REAR STRUT MOUNT FOR THE SHOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BECOME DETACHED. THERE WAS SOME RUST PRESENT IN THAT WHEEL WELL AROUND THE STRUT HOUSING. THE SUPPORTING METAL CRACKED THE ENTIRE WAY AROUND THE STRUT HOUSING, DETACHING IT FROM THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THE OPPOSITE WHEEL WELL AND STRUT MOUNT ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH THE FACTORY UNDERCOATING STILL IN TACT. THERE IS NO UNDERCOATING PRESENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE SAME AREA. WE WERE TOLD BY A MECHANIC AND AUTO BODY SPECIALIST THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS ONLY COSMETICALLY REPAIRABLE, NOT STRUCTURALLY REPAIRABLE. *TR

05/01/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

REAR STRUT ASSEMBLY AT FRAME ATTACHMENT RUSTED THROUGH AND BUSTED INTO REAR STORAGE AREA. FRAME COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. *TR

04/30/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAPPENED TO NOTICE RUST THROUGH WHILE CHECKING MY TIRES. IT IS LOCATED AT THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) REAR WHEELHOUSE PANEL WHERE THE STRUT ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE RUST HAS DISINTEGRATED IN THE AREA LEAVING A BARELY ATTACHED WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH MASSIVE CRACKING AND HOLES IN THE METAL. IT IS THE ONLY AREA ON THE VEHICLE WITH RUST. I WAS TOLD IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND THAT I HAVE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING BEFORE IT WILL BREAK COMPLETELY, THUS DISABLING MY VEHICLE OR CAUSING IT TO CRASH WHILE BEING DRIVEN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FURTHER, ESPECIALLY WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE. I AM DISTURBED WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS WONDERFUL SUV FROM A FINE COMPANY LIKE FORD AND THE ONLY THING STOPPING THEM FROM DRIVING IT IS A SINGLE PANEL WITH SUCH A SEVERE DEFECT. I AM FULLY PREPARED TO JOIN OR LEAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JS

04/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER BECAME DETACHED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRAME WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

04/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED OUT AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

04/28/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04145K******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER WHEEL LINER COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. UPPER END OF SHOCK NO LONGER ATTACHED TO BODY OF VEHICLE. *JS

04/25/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

CPSC: I1440372A. 2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL ROTTING OUT CAUSED THE SHOCK MOUNTS TO DISINTEGRATE. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PRICE ESTIMATES TO CORRECT THE DEFECT RANGED FROM $2000-7000. *JB

04/25/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94115K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER UPPER MOUNT DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL WELL BECAUSE OF EXTREME CORROSION AND PERFORATION OF WHEEL WELL SHEET METAL. *TR

04/25/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND THE WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

04/23/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILLAGE WAS 84,000.

04/21/2014
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 04/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO BECOME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

04/21/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR INNER FENDER WELL RUSTED COMPLETELY THOUGH ALLOWING THE SHOCK MOUNT TO TEAR AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

04/21/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SHOCK MOUNT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

04/21/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94115K******
Summary

THE REAR WHEELHOUSE SIDE PANEL AND THE STRUT ASSEMBLY AT THE PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED TOTALLY AND BROKE. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT SEEMS THAT THE WHEELHOUSE WAS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL RECENTLY IT BECAME AVAILABLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS MOSTLY BEEN USED IN THE GREAT LAKES AREA WHERE SNOW IS HEAVY AND SALT COULD HAVE WORSENED THE PROBLEM, BUT SO MANY CASES OF RUSTED WHEELHOUSE AT THE SAME PLACE INDICATE THAT THIS COULD BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

04/20/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H95K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPX 70 MPH I HEARD A BEEP AND AT THE SAME TIME THE DASH INDICATED A WRENCH, AND MESSAGE TO STOP SAFELY NOW, AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE MESSAGE WAS NO LONGER ON THE DASH AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I COULD GET TO A PLACE WHERE I FELT SAFE TO STOP. BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY REPLACED THE HYBRID COOLING PUMP. NOW, 1 YR LATER THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WAS DRIVING APPX 50 MPH AND SAME BEEP, MESSAGE AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS TIME I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO HOME TO BE ABLE TO RESTART AND GET HOME SAFELY. *TR

04/19/2014
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z75K******
Summary

TWO REGULAR ONGOING ISSUES......WHEN DRIVING, IF FOOT IS TAKEN OFF GAS PEDAL TO EASE UP SPEED, GAS PEDAL THEN STICKS AS IF SOMETHING IS BLOCKING IT (NOTHING IS BLOCKING), NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING WILL MOVE IT, AFTER SOME SECONDS OR A MINUTE, IT WILL FUNCTION AGAIN. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COLD, OR WHEN JUST STARTING OUT. CAR CONTINUES TO DECELERATE UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL BEGINS TO FUNCTION AGAIN. SECOND ISSUE.......ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0455 IS ON MOST OF THE TIME, GAS CAP LOOSE LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON , REPLACING GAS CAP DID NOT HELP. *TR

04/18/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

REAR WHEEL HOUSE/ STRUT MOUNT TOTALLY RUSTED OFF. I WORK AT A DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF ESCAPES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WE SEE APPROX 5 OF THESE A YEAR OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. THAT ISN'T COUNTING THE ONES WE CAN'T VISUALLY INSPECT DIE TO THE THICK TAR FORD SPRAYED ON THE WHEEL WELL TO DEADEN SOUND AND PREVENT CORROSION. *TR

04/17/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 03/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

THE ENTIRE SHOCK TOWER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAD RUSTED OUT. THE SHOCK HAS NOTHING TO HOLD ON TO. I AM TOLD THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ON LINE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I THINK THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.

04/16/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

04/16/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/28/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5D******
Summary

FRONT END K SUB-FRAME RUSTED THROUGH. THIS VEHICLE IS TOO NEW AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL, BUT ALREADY HAS A HOLE RUSTED THROUGH THE SUB-FRAME. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS TO SEPARATE LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION...UPDATED 06/25/14 *BF UPDATED 07/1/2014 *JS

04/15/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE SHE DROVE AT 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES TO RELEASE THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 48,000.

04/15/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 09/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H75K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK BECAME DETACHED FROM UNDERBODY OF CAR CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITION DUE TO ADVANCED RUST THROUGH.

04/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR AND NOTICED A BANGING NOISE IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. WE TOOK IT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL IN THE WHEEL WELL IS ROTTING AWAY. THE SHOCK MOUNT CAME LOOSE AND UPON FURTHER REVIEW THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL IS BAD. THE SHOP TELLS ME THEY'VE SEEN MANY SIMILAR ISSUES IN THE 04-06 ESCAPES. OURS IS IN BAD SHAPE AND NOT WORTH THE $5000 IT WOULD TAKE TO REPAIR. THERE IS VERY LITTLE SURFACE RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. IN LOOKING AROUND I'VE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. IT'S CRIMINAL THAT THESE VEHICLES ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND INSTEAD OF STEPPING UP AND DOING THE RIGHT THING, FORD IGNORES IT AND ALL OF US OWNER'S ARE OUT A LOT OF MONEY THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. *JS

04/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL IS SEVERELY RUSTED AND SHOCK IS NO LONGER ATTACHED. YOU CAN SEE THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE FROM REAR FENDER WELL. FRAME IS ALSO BEGINNING TO CRACK IN THIS AREA TOO. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND YEAR. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR FORD TO REALIZE THIS IS A DEFECT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR EVEN A LOSS OF LIFE IF NOTHING IS DONE. NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVEN DAILY SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

04/14/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT REAR, REPAIR SHOP LOOKS BEHIND TIRE AND FINDS REAR PANEL WHERE SHOCK IS ATTACHED ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. COST TO REPAIR IS 2500 - 3500 DOLLARS. FORD WON'T COVER ANY OF COST. CAR IS NOT EVEN 9 YEARS OLD,UNBELIEVABLE! THIS IS A DANGER, WAITING TO KILL SOMEONE WHEN THE WHOLE THING FALLS OFF. CARS SHOULD NOT RUST THIS BAD, ESPECIALLY IN ONLY ONE SPECIFIC AREA. NOW DECIDING TO GET RID OF MY 2012 ESCAPE BEFORE I HAVE ISSUES WITH IT. *JS

04/13/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

DRIVING HIT A SMALL BUMP THEN STARTED TO HEAR A BANGING IN BACK PASSENGER WHEEL. PULL OVER TO LOOK THE HOLE SHOCK TOWER WAS RUSTED OUT. *JS

04/13/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH ABOUT 100,000 MILES. I STARTED HEARING A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I FOUND OUT THAT THE ENTIRE REAR WHEEL WELL IS ROTTED COMPLETELY OUT AND I THINK THE SHOCKS ARE EXPOSED. I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT CARS BUT I KNOW THIS ISN'T RIGHT. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING. I SEE THAT FORD HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING FOR VEHICLES FROM 2001-2004. 2005 SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITH THAT RECALL. PLEASE NOTE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND PLEASE REQUEST A RECALL. *JS

04/12/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE EVERYTIME YOU HIT A BUMP. WHEN INVESTIGATED FOUND THAT RIGHT BACK WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT SHOCK HAD COME TOTALLY LOOSE. DID INVESTIGATION AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. WONDERING IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE WHY HAVE THESE MODELS NOT BEEN RECALLED? DEFINATELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

04/12/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

MY 2005 ESCAPE IS NOW JUNK, ACCORDING TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND ONE BODY SHOP. WHEN I HIT A BUMP THERE WOULD BE A LOUD NOISE FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE.THE RIGHT REAR INNER FENDER HAS RUSTED THROUGH BEYOND REPAIR. THE SHOCK TOWER IS ADJACENT TO THIS. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. THE LEFT REAR IS SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS MADE FROM INFERIOR METAL AND/OR A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I HEARD THAT MAZDA MADE THE ESCAPE FOR FORD. THE MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS

04/12/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H35K******
Summary

WHEEL HOUSE ROTTED OUT SHOCK/SPRING BROKE THRU WHEEL HOUSE HITTING ON HYBRID BATTERY. *JS

04/11/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

MY RIGHT REAR FENDER HAS ROTTED OUT AND MY VEHICLE IS UNDRIVEABLE. I CONTACTED A DEALER AND HE INFORMED ME THE RIGHT INNER FENDER IS NOT AVAILABLE AND ON BACK ORDER BY FORD WITH NO ETA. I HAVE BEEN WAITING NOW 7 WEEKS AND HAVE TO GET RIDES TO WORK. IN THIS STATE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT WITH THE ISSUE IT HAS. IT IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN CONTACTING FORD TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORD ESCAPE DRIVERS HAVING THIS ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!! *JS

04/11/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/07/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE CABLE REPLACED HAD IT DONE AT D PATRICK FORD FORD RECALLED 2001 THRU 2004 MODELS FOR SAME REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED FORD AND EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED MY 2005 IN APRIL OF 2004THEY PRETTY MUCH SAID SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK. I STILL THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE REIMBURSED ME FOR THIS DUE TO IT BEING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE MADE AT THE SAME TIME FRAME THE SAID THEY HAD NOT HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR IT TO BE A RECALL. MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. PLEASE CHECK THIS ISSUE ON 2005 ESCAPES [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 9/25/2014 *JS

04/11/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1SNYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A NEW SUB FRAME WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

04/11/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/10/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT BROKE AWAY FROM FENDER WELL DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST IN SURROUNDING AREA. *JS

04/10/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

MY 2005 ESCAPE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF DISINTEGRATION AND THE SHOCK IS CLOSE TO COLLAPSING WHICH WILL ALLOW THE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE INTO THE REAR WHEEL WELL. IF THAT HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE I FEEL SURE IT WILL CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, IT HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES AND IS GARAGE KEPT.I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF 05 ESCAPES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS SEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. BOTH THE LOCAL FORD BODY SHOP AND INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS AGREE THAT THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AS FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADMITS THE DEFECT. *TR

04/10/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

04/10/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. A RATTLING NOISE COULD THEN BE HEARD WITH EVERY SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE WHOLE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH EXPOSING THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS, THE CARPETING CAN ALSO BE SEEN THROUGH THE HOLE, AND WATER IN THE TAILLIGHT COMPARTMENT BECAUSE OF A HOLE THERE ALSO - THUS LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UNDRIVABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE ESTIMATE TO FIX THE CAR WAS $3200.00. CALLED FORD MOTORS WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR 2001-2004 MODELS. APPARENTLY FROM ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET IN REGARDS TO THE 2005 MODELS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, THE 2005 MODELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER FORD MOTORS VEHICLE ANYTIME SOON! *TR

04/09/2014
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

DRIVING ALONG OVER MINOR BUMP IN ROAD WHEN LOUD BANG OCCURRED ON RIGHT REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. LOOKED AND FOUND RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY NEAR SHOCK TOWER. NOISE IS SO LOUD SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING INTO THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO COLLISION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO FIX IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO START BUT MAY BE HIGHER WHEN ACTUALLY INVESTIGATED. PARTS AT FORD ARE ON BACK ORDER SO COLLISION SHOP CAN'T DO WORK UNTIL AVAILABLE WHICH THEY SAY REQUIRES WELDING. NOT SURE WHEN OR IF PARTS ARE COMING IN TO FIX. THERE SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON THE VEHICLE WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND TAKEN CARE OF. IT WAS UNDERCOATED AS WELL. HAD ANOTHER MAKE/MODEL THAT A FRIEND HAS AND IT IS 19 YEARS OLD WITH BETTER RUST PROTECTION THAT THIS CAR. NOT SURE HOW MUCH LONGER IT WILL TAKE FOR THIS TO OCCUR ON LEFT REAR AS IT IS SHOWING RUST SIGNS TOO BUT NOT AS EXTENSIVE AS THE RIGHT. I USE THIS VEHICLE TO TOW A CAMPER IN SUMMER AND NOT SO SURE THIS WILL BE SAFE TO DO SO EVEN IF FIXED. I DID NOT TAKE CAR IN TO FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WOULD BE WAITING FOR PARTS THERE TOO! I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND WONDER IF FIXED IF IT WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAD PLANNED ON DRIVING THIS CAR TILL THE MOTOR STOPPED...LOOKS LIKE THE FRAME IS GOING TO RUST OUT BEFORE THAT. *TR

04/09/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

MY WIFE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT A LOUD SLAPPING COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE. I DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS JUST BOUNCING LOOSE CREATING A HORRIBLE NOISE AND ALSO NOTICED SHOCK BREAKING THRU THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. NOTICED ON LINE THAT OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR OR EXACT PROBLEM. YEARS 2001 THRU 2004 JUST RECALLED. WHAT ABOUT 2005'S. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND ONLY 82,000 MILES. VERY DISAPPOINTED AND PUTS MY FAMILY AT RISK AND IN A BIND FOR A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. *TR

04/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/13/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03ZX5K******
Summary

THE REAR END RUSTED OUT ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH ONLY 120000MILES ON IT. SENT PICTURES TO FORD THEY SAID BY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. *TR

04/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

I NOTICED THE SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE AND A FEW WEEKS LATER HEARD LOAD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM REAR CARGO AREA. I LOOK AND SAW THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED THREW INTO THE CARGO AREA AND THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS WERE RUSTED OFF. *TR

04/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FWYU93145K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, I NOTICED BANGING IN THE RIGHT REAR AREA OF THE VEHICLE. ALL DOORS AND HATCH WERE SECURE AND THE JACK WASNT LOOSE. AFTER A DAY OR TWO OF SEARCHING I TOOK THE ESCAPE TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP I TRUST. THEY FOUND THE WHOLE INNER QUARTER WHEEL HOUSE SNAPPED OFF THE RAIL. THE BANGING WAS THE SHOCK HITTING INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY KEYS AND SAID THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE. ONLINE IF YOU GOOGLE THIS SAME ISSUE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 ESCAPE MODEL RUSTING PLEASE FORD DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL AND REPAIR MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. *TR

04/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

WHILE PERFORMING BRAKE AND WHEEL INSPECTION FOR NOISE WE SEE SEVERE SUB-FRAME RUST ISSUE ON OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

04/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING ALONG AND A LOAD BANG SOUNDED FROM RIGHT PASSENGER REAR. SHOCK HOUSING RUSTED THROUGH AND SHOCK BROKE LOOSE. THE BANGING SOUND IS VERY LOAD INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND SOUNDS AS IF THE REAR PASSENGER AREA IS JUST GOING TO FALL APART! IT IS RUSTED THROUGH AND IT SHOULDN'T BE IF IT WAS UNDERCOATED PROPERLY. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE THE REPAIRS! I CARRY MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE AND AM NOT IN A POSITION TO REPLACE IT! *TR

04/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER RUSTED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL INTO THE REAR COMPARTMENT BREAKING A HOLE THROUGH THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO PARTS IN STOCK TO REPAIR THIS AS WE ARE TOLD THEY ARE ON NATIONWIDE BACKORDER AND THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE OTHER REAR SHOCK AREA HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ALSO. APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK LATER BOTH BREAK LINES BROKE FROM SEVERE CORROSION WHILE MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH (PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY). I WAS FORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED THERE AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AS I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ALONG WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON. THESE TWO THINGS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH THE AGE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE BODY SHOULD BE HOLDING UP BETTER THAN THIS. I JUST SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS 2001-2004 FOR SEVERE RUST ISSUES ONE RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURING DATE OF MY VEHICLE IS 09/2004. *TR

04/08/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

SEVERE RUST...HAD TO HAVE THE UNDERCARRIAGE COMPLETELY MODIFIED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. NOW I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH BRAKES AGAIN (2 MONTHS LATER). I SAW THE RECALL UP TO 2004 FOR RUST ISSUES BUT MY CAR IS SEVERELY RUSTED AND A 2005. *TR

04/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT CAME APART AND DAMAGED WHEEL WELL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION DEALER SAID ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT WITH NO VISIBLE CORROSION FROM THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO RECOURSE OR REPAIR. *TR

04/07/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/02/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL WELL. THE WHEEL WELL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

04/07/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 02/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING AND I HEARD THIS LOUD BANGING. I LOOKED AT MY WHEEL WELL AND IT WAS ALL RUSTED OUT AND MY SHOCK IS COMING UP NOW THROUGH MY REAR PANEL. I HAVE LOOKED AT ALL THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE OTHER ARE NOT RUSTED AT ALL BUT THIS ONE IS. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT NOW BECAUSE WHEN UP TO SPEED AND YOU HIT A BUMP THE ALL REAR END PULLS SOMETIMES ALMOST INTO ANOTHER LANE. *TR

04/07/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z25K******
Summary

THE LEFT REAR SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED AND PUSHED UP INTO THE INSIDE REAR CARGO AREA. GAS FILLER TUBE MOUNT BROKE ALSO. *TR

04/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCK TOWER ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE IS RUSTED THROUGH. MY SHOCK IS RATTLING AROUND, BOUND TO MAKE IT'S WAY INTO THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. *TR

04/02/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERE RUST ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TOP OF THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT WAS ALSO RUSTED. *JB

04/02/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/20/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

MY PREGNANT GIRL FRIEND WAS DRIVING THE FORD ESCAPE TO WORK, WHEN THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN ABOUT TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. AFTER THAT SHE PARKED AND HAD IT TOWED TO FIND OUT WE HAD A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER UNDER THERE RECALL. *TR

04/01/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL HOUSE IS RUSTED SO BAD THE SHOCK IS ABOUT TO COME LOOSE AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OR COULD RUB THE TIRE AND CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

04/01/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

IWAS DRIVING 30 MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES HAD NONE,PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE IT WORKED GOT ME STOPPED,GOT HOME LOOKED UNDER SUV BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE AROUNDDRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL ,TOOK WHEEL OFF FOUND THE RUBBER HOSE DETERIORATED BLEW OUT,MY QUESTION IS WHY DID THE BRAKING SYSTEM ALLOW ALL FLUID TO DRAIN,IF YOU FRONT BRAKES FAIL FROM BLOWN LINE,SHOULD NOT THE REAR BRAKES RETAIN FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR AND REAR BRAKES STILL WORK,IS THIS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE FLAW. *TR

04/01/2014
Components: STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE 2005 AND IT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY HARD!!! IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, *TR

03/31/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR BODY PANEL IN THE WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE TOP OF THE SHOCK TO DETACH FROM THE BODY AND ALMOST PENETRATE INTO THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER CABIN. *TR

03/31/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 02/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE RIGHT PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT. NOTICED A THUMPING SOUND DRIVING AT 35MPH. TOOK EVERYTHING OUT OF THE BACK AND TESTED FURTHER. STILL NOTICED THE SOUND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. A FEW DAYS LATER NOTICED THE REAR WHEEL RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK HAD DETACHED. STOPPED AT LIBERTY FORD, BRUNSWICK, OH AND THEY DID NOT EVEN EXAMINE IT. SERVICE AREA SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS. CALLED GANLEY FORD WEST CLEVELAND, OH AND THEY REPORTED THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM. REFERRED ME TO THEIR BODY SHOP. APPROX COST $1,200. CALLED SOME OTHER SHOPS LOCALLY AND WAS ADVISED "TRADE IT, NOT WORTH FIXING, OR $2,500." WAS ABLE TO GET REPAIRED FOR $435 AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH. *TR

03/28/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TOOK MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE TO MULTIPLE BODY SHOPS TO ACQUIRE QUOTES DUE TO BODY RUSTING AT BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL WELLS. ALL BODY SHOPS STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON FORD ESCAPES, AND THAT IT WASN'T WORTH FIXING DUE TO COST. THEY STATED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE/CONCERN, AND I SHOULD RID MYSELF OF THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE. I SEARCHED THIS AND FOUND 100S OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND CONCERN. I HAVE TWO VEHICLES MUCH OLDER THAN THIS, AND HAVE NO RUST ISSUES. *TR

03/28/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ORIGINAL OWNER OF A GARAGE KEPT, 2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH 105K MILES. I NOTICED A LOUD BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL WHICH WAS VERY LOUD INSIDE THE CAR. I HAD THE SERVICE TECH REPLACING THE TIRES ON MY OTHER FORD VEHICLE TAKE A LOOK AND HE SAID THE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTING AWAY AND THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS FALLING AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS HAZARD WHICH NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP. EVERY SERVICE TECH I SHOW SAYS THEY'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE UNDERCOATING WAS SPRAYED DIRECTLY ON TO THE VEHICLE AND NO OTHER METHOD OF PROTECTION IN THE WHEEL WELL WAS USED BY FORD ON THIS MAKE/MODEL. MY VEHICLE WAS TOP OF THE LINE, LOADED, WHEN PURCHASED. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ASAP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POOR DESIGN. *TR

03/28/2014
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/16/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

THE ENTIRE TIRE WELL REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. WHILE IT IS NORMAL FOR SOME RUST OVER TIME THIS IS RIDICULOUS. NO OTHER PARTS HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR THIS MUCH IF ANY. I HAVE CONTACTED A REPAIR SHOP ONLY TO FIND OUT THE PART IS OVER 4 WEEKS BACKORDER. APPARENTLY THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON REPAIR NATIONWIDE. *TR

03/26/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR FENDER WELL RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ UPDATED 06/02/2014 *JS

03/26/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A SUDDEN BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL HOUSING PANEL WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

03/25/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,124. UUPDATED 05/06/14 MA UPDATED 05/09/2014 *JS

03/25/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94115K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE A LOUD RATTLING SOUND, FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. BECAME VERY LOUD WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. SOUNDED AS IF SMALL PIECES HAD FALLEN OFF THE BACK TIRE. AS SOON AS I GOT HOME I LOOKED AND THERE WAS A LARGE RUSTED OUT TEAR IN THE WHEEL WELL, LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNT FOR THE SHOCK ABSORBER. I DID CONTACT MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT VILLAGE FORD IN DEARBORN MICHIGAN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE UP TO BE CHECKED, HE SENT ME OVER TO THEIR BODY SHOP.. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DEFINITELY A "SAFETY ISSUE" AND HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON OTHER FORD ESCAPES. THIS IS A FLAW IN THE BODY. *TR

03/24/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL HAS EXCESSIVE RUST WHICH HAS CAUSED THE SHOCK TO COME THROUGH THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I DO HAVE PICTURES. *TR

03/24/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

I WAS HEARING A BAD CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE BACK SO I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED AND SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT MY ENTIRE WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED THROUGH - HE WONT EVEN TOUCH IT - HE SAID IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND TOLD ME ITS GOTTA BE A RECALL BEING THAT ITS AN 05 BECAUSE VEHICLES AREN'T MADE TO RUST LIKE THAT - SO I CALL FORD AND THEY SAY "NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU AND YOUR COMPLAINT HAS BEEN NOTED" WELL IM ON DISABILITY WITH CHILDREN SO I CANT AFFORD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS NOR CAN I GO WITHOUT A VEHICLE OR DRIVE MY KIDS IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, I JUST LOST MY HUSBAND AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO - FORD REP DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A GLIMPSE OF CARE - DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN ONE OF THEIR POORLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLES BEFORE ANYONE WILL DO ANYTHING - COME ON BACK UP YOUR PRODUCTS - AND THEN PEOPLE WONDER WHY PEOPLE BUY FOREIGN. *TR

03/21/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I STARTED HEARING A THUMPING SOUND FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE THE BACK DOOR WASN'T CLOSED ALL THE WAY, SO WHEN I GOT HOME AND PARKED MY VEHICLE I CHECKED THE DOOR AND IT WAS CLOSED ALL THE WAY. AFTER I SAW THE DOOR WAS CLOSED ALL THE WAY I DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SINCE THAT IS WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. WHEN I LOOKED INTO THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL THAT IS WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT IT HAD RUSTED OUT AND I COULD SEE THAT THE TOP SHOCK MOUNT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY, SO NOW I HAVE TO LEAVE IT SIT UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. AFTER MY DISCOVERY I WENT ONLINE AND SEARCHED AND I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THIS MATTER WAS INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL IS ISSUED, SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

03/20/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A SUDDEN BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR WHEEL HOUSING PANEL WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

03/19/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

THE RIGHT/PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL HAS BECOME SO CORRODED WITH RUST THAT THE SHOCK HAS COME FREE FROM THE METAL, AND SLAMMING HARD. THE STATE OF THE METAL REMINDS ME OF A BUTTERFINGER CANDY BAR, THAT FLAKES OFF IN LAYERS. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS ABOUT SIMILAR SITUATIONS AS THIS, ALL WITH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. THE LEFT/DRIVER REAR SIDE HAS NO SIMILAR RUSTING, NOR DO THE FRONT WHEEL WELLS (AS FAR AS I CAN SEE/TELL). THE UNDERCOATING HAS BEEN HIDING THE RUST APPARENTLY, AND IT HAS BEEN FLAKING OFF HEAVILY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR

03/19/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 03/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND.WAS GETTING WORSE AND LOOKED AT REAR PASSENGER TIRE SIDE. NOTICED THE ENTIRE SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED AND BROKEN LOOSE FROM UNDERCARRIAGE. VERY DANGEROUS IF TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEED. HAVE OWNED OVER 20 CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. WHAT IS GOING ON FORD???? *TR

03/18/2014
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 02/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H45K******
Summary

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DRIVEN DUE TO POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. JS

03/18/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

I HEARD A SOUND IN THE REAR WHICH WAS LIKE THE METAL TOUCHING. MY BOYFRIEND SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SHOCKS GOING. I TOOK TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE INSPECTED AND THEY REFUSED TO AND SHOWED ME THE INNER WHEEL WELLS. THEY WERE RUSTED ON BOTH REAR SIDES. THE VEHICLE BODY WAS SEPARATED. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CAN FIX IT BUT WE CAN'T FIND THE REPAIR PARTS. I PUT THE NUMBERS FOR THE PARTS IN THE FORD.COM AND APPARENTLY THE NUMBERS DO NOT MATCH WHAT THEY HAVE. THIS IS DISAPPOINTING TO ME, I DO NOT HAVE A JOB, DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT I DO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET IT FIXED. I ALSO SENT AN E-MAIL TO FORD BUT HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING AS OF YET. THANK YOU *TR

03/17/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

SEVERE RUST OUT OF RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL, TOP OF SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT RUSTED FREE FROM THE CAR. APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION COULD COME DOWN ONTO THE TIRE OR LOOSE CONTROL OF THE REAR OF CAR WHILE DRIVING. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE MAY HAVE A SIMILAR ISSUE I FIND HUNDREDS OF SAME PROBLEMS. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR WITH SERVICE AND CLEANING ABOVE AND BEYOND NORMAL AND THIS HAS HAPPENED. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURE FLAW AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

03/16/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

DRIVING TO/FROM WORK, I STARTED NOTICING A SLIGHT CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER A DAY OR SO, IT BECAME A LOUD THUMPING. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THE WHEEL WELL & SHOCK MOUNT WERE DISINTEGRATING AND THE SHOCK WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE HOLES SO LARGE YOU CAN SEE INTO THE TRUNK. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM YET FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL NOR ARE THEY OFFERING ANY KIND OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. THIS IS MY FIRST - AND MOST DEFINITELY LAST - FORD. *TR

03/16/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93195K******
Summary

IT STARTED OFF AS LIGHT RATTLING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AREA. AS THE WEEK PROGRESSED, THE RATTLING GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER AND OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. AT THAT POINT, MY DAUGHTER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHEN WE INSPECTED THE AREA WHERE THE NOISE CAME FROM, WE NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL WAS THOROUGHLY RUSTED OUT AND WE COULD SEE THROUGH IT, INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. ALSO, THE SHOCK WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE DAMAGE IS SO EXTENSIVE THAT WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. *TR

03/13/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY GOING NORMAL SPEED AND MY CAR JUST DIED WHICH THE FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE PCM GOING OUT AND ALL SIX COILS. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT AND IF THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM WHY DON'T THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. IT WAS ALSO VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR! *TR

03/13/2014
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/01/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

WE FIRST EXPERIENCED THE STICKING GAS PEDAL IN MAYBE 2008. WE BROUGHT IT TO HAWK FORD IN OAK LAWN, ILL AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR TRUCK.. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED ON AND OFF FOR YEARS. THE LAST STRAW WAS WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL TO GET TO OUR HOUSE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION TO YOUR DATABASE A FEW YEARS AGO. I FOLLOWED UP WITH SEVERAL LETTERS/E-MAILS TO FORD, ALL OF WHICH WERE UNSYMPATHETIC AND MET WITH VEILED SARCASM AND LACK OF INTEREST. I STILL WONDER HOW THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THIS TERRIBLE AND DANGEROUS DEFECT IS REAL. *TR

03/12/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

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

03/09/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

THE ABOVE 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH INSIDE THE RIGHT REAR FENDERWELL. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION DURING A RECENT INSPECTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE SHOCK ABSORBER WHICH COULD FAIL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

03/07/2014
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A MANHOLE COVER. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS TYPICAL ON THIS TYPE OF CAR. ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NEVER ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

03/06/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H45K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER HOME AND PULLING TO A STOP SIGN THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT AS WELL AS THE SERVICE NOTIFICATION SHOWED UP AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE HCU AND CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR

03/04/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEED ON RESIDENTIAL ROADWAY, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AND REAR TRUNK AREA. AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE WHEEL WELL IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PORTION OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCK ABSORBER WAS MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. RATHER THAN BEEN DESIGNED TO MOUNT TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IT APPEARS THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO ATTACH TO THE SHEET METAL WHEEL WELL. DUE TO THE COMPLETE RUST-THROUGH OF THE WHEEL WELL THE REAR PASSENGER UPPER SHOCK MOUNT HAD BECOME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ANYTIME THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE SMALLEST BUMP OR CRACK IN THE ROAD, A LOUD BANGING WOULD OCCUR AS THE UNATTACHED SHOCK WOULD IMPACT AGAINST THE VEHICLE WHEEL WELL.

03/04/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/17/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM AND IGNITION COILS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

03/03/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

EXTREME RUSTING OF THE FRAME ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL ABOVE SHOCKS. *TR

03/02/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE THAT GOT A SEVERE SHOCK DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. THERE IS SO MUCH DAMAGE FROM THE RUST, INSIDE THE INSULATION, THAT THE SHOCKS ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME AND CONTINUALLY RAM INTO THE INTERIOR PANELS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2005. ALL OTHER WHEEL WELLS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION AS WELL AS THE CAR. THIS IS A CLEAR MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE SHOCK WOULD HAVE CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH AND HIT THE ROAD OR SOMETHING UNDER THE VEHICLE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR IT. *TR

03/01/2014
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 02/16/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92ZX5K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, I HIT A POT HOLE THAT CAUSED MY RIGHT REAR STRUT TOWER TO BREAK THROUGH THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE, RENDERING IT UNDRIVABLE. MY COLLISION REPAIR MAN HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE POT HOLE WAS NOT THE ONLY CULPRIT AND THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS SO ROTTED AND RUSTED THAT IT COMPROMISED THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THAT AREA OF THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE AREA NOT BEEN RUSTED, THE POT HOLE WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE. HE ADVISED ME THAT THE ISSUE IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN IN THE 2005 AND 2006 MODEL YEAR FORD ESCAPES AND THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THEY HAVE RECALLED 230,000 OF THEIR MINIVANS FOR OVER RUST ISSUES (IN 2011), BUT NOT ANY OF THE ESCAPES. BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, AND NOT JUST A POTHOLE, MY INSURANCE MAY NOT COVER THE $1500 IN REPAIRS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTIFY ME THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE, AND THE LEMON LAW PERIOD HAS PASSED. *TR

02/28/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU041X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A SUDDEN BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL HOUSING PANEL WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR WHEEL HOUSING PANEL WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

02/28/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL METAL WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

02/27/2014
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93195K******
Summary

THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION AT THE FORD DEALER THEY DETERMINED THAT ALL 6 COILS AND THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS $2750.00. FORD IS AWARE THAT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ASSIST THE OWNERS IN ANY WAY.

02/27/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/25/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A POT HOLE, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL AND A DETACHED SHOCK ABSORBER. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO RUSTING OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

02/26/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 02/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

I HAVE AN 05 ESCAPE THAT HAS SEVERE RUST DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. THERE IS SO MUCH DAMAGE FROM THE RUST THAT THE SHOCKS ARE NO LONGER ATTACHED AND CONTINUALLY RAM INTO THE INTERIOR PANELS. ALL OTHER WHEEL WELLS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM (SO MUCH SO THAT THERE IS A FACEBOOK GROUP AND A MESSAGE BOARD ON FORD FORUMS) THE MODELS EFFECTED FORD MODELS 2004-2006. SERIOUS CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE PUT INTO RECALLING THEM. HTTP://WWW.FORDFORUMS.COM/F59/2005-ESCAPE-SHOCK-MOUNT-RUSTED-OUT-177762/ HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/2005-FORD-ESCAPE-2004-2006/397923900236108. *TR

02/25/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 02/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

ON 2/20/14 I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON STATE ROUTE 219 IN BOSTON, NY, WHEN A LOUD BANGING NOISE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO OCCUR IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THIS NOISE SCARED ME AND FORCED ME TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE EXPRESSWAY TO INSPECT THE REAR AREA OF MY VEHICLE (WHILE TRAFFIC CONTINUED AT 65 MPH). I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING AT THAT TIME SO I SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY DROVE MY VEHICLE HOME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, MY HUSBAND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR(PASSENGER) SIDE REAR SHOCK HAD BECOME TOTALLY DETACHED FROM THE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT INNER WHEEL WELL AND WAS PROTRUDING INTO THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. EXCESSIVE RUST COULD BE SEEN ALONG WITH SEVERAL HOLES THAT HAD ONCE BEEN PART OF THE WHEEL WELL. MY VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND IS TOO COSTLY TO FIX. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF 2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! FORTUNATELY, THIS DEFECT DID NOT CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE THIS IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF MY VEHICLES SUSPENSION. THIS 'DEFECT' NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR BECOMES SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

02/24/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FNY692Z15K******
Summary

ENTIRE WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT AND DISINTEGRATED. SECTION IS GONE AND SHOCK CAME THROUGH THE INTERIOR. *TR

02/23/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94185K******
Summary

NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND MOST OF THE REAR WHEEL WELL WHERE THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTS TO BE RUSTED, AND PARTS OF THE METAL ACTUALLY GONE. THE TOP OF THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK IS BASICALLY NOT ATTACHED TO ANY STRUCTURE, AS THE METAL AROUND THE MOUNT HAS COMPLETED RUSTED. COULD SEE THE BACKSIDE OF THE VEHICLE INTERIOR WHERE THE METAL HAS RUSTED AWAY. *TR

02/20/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON A RURAL ROAD ABOUT 50 MPH. WHEN ARRIVED AT DESTINATION, NOTICED SEVERE RUST IN WHEEL WELL NEAR SHOCK MOUNT AND THROUGH TO STORAGE COMPARTMENT. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR OWNERS YET. *TR

02/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94185K******
Summary

I WENT TO FORD FOR SERVICE, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER WHERE MOUNTED TO WHEELHOUSE WAS ROTTED AWAY. ONLY RUSTED ON RIGHT SIDE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IF THE PART LETS LOOSE, THE CAR BODY WILL SAG AND A CRASH WILL OCCUR. I HAVE TAKEN TO BODY SHOP AND THE COST IS ESTIMATED TO BE $1500 OR BETTER. THERE ARE NO RE-CALLS ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE, AND CALLS TO FORD ARE ANSWERED "SORRY THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO". THEY SEEM TO NOT GIVE A CARE IF PEOPLE ARE INJURED AND MAIMED FROM THIS FLAW IN MANUFACTURE. THE BODY SHOP TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE WHEELHOUSE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, AND THAT THERE ARE 500+ ORDERS WAITING FOR THESE PARTS. FORD NOTES THAT THEIR SUPPLIER IS WAITING FOR PARTS TO MANUFACTURE THESE REPLACEMENT PARTS. MY CAR IS SEVERE AND CAN'T BE OPERATED. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. GUESS THE FIRST THING IS FINDING SOMEONE WHO CARES. I ALSO THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A SERIOUS CRASH OCCURS. I HAVE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 30+ YEARS AND WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING QUICK TO SAVE LIVES AND INJURY. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU CAN HELP. *TR

02/12/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL ERRONEOUSLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED WHILE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

02/12/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

THE "WRENCH" LIGHT AND "ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FLASHED "SERVICE NOW" AND "SERVICE EMISSION SYSTEM." THE CAR SUDDENLY SEEMED TO BOG DOWN AND SLOWED TO AROUND 15 MPH. FROM THERE IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND SEEMED MUSHY. ONCE AT 30 MPH THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND JERK. IT ALSO STALLED WHEN SLOWING. THESE ARE THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND WHICH FORD HAS RECOGNIZED AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION # 13N03 FOR ESCAPE MODELS 2009-2012. THE FORD DEALER SAYS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, AS OF THIS WRITING FORD IS NOT COVERING THE REPAIR FOR EARLIER MODELS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME ENGINE, SAME SYMPTOMS, SAME REPAIR NECESSARY. COME ON FORD, DO THE RIGHT THING! *TR

02/10/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

THIS IS FOR A FORD 2005 ESCAPE. THE SUV'S PASSENGER REAR SHOCK WHERE ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED. THE WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED OUT AROUND THE THE AREA THAT THE SHOCK ATTACHES TO. IN READING THE FORD FORUM, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR FORD ESCAPE. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FORD ON THIS AND THEY DO NOT SEE ANY ISSUES. *TR

02/10/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

THE REAR RIGHT FENDER WELL (AROUND THE SHOCK) IS RUSTED AND HAS DETERIORATED SO BADLY THAT IT HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. THERE'S A BANGING NOISE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE --- THIS PROBLEM MAKES FOR UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION -- IF SOMETHING BREAKS OR THE TIRE BLOW OUT BECAUSE OF THIS IT CAN CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR

02/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/28/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93165K******
Summary

I HAD BEEN HEARING RATTLING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. ON AROUND JANUARY 28TH I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. I LATER DISCOVERED A LARGE CRACK AND HOLE ON THE INSIDE PASSENGER PANEL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HAD A WHOLE SECTION MISSING AND THE SHOCK I CAN MOVE WITH MY HAND. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL 2004/2005 ESCAPES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

02/07/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

LIKE MANY OTHERS, THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED OUT SO SIGNIFICANTLY THAT THE STRUT MOUNT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY DETACHED. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND DIFFICULT TO DETECT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. IT'S OBVIOUS FROM SPEAKING WITH BODY SHOPS AND FORD REPS THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE. I CAN'T REITERATE ENOUGH THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF 1) THE SUSPENSION CAN COLLAPSE ONTO THE TIRE AND 2) IT'S DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY UNTIL THE STRUT MOUNT COLLAPSES. *TR

02/07/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A SUDDEN BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL HOUSING PANEL WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UUPDATED 07/08/14 MA

02/07/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR PANEL WHEN THE SHOCK ATTACHES TO THE UNDER PART HAS COMPLETELY RUSHED AWAY. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS OVER THOUSANDS OF VEHICLE THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD COLLISION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NOT EVEN STARTED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, HE STARTED THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLE COME INTO THE SHOP THAT ARE FORD ESCAPE THAT THE WHOLE BACK UNDER SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY RUSHED OUT. *TR

02/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

THIS IS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK, FORD FORUMS, THIS AGENCIES OWN WEBSITE ETC. THE REAR RIGHT INNER WHEEL WELL HAS TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED LEAVING THE TOP OF THE SHOCK ABSORBER UNCONNECTED TO ANYTHING. FORD HAVE NOT CARRIED OUT A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THOUGH APPARENTLY THE PARTS INVOLVED WERE MODIFIED ON NEWER VEHICLES TO PREVENT THIS HAPPENING. THE PROBLEM APPEARS WORSE IN NORTHERN STATES WITH BAD WINTERS WHERE SALTY WATER BECOMES TRAPPED INSIDE THE WATERPROOFING SEALANT AND THE WHEEL WELL ACCELERATING THE RUSTING PROCESS. UPDATED 04/16/14

02/03/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU041X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE HOUSING AND REAR SHOCKS WERE CORRODED AND SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

02/03/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02275K******
Summary

I AM HERE TO WRITE AN INCIDENT ABOUT MY MY RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION BREAKING AWAY FROM THE STRUT TOWER SUPPORT BRACKET. IT WAS ALL RUSTED OUT. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR IS FINE. I HAVE SEEN QUITE A LOT OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET. WHEN WE TOOK OUR CAR IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY CALLED IT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. CAR WAS UNSAFE TOO DRIVE. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND, THE PUBLIC. *TR

02/01/2014
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z65K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE 4WD MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION ABOUT 5 YEARS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I CAN NOT GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE FORWARD GEARS WORK FINE. I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET A HIGH INCIDENCE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

01/31/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR SHOCK HOUSING WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

01/31/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE MADE LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM REAR PASSENGER WHEEL AREA. UPON INSPECTION NOTICED SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED AWAY FROM BODY. LARGE HOLE THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. NOTHING STRUCTURAL TO HOLD SHOCK IN PLACE. FORD DEALER COULDN'T FIX. TOLD TO TAKE TO AUTO BODY SHOP. THEY ORDERED PART AND FORD HAS IT ON BACK ORDER..... *TR

01/30/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE 87,00 MILES, GARAGE KEPT. I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM THE FORD DEALER. SO I HEAR A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND TAKE IT INTO A SHOP TO GET CHECKED OUT. SHOP CALLS ME IN AWE? HE SAID THAT RIGHT SIDE INTER FENDER WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK TOWER HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE?HE ALSO SAID YOU CAN SEE TO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE SAID IN ALL HIS YEARS, HES NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. HE SAID THAT A 1990 CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS DAMAGE. SO I START TO GOOGLE AND LOW AND BEHOLD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH 2004, 2005 AND SOME 2006 FORD ESCAPE MODELS AND FORD WILL NOT RECALL OR MAKE GOOD ON THEIR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AND SPOKE TO A REPAIR MANAGER WHO SAID HE WILL CALL ME BACK?SO AFTER A FEW HOURS (HE GOOGLED HIMSELF), HE CALLS AND SAYS TOUGH LUCK?HAVE A NICE DAY. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF PICTURES ON THE NET THAT LOOK LIKE MY CAR?.I TOOK MY OWN PICTURES BUT THIS IS APPALLING AND FORD NEEDS TO BE HELP ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS A STRUCTURE PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS. I WILL PROBABLY HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING SOMEONE TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS AS THE DON'T WANT THE LIABILITY (ESPECIALLY SEEING I HAVE 2 CAR SEATS IN MY VEHICLE.) *TR

01/29/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR FENDER WHEEL WELL EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE REAR WHEEL NOT BEING SECURED AND COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

01/27/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR EXTERIOR PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SHOCK WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED AND THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT AND WHEEL HOUSE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

01/24/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/20/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AND FAILED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

01/23/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H95K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND THE "SERVICE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON THEN ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER THE "STOP SAFELY" LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE SHUTDOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT HAD TO BE RESET (SHUTDOWN WAS TO PROTECT THE HYBRID BATTERY). ONCE FORD FIXED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO GET CAR TO START AGAIN, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER HAD FULLY DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL HOUSE AND WAS BASICALLY A DANGLING PIECE. FORD COULD OFFER NO HELP "THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT OR CAPABILITY TO FIX" AND SAID I HAD TO GO TO A AUTO BODY SHOP TO HAVE THE PIECE WELDED BACK TO THE FRAME. TURNS OUT THERE IS NOTHING THERE TO WELD, THE ENTIRE CONNECTION HAS ROTTED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FROM WHAT I CAN FIND ONLINE THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPES AND FORD REFUSES TO DEAL WITH IT. CARS WITH THESE ISSUES ARE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT I WAS ONLY DRIVING 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET, IMAGINE WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED IF I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE PIECE JUST FELL OUT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FIX THAT FORD OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE THE BURDEN OF DEALING WITH FINANCIALLY ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAT 10 YEARS OLD. MY CAR IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS A LOT OF LIFE LEFT IN IT, BUT NOW THIS FIX IS GOING TO COST CLOSE TO $2500. THIS SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED SO FORD HAS TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE! HAS ANYONE CONSIDERED FILING A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR DEFECTIVE CAR PARTS??? *TR

01/22/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK TOWER DISCONNECTED TO FRAME. RUSTED OUT FENDERWELL. *TR

01/21/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU9415KA******
Summary

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND HIT A BUMP AND HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE IN THE BACK RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHCILE (RATTLED VERY LOUD). WHEN WE GOT HOME, I CHECKED ALL INSIDE THE CAR, NOTHING WAS LOOSE, I CHECKED UNDER THE CHECK THINKING A SHOCK ABSORBER HAD BROKEN AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN THROUGH. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK THE CARE TO A BODY SHOP AND THE MAN TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN A LOT OF THIS PROBLEM ON 2005 FORD ESCAPES WHERE THE SHOCK ABSORBER HAD BEEN HITTING ON THE WHEEL WELL UNTIL IT FINALLY BURST THROUGH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD ONLY SEEN IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE CHECKED ALL THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS AND THEY ARE FINE.THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WITH NO GUARANTEE OF HOW LONG THAT WILL HOLD. HE SAID TO GET IT FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS NO RUST ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD WITH ANY BODY/SUSPENSION ON THE CAR THAT WE HAVE OWNED SINCE 2006. *TR

01/21/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SHOCKS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HOUSING AND SHOCK MOUNTS NEEDED THE BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000. *TR

01/21/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 12/18/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE-WELL RUSTED OUT. IT RUSTED WHERE THE SHOCK IS ATTACHED. THIS ENTIRE PIECE RUSTING CAUSED THE SHOCK TO NO LONGER BE ATTACHED TO MY VEHICLE. WE LATER DISCOVER THE ACCELERATED CORROSION WAS FROM FAULTY DRAINS IN THE VEHICLE. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THE DRAIN PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EXPEDITED RUSTING. WITH FAULTY DRAINS IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE OTHER TIRE-WELL ALSO RUSTS OUT. LUCKILY I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN I DID, I HAD BEEN PLANNING ON TOWING A UHAUL CROSS-COUNTRY TWO DAYS OUT. IF I HAD BEEN TOWING AND THE SHOCK GAVE OUT, THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STARTED TO ROLL. *TR

01/20/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

AFTER SEEING POST FROM FRIEND THAT HER RIGHT REAR WELL ON HER 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS RUSTED THROUGH, IT MADE ME GO LOOK IN THE GARAGE AT MY SAME VEHICLE. UPON REVIEW I HAVE A LARGE HOLE INTO MY SPARE TIRE TOOLS BOX. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RUSTING AND CRACKS IN AND AROUND THE SHOCK AS WELL. LEFT REAR WELL DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE SAME ISSUE. *TR

01/20/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93165K******
Summary

LOUD BANGING SOUND FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL SOUNDING LIKE LOOSE MUFFLER UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE INNER WHEEL WELL WITH THE SHOCK MOUNT TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. TRYING TO GET IT FIXED AND NO ONE CAN PUT A PRICE ON THE REPAIR AND MOST BODY SHOPS ARE AFRAID TO DO IT. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. *TR

01/20/2014
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO FLOAT FREELY. THERE IS A SECTION APROX 24 INCHES LONG BY 2-6 INCHES WIDE WHERE THE METAL HAS RUSTED OUT AND IS COMPLETELY GONE. THIS VEHICLE MAKES A HARD SLAM WHENEVER DRIVEN OVER SMALL BUMPS. THE SHOCK HAS COME THROUGH THE PLASTIC PANEL AND PUT A LARGE CRACK/HOLE IN IT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND EXCESSIVELY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE IS FROM MICHIGAN. *TR

01/16/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 01/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SHOCKS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INNER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

01/14/2014
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

01/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT WENT THROUGH RUSTED WHEEL WELL AND INTO TRUNK. *TR

01/07/2014
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/04/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL CASES OVER THE YEARS WITH THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE SEEMING TO IDLE VERY-VERY LOW AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE (FOR INSTANCE FROM A STOP SIGN) THE ACCELERATION IS VERY VERY SLOW AND THEN RAMPS UP AFTER A FEW SECONDS.THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY BUT REGULARLY AND DESPITE TAKING IT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS, NONE HAVE MANAGED TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE EXPLANATION BUT HAVE ALL RECOGNIZED IT. RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED ISSUES, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, OF THE VEHICLE "SHUDDERING" AS IF THE BRAKES ARE HAVING TROUBLE SLOWING THE VEHICLE WHICH IM CONCERNED MAY BE FROM THE THROTTLE NOT DISENGAGING PROPERLY WHEN RELEASED (ALMOST LIKE ITS STUCK OR FROZEN). WE HAVE RECENTLY IN MY REGION OF THE COUNTRY BEEN EXPERIENCING A FEW COLD SNAPS AND THAT BRINGS ME TO THE MOST RECENT ISSUE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE VEHICLE TODAY, I NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED "STUCK" OR FROZEN. I DEPRESSED IT A FEW TIMES, NO LUCK AS IT SEEMED "FROZEN". I TOOK IT TO MEAN THAT THE COLD (IT GOT DOWN BELOW 15* F. IN GEORGIA) AND LET IT RUN FOR A BIT TO WARM. I PUSHED ACCELERATOR AND IT SEEMED UNSTUCK. I PUT IN REVERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BACKWARDS. I FOUND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT COME OFF THE FLOORBOARD. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE PEDAL, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT FREELY AND LOOKING AT THE CONNECTION I THOUGHT IT HAD BROKEN OR BECAME DISCONNECTED. I CAME BACK FROM WORK AFTER GETTING RIDE FROM WIFE AND WENT TO INSPECT IT. THE PEDAL THIS TIME ACTED AS EXPECTED ALTHOUGH I COULD HEAR SQUEAKING AND IT THUMPED WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. IT SEEMS THAT THE COD HAD FROZEN SOMETHING OR EXACERBATED WHATEVER WAS CAUSING ISSUES IN GENERAL. I CALLED FORD AND THEY MENTIONED SOMETHING HAD BEEN DONE IN 06 AND THEN I READ ARTICLE ABOUT 17 YEAR OLD WHO DIED AFTER HER ESCAPE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN A SIMILAR WAY AFTER HAVING A RECENT REPAIR. *TR

01/06/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 01/02/0201
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN ICY WEATHER AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER FOUR TIMES AND CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

01/06/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/23/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94195K******
Summary

LOUD THUMPING NOISE OCCURS OVER ANY SIZE BUMP. ON INSPECTION REPAIR SHOP FOUND REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT AND NO MOUNT EXISTING FOR THE SHOCK ABSORBER. NO OTHER WHEEL WELL HAS THIS PROBLEM. DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

01/02/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94185K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SOMETHING BANGING IN THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK. I THOUGHT IT AS THE MUFFLER THAT CAME LOOSE. TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER INNER WHEEL WELL WAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT AN INCH OF METAL LEFT. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 15TH OF 2013. I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM BEFORE. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I TRIED ORDERING THE PART FROM A FORD DEALER AND THEY SAY IT IS ON BACK ORDER. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PART FROM FORD SO THE MAZDA TRIBUTE IS THE SAME SO I AM ORDERING THE PART FROM THEM. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I HAVE TO HAVE IT RUNNING . I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER 17TH, 2013. I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE. I SURELY HOPE THIS PART WORKS BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, AND I ALSO WENT TO THERE RECALL WEBSITE TO CHECK FOR MYSELF AND COULD NOT FIND ANY LISTED. I AM GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT IT IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO DO ANY GOOD. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FILE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST THEM BUT THEN ONLY THE LAWYERS WIN. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR OCCURRENCE ACCORDING TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS. *TR

12/29/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/26/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. I HAVE NOTICED RUST ON REAR FENDER WELLS IN THE PAST. IN SUMMER 2013, I FOUND A HOLE INTO THE PASSENGER AREA FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. FILLED HOLE AND ATTEMPTED TO UNDERCOAT TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL RUST. DECEMBER 26, 2013, WHILE DRIVING I HIT A BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE IN BACK RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVING BECAME DIFFICULT AFTER THE BUMP, SO I STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THE SHOCK HAD SEPARATED FROM THE UNI-BODY/WHEEL WELL DUE TO CORROSION. THE NOISE WAS THE SHOCK HITTING THE PLASTIC INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON A REPLACEMENT PANEL AND I FOUND THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE FORD ESCAPE WITH NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF THIS SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL OF THE FORD ESCAPE HAS A DESIGN FLAW CAUSING THE SHOCK TO SEPARATE FROM THE UNI-BODY. DRIVING BECOME DIFFICULT DURING THIS FAILURE AS THE VEHICLE IS RIDING ON THE SPRING AND THE SHOCK IS NOT ABLE TO REDUCE THE TIRE BOUNCE. *TR

12/27/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/19/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03Z85K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY AND THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL HOUSE PANEL HAD SEPARATED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

12/18/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

12/17/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

WHEN I OPENED THE REAR HATCH ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE I NOTICED THE PLASTIC MOLDING WAS CRACKED, AFTER LOOKING AT IT CLOSER I NOTICED THAT THE WHOLE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT WAS RUSTED OUT ANT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED MANY BODY SHOPS THAT SAY THE PROBLEM IS FIXABLE BUT DO TO LIABILITY THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. AFTER RESEARCHING IT ONLINE ON THE FORD FORUM I FOUND OUT THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. ONE POST ON THE FORUM SAYS THAT THE ENGINEERS OF THE ESCAPE SAID IT IS A DESIGN FLAW CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WON'T PUT IT IN WRITING FOR FEAR OF LOSING THEIR JOBS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR IT. IF THE SHOCK WOULD HAVE CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND HIT THE ROAD OR SOMETHING UNDER THE VEHICLE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT. I WOULD TO KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM ? *TR

12/16/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/20/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A THREE INCH HOLE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL, EXPOSING A DAMAGED SHOCK ABSORBER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

12/14/2013
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/14/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04105K******
Summary

BACKING OUT OF GARAGE CAR DIED. TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT STOP LIGHTS TRIES TO DIE HESITATES JERKS THEFT LIGHT CONES ON. UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER FREEWAY SAME THING AND WHEN TRYING TO PASS A CAR. CAME UPON S HILL AND IT ALMOST DIED N WOULD NOT GO OVER 50 MPH ALMOST CAUSING WRECKS VERY SCARY DAY. EARLIER IN WEEK DIED A COUPLE TIMES WHILE IDLING BUT THIS ACCELERATING PROBLEM IS HAZARDOUS. IF IT IS THROTTLE BODY WHICH IT PROBABLY IS FROM WHAT I'M READING ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS!!!!!!!! *TR

12/06/2013
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/13/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z25K******
Summary

FROM A STOP THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. IT IS INTERMITTENT, BUT WHEN IT OCCURS YOU UNABLE TO PRESS THE THROTTLE. IT IS JAMMED. IT SEEMS IF I PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT BACK INTO PARK THEN TO DRIVE IT WILL BE FREE AGAIN AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ONCE IN A WHILE YEARS AGO, BUT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING A LOT MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. *TR

12/06/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/08/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AFTER MASHING ON IT HARD IT BROKE LOOSE WHEN APPROCHING A STOP SIGN I STOPPED AND TRY TO GO AGAIN BUT GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL. I ALSO HAVE TRANSMISSION AND REAREND PROBLEMS BUT THEY BOTH ARE COSTLY REPAIRS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE GAS PEDAL PLEASE FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT

12/03/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE...THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL HAS RUSTED OUT AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT, READY OR CLOSE TO BREAKING FREE. FIRST BODY SHOP WOULDN'T EVEN QUOTE A REPAIR. GOOGLED ISSUE AND FOUND 100'S OF OTHER OWNERS OF 2005'S WITH SAME CONDITION...PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK MATCHED MY CARS SITUATION EXACTLY. WHY NO RECALL? *TR

11/26/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/26/2012
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A BURNING OIL SMELL AND VAPOR EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND A GASKET WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

11/26/2013
Components: STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/12/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

I PURCHASED CAR IN JANUARY 2005, FIRST TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WAS IN 2007, NOVEMBER, BUT IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MORE SO THAN SUMMER. I AM SO NERVOUS ABOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT I JUST WANT IT FIXED. I HAVE IT AT A FORD DEALER RIGHT NOW AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME $650.00 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I CERTAINLY HOPE THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT I DO NOT HAVE FAITH HERE. *TR

11/25/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/22/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, HE NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE INNER QUARTER PANEL AND WHEEL HOUSE PANEL WERE CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE SHOCK HAD BECOME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. . ..UPDATED 01-10-14 *BF

11/25/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/23/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2013 I LEFT HOME TO DO ERRANDS AS I DROVE DOWN TO THE FIRST INTERSECTION AND STOPPED WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE GAS PEDAL WITH NOT MOVE IT WAS STUCK, I TRIED TO PUSH IT DOWN WITH BOTH FEET BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER, FINALLY AFTER PUMPING THE PEDAL THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME AND NOT DRIVE THIS CAR. AS I TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND DOWN THE ROAD I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE PEDAL STUCK. I'M ON A 35 MPH HIGHWAY AND I SLOWED TO A TERRIFYING 3MPH BEFORE THE PEDAL WOULD WORK AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF INVESTIGATION OR RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS! *TR

11/22/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/08/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING INSIDE OF HER VEHICLE, SHE BEGAN TO SMELL EXHAUST FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD CORRODED AND CREATED A HOLE INSIDE THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUBFRAME WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

11/21/2013
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER'S REAR WHEEL WELD WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN

11/19/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 11/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU041X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED AND THE REAR SHOCK WAS NO LONGER MOUNTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

11/18/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT AND INNER FENDER WELL RUSTED NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICHLE AND RATHER FRUSTRATED. *TR

11/18/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/18/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED HAS A SAFETY ISSUE SO BAD THAT IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL HAS RUSTED OUT AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT, READY OR CLOSE TO BREAKING FREE. *TR

11/15/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 08/14/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z95K******
Summary

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS SOME TIME, BOTH WHEN STARTING OUT AND OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND IF YOU APPLY A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE IT THEN KIND OF CLICK PAST THE PLACE WHERE IT STICKS, OFTEN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE. IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TRYING TO START-UP IN TRAFFIC, OR KEEPING A CONSTANT SPEED, AS THE PEDAL SEEMS TO HAVE THAT RESISTANCE JUST WHEN YOU NEED TO GIVE IT JUST A LITTLE GAS, BUT SUDDENLY YOU HAVE GIVEN IT TOO MUCH IN OVERCOMING THE STICKING. IT ACTUALLY STARTED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, AND SEEMS TO GET WORSE WHEN IT IS COLDER. *TR

11/14/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/13/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H05K******
Summary

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HATCH WINDOW HINGES BROKE LEAVING THE WINDOW HANGING. BOLTS OXIDIZED THROUGH PRODUCING THIS FAILURE. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED EVEN IF THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE WINDOW. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDOW COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND/OR PERSONS THAT WERE FOLLOWING. THE LIFTGATE WINDOW HINGE PART # IS 420A68. *TR

11/14/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT STARTED TO SPUTTER. DID THE SAME THING THE NEXT TIME IT WAS DRIVEN AND HAS EVER SINCE. I HAD IT TO TWO MECHANICS WHICH SAID THAT THE #4 WAS MISFIRING AND START COIL PROBLEM. REPLACED.. NOT WORKING STILL. HAVE TALKED TO TWO DEALERSHIPS ABOUT IT ONE TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM. GOING TO ONE CLOSER SO THAT I CAN TALK TO THEM. BOTH SAY THERE IS A PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FORD COMPANY HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX IT. NOT SURE IF I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. I PREFER FORD BUT MAY HAVE TO GO WITH A DIFFERENT FORD VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD EVERYTHING ELSE BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A FORD. OUR LAST FORD TRUCK WAS A 93 AND WE JUST GOT RID OF IT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO STILL RUNNING. I DO NOT WANT TO GIVE UP ON MY FORDS. *TR

11/13/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/04/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PCM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,487. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

11/12/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 11/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED A LOUD BANGING SOUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL SHOCK TOWER WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

11/06/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94165K******
Summary

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM BYERS KIA 9 MONTHS AGO. I RECENTLY JUST MADE MY 8TH PAYMENT ON IT. 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION FROM 15-25 MPH. WELL ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3RD MY DRIVE SHAFT QUIT WORKING. WE INSTALLED A U JOINT HOPING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT ONLY MADE IT WORSE. I HAVE THE DEALERSHIP WORKING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW. I DON'T FEEL IM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE SEEING IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT PRIOR TO ME BUYING THIS TRUCK . *TR

11/05/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THE COMPUTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN

11/01/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 11/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

ABS LIGHT CAME ON. 4WD LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL/BRAKE AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT THE 4WD FLASHED AND THEN TURNED OFF. IT CAME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY AND FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO FUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES OR WHEELS. *TR

10/31/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/30/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SHOCK ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

10/29/2013
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H25K******
Summary

AFTER A RECENT ROAD TRIP, I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. CHECKED ITEMS IN CARGO AREA, SPARE TIRE, JACK AND EVEN CHECKED TO MAKE SURE BACK SEAT WAS SECURE. CLUNKING NOISE WAS THE SHOCK HITTING THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. THE SHOCK ASSEMBLY WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED, IT WAS RUSTED UNDER THE WHEEL WELL AROUND THE SHOCK ASSEMBLY. SO WITH EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT WAS CLANKING AROUND. VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE FOR FEAR THAT THE SHOCK WOULD BREAK AND CAUSE A TIRE BLOW OUT OR WORSE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE AUTO BODY SHOP WHICH COST ME $900 TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL IS DOING THE SAME THING AND I MAY NOT HAVE A FUEL TANK EVENTUALLY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND TAKEN CARE OF. I LOVE MY VEHICLE AND LOVE NOT HAVING A CAR PAYMENT TOO. *TR

10/28/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 10/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

HAD CAR IN THE SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS NOTED BY THE MECHANIC THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING AND DETERIORATION. IN DANGER OF FAILING. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY PREVALENT AND DANGEROUS, WHY HAVE YOU NOT INSTITUTED A RECALL OR FORCED FORD MOTOR CO. TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? *TR

10/26/2013
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/23/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED. IT HAD ONLY ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE SECOND OWNER HAVE FILLED IT WITH GAS SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE NOTICED THAT WE CANNOT KEEP THE NOZZLE ON FULL BECAUSE THE GAS BACKS UP IN THE FILLER TUBE AND THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUTS-OFF. SOMETIMES WE CAN'T EVEN PUT IT ON THE AUTOMATIC LOW. WE MUST SIT THERE AND KEEP SQUEEZING THE NOZZLE UNTIL IT SHUTS OFF, AND THEN SQUEEZE THE HANDLE AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ON THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT FORD INCORRECTLY DESIGNED THE FILLER TUBE. APPARENTLY IT IS TOO NARROW. SO NOW THEY HAVE A REDESIGNED TUBE THAT IS LARGER IN DIAMETER. BUT SINCE THIS CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, FORD WON'T FIX IT, AND THIS AIN'T SOME EASY INEXPENSIVE FIX...IT COSTS OVER $800 TO DO IT. YOU GOT TO DROP THE TANK. THE NEW CORRECT PART COSTS $300, AND THE LABOR IS ABOUT $500. WHAT YOU NHTSA FOLKS DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE IS THAT IS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD ALLOW CONSUMERS TO BE SPLASHED WITH GASOLINE IF THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUT-OFF SYSTEM FAILS, BECAUSE FUEL SHUT-OFF SYSTEM FAILS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED THIS SEVERAL TIMES...WITH GAS OVERFLOWING OTHER PEOPLES CARS. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE MUST REMAIN AT THE CAR WHILE FILLING IT...THESE AUTOMATIC NOZZLES FAIL ALL THE TIME. THIS FUEL FILLING SYSTEM ISSUE IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, CONSUMERS MUST NOT BE REQUIRED TO RELY ON OTHER SAFETY SYSTEMS, BECAUSE THOSE SYSTEMS WILL FAIL. FORD DESIGNED A DEFECTIVE FUEL FILLER SYSTEM, AND NHTSA MUST MAKE FORD FIX THEM, AT FORD'S EXPENSE' IF NHTSA IS UNWILLING TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM UNREASONABLE RISK...THEN WHAT GOOD ARE THEY? ANYTHING THAT POTENTIALLY INVOLVES CONSUMERS GETTING SPLASHED WITH GASOLINE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD PERIOD. *TR

10/25/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15D******
Summary

1. WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY USING CRUISE CONTROL, I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE BUT INSTEAD THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. 2. TWO DAYS LATER WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO LEAVE, THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY STUCK LIKE THERE WAS AN INVISIBLE ROCK UNDER THE PEDAL. MY FRIEND FOLLOWED THE GAS PEDAL CABLE UNDER THE HOOD AND REMOVED THE BLACK COVER AND UN-FROZE (UN-STUCK) THE END OF THE CABLE SO I CAN AT LEAST GET THE CAR BACK HOME. I WAS UP-NORTH AT THAT TIME AND VERY SCARED DRIVING THE CAR HOME BECAUSE WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M GOING AT A FREEWAY SPEED. I PROMPTLY LEASED A NEW CAR BECAUSE THESE TWO ISSUES SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME. I STILL HAVE THE CAR BUT WOULD LIKE IT TO GET REPAIRED. I CONTACTED FORD HQS ON 10/25/2013 TO COMMUNICATE THE ISSUES I EXPERIENCED AND TO ASSIST IN RESOLUTION AS I DO KNOW THERE WERE RE-CALLS ON OTHER ESCAPES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEY STATED MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE CARS UNDER RE-CALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I FURTHER EXPRESSED THAT THE CAR SHOULD AS THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH A 2005 ESCAPE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS I RESEARCHED THE WEB. SHE STATED IF THERE IS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE I WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL. I ASKED IS THERE ANYONE ELSE I COULD ACCELERATE THIS ISSUE TO AND SHE STATED MY ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN THE SYSTEM. THE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WHY IS THE RE-CALL NOT COVERED ON 2005 ESCAPES BUT ON 2004 ESCAPES? MY 2005 ESCAPE WAS ACTUALLY BUILT IN 2004. ACCORDING TO FORD HQS, MY VIN# DOES NOT COME UP FOR THE RE-CALL!!! CAN YOU HELP ME OUT ON THIS AND FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE? JUST SEARCH THE WEB AND YOU WILL SEE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND DANGERS OF THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

10/16/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/11/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93ZX5K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CARRIER IS COMPLETELY ERODED WITH THE VEHICLE BEING DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL/BODY WORK TO REPAIR. THIS ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO FAULTY MATERIAL USED BY FORD AS THE OTHER WHEEL CARRIERS AND THE VEHICLE IN GENERAL ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE INTERNET BUT FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALLING THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A MIRACLE THAT WE WERE NOT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT CONDITION AND ONLY TOOK IT IN WHEN THE ISSUE BECAME KNOWN WHEN A LOUD NOISE STARTED AS THE FRAME WAS COLLAPSING DUE TO THE LACK OF SUPPORT. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND AS THE ONLY OWNER KNOW THAT NO ACCIDENT OR ISSUE OTHER THAN FAULTY MATERIAL COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CORROSION. FORD IS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS NO PLANS TO REVIEW FURTHER OR ISSUE A RECALL TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF OTHER OWNERS. *TR

10/16/2013
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE INNER WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED, CAUSING THE SHOCK TO COLLIDE WITH THE PLASTIC PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

10/15/2013
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 10/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H25K******
Summary

DRIVING AT 8AM BETWEEN BOULDER, CO AND LONGMONT, CO, ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2013. THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 30 DEGREES, WHICH IT HAD BEEN AROUND FOR THE WHOLE DRIVE, ABOUT 45 MINUTES AT THAT POINT. I HAD JUST COME DOWN FROM ABOUT 8000FT ELEVATION TO ABOUT 5000FT ELEVATION (WITH A GOOD BIT OF UP AND DOWN AND SOME BUMPY ROADS IN BETWEEN), BUT HAD BEEN AT THAT ELEVATION ON CITY STREETS FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THERE HAD BEEN LIGHT SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS, BUT NONE ONCE I WAS ON THE PLAINS. I HAD BEEN RUNNING MY REAR DEFROST OFF AND ON (THOUGH I DIDN'T NOTICE IF IT WAS ON OR OFF AT THE EXACT TIME OF THE INCIDENT), AS WELL AS HEAT AND FRONT DEFROST. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE, THEN SAW THAT MY REAR WINDOW WAS GONE, COMPLETELY SHATTERED. I HAD OPENED THE REAR WINDOW TO LOAD THE CAR BEFORE LEAVING. *TR

10/11/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94175K******
Summary

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 50 MPH, THEN WITHOUT WARNING, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY QUIT RUNNING. *TR

10/11/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

A LOUD, STARTLING BANG OCCURRED. THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT HAD RUSTED OUT, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER. THERE IS ALSO A GAPING HOLE PRODUCED THAT EXPOSES THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE TO DANGEROUS ACCELERATED ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

10/09/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135S******
Summary

RIGHT SIDE (PASS) SHOCK MOUNT/INNER FENDER AREA COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. UPPER SHOCK MOUNT DISENGAGED WITH THE VEHICLE CAUSING LOUD BANGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. UNSTABLE DRIVING AS SHOCK IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO VEHICLE. *TR

10/08/2013
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 08/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD ESCAPE FOR A FEW MONTHS. GENERALLY WHEN AT A STOP MY ENGINE WOULD REV REALLY HIGH. AFTER THIS WENT ON FOR AWHILE NOW WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE OR AT A STOP THE IDLING GOES SO LOW I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO STALL. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC TEST IT AND PUT IT ON AN ANALYZER BUT THE ANALYZER DOESN'T SHOW A PROBLEM. I FINALLY HAD THE THROTTLE MOTOR REPLACED BUT IT IS STILL IDLING TOO LOW AT TIMES. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON WHEN IT WILL START DOING IT. I'M AT A LOSS ON HOW TO FIX IT BUT IT'S PRETTY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AT TIMES. *TR

10/08/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/04/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93155K******
Summary

THUMPING SOUND FROM RIGHT REAR OF CARGO DECK. UPON INTERIOR INSPECTION, NO LOOSE ITEMS IN CARGO AREA, NO LOOSE PANELS, AND JACK WAS NOT LOOSE. UPON EXTERIOR INSPECTION NOTICED RUSTED OUT PORTION OF WHEEL WELL. CAN SEE INTO INTERIOR (BACK OF INTERIOR PANEL, CARPETING, ETC.). SEEMS THAT THUMPING IS DUE TO WHEEL OR SUSPENSION PARTS BEING IMPROPERLY SUPPORTED DUE TO CORROSION OF/IN AREA OF WHEEL WELL. SPECIFICALLY, SHOCK AND/OR LARGE COIL SPRING ARE HITTING INTERIOR PANEL(S) OF VEHICLE. *TR

09/30/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT. THIS MAKES IT A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE AT ANYTIME THE SHOCKS CAN BREAK FREE AND BUST UPWARD INTO MY TRUCK. I TOOK MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS HE HAD SEEN 4-5 2005 FORD ESCAPES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ALL THE SAME RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH 195000 MEMBERS FOLLOWING IT SO I KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE. PROBLEM IS THAT HALF OF THE COUNTRY IS NOT IN AN AREA THAT HAS RUST. SO SOUTHERN FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ARE NOT GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS. THIS CANNOT BE IGNORED BECAUSE NOT ALL 2005 FORD ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WOULD SHOW YOU THAT ALL 2005 FORD ESCAPES WOULD HAVE THIS IF PUT TO THE SAME ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. THIS NEEDS A RECALL. IT IS AN EASY FIX. FORD ALREADY FIXED IT WITH THE NEWER MODELS. JUST WELD IN A NEW RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, BUT THE ENVIRONMENT IS WHAT IS SAVING THIS FROM BEING A NATIONAL ISSUE. *TR

09/29/2013
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 09/29/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR INNER WHEEL WELL ROTTED LEAVING THE REAR SHOCK SUPPORT UNSECURED MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE. DOES NOT APPEAR THAT FORD WANTS TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY MANUFACTURING AND/OR MATERIALS. *TR

09/26/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/21/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING MY ESCAPE ON AN EXPRESSWAY IT SUDDENLY STARTED 'CHUGGING' AND DIED. I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T A LOT OF TRAFFIC - IT HAPPENED AT 11:30PM. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE IS IN A FORD SERVICE DEALER NOW BEING REPAIRED AT A COST OF $2564. THEY ARE REPLACING THE PCM, COILS AND PLUGS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT THAT FORD DOES NOT COVER. THIS IS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN DURING RUSH HOUR OR IN A REMOTE LOCATION. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD FOR NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT AND WILL NOT OWN ANOTHER ONE. *LN UPDATED 1/10/2013 *JS

09/25/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/24/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H65K******
Summary

ABS LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON AND I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP, THERE WAS NO ABS LIGHT OR SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR. MECHANIC SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND POSSIBLY THE HCU. BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL FIX IT. *JS

09/23/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/19/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH BEGAN DRIVING ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, COIL ASSEMBLY AND THE SPARK PLUG GASKET WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

09/20/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL, STRUTS AND SHOCKS WERE SEPARATED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

09/20/2013
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 09/19/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

NOTICED A LOUD BANGING NOISE IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. LOOKED IN WHEEL WELL AND IT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN MANY EXACT SCENARIOS. SHOCK IS ATTACHED IN A WAY THAT IT RUBS AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING CORROSION.. NO OTHER RUST ON THE VEHICLE AND IT IS STORED IN THE GARAGE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE GIVEN SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. IN LOOKING FURTHER IN TO THIS IT IS A COMMON COMPLAIN. CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW. A RECALL IS NEEDED AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE WHEEL CAN FALL RIGHT OFF = AND THAT WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

09/19/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/18/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE COULD HEAR A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT UPON INSPECTION THE CAR WAS CORRODED UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE UNDER BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 125,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF UPDATED 10/24/2013 *JS

09/14/2013
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94115K******
Summary

THIS SAFETY ISSUE REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BY BOTH THE NHTSA AND FORD: 61 NHTSA COMPLAINTS FILED TO DATE: '04- 16; '05- 45. VEHICLE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. SERVICE NOTIFIED THAT A FORWARD LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FAILING, NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED IN THE DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION. IT WAS REPLACED TWO DAYS LATER. THE FOLLOWING DAY OF THE REPAIR, ON A DAILY COMMUTE BETWEEN TOL TO DTW, THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. VEHICLE BEGAN DOG-TRACKING. INITIAL INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL THE HIDDEN DAMAGE CAUSED BY CORROSION AT THE WELDED SEAMS OF THE INNER WHEEL WELL DUE TO AN UNDERBODY COATING. UPON REMOVING THE UNDERCOATING, VERY EASILY BY HAND, TWO LARGE SECTIONS REMOVED, REVEALED THE SHOCK WAS PENETRATING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS NO LONGER BEING STRUCTURALLY SUPPORTED BY THE VEHICLES UNI-BODY FRAME. THE LARGE SECTIONS REMOVED WOULD HAVE CAUSED TIRE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BY PUNCTURE OR HAZARD TO OTHER FOLLOWING VEHICLES. THE SEPARATION OF THE SHOCK TOWER FROM THE BODY, DID CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, CREATING A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND CAUSING POTENTIAL HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE STEERED INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH). THE VEHICLE IS RENDERED INOPERABLE DUE TO THE CATASTROPHIC NATURE OF THE FAILURE. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP STATES THEY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE REPAIRING THE STRUCTURE AND NOT AWARE OF ANY MANUFACTURE RECALLS. IN CONTACTING THEIR SISTER DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THIS DEFECT, AND CONTINUED ON STATING THIS FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2004 - 2006 ESCAPES. THE FAILED PANEL IS AVAILABLE, P/N:PART 7L827827886A. A REINFORCEMENT PIECE IS ALSO AVAILABLE. SEE EXAMPLE PICTURE HERE: HTTP://IMAGESHACK.US/A/IMG854/6430/WHEELWELL2.JPG FACEBOOK SITE CONCERNING THIS SAFETY ISSUE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/2005-FORD-ESCAPE-2004-2006/397923900236108. *TR

09/13/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR CENTER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, COILS, COMPUTER AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

09/12/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/29/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155D******
Summary

THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN GOT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. TOLD ME IT WAS THE PCM, 6 COILS AND SPARK PLUGS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACE ($2K TO FIX). I CALLED FORD THEY SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. TOLD ME EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS AN 05 IT WAS MADE IN 04 SO THEY COULD NOT HELP. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROGRAM TO FIX THIS ISSUE HAD TO BE WITHIN 8 YEARS AND 80K MILES. BAD SPARK PLUGS ARE TO BLAME. I DISAGREED 05 TO 2013 IS 8 YEARS, THEY SAY NO BECAUSE IT WAS MADE 10/14/04 SO IT WOULD PUT ME AT 9 YEARS 71K MILES. I ARGUED IT WAS SOLD IN 05 AND THAT IS WHAT THEY SHOULD GO BY, THEY DISAGREED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND VEHICLE. *TR

09/12/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE SHOCK MOUNT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS CAUSING THE WHEEL TO KNOCK AGAINST THE FRAME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE ENTIRE QUARTER PANEL AND INSIDE WHEEL WELL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

09/11/2013
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/10/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H95K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A RED TRIANGLE ILLUMINATED WITH A MESSAGE TO STOP SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SERVICE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN, THE PROGRAM INVOLVED INSTALLING A SERVICE HARNESS IN THE HIGH-VOLTAGE TRACTION BATTERY AND REPROGRAMMING THE BATTERY CONTROL MODULE. UPDATED 11/06/13 UPDATED 11/29/13*LJ

09/10/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/02/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOOSE ENGINE POWER AND ENGINE WILL STUTTER OR SHAKE AS SOMEONE PULLED OUT ONE SPARK PLUG AND VEHICLE IS TRYING TO COMPENSATE. ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH DURING THIS TIME APROX 40 SECONDS AND THEN ENGINE WILL CATCH AND RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. DOES NOT MATTER IF ENGINE IS HOT OR COLD, SHORT OR LONG DISTANCE THIS WILL HAPPEN RANDOMLY WITH OUT WARNING. AC OFF HEAT OFF AC ON HEAT ON DOES NOT MATTER. WE ARE NOW TRYING TO GOOGLE THE PROBLEM AND SEE WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD HAS BEEN NO HELP AFTER READING THE CODES THEY TRY TO FIX WHAT MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAS ALREADY REPLACED. CODES ALWAYS READ THE SAME THING COILS, FUEL INJECTION ALL HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. HAS BEEN IN TO REPAIR NUMEROUS TIMES AND SPENT 1,000'S OF DOLLARS ON VEHICLE. *TR

09/05/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SUSPENSION TOWER WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

09/05/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/30/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

MY FORD ESCAPE 2005 WAS WORKING WELL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SUDDENLY AFTER TURNING THE CAR SHUT DOWN. AFTER RESTARTING THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER. WENT TO FORD AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A TSB 10 -18-10, FAULTY SPARK PLUGS MAKE RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE WHICH MAKE COILS ON PLUGS AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) TO MALFUNCTION. ALL SIX SPARK PLUGS AND COILS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, ONLY SOLUTION IS TO CHANGE PCM. THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, AFTER ANY MILEAGE, WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RE-CALLED AND FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THESE AS IT IS A DEFECT FROM FABRIC. *JB

09/02/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/30/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

AFTER DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THEN SLOWING DOWN, (FOR EXAMPLE: GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE ON THE OFFRAMP) THE ESCAPE WILL STALL OUT AND THE ENGINE WILL STOP. IT WILL START AGAIN, BUT WILL STALL OUT WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES TO ME. MECHANICS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPEAT THE ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2004 ESCAPE DUE TO THIS EXACT MISTAKE, BUT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX MINE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPEAT THE ISSUE. *JS

08/29/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 08/24/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5K******
Summary

AS WE ARE DRIVING ALONG WE HEAR A VERY LOUD BANGING COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.WHEN WE GET OUT TO INSPECT THE AREA WE FIND THE REAR PASENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL IS EXTREMELY RUSTED THRU AND CHUNKS OF THE WELL ARE ACTUALLY FALLING OUT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED!!!! BY THE FORD DEALER....THEN WE TOOK IT TO SEVERAL AUTO BODY SHOPS THAT SAID THEY CANNOT FIX THIS! SEVERAL PLACES SAID FORD USED FAULTY METAL OR UNDERCOATING AND THAT IS WHY IT RUSTED SO BADLY.THE CAR HAS ONLY 50000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN HIGHLY MAINTAINED...I FINALLY FOUND AN AUTOBODY SHOP THAT WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL AND THEER WILL BE NO GUARANTEE IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN OR TO ANY OF THE OTHER WHEELS!!! I FEEL TOTALLY RIPPED OFF! I READ ONLINE THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.

08/23/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/08/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

I WAS EN ROUTE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO CHECK A POSSIBLE U-JOINT NOISE, AND HIT A REPAIR BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR MADE A VERY SCARY CLUNK AT THE RIGHT/REAR WHEEL. IT CONTINUED TO MAKE A BANGING /CLUNKING NOISE. I CONTINUED ON TO THE REPAIR SHOP TRAVELING AT 25MPH WITH MY FLASHERS ON. THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TEST DRIVE AND CONFIRMED THE BANGING/CLUNKING NOISE. THEY THEN PUT THE VEHICLE ON A HOIST FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION AND FOUND THE UNDER-BODY FRAME AROUND THE RIGHT/REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAD RUSTED AWAY, AND THE REMAINING PORTION THAT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE SHOCK WAS SNAPPING AND BANGING WITH ANY MOVEMENT OF THE RIGHT/REAR WHEEL. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN 5 MORE ESCAPES SINCE THEN ,AND ONLY ONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS ALSO AN ESCAPE HYBRID. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME TO CONTACT YOUR WEBSITE AND MAKE A COMPLAINT. *TR

08/22/2013
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU THE TRUNK AREA&WAS PROTRUDING UP ABOUT A FOOT INTO TRUNK AREA-VERY GLAD I WASN'T GOING FAST WHEN THIS HAPPENED!!MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE!!!!!!!!!THIS IS ONE OF FORDS BEST IDEAS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!VERY THIN SHEET METAL WITH A THICKER PIECE WELDED TO IT TO SUPPORT 1 SIDE OF A VEHICLE.YEAH,THAT IS COMMON SENSE AT THE FINEST!!!!! THANKYOU FORD ENGINEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&DESIGNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THESE SAME COMMON SENSE PEOPLE HOPEFULLY PUT OUT A RECALL SO PEOPLE CAN GET IT FIXED&GET SOME MONEY BACK!! I DID HAVE MINE FIXED RIGHT AWAY_IT'S THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. *TR

08/22/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/22/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AROUND SHOCK TOWER AND SHOCK PUNCHED THROUGH INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE NOTHING ELSE RUSTED ON VEHICLE FORD SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES AND SAID BODY SHOP WOULD BE $1300 TO FIX. *TR

08/22/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/22/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE LEFT PASSENGER REAR FENDER WELL HAS RUSTED OUT AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT, READY TO BREAK FREE. *TR

08/21/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHEN PARKING OR IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

08/13/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/10/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

I'VE BEEN HEARING SOME LOUD NOISES/BANGS FROM THE BACK END OF MY CAR BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. I FOUND OUT THE ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED OUT IN A 1/2 CIRCLE AROUND THE SHOCK. THE SHOCK WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CAR. EVERYTIME IT WENT OVER A BUMP - IT SOUNDS LIKE MY TRUNK IS PICKING UP AND SLAMMING DOWN. I HAVE VERY MINIMAL RUST ON MY CAR AND THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IF YOU OPEN THE COMPARTMENT WHERE THE JACK IS STORED IN MY TRUNK YOU CAN SEE MY TIRE THROUGH A HOLE. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS AND DOZENS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE SHOCK TO DISCONNECT BUT FORD HAS NOT PUT OUT A RECALL AND IT COSTING $1200-$1800 TO REPAIR. *TR

08/09/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H55K******
Summary

I PRESENTED MY VEHICLE FOR PA SAFETY INSPECTION. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER HAD RUSTED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A COMPELLING SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

08/09/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H65K******
Summary

I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. IT WAS VERY LOOSE AND DEPRESSED EASILY ABOUT 1 INCH, THEN STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND HELD FIRM WITHOUT SLOWING THE CAR AT ALL. AFTER PRESSING DOWN HARDER WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO BUDGE THE BRAKES, I LIFTED AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS TIME THEY WORKED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPE DAYS LATER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE ABS MODULE AND MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FROM MY RESEARCH, FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE ARE COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

08/09/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 08/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

08/07/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY, CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTED INTO MUCH LOWER GEAR (VERY LOUD) WITH JERKY MOTION, IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, WAS CLIMBING LARGE HILL, COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, LOST POWER STEERING, MADE HORRIFIC GRINDING SOUND, AND THEN STOPPED. IDLED FOR 30-45 SECONDS, ALL DASHLIGHTS CAME ON BEFORE DYING ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE REVIEWED CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ON THIS MODEL ESCAPE, THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR PCM COMPUTER GOING WITH NO NOTICE. MY MECHANIC INFORMS ME TODAY THAT IS THE PROBLEM, COST FOR REPAIR IS ABOUT $2,000.00, NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE THAT CLEARLY CREATES SAFETY ISSUES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED, WITH NO WARNING. THE CAR WAS "FINE" BY ALL OTHER ACCOUNTS, THIS HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE. *TR

08/07/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H15K******
Summary

I NOTICED AN UNUSUAL SOUND FROM THE RIGHT REAR END OF MY 2005 ESCAPE HYBRID A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO LOOK AT IT TODAY. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND THE WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED OUT AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT OF THE SHOCK AND THE UPPER PART OF THE SHOCK IS HANGING FREE. THEN I LOOKED AT THE OTHER SIDE AND IT IS STARTING TO GO. CLEARLY THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. I WAS HOPING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE A FEW MORE YEARS BUT IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WITHOUT MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION IT IS JUNK AT THIS POINT IN TIME. CLEARLY THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO ME THAT THE DEGREE OF FAILURE SEEN HERE IS UNEXPECTED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW AND IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. IN A BRIEF SEARCH OF THE WEB I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS. I AM CONCERNED THAT WITH A POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE FORD DID NOT NOTIFY THE OWNERS TO CHECK FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

08/01/2013
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE INNER WHEEL HOUSE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER AND COULD NOT YET BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

07/31/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

9/10/12, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED RUNNING VERY HARD AND STARTED SHAKING AND I COULD FEEL THE CAR LOOSING POWER. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE RIGHT TO PULL OVER AND AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL I COULD FEEL THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 15MINS THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DROVE IT AT ABOUT 40 MPH UNTIL GETTING OFF THE EXIT TO GO HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT 10 MORE MILES. I HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PRESS THE GAS MAKING THE CAR ACCELERATE BETWEEN 30 TO 40MPH BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED TO REPEAT THE SAME THING AS I STATED EARLIER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP 9/13/12 (MY CAR HAD 153224 MILES) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS MISFIRE ON #2 COIL, SO I PAID TO HAVE THE COIL CHANGED. 2/15/13 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR WAS REPEATEDLY HESITATING, I TOOK IT THE SHOP 2/19/13 (MY CAR HAD 163071 MILES) AND HAD THE SAME MISFIRE CODE, SO I PAID TO HAVE ALL THREE REAR COILS CHANGED, THE OWNER SHOWED ME THE OLD COILS & THE #2 COIL LOOK BURNED AND BURST OPEN FROM THE TOP. AFTER CHANGING THE COILS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH THE SAME MISFIRE CODE FOR #2 COIL AND I PAID TO HAVE IT CHANGED AGAIN 6/18/13 (MY CAR HAD 171459 MILES). THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH THE SAME CODE AND I PAID TO CHANGED IT AGAIN 7/12/13 (MY CAR HAD 173095 MILES) AFTER I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 50 MILES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAD THE CODE READ AGAIN ON 7/30/13 (MY CAR HAD 173920 MILES) AND IT GAVE THE SAME CODE FOR A MISFIRE ON COIL #2. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND CHECK IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO DO ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC QUOTED AT $140. *TR

07/31/2013
Components: STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/26/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

I HAD BEEN HEARING SOME LOUD NOISES FROM THE BACK END OF MY CAR FOR A WEEK OR SO, WE HAD THOUGHT THE SPARE TIRE AND EQUIPMENT HADN'T BEEN PUT BACK PROPERLY SO WE RE-ADJUSTED IT AND THOUGHT WE HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SOUND STARTED BACK UP. THEN IT GOT REALLY LOUD AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND OUT THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED OUT IN A PERFECT CIRCLE AROUND THE SHOCK. THE SHOCK WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THIS HAD BEEN RECALLED ON THEIR MINI-VANS FOR THE SAME YEAR. FORD BODY SHOP STAFF INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY RUST ON MY VEHICLE AND THIS RUST WOULD NOT BE CAUSED BY MIS-TREATMENT OF THE VEHICLE NOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF ANY CAR. FORD IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO GET THE WHEEL HOUSE TO FIX THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR "MONTHS". ONCE I RESEARCHED THIS A LITTLE MORE, IT APPEARS TO BE A HIGHLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPES. THE CAR IS NOT CURRENTLY FIXABLE OR DRIVE ABLE. *TR

07/30/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/24/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED OUT, AND NOW BANGS AGAINST THE WHEEL HOUSING. *TR

07/30/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/29/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z85K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SHOCK HAD PENETRATED THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

07/25/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/04/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H75K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL HOUSING THAT ALSO IS THE TOP RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED LOOSE. *TR

07/25/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 07/11/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

THE WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK BROKE LOOSE AND WAS BANGING AROUND. BASICALLY THE WHOLE WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED OUT AND WILL NOT HOLD THE SHOCK ANY MORE. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE I FOUND MANY WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE, AND EVEN A FACEBOOK PAGE. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD ISN'T TAKING CARE OF THIS. *TR

07/19/2013
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/13/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94185K******
Summary

WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF STARTING AND DRIVING FROM HOME, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH, MISFIRING, IDLING ROUGH, ETC. PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD, ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. BROUGHT IT BACK HOME. TOTAL TRIP WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE. NEXT DAY, STARTED IT UP AGAIN, RAN SMOOTHER, BUT HAD NO POWER; VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ABOVE 20-30MPH. BROUGHT IT TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY DETERMINED THAT ALL THREE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE CLOGGED UP FROM BROKEN/MELTED CATALYTIC CONVERTER INTERNAL PARTS. REPLACED ALL THREE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, BUT REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE INITIAL MISFIRING AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER DAMAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AT ANY TIME. TOTAL REPAIR COST $2350.00. CAR HAD BEEN IN THE SAME SHOP EARLIER THAT WEEK FOR STATE INSPECTION AND LUBE-OIL-FILTER. NO ISSUES FOUND AT THAT TIME. BATTERY HAD FAILED TWO DAYS BEFORE THE PROBLEM, AND WAS REPLACED THE MORNING OF THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE APPEARED UPON FIRST DRIVING THE CAR AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED. *TR

07/18/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 07/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND SLOWED DOWN TO GO OVER SOME RAILWAY TRACKS. AS I WENT OVER THE TRACKS I HEARD A "THUD" COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND CONTINUED AS I WENT OVER BUMPS, AND I DISCOVERED ONCE I ARRIVED HOME THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK WAS UNATTACHED AT THE TOP. SINCE THEN THE TOP OF THE SHOCK HAS PIERCED THROUGH THE INTERIOR CABIN WALL. *TR

07/17/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/16/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000. *TR

07/15/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/02/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I SOMETIMES CAN NOT GET MY GAS PEDAL UNSTUCK. I HAVE TO KEEP TAPPING IT AND THEN PRESS REALLY HARD. IT GETS STUCK USUALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLDER OUT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES ME A MINUTE OR TWO TO GET IT GOING AND THEN WHEN I DO I ALMOST GET WHIP LASH TAKING OFF. *TR

07/14/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/24/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK, I HEARD A CLANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THINKING THE SHOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I DROVE IT UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT SERVICED. WHILE THE TECHNICIAN WAS CHECKING OUT MY CAR HE NOTICED THE INNER WHEEL HOUSE AND SHOCK WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE SHOCK WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND CRACKED. HE RECOMMENDED ME TO TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP TO SEE IF IT COULD EVEN BE FIXED. I THEN TOOK IT TO A VERY REPUTABLE BODY SHOP IN MY TOWN AND THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THEY WORK ON ALL MAKE AND MODELS OF DIFFERENT YEARS AND SAID THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR TO A VEHICLE. THEY SAID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE IS MADE TO SUSTAIN ANY TYPE OF CONDITION AND THIS VEHICLE WAS POORLY MADE. THERE IS BARELY ANYTHING HOLDING THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE TOGETHER AND FOR THIS REASON I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IF I AM IN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT THERE WILL BE NO PROTECTION TO ME AND THE VEHICLE WILL PROBABLY BE SPLIT IN TWO. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE DEFECT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND IT MAKES ME SICK TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE HAD MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN MY BACKSEAT. THE ESTIMATE FROM THE BODY SHOP WAS OVER $13,000 TO FIX. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2005 AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT, RELIABLE CAR UNTIL ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR HAD ANY OTHER MAJOR REPAIRS. *TR

07/10/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, HIT A BUMP AND HEARD LOUD SOUND ON RIGHT REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. AFTER I STOPPED TO INSPECT, FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR STRUT HAD NO SUPPORT AS THE RIGHT REAR INNER PANEL WAS CORRODED ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH VERY THIN METAL AROUND THE ENTIRE AREA. LUCKILY THE STRUT DID NOT COME UP THROUGH INTERIOR. SEEMS VERY UNSAFE AND LIKELY TO CAUSE ACCIDENT IF DRIVEN. THIS APPEARS TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AS THE CORROSION PROTECTION WAS NOT APPLIED CORRECTLY. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY JUST INDICATED THAT THERE WE NO RECALLS YET ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON THE 2004-2005 FORD ESCAPES ON THE RIGHT REAR. I TOOK TO BODY SHOP AND HAVE ESTIMATES FROM $1,400 TO $1,700 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

07/09/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE, THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK PUNCHED THROUGH THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL BECOMING UNATTACHED. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THE FENDER WELL AND PART OF THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE SHOCK. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE FORD DEALER AND FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WAS TOLD THEY KNOW OF NO PROBLEM AND THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB, I'VE FOUND A NUMBER OF FORD ESCAPE OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL RUST PROBLEMS. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT MUST BE FORD MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN RUST PROOFING THEIR MATERIALS AND THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

07/09/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/04/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO RUST CORROSION NEAR THE REAR END OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000. UPDATED 8/19/13 *CN

07/09/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/06/2013
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

07/03/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/08/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME WITH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WEAR THE SHOCK, TIRE, AND FUEL SYSTEM IS LOCATED IT IS CORRODED OFF ITS FRAME. THERE IS NO RECALL OR POSSIBLE PART IN THE US TO BE FOUND FOR REPAIR ALSO THE DEALERSHIP SAID I WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME OR REFUND MY MONEY OR EXCHANGE VEHICLES AS THEY WERE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOWN THE VEHICLE NOT EVEN 22 DAYS LATER FROM PURCHASE DATE. *TR

07/01/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/29/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD POP. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE STRUT MOUNT HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

06/27/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

RIGHT REAR WHEEL HOUSING RUSTS COMPLETELY THROUGH ALLOWING THE SHOCK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER AN ONLINE SEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON INCIDENT. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, THERE IS A BACK-ORDER ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HOUSING WITH NO EXPECTED DATE OF DELIVERY. THIS IS THE ONLY WHEEL HOUSING ON THE VEHICLE THAT IS RUSTING OUT AND CAUSING ISSUES. THE ONLY TIME YOU START TO REALIZE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE IS IF YOU START THE HEAR A "CLUNK" COMING FROM THE CAR, HOWEVER; THERE IS A RUBBERIZED UNDERCOAT THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM SEEING THE DAMAGE UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE OR A KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANIC WITH THE ISSUE LOOKS SPECIFICALLY AT THE WHEEL HOUSING. *TR

06/26/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 05/14/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H65K******
Summary

FOR ABOUT A MONTH, MY CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD COME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR. MOST OF THE TIME, I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT FOR THE ELECTRONICS TO TURN OFF THEN START THE CAR AGAIN AND THEY WOULDN'T COME ON AGAIN. THE LIGHTS CAME ON A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE GIVEN OUT. I HAD TO REALLY PUSH DOWN ALL THE WAY TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. I TOOK IT IN BUT SINCE IT WAS RANDOM, THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF AT ALL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN A FEW DAYS LATER. THE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO SAY I NEEDED A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU). THE PRICE WAS $4500. THIS WAS ON TOP OF THE TWO DIAGNOSTIC FEES OF $125 EACH I HAD ALREADY PAID. ALTOGETHER I HAD TO PAY $4750 AND MY FEH HAS 150,700 MILES ON IT. *TR

06/26/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/24/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE PASSENGER REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS STATED THE UNIBODY WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. MAH *TR

06/18/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHEET METAL HAD ALSO BECOME COMPLETELY CORRODED DUE TO RUST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

06/17/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/14/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I STARTED HEARING A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF MY ESCAPE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT WHAT COULD BE BANGING AROUND, DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. DROVE THE ESCAPE OVER THE WEEKEND THE NOISE KEPT GETTING LOUDER, STARTED INSPECTING THE WHOLE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE WHOLE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED AWAY AND NOTHING WAS SUPPORTING THE SHOCK. VEHICLE LOOKS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

06/17/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 05/16/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

THE FRONT BRAKE LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, WAS PULLED IN TO GARAGE. NOW TODAY 6/17/2013 THE DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT LOSING BRAKES COMPLETELY, BOTH TIMES VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

06/13/2013
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/06/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93Z55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER WHEEL HOUSE WAS CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

06/12/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

REAR WHEEL WELL AROUND SHOCK MOUNT IS RUSTED OUT. LOUD BANGING CAN BE HEARD FROM INSIDE CAB. OVER TIME THE SHOCK MOUNT MAY BREAK FREE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

06/10/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/30/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE REAR WHEEL WELL WHERE THE SHOCK IS LOCATED THE WHOLE FRAME PANEL IS CRACKED, IT WAS COVERED UP FROM A PREVIOUS OWNER OR COMPANY. THE CAR DEALERSHIP I'M PURCHASING FROM WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND I EXPLAINED THE HAZARD IN ME DRIVING OR KEEPING THE VEHICLE AND I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL BODY SHOPS AND WAS TOLD IT HAPPENS WITH THESE VEHICLES FREQUENTLY AND ONE SHOP HAD ALREADY DONE 3 OF THE SAME AREAS. THERE IS NO RECALL OR INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLES ISSUES BUT THIS IS A DANGER TO DRIVE. *TR

06/10/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU3195DA******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE COIL WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE COIL WAS REPLACED. A SECOND COIL WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL OF THE ENGINE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE COILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

06/10/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/08/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

06/02/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

I BOUGHT THIS USED CAR FROM A DEALER, I TEST DROVE IT BEFORE BUYING ,AND IT WAS GREAT. SAME DAY WHEN I GOT HOME IT SHOWED AN ISSUE, THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE, UNLESS U HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME YOU PUT GEAR TO KEEP IT ON. AND IT WOULD ALSO STALL AT ANY STOP I MAKE. I HAVE TO KEEP ONE FOOT ON BREAK AND ONE ON THE GAS. AND THE CAR MIGHT BE RUNNING PERFECT FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS, AND IT GOES BACK TO STALLING. I SIGN THE CAR OUT THE DEALER AS IS, SO I CANT TAKE IT TO THEM. I DECIDED TAKING IT TO FORD FOR A $97 DIAGNOSTIC. THEY SAID IT NEEDS THROTTLE BODY OR TRY TO CLEAN IT. THEY ARE EXPENSIVE, SO I WENT TO A MECHANIC TO CLEAN IT.. IT QUIT HAVING THE PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS, BUT WHEN I GOT ON THE ROAD TO CHICAGO, 60 MILES FROM HOME THE PROBLEM SHOWED BACK WHEN I STOPPED AT A GAS,I REALLY FEEL IS A FACTORY DEFECT AFTER READING ALL THIS POSTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

05/29/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/08/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING AND CLICKING SOUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED HER NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

05/26/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/25/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03113K******
Summary

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING WITHOUT HER FOOT BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 25MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 45MPH ON ITS OWN. SHE HAD TO TAKE ACTION TO AVOID HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE NOW WILL REV HIGH WHEN FIRST TURNING ON VEHICLE. THE LONGER VEHICLE RUNS THE HIGHER THE ENGINE REVS AND INCREASES SPEED ON ITS OWN. *TR

05/23/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STUTTER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED FUEL TO FLOOD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 126,178. *TR

05/15/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/30/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM STANDING STILL. WHEN IT DOES KICK IN THE CAR JUMPS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM, HOWEVER, FORD HAS STATED THAT IT IS BASED ON VIN AND MARCH - APRIL OF 2004 WAS A PROBLEM BUT JUNE 04 (MY MAN DATE?) WAS NOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY SINCE ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AFTER I GOT THE CAR. IT APPEARS TO BE A CARBON BUILD UP PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO GO IN ONCE A MONTH TO HAVE IT CLEANED. *TR

05/13/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/06/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE NOTICED THE REAR FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

05/13/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/10/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PCM AND COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

05/09/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z35K******
Summary

MY GAS PEDDLE STICKS, IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THE OTHER DAY, IT IS STICKING ON A DAILY BASIS NOW. *TR

05/03/2013
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 05/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

TODAY THE REAR WINDOW OF MY SUV SHATTERED COMPLETELY. NOTHING HAPPENED TO IT TO MAKE IT SHATTER, NO VANDALISM OR ROCKS HIT IT. IT WAS PARKED AND NOT BEING DRIVEN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. IT WAS ALSO PARKED AND IT SHATTERED ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A WARMER SUNNY DAY. TODAY WAS A COLDER TEMPS. I STARTED TO READ ONLINE THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THIS. SOME WERE DRIVING AND HAD CHILDREN AND PETS IN THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE BOTH TIMES BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL I AM DRIVING AND THE GLASS SHATTERS AND EXPLODES EVERYWHERE LIKE IT DID WHILE IT WAS PARKED. *TR

04/29/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/29/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96HX5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. *TR

04/18/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/12/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95HX5K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS ABOUT 45 MPH AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A RED LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE ABS WARNING MESSAGE ON IT AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND AND I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, A CAR WAS NOT IN FRONT OF ME AND I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT MY HAZARD BLINKERS ON. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT STARTED AS NORMAL AND THE BRAKES WORKED AS NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO GET THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THANKFULLY, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT A CAR WAS NOT IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE SURELY HIT IT. *TR

04/14/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/14/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD CRACK/POP WAS HEARD FROM THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL AND THEN THERE WAS ROAD NOISE. WHEN WE STOPPED THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE WHEEL WELL AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT. ALL THE METAL HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE SHOCK HAS NO ATTACHMENT LEFT TO THE UPPER BODY, ONLY ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. WHEN THE VEHICLE BOUNCES IT MOVES INDEPENDENTLY OF THE SHOCK IN THAT CORNER. I OPENED UP THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT, REMOVED THE CARPET AND TRIM PIECES TO GET A LOOK AND FOUND A HOLE THAT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO PUT MY HAND THROUGH. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 78,000 MILES. THE TIRES AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN THE FALL AND NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE WERE PRESENT AT THAT TIME DUE TO THE UNDERCOATING BEING IN PLACE. *TR

04/12/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM OGDEN LINCOLN IN WESTMONT ILLINOIS. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER, THE ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE APPROACHING A STOP. NO WARNINGS, THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. ON BOTH OCCURRENCES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE LESS THEN 6 HOURS NOW AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

04/11/2013
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/09/2013
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

I WRECKED INTO A MAILBOX THEN A TRASHCAN THEN SEVERAL SMALL TREES BEFORE HITTING A BIG TREE AND BOUNCING THREE FEET BACK.. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY , THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE IS TOTALED OUT COMPLETELY. REPAIR CANNOT BE DONE. *TR

04/06/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/06/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

I HEARD UNUSUAL ROAD NOISE AND EXPERIENCED LOOSENESS NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, I DETERMINED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL HAD CORRODED THROUGH, COMPROMISING THE REAR STRUT. THE HOLE EXTENDS NEARLY 12 INCHES, EXPOSING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION WAS NOT APPARENT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE THE WHEEL WELL COATING COVERED THE DEFECT. AFTER LOCATING THIS CORROSION, A FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETED, BUT NONE OF THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS EXHIBIT SIMILAR CORROSION. DUE TO THE SEVERE CORROSION OF THIS BODY PANEL, THE CAR CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN BECAUSE THE REAR STRUT IS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY A TINY PORTION OF THE STRUCTURAL PANEL. IF I HAD NOT LOCATED THIS DEFECT IN TIME, IT IS LIKELY THAT THE STRUT WOULD HAVE BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

04/05/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD THUMP COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE REAR SHOCK WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000. *TR

04/05/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93125K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND SAW THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL CAVED IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,250. UPDATED 05/16/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT THE SHOCK MOUNT AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS CAUSED BANGING NOISE AND ALMOST CUT A HOLE IN THE STORAGE AREA. UPDATED 05/28/2013 *JS

04/03/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/24/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

CPSC: I1330416A. 2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER STATED THE COMPUTER ON THE TRUCK HAS GONE BAD TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH. *LN

03/29/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93175K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NON-DRIVABILITY. THIS IS A SINCERE SAFETY ISSUE. NO NOTICE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE "RUBBERIZED" COATING PEALED AWAY TO SHOWCASE THE MASSIVE RUST HOLES. *TR

03/28/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z85K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE WHEEL WELL. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE CONTACT TRAVELED OVER A ROAD BUMP, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNFIT TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNFIT TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE STRUT AND WHEEL WELL WERE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WOULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. KMJ *TR THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE HIT A LARGE POT HOLE, AND THEN HE HEARD A HUGE BANG FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, SO AS HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE NOISE BECAME WORSE. WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, HE OPENED THE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND THE INSIDE WAS DAMP WITH WATER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED HE COULD SEE THROUGH THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE INTO THE STREET THROUGH A NEWLY FORMED HOLE IN THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL. THE CRACK STARTED AT THE REAR OF THE TIRE WELL TO ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT FORD DIDN'T WANT TO CLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THE RUST WAS IN AN AREA THAT NOBODY NOTICED, AS IT WAS BEHIND THE SEALER THAT WAS OUT IN THE TIRE WELLS OF VEHICLES IN THE NORTHCAST. FORD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AS THE SUSPENSION WAS COMPROMISED. THE STRUT WAS VERY LOOSE AND HE WITNESSED THE CRACK GET EVEN BIGGER, AS HE TRIED TO DRIVE IT BACK FROM THE DEALER. ALSO, THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REVERSE LIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED A NEW SWITCH WAS NEEDED. HE DECLINED THE REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A SYMPTOM OF THE RUST AND THE WIRES GETTING WET. UPDATED 12/04/13

03/27/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/26/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

FORD ESCAPE 2005 REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT. I NOTICED SLIGHT STRUT SOUNDING NOISE IN THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL FOR A WEEK. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS RATTLING IN THE TRUNK OR WHERE THE JACK MOUNTS. AFTER OPENING THE PLASTIC ACCESS COMPARTMENT TO THE JACK, THERE WAS A HOLE STRAIGHT THROUGH TO THE GROUND. I INSPECTED THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND SAW THE ENTIRE THING RUSTED OUT CLEAR ABOVE THE SHOCK/STRUT MOUNT. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THERE WAS NO RECALL YET THE VEHICLE CAN ESSENTIALLY BE DEEMED UN-DRIVABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE ROAD. *TR

03/26/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/06/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5K******
Summary

THERE WAS BANGING IN THE RIGHT REAR. THE SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED OFF THE INNER FENDER . THE INNER FENDER HAS SEVERE RUST AND PART OF THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH. THE INNER FENDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. A PORTION OF THE FRAME HAD TO BE REPLACED. A NEW SHOCK WAS NEEDED. THE FLOOR IN THE REAR OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPAIRED FROM THE SHOCK HITTING INTO IT. ALL IN ALL $1,373.55 IN REPAIR. I HAVE PICTURES. I CONTACTED A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE CAR IS 8 YEARS OLD AND WE HAVE SALT ON THE ROAD IN WINTER. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO EXPLAINED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR SUCH AN INCEDENT. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE I FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL USE. THE AFFECTED PARTS MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TREATED OR COATED OR SEALED OR SOMETHING. *TR

03/26/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

ENGINE COMPUTER CEASED TO FUNCTION AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. PCM REQUIRED REPAIR. KNOWN ISSUE, FORD NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS!!

03/22/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/27/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03155K******
Summary

IT WAS TWO DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MANASSAS TO FAIRFAX, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPUTTER AND I LOST ACCELERATION IN MY TRUCK. I WAS ON 495 AT NIGHT AND THE DASH BOARD STATED THAT THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN SO THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT OVER HEAT. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO PEP BOYS IN ANNANDALE, VA AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT, I STILL HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AFTER IT WAS FIXED. I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO PEPBOYS TO FIND OUT IF IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

03/19/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/15/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94175K******
Summary

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE IGNITION INTERLOCK WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. KMJ

03/16/2013
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/16/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

GETTING CODE P0191 AND P0193 ALL REFER TO FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR, MAKING THE CAR CUT ON FUEL AND LOSE SPEED AND MAKE YOU STOP NO MATER IF YOU ARE RUNNING IN THE FREEWAY OR HIGH WAY, IT'S CREATING A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS TO CRASH ON YOU WHEN THIS HAPPEN. REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR TWICE THIS MONTH AND PROBLEM STOP FOR A WHILE AND THEN IS BACK AGAIN SOME REFER A BAD GAS PUMP SYSTEM BUT THAT IS NOT PROBLEM ALSO IT HAPPEN WHEN CAR ACCELERATE GAS CUT OFF AND STOP. I ASK OTHER FORD ESCAPE AND F150 TRUCK OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME SENSOR REPLACE EVEN MECHANICS AND LOCAL CAR SALE PART, TOLD ME THEY BEEN SELLING THE SAME SENSOR PRESSURE. I RUN A CIRCUIT TEST TO MY OLD SENSOR AND MY NEW ONE AND I COME UP WITH BAD RESULTS TEST WITH POWER ACROSS THE SENSORS CONNECTORS. ONE OF THE THING I DON'T LIKE ABOUT FORD REPAIRS IS ,THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE YOU PAID MUCH MONEY FOR CODE READINGS,PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS A PRIORITY CASE THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSEE UNTIL SOME ONE GET HURT ON ROAD FOR A SIMPLE DEFECTING PART. *TR

03/14/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/08/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING PLATE WAS RUSTED AND HAD DETACHED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 184,180. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HE FILED THE COMPLAINT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE, IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. THE BODY SHOP REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA.

03/09/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE REAR SHOCK TO BECOME UNATTACHED FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. *TR

03/06/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/06/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

AS I WAS DRIVING OVER THE WEEKEND WITH MY HUSBAND AND 2 YOUNG CHILDREN I NOTICED A LOUD BANGING NOISE IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I CHECKED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA I NOTICED THE INNER AND OUTER WHEEL HOUSE WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, SO MUCH SO THAT THE SHOCK WAS HITTING THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE AS IT HAD NOTHING TO ATTACH TO ANYMORE. I NOTICED ROAD DEBRIS INSIDE MY VEHICLE WHEN I PULLED UP THE CARPET. I LOOKED AT IT WITH SEVERAL CO-WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY FOR 10-15 YEARS, STATING THEY HAD NEVER IN THEIR LIVES SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND A SHOCKING AMOUNT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR/MADE/MODEL, MOST OF THEM RECENT. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET WITH FORD FOR NOT RECOGNIZING THIS AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS IT IS CLEAR THAT IT IS. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE SHOCK WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE FLOOR. I CALLED TOUSLEY FORD WHERE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THE WOMAN SIMPLY SAID, "WELL, THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON IT SO YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT". THIS IS GOING TO COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IS NOT BEING RECOGNIZED BY FORD. ASTOUNDING. *TR

03/06/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z85K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY LOCKING UP. SOMETIMES TAPPING PEDAL WILL FREE IT. AS OF 3/5/2013 I AM NOT ALLOWING MY DAUGHTER TO USE THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ONLY TO HAVE THE MECHANIC UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE WEB,THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE CAUSE AND ISSUE A RECALL ASAP,BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

03/04/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR COMPLETELY WENT DEAD. EVERYTHING TURNED OFF. HAD TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT WAS A PCM PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO REPLACE, COILS, PLUGS AND PCM. *TR

02/27/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/23/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

02/27/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/14/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM PASSENGER REAR. WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT THE NOISE WAS I SAW THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS COMING THREW THE INSIDE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS ALL RUSTED OUT, WHICH INCLUDED THE SHOCK MOUNT. I TOOK IT TO A EMERLING FORD ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WILL COST ME AROUND $1500.00 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THIS IS THE 4TH VEHICLE THAT NEEDED THIS REPAIR AT THEIR SHOP. *TR

02/27/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

THIS IS BEING RESUBMITTED, SINCE I BELIEVE THE REEVALUATION OF THE 09 AND NEWER FORD ESCAPES IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH THE EARLIER YEAR FORD ESCAPES, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED REVIEW. A DEFECTIVE PCM WHICH CAUSES COMPLETE AUTO SHUTDOWN, BURNING OUT THE COILS, ETC. HAS DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET IN CAR COMPLAINT AND BUYING SITES FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE PCM IS DEFECTIVE ON THE ESCAPE AND WHEN IT STOPS FUNCTIONING ALL POWER IS LOST, AND THIS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING ONE WITHOUT BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ETC. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD AND YET FORD REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE BILL IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $2500-3000 TO BE SHOULDERED BY THE CUSTOMER. MALFUNCTION, HOWEVER, HAS MORE OMINOUS SEQUELAE THAN MONETARY COST, IN THAT IT MAY COST LIVES FROM CRASHES. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO REPAIR THE CAUSATION, BUT OBVIOUSLY FORD NEEDS PRESSURE FROM THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE NHTSA ! *TR

02/25/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/22/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND EVENTUALLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

02/25/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 02/25/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU9313 5******
Summary

I HAVE A RANDOM INCIDENT WITH MY FORD ESCAPE 2005, WHERE AT TIMES WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER MANY YEARS OF DRIVING, AND ATTEMPTING TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH FORD BUT REFUSED AS IT WASN'T REPRODUCIBLE WHEN ALLOTTED, I THINK THIS ISSUE OCCURS BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS SELF ADJUSTED ITSELF WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. BUT AFTER DETACHING THE TRAILER AND TAKING THE TRUCK FOR A LONG HILLY RIDE, THE ENGINE COMPUTER MAY THINK IT'S STILL TOWING A TRAILER AND STRONGLY ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WHEN GOING UPHILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THIS IS ONLY BASED ON WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCE, AND INCLUDE NO COMPUTER LOG EXAMINATION. NOT THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN IF A POLICE CAR IS AROUND, AND BEING A SAFE DRIVER. I'M NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AS I SELF MANAGE THE ISSUE. (TEND TO SELF MANAGE A LOT OF THINGS THESE DAYS.) THIS VEHICLE HAS SERVED ME QUITE WELL, EXCEPT FOR A LOUD KNOCK ON THE FRONT DRIVE AXLE ON THIS AWD - LIKELY A BAD BEARING THAT THEY DIDN'T FIX WHEN THEY FIXED IT INITIALLY. SHRUGS. *TR

02/24/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/11/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

MY DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND LEFT ME WITHOUT BRAKES. LUCKILY, IT HAPPENED IN MY GARAGE, SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I INSPECTED THE OTHER 3 BRAKE LINES AND THEY WERE ON THE VERGE OF RUPTURING. I REPLACED ALL 4 LINES. I REALIZE THE PARTS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY ANYMORE, BUT REPLACING BRAKE LINES AFTER 7 YEARS IS MUCH SOONER THAN I WOULD EXPECT. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT BE A NORMAL SERVICE ITEM LIKE SPARK PLUGS. I LIKE MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I DON'T WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT, BUT I NEED TO REPORT THIS DANGEROUS INCIDENT. IT APPEARS TO ME THERE IS A QUALITY DEFECT WITH THE BRAKE LINES. OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. THEY NEED TO CHECK THEIR BRAKE LINES AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE'S BRAKE LINE WILL RUPTURE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

02/17/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/08/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I AM JUST GLAD THAT WHEN THE CAR DIED, I WAS JUST PULLING INTO A PARKING GARAGE. ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS GOING THE 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT MINUTES EARLIER. VERY HEAVY BRAKING, MANUAL STEERING. I THINK FORD WANTS SOMEONE TO DIE IN A FEW CRASHES BEFORE THEY WILL COME OUT WITH A RECALL. I HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED COMPUTER AS THEY WERE HEAVILY BACK-ORDERED. THIS INDICATES THAT A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST 32 OR SO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY FOR 3 WEEKS OR CAR RENTALS AND ONLY GOT TO PAY WHAT I DID BECAUSE OF FAMILY TIES TO THE FORD DEALER. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER $2800 DOLLARS IF PARTS AND LABOR WERE CHARGED RETAIL. FORD KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS BY ISSUING TWO TBS, YET THEY PREFERRED TO LET US PAY FOR THEIR ERROR. I FOUND OUT THAT FORD MAY REPAIR IT IF IT HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 8 YEARS OLD. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO BE IN ACCIDENTS BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS RECALLED? *TR

02/11/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/11/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUSPENSION WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

02/10/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03165K******
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL CORRODED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE METAL AND ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE UPPER SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING POINT. NOTHING IS HOLDING THE UPPER SHOCK ABSORBER ATTACHMENT IN PLACE. *TR

02/05/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/04/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAD ROTTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT A NEW VEHICLE BE PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,028.

02/04/2013
Components: AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/29/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUG, AND THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE PCM WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME ALONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,500. UPDATED 02/26/13*LJ ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODS FOR THE CONNECTION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE

02/04/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96HX5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT STOPPING DISTANCE ALSO INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

02/03/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 02/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 4T1BF3K3BU1******
Summary

AFTER 5 YEARS OF MAINTAINING MY VEHICLE, ONLY ONE OWNER, I MADE MY LAST PAYMENT ON CAR, THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER NO LONGER WORKING, NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT, SO NOW I HAVE A SUV THAT LOOKS GOOD BUT WILL COST ABOUT (5000.00) BASED ON FORDS ESTIMATE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM FORD AGAIN, WHEN I TOOK THE SUV TO FORD THE SALES PERSON TOLD ME I JUST NEED TO GET RID OF THE CAR ITS TIME FOR ANOTHER, THEY WILL GIVE ME 500.00 FOR MY SUV I TOLD HIM MY MOTHER HAS 1989 BUICK AND STILL RUNNING WITH NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. SO THAT NOT TRUE. SUV IN GARAGE , I HAD TO BUY A CAMRY, I MUST SAY I LOVE MY CAMRY. WILL NEVER EVER GET ANOTHER FORD... SO UPSET. *TR

02/02/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/29/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165D******
Summary

OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A SURGING PROBLEM.WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT,EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SPEED UP.TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD YOU HAVE TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.A FORD DEALERSHIP WANTED $85.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

01/30/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/23/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COILS AND COMPUTER WERE DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, THE COILS, COMPUTER, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

01/29/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/10/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE. THE MECHANIC NOTICED A CYLINDER WAS CRACKED AND REPLACED THE DAMAGED CYLINDER. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE MISFIRING. THE DEALER PERFORMED ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE SECOND TEST RESULTS SHOWED THAT ALL OF THE CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING AND THE COMPUTER HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD REPLACED THE COILS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

01/22/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

01/22/2013
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/21/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155D******
Summary

WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 45 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND CAME TO VERY QUICK HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE, IT WAS HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. THE TROUBLE CODES CAME UP P0351, P0352, P0353, P0354 WHICH I'M BEING TOLD IT WILL COST ME $ 750.00 TO REPLACE ALL 6 COILS, $1100.00 TO REPLACE THE PCM MODULE AND I WILL NEED 6 NEW SPARK PLUGS. THESE PRICES DON'T INCLUDE LABOR OR DIAGNOSTIC COSTS EITHER. IN DOING SOME INVESTIGATION THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE EMISSION WARRANTY ONLY COVERS YOU FOR 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES. NOT SURE WHAT A PCM MODULE IS OR WHAT COILS DO. THANK YOU FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR INSTALLING FAULTY PARTS IN MY MOTOR WHEN THEY BUILT IT IN 2005. NOW THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND AT MY EXPENSE...... FORD SENT OUT A TBS REGARDING THE WRONG PLUGS WERE INSTALLED WHICH LEADS TO THIS ISSUE. TSB 09-2-6 AND TSB 10-18-10 IS EVIDENCE ENOUGH THEY NEW THERE WAS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS CAUSING RFI DAMAGE TO THE COP'S AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE ECM. IT APPEARS THEY WERE BETTING THAT MOST VEHICLES WOULD HAVE ISSUES OUTSIDE THE 80,000 MILE FEDERAL WARRANTY. *TR

01/20/2013
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 01/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93175D******
Summary

I REMOVED SEVERAL BAGS FROM THE BACK OF MY ESCAPE (BY OPENING THE DOOR), NOT OPENING THE GLASS. AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR, I WAS GATHERING THE ITEMS WHEN THE GLASS SUDDENLY SHATTERED. IT WAS A COOL MORNING (LOW 30'S, THE REAR DEFROSTER HAD BEEN ON DURING A ~5 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK), BUT THE GLASS HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED, OPENED OR OTHERWISE IMPACTED. MY HAND WAS CUT BY THE GLASS. I LATER LEARNED THAT SEVERAL OTHER YEARS OF THIS MODEL HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

01/20/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/20/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03145K******
Summary

I RETURNED HOME FROM A LOCAL TRIP. PARKED MY FORD ESCAPE IN THE GARAGE. WHEN MY SON ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE WITH THE CAR ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING POWER. HE RETURNED THE CAR TO THE GARAGE AND WE NOTICED A LEAK AROUND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. WHEN I INSPECTED THE LEAK UNDERNEATH THE CAR, AND HAD MY WIFE PUMP THE BRAKES, I SAW THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINE CONNECTION OF RUBBER TO METAL UNDER THE WHEEL WELL. I LOOKED ONLINE AND READ SEVERAL ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME ISSUE, WITH THE BRAKE LINE FAILING ON THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I WILL BE HAVING MY ESCAPE BRAKE LINE ISSUE REPAIRED THIS WEEK. *TR

01/17/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94195K******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE REAR SHOCK MOUNT COMPLETELY ROTTED OFF OF VEHICLE. *TR

01/17/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,500. UPDATED 02/26/13*LJ UPDATED 03/1/2013 *JS

01/16/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED AND THE TIRE PENETRATED THROUGH THE FRAME AND INTO THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,447.

01/14/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z85K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE ON AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V353000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES) (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

01/13/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

IN AUG 2012 WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK FROM A VACATION AND OUR ABS LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH A FLASHING 4X4 LIGHT. WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS OR WHAT TO DO. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE AND STOPPED FINE, EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES IT FELT AS IF THE ABS ENGAGED ON DRY CEMENT. WE STOPPED TO EAT AND SHOP FOR A FEW HOURS AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE. THEY DIDN'T COME ON AGAIN UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO (JAN 2013). HOWEVER, I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO MY HUSBAND RECENTLY THAT THE BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK RIGHT. I HIT ICE AND THE ABS DIDN'T ENGAGE ..NO LIGHT EITHER..BUT THE GRINDING SOUND ONCE IN AWHILE WAS STILL THERE. SO WE TOOK IT IN AND PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. CAME BACK WITH 2 CODES U2023 AND C1234. WHICH MEANS THE RIGHT FRONT TONE RING IS BAD. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND SURE ENOUGH THE TONE RING IS CRACKED AND SPINNING AROUND LOOSELY. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS THE ABS WILL LOCK UP RANDOMLY ON DRY CEMENT WHEN YOU START TO APPLY YOUR BRAKES. WHICH THEN YOU CAN'T COMPLETELY CONTROL YOUR VEHICLES DIRECTION AND IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BREAK TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE, THEN YOU MAY HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL THE INFO I HAVE FOUND SO WHEN IT GETS REPAIRED THEY CAN'T SCREW ME OVER. *TR

01/10/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/10/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY CAR'S GAS PEDAL FELT LIKE IT BECAME STUCK, ALMOST FEELING LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE. I WAS ON A HILL. THEN SUDDENLY IT SPED OFF FAST WITH A JOLT. OUR MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON MY CAR'S MAKE & MODEL, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONCERN. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

01/09/2013
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/06/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,319.

01/09/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/23/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 476 CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD REFUSE TO ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING, AND NOT HIGH-TRAFFIC TIME, WE SUCCESSFULLY PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER. OUR MECHANIC HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND RESEARCHING THE ISSUE. TURNS OUT FORD IS AWARE AND HAS ISSUED A "SERVICE BULLETIN" THAT THE COMPUTER IS FAULTY, AND AFFECTS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, SPARK PLUGS, AND COILS. A QUICK SEARCH ON CAR COMPLAINTS TOLD US WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES, AND IT APPEARS TO BE A TIME RATHER THAN MILEAGE FAILURE. WHILE MOST ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE MINIMUM $2,000 FIX, WE ARE THANKFUL IT DID NOT CAUSE HARM TO US OR ANYONE ELSE. HOW MANY 2005 FORD ESCAPES ARE ON THE ROADS THESE DAYS? *TR

01/08/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/26/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE, THE CONNECTING COILS, AND SPARK PLUGS WOULD ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

01/03/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE GAS PEDAL IS "STICKING." IT WON'T DEPRESS. THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. *TR

01/02/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5K******
Summary

SEVERAL TIMES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK TO THE POINT THAT I COULD STAND ON IT AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. IT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY IN COLDER WEATHER BUT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR HAS NO EFFECT. THERE IS NO REAL PATTERN TO WHEN IT WON'T WORK. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCHING, THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS NORMALLY REPLACED AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR

01/02/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

AFTER LUCKILY JUST EXITING INTERSTATE 70, BUT ENTERING HIGHWAY 40 MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED WITH ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS INOPERATIVE (OBVIOUSLY INCLUDING POWER BRAKES, STEERING, ETC). THIS OCCURRED ON AN UPGRADE WITH A CITY BUS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WHICH WAS FORCED TO SWERVE INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. AUTO WOULD NOT RESTART AND IT WAS TOWED TO A NEIGHBORING FORD DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ETC. AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT AN "ELECTRICAL ENGINE MODULE" HAD BURNED OUT WHICH ALSO COMPLETELY FRIED ALL THE ENGINE COILS. (A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL TUNE-UP,ETC. HAD BEEN PERFORMED ABOUT A YEAR EARLIER). I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF A FORD INTERNAL MEMO INDICATING WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I HAD JUST EXITED AN INTERSTATE, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS AND IT SEEMS THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS PROBLEM. THE COST NOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS $2600 AND I HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN WITH MORE SEVERE SQUEALED. *TR

01/02/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/25/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I OWN A FORD ESCAPE 2005 FOUR DOOR 4WD THAT HAS BEEN EVERY 2-3 YEARS IN THE SHOP FOR COILS AND COMPUTER DAMAGE. FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT LAST FRIDAY I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST DIED WHILE I AM DRIVING IN A 50 MILE ZONED ROAD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE SPOT. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WILL COST $2700 TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT WAS SHORTED OUT DUE TO THE COILS GOING BAD - I HAD THE COILS CHANGED TWO TIMES SINCE 2007 FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FORD SRB 09.2.6 AND TSB 09-2-6 IGNITION COIL PROBLEM THAT SO MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS CAR - THE CAR STALLS ALWAYS WHEN DRIVING 50 OR MORE ON A MAIN ROAD OR HIGHWAY AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSE POWER ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO EVEN MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GLIDE YOUR CAR SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE STEERING LOCKING UP BECAUSE THE CAR DIES TOTALLY. THE COMPUTER CODES THAT SHOW UP ARE P0351 -P0354 AND SOME OTHER ONES THAT I DIDN'T WRITE DOWN WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE THOMPSONS MECHANIC. I CANT BELIEVE THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL WASN'T RECALLED - ACCORDING TO THOMPSONS, THERE IS A BACK ORDER FOR THE COMPUTER MODULE FOR THIS CAR, TWO WEEKS MINIMUM DUE TO SO MANY ESCAPES 2005 NEEDING THIS SAME COMPUTER BECAUSE IT WAS SHORTED OUT PREMATURELY AND UNSAFELY. IT NEVER HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRIVE LESS THAN 50 SO THIS IS STRANGE AND VERY DANGEROUS.I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPAY US THE DAMAGES AND COSTS THAT US CUSTOMERS, HAVE DISHED OUT RECURRING EVERY 2-3 YEARS. COILS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED THAT MANY TIMES NOR SHOULD THE PLUGS AND ABSOLUTELY NOT THE COMPUTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE FORD DO A RECALL AND RETROACTIVE SINCE THEY ALREADY HAVE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO OR REFUSE TO DO A MASS RECALL. *TR

12/31/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 12/28/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING UP TO A STOP LIGHT SO I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS AND TO THE BRAKE, BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE RED LIGHT IT CHANGED TO GREEN, I WENT TO PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE PEDAL WAS STUCK. IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN NOTHING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY KEPT TRYING TO PRESS IT AND IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS OF JUST SITTING THERE I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WENT DOWN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN THE PRIOR YEARS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE 2004 AND BELOW. HOWEVER MY 2005 IS NOT RECALLED. IT IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND I AM WAITING ON A COST ESTIMATE. THE VEHCILE DID TEND TO DO THIS FROM TIME TO TIME ONLY WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE. I TOOK IT IN SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO BE REPAIRD AND WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT, IT WOUDN'T STICK FOR THEM SO NO ISSUE WAS FOUND FOR THEM TO REPAIR. *TR

12/26/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/21/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

INNER AND OUTER WHEEL HOUSES, AND QUARTER PANELS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED/CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SHOCK WAS PUSHING THROUGH THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. LOUD BANGING NOISES AND WATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE LED TO INSPECTION BY PROFESSIONALS. VISIBLE HOLES IN THE WHEEL HOUSE AREA WERE DISCOVERED AT THIS TIME. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WAS JUST AS BADLY RUSTED/CORRODED. ALL PARTS LISTED ABOVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS BOTH SHOCKS, WHICH WERE ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO THEIR DETACHMENT FROM THE RUSTED AREAS. ALL WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, IMMEDIATELY, DUE TO THE DANGER OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER, THUS AVOIDING A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE EXPENSES WERE $3402.08. FORD WILL NOT COVER THESE EXPENSES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES, AND IS OTHERWISE IN TOP CONDITION. THE DAMAGES SEEM EXCESSIVE AT THIS MILEAGE AND AGE. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER REPAIRS.

12/19/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/20/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU031X5K******
Summary

MY DAUGHTERS 2005 ESCAPE STARTED MAKING A POUNDING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. NOT BEING A MECHANIC I THOUGHT IT WAS A SHOCK ABSORBER. AFTER A CLOSER INSPECTION I SAW THE TOP SHOCK MOUNT WAS RUSTING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. I COULD ACTUALLY MOVE IT SLIGHTLY BY HAND. THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS A HOLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE STORAGE AREA INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER CHECKING THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT THERE IS ALSO A HOLE IN THE BODY IN THE REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT RIGHT NEXT TO THE GASOLINE FILLER NECK TUBE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN.PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO REMEDY THIS UNHEARD OF PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE SURELY TOOK A FEW YEARS TO PROGRESS THIS BAD.SAW A LOT OF OWNERS OF SAME VEHICLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

12/11/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 07/03/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS HAD A LOUD BANGING IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAS ASSUMED THAT THE STRUT NEEDED REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION MY MECHANIC AND I NOTICED A TERRIBLE AMOUNT OF RUST AND CORROSION TO REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL THAT HAS BOLTS ATTACHED TO STRUT. YOU CAN SEE INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE FROM OUTSIDE. I RESEARCHED RECALLS OF THESE PROBLEM AND FOUND NONE, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ALTHOUGH HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT OTHER COMPLICATIONS THAT COULD ARISE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD ADDRESS POST HASTE. I FEAR THAT MY FAMILIES AND OTHERS LIVES ARE AT STAKE IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF SOON. *TR

12/11/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 12/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

TOOK ESCAPE TO MECHANIC AFTER LOUD BANGING HEARD. RIGHT WHEEL WELL HAS LARGE HOLE IN IT AND THE SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED THROUGH, SOURCE OF THE BANGING. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM MOST LIKELY BEGAN PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF CAR. FORD FAILED TO INFORM US OF THIS PROBLEM AFTER MULTI-POINT INSPECTION 5 MONTHS AGO. CAR HAS HAD TWO OWNERS WITHIN SAME FAMILY. FORD QUOTED $2500 REPAIR WILL NOT REIMBURSE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT EVEN BE COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY, BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE "BODY" OF THE CAR. *TR

12/07/2012
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/15/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

WAS DRIVING AND HEARD INCREASING NOISE AND CLUNKING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE. WHEN HOME, PULLED THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE PANEL IN THE HATCH AREA. FOUND RUST PERFORMATION SURROUNDING THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT. THIS RUST WAS EXTENSIVE ON THIS ONE ENTIRE PANEL BUT PERFORATED SURROUNDING THE SHOCK MOUNT AREA. I COULD SEE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SURROUNDING PANELS APPEARED UNAFFECTED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO AL PIEMONTE FORD IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL. THE RIGHT REAR WHEELHOUSE PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $927.97. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL FAILURE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. I WAS GLAD I WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT FAILED. *TR

12/04/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/26/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z95K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A RUMBLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM AROUND THE CONSOLE AREA. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE RUMBLING NOISE THEN CEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE RUMBLING NOISE STARTED AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND ALL OF THE GEARS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,104.

12/04/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/30/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145D******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AT NIGHT WHEN MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE STARTED JUMPING AND THEN COMPLETELY LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE FLASHER BUTTON AND COASTED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE, I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE VEHICLE BACK UP AND GET TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND CALL FOR HELP. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE # 4 IGNITION COIL HAD BURNED UP. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT AN 18 WHEELER KNOCKING ON MY BACK DOOR, WOULD NOT BE HERE TO COMPLAIN AND NO ONE WOULD HAVE EVER FIGURED OUT WHAT HAPPENED. *TR

11/28/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/22/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z65K******
Summary

RECURRENT PROBLEM: THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL WON'T BUDGE. THE THROTTLE CABLE IS BINDING SOMEWHERE. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED ON OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE, BREAKING OFF BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSIDE THE CABIN. (WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THIS HARD-TO-PRESS-GAS-PEDAL PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS VERY NEW, AND AT THE TIME THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DISCOVER THE CAUSE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.) AFTER IT SNAPPED, THE CABLE WAS REPLACED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP AT OUR (CONSIDERABLE) EXPENSE. NOW THE GAS PEDAL IS ONCE AGAIN REFUSING TO BUDGE SEVERAL TIMES ON EACH DRIVE, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR INSPECTION. THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF REAR-END COLLISIONS. IF THE THROTTLE CABLE BINDS AS YOU'RE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, A HIGH SPEED REAR-END COLLISION COULD OCCUR. IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AS YOU'RE CROSSING A ROAD WHERE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT HAVE TO STOP, YOU CAN BE A SITTING DUCK FOR A BROADSIDE COLLISION. *TR

11/26/2012
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/22/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H05K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, HE NOTICED A TICKING AND BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE NUMBER ONE PISTON WAS HITTING THE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,939.

11/26/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/21/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H75K******
Summary

DRIVING AT NIGHT ON FOUR-LANE US HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. WARNING LAMP CAME ON WITH STOP SAFELY NOW MESSAGE. SCARY IN TRAFFIC BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AAA TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH DIAGNOSED STUCK OPEN CIRCUIT IN THROTTLE BODY. REPLACED PART 5M6Z*9E926*CA THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY. PART $376.70 LABOR $262.50 SHOP FEE $2.50 SALES TAX $48.13 TOTAL $ 689.83 VERY EXPENSIVE BUT LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN HURT. *TR

11/24/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/24/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON US 41 SOUTH WHEN MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE JUST STARTED TO BUCK AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I COULD NOT STEER OR START IT AGAIN AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEEL VEHICLE AND KILLED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND KEPT RETRYING TO START THE CAR TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND OTHERS THIS MORNING! THIS IS A FORD MOTOR COMPANY MECHANICAL ISSUE AND THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND CHOOSE TO NOT RECALL IT!! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS PROBLEM THAT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF??? I TOOK THE CAR AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID THAT FORD ISSUED A BULLETIN ON THIS EXACT ISSUE AND HOW TO FIX IT! ONLY NOW, ITS GOING TO COST ME, THE CONSUMER $2000 OR MORE TO FIX!! I AM SO UPSET FROM IT, I AM ALMOST PAID OFF ON THIS VEHICLE AND I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY! *TR

11/18/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/24/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION THE CAR HAD A FEW DAYS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR INCLUDING HESITATION AND ROUGH IDLE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON CHRISTMAS EVE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER AND ALTHOUGH I WAS TERRIBLY SCARED, I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER FAILED (PCM) WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX HENCE THE REASON IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR. I AM A RETIRED WIDOW RAISING MY 12 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER FEELING STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE; NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS AND UNABLE TO DO THINGS WITHOUT A CAR. I SEE THAT MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, PLEASE HELP FORD FACE THEIR NEGLECT WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

11/17/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/13/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE GAS PEDAL FELT LIKE IT HAD A BRICK UNDER IT. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP, IT WORKED AGAIN. DURING THE LAST MONTH, THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, FORCING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SINCE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, SEVERAL TIMES IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING RECENTLY, ON THE HIGHWAY, HOURS AFTER BEGINNING MY TRIP, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK, FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS, CAUSING ME GREAT CONCERN. NOW, EVERY MORNING I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR THE PEDAL TO FREE ITSELF IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT STICKS OFF AND ON AT LEAST TWICE DURING THE WARM UP PERIOD. I DON'T HAVE EXACT DATES, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW YEARS AGO, A TIME OR TWO, BUT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW IT IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. THE COOLER TEMPERATURE SEEMS TO BE A FACTOR. I AM RELUCTANT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER SINCE I HAVE READ MANY POSTINGS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL GETTING THE PROBLEM CORRECTED, EVEN AFTER SPENDING A SIZEABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY. ADDITIONALLY, I CANT FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT FORD HAS ANY IDEA HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

11/16/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/02/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ON WAY HOME, CAR SHUT OFF WHILE GOING 35 MPH. COILS STARTED TO SMOKE. TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER AND WAS TOLD ALL COILS, PLUGS AND POWERTRAIN MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT $2500. RESEARCHED LEGITIMATE WEBSITES AND FOUND MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM THAT HAD FIXED MORE THAN ONCE AT $2500. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT NHTSA ONLY RECALLS FOR SAFETY & EMISSIONS. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF GOING A HIGH SPEED ON INTERSTATE AND CAR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THANKFULLY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN CAR. *TR

11/14/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/13/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I OWN AT 2005 FORD ESCAPE. IN 2007 AND 2009 I HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF BEING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR IT FELT HARD TO PRESS AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CONTINUALLY PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WOULD FINALLY GO. THIS MORNING I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS RESULTED IN MY TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY STATING THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. AFTER THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT I AM PLANNING ON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR

11/14/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/14/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS IT WAS STUCK I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD AND IT WAS STUCK. I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER. *TR

11/13/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/09/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STARTED TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL AND MANAGED TO UNLODGED THE PEDAL. ALSO THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS CONSTANTLY DURING THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE SPRAYED WITH WD-40. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

11/12/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/29/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN SEE INTO THE CABIN, AND THE SHOCK/STRUT IS MOUNTED TO NOTHING AND IS POKING INTO MY TRUNK. THE METAL ALL AROUND THE MOUNT (OR WHERE IT SHOULD BE MOUNTED) IS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND RUSTED TO THE POINT OF BEING COMPLETELY DETACHED, AND THE SURROUNDING METAL IS STAMPED SO THIN TO BEGIN WITH THAT IT IS PLIABLE. THE SHOCK IS COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE, AND MY CAR IS A TICKING TIME BOMB OF SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTEDFORD SEVERAL TIMES, AND FORD CANADA IS DENYING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY OR QUALITY ISSUE AND HAVE TAKEN NO RESPONSIBILITY; THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY CAR. I CANNOT FIND A RECALL AT PRESENT, HOWEVER THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR ESCAPES, 6 ALONE ON [XXX] AND 5 ON [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

11/10/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 10/18/2012
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

ON 10/18/12 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. MY VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO AN EMBANKMENT, CRUSHING THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS A LARGE CRACK NEAR THE LUGGAGE RACK EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT SOME POINTS I COULD VISUALLY SEE INTO THE CRACK AND INTO THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE HIT HEAD ON INTO TREE AT 55MPH, BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH HEADLIGHTS POPPED OUT, HOOD CRINKLED, AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. REAR WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR

11/09/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/06/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE CAR JUST CUT OFF IS A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS REAR-ENDING ME! I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER W/ ME AT THE TIME! OUR MECHANIC HAS INFORMED US THAT APPARENTLY FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE THAT BAD PLUGS WERE INSTALLED IN THESE CARS AND WOULD CAUSE COMPUTER FAILURE! NOTHING WAS TOLD TO US REGARDING THIS ISSUE WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR! WHEN EMAILED FMC THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE & A RECALL IS NOT REQUIRED. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY DIES W/OUT WARNING??? *TR

11/09/2012
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/12/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS TRYING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 55 MPH ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STOPPED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE ANOTHER 1/2 MILE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO PLACED ENGINE ON CODE MACHINE AND STATES MY ENGINE COILS WERE BAD. REPLACED ALL OF MY ENGINE COILS AND THE CAR IS STILL RIDING LIKE A DUMP TRUNK. TOOK DO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO CHARGED ME 160.00 TO PUT ON MACHINE AND TOLD ME IT WAS MY ENGINE COILS, I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE COILS. I AM JUST AT MY WITTS END. I WILL NOT EVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. AS A SIDE NOTE, I PUT A TRANSMISSION IN THIS TRUCK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND THE DEALER WHO FIXED MY CAR, DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A RENTAL TO DRIVE. ITS A NEW AND USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN GIVE ME ONE OF THEIR CARS TO DRIVE. ARE YOU SERIOUS? *TR

11/08/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 06/15/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL HAD BECOME HARD AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE WHILE CONTINUALLY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

11/07/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/20/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

DURING COLD WEATHER, THE GAS PEDAL WILL STICK AND NOT ACCELERATE OR RELEASE. IT WILL NOT RELEASE FOR SOMETIMES UP TO TEN MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES OVER SEVERAL DAYS IN A WEEK DURING COLDER MONTHS. THIS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY HAPPENING SINCE 2009. THE MOST RECENT ON 11/5/2012. *TR

11/07/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE LEFT LANE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY LONGER. CAUSED OTHER CARS TO SUDDENLY SLOW WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF TO THE RAMP. THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THEN AFTER TRAVELING MAYBE 20 YARDS, THE PEDAL STUCK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. *TR

11/07/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/06/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT APROX. 55 MPH. THEFT LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE AND VEHICLE QUICKLY DECELERATED. FROM THE RESEARCH THAT I GATHERED, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD. FAULTY SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED IN SOME 2005 ESCAPES. THE SPARK PLUGS EMIT A RADIO FREQUENCY THAT CAUSE THE COILS TO BASICALLY FRY YOUR COMPUTER. FORD HAS RELEASED A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS (TSB 09-2-6) BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS DECELERATING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. CONTACTED FORD'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY SPARK PLUGS AT LEAST CHECKED AT NO CHARGE. THE COST, FOR ONLY CHECKING THE SPARK PLUGS TO SEE IF THEY ARE THE ONES AFFECTED IS $90. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE ANY STEPS TO FIX THIS. *TR

11/07/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/06/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THE THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

11/05/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROMA TRAFFIC STOP THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TRY TO REACH OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

10/31/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 10/31/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93145K******
Summary

THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AT THE POSTED SPEED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DISINTEGRATED, AND BLOCKED THE AIRFLOW. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 4 MONTHS EARLIER. FORD DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN EITHER THE ISSUE OR/ HELPING RESOLVE IT. SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL? *TR

10/30/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/30/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN GAS PEDAL STUCK AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN--HE PUSHED PEDAL DOWN WITH ALL HIS STRENGTH BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

10/27/2012
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/26/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04145K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT IS RUSTING PREMATURELY MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

10/25/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/24/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

STARTED HEARING LOUD RATTLING SOUNDS FROM REAR OF CAR , LOOKED AND SAW PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL/SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED OUT AND SEPARATED FROM REST OF VEHICLE. *TR

10/25/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/13/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105D******
Summary

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN IT COMPLETELY CUT OFF ON HER. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHE GOT THE CAR BACK ON AND MADE IT HOME, HOWEVER, IT WAS JERKING AND MISFIRING ALL THE WAY HOME. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT NEEDED SPARK PLUGS AND 2 COILS TO THE TUNE OF $700.00. WHEN WE WENT TO PICK IT UP WE WERE TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER WAS SHOT AND THAT WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE FORD PLACE IS REPLACING ALL 6 COILS AND THE COMPUTER FOR $2300.00. APPARENTLY THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD INSTALLING THE WRONG SPARK PLUGS IN THESE MODELS AT THE FACTORY CAUSING THE COILS AND THE COMPUTER TO GO OUT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM. GOING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND YOU CAR CUTS OFF IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY EYES!! *TR

10/18/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/16/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195D******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR STALLS OUT OF NOWHERE. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL LIT UP. AFTER ABOUT 20 MIN I TRIED STARTING UP THE CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP AND SLOWLY MADE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT HAPPEN AGAIN! LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. IMMEDIATELY LOOKED ONLINE DESCRIBING THE ISSUE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS, AND COME TO FIND OUT AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAD I BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE RESULT COULD HAVE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT. IT IS APPALLING THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOW ISSUE AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE SAFETY OF IT'S CUSTOMERS. *TR

10/17/2012
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/02/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FNCU96HX5K******
Summary

THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT BROKE FREE FROM THE BODY OF THE SUV DUE TO ERROSION/RUST. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE FROM RESEARCH THIS IS A PREVELANT ISSUE WITH 2004, 2005, 2006 FORD ESCAPES. HOWEVER FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO DEAL WITH AN ONGOING ISSUE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY WITH THE ISSUE, THEY CORRECTED THE SUSPENSION DESIGN IN 2007 ESCAPES. *TR

10/17/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/12/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125D******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

10/14/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/08/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYUO2Z95K******
Summary

HI- I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I BOUGHT IT USED. JUST RECENTLY I STARTED TO HEAR A BANGING IN THE BACK REAR OF THE CAB PART OF THE CAR. I FOUND OUT THE SHOCK MOUNTS ARE RUSTED OUT, AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR COULD FALL APART WHILE DRIVING OR CATCH FIRE. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

10/12/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/29/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H35K******
Summary

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PAD "STUCK." THE PAD WOULDN'T DEPRESS AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. AFTER ADDITIONAL EFFORT, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP, BUT I WAS ALREADY AT A REDUCED SPEED SINCE I WAS COMING TO A STOP. I THOUGHT MY CAR MAT HAD JAMMED MY BRAKES, SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I MADE THE PURCHASE. THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK TO "REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY DID. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE PARTS ALONE WOULD COST $3,000, BUT THAT THE ENGINEERS AT FORD CORPORATE SUGGESTED THAT THE MECHANICS PERFORM AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE BLEED, WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, BUT WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I ACTUALLY CALLED FORD HQ ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE PERSON WITH WHOM I SPOKE OFFERED NO REAL RESOLUTION, AND SHE SEEMED UNAWARE OF THINGS. FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW--NOT A MECHANICAL FAILURE COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE, AND FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. HYBRIDS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, AND THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE FORCED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DESIGN FLAWS THAT ARE AS DANGEROUS AS BRAKE FAILURE. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE MY BRAKES FAIL AND I END UP IN A TERRIBLE CRASH, EITHER KILLING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. EVEN IF I SPENT $7,000 ON A NEW SYSTEM, IT'S GOING TO FAIL AGAIN BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME DESIGN FLAW OF THE CURRENT BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS IS WHY FORD NEEDS TO REDESIGN THIS BRAKING SYSTEM AND RECALL AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

10/11/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/09/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND CAR BEGAN TO LURCH AND BUCK. CAR SHUT OFF 3 TIMES IN BUSY INTERSECTION WITH NO WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND LEARNED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD SHORTED OUT DUE TO MANUFACTURERS USING INCORRECT SPARK PLUGS. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE, DOING ANY SPEED! THE COMPUTER SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

10/10/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/10/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 12/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND IN COLD WEATHER. UPDATED 12/06/12

10/09/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/18/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

10/08/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/06/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS AND SOMETIMES CANNOT BE PRESSED DOWN AT ALL. *TR

10/05/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 10/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

[XXX] 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLS, FWD HAD ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE GAS PEDAL JUST TO MAKE IT ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED STATE. THIS FIRST HAPPENED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2011, AND NOW I CAN FEEL IT START TO GET TO THAT POINT AGAIN... I WAS ABLE TO CLEAN IT LAST YEAR WITH B-12 CHEMTOOL WHICH TOOK CARE OF IT RIGHT AWAY. IT WAS COMPLETELY GUNKED BUT WORKED LIKE NEW ONCE I HAD IT CLEANED. GUESS IT IS TIME TO DO THIS AGAIN... I FIGURED I WOULD REPORT THIS AFTER SEEING A NEWS ARTICLE ON ABC REGARDING THE EXACT SAME THINGS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

10/05/2012
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/28/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H05K******
Summary

THIS VEHICLE WILL GO INTO "FAIL-SAFE" MODE, WHICH SHUTS THE IC ENGINE OFF WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS VERY INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT IN ANY CONSISTENT PATTERN. ONCE IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR UNLESS THE CAR COOLS OFF COMPLETELY. HAPPENS ONLY WHEN CAR IS USED FOR LONG TRIPS. MULTIPLE FAULT CODES SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER, AND BASED ON THOSE FAULT CODES, I'VE HAD THE HYBRID COOLANT PUMP REPLACED, THE AIR FILTER FOR THE BATTERIES REPLACED, AND THE FANS THAT COOL THE BATTERY REPLACED. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE TRIPS TO BOTH FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE AND EXCELLENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS (WHO WERE BLOCKED ON THE FORD TECHNICAL WEBSITE, EVEN THOUGH THESE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS SUBSCRIBE, FROM FINISHING THEIR RESEARCH INTO REPAIR OPTIONS) WITH THE FINAL RESULTS THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR IT. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, IT'S A VERY NICE VEHICLE....... BUT, I'M VERY NERVOUS THAT THIS SHUT-DOWN WILL OCCUR IN FAST, HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE I CANNOT GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE...... INCLUDING MY OWN OR MY FAMILY. I CANNOT KEEP THIS VEHICLE LONGER...... BUT, IF I TRADE IT OFF.... IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE FOR FORD. GO ONLINE, AND YOU CAN FIND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SEVERAL OF WHICH HAVE HAD TERRIFYING EXPERIENCES WITH THIS PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, MOST OF MY DRIVING WITH THIS VEHICLE IS ON 2-LANE STATE HIGHWAYS WHERE I CAN PULL OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IN THE MIDDLE OF 80-MPH LA TRAFFIC ON A 6 LANE FREEWAY..... IN THE MIDDLE LANE...... I SHUDDER TO THINK. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER, 2011, AND WILL BE GIVING SOMEONE ELSE THE PROBLEM SOON, AS I CANNOT CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY ON A VEHICLE THAT NO ONE IS CAPABLE OF FIXING, AND I CANNOT KEEP IT WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

10/02/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/15/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H25K******
Summary

I BOUGHT THIS 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM DRIVER'S WORLD IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, AND FOUND SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THE MINUTE I DROVE OFF THE LOT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST STOP SIGN LEAVING THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP, I GENTLY PRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND FELT AS THOUGH THE ABS WAS LOCKING UP PREVENTING ME FROM EVEN SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I LET OFF OF THE BRAKES AND PRESSED THEM AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE JUST FINE. I FIGURED IT MAY HAVE BEEN A FLUKE, SO I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR 2 HOURS FROM VIRGINIA BEACH TO MIDLOTHIAN. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT IN MIDLOTHIAN WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ROLLING. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR 2 MILES IN THIS CONDITION OF HAVING TO PRESS THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE PROBLEM HAD GONE AWAY. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DRIVER'S WORLD 36 HOURS LATER. DRIVER'S WORLD KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AND CLAIMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS UNDER THEIR 30DAY/1000MILE WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS OR GIVE A REFUND. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM DRIVER'S WORLD, AND AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT I CAME TO THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO DRIVER'S WORLD, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND ERROR CODES C1471 AND C1472, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY MEANT SO THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ON THE WAY TO FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE WAS ONE OCCASION WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND FELT AGAIN THAT THE ABS WAS LOCKING UP PREVENTING ME FROM EVEN SLOWING DOWN. I LET OFF OF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED IT AGAIN, AND I STOPPED JUST FINE. AT THIS TIME FORD STILL HAS THE VEHICLE AND IS ATTEMPTING TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

09/25/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/08/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H35K******
Summary

BRAKES BECAME VERY "SOFT" AND BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHT APPEARED. PARKED CAR FOR 5 HOURS, AND WHEN I RESTARTED, THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. TOWED CAR TO SHOP AND HAD BRAKES REPLACED (@ 5%, SO THOUGHT THIS WAS THE "ONLY" PROBLEM). 2 WEEKS LATER, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. REPAIR SHOP DID MORE DIAGNOSTICS AND RESEARCH, AND DISCOVERED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER / HCU ISSUE THAT IS FREQUENTLY REPORTED ON-LINE. *TR

09/24/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/18/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO START IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT RUN RIGHT FOR THE FIRST 5 MINUTES. AFTER LEAVING IT OFF FOR A HALF HOUR, WORKED FINE. ALSO HAPPENED ON 9/6/2012 AND 9/23/2012. LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL WHEN IT IS SHUT OFF. ASKED FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT WHAT COULD BE DONE, AND THEY JUST WANT ME TO BRING IT IN. NOW IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE ANY WHERE BECAUSE IT WONT EVEN START BACK UP. READ ONLINE HOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE, AND ALL THE DEALERSHIP DOES IS TAKE THEM FOR 6000 DOLLARS AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT GET RESOLVED. *TR

09/24/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/24/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A BRICK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WON'T BUDGE. I MASH DOWN ON THE PEDAL AND EVEN STOMP IT. IT WILL DEPRESS AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OR WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AS THE WEATHER GETS COLDER. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, I FOUND RECALLS FOR THE 2000 - 2004 FORD ESCAPES EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE SPEED CONTROL CABLES), BUT NOTHING FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND, THROUGH A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPE OWNERS, BUT FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

09/19/2012
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/13/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

09/12/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V353000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

09/05/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/03/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON, VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING. FORD DEALERSHIP HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC AND INDICATED THAT THE PCM HAD "BLOWN" AND TAKEN ALL SIX COILS WITH IT. THUS, RESULTING IN UPWARDS TO $2500 FOR REPAIRS FOR NOT ONLY A NEW PCM BUT ALSO ALL SIX COILS. OF WHICH, I HAD 2 REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. DEALERSHIP ALSO INDICATED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. WHAT THE HECK AS I READ UP ON INTERNET AND THIS IS INDICATIVE TO A PROBLEM THEY ARE AWARE OF AND ALSO THAT OCCURRED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. *TR

09/04/2012
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 09/04/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

08/29/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/18/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93165K******
Summary

ON AUGUST 18TH 2012 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING IN DOWNTOWN HAMILTON MT WHEN OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND WOULD NOT STOP. I MANAGED TO DODGE TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE AND PUT IT IN PARK AND HOLD MY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE BUT IT KEPT SPEEDING. IT CONTINUED TO RACE DOWN THE STREET ABOUT MILE OR MORE UNTIL I CAME TO A PLACE I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE STREET INTO A PARKING AREA WITH A CORRAL WHICH HAD AN IRON GATE ON THE FENCE THAT I FELT WOULD STOP ME. IT FINALLY SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE KEY AND STOP; THANK GOD WITHOUT HITTING OR HARMING ANYONE STILL IT WAS A TERRIFYING EVENT. *TR

08/27/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/10/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H55K******
Summary

MY BRAKES HAVE A VERY HARD PEDAL FROM TIME TO TIME. REQUIRING ME TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. MY FORD DEALER TELLS ME IT IS THE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WILL COST $3000.00 TO REPAIR. THEY ALSO STATE THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. (REMEMBER THIS IS A HYBRID AND BRAKES ARE DIFFERENT) SECOND ISSUE IS THE ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAIN DOES NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN UNDER 30 MPH LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO DUE UNDER 30 MPH. AT TIMES THIS REQUIRES EXTRA BREAKING BECAUSE THE ENGINE DOES NOT IDLE DOWN LIKE IT SHOULD. FORD SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS FORD HAS DONE VERY LITTLE TO ASSIST THE CUSTOMERS, OR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

08/26/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/14/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94155K******
Summary

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLS. THE MECHANICS SAID THERE IS A TSB TSB 09-2-6 OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD INSTALLED BAD PLUGS THAT SHORT OUT THE COIL PACKS AND THEN FRIES THE COMPUTER COSTING THE POOR CONSUMER AROUND $2000 DOLLARS GIVING CODES PO351-PO354. I WAS A FORD PERSON FOR LIFE BUT NOT ANYMORE THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL THIS IS BAD BUSINESS. *TR

08/23/2012
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/12/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

08/17/2012
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/30/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H75K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE WHEEL WELL BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS MASSIVE RUST IN THE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

08/15/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/14/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H85K******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL BODY AND FRAME HAS TOTALLY RUSTED AWAY LEAVING NO ANCHOR FOR THE SHOCK ABSORBER AND RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE (SEE ATTACHED PICTURES). THIS DEFECT OCCURRED DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING GARAGE KEPT, WELL MAINTAINED AND MAINTAINED ONLY BY A LICENSED FORD DEALERSHIP. HIGHLAND PARK FORD AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWINGLY AND/OR NEGLIGENTLY CONCEALED A KNOWN, MAJOR DEFECT FROM THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO AS TO AVOID HAVING TO REPAIR THE PRODUCT PER FORD'S EXPRESS WARRANTY. *TR

08/14/2012
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK WAS CORRODED WHICH CAUSE THE DRIVER REAR WHEEL WELL TO CORRODE AS WELL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL TANK MALFUNCTION AS A RESULT, OF THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 09/19/12*LJ UPDATED 09/19/2012 *JS

08/12/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS
Incident Date: 07/25/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE 2005, 35MPH, HEARD A THUMP/BANG THEN VERY LOUD RATTLING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ARRIVED HOME, FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK, SHOCK MOUNT, AND A DINNER-PLATE-SIZED CHUNK OF WHEEL WELL HAD PUNCHED UP INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. OPENED THE LIFTGATE, SAW THE SHOCK MOUNT FLOPPING AROUND INSIDE THE CAR AND A DANGLING CLUSTER OF WIRES THAT HAD BEEN SHREDDED BY THE JAGGED METAL. ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR COMPARTMENT HAD BEEN SHOVED UP 10CM. HUSBAND WAS SHOCKED, SURE I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING, BUT I HAD NOT. RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT UNDERNEATH THE UNDERCOATING. COULD NOT SEE THE RUST FROM THE OUTSIDE, SO DID NOT KNOW IT WAS HAPPENING. CHECKED LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL, SAW NO RUST, BUT UNDERCOATING LIFTS RIGHT OFF TO REVEAL TERRIBLE RUST UNDERNEATH AS WELL. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, NO SHOCK, WATER AND ROAD DEBRIS WOULD FLY RIGHT UP INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE HUGE HOLE. THIS KIND OF DAMAGE IS INCREDIBLE. ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR FROM DEALERSHIP (BRONDES FORD, TOLEDO) WAS $5752.34. CERTAINLY CAN NOT AFFORD THAT. RESEARCHED ONLINE FOR REPAIR ALTERNATIVES AND FOUND DOZENS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF DAMAGE TO THE SAME VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. REPORTED THE DAMAGE TO FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP HOTLINE, WAS INFORMED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON, FREQUENT, OR WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT CONSIDER IT A DEFECT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY CHILDREN WERE AFRAID WE WERE GOING CRASH. EASILY COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE TURNING A CORNER, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, ETC. I AM CERTAIN, HOWEVER, THAT ONCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REALIZES THE POTENTIAL HARM THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE TO LIFE AND PROPERTY, THEY WILL BE DETERMINED TO DO RIGHT BY THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

07/31/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/18/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED. THE GAS PEDAL STICKING HAPPENED QUITE OFTEN. UPDATED 08/29/12

07/30/2012
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/16/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,167.

07/29/2012
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/24/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

WAS ON AN ACCESS ROAD ONTO INTERSTATE 4 IN TAMPA, CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO BARELY STEER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SINCE IT WAS A LARGE OVERPASS I HAD MORE THAN TYPICAL ROOM TO GET THE CAR STOPPED. LATER I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT COILS WERE DAMAGED AND PCM COMPUTER WENT OUT. I CHECKED CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH COST TO FIX IT FROM $1300 TO $2700. EVIDENTLY FORD IS AWARE OF THIS TOTAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSED BY A COMPUTER FAILURE. IN MOST CASES PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THE CAR AND IT COMPLETELY STALLS WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING AND MINIMAL MANEUVERABILITY. I WAS FORTUNATE IT HAPPENED ON THE OVERPASS AND NOT ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE. *JS

07/28/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/27/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

HAD LIGHT WARNING OF BRAKE FAILURE. INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED BROKEN RING WITH TEETH ON FRONT AXLE THAT SENSES WHEEL ROTATION. PART IS CALLED "TONE RING" FORD PART #7L8Z-2C182-B. THIS CAUSES A FAILURE OF THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THIS AS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL YEAR FORD ESCAPES AND IS A VERY BAD DESIGN. THIS $32 PART CAUSES A $300 PARTS AND LABOR COST SINCE RECOMMENDED FIX IS TO REPLACE A PERFECTLY GOOD AXLE. IT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE RING AND RUST BETWEEN THE AXLE AND THE PRESSED ON RING. *TR

07/27/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/26/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU041X5K******
Summary

ENTERING THE INTERSTATE, I SPED UP TO MERGE, BUT COULD NOT PUSH ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO EVEN GET OUT OF OVERDRIVE. (MAKING THINGS WORSE, THE MERGE WAS FROM THE LEFT.) PEDAL WAS FULL DOWN. AFTER DODGING GO HOME TRAFFIC, I LIMPED TO RIGHT HAND LANE AND GOT OFF AT NEXT FORD DEALERSHIP. SERVICE REP AND I LOOKED AT THE DEPRESSION MADE IN THE PLASTIC HOUSING TO THE STEERING COLUMN, WHERE PEDAL HARDWARE HAD INDENTED IT. SERVICE SAID ENGINE APPEARED TO BE OPERATING OK; HE TESTED IT BY REVVING THE ENGINE IN THE GARAGE. HE REMARKED THE VISIBLE SYMPTOM WAS THE PEDAL BEING SO LOW THERE'S NO ROOM FOR TRAVEL. I CONTINUED ON 150 MILES BACK HOME AND CALLED FORD TO LOOK AT THE "SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTION" ISSUE. VEHICLE APPEARS TO ACCELERATE OK WITH CRUISE CONTROL; THE PEDAL IS SITTING SO LOW THERE'S NO TRAVEL TO ACCELERATE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS - MERGING IN METRO TRAFFIC IS NO GAME. *TR

07/25/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/15/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY ESCAPE BEGAN MISSING AND THEN DIED AT 65MPH, NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP: BAD COILS, BAD COMPUTER. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THESE ITEMS. PROBLEM QUICKLY RETURNED. THIS TIME MORE BAD COILS. (SOME BAD COILS ARE SAME ONES THEY JUST REPLACED). DEALERSHIP REPLACED SPARKPLUGS THIS TIME. PROBLEM RETURNED THE NEXT DAY. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD VEHICLE A WEEK AND A HALF THIS TIME AND HAS NO CLUE HOW TO REPAIR. *TR

07/23/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/20/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I WENT TO ACCELERATE. UPON REACHING 40. I HEARD A SUBSTANTIAL BACKFIRE NOISE, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD CAUSING ME TO BLOCK TRAFFIC AS I COASTED ALMOST INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER COASTING FOR 100+ FEET. AFTER WHICH, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND RUGGED NEVER BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOUT 30 MPH AND CAUSING MAJOR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP (VARSITY FORD IN ANN ARBOR, MI) AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS IN TROUBLE. APPARENTLY, MY SPARK PLUG AFTER BEING CLOGGED, CAUSED A BACKFIRE WHICH BLEW MY IGNITION COILS AND SPARKPLUGS AND MY PCM. I AM BEING QUOTED $2,200. AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE (3 MONTHS AGO) VARSITY FORD TOLD ME I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO NEEDING A TUNE UP BUT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY THAT DAY AND THAT I COULD WAIT UNTIL MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. I WAS PLANNING ON GOING THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE I WAS HEADING OUT OF TOWN. HAD I BEEN TOLD THE RISK WAS A $400 TUNE UP VS. A $2,200 BLOWN ENGINE, MAYBE I WOULD HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. I'M VERY DISTRAUGHT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND NOW AM QUESTIONING WHETHER I WILL EVER BUY A FORD OR WORK WITH A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

07/23/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/21/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CAR SHOOK AND DIED. I PULLED INTO THE TURN LANE AND SOME HELPFUL PEOPLE ASSISTED ME IN PUSHING MY CAR TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY ENGINE COILS AND PLUGS REPLACED AND THAT FORD HAD PUT OUT A BULLETIN EXPLAINING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THEY FIXED THAT, I LEARNED THAT I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPLACED BECAUSE THE ENGINE COILS AND PLUGS CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. I DECIDED TO SEARCH THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND MANY WEBSITES AND FORUMS EXPLAINING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING IN OTHER 2005 FORD ESCAPES. IT SEEMS THAT IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM (ENOUGH FOR FORD TO PUT OUT A BULLETIN EXPLAINING HOW TO FIX IT), THEN FORD SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND, THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT DOES NOT SHOW UP UNTIL WELL AFTER THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER GOOD. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING TO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME CAR AND FORD SHOULD DO MORE THAN EXPLAIN HOW TO FIX IT. A RECALL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS THE CAUSED BY FAULTY MANUFACTURING. *TR

07/20/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/15/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z25K******
Summary

CAR SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN IT IS TURNED ON, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, THE ACCELERATOR STICKS TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO PUT FULL FORCE TO JAM THE PEDAL DOWN TO TAKE OFF. IF I AM AT A LIGHT AND STOPPED, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I HAVE THE REPAIR SHOP FIX THIS ISSUE TWICE BUT DECIDED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT BASED UPON NEWS REPORTS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER ISSUE WITH THE SUV AND I LOVE MY FORD. I AM NOT SURE THAT HIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT. *TR

07/19/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY GAS PEDAL SNAPPED FORWARD BY ITSELF AND ACCELERATED MY CAR. THEN SNAPPED BACK AND HIT MY FOOT IN THE POSITION IT WAS ALREADY IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF MY OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR. (I BOUGHT IT NEW) I IGNORED IT THE FIRST FEW TIMES BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO BEING ON CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THIS WAS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I SAW ON FOX NEWS THAT THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION; AND CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR MY CAR AND THEY SAID NO. I AM HOPING THEY WILL HAVE A RECALL, BECAUSE I PLAN ON KEEPING THIS CAR FOR AWHILE, AND DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THANKS. *TR

07/18/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/01/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95D******
Summary

WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. THIS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. YOU START OUT DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PEDAL WON'T MOVE. YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. THE PEDAL IS STUCK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR WARMS UP THE PEDAL USUALLY WILL START MOVING AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER WHEN THEY GET THE CAR IT'S USUALLY WARM. ONE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL PANEL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. I MADE SURE THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT INTERFERING TOO. LUCKILY WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE IT WOULD CAUSE A CRASH. WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE PEDAL TO FREE ITSELF. *TR

07/18/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/10/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME FAILURE WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY STARTED EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SECOND FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE EITHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

07/18/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/10/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP 10 TO 15 MPH BY ITSELF FOR 5 TO 7 SECONDS WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED AND, THEN, SLOWS DOWN TO ORIGINAL SET SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE GAS PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN AND KICK BACK WHEN IT RELEASES AND MAKING SOUNDS WHEN HITS HARD THE SHOE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE NOVEMBER 2011 ONLY WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS BEING USE AND NOT ALL THE TIME. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2 EACH MONTH SINCE THEN. IT WAS REPORTED JULY 18 AROUND 9:45AM TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER RECALL NEWS ABOUT FORD ESCAPES 2002-2004 WITH V6 ENGINES (LIKE MINE) SUFFER FROM MECHANICAL FLAW THAT LEADS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. AT THE TIME, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VIN. *TR

07/18/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/06/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z85K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL OF THE ACCELERATOR HAD BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE HAD TO PLACE HIS FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR FOR IT TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE A SPRING IN THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY REPORT ON THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 82,000.

07/12/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 04/20/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2005. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY FORD TECHNICIANS AT FORD DEALERSHIPS EVERY 5,000 MILES, INCLUDING A RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION FLUSH LAST YEAR. ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, THE SUV'S TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A PROBLEM FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FMC) KNOWS AS ENGINE STALLING ON ENGAGEMENT/STOPPING. ACCORDING TO A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED MARCH 19, 2007, SUVS WITH THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION "EXHIBIT AN ENGINE STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN ENGAGING THE ENGINE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CONDITION MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND OFTEN OCCURS AFTER EXTENDED DRIVES. THERE MAY BE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES STORED. THIS MAY BE CAUSE BY INTERNAL WEAR IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH PREVENTS IT FROM LOCKING." THIS EXACT FAILURE CAUSED US TO BE STRANDED IN DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS FOR HOURS AS WE WAITED FOR HELP. HOWEVER, FMC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TRANSMISSION SINCE 2007, YET AS AN OWNER OF A CAR LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT IT. IF I HAD BEEN INFORMED, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT YEARS AGO FOR REPAIR PRIOR TO GOING ON AN EXTENDED TRIP AND PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER. INSTEAD, FMC KNOWINGLY ALLOWED VEHICLE OWNERS TO DRIVE WITH THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. FORD-CERTIFIED TECH'S FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE GIVEN THE EXACT SYMPTOMS AND THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER TECHS TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE, THE STALL OCCURRED REPEATEDLY UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE JUST OVER 1,200 MILES LATER, AGAIN, STRANDING MY FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY. I BECAME AWARE OF THE FAULT ONLY AFTER A SEARCH OF OTHER DRIVERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. FMC BEHAVED NEGLIGENTLY IN FAILING TO INFORM CUSTOMERS LIKE ME, LIKELY TO SHIELD ITSELF FROM COSTLY REPAIRS. IN 2007, MY CAR ONLY HAD 24,500 MILES??WELL WITHIN WARRANTY LIMITS. A RECALL FOR VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL YEAR SHOULD BE ORDERED AND I SHOULD BE REFUNDED COST OF REPAIR. *TR

07/11/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/09/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION IN THE POWER TRAIN AROUND THE 45-55 MPH. THE VIBRATION IS PRESENT DAILY AND CAUSES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. *TR

07/11/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/22/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU031X5K******
Summary

WE WERE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. WE COASTED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHO STATED THE COMPUTER (PCM), ALL THE COIL OVER PLUGS (COP) AND SPARK PLUGS WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS IT IS DESCRIBED EXACTLY IN FORD SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 09-2-6. THE SPARK PLUGS IN THE 2005 AND 2006 CAUSE RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE WITH THE PCM WHICH DAMAGES THE PCM AND THE OTHER COMPONENTS. THE LEAST FORD COULD HAVE DONE WAS NOTIFY US THAT REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE PROBLEMS DON'T END THERE. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR WE WERE AGAIN ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 50MPH. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE FORD DEALER WHO STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (THERE ARE 3 OF THEM) WERE CLOGGED DUE TO RAW FUEL COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE CONVERTERS PROBABLY DUE TO THE PREVIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE COST TO FIX THE CONVERTERS IS EVEN MORE THAN THE COST OF THE INITIAL REPAIR. WE'VE DECIDED TO NOT HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS THE TOTAL COST OF ALL THE REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. WE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP IN THIS SITUATION. I THINK FORD SHOULD COVER THE COSTS OF THESE REPAIRS FOR AN ISSUE KNEW EXISTED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER 2005 ESCAPES LISTED IN YOUR DATABASE. I IMAGINE WE WILL MORE OF THESE FAILURES AS THESE VEHICLES AGE. *TR

07/03/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/17/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H25K******
Summary

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 AM, THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO MINIMAL POWER GIVEN BY THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. THIS CAUSED AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON A VERY DANGEROUS OVERPASS CURVE OF THE FREEWAY AND NEARLY CAUSED TWO VEHICLES IN THE IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY TO COLLIDE WITH MY VEHICLE AS SPEED RAPIDLY DROPPED AND THE VEHICLE SAID TO "PULL OVER ANDS SHUT OFF VEHICLE SAFELY". THIS PART OF THE FREEWAY HAD NO PULL OVER SPOT NOR DID IT HAVE AN AREA TO REALLY SAFELY PULL OFF THE FREEWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS DONE THIS AT HIGH SPEED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. IT HAS DONE THIS APPROXIMATELY 1-0 TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS. THE CAR IS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE POWER, LETTING IT SIT, AND THEN RESTARTING THE SYSTEM. THERE IS AN ACCOMPANYING OVERHEATING THAT OCCURTS AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE UNABLE TO BE EASILY RESTARTED AT THAT POINT. THIS EVENT GIVES NO WARNING OR INDICATION IT WILL HAPPEN AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANY DRIVER TO BE THRUST INTO. IF IT HAD BEEN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I AM CERTAIN THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS AND VEHICLE COLLISIONS AS A RESULT. *JS

06/20/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/14/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105D******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAR JUST QUIT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT THE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT WHICH ALSO DESTROYED ALL THE COILS. I JUST PRINTED OUT 13 PAGES OF THIS HAVING HAPPENED TO OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS AND THAT A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN (09-2-6) WAS AT ONE TIME ISSUED--- THIS WILL COST A TON OF MONEY TO CORRECT FOR A PROBLEM FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR SOME TIME. WHEN MINE QUIT I HAD SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE AND JUST QUITTING WITH NO WARNING-- WHY HAS FORD NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION? *JS

06/14/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92ZX5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE PASSENGER REAR WELL AREA, WHICH WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND CAUSED THE BOLTS AND STRUTS TO CORRODED AND SEPARATE FROM THE WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED BUT WAS UNAWARE IF THE REPLACEMENT WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WELL WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. UPDATED 07/27/12 *BF UPDATED 08/02/12

06/14/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 06/07/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z35K******
Summary

AS I DROVE MY FORD ESCAPE 2005 DOWN A HILL THE BRAKE LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUPTURED, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK WHICH QUICKLY RESULTED IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. I MANAGED TO STOP MY CAR BY DOWN SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR BEFORE GOING THROUGH A STOP SIGN, FORTUNATELY, NO CARS OR PEDESTRIANS WERE IN THE WAY. THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE PROBLEM REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, AS THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS CLOSE TO RUPTURING, TOO. *JB

06/01/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/28/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

MY CAR STALLED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE PCM. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *TR

05/15/2012
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/01/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE COILS WERE REPLACED. THE PCM MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED DRIVING 55MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. TWO CARS THAT WERE BEHIND SWERVED INTO A DITCH IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION. UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS

05/03/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/28/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK AND GOT ON THE FREE WAY I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE MY CAR WOULD START SHAKING. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID TO TRY AND MAKE IT HOME WHEN MY CAR DIED TWICE BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN TO MAKE IT HOME. I GOT A DIAGNOSTICS DONE ON IT TO FIND OUT THAT THE COMPUTER HAD BURNT OUT ALONG WITH 4 OF THE 6 COILS. *TR

05/03/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/31/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. JUST GOT INTO THE PASSING LANE AND THE WHOLE THING DIED RIGHT THERE IN THE PASSING LANE. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS VERY CLOSE TO ME AND THAT THERE WAS A POLICEMAN COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND SAW ME. HE PULLED BEHIND ME TO BLOCK THE LANE. THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSE IN BACK OF ME, THEY WOULD HAVE ASS-ENDED ME OR WOULD HAVE HAD TO QUICKLY GET IN ANOTHER LANE OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE GARAGE. REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, ALL 6 COILS AND THE COMPUTER WAS FRIED. AFTER A BIT OF RESEARCH ONLINE, I SAW THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS UNSAFE ISSUE WITH THE 2005 ESCAPE. SOME SUDDENLY STOPPING ON THE INTERSTATE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, IT IS DUE TO THE SPARK PLUGS FORD INSTALLED IN THE 2005 ESCAPE. NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, THAT FORD CAN STOP BY PUTTING OUT A RECALL. WOULD THEY RATHER HAVE A LAW SUITE WHEN SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE THAT CAN BE PREVENTED. THIS WAS A QUITE AN EXPENSIVE BILL THAT I HAD TO PAY WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF FORD WOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER FORD. *TR

04/28/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
Incident Date: 10/26/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH A RUSTED OUT RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL AROUND THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT. I CHECKED WITH A FORD DEALER ABOUT ANY RECALLS, NONE. FORD MANAGER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH AN ISSUE AT LASCO FORD FENTON MI. (FORD EST. TO REPAIR WAS 3400.00) I STOPPED AT A COUPLE BODYSHOPS IN THE AREA AND THEY (KNEW) OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD QUOTE ME THE PARTS NEEDED, ALONG WITH THE 25 HOURS TO REPLACE/REPAIR IT. MY ESCAPE IS 7 YEARS OLD AND HAS 115,000 MILES, HOWEVER I DON'T THINK THAT THE BODY STRUCTURE (IN WHEEL WELL) SHOULD HAVE RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY (RIGHT SIDE ONLY?), LEAVING THE TOP SHOCK MOUNT FLAPPING BACK AND FORTH, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND (NOT) DRIVABLE. THIS PROBLEM ENDED UP COSTING 2005.00 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THIS WAS THERE RESPONSE: I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING RUST ISSUES ON THE RIGHT REAR FENDER AND SHOCK MOUNTS OF YOUR VEHICLE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. I CAN ALSO SEE WHY YOU FEEL THIS IS A MIGHT BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE RESEARCH YOU MADE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND, WE SHARE ALL OF OUR VEHICLE CONCERN DOCUMENTATION WITH NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) AND FORD ENGINEERING. TOGETHER, WE WORK TO FURTHER DETERMINE IF A RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS (CSP) IS NEEDED FOR COMPONENT FAILURES. IF A RECALL OR CSP BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR YOUR VEHICLE, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY U.S. MAIL TO THE CURRENT ADDRESS WE HAVE ON FILE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT NHTSA, WHICH IS THE FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER A RECALL OR CSP. IN ADDITION, I FOUND THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, FIELD SERVICE ACTIONS (RECALLS) / CSPS ON YOUR VEHICLE THAT WOULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR YOUR CURRENT CONCERN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

04/26/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 08/10/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE NUMBER FOUR SPARK PLUG FAILED TO FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

04/25/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 02/25/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93145K******
Summary

OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AT THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THIS CAN BE VERIFIED BY CHECKING THE SERVICE RECORDS AT DALE JARRETT FORD, INDIAN TRAIL, NC. ON 2/25/12, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING AN OIL LEAK BETWEEN THE MAIN ENGINE BLOCK AND THE CRANKSHAFT CRADLE. THE SEAL BETWEEN THESE TWO FOUNDATIONAL STRUCTURAL PARTS OF THE ENGINE IS A SIMPLE APPLIED BEAD OF SILICONE SEALANT, RATHER THAN A FIXED GASKET. BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE REPAIR IS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENGINE, RATHER THAN INCUR THE LABOR CHARGES OF TOTALLY DISASSEMBLING THE ENGINE TO REPAIR THIS SEAL. THE PROJECTED COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS $4,000.00 TO $5,000.00. WE FEEL THIS IS A PREMATURE AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A DESIGN COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BY DIRECT COMMUNICATION, HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM, PER THEIR COMPANY POLICY. OUR CONTENTION IS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP ON THE PART OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WARRANTS A RECALL FOR VEHICLES FOUND TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

04/25/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 04/20/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT FROM A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINSE BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER THEN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,406 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,506. UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ

04/17/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/03/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING WITH A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

04/17/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 04/17/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND PCM MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

04/13/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 04/09/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ECM, SIX COIL PACKS AND SPARK PLUGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

04/12/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/06/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

OUR GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING IN MY WIFES ESCAPE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN 2005. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE WE GOT THE CAR. FORD KEEPS PUTTING BANDAIDS ON IT. THEY WILL CLEAN OUT A CASING OR REPLACE A SMALL PART. THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT FORD WON'T ADMIT TO. THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM IS CLOSED AND NOW FORD REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE PART WITHOUT CHARGING ME BECAUSE WE DONT' HAVE A WARRANTY ANYMORE. THIS ISSUE ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY THIS MORNING. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK BUT THE CAR IDLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC. MY WIFE COULDN'T MAKE THE CAR MOVE EXCEPT IN IDLE. MEANWHILE CARS HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND SWERVE TO MISS HER. IT WAS A VERY UPSETTING SITUATION. FORD WON'T CARE UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

04/12/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

GOING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY AND THE "STOP SAFELY NOW' ERROR COME UP ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY. 2 MIN. LATER THE ENGINE STOPS AND I COAST TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER AND SHUT EVERYTHING OFF. 5 MIN LATER I RESTART THE CAR AND EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AND THE CAR DRIVES PERFECTLY FOR THE NEXT 2000 MILES (PRESENT TIME). DEALER FINDS THE ERROR CODES BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO REPLACE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

04/08/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/25/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

MY CARS COMPUTER (PCM) AND FOUR OUT OF SIX COILS BURNT OUT DUE TO FAULTY PLUGS I'M TOLD. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CARS ENGINE JUST CUT OFF AND HAD TO TRY AND ROLL AWAY FROM TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER STEERING. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HASN'T MADE A RECALL YET. IT IS COSTING ME OVER 2000 DOLLARS TO GET FIXED AND I'VE BEEN READING THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE MULTIPLE TIMES. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

04/03/2012
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/17/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H05K******
Summary

I HAVE OWNED MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID SINCE 2005, AND HAVE BEEN AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER FROM MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE PAST YEAR (2011). MY BRAKES SCARY ON THE ROAD WILL STOP WORKING ANYTIME THE 300 VOLT BATTER IS JIGGLED TOO MUCH FROM IT'S HARNESS. ONE BILL ALONE THAT FIT ME OVER A MONTH OF REPAIRS IN THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS BEYOND TIME CONSUMING AND WAY OVER MY BUDGET. THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T HAVE TO GET THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED RIGHT AWAY, AND IT WAS GOING TO COST AROUND A 1000 DOLLARS WHEN I DID. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'VE NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PROBLEM . I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND IF THERE ARE ANY DEFECTS FROM MANUFACTURING SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE... ESPECIALLY BEFORE I GET KILLED OR KILL ANOTHER PERSON FROM DRIVING MY VEHICLE. IT REALLY HAS SCARED ME ON SEVERAL EPISODES SINCE RIGHT AROUND A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, IT IS NOT CONSISTENT. IT HAPPENS VERY IRREGULARLY BUT ENOUGH TO MAKE ME WORRY AND BE CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE ISSUE I HAVE TO ROLL TO A STOP TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE SYSTEM. YESTERDAY ALONE IT HAPPENED TWICE AND I HAD TO PULL THE PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST TO COME TO A SAFE STOP WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

04/03/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING ALONG AT 50-55MPH ON BUSY ROAD AT RUSH HOUR. 2005 ESCAPE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A RUMBLING VIBRATION AND THEN IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MANAGED TO TURN RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION TO GET OUT OF HEAVY FLOW OF TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT THE RUMBLING CONTINUED AND THE CAR HAD NO PICK UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. MACHINE INDICATED A AND C COILS WERE BAD. REPLACED A AND C COILS, PROBLEM STILL. MECHANIC SAID IT MIGHT BE THE COMPUTER BUT SAID TAKE CAR TO FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO BE SURE. TOOK CAR TO A FORD SERVICE DEPT. FOR DIAGNOSTIC. WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE A AND C COILS AND PLUGS. WHEN I SAID I ALREADY HAD THOSE REPLACED, HE IMMEDIATELY SAID "THEN THOSE PARTS MUST BE BAD AND/OR THE WIRES ARE BAD AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRACE ALL WIRES TO FIND BAD ONES AND REPLACE THEM". THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE REPAIR $1100. I ASKED IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE COMPUTER. SERVICE REP SAID, "OH, NO COMPUTER IS NOT THE PROBLEM". PAID $100 FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. TOOK CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC, HE TRACED ALL THE WIRES AND DID NOT FIND A SINGLE BAD WIRE. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THE ONLY OTHER THING IT COULD BE, BASED ON THE WAY THE CAR IS ACTING, IS THE COMPUTER. I PRICED A COMPUTER. IT COSTS ABOUT $495. SO THE QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP NOW MAKES MORE SENSE CONSIDERING THAT THE COST OF THE COMPUTER IS ABOUT HALF OF THE $1100 THEY SAID IT WOULD COST TO TRACE WIRES AND REPLACE PLUGS AND COILS. SO BASED ON THE FORD SERVICE DEPT DIAGNOSIS, CONVERSATION AND QUOTE, FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD ESCAPES. MY DAUGHTER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE THE CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE WE WERE MOVING AT 50 MPH. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE/ASSEMBLY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

03/20/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/11/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

MARCH 2011. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE ACTED LIKE A HICCUP OR MISFIRE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, IT STARTED CHUGGING REALLY BAD AND EVENTUALLY DIED. IT WAS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON A VERY LOW TRAVELED AREA AND I HAD MY TWO YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. LUCKILY IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A FEW MORE MILES (THANK GOD) TO A HOTEL FOR THE NIGHT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 45 MINUTES EARLIER. I WOULD HAVE BEEN AN HOUR TO THE NEAREST TOWN! NOT A GREAT FEELING WITH A TODDLER IN THE CAR, AN UNFAMILIAR ROAD, AND AFTER BUSINESS HOURS. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE COIL PACKS AT FIRST, SO WE REPLACED TWO OF THEM LIKE THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED. THEN THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND WE NOW NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER. NOT KNOWING ANY DIFFERENT, WE REPLACED THE COMPUTER. JUST LAST FRIDAY THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO ME. SO THIS WOULD BE SIX COIL PACKS AND TWO COMPUTERS IN A YEAR. NOT HAPPY! WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP MAKING REPAIRS LIKE THIS. NOT A HUGE FORD FAN AT THIS POINT...AND VERY SICK TO MY STOMACH TO READ SOOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR SITUATIONS FROM OTHERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE A LOT OF HARD WORKING PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS LIKE WE'RE HAVING. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY WITH THIS UNCERTAIN PROBLEM OCCURRING! PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *KB

03/18/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/18/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2ND SPARK PLUG FAILURE. *TR

03/15/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/07/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

A FEW YEARS AGO, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS PEDAL STICKING. IT SEEMED LIKE A BRICK WAS UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED IT WOULD NOT UNSTICK. THE PROBLEM LASTED ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN WENT AWAY. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THE PEDAL WOULD STICK SLIGHTLY FOR JUST A SECOND, BUT NOT ANYTHING THAT REALLY CONCERNED ME. LAST WEEK (3/7/2012), THE PEDAL STARTED STICKING BAD. IT SEEMS TO BE WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR AND CAN STICK FOR 10-15 SECONDS, WHICH IS VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING. I HAD TO PULL OVER A COUPLE OF TIMES, JUST BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. NOW, I HAVE STARTED DRIVING AROUND THE BLOCK FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL I DON'T FEEL THE PEDAL STICK ANYMORE BEFORE I CONTINUE WITH MY DRIVE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING ALMOST DAILY FOR A WEEK NOW. I CAN SEE HOW IF I WAS TURNING LEFT AND MY GAS PEDAL STICKS, I COULD EASILY GET BROAD SIDED BY AN ONCOMING CAR. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR ANYMORE. *TR

03/08/2012
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 02/27/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94185K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND THE UNDER COATING WAS CHIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

03/07/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/02/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE COIL PACK FAILED DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

03/04/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/25/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93115D******
Summary

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. TOLD BY MECHANIC IT WAS A "FRIED" COMPUTER CAUSED BY INCORRECT SPARK PLUGS (ORIGINAL FACTORY-INSTALLED). WILL HAVE TO REPLACE PCM, COILS AND PLUGS. *TR

03/02/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/23/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN .THE PROBLEM THE PCM THAT CONTROLS THE ENGINE GOES OUT. FORD KNOWS THIS BUT THEY DONT FEEL ITS A SAFTY ISSUE. I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT DRIVING AND HAVING YOUR CAR SHUT OFF SCARES ME. THANK GOD THE TRACTOR TRAILOR WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE.THE REPAIR WILL COST 2500 DOES NO GOOD IF NOBODY MAKES THEM FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

02/29/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/28/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135D******
Summary

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT ON DASHBOARD,I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER,AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED,FEW MONTHS AGO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A COMPLETE DIAGNOSE AND NOTHING WAS WRONG,I SEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM,AND FOUND OUT THAT SO MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE OF CAR HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME COMPLAINT,IT SEEMS THAT FORD MOTOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER TYPE OF CARS ON THE SAME ITEM(FUEL RAIL PRESSURE) AND HAD A RECALL ON THESE CARS,WHY NOT ON FORD ESCAPES??? *TR

02/25/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/10/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE FAILED, ALONG WITH THE COILS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE SITTING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

02/22/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/19/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2009, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRAFFIC BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, WHEN I DEPRESSED MY ACCELERATOR IT WAS LIKE PRESSING AGAINST A WALL. MY CAR WAS MOVING FROM THE NATURAL FORCE FROM WHEN I WAS BRAKED BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I HAD TO STEER MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. WHEN I STOPPED I MADE A PHONE TO A FRIEND OF MINE TO TELL THEM TO COME AND GET ME BECAUSE MY CAR WASN'T WORKING. AS I WAS WAITING FOR THEM I DECIDED TO START MY CAR AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN I DID IT WORKED SO I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 3 MORE TIMES THAT YEAR BUT ON THESE OCCASIONS ONCE I WOULD ATTEMPT TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AS I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD THEN WORK. I MADE A NOTE TO GET IT FIXED BUT BY THIS TIME IT WAS THE SPRING AND IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL WINTER 2011. I THIS POINT I HAD MY NEIGHBOR LOOK AT IT(WHO IS A MECHANIC) AND HE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE CABLE, HE SPRAYED IT WITH SOME WD40 AND IT SEEMED TO WORK, WELL THAT WAS ONLY FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, BECAUSE IT STUCK AGAIN ONE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK. AT THIS POINT I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO GET THE THROTTLE CABLE FIXED. UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN I WASN'T ABLE TO "RECREATE" THE PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED THE SHOP THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOO FELT AS THOUGH IT MAY BE THE CABLE, I SPENT AROUND $300 FOR THE PART AND LABOR TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WELL THAT WAS NOVEMBER OF 2011 AND IT IS NOW FEB 2012 AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. AS OTHER'S HAVE REPORTED I AM THANKFUL THAT AS I WAS MAKING THE LEFT TURN THAT IT WAS A PROTECTED LEFT, DUE TO THE LIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN MY ACCELERATOR FAILED. I HAD TO PULL OVER WAIT AROUND 15MIN. AND THEN IT WORKED. JUST WOULD LIKE A STRAIGHT ANSWER TO THE FIX. THIS CAR JUST GOT PAID OFF IN 2010 AND I WANT TO FEEL LIKE IT IS AN ASSET AND NOT A LIABILITY TO MY FAMILY. *TR

02/20/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 01/21/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H15K******
Summary

THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. A FEW MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LOOK AT IT UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE HOSES NEEDED REPLACING. I REPLACED THEM. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING. A FEW DAYS LATER, I GOT THE SERVICE BRAKES WARNING, AS WELL AS THE SERVICE 4X4 WARNING IN THE INFO SCREEN. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSOR AT THE DEALER. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WHEN INITIALLY PRESSED AND SOFTENED WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE BREAKS AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES ONLY WORKED IF I PRESSED REALLY HARD TO THE FLOOR AND THEN IT WAS JERKY. I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO RETURN FROM WHERE I STARTED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED IT ON AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF AND I HAD BRAKING POWER AGAIN. I DROVE A FEW MILES TO THE DEALER AND WHEN I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT TO PARK, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS WAS A SUNDAY. THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE ON MONDAY AND NOTICED THE HARD BRAKE PEDAL, BUT HE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. THEY LOOKED AT THE COMPUTER SERVICE CODES AND INFORMED ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT/ABS MODULE AND POSSIBLE THE MASTER CYLINDER AT A PRICE TAG OF $4300 - $5500+. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A 2005 HYBRID THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR CONSUMER DOES NOT OWN THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. IT WAS ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO SHE HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. UPDATED 6/8/18*JB

02/17/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/07/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH THE GAS PEDAL, THROTTLE BECAME STUCK. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SLOW, THIS WAS AN EXTREME HAZARD AS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO GO AROUND ME, I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS LIKE PRESSING A BRICK. I WAS VERY LUCKY NO ONE REAR ENDED ME GOING 60MPH. THIS OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER (UNDER 45 DEGREES), BUT I CAN SEE FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN IN WARM WEATHER TOO EVENTUALLY. I GUESS FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL UNTIL A FATALITY OCCURS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A MECHANIC THAT I CAN AFFORD TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, AS FORD DEALERS ARE NOT OFFERING ANY HELP FOR ME. *TR

02/15/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY WIFE WENT TO ON A TRIP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MISFIRE, WENT TO A FORD DEALER, MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM; IGNITION COIL #4 FAILED. SHE ASKED WHAT NEEDED DONE TO FIX PROPERLY SO SHE WOULD BE SAFE AND HAVE NO MORE TROUBLE. HE SAID TO REPLACE COIL, PLUGS, AND WIRES. THAT WAS DONE. ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN, CAR SHUT OFF W/O WARNING ON I95 @65 MPH. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND FINALLY WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED FORD SRB 09-2-6. A PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY FORD BUT NOT MADE PUBLIC. I CONTACTED DEALER; HE WAS AWARE OF SRB BUT DID NOT ACT ON IT OR INFORM US ABOUT IT. WE ARE NOW FACED WITH A BILL 2X LARGER THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF DEALER WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED SRB. HE PUT MY WIFE AT RISK (NEARLY HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS) AND FORD AND THE NHTSA ARE PUTTING PEOPLE AT UNDUE RISK BY NOT MAKING THIS INFO. PUBLIC AND SPECIFIC TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. A FAILURE OF THIS MAGNITUDE, IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FORD SHOULD COMPLETE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

02/14/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H45K******
Summary

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT ITSELF OFF. AT THE SAME TIME, A DASHBOARD READOUT DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW." IN ORDER TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I WAS FORCED TO CUT ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT POWER. NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNALS DISPLAYED. HAD THERE BEEN NO SHOULDER, I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A HIGH-SPEED CRASH. THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN AS SOON I TURNED THE KEY AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, BUT STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS OR EXPLANATIONS DISPLAYED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES DURING A 3-HOUR TRIP ACROSS MARYLAND, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ONCE ON THE RETURN TRIP TWO DAYS LATER. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD HYBRIDS, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO REMEDY THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

02/11/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 06/19/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94185K******
Summary

WAS DIVING ON INTERSTATE MOTOR FAILED . WAS IN PASSING LANE HAD TO PULL IN THE GRASSY MEDIA. VERY SCARY. TOOK TO SHOP WAS TOLD PCM WAS BAD. HAD IT REPLACED . 29000K LATER IT IS OUT AGAIN. WAS PURCHASED USED AT A FORD DEALER SHIP IN 2007 4X4 HAS NOT WORKED. TOOK IT BACK WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS OK AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE REAR WHEELS DO NOT PULL WHEN FRONT SPINS CAR IS DEAD IN DRIVE WAY AT PRESENT STILL OWE 7000 ON IT. FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR AT THEIR ON COST. THIS CAR IS JUNK AND WILL NEVER OWE ONE AGAIN. *TR

02/10/2012
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 01/30/2012
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04195K******
Summary

WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT THE SEAT HEATER IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IGNITED THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SEAT, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BURN AND FILLING THE CABIN WITH SMOKE. THE SEAT THEN CAUSED MY HUSBAND'S JACKET TO START ON FIRE. THE FIRE IN THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE EXTINGUISHED BY PACKING IT WITH SNOW. *TR

02/09/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 02/06/2012
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96HX5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT METAL PARTICLES PENETRATED THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE. 80,000.

02/07/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 02/01/2012
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE THAT CONNECTS THE BRAKE LINE TO THE BRAKE CALLIPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BEARST A HOLE IN THE BRAKE HOSE CAUSING THE SUV TO LOOSE ALL BRAKE FLUID AND TO SMASH INTO TO VAN INFRONT OF US. THE HOSE BROKE AT THE TOP HALF OF THE HOSE BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE BRAKE HOSE STRUT MOUNT. THE OUTER RUBBER BRAKE HOSE COATING LOOKS TO HAVE DRY ROTTED AND THE INNER LINE THEN BROKE SOMETIME LATER. THE HOSE LOOKS TO HAVE SEVERAL OTHER SPOTS THAT ALSO LOOK ROTTED. I REPLACED FRONT BRAKE LINE AND WAS BLEEDING THE BRAKE LINES WHEN I FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS READY TO BEARST AT ANY TIME INCLUDING SEVERAL ROTTED SPOTS AT THE UPPER PART OF THE HOSE. I REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES IN THE FRONT. TWO DAYS AFTER BUYING THE BRAKE LINES, I RETURNED TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO PURCHASE PARTS FOR ANOTHER TRUCK WHEN THE SALESPERSON TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY AFTER I BOUGHT THE BRAKE LINES THAT ANOTHER PERSON HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS ESCAPE. THE SALESMAN WAS NOT SURE OF THE YEAR THAT FORD ESCAPE WAS. I SAVED THE BRAKE LINES FOR FURTHER INSPECTION/INVESTIGATION AS TO THE REASON THEY FAILED. I FEEL BRAKE BRAKE HOSE FAILURE IN A 05 SUV IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

02/06/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 02/06/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04115K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND HE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,423.

02/06/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 02/06/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MISFIRE AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, COIL AND COMPUTER FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

02/05/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/27/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z95K******
Summary

2005 ESCAPE WITH A RUSTED OUT RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL AND SHOCK MOUNT. I CHECKED WITH ATCHINSON FORD ABOUT ANY RECALLS, NONE. I CALLED A COUPLE BODYSHOPS IN THE AREA. THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD QUOTE ME THE TWO PARTS NEEDED, ALONG WITH THE 15 HOURS TO REPLACE/REPAIR IT. THEY SAID THAT THEY FIXED 2004, 2005, & 2006 MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM. TODAY I WENT OUT INTO OUR WORK PARKING LOT AND LOOKED AT OUR Q.C. MANAGER'S 2005 ESCAPE. AND WE FOUND THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO HIS. IF I COULD ATTACH PICTURES I WOULD. MY ESCAPE IS 7 YEARS OLD AND HAS 115,000 MILES, HOWEVER I DON'T THINK THAT THE BODY STRUCTURE SHOULD CORRODE AWAY, LEAVING THE TOP SHOCK MOUNT READY TO BREAK FREE MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESS. I EMAIL FORD AND THIS WAS THERE RESPONSE: I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING RUST ISSUES ON THE RIGHT REAR FENDER AND SHOCK MOUNTS OF YOUR VEHICLE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. I CAN ALSO SEE WHY YOU FEEL THIS IS A MIGHT BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE RESEARCH YOU MADE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND, WE SHARE ALL OF OUR VEHICLE CONCERN DOCUMENTATION WITH NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) AND FORD ENGINEERING. TOGETHER, WE WORK TO FURTHER DETERMINE IF A RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS (CSP) IS NEEDED FOR COMPONENT FAILURES. IF A RECALL OR CSP BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR YOUR VEHICLE, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY U.S. MAIL TO THE CURRENT ADDRESS WE HAVE ON FILE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT NHTSA, WHICH IS THE FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER A RECALL OR CSP. IN ADDITION, I FOUND THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, FIELD SERVICE ACTIONS (RECALLS) / CSPS ON YOUR VEHICLE THAT WOULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR YOUR CURRENT CONCERN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

02/02/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 01/24/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94125K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND AFFECTED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

01/31/2012
Components: SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/04/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04155K******
Summary

RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM LEFT FRONT (DRIVER'S SIDE) WHEEL WELL. DIAGNOSED BY FORD AS A "LOOSE" WHEEL BEARING. SOUNDS MORE LIKE A FAILURE. FORD CHARGED $47 TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM. SEEMS LIKE MAYBE THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT IT MIGHT BE AND LET 3 TECHS SOAK UP SOME CLOCK TIME ON THIS ONE. THE ORIGINAL CHARGE WAS QUOTED AT $95 SO I GUESS WE GOT OFF BETTER THAN SOME. *TT

01/30/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 11/23/2011
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

#5 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYL HEAD CAUSING MINOR FIRE FROM FUEL IN CYLINDER WHEN INJECTOR FIRED. COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR, HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TT

01/25/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 10/21/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES AS THE CONTACT PROCEEDED DRIVING AND AFTER THE THIRD STALL, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE COILS IN THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE COILS. APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COILS HAD FAILED ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

01/20/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,064. UPDATED 02/15/12*BF UPDATED 03/16/12

01/19/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/13/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

MY WIFE GOT INTO HER ESCAPE TO RETURN HOME AND IT WOULD NOT RUN PROPERLY. IT WAS MISSING BADLY AND LACKED ADEQUATE POWER TO PULL ITSELF. I TOOK MY ESCAPE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS APPAULED BY THEIR FINDINGS. I AM GOING TO QUOTE DIRECTLY FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT I RECEIVED. "SOME ESCAPE/MARINER VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 10/3/2005 , EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH TWO OR MORE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) FOR COIL ON PLUG (COP) PRIMARY CIRCUIT FAULTS (P0351-P0356). THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE COP AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) REACTING TO RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE FROM THE SPARK PLUGS." MY REPAIR TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES LIKE MINE. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, I FOUND ONE PERSON WHOSE ESCAPE DIED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PLENTY OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. I SUPPOSE I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE MY PROBLEM HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND ALL SIX COILS AT A COST OF OVER $1200. I SAVED LABOR COSTS BY DOING THE WORK MYSELF, BUT OTHERS I READ ABOUT DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME FATE. MY TECHNICIAN ALSO TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND THAT I SHOULD SAVE MY RECEIPTS BECAUSE FORD MAY ISSUE A RECALL. MY VEHICLE WENT FROM RUNNING PERFECTLY TO NOT RUNNING AT ALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS SAME VEHICLE AT ONLY 37000 MILES, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM EXTREMELY DISSAPPOINTED. *TT

01/17/2012
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/08/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AND EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER TAKE OFF UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ

01/14/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/13/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE FIRST ISSUE I HAD WITH MY CAR WAS IN DECEMBER OF 2010. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR PLACE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COILS AND THE PLUGS WERE OUT AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS JUST TIME TO GET THIS REPAIRED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS RIGHT OVER THE 100,000 MILE MARK. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL MAY OF 2011 WHEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THIS TIME I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER. THIS TIME I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD RUN OK UP TO ABOUT 35 MPH AND THEN AFTER THAT SPEED IT WOULD START JERKING. IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT STOPS, BUT IF I LEAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVEN'T TAKEN MY CAR ANYWHERE THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE OVER 45MPH BUT RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE PAST 35, THAT INSTEAD OF JERKING TO TURN MY CAR OFF, THE HARDER I PUSH THE GAS, IT FEELS LIKE I AM PUSHING THE BRAKE WITH THAT SAME INTENSITY WHEN I HAVEN'T EVEN TOUCHED THE BRAKE. IM AFRAID THAT WHILE PUSHING THE GAS, THE CAR IS GOING TO BRAKE AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO SLAM INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR AND HURT MY 2 YR OLD SON IN HIS CARSEAT IN THE BACK. I AVOID DRIVING THIS CAR UNLESS I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR I HAVE ARE HAVING THE SAME OR A SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO BECAUSE FORD IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE THE ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

01/10/2012
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 01/09/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING. I PRE-STARTED THE CAR FOR APPROX. 3 MINS, TURNING ON THE HEAT AND DEFROST. I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY AND NO MORE THAT A HALF A MILE AWAY THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED, BLASTING GLASS THROUGHOUT THE ROADWAY AND CAR. THE ONLY INJURIES I HAD WERE TO MY NECK. PIECES OF GLASS STRUCK MY NECK CAUSING TWO MINOR LACERATIONS. *TR

01/09/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 01/09/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT COIL PACK NUMBER ONE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

01/09/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SMOKE AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SPARK PLUGS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,200. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REAIRED. UPDATED 02/13/12

01/01/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 11/19/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

1. ON OR NEAR NOVEMBER 19, 2011, A SPRING FROM THE CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE. IT SEEMS TO BE ONE THAT RETURNS THE PEDAL TO ITS DEFAULT POSITION AS I HAVE TO LIFT UP ON IT FROM BENEATH WITH MY FOOT TO GET IT BACK TO ITS REGULAR HEIGHT. I'M CONCERNED THAT IT MAY CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR ON THE CLUTCH IF IT DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS STANDARD REST POSITION. THE SPRING BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED BEFORE DRIVING. --------------------------------- 2. IN LATE 2011, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BEGIN TO FRAY ON THE BOTTOM (LAP SIDE). THIS IS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH A SEAT BELT WEARING OUT, AND I GENERALLY KEEP MY VEHICLES AT LEAST TEN YEARS (ALL PREVIOUSLY OWNED). I'VE HAD THIS ONE FOR ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS AND IT'S A TOTAL OF 6 YEARS OLD. *TR

12/30/2011
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93185D******
Summary

THE PAINT IS SEPARATING ON THE HOOD AND THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. *KB

12/28/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 12/23/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03Z15K******
Summary

OUR FORD ESCAPE 2005'S AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE NOW DISABLED, DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE PART ALONE WILL COST US $1400.00, PLUS THE COST OF THE SERVICE. AFTER RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION, WE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE THIS ABOUT FORD ESCAPES, RANGING FROM THE YEARS 2003-2006. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD AS SUCH, BUT THEY DO NOT AGREE. I EMAILED THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD US THAT YOU ARE THE AGENCY THAT GOVERNS ALL SUCH CONCERNS. *TR

12/20/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/17/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE COILS AND PCM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

12/16/2011
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/15/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65D******
Summary

I BOUGHT MY ESCAPE IN JUNE 2004. AROUND/APPROXIMATELY 2006 MY GAS PEDAL STARTED TO STICK AS I WAS DRIVING FROM TIME TO TIME. I GOT STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION ONE MORNING AND COULDN'T GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK. WHEN I FINALLY DID I DROVE THE CAR OVER THE CAPITOL FORD IN SAN JOSE, CA. AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN FORD TEST DROVE THE CAR, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TOLD THEM SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND I WAS NOT DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT UNTIL THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID THE PEDAL WAS STICKING AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD COVERED BECAUSE I WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ON 12/6/2011, MY PEDAL STARTED TO STICK AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. STUCK 4 TIMES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME FORD AND TOLD THEM MY PEDAL WAS GETTING STUCK I HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2006 AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING AND THEY NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I GOT THE SONG AND DANCE OF HOW THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AND I COULD PAY TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER INSPECTING FORD SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AGAIN. AFTER STATING MY CASE WITH THEM THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING THEY GOT FORD INVOLVED TO SEE IT THEY WOULD COVER. FORD CAME BACK AND SAID NO. THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AGAIN I EXPLAINED THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. FORD DIDN'T WANT TO BUDGE AND KEPT USING THE WARRANTY EXCUSE. SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY AND GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CARS AND THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO FORD. *TR

12/08/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 10/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15D******
Summary

DASHBOARD BACK LIGHTING FAILED CAUSING LEFT SIDE DASH BLACKOUT OF TEMPERATURE GAUGE & LEFT SIDE OF SPEEDOMETER. RADIO BACK LIGHTING FAILED CAUSING A BLACKOUT OF THE LEFT SIDE RADIO BUTTONS. *TR

12/08/2011
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/07/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO OPERATE AS NORMAL AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ UPDATED 01/27/12

12/07/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/16/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

IN MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT V6 3.0L ON 11/16/11, I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON I55 TOWARDS CHICAGO AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED BAD MISFIRING AND THE COMPLETELY DIED (NO POWER OR ENGINE). WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES, I ATTEMPTED TO STEERED TOWARD THE SHOULDER. I WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND TRIED TO RESTART AND WAS UNABLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ROESCH FORD 333 W GRAND AVE BENSENVILLE, IL 60106. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING ON 4 OF THE 6 CYLINDERS AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE PCM, 6 COILS, 6 PLUGS AND CALIBRATE, TOTAL $2,114.21. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE MULTIPLE TSB: TSB 05-11-1,TSB 09-02-06 TSB 09-02-06 AND TSB 10-18-10. THE PROBLEM IS: THE WRONG SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THIS COMBO OF WRONG PLUGS CAUSES THE COILS TO SEND EMI/RFI BACK TO THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) BURNING OUT THE PCM.EMI/RFI IS EMITTED FROM SPARKING DEVICE,IN THIS CASE A SET OF BAD SPARK PLUGS. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO MISS-FIRE, LOSE POWER, OR IN MANY CASES, HAVE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. WRONG SPARK PLUGS/BAD COP'S/UN-SHIELDED PCM BOX/POORLY ENGINEERED & UN-TESTED, MULTI-CHANGED, RARE PCM AND IT'S THE $12.50 RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE DEVICE. MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS/PROBLEMS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2005/ELECTRICAL/POWERTRAIN_CONTROL_MODULE_PCM_FAILURE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.FORDFORUMSONLINE.COM/FORUM/FORD-ESCAPE/643-2005-FORD-ESCAPE-PCM-ECM-COMPUTER-FAILURE.HTML HTTP://WWW.YELLOWBULLET.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=199403 REPAIRED. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NOW IT NEEDS 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS $2,500 BECAUSE OF PCM/COIL. TOTAL $4,500 NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

12/05/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 12/01/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

12/02/2011
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 12/02/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH DOWN THE STREET WITH MY MOTHER AND HEARD A VERY LOUD CRASH ALMOST LIKE A TREE LIMB FALLING ONTO THE CAR. THE REAR WINDOW HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THERE WAS SHATTERED GLASS EVERYWHERE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE TRUCK. *TR

11/27/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/09/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS BOUGHT NEW. THE FIRST SITUATION OCCURRED IN 2007. CAR STARTED MISFIRING ON MAJOR NYC HIGHWAY AT 50 MILES AN HOUR AT NIGHT AND FINALLY STALLED OUT. MADE IT TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND WAITED FOR TOW TRUCK. THAT SITUATION COST ME A NEW COMPUTER COILS AND WHATEVER ELSE WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO REPAIR CAR ADDING UP TO 1300. AFTER THAT AND AT THE PRESENT TIME, NOVEMBER 20011 I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL STALLINGS ON HIGHWAYS LEAVING ME IN UNSAFE SCENARIOS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPLACED COUNTLESS COILS, PLUGS, HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUES, ALONG WITH ALARM TRIPPING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GOING OFF FOR NO REASON AND NOW AFTER A TRIP FROM NY TO VA MY CAR LET ME DOWN AGAIN. DELAYING MY TRAVEL HOME AND HAVING TO STAY IN VA FOR REPAIR FINDING OUT I NEED ANOTHER COMPUTER. MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT AND A MONEY PIT. ATTENTION HAS TO BE BROUGHT TO THIS MATTER AND THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION. FORD HAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS AND MOVE IN A DIRECTION TO REMEDY THEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S NOT ONE CAR FAILING ON THE HIGHWAY IT'S MULTIPLE AND THE EVIDENCE IS IN THE REVIEWS. THE CAR HAS 92,000 MILES AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I HAVE DUMPED INTO IT I SHOULD HAVE A LUXURY AUTOMOBILE SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY. I CAN NO LONGER PUT UP WITH THIS AND HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO ESCAPE FROM MY FORD ESCAPE. IT'S NOT SAFE! AND I DEMAND ACTION BE TAKEN AND WANT TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND CONTACTED. *TR

11/22/2011
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/20/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND HE HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

11/22/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 12/14/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE ABS SENSOR RINGS ON MY FRONT BRAKES KEEP GETTING CRACKS IN THEM. THIS IS DISABLING THE ABS ON MY VEHICLE. I GET IT FIXED AND THEN A YEAR AND 2 MONTHS LATER IT CRACKS AGAIN. *TR

11/21/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/08/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03105D******
Summary

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE FAILED, LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET RESTARTED & DRIVE INTO TOWN 10 MILES. ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE 40 MPH WHILE MOTOR SPUTTERED & TRIED TO DIE WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT. TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR LOT & TOLD HAD 3 IGNITION COILS BAD. COMPUTER CHECK LATER REVEALED PCM BAD IN 3 SPOTS & WILL COST $700 TO REPAIR. OTHER MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS & SO SHOULD THE 2005 FOR THE PCM. OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO HAVE SUCH EXPENSE, IF PART IS KNOWN TO FAIL.....NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED ON-LINE ABOUT 2005 FORD ESCAPES. WITH 2 MINOR CHILDREN, I CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, OR WILL HAVE A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY IN THIS CASE & WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER FORD. IF FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, PLEASE HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS!! IT WILL TAKE OVER A MONTH TO GET THE PCM REMANUFACTURED & RE-INSTALLED. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE IN THE MEAN TIME? *TR

11/18/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 12/18/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H95K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD PROVIDED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

11/16/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 10/10/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z25K******
Summary

LEFT FORWARD RUBBER BRAKE LINE FAILED. MECHANIC HAD TO RPLACE THEM ALL DUE TO SEVERE WEAR. IMMENANT FAILURE. *TR

11/12/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 10/18/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

THIS 2005 ESCAPE FAILED WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. FORD HAS DOCUMENTED THAT SPARK PLUGS INSTALLED BY FORD AT THE FACTORY CAN CAUSE ALL COILS AND THE PCM TO FAIL AS THEY DID IN THIS CASE. THREE TSB'S HAVE BEEN GENERATED RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES AND THE PLUGS WERE NOT CHECKED AND REPLACED AS REQUIRED IN THE FORD TSB'S. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE $2300 + REPAIR THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. GOOD FAITH WAS NOT DEMONSTRATED IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM AND FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

11/09/2011
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/08/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

STICKING GAS PEDAL. SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT IN THE COOLER WEATHER. THE PEDAL WILL LOCK UP AND NO AMOUNT OF FORCE WILL MAKE IT DEPRESS. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN A BIG TRUCK IS BARRELING DOWN YOU. HAVE LUBRICATED THE ASSEMBLY BUT THIS DOES NOT HELP. ONLY WAY TO FIX ( AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY ) IS TO MANIPULATE THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND TRY DIFFERENT PRESSURE POINTS. *TR

11/08/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/17/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND WOULD SPORADICALLY SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 203,481 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,500.

11/08/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/09/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H25K******
Summary

THERE WAS A LEAK OF SOME FLUID NOTED IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND A REQUEST WAS MADE FOR THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE DURING THE NEXT ROUTINE SERVICE. NO LEAK WAS FOUND. *TR AT 110,000 MILES, DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, A LEAK WAS NOTICED BY THE MECHANIC, BUT NO SOURCE WAS FOUND. SOME TIME AFTER THAT, A NOISE BEGAN TO DEVELOP IN THE FRONT END. AT 120,000 MILES, THE NOISE WAS SEVERE, AND AN INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE PTU WAS FAILING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART ARRIVED. THE NOISE GOT WORSE WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES, CHANGED TO A VIBRATION, AND THEN AN OCCASIONAL CLUNKING NOISE. I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AWAITING THE REPLACEMENT PART. I HAVE SINCE BECOME AWARE OF TSB 09-4-4 MAR 09 DRIVETRAIN - FLUID LEAK FROM PTU VENT. I FEEL THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE REPORTED LEAK, AND THAT LOSS OF FLUID IN THE PTU LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE PTU, WHICH ONLY HOLDS 12 OUNCES OF FLUID. THIS LEAKAGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY THE DEALER, AND THE LOSS OF MY PTU MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. THESE PTUS FAIL PREMATURELY, AND ARE CONSISTENTLY ON BACK ORDER. MY DEALER HAD ANOTHER UNIT IN FOR THE SAME PTU REPLACEMENT WHEN I PICKED MINE UP AFTER THE REPAIR, AND ACKNOWLEDGES REPLACING MANY. FORD SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT PTU, A SIMPLE MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THE CAR, CERTAINLY AS LONG AS OTHER DRIVELINE COMPONENTS LIKE THE REAR END, SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES.

11/02/2011
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/30/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z05K******
Summary

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. IT CAN NOT BE PUSHED. AT FIRST, IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD & THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD. NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE BROKEN TONE RINGS AND OIL LEAKS. *TR

11/01/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 11/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *TGW

10/30/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 10/29/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20MPH, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND FIRST CATALYTIC CONVERTER COMPLETELY CLOGGED, NUMBER 2 CONVERTER PARTIALLY CLOGGED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 80,000 MILES FOR EXHAUST. REPAIR SHOP THIS HAPPENS A LOT FOR THESE VEHICLES. *TR

10/19/2011
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/17/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE AT THE STOP LIGHT. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, STOMPED IT, AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD NOT PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND MAKE IT WORK. EVENTUALLY IT UNFROZEN AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IT HAS DONE IT AT TIMES WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD AND I COULDN'T MOVE. *TR

10/11/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/06/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H35K******
Summary

WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR CONCERN, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. UPON EXAMINATION BY A FORD DEALER IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED CAUSING THE ISSUE. DURING ROUTINE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE FULL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF ADEQUATE STEERING ASSISTANCE. *KB

10/10/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

I HAVE @75000 MILES ON MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 4WD. I STARTED HEARING A NOISE AND STRONG VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 50 MPH AND A NOISE AS I SLOW DOWN. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY CAR TO AND THEY EVENTUALLY DIAGNOSED IT AS BEING THE TRANSFER CASE. ON SEPT 15, 2011, THE DEALERSHIP SAID AT THAT TIME TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD BE @$1500-1600. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED UNTIL OCT 10, 2011. THEY SAID IT OBVIOUSLY WAS A PROBLEM WITH MANY ESCAPES SINCE IT WAS BACK ORDERED AT FORD. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSFER CASE AND THEY HAVE REFUSED. I WENT ON LINE AND THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE ESCAPE, NOT JUST 2005. ONE OWNER SAID IT HAPPENED AT 60,000 MI. I FEEL IT IS A FLAW AND THAT THEY SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE IT. *KB

09/27/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A PCM FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,741 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,743.

09/27/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/25/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. I RECEIVED WARNINGS ON THE DASH AND THE INFORMATION PANEL STATING TO SLOW TO A STOP AND SERVICE THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER GETTING HOME AND RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL. LATER THAT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN WITH THE SAME WARNINGS AND IT WAS MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE WORKING AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE 12V BATTERY SEEMED TO BE LEAKING SO I INSPECTED AND CLEANED IT. THE NEXT DAY (MONDAY) I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE LEAKING BATTERY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE 12 V BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY AND SAID MY PROBLEMS SHOULD BE FIXED BUT THEY WOULD CHECK FOR FAULT CODES. THE DEALER FOUND ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM BUT COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. THE CAR WAS LEFT FOR ANOTHER DAY AND EVENTUALLY I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) WITH WAS APPROXIMATELY A $4500 PART. I HAVE READ STORIES ONLINE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR ESCAPE HYBRID AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT OTHER THAN MAKING THE OWNERS BUY $4500 REPLACEMENT PARTS. *TT

09/08/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 09/08/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H05K******
Summary

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON HEARD A BEEP AND HAD NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER . I EVENTUALLY STOPPED BY ENTERING THE CAR IN TO NEUTRAL AND HITTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURNED ON AGAIN IT WENT AWAY, MY MECHANIC SAYS ITS GOING TO COST $1000 MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THANKS FORD FOR YOUR ASUPPORT WITH THIS OBVIOUS ISSUE YOU NEED TO ADDRESS. *TR

09/07/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/30/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

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

09/06/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 09/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105D******
Summary

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

09/01/2011
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 09/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

08/31/2011
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/24/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

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

08/11/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 07/29/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03135D******
Summary

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.

08/11/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/08/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

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

08/04/2011
Components: SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 07/23/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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.

08/04/2011
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/04/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H35K******
Summary

I TOOK MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID TO THE DEALER ON AUG. 4TH/2011 FOR 30K MAINTENANCE AT A COST OF $715 + $100 COUPON. IMMEDIATELY UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED AN UNUSUAL SLUGGISHNESS ABOUT IT. I DRIVE VERY LITTLE, SO IT TOOK A FEW MORE DAYS (8/4) FOR THE CAR TO BREAK DOWN. IT WAS RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC, AND CARS WHIZZED BY ME WITH KAMIKAZE MANEUVERS IN A PSYCHOTIC URGE TO PASS ME, AS MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING A FEW MPH. AS THE FREEWAY BEGAN TO RISE, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO ROLL BACKWARD. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE AND KILL OTHERS. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE. I HAD TO FEVERISHLY PUMP THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. TODAY (8/4/11) THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE BAD. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE, AND IT'S NOT A PART THAT 'GOES BAD'...BUT IT DOES REQUIRE CLEANING. UNFORTUNATELY MAINTENANCE OF THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT A PART OF FORD'S MAINTENANCE PROTOCOL. I READ MANY OTHER HARROWING STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAD NEAR MISSES BECAUSE OF THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. AT LEAST A COUPLE OF PEOPLE EVEN HAD WRECKS. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS SUCH A PART IN A CAR...I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT IF I PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, I DO EXPECT A MECHANIC TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM! IT WAS HORRIBLE AND VERY FRIGHTENING. I'M JUST GLAD THAT I DIDN'T HURT ANYONE. FORD NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A FATALITY. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE FORD MOTOR CO. COMPLAINT LINE, SO HOPEFULLY THEY WILL LISTEN TO US. *TR

08/01/2011
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 07/16/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

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

07/22/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/25/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

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

07/14/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 07/10/2011
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

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 FIRE DAMAGE> LUCKILY WE HAD THE FIRE IN A PARKING LOT NOT WHILE ON A BACK ROAD, OFF ROAD, TRAFFIC JAM. FROM RESEARCH EARLIER ESCAPE MODELS HAVE A HISTORY OF ENGINE FIRES, AND SOME OF THE LATER, BUT NOTHING TO DATE ON THE 2005. FORD CORPORATE HAS YET TO CONTACT ME ABOUT MY COMPLAINT, I AM ASKING THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND HOPE THEY WOULD COMPENSATE ME FOR THE LOST VALUE IN MY TRADE IN DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT. CASE # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

07/02/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03185K******
Summary

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

07/01/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 04/12/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H15K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI BRAKING SYSTEM COMPUTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,137. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/23/11

06/28/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/23/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

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

06/16/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/10/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

06/13/2011
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/04/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

AS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. AFTER 5 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. TEN MINUTES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, STILL DRIVING THE HIGHWAY @60 MPH. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE BEHIND, AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THREE TIMES . CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE HAD ANOTHER CAR THE SAME MORNING, WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTICS: NEED TO REPLACE BOTH HIGH VOLTAGE TRACTION BATTERY COOLING FANS AND TO REPLACE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLING PUMP. WHEN DEALER SEARCHED FOR PARTS, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY IN MN, BECAUSE APPARENTLY ALL DEALERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL THEY WOULD GET THE PART FROM CA. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. FORD EVEN ISSUED TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB 08-24-5 AND TSB 09-17-7) ADDRESSING BOTH ISSUES. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, GIVEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR NEEDS TO BE MOVED RIGHT AWAY TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. CAR COULD BE HIT FROM BEHIND FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC, GIVEN THE SUDDEN SPEED CHANGE, AND COULD CAUSE FATALITIES. DON'T WANT TO HAVE FOR ANOTHER FIRESTONE - FORD EXPLORER FIASCO.

06/06/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 05/20/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

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

06/04/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 06/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H25K******
Summary

HIGHWAY DRIVEING 55 MPH JUST SHUT DOWN IN CENTER LANE PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER WARNING LIGHTS ON NO POWER RE STARTED IT WAS OK THIS WAS THE 2 TIME THIS HAS HAPENED IN 3 MO..

05/31/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/25/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

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.

05/23/2011
Components: STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/20/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

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 AFTER IT'S FIXED. IT SOUNDS LIKE FORD REALLY NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FIX THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT.

05/20/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/23/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

05/19/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 05/16/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WE HAVE OWNED SEVERAL GOOD FORD VEHICLES IN THE PAST, UP UNTIL NOW. THE SUBJECT: 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AND PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. WE NOW UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS DEFECTIVE IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF THE FORD'S HYBRID ESCORT LINE...DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE. THE COST OF REPAIRS CAN RANGE FROM $1500-4000 AND AS A CONSUMER'S RIGHTS ADVOCATE I WON'T HESITATE TO BLOW THE WHISTLE ON THIS ONE...MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR, AND SHE ALMOST HAD WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS IF NOT A FATAL ACCIDENT...;NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP.. AND WE CAN'T AFFORD FOR HER NOT TO CONTINUE TO GO TO COLLEGE, AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY HER A NEW CAR. WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY, FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE...THE ONLY RESPONSE EVER FROM THEM TO ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM, HAS BEEN A WEAK APOLOGY. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION TO INITIATE A RECALL OR AT LEAST A RESPONSIBLE REPLY FROM FORD. I CAN'T EVEN FEEL GOOD ABOUT SELLING THIS CAR TO ANYONE ELSE UNTIL THIS DEFECT IS RESOLVED. AT LEAST TOYOTA DID WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO WHEN THEY HAD THE "STUCK" ACCELERATION ISSUE...BUT FORD - AN AMERICAN (?) COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME...WITH SHABBINESS LIKE THIS IT'S NO WONDER OUR TECHNOLOGIES BEING CONSTANTLY "SOLD (OUT)" ) AND EXPORTED OVERSEAS. ON BEHALF OF ALL AMERICANS WHO PREFER TO PURCHASE USA MADE PRODUCTS AND EXPECT THE QUALITY WE DESERVE, I EXPECT A RESPONSE FROM YOU THAT ADDRESSES THIS HORRENDOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH ON THE HIGHWAYS, IF NOT ALREADY...IT SURELY WILL IN TIME. HOW EFFECTIVE AND INFLUENTIAL IS YOUR ORGANIZATION, OR IS IT ANOTHER FACADE THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MAKE US THINK OUR SAFETY RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED FROM THE FLAWS OF BIG BUSINESS WHEN THEY REALLY A? FORTUNATELY, I KNOW SEVERAL CONGRESSMEN WHO WILL NOT LIKE TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE BUT ULTIMATELY WILL. *TR

05/18/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/11/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

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

05/16/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 05/11/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

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.

05/16/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/07/2010
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5K******
Summary

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

05/15/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 05/08/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

05/14/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/13/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03165K******
Summary

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

05/12/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/02/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04175K******
Summary

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

05/11/2011
Components: SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 04/11/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

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

05/08/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/29/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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 NEVER KNOW WHEN I MAY LOSE POWER. WE WERE "LUCKY" THAT SOMETHING WORSE DID NOT HAPPEN, AS MY SON WAS ALSO IN THE CAR WITH US. *TR

05/05/2011
Components: SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 04/13/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

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

05/04/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 04/29/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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.

05/02/2011
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 05/02/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5K******
Summary

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

04/27/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 04/04/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AFTER AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING ON THE BATTERY POWER AND THEN INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE EXACT FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE COOLANT PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

04/21/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 04/09/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

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.

04/14/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/04/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03155K******
Summary

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

04/14/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Incident Date: 04/13/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H25K******
Summary

STARTED CAR AND RED BRAKE LIGHT AND YELLOW ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. MESSAGE TO SEEK BRAKE SERVICE ASAP. *TR

04/11/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/08/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

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

04/06/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 03/27/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H15K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 127,000 "I-95" MILES (IT STILL AVERAGES 34.3 MPG) GREAT, RELIABLE, LOW REPAIR COST VEHICLE, UNTIL RECENTLY: BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING APPEARS ON DASH INTERMITTENTLY. CAVALIER FORD IN CHESAPEAKE, VA QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $3900.00 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE AND HCU MODULE ($3200.00 PARTS, $700.00 LABOR). AFTER CALLING AROUND THE NORFOLK, VA AREA, APPARENTLY THE HCU MODULE IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD (WHAT A SURPRISE), AND NO OTHER REPAIR SHOP WILL "TOUCH" OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. WOW, THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR...THAT MEANS THAT I'M BASICALLY A PRISONER TO FORD???? *TR

04/05/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 04/04/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

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

04/03/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/14/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

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

03/29/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/28/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96HX5K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HEV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE HCU ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND PERFORMED THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

03/28/2011
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 11/15/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

03/26/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/03/2011
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

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.

03/23/2011
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 03/23/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

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.

03/22/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/14/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H15K******
Summary

SERVICE BRAKE SYS MESSAGE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ALONG WITH BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. *TR

03/16/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 02/20/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

03/02/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 01/20/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

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.

03/01/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

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

02/28/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 02/21/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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.

02/27/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 01/07/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

02/24/2011
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 02/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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.

02/10/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/30/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

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

02/08/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/14/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94165K******
Summary

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

02/07/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/05/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H55K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPED AND OVER A BUMP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED; THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTRA FORCE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR FEW MOMENTS AND THE FAILURE WOULD SUBSIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING HARNESS AND COMPUTER MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,567 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

02/07/2011
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 02/06/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93105K******
Summary

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.

02/04/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

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.

02/04/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/19/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93145K******
Summary

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

02/01/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/21/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU941X5K******
Summary

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

01/28/2011
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 01/18/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94115K******
Summary

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

01/25/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 08/03/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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.

01/19/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 01/17/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H25K******
Summary

MASTER CYLINDER ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FAILED - 73940 MILES ON CAR. MOSTLY CITY & HIGHWAY DRIVING - NO RACING OR OTHER KIND OF DRIVING. *TR

01/15/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/03/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93125K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON US HIGHWAY IN THE EVENING, 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT SUDDENLY STARTED VIBRATING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT AND THEN ALL OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASHED AS VEHICLE LOST POWER BUT WAS ABLE COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TO THE VEHICLES FOLLOWING THIS VEHICLE THAT IT WAS GOING TO SUDDENLY DECREASE SPEED AND STOP. FORTUNATELY VEHICLE FOLLOWING WAS ABLE TO PASS SAFELY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. CODE P0353 WAS INDICATED AND TSB 10-18-10 WAS USED TO SERVICE VEHICLE. ALL 6 COPS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH PCM. VEHICLE STILL DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND ON INSPECTION BY TECH, CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS FOUND TO BE PLUGGED AND WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND HAD APPROX. 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

01/14/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/17/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94165K******
Summary

2005 FOR ESCAPE LIMITED EDITION WAS PASSING ANOTHER CAR ON A TWO LANE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. HAD TO ALMOST STOP GOING THE WRONG WAY ON A TWO LANE ROAD SO THE CARS GOING THE SAME DIRECTION AS ME COULD PAS SO I COULD GET BACK IN THE CORRECT LANE AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD THE CODES CHECKED AND TWO OF THE 6 COILS WERE SHOWING UP AS HAVING ISSUES. CODE WERE P0352 PO354 THERE IS A TSB FROM FORD TSB 10-18-10. I HAVE REPLACED THE COILS AND THE ISSUE STILL IS THROUGH THE CODES FOR THE COILS. ACCORDING THE TSB THERE COULD BE INTERFERENCE WITH THE PCM FROM THE COILS AND PLUGS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS ISSUE IS THAT IF I HAD NOT BEEN OBSERVANT AND CAUGHT THIS BEFORE ANOTHER CAR COMING AT ME WAS CLOSER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HEAD ON COLLISION BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER FROM THIS SITUATION. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PCM OR HAD AN OSCILLOSCOPE TO CHECK THE PCM AT THIS POINT. *TR

01/12/2011
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/11/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

ACCELERATOR PEDAL FREEZING UP WHILE DRIVING OR A STOP SIGN/TRAFFIC LIGHT. ENGINE IS 2.3L, 4 CYLINDER WITH A 3-SPEED AUTOMATIC WITH OVERDRIVE, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, CRUISE CONTROL, POWER STEERING AND A/C. THE TEMPERATURE WAS SIX DEGREES AND IT WAS SNOWING WITH FIVE INCHES ON THE GROUND. STARTED CAR AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVED, AFTER 15 MINUTES OF WARMING IT UP, IT BEGAN TO WORK, BUT KEPT STICKING. GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO HIT PEDAL TO GO; NOTHING, I JUST COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH CARS APPROACHING BOTH WAYS. FINALLY, I LET GO AND WENT. IT DID THE SAME THING AT TWO LIGHTS ON THE WAY HOME. ON THE WAY HOME, WHICH IS 10 MILES FROM WORK, THE PEDAL KEPT FREEZING UP EVERY TIME I GAVE IT GAS. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 65 MPH AND THE ROAD WAS CLEAR AT THE TIME. GOT HOME AND PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE WHERE I KEEP IT WHEN NOT BEING USED AND TURNED THE HEAT ON AND STARTED TO WORK ON IT. I CLEANED THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE THROTTLE BODY CONNECTION POINT. DISCONNECTED BOTH AND CHECKED THE THROTTLE BODY AND HOOKED IT BACK UP. I PUT WD-40 ON THE CABLE AND IT STARTED TO WORK LIKE NEW. I PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER AND PULLED IT OUTSIDE TO GET COLD AGAIN. THE NEXT MORNING, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL WAS FROZEN AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. AFTER 5 MINUTES IT STARTED TO WORK SOME, I PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN THE GARAGE. I ARRIVED HOME THE NEXT MORNING, AND IT WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL WAS OK. THIS TIME I WENT UNDER THE DASH AND SPRAYED SOME DW-40 ON THE PEDAL BRACKET ASSEMBLY. I SPRAYED A LONG BURST OF WD-40 ONTO THE CABLE AND IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE CABLE IS FRAYING ON THE SHIELD. UPDATED 02/14/11 *BF

01/10/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/17/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

WHILE VACATIONING IN MYRTLE BEACH, MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE RAN SLUGGISH AND WAS MISSING AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CASING FOR THE PCM HAD LEAKED AND WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE PCM AND CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSED THE PLUGS AND COILS TO NEED REPLACING. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND HAD TO WAIT TWO WEEKS FOR REPAIRS. RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALER SAYING THAT IT WAS ALSO NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ANOTHER 3 DAYS AND THE TOTAL BILL FROM THE DEALER WAS $5,262.38. ALONG WITH A RENTAL CAR FOR 1.5 WEEKS AND TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS IN HOTEL MADE FOR AN EXPENSIVE HOLIDAY. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND THEY WERE NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN MY SITUATION. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER FORD, AND AM NOW DRIVING JAPANESE. *TR

01/10/2011
Components: VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/10/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THIS MORNING AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED! THE SOUND IT MADE WAS A LOUD POW, AND SOME GLASS SHARDS FELL ONTO MY SEATS. THERE WERE NO LARGE TRUCKS AROUND OR SIGHT OF DEBRIS FLYING MY WAY. I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW DAYS FOR THE GLASS TO BE SHIPPED FROM FORD BEFORE I CAN HAVE IT INSTALLED, AND I HAVE TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE OF $500 THROUGH MY INSURANCE, AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE SUNROOF EXPLODING IN FORDS, AND IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT A ROCK CAN CAUSE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE ON TOP OF A CAR. FORD SHOULD BE PROVIDING WARRANTIES FOR THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. *TR

01/03/2011
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 01/10/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH AND WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROAD. THE ROADS WERE COVERED WITH A LIGHT DUSTING OF FLUFFY SNOW, AND IT WAS CHILLY.. ABOUT 21 DEGREES. THE DEFROSTER HAD BEEN ON, BUT I HAD PHYSICALLY TURNED THE DEFROSTER OFF ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE 'EXPLOSION'. I HEARD A HORRIBLE NOISE AND WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED TO SEE THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OF MY REAR WINDOW LEFT. WHAT?!!?! HOW COULD SUCH THINGS HAPPEN? AND WHAT A MESS! THERE WAS GLASS EVERYWHERE, PAINT HAD BEEN CHIPPED, THE SHOCKS WERE HANGING OUT, THE WIPER AND MOTOR WERE AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE...THINGS WERE DANGLING EVERYWHERE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS A SUNDAY AND NOTHING WAS OPEN TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR UNTIL MONDAY. SO FAR, MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT HELPFUL, BUT I'VE STILL HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. WHY DO I EVEN NEED TO PAY ANYTHING FOR SOMETHING I DID NOT CAUSE?? MY CALLS TO FORD HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN ME ANYWHERE YET, EXCEPT TO ONLY REITERATE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR SUCH ISSUES. I AGREE THAT WITH THIS MANY VOICED COMPLAINTS, FORD SHOULD AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE. *TR

12/30/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 10/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THEN IT FINALLY STARTED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TWO MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE DEALER ALSO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE COIL FAILED AND THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,958. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

12/29/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 11/29/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H65K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRONIC BRAKES FAILED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO RECALIBRATED THE HYBRID ELECTRONIC BRAKES BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

12/28/2010
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 11/02/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93165K******
Summary

BACK WINDSHIELD EXPLODING ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE. *TR

12/27/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 06/27/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ENGINE COIL FAILED AND THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

12/27/2010
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 12/27/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

THE REAR WINDOW IN OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 5 DEGREES CELSIUS AND IT WAS RAINING. I WAS USING THE WINDOW DEFOGGER AND THE REAR WIPER. THE EXPLOSION SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF GLASS FLEW INTO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO GLASS ON THE REAR BUMPER. MY DAUGHTER AND TWO OF HER FRIENDS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND GLASS FLEW IN TOWARD THEM. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS QUITE STARTLED BY THE LOUD EXPLOSION! THE DRIVER'S SIDE HYDRAULIC LIFT WAS HANGING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LIFT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO A CHUNK OF GLASS AND IN PLACE IN THE FRAME OF THE WINDOW. MY GUESS IS THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFT FAILED, EXERTED PRESSURE ON THE WINDOW, AND CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. *TR

12/27/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 01/01/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H95K******
Summary

THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN COMPLAINT #10318942. INTERMITTENTLY ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING NORMAL BRAKING, THE ABS WILL ENGAGE (WITH INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING ON) AND YOU CAN FEEL THE TYPICAL ABS ON/OFF PULSING OF THE BRAKES IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT APPEARS THE CAR IS ALSO TAKING LONGER TO COME TO A FULL STOP WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE REPORTED IT MULTIPLE TIMES AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THIS HAPPENS TO ME REGULARLY (A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK).

12/22/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/17/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H85K******
Summary

ON 3/17/2009, AFTER WASHING THE VEHICLE AT A CAR WASH, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE LATER STOPPED RUNNING AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE WERE CHARGED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION. ON 9/01/2010, THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP. ON THE WAY HOME, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. IT STOPPED RUNNING IN TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER ON 9/07/2010 TO BE LOOKED AT AT THE ADVICE OF FORD. THEY FOUND A FAULTY WATER PUMP, REPLACED IT AND A FILTER, AND WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ON 9/09/2010, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN OVERHEATED, STRANDING US AGAIN. IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND AGAIN TOLD US IT WAS FIXED. ON 11/23/2010, IT WAS RAINING AND AGAIN THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN HOME. ON 12/17/2010, THE REPAIR ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, AND WE HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE.

12/22/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/11/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2005 ESCAPES GETS STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ON CITY STREETS. I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A 45MPH MAIN STREET WHEN THE PEDAL JAMMED AND I GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT PUSH IT DOWN. FORTUNATELY, THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT IT SLOWED DOWN BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE SAME STICKING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT'S LOCKED IN POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE. THIS IS CAUSING DANGEROUS SCENARIOS. BY DOING RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THE FORD ESCAPES HAVE BEEN HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM SINCE 2001. *TR

12/20/2010
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 12/20/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, TRAFFIC WAS CRAWLING, IT WAS SNOWING. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, SO I TURNED TO LOOK OUT THE BACK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, AND LOW AND BEHOLD, MY REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED (MOSTLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR) AND ALL OTHER NON-GLASS PARTS WERE HANGING IN MIDAIR. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD EVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN, AND WE GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT TO LOOK FOR BULLETS, SNOWBALLS, ETC, AND FOUND NOTHING. JUST ABOUT 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I HAD TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF BOTH OF US. WILL FIND OUT WHAT THE REPAIR COSTS ARE TOMORROW AT THE DEALER. *TR

12/16/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/10/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z25K******
Summary

THE ACCELERATOR ON MY FORD ESCAPE STICKS IN THE UP POSITION WHEN IT GETS COOL OUT. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER YOU BRAKE AND THEN GO TO ACCELERATE. VERY SCARY ON THE FREEWAY. PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND IT DOES NOT GO DOWN, NO ACCELERATION. YOU HAVE TO KEEP LIFTING YOUR FOOT AND PUSHING (HARD) THO GET IT TO ACCELERATE WE HAVE TRIED SPRAYING IT WITH LUBRICANT AND USING GRAPHITE, NEITHER HAS HELPED. THIS STARTED WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 3 YRS OLD AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT IS NOW 5 YRS OLD AND HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

12/10/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 12/09/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H96K******
Summary

TSB 05-8-5 STATES: ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LAMP ON WITH DTC C1526 - DTC C1524 MAY ALSO BE PRESENT VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 2/11/2005. *TR

12/10/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/10/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55K******
Summary

DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND AT TIMES DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. *TR

12/10/2010
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 12/10/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I STARTED MY CAR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I HAD TO LEAVE FOR CLASS, AND PUT ON THE FRONT AND REAR DEFROST. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR AND STARTED DRIVING, THE REAR WINDOW IMPLODED INTO THOUSANDS OF PIECES. *TR

12/03/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHEN WEATHER GETS COLD ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE AND STICKY WHEN DRIVING FOR A TIME AFTER THAT.SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS OR LIGHTS, LIKE ITS STILL GETTING FUEL. DEALER WANTED TO CHANGE OUT THROTTLE BODY FOR AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

12/02/2010
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 11/25/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z65K******
Summary

WHILE THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A FOUR-LANE ROAD, THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR WAS GOING DOWNHILL AND THE DRIVER STEERED IT INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE, ON CLOSER INSPECTION UNDER THE DASHBOARD, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD FAILED WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TOP OF THE ARTICULATING ARM OF THE GAS-PEDAL: DEPRESSING THE PEDAL DID NOT PULL THE CABLE; THE CABLE END PROTRUDED THROUGH A LITTLE TUBE AT THE TOP OF THE ARM, BUT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE ARTICULATING ARM. THE ARM MOVED FREELY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE CABLE. THIS FAILURE HAD RESULTED IN SUDDEN AND COMPLETE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE -- NO THROTTLE. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS (E.G. MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY OR CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE CROSS-TRAFFIC IS NOT REQUIRED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR A RED LIGHT) THIS SYSTEM FAILURE HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. IN THE PARKING LOT, THE OWNER ATTACHED A PAIR OF NEEDLE-NOSE VISE-GRIP PLIERS TO THE END OF THE CABLE AT THE TOP OF THE ARTICULATING ARM OF THE GAS PEDAL, AS A TEMPORARY FIX, AND DROVE THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MILE AWAY. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR, THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASCRIBED THE FAILURE TO "THROTTLE BODY BINDING" AND ADVISED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND CABLE.

11/30/2010
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/26/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z65D******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER. SHE THEN HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FASTER THAN 10-15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 28,000. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF UPDATED 03/21/11

11/24/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 10/20/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 2005 ESCAPE WITH UNDER 90,000 MILES BEGAN MISSING AND CUTTING OUT. WAS ABLE TO LIMP IN TO FORD DEALER (SAM SCISM FORD) WHERE DIAGNOSIS INDICATED # 2 # 6 MISFIRES WITH FURTHER DIAGNOSIS INDICATING NO SIGNAL TO COIL. DEALER DETERMINED NEED TO REPLACE PCM AND DID SO AT OVER $1100. LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER, SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AND DIFFERENT DEALER DIAGNOSED #6 COIL PROBLEMS. REPLACED COILA AT $240. *TR

11/18/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/10/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z35K******
Summary

THE GAS PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY STICKS WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN AND QUICK DECELERATION. IT FEELS LIKE A BRICK IS UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH DOWN, THE PEDAL DOESN'T BUDGE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PEDAL WILL WORK AGAIN. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH FORD CARS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. I SPOKE WITH FORD'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY TOOK MY NAME AND SOME OTHER BASIC INFORMATION, THEN SPENT MOST OF THE TIME TRYING TO GET ME OFF OF THE PHONE. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA WAS HAVING, WITH THE ONLY TWO DIFFERENCES BEING THE CAR DECELERATES AS OPPOSED TO ACCELERATES AND THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET. FORD TOLD ME IF I WAS CONCERNED, I SHOULD GET MY CAR FIXED AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

11/16/2010
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

SMART JUNCTION BOX FAILURE. PART# 5L8Z15604GA THIS PART CONTROLS MANY OF THE ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS OF THE VEHICLE; DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS, HAZARD LIGHTS INSTRUMENT PANEL, HORN, LOCKS, WINDOWS, SECURITY SYSTEM. VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ELEMENTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THE PART IS ON BACK-ORDER AND CONTINUES TO BE PUSHED TO A LATER DATE. AS OF 11/16, THE PART IS ON BACK-ORDER UNTIL JAN 17, 2011. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND SEE THAT THE PART HAS BEEN ON BACK-ORDER SINCE (AT LEAST) AUGUST 2010. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A HIGH DEMAND FOR THIS PART, OR IT IS BEING REDESIGNED AND FORD IS TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL. *TR

11/02/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 10/31/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04165K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FROM 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE BRAKE LINES AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT A BRAKE LINE WAS HITTING AGAINST THE POWER STEERING CAUSING THE BRAKE LINE TO FRACTURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,894. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 04/04/11

10/28/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 10/23/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN; THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL ON HER WAY HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

10/28/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 05/15/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75D******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO FUEL THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCEPT THE FUEL BUT THE PUMP WOULD TURN OFF ALTHOUGH THE TANK WAS NOT FULL. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VENT LINE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AFTER THE LAST REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT AND ADVISED HIM THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL HIM BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. UPDATED 04/19/11

10/27/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 10/26/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

IGNITION SPARK PLUG COILS (6) SHORTED OUT; SHORTING OUT THE COMPUTER AS TOLD BY THE FORD TECH TO THE OWNER OF THE VECHICLE. THE FORD TECHNICIAN TOLD THE VECHICLE OWNER TO KEEP THE RECEIPTS BECAUSE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.

10/21/2010
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 08/23/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

I AM WRITING IN CONCERNS TO A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS. I AM AN OWNER OF A 2005 FORD ESCAPE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. I HAVE BEEN WAITING TWO MONTHS TO HAVE A FAULTY ELECTRICAL PART, THE SMART JUNCTION BOX, REPLACED. SINCE AUGUST 23RD MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO OPERATE WITHOUT THIS PART AS MY TURN SIGNALS, HEAD LIGHTS, AND HAZARD LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE, AS WELL AS POWER WINDOWS, INTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS, POWER LOCKS, RADIO AND CLOCK DISPLAY AND MY ABILITY TO UNLATCH THE REAR DOOR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INFORMATION MYSELF I WAS FORCED TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK TO BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR. ON SEPT. 7TH THE FORD MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE PART I TOLD HIM I NEEDED WAS CORRECT AND SAID PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN TWO WEEKS. ON SEPT.21ST, I CALLED TO ASK IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. IT WAS THEN THAT THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE NEGLECTED TO MENTION THE PART WOULD NOT BE ORDERED UNLESS I PAID IN ADVANCE. I PAID FOR THE PART ON SEPT23. ON SEPT. 29TH THE GENERAL MANAGER AT WORDEN-MARTIN CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. I ASKED IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A USED PART PUT IN TEMPORARILY WHILE I WAIT. I RECEIVED A REPLY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $350 TO HAVE THAT PART PUT IN WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PART WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY AND NO COMPENSATION IF THE REPLACEMENT PART WERE TO FAIL. NOT WANTING TO THROW AWAY $350 FOR A FAULTY PART, I FELT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE. AFTER WAITING TWO WEEKS I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL, SO I CALLED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ON THE PART. I WAS TOLD THE PART MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCT. 25TH. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THEIR DISTRIBUTOR AND NOT FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY AND THE PART SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BE AVAILABLE OCT. 15TH BECAUSE THE PART, ORDERED BY MANY, WAS BEING REDESIGNED. ON OCT. 19TH I CALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE PART MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER. *TR

10/20/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 05/05/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94195K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ONE OF THE SIX COIL PACKS WAS REPLACED IN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. A TOTAL OF EIGHT ENGINE COIL PACKS HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE MAIN COMPUTER AND ONE SPARK PLUG WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

10/14/2010
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/08/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145D******
Summary

I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND HAVE NUMEROUS ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2004. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND ONE COIL PACK. THROUGHOUT THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND TRIED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING (40+MPH). IT CLEARED FOR A LITTLE WHILE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THEN IT RETURNED. FORD CHANGED ONE IGNITION COIL AND SAID THAT IF WE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS IT WOULD PROBABLY FIX THE THEFT SHUT DOWN PROBLEM. WELL WE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TRYING TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING(40+MPH). NOW THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. THERE IS JUICE FROM THE BATTERY, ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON, BUT THE CAR REFUSES TO TURN OVER. WE HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE, INCLUDING: THE BATTERY, FUSES, AND HAVING IT TESTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM OR FORD PATS II SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE WHICH ALSO BE CONNECTED TO THE PCM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE PATS II SYSTEM AND PCM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FORCED. THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE WERE INITIALLY RELEASED WITH THE WRONG SPARK PLUGS WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE AND THEY DID NOT RECALL THE SPARK PLUGS. WITH THESE VERY EVIDENT MANUFACTURER DEFECTS, AND TSBS THAT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGH FORD - THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND ITEMS REPAIRED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT FORD CAUSED AND WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT V6 3.0L PURCHASED AT UKIAH FORD LINCOLN MERCURY IN UKIAH, CALIFORNIA. *TR

09/22/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 08/05/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H55K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED. I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN I BEGAN MAKING A LEFT TURN, AN ALARM SOUNDED, A RED WRENCH SYMBOL, AND RED EXCLAMATION MARK LIT UP ON THE DASH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE CURB AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND STEERING LOCKED UP. THE CAR RESTARTED AND I TOOK IT TO FORD. THE SERVICE REP SAID THE CAR WENT INTO A "FAIL SAFE MODE" WHICH IT DOES TO PROTECT THE HYBRID BATTERY FROM OVERHEATING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ALARM AND SYMBOLS OCCUR TO GIVE YOU ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. THE CAR JUST LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT A COOLANT PUMP FOR THE HYBRID BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS DONE. FIVE WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I BEGAN TURNING RIGHT, THE ALARM SOUNDED, THE RED WRENCH AND EXCLAMATION LIGHT LIT UP AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER IMMEDIATELY. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO FORD TO BE LOOKED AT. THEY REPLACED A "SUSPECT" COOLING PUMP RELAY AND ROAD TESTED THE CAR. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS VEHICLE'S "FAIL SAFE MODE" MAKES THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO MOVE INTO AN EMERGENCY LANE, BUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS ON A FREEWAY AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED? I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHER FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE BACKSEAT AND I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. AFTER HAVING THE FORD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND REPLACE THE COOLING PUMP RELAY I TRADED IN THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS DOCUMENTED IN CASE THERE IS A PATTERN WITH THESE CARS OR OTHER HYBRIDS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ONE AGAIN. *TR

09/16/2010
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/15/2010
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94105K******
Summary

MY WIFE WAS GOING TO THE BANK IN OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH 39150 MILES. SHE HEARD A NOISE AND STOPPED TO SEE IF SHE HAD A FLAT. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK SO SHE CONTINUED ON. BEFORE GOING ONE BLOCK THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SO SHE DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. UPON EXITING SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO CALL ME AT WORK, MORE SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT, SHE HEARD A POP AND FLAMES AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT. A NEIGHBOR SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND CALLED 911. THANKFULLY THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF THE FIRE DEPT. LIMITED THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE HOME ONLY SUFFERED SMOKE DAMAGE. WE ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN A MOTEL WHILE THE HOUSE GETS CLEANED. THE ESCAPE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. UPDATED 11/03/10*JB *TR

09/08/2010
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/08/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H95K******
Summary

POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY '05 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I HAD CAR ABOUT 3 YEARS AND FORD SAID A FLUKE. DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL '09 BUT NEVER WAS HAPPENING WHEN I DROVE IT IN AND FORD COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO GET THERE WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING BUT THEY STILL COULDN'T SAY FOR SURE BUT SUGGESTED I PAY TO REPLACE STEERING WIRING HARNESS AND SENSOR. I HESITATED TO DO THIS AS SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING ANOTHER FORD MGR SAID DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AND ANOTHER FORD MGR SAID DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT IS FINE FOR MONTHS, OTHER TIMES HAPPENS EVEN WHEN I FIRST TURN THE CAR ON. SOMETIMES THE STEERING JUST FEELS "LOOSE"....NOT NORMAL. USUALLY THOUGH, I'M DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A PULL LEFT AND THE STEERING GOES OUT. FORD MGR TOLD ME IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE BUT IT'S GETTING MORE NERVE WRACKING - SUDDEN HARD PULLS LEFT BUT POWER STEERING STAYS ON - FOR AWHILE. ONCE HAPPENED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. DRIVING A STRAIGHT LINE ISN'T BAD BUT TIGHT TURNS ARE DIFFICULT AND U TURNS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE TO THE MOUNTAINS. *TR

09/02/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z35K******
Summary

MY GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING OFF AND ON A FEW DAYS BEFORE SEPT, 1, 2010. ON SEPT. 1, 2010 I WAS DRIVING AND THE GAS PEDAL CABLE WENT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF GAS PEDAL JUST BREAKING. I WAS ON BUSY STREET AND LOST ALL POWER. *TR

08/26/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 08/24/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H65K******
Summary

2005 ESCAPE HYBRID BRAKE FAILURE. I TRIED TO STOP AND BRAKES ONLY WENT HALF WAY DOWN. I RELEASED AND PUSHED AGAIN, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH A STORE FRONT WINDOW. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER/SOLENOID. PER FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 0585 ISSUED 8/5/05, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE CORRECTED BY INSTALLING A REVISED MASTER CYLINDER. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND THE PEOPLE INSIDE THE BUSINESS. IF THIS IS A KNOWN, VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

08/17/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 07/15/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H35K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID - THE CAR WOULD BEGIN TO SKID AND SLIDE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE SPEED OR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ABS WOULD KICK IN AND THE INDICATOR WOULD COME ON TELLING THE DRIVER THAT THE CAR WAS SLIDING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AS THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED. AFTER INVESTIGATING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF HYBRID VEHICLE. MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. THE SUGGESTION WAS THAT THE TONE RINGS WERE CRACKED OR BROKEN. MY REPAIR SHOP DISCOVERED THAT BOTH OF MINE WERE BROKEN AND ONE AXLE NEEDED REPLACED. INTERESTINGLY, WHEN THE MECHANICS TOOK THE CAR ON A TEST DRIVE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, THE CAR WOULD REV BEYOND 4 RPMS, THEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE DASHBOARD READOUT STATED TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. THE GAS ENGINE QUIT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND WAITING A FEW SECONDS, THE CAR WAS RESTARTED AND THE COMPUTER/CAR RESET ITSELF AND WOULD RUN AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE WARNINGS TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DISPLAYED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD AS THEY HAVE ISSUED DTC C1526. THIS PARTICULAR BLOG (HTTP://BLOG.YAGELSKI.COM/2010/01/MY-FORD-ESCAPE-HYBRID-BRAKE-REPAIR.HTML) EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM AS WELL AS THOSE OF MANY OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, WITH GREATER DETAIL AND ACCURACY THAN I CAN. PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS INCREDIBLE IMPORTANT AND EXPENSIVE SAFETY MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

08/06/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 07/31/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID - BRAKE FAILURE. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARSHLY OR IN HARSH CONDITIONS. ON JULY 31ST, APPLIED BRAKES AT STOPLIGHT, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES FAILED. DEALER UNSURE HOW TO FIX. *TR

08/05/2010
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/30/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE BIN [XXX]. BROKE CLUTCH PEDAL SPRING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

08/04/2010
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/01/2010
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY WE HIT A DEEP GROOVE IN THE ROAD AND THEN PROCEEDED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WITHIN 10 SECONDS THE CAR WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR WEAVED AND BOBBED FOR ABOUT 200 FEET UNCONTROLLABLE. I WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK AND TIE ROD SNAPPED. WE HIT SOMEONE WHILE OUR CAR SPUN AROUND INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC AND WE FLEW INTO THE GUARD RAIL AT SUCH FORCE THE CAR LIFTED AND GOT LODGED ON THE GUARD RAIL. THIS PROBABLY SAVED OUR LIVES BECAUSE AT THAT POINT WE HAD DONE A 180 AND WERE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CAN NOT GET AN HELP FROM FORD. *TR

07/29/2010
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/28/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE.4X4. I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE BOGGED DOWN, AS IF OUT OF GAS. I SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE, PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND DROVE OFF. I KEPT HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE. I DROVE TO MY NEXT LOCATION AND THE NOISE PERSISTED. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SITE AND WHEN THEY PULLED THE PLUG FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL THERE WAS NO DRAINING AND A PART OF A TOOTH FROM A GEAR CAME OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT IS BECAUSE I REPLACED THE TWO TIRES THEY KEPT TELLING ME TO CHANGE AND NOT ALL FOUR. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME OF BLACK FLUIDS IN THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT'S GOING TO CAST ME APPROXIMATELY $2700.00 TO GET ALL OF THIS DONE, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF THE TWO TIRES NEEDED TO MAKE THE FOUR TIRE CHANGE. THE LOCATION WHERE I HAD THE TIRES INSTALLED TELL ME THAT A TWO TIRE CHANGE IS NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP ITSELF WANTED TO DO THE SAME THING. THIS IS MESSED UP. *TR

07/12/2010
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/17/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE TONE RING THAT IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT AXLE OF THE FORD ESCAPES AND THAT IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE THE ABS AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE GOES OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FORD FORUM. COM IS WHERE ITS LOCATED AND I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN AT. THE WORRIES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOWE SOME PEOPLE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE PIECE. *TR

07/03/2010
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/13/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

LOSS OF STEERING IN A FORD HYBRID ESCAPE ELECTRIC STEERING, COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING IN A TURN AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. *TR

06/28/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 01/28/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H35K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN SECONDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GENERATE ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITHOUT KNOWING THE EXACT FAILURE BASED UPON THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,837.

06/18/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 06/12/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE EMISSION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE IGNITION COILS, SPARK PLUGS AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES ARE 102,585.

06/05/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 06/02/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE GAS PEDAL OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE SOME TIMES GETS STACK TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN'T ACCELERATE NO MATTER HOW MUCH WEIGHT I PUT ON IT. IT NORMALLY HAPPENS AFTER IT HAS BEEN IDLE FOR MANY HOURS AND GOES AWAY AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. IT WAS LIKE THAT SINCE I BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORST LATELY. I TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TEST DROVE AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON 6/2/2010, I GOT STACK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND NEARLY GOT HIT FROM THE REAR AND FROM BOTH SIDES. IT TOOK ME MORE THAN TWO MINUTES BEFORE I COULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. *TR

06/01/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/28/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE. PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT YOU COULD BE DRIVING AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD FREEZE UP AND YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PUSH IT DOWN. IT WOULD STICK AS IF SOMETHING WAS BEHIND IT, AND NOTHING WAS. I WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER WHEN YOU PULL OUT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND YOU CAN NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE PEDAL WON'T GO DOWN, IT IS AMAZING YOU ARE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE ON-LINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHEN I SEARCHED FORD ESCAPE STICKY PEDAL. *TR

05/26/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 05/21/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE; YET, THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A COIL IN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

05/25/2010
Components: VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/24/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

SUNROOF SHATTERED IN OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE FOR NO REASON. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME. FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECT. WHEN CHECKING ON LINE THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS INCLUDING TIMES WHEN THE GLASS BROKE WHILE DRIVING. ORDERED NEW GLASS FOR SUNROOF AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

05/12/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 05/11/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT V6. SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN 2005 WE HAVE HAD PROBLEM REFUELING. VEHICLE TAKES FUEL SLOWLY WITH FREQUENT SHUTOFFS PRIOR TO FULL. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW THAT IT SHOOT THE FUEL BACK OUT OF THE NECK ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU TURN ON THE PUMP, EVEN AS SLOW AS YOU CAN RUN THE PUMP. IN THE PAST WHEN I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER THEY HAVE TOLD ME SLOW FILLING IS NORMAL FOR THESE CARS. IT HAS REACHED THE POINT WHERE IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE AND PROBABLY INJURY IF NOT A FATALITY. WHAT CAN I DO IF THE DEALER WON'T OR CAN'T FIX IT? *TR

05/12/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/12/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. IF IT WERE NOT 5:30 IN THE MORNING I MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR BEEN KILLED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT RAN VERY HARD. IT THEN GAVE ME A SERVICE EMISSIONS WARNING. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS AND 6 COILS NEED REPLACED AND THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS FRIED (SMV).FURTHERMORE, HE STATED THAT IT WAS AN ERROR IN MANUFACTURING IN REGARDS TO THE SPARK PLUG INSTALLATION. I NOW FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD ESCAPES BUT NO RECALLS OR NOTICES HAVE BEEN MADE. *TR

05/04/2010
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H75K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID APRIL 1, 2010, WEST BOUND ON I-90 IN MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN STURBRIDGE AND CHICOPEE WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE "CONTROL MODULE" DISPLAYED A "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED, WITHOUT POWER, TO TRAVERSE 3 LANES OF HIGH SPEED, HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC, TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS FRIGHTENED FOR MY LIFE AT THE TIME. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE SAME "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE AND VEHICLE SHUT-DOWN REPEATED SEVERAL MORE TIMES, BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT - SUNNYSIDE FORD, IN HOLDEN MA. THEY HAVE HAD IT NOW SINCE APRIL 14TH 2010 AND ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR. AFTER FIRST REPLACING A MOTOR ELECTRONICS (MEC) PUMP, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE - INDEED, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE AT ALL BEFORE RECEIVING THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND VEHICLE SHUTDOWN MESSAGE. MY INDEPENDENT ONLINE RESEARCH HAS PROVIDED MUCH INFORMATION FROM OWNERS OF THE SAME FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME OR CLOSE TO THE SAME SET OF PROBLEMS. ON APRIL 30TH 2010, I WROTE A LETTER TO SUNNYSIDE FORD'S SERVICE MANAGER, OUTLINING MY FINDINGS AND ASKING FOR A FORD CERTIFIED HYBRID ENGINEER TO INTERVENE IN MY VEHICLE'S REPAIR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, NOW INCLUDING MYSELF, WHO FEEL THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM IS A DESIGN ISSUE. I HAVE ONLY 23,250 MILES ON IT, WAY TOO EARLY FOR THE CAR TO BE HAVING MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO USAGE ALONE. ITS THE FACT THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM ARISES, THAT THE CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SHUTS DOWN THE VEHICLE THAT MAKES THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS IN OR CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID SHOULD UNDERGO A FORD RECALL AND RE-DESIGN ON THE ENTIRE ELECTRONICS OVERLAY, TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

04/25/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/03/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE V-6 4WD STUTTERS AND STALLS WHEN IT SLOWS TO A STOP. AT THIS TIME, ABLE TO RESTART AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS 105,000 MILES ON IT. RECENT PROBLEM, APPEARS TO BE WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

04/24/2010
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/20/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

HAS BEEN A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF VIBRATION ON THE FLOORBOARD OF THE CAR. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND I NEEDED A NEW WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THE CAR ONLY HAS 32,393 MILES ON IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S A 2005. I BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT HARD. WARRANTY, OF COURSE, RAN OUT 2 YEARS AGO. *TR

04/12/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 04/10/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z55K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION IN THE MORNING ON A COLD START, AND WHEN ACCELERATING THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE RESPONSE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH COULD CAUSE SPEED CONTROL FAILURE SUCH AS A STUCK THROTTLE. THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER UNDER ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH THE IDENTICAL FAILURES.

04/10/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Incident Date: 03/31/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H55K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CAR HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO HISTORY OF BRAKE TROUBLE. COMING DOWNILL THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH AN ALARM AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF THE BRAKES. HAD TO USE MECHANICAL EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. CALLED DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING TO TOW IT IN, THEN READ ON LINE TO TRY RESTARTING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE GONE. CAR STARTED, NO BRAKE ISSUES APPARENT (NO LIGHTS, BRAKES FUNCTIONAL) SO DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW/REPAIR. TOOK COPIES OF ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWING THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS THE REAR AIR CONDITIONER (HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CORE) - THEY HAD REPAIRED THE AC 4 MONTHS PREVIOUSLY, WHICH ONLY LASTED FOR 6 WEEKS. PLANNED TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT AT THE 65,000 MILE SERVICE ANYWAY. PAID $1033. DROVE CAR HOME THAT NIGHT AND THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON, ALARM SOUNDED BUT THIS TIME NOT A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. INSTEAD WHENEVER PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES AND SHUDDERING THROUGHOUT THE CAR. PLAN IS TO RETURN TO DEALERSHIP AFTER THE WEEKEND AND BRING LATEST RESEARCH SHOWING FAULTY HCU UNITS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE AN UNDERLYING CAUSE, WHICH FORD IS DENYING. *TR

04/02/2010
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z75K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. IT USED TO ONLY STICK IN COLD WEATHER RIGHT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, BUT NOW IT DOES IT REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE, AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING. I WENT FROM HAVING THIS PROBLEM MAYBE ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS (APPROX 3 YEARS AGO WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE), TO IT HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. WHEN IT STICKS, I CANNOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I WILL USE BOTH FEET TO TRY AND DEPRESS THE GAS, BUT IT IS LIKE PUSHING AGAINST A WALL. SOMETIMES SIMPLY RESTARTING THE CAR FIXES IT, BUT I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION YESTERDAY WHEN IT FROZE UP HALF-WAY THROUGH THE TURN. I HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT TOO MUCH ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT WOULD HAVE RISKED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE, AND MANY OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS DISCUSS THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL, BUT IT VERY MUCH SHOULD BE. I AM TAKING IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT, AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN FIX IT, BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IF SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FORD DOES NOT WANT THE SAME REPUTATION AS TOYOTA RIGHT NOW, AND THEY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT PROACTIVELY. THE ESCAPE IS A MID-SIZE SUV THAT MANY FAMILIES OWN. BY THE TIME A MOTHER AND HER TWO CHILDREN ARE KILLED SIMPLY TURNING ACROSS A STREET, IT WILL BE TOO LATE.

03/31/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 02/27/2010
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03105K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SWAYED ACROSS THE ROAD WITHOUT ASSISTANCE; AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME TRAVEL NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW WATER PUMP AND A TIMING CHAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,089.

03/30/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/23/2010
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03195K******
Summary

VEHICLE FIRE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE (VIN [XXX]) ON 3/23/2010, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY (WHEN DRIVING) BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. (LIKE A SPARK PLUG HAD FAILED). WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (FOR BROKEN BELTS AND THE LIKE) NO OBVIOUS ISSUE WAS OBSERVED. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IMMEDIATELY I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND CONTACTED A SERVICE GARAGE. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO SERVICE WHEN I NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. I PULLED INTO THE NEXT GAS STATION, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED A SMALL FIRE LOCATED AT THE #1 CYLINDER COIL PACK. I USED THE GAS STATION FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAR WAS TOWED THE REST OF THE WAY TO THE GARAGE. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN NO MORE THAN 10 MILES AFTER FIRST SIGN OF FAILURE. FIRE WAS SMALL ENOUGH TO NOT INVOLVE POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, SO NO FIRE OR POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. GARAGE SAID THAT IF I HAD LIMITED THE DAMAGE BY EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE WHEN I DID. GARAGE REPLACED COIL PACK, WIRE PIGTAIL (MELTED), AND INTAKE MANIFOLD (ALSO MELTED BY FIRE). OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. CAR WAS REPAIRED BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER 50 MILES. CARE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND WILL BE TOWED BACK TO GARAGE. FAILURE CODE IS P0351. (SAME COIL THAT WAS REPLACED IS SHOWING BAD AGAIN) CAR HAD APPROX 117,000 MILES ON IT WHEN FIRE TOOK PLACE. NO OTHER MAJOR SERVICE EVENTS IN ITS LIFETIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

03/24/2010
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/05/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93105K******
Summary

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE, PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THEN IT WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO A SHOP AND ALL COILS WERE OUT. AFTER MORE DIAGNOSIS, THE SPARK PLUGS, THE COILS (POCS) AND THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2600 ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT. MOST LIKELY THE SPARK PLUG RF CAUSED THE PCM TO CRASH. HAD TO REPLACE THE PLUGS, COILS AND PCM INCLUDING SOFTWARE AND PROGRAMMING. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL COMPLAINT BLOGS THAT FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEMS (DEFECTIVE PLUGS) AND HAS ISSUED 2 TSB, 05111 AND 0926. PROBLEM SHOULD BE UNDER THE EMISSION WARRANTY, BUT FORD SAYS IT IS A IGNITION PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS FORD'S PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON BLOGS FOR THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR JUST STOPS REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY OR IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.

03/21/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/19/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z85K******
Summary

I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND FRIDAY MORNING GOT UP AND THERE WAS FROST ON THE WINDSHIELD. I GOT IN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE LET IT WARM UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. DROVE APPROX 1 & 1/2 MILES STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO TURN OUT ON A MAIN ROAD AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I LET IT ROLL BACKWARDS TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURNED IT OFF. I TRIED IT MANY TIMES FOR OVER 30 MINUTES AND IT FINALLY WORKED. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER BUT USUALLY AFTER 5 MINS. IT WILL WORK. THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT AND MORE SCARY AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT ON TO A MAIN ROAD. *TR

03/11/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Incident Date: 05/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

1. DRIVING NORMALLY AND THEN BRAKING NORMALLY 2. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES "SLIP" (I.E., THE CAR SLOWS, THEN "SLIPS" FORWARD AGAIN BEFORE THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGE AND STOP THE CAR) OCCURS ONCE OR TWICE IN A 30-MILE STRETCH CONSEQUENCES: IF YOU NEED TO STOP COMPLETELY DUE TO A PEDESTRIAN OR CAR STOPPING IN FRONT OF YOU, THE CAR DOESN'T STOP FULLY. IT SLIDES AFTER YOU'VE PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS OVERRIDES YOUR BRAKING. 3. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN YET. *TR

03/08/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 03/05/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z25K******
Summary

FORD ESCAPE 2005 4 CYLINDER, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BOUGHT NEW. AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND WILL NOT DEPRESS UNLESS PUSHING IT SEVERAL TIMES. LASTED ABOUT A MONTH AND WENT AWAY. NOW AT 74,000 MILES IT HAS COME BACK. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. WHILE SHIFTING PEDAL WILL STICK. *TR

02/25/2010
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/04/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE V6 WITH JUST OVER 87,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN GIVING ME TROUBLE BACK AT CHRISTMAS, BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHEN THE WHOLE THING SHUDDERED TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK. I WAS DOING 55 AND THE CAR DROPPED TO ALMOST 0. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE PCM WHICH WAS FRIED BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUGS CAUSED RF INTERFERENCE THAT FRIED THE GROUND ON IT AND RUINED THE PCM. THIS IS A $2300 OR MORE REPAIR TO AN OTHERWISE PERFECT VEHICLE. IF I HADN'T BEEN IN THE RIGHTHAND LANE AT THE TIME OF THE POWER DROP I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A REAL MESS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING GOING ON ALL OVER THE WORLD. THERE IS ONE COMPLAINT FROM GHANA. THE TSB THAT CAME OUT SAYS THE ORIGINAL SPARKPLUGS CAUSE THE PROBLEM AND RUIN ALL THE COIL PACKS AND THE PCM. I THINK THIS WOULD MAKE IT FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON ALL THESE VEHICLES SINCE IT WAS THEIR ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION THAT RUINED THE SYSTEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR SON SOMEWHERE AND SHE WASN'T ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD I AM QUITE SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. *TR

02/25/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 02/24/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H05K******
Summary

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN OUT 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THERE HAVE BEEN MAY EPISODES OF THE YELLOW ABS AND THE RED BRAKE WARNING LAMP LIGHTING UP AND THE ALARM SOUNDING OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS WOULD HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN AFTER SHUTTING-OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. WE SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT OUR DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AND BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT WASN'T ON AT THE TIME, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE BRAKES REVERTED TO FAIL SAFE MODE REQUIRING A "PEDAL TO THE FLOOR" EFFORT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP LUCKILY WHILE PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY . AFTER THIS WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW "HCU" UNIT AND MASTER CYLINDER WITH A TOTAL REPAIR COST OF $4K+. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED MANY CASES OF THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL ESCAPE. WE ARE GOING TO WAIT A FEW DAYS TO THINK BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE REPAIR. *TR

02/24/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/18/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE WHICH ALSO MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE, HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER UNTIL HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE HE WAS IN TRAFFIC. SEVERAL TIMES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME HARD TO ENGAGE AND FORCED HIM TO PUMP THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALERS ESTIMATED COST TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE FAILURE WAS $800.00. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,300.

02/14/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/11/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

THE ACCELERATOR KEEPS GETTING STUCK ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. I START IT OFF, BACK UP, PUT IT IN DRIVE, PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR WON'T MOVE. I HAVE TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR REALLY HARD AND THEN THE TRUCK TAKES OFF REALLY FAST AND I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE WHEEL TO GAIN CONTROL. MY SISTER WAS ALSO DRIVING IT ON A COLD DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER MOVE, IT FINALLY STARTED ROLLING DOWN A HILL AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A TREE. SHE TOO HAD TO FIGHT THE WHEEL TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR

02/10/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 02/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H05K******
Summary

FORD HYBRID ESCAPE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THE LIGHT OUT. DEALER SAYS IT'S A GROUND FAULT AND FORD HAS A NEW WIRING HARNESS, BUT I AM REQUIRED TO PAY FOR IT, IT'S AN '05 WITH LESS THAN 8,000 MILES ON IT, YET I AM TO PAY AND FIX FORD'S PROBLEM, AND WE ARE TALKING BRAKES HERE, THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED AND HAS A FIX FOR. IT NEEDS A RECALL. THE ELECTRIC STEERING HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW COMPUTER FOR THIS. FORD IS HIDING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. *TR

02/10/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/06/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE 4CYL. MY GAS PEDAL STARTED GETTING HARD TO PUSH DOWN AND WAS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. I BROUGHT IT TO FRAMINGHAM, MASS FORD 1-6-10. IT TOOK UNTIL 1-22-10 FOR THEM TO GET A NEW THROTTLE BOX TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. DID THIS TAKE SO LONG TO GET THE THROTTLE BOX BECAUSE FORD IS EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS? IF SO, THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY AND RECALL ISSUE THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF. IS FORD HIDING THIS FROM PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE? I REGISTERED A SAFETY PRODUCT COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTORS TODAY 2-10-10. *TR

02/05/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/04/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD ESCAPE FROM MY COUSIN. AS I WAS PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE DID EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE PEDAL WOULD STICK ON COLD DAYS. GOING INTO BUYING IT FROM HIM I SOON REALIZED WHAT HE MEANT. HE HAD TAKEN IT IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. THEY SPRAYED A CLEANER ON THE THROTTLE BODY TO REMOVE RESIDUE. WHEN I HEARD OF THE TOYOTA RECALL I CALLED WHOOLWHINE FORD LINCOLN MERCURY HERE IN MS WHERE I LIVE TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO ONE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAD HEARD THIS AND TO SPRAY STUFF IN THE THROTTLE BODY UNTIL IT WOULDN'T LET ME ANYMORE. WELL, I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS SITUATION. AS A MOM WITH A SMALL CHILD, I WORRY ABOUT THE MAJORITY OF OTHER PEOPLE AND FAMILIES THAT MY DIE FROM THIS MALFUNCTION. WHAT IT DOES IS THE PEDAL GETS SO HARD TO PUSH UNTIL YOU CAN NOT GET GAS TO THE IGNITION TO MAKE THE VEHICLE GO. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES. I CAN EVEN CRANK THE ESCAPE LONG BEFORE MY JOURNEY AND IT STILL STICKS. WELL, YESTERDAY WAS THE WORST DAY EVER. I AM A MOM AND A STUDENT IN SCHOOL. I HAD GOTTEN TO SCHOOL AND FINISHED MY CLASS WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND STARTED TO LEAVE OH BOY THE PEDAL WORKED. I GOT TO THE FIRST INTERSECTION TO WHERE WHEN IT WAS MY TIME TO GO THE PEDAL WAS HARD. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH IT AND PULL OVER. FINALLY GOT IT SOFT AGAIN AND WENT TO THE CLOSEST PLACE TO GET A BITE TO EAT. SAT THERE FOR AT LEAST 5 MIN LETTING IT RUN HOPING IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THAT TIME. WHEN I WAS LEAVING IT WAS HARD AGAIN AND I HAD ALOT OF VEHICLES BEHIND ME SO I COASTED TO THE NEAREST BANK. IT TOOK 10 MINUTES FOR ME, WHILE I KEPT PUSHING ON MY GAS PEDAL FOR NOTHING. IT IS SO HARD YOU CANT MAKE IT GO. SO, IN TELLING YOU THIS THAT IS 3 TIMES I COULD OF HAD A CRASH. I TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND SOME MORNING I PRAY ALL THE WAY THAT I MAKE IT WITHOUT ANYTHING HARMING HER. IT IS BAD WHEN YOU END UP COASTING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *TR

02/05/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Incident Date: 01/25/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FAFP53223G******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAVE 140,000 MILES ON IT FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE ABS LIGHT AND THE RED TRIANGLE STOP THE CAR SAFELY COME ON WHEN I START THE CAT. I PULL OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF RESTART AND ALL IS WELL UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. *TR

02/03/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 06/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE (4WD), NOT THE HYBRID. I HAVE APPROX. 63,000 MI ON IT NOW. THREE TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. THE LAST TIME WAS APPROX. THE DATE BELOW, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. ONE TIME I WAS IN TOWN AND LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYONE CLOSE IN FRONT OF ME. SO FAR BRAKING, OR PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR HAS "RESET" IT, BUT NOW SEEING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA'S I'M CONCERNED. I E-MAILED FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER I KIND OF GOT THE BRUSH-OFF, AND THEY JUST SAID IF I WAS CONCERNED I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MY DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED. I KNOW A "CHECK" WOULD COST ME A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR WHICH THEY WON'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I JUST WONDER IF YOU'VE HEARD OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? IT NOW WORRIES ME THAT IF I WERE NEARING A CROSSWALK, WITH PEDESTRIANS CROSSING AND IT HAPPENED, I MIGHT HIT SOMEONE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

01/30/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 01/01/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU95H45K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. PROBLEM IS FAILURE OF HYBRID REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM AS DESCRIBED IN FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, TSB 05-8-5 (AUGUST 5, 2005) (NHTSA ID #10017553). PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT WITHOUT ANY KNOWN INCIDENT TO HAVE TRIGGERED THE PROBLEM. REPAIR HAS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM'S HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT ("HCU"). TOTAL COST HAS BEEN ABOUT $7,000. TO SUMMARIZE MY CORRESPONDENCE FROM FORD... "SINCE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION ("NHTSA") IS NOT CONCERNED (I.E. NOBODY HAS GOTTEN KILLED BY THESE DEFECTIVE BRAKES) THERE IS NO NEED FOR A RECALL. THEREFORE, FORD HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR OR DEAL WITH MY PROBLEM." MY STORY IN MORE DETAIL AT HTTP://BLOG.YAGELSKI.COM/2010/01/MY-FORD-ESCAPE-HYBRID-BRAKE-REPAIR.HTML. *TR

01/28/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/20/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04105K******
Summary

FORD ESCAPE 2005 V6 2WD LIMITED. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE THEFT LIGHT IS FLASHING. THIS GENERATES AN ERROR CODE. THE CONDITION IS KNOWN TO FORD. THEY SAY IT IS RELATED TO A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH A SPARK PLUG CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CHIP IN THE IGNITION KEY AND THE RECEIVING UNIT. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 4 TIMES IN ONE 300 MILE DRIVE. AFTER HAVING THE ERROR CODE CLEARED THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REPEATED. I BELIEVE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A BUSY FREEWAY LIVES COULD BE LOST. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS CONFIRMED THE KEY IS VALID AND THE ENGINE HAS STARTED, THE COMPUTER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DISABLE THE ENGINE. BRAKING AND STEERING CONTROL ARE AFFECTED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TW *TR

01/28/2010
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 01/03/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I AM WONDERING WILL THERE BE ANY RECALLS ON OTHER CARS OTHER THAN TOYOTA RELATED TO GAS PEDALS STICKING? MY FORD ESCAPE'S GAS PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK AND AFTER TAKING IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN FROM CHINA. IS THERE ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TOYOTA AND MY PROBLEM I HAD WITH FORD. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS BEING OVERLOOKED BY FORD. *TW

01/24/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/24/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE'S GAS PEDAL IS STICKING. I WILL BE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION, AND SUDDENLY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT IS AS IF THERE IS A BRICK UNDER THE PEDAL AND IT'S COMPLETELY STUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO FORD ESCAPES, SO PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER BEFORE THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL INJURIES OR DEATHS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

01/19/2010
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/08/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5D******
Summary

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN ITS COLD OUT, FIRST I THOUGHT THERE WAS WATER FROZEN AFTER MY FEET WAS WET FROM THE SNOW. SECOND I THOUGHT THE HEAT FROM THE HEATER DRIED OUT THE MOVEMENT OF THE GAS PEDAL. SO I SPRAYED WD40 ON IT DIDN'T HELP, NEXT THOUGHT IT WAS THE CABLE OUT IN THE ENGINE, I SPRAYED THE CABLE AND LINKAGE DIDN'T HELP. FINALLY IT WARMED UP AND THE STICKING OF THE GAS PEDAL WENT AWAY (2008) NOW IN 2009 THE SAME THING AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP ITS OK, NOT SURE IF SOMETHING IS BINDING OR WHAT. *TR

12/29/2009
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 12/27/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

THE REAR GLASS HATCH IMPLODED JUST AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. MOST OF THE GLASS WAS CONFINED TO THE CARGO AREA, A LITTLE GLASS REACHED THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS AND ONLY A FEW SHARDS REACH THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT AREA. CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WE 32 DEGREES WITH SNOW AND RAIN, REQUIRING THE USE OF THE REAR WINDOW HEATER TO KEEP OFF ICING AND USE OF WINDSHIELD FLUID TO PERMIT VIEWING WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE CINCINNATI OHIO AREA. THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION WAS A LOW HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR JUST MOMENTS BEFORE IT HAPPENED. REPAIRS THE NEXT DAY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH WIPER, WIPER MOTOR OR SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS TO THE WINDOW DEFROSTER ELEMENTS OF THE GLASS. NO INJURIES WERE CAUSED TO MY 2 PASSENGERS BY THE FLYING GLASS. HOWEVER SHOULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED JUST 20 SECONDS EARLIER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE SHOCK TO ME, THE DRIVER, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, SINCE THE FIRST IMPRESSION I HAD WAS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STRUCK, THEN UPON REALIZING THAT THE WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT I THOUGHT WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SHOT AT. *TR

12/17/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/17/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND DRAINED. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE WAS NOT REMEDIED. SHE WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 01/29/10 *BF UPADTED 01/29/10.*JB

12/16/2009
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 12/10/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

GAS PETAL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. THIS HAS LEFT ME STUCK IN TRAFFIC, IN TURNING LANES, @ STOP LIGHTS NOT ABLE TO MOVE MY CAR. BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

12/14/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/16/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93Z45K******
Summary

GAS PEDAL APPEARS TO GET STUCK ON OCCASION. I THOUGHT THE CAR MAT WAS STUCK UNDER IT, BUT THE MAT IS SECURED TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TO PUSH THE VERY TOP OF THE PEDAL TO GET IT TO ACCELERATE. THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ME UNTIL I READ OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

12/12/2009
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 12/10/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z55D******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE ON INTERSTATE 90-WEST, AND UPON REACHING THE CITY OF BRATHNALL CITY LINE I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND NOTICED THAT MY REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY, I NOTIFIED THE 911 POLICE EMERGENCY , AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. A POLICE ARRIVED WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND ASSISTED ME. I HAVE JUST NOTICE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS WHO HAD COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD ESCAPE, WHEN WILL THE NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? ARE YOU WAITING FOR THE LOSS OF LIVES TO OCCUR FIRST BEFORE YOU WILL DO SOMETHING? *TR

12/09/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/09/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ACCELERATOR PEDAL KEEPS GETTING STUCK. WHILE DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING I TURNED THE CORNER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IT FELT LIKE A BRICK WAS UNDER THE PEDAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO JUST GLIDE TO THE CURB BEFORE GETTING STRUCK BY A BUS. SCARED THE "BLEEP" OUT OF BOTH OF US. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, USUALLY IT HAPPENS IN THE WINTER AFTER SITTING OVERNITE. HELP WHAT IS THE PROBLEM SO I CAN GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS VERY, VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

12/09/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/06/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03Z95K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. [12/20/06, 10/8/08 AND 12/6/09] THE PART IS EVIDENTLY DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO GET FIXED EVERY TIME. THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

12/01/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN DRIVING IN COLDER WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WILL DOWN-SHIFT. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

11/27/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/26/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK. WAS OKAY UNTIL ABOUT 100,000 MILES AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING, COULD NOT PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. WAS IN AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST GOT HIT. COULDN'T EVEN PRESS IT IF I "STOMPED" ON IT. *TR

11/16/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/30/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

1. THE PAST THREE WINTERS MY VEHICLE HAS GROWN WORSE WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING IN THE COLD / RAINY MONTHS. 2. IT OCCURS DURING THE COLD / RAINY MONTHS 3. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I HAVE CONDUCTED I AM SHOWING QUITE A DEAL OF MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE ARE HAVING THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE -- THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I FEEL IF NOT RECALLED SOMEONE IS GOING TO BECOME SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT DIE FROM THIS. I AM HAVING MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT FOR IN THE PAST TWO DAYS ALONE I HAVE ALMOST HAD FIVE ACCIDENTS AS THE GAS PEDAL STICKS DURING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OR SO OF WARMING UP. *TR

11/12/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/23/2009
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03195K******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT AND PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE PCM, IGNITION COIL, AND THE SPARK PLUGS. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED HAD MELTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

10/30/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/30/2009
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE SHE LIGHTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. BRAKE APPLICATION WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED INTO CABLES OF A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT SHOULD WOULD HAVE TO PAY UP TO $2000.00 IN REPAIRS. THE MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 04V574000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60000.THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

10/26/2009
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 10/25/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN PLACE. YOU CANNOT PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL TO INCREASE YOUR SPEED. FORD STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM.......IT DOES IT NO MATTER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS, WHAT TIME OF DAY, ETC. YOU PRESS DOWN AND THE GAS PEDAL REMAINS IN PLACE. *TR

10/23/2009
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 10/19/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

OVER THE PAST YEAR, MY VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHAKE, STUTTER, AND HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED AND I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO BE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP, IT REQUIRED A NEW COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUG. DEPENDING ON WHICH ONE OF 6 FAILED, THE COST FOR REPAIR VARIED GREATLY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S NOT WORTH REPLACING ALL 6 AT ONCE, TO WAIT UNTIL EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE SHOWED SIGNS OF HAVING AN ISSUE OR NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THEN, ONE DAY, I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH PEP OR PICK-UP AS USUAL. AS I WAS EXITING FROM THE LEFT LANE ONTO AN ON-RAMP FOR A TOLL, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. WITH NO WARNING, NO INDICATIONS, NO STUTTERING AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, NOTHING - IT JUST DIED. THIS REQUIRED ALL 6 COILS AND PLUGS TO BE REPLACED (INCLUDING THE 3 NEW WITHIN THE PAST YEAR) IN ADDITION TO THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE). I AM TOLD ONE OF THE COILS/PLUGS FAILED, SENT OUT A RADIO FREQUENCY, AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. *TR

10/19/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/16/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH. MY CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS LIT UP. THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT THAT WAS JUST LUCK- HAD I BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. WHAT ULTIMATELY FAILED IS MY POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE ( PCM) ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. TURNS OUT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE FAILURE I EXPERIENCED; REFER TO FORD'S BULLETIN 09-2-6, WHICH SUPERCEDES 05-11-1. I GOT LUCKY, AS I SAID, BECAUSE I JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN A BREAK IN TRAFFIC, WHICH UP TO THAT POINT HAD BEEN BUMPER TO BUMPER. THE RAPID DECELERATION WAS THE RESULT OF LOSING 3 CYLINDERS, SO IT OCCURRED WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON. RAPID DECELERATION, WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, DUE A PROBLEM WHICH FORD KNEW ABOUT SINCE 2005 (THE YEAR I BOUGHT THE CAR) SURE SEEM LIKE A SEVERE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. NO NOTICE WAS PROVIDED OF THE FAILURE PRONE SPARK PLUGS WHICH INITIATE THE FAILURES. *TR

10/02/2009
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE EXAMINED THE BUMPER HE NOTICED THAT THE BASE WAS LOOSE, THE BRACKET WAS BROKEN, AND IT WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,200.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

09/17/2009
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/08/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H95K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH THE OVERHEAT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK OF A SERIOUS INJURY WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 10/29/09 *CN THE PUMP FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

08/24/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/24/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

I WAS ON MY WAY TO CONNECTICUT FROM MAINE ON 12/24/08. I NOTICED THAT WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND SKIPPING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WHERE THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR WOULD START BUT NOT KEEP RUNNING. CALLED AAA AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP IN PLAINFIELD CT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED DUE TO THE HOLIDAY. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ON DEC. 26, 2008. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND ALSO REPLACED 2 IGNITION COILS # 2 AND 3. COULD NOT SAVE PCM BECAUSE THERE WAS A CORE CHARGE FOR IT, BUT I DO HAVE THE IGNITION COILS. VEHICLE HAD 38,711 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THEN ON MAY 17, 2009 THE #5 COIL FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I STILL HAVE THAT COIL ALSO. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE COILS WERE NOT WARRANTIED UNDER THE EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY WHICH IS 5 YEAR 50,000 MILES. THE REPAIRS DONE IN CT TOTALED $729.48. THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIR WAS DONE BY ME. THE COST OF THE COIL WAS $79.99. *TR

08/23/2009
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 08/04/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT THAT HAS 46000 MILES ON IT AND I HAD BOTH TONE RINGS REPLACED AND I THINK THE ONE IS BAD AGAIN AND IT IS ONLY A YEAR OLD. I ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE PAVED ROADS AND MY SHORT DIRT ROAD. I AM NOT HARD ON THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM FOR ALMOST $400 PARTS/LABOR. THE PART IS ONLY $55 AND THE REST IS LABOR. RIDICULOUS! OF COURSE THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS A 6YR/75000. AM I GOING TO HAVE TO FORK OUT THIS MONEY EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE THESE THINGS BREAK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS? I THINK THE FOR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACED, BECAUSE APPARENTLY THEY ARE CHEAPLY MADE AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM... THE 1ST ONE WAS REPLACED ON 8/4/08 WITH 36735 MILES AND THE SECOND ONE WAS REPLACED ON 1/8/09 WITH 40560 MILES AND I THINK ONE IS BAD AGAIN, BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IS FLASHING SERVICE BRAKES/4X4. APPARENTLY THESE THINGS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE ABS SENSING RING ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT AXLES..ALOT OF GOOD THAT DID. *TR

08/19/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/17/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER REPEATEDLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR TWENTY MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE MORNING VS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE BEGINNING RENTAL MILEAGE WAS 99,386.

08/15/2009
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 08/08/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z55K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH 43,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE HAS A BAD PISTON,LIFTER OR VALVE KNOCKING. *TR

08/13/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/26/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TAKING OFF AT A LIGHT, MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE JERKED BACK AND STARTING MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. MY ESCAPE DOES HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT (94,000) TO BE EXACT. IT WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE, WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE IT WOULD THRUST MY CAR BACKWARD AND FORWARD PROFUSELY. INEVITABLY, I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A SHOP THEY CONCLUDED THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER HAD BLOWN UP AND ALL THE PIECES FROM THE CONVERTER WERE SUCKED INTO THE FILTER CAUSING MY TRANS TO LOCK UP, THEREFORE COSTING ME $2200 TO FIX. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT HAS A LOT OF MILES ON IT HOWEVER, I WAS GOOGLING TRYING TO LOOK FOR SOME HELP AS I AM 19 YEARS OLD AND DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND I CAME ACROSS A WEBSITE WITH OVER 200 ENTRIES FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR FORD ESCAPES. YOU ALL NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE A TRANSMISSION IS NOT CHEAP AND I NEED A RELIABLE CAR. *TR

08/07/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/07/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H95K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR WAS OVERHEATING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

08/06/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/20/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER THE CAR STARTED SHAKING WHEN IT WAS AT A STOP OR LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, THE A/C STOPPED WORKING AND CD PLAYER TOO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AND IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $2000 AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE A/C OR CD PLAYER. I ASKED IF IT COULD BE RESET OR SOMETHING CHEAPER COULD BE DONE AND I WAS TOLD THAT NO. THE GUY THERE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENS BUT IT DOES AND HE SAID THAT HE SEES THIS KIND OF SITUATION EVERY TWO MONTHS WITH THE FORD ESCAPES. I THINK THAT IF IT HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND WE HAVE TO PAY OVER $2000 TO REPAIR IT, IT IS NOT FAIR FOR US AS CONSUMER BECAUSE I HONESTLY DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PAY. *TR

07/22/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-55 MPH, THE THROTTLE WILL STICK AND THE CONTACT MUST WIGGLE THE PEDAL TO GET IT LOOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT CARBON BUILDS UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAUSES IT TO STICK. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE HIGH ACCELERATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

07/18/2009
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 07/17/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU041X5K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE WITH TWO OEM TIRES ON THE REAR AND TWO NEWER TIRES OF FROM THE SAME COMPANY (CONTINENTAL) ON THE FRONT END. FOR MONTHS NOW, WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAVE HEARD A LOUD AND VIOLENT FLAPPING SOUND. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF THERE WAS A WINDOW OPEN... AFTER CHECKING MY TIRES, SEAL ON ALL OPENINGS, ETC., I COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY EVENING, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 50 AND 70MPH, I HAD A BLOWOUT OF MY REAR OEM DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS NOT RAINING AND IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ALONG A STRETCH OF I-10 THAT HAD NO GUARDRAILS, CONSTRUCTION, ETC. WHEN I GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE, I NOTED THAT THE TREAD ITSELF WAS PRACTICALLY WITHOUT PROBLEM; THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE SIDEWALL. MY HAD A RIP IN THE SHAPE OF A CRESCENT MOON WITH SPLITTING GOING BOTH TOWARD THE EXTERIOR OF THE TIRE AND TOWARD THE INTERIOR OR WHEEL/HUB ASSEMBLY. A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED AND ASSISTED WITH THE REPAIR, WHICH TOOK MOMENTS, BUT I AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF BOTH THE REMAINING OEM TIRE I CURRENTLY STILL HAVE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE TWO NEWER CONTINENTAL SPORT LX TIRES I CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE FRONT END. MY CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR IT'S AGE AND THE TREAD ON ALL OF MY TIRES IS NOT WORN; THERE APPEARS TO BE NO EXPLANATION OTHER THAN A DESIGN FLAW OR DEFECT. I AM QUITE CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND AM UNSURE WHETHER I SHOULD REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OR IF THIS ALLEGED DEFECT ONLY AFFECTS THE OEM LINE OF CONTINENTAL TIRES WHICH CAME WITH MY VEHICLE (CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC I THINK). I HAVE READ ABOUT SIMILAR INSTANCES ONLINE, BUT ALL INSTANCES DO NOT DESCRIBE A RESOLUTION PROCESS OTHER CUSTOMERS PURCHASING NEW TIRES AND/OR RECEIVING A $20 VOUCHER FROM THE TIRE MANUFACTURER, GENERAL. I THINK THIS BRAND/MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACEMENT TIRES OF BETTER QUALITY SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT NO COST. *TR

07/14/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 06/22/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45D******
Summary

WHILE ON FREEWAY FORD 2005 ESCAPE WITH 49,000 MILES HAD SUDDEN AND COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR LOST POWER AND WAS A SAFETY ISSUE GETTING IT OUT OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR NEEDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR

07/13/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/27/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHILE IDLING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. SHE PUSHED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE OVERRIDE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE FOR A BLOCK, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FURTHER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. THE MECHANIC FURTHER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, IT ENDED UP BEING AFFECTED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME FAILURE. SHE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/17/09

07/11/2009
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 06/26/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H35K******
Summary

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID: HIGHWAY DRIVING, NO BRAKING DURING FAILURE - ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITH "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE ON CONSOLE. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE THEY "DIAGNOSED" MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. 06 JULY 09 BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID: NORMAL CITY DRIVING UNDER 35MPH ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITH "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE ON CONSOLE. *TR

06/22/2009
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 06/20/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. *TR

06/11/2009
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 06/10/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE HAS PEP BOYS DEFINITY DAKOTA A/T TIRES, SIZE P235/70/R16 (NA). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND HE OBSERVED THAT FOURS TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION AND CRACKING. THE TIRES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/06/09.*JB

06/09/2009
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 06/16/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING LOUD, HORRIBLE NOISES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE WOULD FALL APART. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE CONNECTION ROD SHATTERED IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS CONVINCED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WELL MAINTAINED; THEREFORE, THEY DID NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED BY HER HUSBAND AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 6/22/09 *CN THE ENGINE FAILED. UPDATED 06/25/09.*JB

06/08/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 06/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU041X5K******
Summary

RECENTLY TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. MENTIONED TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT 55MPH OR WHEN OVER DRIVE TOOK OVER. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND UPDATED THE PCM AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. A WEEK LATER THE FORD ESCAPE IS SHIFTING HARD AND SHUDDERING INTO OVER DRIVE GEAR AT 45MPH. NOW THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3800. I SEE WHERE MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

05/26/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/16/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

THE ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN REVVING THE ENGINE WHILE LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH. AFTER EXERTING AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF PEDAL PRESSURE, IT SUDDENLY UNSTICKS, AND THE ENGINE OVERREVS. THIS RESULTS IN A JACK RABBIT START. THE FORD DEALER SAID THAT ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A RECALL. *TR

05/18/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/15/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE YEAR AGO AT 30,000 MILES, BUT HAS RECENTLY RECURRED AT 39,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY UNDERGONE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 6/18/09 *CN UPDATED 06/22/09.*JB

05/13/2009
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 04/15/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE TONE RING SENSOR SNAPPED OFF OF ROTOR/HUB AREA CAUSING ABS TO FALSELY ENGAGE. ONLY 38,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. LOTS OF SIMILIAR ENTRIES ON INTERNET. *TR

05/08/2009
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/06/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH OCCURRING. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR BURNS ON HER WRIST. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 06/17/09 *BF UPDATED 06/17/09.*JB

04/28/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/20/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 ESCAPE. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE THEFT LIGHT GOES ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. *TR

04/16/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 04/15/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE GAS PEDAL STICKS - DEALER ADVISING NO ISSUES, I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE AS THIS COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

04/14/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/22/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED MY 2005 ESCAPE ON 8/31/05 THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD THUNKING NOISE AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. REPAIRS AS FOLLOWS: 08-22-07 REPLACED SHAFT AND JOINT ASSEMBLY. 03-03-08 REPLACED TORQUE. FOUND FLUID LEAK FROM AROUND THE FRONT PUMP, RESEALED IT. REPLACED BROKEN OSS SENSOR. TEST DROVE STATED TRANS OPERATIONAL NORMAL. 6-27-08 REPLACED TRANS TONE RING THAT WAS OUT OF ROUND. 8-11-08, REPLACED VALVE COVER SET DUE TO TICKING SOUND. WORK DONE AT MIDAS AUTO SERVICE, NOT FORD DEALER. THIS WAS DONE DUE TO A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THEY RECEIVED THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SENT OUT 2-20-06. WHICH I NEVER PERSONALLY RECEIVED. I DIDN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTED UNTIL THEY TOLD ME. ON 8-22-07 REPLACED SHAFT AND JOINT ASSEMBLY. ROAD TEST CONFIRMED REPAIR. 9-9-09 TSB REMOVED P-SIDE VALVE COVER , LOOSEN CAM SHAFT BOLTS ,RETORQUE TO SPEC. FOUND A LOOSE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TORQUE TO SPEC. AS OF 4-14-09 THE HARD SHIFT PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *TR

04/14/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 04/08/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SENT IN A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2005 ESCAPE I PURCHASED FROM THREE OAKS FORD IN 8-2005. THE DANGER INVOLVED IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD IS BEING HIT FROM THE REAR. WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT JERKS EXTREMELY HARD AND DOESN'T ENGAGE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE FORWARD. I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT TIMES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I WAS NEARLY HIT ALL THREE TIMES. MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT NUMBER IS 10265230, FILED 04-13-09. *TR

04/07/2009
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 02/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE GAS PEDAL STICKS HORRIBLY. IT IS CONSTANTLY STICKING, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED US NUMEROUS WRECKS. FORD TRIED TO CHARGE ME $360 TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER. I DID NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT. I PAID $120 FOR A NEW THROTTLE CABLE AND IT DIDN'T FIX IT AS WELL. I'M AT THE POINT WHERE IT IS TO DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVEN WITH MY FAMILY, AND I DO NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE ONE BIT. *TR

03/30/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/30/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03105K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT REPAIRS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND THEY REDUCED THE REPAIR COST TO $1,100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE FAILURE WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000. UPDATED 4/23/09 *CN THE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB

03/17/2009
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/21/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE BREAKDOWN. THE CAR SIMPLY QUIT RUNNING. IT HAD FIRE BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER. THE FIRST PROBLEM THEY TOLD US WAS THAT THE CHIP IN THE KEY WAS BAD. THE HAD A NEW KEY MADE. FROM THERE, IT WAS THE PCM COMPUTER AND THEN A SECOND COMPUTER AND THEN 3 POWER PACKS. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE PLUGS AND WIRES AND MISC. OTHER PARTS. *TR

03/16/2009
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 07/09/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE ABS SPONTANEOUSLY MALFUNCTIONED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE RISK OF A CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,200. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

03/11/2009
Components: SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 12/10/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z75K******
Summary

REAR CENTER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SEIZES IN FULLY RETRACTED POSITION, PRECLUDING CENTER SEAT PASSENGER FROM SECURING SEATBELT. *TR

03/05/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/04/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145K******
Summary

TRANSMISSION. 2005 MY ESCAPE WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION'S DIRECT CYLINDER BROKE AND IT COST $1600 TO REPAIR. *TR

03/04/2009
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/14/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE GAS PEDAL STICKING, TO THE POINT WHERE I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AND DRIVE AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT BUDGE. HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. TRIED WD-40 TO NO AVAIL. *TR

02/26/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/21/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z35K******
Summary

NO MAJOR EVENTS LEAD UP TO THE INCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT WAS DISCOVERED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PLANETARY GEAR WAS DESTROYED, AND IS ATTRIBUTED TO CAUSING ALL OTHER ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ON A FLATBED TRUCK, AND NOW, THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

02/20/2009
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 02/20/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94145K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR MORE THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH PUTTING GAS IN THE VEHICLE. I CAN ONLY PUT IN APPROX. $2 AT A TIME IF NOT LESS BEFORE THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT OTHER OWNERS OF MY VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE PERSON POSTED THAT FORD INFORMED HIM THAT THERE COULD BE A SPIDER IN THE GAS LINE AMONGST OTHER EXCUSES. IN THE END, HE POSTED THAT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION TO HIS PROBLEM AND IT STILL TAKES APPROX. 15 MINUTES TO FILL THE TANK. WHEN I CALLED FORD, THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING ABOUT THE SPIDER AND INFORMED ME THAT THERE WOULD BE A $106 CHARGE TO SIMPLY LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. KNOWING THIS CHARGE AND THE FACT THAT OTHERS HAVE POSTED THAT EVEN AFTER THEIR VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT IT STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM, I DECIDED TO NOT HAVE IT LOOKED AT. TODAY, AGAIN, IT TOOK ME OVER 10 MINUTES TO FILL THE GAS TANK AND GAS CONTINUOUSLY SPILLS OUT ONTO THE CAR AND IT CONSTANTLY CLICKS OFF. IT IS GETTING VERY ANNOYING. *TR

02/14/2009
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 01/28/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165D******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME THE TEMP WAS ABOUT 25 DEGREES AND MY BACK WINDOW EXPLODED , NOTHING HIT IT JUST SHATTERED INTO 1000 PIECES. THE SOUND SCARE THE PROVERBIAL .... OUT OF ME . THE REAR DEFROST HAD BEEN ON EARLIER BUT I HAD SHUT IT OFF 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO INCIDENT. I HAD GLASS REPLACED, WHICH WAS COVERED BY MY INSURANCE , BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE COST OF WIPER MOTOR. *TR

02/06/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/01/1901
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

LETTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HIS 2005 FORD ESCAPE WHICH HAS 45,200 MILES AND IN NEED OF A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *NJ

12/19/2008
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 12/22/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93105D******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE DEFROST SYSTEM WOULD NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER FOR OVER A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 01/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/09/09. *JB

12/12/2008
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 12/10/2008
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE. SHE WENT OFF THE ROAD DUE TO A DEER RUNNING OUT IN FRONT OF HER AND WENT INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE AND PASSENGER FRONT SIDE DAMAGE WHEN VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A TREE. *TR

11/04/2008
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/04/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES INVOLVING THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,800.

10/22/2008
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 10/03/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS OF TROUBLE WITH MY AUTOMOBILE PRIOR TO THIS DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PCM AND 5 OF 6 IGNITION COILS FAILED. BUT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE FINE. I REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START THEY ARE ADAMANT THAT I REPLACE THE PCM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER AND SPOKE TO A FEW DIFFERENT LOCAL MECHANICS. IT SEEMS THAT MY AUTOMOBILE IS NOT THE ONLY THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT FORD ACTUALLY USES A DIFFERENT IGNITION COIL PART NUMBER NOW. I LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND HAVE A RECALL FOR FAULTY PARTS. THEY CONTINUALLY TELL ME THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE PCM TO FAIL AT TIMES. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE MONEY. *TR

10/20/2008
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 10/19/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93145K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANG AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS SUDDENLY EXPLODED. SHE CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE DEALER. A REPRESENTATIVE TOOK THE REAR GLASS DEFROSTER MECHANISM (THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE COMPONENT'S FORMAL TERM). SHE SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RELEVANT RECALL AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

10/17/2008
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 10/17/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU96H55K******
Summary

THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT THIS MORNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON A PAVED ROAD DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 KMS/HOUR. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING NOR WERE TEMPERATURES EXTREME. THE SOUND WAS LIKE A RIFLE GOING OFF AND GLASS SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. *TR

10/15/2008
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/01/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

I BOUGHT MY 2005 ESCAPE NEW AND JUST RECENTLY (OCT 2008) I NOTICED ON TOP OF THE REAR LIFT GATE WHERE BOTH OF THE HINGES ARE THE PAINT IS PEALING OFF AND GETTING WORSE ALL THE TIME. IT STARTED OUT VERY SMALL RIGHT WHERE THE EDGE OF THE GATE IS ON TOP. BUT WITH TIME HAS STARTED TO PEAL OFF ON TOP OF THE LIFT GATE AS WELL. I HAVE SINCE STARTED LOOKING AT ALL THE 2004-2006 ESCAPES THAT I SEE PARKED AND EVERY SINGLE ONE, REGARDLESS OF COLOR, WITHOUT FAIL HAS THE PAINT PEALING AWAY IN THE SAME SPOT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY REFUSE TO HANDLE IT. *TR

10/06/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/04/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

ON 9-9-08 I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION, APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE POWDER THAT CAME OUT WITH THE AIRBAG MADE MY FACE AND EYES BURN. MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE 4CYL. SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE ($5000.00). IT TOOK 3 WEEKS TO FIX, WHICH WAS NO BIG DEAL. YESTERDAY, 10-4-08, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY ESCAPE WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL I TURNED AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET UP TO SPEED (40MPH), MY ESCAPE TOOK THE PEDAL FROM MY FOOT AND LOCKED IT TO THE FLOOR, I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE IF I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE CRUISE, AND ALL I REPLY WITH IS "IT DOESN'T HAVE CRUISE!" AS MY CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP I TRIED TO STOP, MY BRAKES WOULD ONLY KICK BACK OUT AT ME AND SINCE I WAS JUST IN A WRECK I WAS A LITTLE SCARED. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND DROVE IN CIRCLES UNTIL I COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP IT. I TRIED MY EBRAKE BUT IT DIDN'T WORK, I TRIED PULLING THE PEDAL UP, NO GOOD, I TRIED PUNCHING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT, NO GOOD. I DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANY DAMAGE TO THE TRANNY SO I DIDN'T TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR, FINALLY I DECIDED TO TRY SHUTTING IT OFF, IT SHUT OFF AND IS RUNNING FINE NOW. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM MAINLY BECAUSE I HAVE READ ALL OF THE POSTINGS FOR THIS CAR AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA. YOU CAN BE CERTAIN THAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING DONE TO FIX IT, I WILL GET RID OF IT AND STOP BUYING FORDS ALL TOGETHER. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO REAL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN WITH SO MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR

10/05/2008
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/27/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE, 4CYL, AWD. BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. GAS PEDAL KEEPS STICKING. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TEDD BRITT FORD THREE TIMES (WHICH HANDLES ALL OF MY SERVICE). THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

09/26/2008
Components: AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 06/02/2008
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CAR ACCIDENT WHEN MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH OF MY TOP FOREARMS, I ALSO FRACTURED MY RIGHT WRIST THAT SEPARATED THE CARTILAGE IN MY WRIST AND REQUIRED SURGERY. I AM A HEALTHY, ACTIVE 42 YEAR OLD WOMAN NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY AND MAY EVEN NEED TO BE RECALLED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS INSTALLED EFFICIENTLY. THE BURNS SUSTAINED TO MY ARMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH TYPICAL BURNS FROM AIRBAGS THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED. THE BAG ITSELF DID NOT COME OUT STRAIGHT, NOR EVEN HIT MY CHEST, IT CAME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I WANT TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHERS. *TR

09/22/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 09/21/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE 94,000 MILES, CATALYTIC CONVERTER PLUGGED, OUT OF 8YR 80,000 MILE WARRANTY, ABOUT $2000 TO FIX. *TR

09/15/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 09/11/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON FREEWAY ON WAY TO HOSPITAL, GETTING OFF FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD TO AVOID GETTING HIT. IF STILL ON FREEWAY, WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND UNABLE TO RESTART. HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO COMPUTER SHUTDOWN AFFECTING SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. COST TO ME FROM DEALERSHIP IS $2200. *TR

09/11/2008
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 09/02/2008
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE. SHE FAILED TO YIELD AND HIT A 2006 DODGE CHARGER, THAT WAS GOING CLOSE TO 45 MPH, IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SMASHING IN BOTH OF HIS DOORS. THE FRONT OF HER CAR IS DAMAGED ENOUGH TO BREAK OFF THE ENGINE MOUNT, FRONT BUMPER IS GONE, WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ACTUALLY ON THE PAVEMENT. ALL OF THIS AND THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. THE SHOP THAT THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AT SAYS THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. HAD THIS BEEN AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEED WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT A DEATH, NOT AN INJURY. *TR

09/06/2008
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/06/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHEEL BEARINGS STARTED TO FAIL @35,000 MILES.DEALER SAID NOISE WAS HALF SHAFT BEARING AND REPLACED IT.THEY SAID NOISE AFTER REPAIR WAS ROAD NOISE AND 18,000 MILES LATER THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE NOISE WAS GONE.SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES AND BEEN UNDER WARRANTY BUT INSTEAD WE HAD TO PAY $700 OUT OF POCKET DUE TO POOR JUDGEMENT ON DEALER MECHANIC. *TR

08/31/2008
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 04/26/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z55K******
Summary

MINE DID EXACT THING AS LIST IN ODI ID NUMBER:10227495- BUT DIFFERENT FOR FORD ESCAPE. MINE IS NOT HEV. ON APRIL 26,2008 I WAS ON MY WAY TO A LACROSSE GAME AT W.G. HIGH SCHOOL,CAMILLUS,NY ,I WAS ON INTERSTATE 690 ,WHEN MY CAR DID WHAT THE DESCRIPTION SAID,CAR CAME TO COMPLETE HALT AT TRAFFIC LIGHT,ALL POWER WENT IN VEHICLE,LET CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE TO RESTART,IT DID AND WHEN HOME AFTER GAME. THAT MONDAY VEHICLE DID SAME THING FOR A SECOND TIME,THIS TIME,DIDN'T RESTART,CAR WAS TOWED TO NEARBY FIRESTONE STORE,GOT FIXED AND WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL. CALL DEALER-THEY DIDN'T NOTHING AFTER HAVING IT TWO DAY. CAR ACTED UP ON THURS. SAT I MADE APPT TO AAMCO TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX IT,THEY DID ,FOUND OUT AFTER 1HR AND 30 MINUTES AT WORK THAT IT WAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION,COSTING ME 2600. FORD DIDN'T SEND ME ANY CARD ABOUT VEHICLE BECAUSE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WAS BOUGHT OUT. *TR

08/13/2008
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/09/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04105K******
Summary

1. NO KNOW EVENT LEAD TO FAILURE 2. SAFETY CONCERN OF OPERATING A VEHICLE WITH INCORRECT SPEED INDICATION 3. 2005 FORD ESCAPE (LIMITED) 67,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO, AND INCREMENTS SPEED TO BEYOND UPPER LIMIT OF 120 MPH. 4. DEALER STATES IT IS AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. *TR

07/18/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 07/18/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96HX5K******
Summary

HAVE HAD THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE AND THE DASH "BRAKE" INDICATOR LIGHT GO ON RANDOMLY WITHOUT BRAKING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS (BEGAN IN MAY 2008) IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE (IN JUNE 2008) AND IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS THIS FIRST TIME AND CLEANED CONTACTS ACCORDING TO A FORD SERVICE ALERT THE SECOND. I ALSO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN THE FALL OF 2007. THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE" APPEARED AND THE DASH "BRAKE" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD FOLLOWED BY THE 4X4 SYSTEM AND ABS SYSTEM MAKING NOISE, JERKING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING (NOVEMBER 2007). THIS WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER BUT NOW THE CAR'S INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE TURNING ON AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO ABLE TO FIXED. I AM WORRIED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WILL FAIL AGAIN. *TR

07/16/2008
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/15/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

NOTICED A RATTLING IN FRONT END, CREAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING TOWARDS THE RIGHT, AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEM TELLING ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, I TOOK IT TO A FRONT-END SPECIALIST IN MY TOWN. THE PASSENGERS SWAY BAR LINK HAD TO BE REPLACED, NOW 3 MONTHS LATER, SAME NOISE DIFFERENT SIDE. TOOK IT TO THE SAME PLACE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE SWAY BAR LINK. THE FRONT END PLACE COMMENTED THAT THEY FIX A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE ON ESCAPES, MORE THAN ANY OTHER CAR. CURRENTLY THE PARTS CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT FROM FORD, WHICH MEANS THEY WILL GO BAD AGAIN IN 2 1/2 YEARS! *TR

06/16/2008
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 06/14/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93175K******
Summary

NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE ALMOST FLAT. CHECKED TIRE FOR PUNCTURES AND OBJECTS AND NONE FOUND. PUT SOAP AND WATER ON THE VALVE STEM AND FOUND IT LEAKING AT THE BASE OF THE VALVE STEM. REMOVED TIRE AND TOOK IT TO TIRE STORE FOR VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE TIRE IS A CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC P235/70R16 ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD (APPROX 21,000 MILES). *TR

06/06/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/02/2008
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105K******
Summary

ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO, MY WIFE CALLED ME AT WORK TO REPORT HER 2005 ESCAPE "MADE A FUNNY NOISE" WHEN SHE TRIED TO START IT. WHEN I GOT HOME THAT AFTERNOON, I WENT TO INVESTIGATE IT. WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN AND TURNED IT ON, IT EXPLODED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DISENTERGRATED AND SCHRAPNEL FROM IT SEVERED WIRING HARNESS, KNOCKED PARTS OFF ETC. HAVING 39K MILES ON IT I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL TOP RATED MECHANIC. AFTER THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE MECHANICAL DAMAGE, HE SENT IT TO BEACH FORD FOR A PCM ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE PCM (UNDER FORD WARRANTY, ADMITTING THAT THE COMPUTER WAS ?FRIED? AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER ESCAPES) BUT ABSOLVES ANY KNOWLEDGE OR RESPONSIBILITY AS TO WHY THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE A ?THIRD PARTY PERSON? REPAIRED THE CAR BEFORE BEACH FORD SAW IT. A ?MIKE? AT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH BEACH FORD, SAID THAT REPAIRS BY A THIRD PARTY PRECLUDES FORD FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY AS TO WHY THE CAR EXPLODED IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY MECHANIC HAS DONE INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHER REPORTS OF PCM ISSUES WITH THE ESCAPES CAUSING PROBLEMS FROM FAILURES TO EXPLOSIONS. A TECH AT THE FORD DEALER SAID IT HAS TO DO WITH STRAY VOLTAGE BEING INDUCED INTO THE WIRING AND GOING BACK UP INTO THE PCM, BUT THEN FORD AND THE SERVICE DIRECTOR DENIED ANY KNOWLDEGE OF THIS. FORD SAID THE CAR IS REPAIRED (AT MY EXPENSE) AND WASHED THEIR HANDS OF THIS SITUATION LEAVING ME WITH A CAR THAT HAS ONLY 39,000 MILES ON IT AND EXPLODED IN MY DRIVEWAY CAUSING SEVER DAMAGE, AND NO ATTEMPT TO INVESTIGATE WHY IT HAPPENED. I HAVE ALL THE DAMAGED PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED AND TOLD FORD THAT. NO ONE WILL ADDRESS WHY IT EXPLODED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED AT 55 MPH VICE IN MY DRIVEWAY, OR MY WIFE WAS HOME AND I OPENED THE HOOD AND HAD HER START THE CAR SO I COULD LISTEN FOR THAT NOISE SHE SAID? PLEASE HELP ME OUT. *TR

05/12/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/01/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04185K******
Summary

ENGINE GOES DEAD (WILL NOT IDLE) WHEN IN GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERSE)... NO ACCIDENT YET, BUT AM AFRAID I WILL GET "REARENDED" WHEN IT GOES DEAD IN TRAFFIC... *TR

04/25/2008
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 04/25/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

THE FINISH ON MY ALUMINUM WHEELS IS PEELING OFF AND THERE IS CORROSION THAT HAS FORMED AROUND THE RIM AND CENTER OF ALL FOUR OF MY WHEELS. I CHECKED THE SPARE WHEEL AND THE FINISH IN THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL IS STARTING TO BUBBLE ALSO. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THESE ARE FACTORY WHEELS AND I HAVE ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THIS ITEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE EXFOLIATING ON THE WHEELS IS SO BAD THAT I AM ABLE TO REMOVE SMALL CHUNKS. *TR

03/16/2008
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 03/15/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H35K******
Summary

SERVICE BRAKE SYS MESSAGE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ALONG WITH BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. *TR

03/05/2008
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 03/03/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z15K******
Summary

I STARTED UP MY CAR AND LET IT RUN FOR APPROX 10 MIN. PUT MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON FOR ABOUT 10 MIN WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. SITTING AT A LIGHT, MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. I WAS NOT MOVING, MY CAR WAS WARMED UP. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED. POLICE REPORT PROCESSED. FORD FIXED IT FOR A HUGE AMT NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

03/04/2008
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/03/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H15K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL. DEALER TOLD THEM THERE WERE NO RECALLS. *KB

02/29/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 02/29/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FLOW IN THE FUEL LINE WAS UNEVEN. FORD HAS BEEN ISSUING RECALLS ON VARIOUS VEHICLES BECAUSE THE FUEL RAIL HAS CARBON CLUMPS IN THE HOSE WALL THAT MAY LEAK IN THE WALL OVER TIME. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. SHE IS DISPLEASED AND REFUSES TO PAY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,750. UPDATED 04/16/08 *BF UPDATED 04/16/08 *TR UPDATED 06/23/10. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED A SECOND FAILURE. UPDATED EVOQ 08/20/10*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE HOSE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/25/14

02/28/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 02/25/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS MISSING BAD. FORD REPLACED CAP AND PLUG, THEN CALLED ME TO SAY THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM IT WAS "LACK OF MAINTENANCE" AND WANTS ME TO PAY 400.00 TO FIX IT. FIRST OF ALL, MY HUSBAND USED TO WORK FOR FORD DEALERSHIP AND HE TAKES CARE OF ALL MAINTENANCE FOR ME. WHAT GOOD IS A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY THEN? ALSO IT WILL BE A WEEK OR MORE BEFORE I RECEIVE MY VEHICLE BACK. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS" THIS IS RIDICULOUS" THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER CAR WHILE MINE IS BEING FIXED AND MY VEHICLE WASN'T THAT BAD UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED IT. I FEEL THEY MESSED UP MY CAR AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN I HAVE A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. *TR

02/12/2008
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 02/11/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE REAR WINDOW HAS EXPLODED! THE FIRST REAR WINDOW EXPLODED 12.11.07 ON A MILD (55') RAINY DAY WHILE DRIVING APROX 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. YESTERDAY (2.11.08), THE SAME WINDOW GAVE WAY ON A SIDE STREET AT APROX 35 MPH WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. YESTERDAY MAKES THE THIRD WINDOW I HAVE REPLACED IN LESS THAN 12 MOS. THE FIRST WINDOW (REAR RIGHT PASSENGER) EXPLODED IN WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY RAMP WITH NO TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. MOST PEOPLE GO A LIFE TIME WITH NEVER HAVING AN EXPLODING WINDOW WHILE I HAVE HAD 3 ! THE GLASS REPAIR SHOP I WAS REFERRED TO BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT BY OBSERVING THE BROKEN WINDOW, THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT AT NEITHER TIME WAS THE DEFROST MECHANISM TO BLAME. IF I HAD NOT BEEN CLOSE TO MY OFFICE ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS..........I AM CONFIDENT THAT NOBODY WOULD EVER BELIEVE MY STORIES! *TR

02/06/2008
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 02/06/2008
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z85K******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE WHEN SHE ACTIVATED THE DEFROSTER. THE NOISE STOPPED AND SHE PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE EXPLODED OUTWARDS. THE WINDOWS APPEARED TO HAVE BURST FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DEFROSTER CAUSED THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

01/29/2008
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 01/29/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

I AM HAVING TROUBLE ADDING GAS TO MY SUV, IT KEEP SHUTTING THE NOZEL OFF. I MUST VERY SLOWLEY ADD THE GAS OR IT WILL SHUT OFF. TODAY 1/29/08, I ADDED 10 GALLONS OF GAS AND IT TOOK ME ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO DO SO. I HAVE TAKEN THE SUV TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY REPLACED THE FILL TUBE AND TOLD ME THAT IT SHOULD BE OK NOW, BUT THAT I SHOULD STILL ADD THE GAS AT A SLOW RATE BECAUSE THE NEW PUMPS AT THE STATIONS ARE MORE PRESSURE SENSITIVE AND WILL SHUT OFF FASTER. I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND NEED A SOLUTION AS I LIKE THE SUV AND WOULD NOT LIKE TO GET RID OF IT JUST BECAUSE IT TAKES SO LONG TO PUT IN GAS. *CN

01/17/2008
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 01/03/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94175K******
Summary

THE DRIVER'S WINDOW OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED MAKES A HORRIBLE SQUEALING SOUND WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WHEN TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, I HAVE NOTED THIS PROBLEM. I ALWAYS GET THE SAME REPORT "WEATHER STRIPS ARE DRY" AND WERE LUBED. THIS FIX DOES NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE CAR WAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE WEATHER STRIPS HAVE DRIED OUT. *TR

01/16/2008
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/15/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94125K******
Summary

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD TAKE OVER WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE. AT TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DROP OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD BE ENGAGED BY MERELY SLIDING THE THUMB ACROSS THE SWITCH WITHOUT DEPRESSING IT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GALPIN FORD IN DEWEY, AZ FOR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITHOUT REPAIR. THE SERVICE REP SAID THEY HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT HOME I READ THE INVOICE IN DETAIL AND FOUND A NOTATION FROM THE MECHANIC THAT STATED THE SWITCH NEEDED REPLACED. I VISITED THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE PARENT DEALERSHIP, GALPIN FORD OF PRESCOTT, AZ AND INDICATED MY DISPLEASURE WITH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM NOT BEING CORRECTED. HE STATED THE DEFECT HAD NOT BEEN RECALLED YET BUT PROMISED IF IT DID GET RECALLED IN THE FUTURE, THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED 1/15/08 AT A COST OF $69.34 PARTS AND 133.58 LABOR. *TR

01/10/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 01/03/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I BOUGHT A USED 2005 ESCAPE WITH 40K MILES. IT HAS BEEN PAMPERED AND NOW HAD JUST OVER 50K ON IT. I WENT TO START IT ON A COLD MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER IT WARMED UP I TRIED AGAIN AND IT FIRED, BUT NOT RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS. IT TURNS OUT THE IGNITION COILS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I NEED TO REPLACE THREE OF THE SIX IGNITION COILS? THIS CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CAR KEPT STALLING AND HAD A TOP SPEED OF AROUND 30MPH ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. I AM DISGUSTED! *TR

01/09/2008
Components: SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 12/20/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93185K******
Summary

STARTING APPROX. DECEMBER 20, 2007 THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BEGAN TO "STICK". WHEN THE DRIVER TRIES TO UNBUCKLE THE SEATBELT IT WILL NOT UNBUCKLE AFTER THE FIRST, SECOND OR SOMETIMES THIRD ATTEMPT. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL THREAT TO THE DRIVER IN THE EVENT THE DRIVER MUST UNBUCKLE QUICKLY. *TR

01/08/2008
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/02/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z25K******
Summary

GAS PEDALS STICKS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR 2001-2004 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE. *TR

12/11/2007
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 12/06/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 11111111111******
Summary

I BOUGHT MY FORD ESCAPE 2005, WHEN I BOUGHT IT SOMETHING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. I TOOK IT FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE NEVER SAID THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG . LAST WEEK MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP, ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE VEHICLE HAD 52,000 MILES, AND I HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL THOUSANDS DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE ITS ONLY COVERED TO 36,000 TO MILES. TALKING WITH THE MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL FORD ESCAPES WITH TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS, WE BOTH THINK THAT THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

12/06/2007
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 12/03/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

AFTER A COLD NIGHT WITH FREEZING RAIN, VEHICLE HAD A SMALL LAYER OF ICE ON REAR WINDOW WHICH WAS EASILY SCRAPPED OFF AFTER HAVING REAR DEFROSTER ON. DEFROSTER WAS ON APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. AFTER PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND GOING APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. THE WHOLE WINDOW SHATTERED INTO TINY PIECES. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED BUT NOT BY FORD WHO CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TR

11/06/2007
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 11/03/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

IN 2006 I EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF MY CAR TO OPERATE ONE MORNING. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT I HAD MADE THE ERROR SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL VEHICLE I OCCASIONALLY TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL; I HAD NO IDEA WHY THE CAR HAD STOPPED RUNNING RIGHT AFTER I STARTED IT AS I BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR STOPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHICH CONCERNED ME SO I CONTACTED THE DEALER IN NEW JERSEY WHERE I WAS LOCATED AT THE TIME FOR HIM TO LOOK AT THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. HE ASSURED ME THAT THE PARTS WOULD WORK AND ALL WAS RIGHT AGAIN AS I LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, NEW 5L8Z-2C053-BA AND YL8Z-19048-AA PARTS INSTALLED. ONE YEAR LATER, NOVEMBER 3, 2007 THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CABLE AND THE FOOT PEDAL VACUUM WERE NO LONGER OPERATING (5L8Z-2C053-BA AND YL8Z-19048-AA) AS WAS THE CASE THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND THAT HE HAD TO WAIT FOR A NEW PART IN ORDER TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS. I ASKED WHY THIS HAD HAPPENED AGAIN, AND WHAT I WAS TOLD HORRIFIED ME. THE MANUFACTURER MOST LIKELY HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM OF THE PAST AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE PARTS. I ASKED WHY THERE WAS NOT A MORE LIFE SAFETY SOLUTION TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THIS DID NOT HAPPEN OFTEN IT WAS NOT DEEMED A REAL ISSUE. THE RATIONALE IS APPALLING. HOW AM I EXPECTED TO BE SAFE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE CONDITION IS NOT RESOLVED IT IS JUST PROLONGED, WITH FAILURE LOOMING OVER ME? HOW DO I DRIVE MY CHILD AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN A VEHICLE THAT CAN STOP OPERATING AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT?? MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO LIFE SAFETY AND VALUE OF RECIPROCITY. SINCE THERE IS NO DEATH AS OF YET, I MUST WAIT FOR THE FAILURE? THIS IS EMOTIONALLY STRESSFUL. *TR

09/26/2007
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/14/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05D******
Summary

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO SHUT AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT SHUT . AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DOOR FLEW OPEN . *TR

09/26/2007
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 08/26/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H05K******
Summary

THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING (EXCEPT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE) 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH, 4 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. *TR

07/19/2007
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 07/02/2007
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z05K******
Summary

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

06/01/2007
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/26/2007
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03195D******
Summary

THIS CASE INVOLVES AN ENGINE FIRE TO A 2005 FORD ESCAPE THAT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS IN URBAN DRIVING IN THE GREATER ATLANTA, GA AREA. SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS BURNED AFTER OPENING THE GLOVE BOX TO INVESTIGATE THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST TOTALLY CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. *TR

05/17/2007
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/24/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H15K******
Summary

LOUD HIGH PITCHED CYCLICAL SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM AXLE WHEN TRAVELING 1-40 MPH USUALLY AFTER DRIVING FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. BROUGHT VEHICLE FOR SERVICE ON 03/24/05 WITH 4201 MILEAGE AND MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, REMOVED TIRES AND INSPECTED ALL BRAKES. ON 10/13/05 WITH 10119 MILEAGE AGAIN MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. HOWEVER, REMOVED TIRES AND INSPECTED ALL BRAKES. 04/13/06 WITH 16081 MILEAGE INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. REMOVED TIRES AND INSPECTED ALL BRAKES. ON 03/23/07 WITH 28565 MILEAGE INSPECTED VEHICLE AND HEARD NOISE FROM FRONT SOFT FRAME, RETORQUED ALL BOLTS. *AK

05/17/2007
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 04/11/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H15K******
Summary

PROBLEM: SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT T RELEASE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. DATES BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE: 04/11/07 MILEAGE 28972, AND REPLACED STOP SWITCH. ON 04/19/07 WITH MILEAGE 29102 REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. ON 05/16/07 WITH MILEAGE 29653 DID NOT FIX IT. *AK

05/17/2007
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/07/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H15K******
Summary

PROBLEM: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON. DATE BROUGHT VEHICLE FOR SERVICE WAS 03/07/06 WITH MILEAGE 15239 AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS. *AK

05/10/2007
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 05/07/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5D******
Summary

ABS LEFT SENSOR FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE. *AK

05/08/2007
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 05/07/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04135K******
Summary

THE PURPOSE OF MY LETTER IS EITHER TO INFORM OR ALERT YOU TO A TIRE SITUATION. ON MAY 7, 2007 THE CONTINENTAL TIRE TREAD ON THE 2005, FORD, ESCAPE LEFT THE WHEEL IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE, NEARLY CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE UNLIKE ANY THAT I HAVE KNOWN. I USED THE SPARE TIRE, AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO MY FORD DEALER. THEY, IN TURN, REPORTED THE FAILURE TO BOTH , CONTINENTAL TIRE COMPANY AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. SINCE THEN THE CONTINENTAL TIRE COMPANY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRE BY OFFERING ME $20.00 OFF A REPLACEMENT TIRE AS THE COST OF FAIR WEAR AND TEAR. AT NO TIME HAS CONTINENTAL EXPRESSED ANY INTEREST IN VIEWING THE SEPARATED TIRE. IN SHORT, $20.00 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE FORD DEALER SOLD ME A SET OF DIFFERENT TIRES AT HIS COST JUST SO THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME PEACE OF MIND WHILE DRIVING IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN OBTAINING MORE INFORMATION I HAVE A SERIES OF PHOTOS OF THE SEPARATED TIRE WHICH I WOULD SEND YOU UPON REQUEST ALONG WITH DOT NUMBERS, ETC. MY EMAIL IS MILPRIDBASSETT@AOL.COM. *AK

03/12/2007
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/12/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

I HAVE HAD MY OIL PAN FIXED 3 TIMES AND I ONLY HAVE 21,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. TODAY IT IS IN FOR THE THIRD TIME. ALSO NOW I HAVE TO GET OIL SPOTS OFF MY DRIVEWAY. I NEVER THOUGH I WOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE LEAKING OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY. *JB

01/29/2007
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 01/27/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU95H45K******
Summary

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON THE INTERSTATE - 65 MILES AN HOUR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A BEEP. THERE WERE THEN NO BRAKES AT ALL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COAST TO A STOP. TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT HAD BRAKES. ON THIS LAST INCIDENT, THE SAME THING IN THE SAME ORDER HAPPENED. THANKFULLY, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR ANYTHING. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS INTERMITTENT THUS MAKING IT HARD TO DIAGNOSE. *JB CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN 2015. UPDATED 6/8/18*JB

01/23/2007
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Incident Date: 01/02/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMZK021X5G******
Summary

TL *- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS GAUGE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE 3/4 TANK, BUT THE GAUGE WOULD MOVE AROUND FROM 1/2 TO EMPTY BEFORE SHE WOULD REFUEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE A COMPUTER GLITCH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAULTY GAS SENSOR. ON DEC 30, 2006 THE GAS SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 34,000, THE PRESENT MILEAGE IS 34800. ON JANUARY 2, 2007 THE GAUGE READ A 3/4 TANK. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR HESITATE IT JUST STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GAS STATION AND ONCE GAS WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE IT WAS FINE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THEY PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE THE GAUGE NEVER WENT ABOVE 3/4 TANK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL SENSOR THEY REPLACED WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BEEPS WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW AND THE COMPUTER ALSO LETS THE CONTACT KNOW HOW MANY MILES IS LEFT BEFORE THE TANK IS EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE. *AK

12/18/2006
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 07/30/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92ZX5K******
Summary

PURCHASED 05 ESCAPE AT 40,096 MILES IN JULY '06. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, ROTORS WERE WARPED SO DEALER REPLACED THEM FOR FREE. ABOUT 10,000 MILES LATER THEY WERE WARPED AGAIN AND THEY "TURNED" THE ROTORS. ABOUT 4,000 MILES LATER THEY WERE WARPED AGAIN SO THE DEALER REPLACED THEM AGAIN. NOW LESS THAN 5,000 MILES LATER, THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. DEALER LOOKED AT THE CAR AND REFUSED ANY REPAIRS, ONLY NOTING THAT THERE IS *NOTHING* WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, ONLY THE ROTORS ARE WARPED, WITH NO KNOWN REASON EXCEPT IT MUST BE "THE WAY I AM DRIVING". JUST TODAY NOW THE ABS LIGHT IS STEADY ON, WITH NO REASON THAT I CAN NOTICE FROM MY OWN DRIVING. MY OWN RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT IT MAY BE A "TONE RING" ON THE AXLE, WHICH REQUIRES A REPAIR FOR OVER $1,000 FOR EACH AXLE, AS THE ENTIRE AXLE MUST BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE "TONE RING". *JB

12/18/2006
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/18/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN FOOT IS LIFTED OFF PEDAL THEN IT IS PRESSED AGAIN. AT TIMES, THE PEDAL STICKS SO BAD THAT THE CAR REVVES HIGH AND LUNGES FORWARD. *JB

12/05/2006
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/01/1901
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 ESCAPE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AT IDLE. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

11/25/2006
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/14/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED REPEATEDLY INTO OTHER GEARS WHILE IN THE DRIVE POSITION. *JB

11/03/2006
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/30/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID : ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING FAILED, WHILE IN A TURN TWICE. AND CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING A WALL, BECAUSE IT REVERTED TO MANUAL STEERING. IF NOT FOR QUICK THINKING AND REFLEX'S. I WAS A PASSENGER AND GRABBED THE WHEEL AND WRESTLED IT IN THE TURN TO AVOID THE WALL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS A NO BIG DEAL. *JB

11/01/2006
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/01/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. IT WAS STOPPED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FIVE TIMES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES STUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR FROM PARK. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. *NM

10/28/2006
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/28/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE. NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE ON THREE SEPARATE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE SAME THING. FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE. THE SECOND TIME THEY BLAMED IT ON TIRE ROTATION NEED. THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME TO THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY SAID IT WAS IN NEED OF A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT THE NOISE WOULD STILL BE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT PULL LEFT OR RIGHT. I REFUSED THEIR SERVICE THIS TIME BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT LOSING A CUSTOMER. THAT WAS THEIR DEMEANOR EVERYTIME I WENT THERE. *NM

10/20/2006
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/08/2006
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03145D******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY, MY FORD ESCAPE PULLED TO THE LEFT, CROSSING THE CENTER LINE, CRASHING INTO A SEMI-TRUCK TWICE, HITTING TWO ADDITIONAL CARS AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE. I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A TRAUMA CENTER. I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, BROKEN RIBS AND BRUISING ALL OF MY BODY. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS KILLED, BUT MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CAR HAD BEEN PULLING TO THE LEFT ON OCCASION, BUT ON THOSE OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT QUICKLY. *NM

10/18/2006
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 08/04/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

I HAVE A 4 CYLINDER AND MY GAS PEDAL IS ALWAYS GETTING STUCK IN A POSITION AND I HAVE TO TAP IT HARD TO UNSTICK IT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THE TRUCK - AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY SHOES, OR MY IMAGINATION, BUT WHEN I FINALLY LET MY HUSBAND DRIVE MY ESCAPE, HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT I MEANT. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO TAP HARD TO UNSTICK THE PEDAL AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

09/27/2006
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 09/15/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU941X5K******
Summary

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND LATER STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, THE FIRST FEW TIMES THE STALLING OCCURRED, HOWEVER THE LAST TIME IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - *NM

09/20/2006
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/07/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I OWN A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHEN I BOUGHT IT (BRAND NEW) I NOTICED AN AIR BAG ISSUE WHERE DURING DRIVING, IF THE PASSENGER MADE A SLIGHT SITTING ADJUSTMENT, THE AIRBAG WOULD DEACTIVATE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT REACTIVATE, OR TAKE A LONG TIME (5, 10 MINUTES). I TOLD FORD ABOUT IT, AND THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAGS SEAT GEL PAD SENSOR. THE SYMPTOM IMPROVED, BUT STILL HAPPENS. MY FIANCE IS 120LBS AND SHE SITS NORMALLY IN HER SEAT. IF SHE MAKES A MOVE TO READJUST (AS ONE WOULD ON A ROAD TRIP, OR LONG DRIVE) THE AIRBAG MAY STILL DEACTIVATE. INITIALLY IT WAS FREQUENT (75% OF THE TIME) HOWEVER NOW IT IS 50/50 (SINCE THE REPLACED GEL PAD). HOWEVER, IT IS TROUBLING TO KNOW THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING, SOMETIMES MY FIANCEE''S AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED. WE FEEL VULNERABLE THAT THE SAFETY ITEMS WE PURCHASED TO PROTECT US ARE NOT ALWAYS THERE FOR US. I TRIED COMMUNICATING WITH FORD TELLING THEM IT STILL PERSISTS, BUT THEY JUST DON'T "GET IT". I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE SEAT AND THE CAR KNOWS IT - HOW CAN THE CAR DEACTIVATE THAT AIRBAG WHILE WE ARE DRIVING 60 MPH? THAT SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW - AS OBVIOUSLY THE PASSENGER CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, OR EVEN BEFORE THE DOOR OPENS. IN MY OPINION, IF THE CAR SENSES A PASSENGER WHEN STARTING TO MOVE, THEN THE AIRBAG SHOULD STAY ON - AT LEAST UNTIL IT STOPS MOVING (COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP). SO *MOTION* WOULD BE A CHECK POINT AND NON-MOTION WOULD BE ANOTHER POINT TO *REEVALUATE* - BUT DEFINITELY NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY DRIVING... I HOPE PEOPLE APPRECIATE THE GRANDEUR OF THE SITUATION WHERE THE AIRBAG PURPOSELY DEACTIVATES (FROM INCORRECT EVENT PROGRAMMING) WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE BELOW INCIDENT DATE IS IRRELEVANT. *JB

08/14/2006
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 06/26/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT SPORT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *KB *NM

07/31/2006
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/01/2005
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED LAST YEAR HE HIT A DEER AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND JUST RECENTLY HE HIT ANOTHER ANIMAL AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE SWITCH TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. *JB

07/23/2006
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/18/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I NOTICED THAT ONE OF MY FOG LIGHTS HAD CRACKED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THERE HE SAID THAT GLASS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THAT IF I WANT IT FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER . HE FIXED IT FOR ME COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WELL I GOT BACK HOME AND THE LIGHT WAS CRACKED AGAIN. THE VERY SAME PATTERN OF CRACKS AS THE FIRST . THAT IS WHY I THINK IT IS A STRESS CRACKS. THE DEALER SAID THAT HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT STRESS CRACK OCCURS FAST. *NM

07/21/2006
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 06/26/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03125K******
Summary

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED, THROWING THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR CHANGE GEARS. IT WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP SHAFT WAS BROKEN, AND THE GEAR SURFACE WAS COMPLETELY WORN. THE INDIVIDUAL PARTS WERE REPLACED.

07/18/2006
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 07/07/2006
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45K******
Summary

DRIVING IN THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS AND HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A DEER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLS. INDICATOR ON DASH BOARDS INDICATES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THEY DIDN'T. *NM

07/11/2006
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/09/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

NEW 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY MULTIPLE DEALER SHOPS: - INTERMITTENT STALLING, SIMILAR TO PROBLEM CAUSING RECALL OF 2001 - 2003 ESCAPES. CAR WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STERRING AND BRAKES. DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE, SO WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. - GASOLINE SMELL AND LOUD KNOCKING FROM ENGINE IN HOT TEMPERATURES. - EXTREMELY LOW GAS MILEAGE, ALMOST 50% BELOW ADVERTISED MILEAGE. THESE COMPLAINTS APPEAR IN OTHER REPORTS AS WELL, SO THIS IS NOT ISOLATED. FORD IS DOING ITS BEST NOT TO ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ISSUES AND TELLING PEOPLE TO JUST DEAL WITH IT. *NM

07/08/2006
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 06/07/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z95D******
Summary

THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL OF 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A VERY SHARP CUTTING EDGE ON IT RESULTING IN INJURY. *NM

07/03/2006
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 07/03/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU92Z45K******
Summary

MY WIFE IS APPROXIMATELY 110 LBS AND WHEN SHE SITS IN THE SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OUT. THIS MEANS THAT SHE IS AN ADULT IN THE FRONT SEAT WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF THE AIRBAG. SHE HAS TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF. I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH FORD NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY HAVE EVEN SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE SENSOR. *JB

06/27/2006
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/13/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS GO OUT OF ROUND. ONE DEALER RESURFACED, WARR, NOT THERE LONG AFTER OUT OF ROUND AGAIN. REPLACED WITH NEW, AGAIN OUT OF ROUND . ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED ROTORS TWICE. AGAIN OUT OF ROUND. VEHICLE PULSATES WHILE STOPPING. *NM

06/19/2006
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 06/14/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

ENGINE PINGS (PRE-DETONATION) WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS OVER 85 DEGREES AND SPEED IS OVER 40 MPH. DEALER SAYS NO CODES ARE THROWN BUT SUGGESTED THE LATEST PCM REFLASH AND INJECTOR CLEANING AT 44,800 MILES MIGHT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. A $278 CHARGE AND NO DIFFERENCE. NO REFUND SINCE THEY NOW TELL ME THIS IS A MAINTENANCE ITEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP ALSO MENTIONS THEY'VE SEEN A LOT OF THESE ISSUES WITH THE NEW E10 GAS IN THE OZONE NON-ATTAINMENT REGION. I EXPLAINED I DO NOT USE E10 SINCE THE COUNTY IN WHICH I RESIDE DOES NOT SELL E10. THEY SUGGEST TRYING DIFFERENT GAS BRANDS WHICH DOESN'T HELP. AFTER EXPLAINING I HAVE ANOTHER BRAND OF VEHICLE WITH A SIMILAR SIZE ENGINE THAT DOES NOT PING, THEY STATE FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *NM

06/06/2006
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/06/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z65K******
Summary

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON, THERE WAS A HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING DURING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED A CHIP. FIVE WEEKS LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER TO THE LATEST SPECIFICATIONS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED BECAUSE IT WAS A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE, THERE WOULD BE A HESITATION WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. *AK

05/23/2006
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 05/23/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z05D******
Summary

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOTION WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY IS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. IN SPITE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER.

04/29/2006
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/27/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93185K******
Summary

HAVE READ ON YOUR SITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE FORD 2005 ESCAPE ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM THAT IT SPEEDS UP DURING BRAKING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS THE DRIVER !! IF YOU ARE LARGE PERSON OR HAVE LARGE FEET. DURING BRAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES LOWER THAN THE GAS PEDAL AND YOUR SHOE TOE CATCHES THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATES THE ENGINE, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE GAS PEDAL HAS VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE AND YOU ARE NOT AWARE THAT YOUR SHOE IS PUSHING IT DOWN. IT APPEARS ALSO THAT THE PEDALS ARE CLOSER TOGETHER THAN NORMAL. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES AND HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *NM

04/16/2006
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/03/2006
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

ON THE 04/03/06 I WAS DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE XLT 2005 ON ROAD #10 BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS # 503 IN THE CITY OF PONCE PUERTO RICO. AROUND, 10:45 PM I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CRASHING DIRECTLY TO A FENCE AND JUMPING IT. THEN THE FORD ESCAPE ROLLOVER AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WERE ACTIVATED. I HAVE INJURIES ON MY NECK AND LEFT ARM. I AM CONCERN BECAUSE A BOUGHT FOR THE SAFETY AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER FUNCTION. *NM

04/13/2006
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/13/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04115K******
Summary

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE FULLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL, HOWEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE MOTOR TURNED OFF. THIS STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 05/02/06. *JB

03/30/2006
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/29/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H65K******
Summary

THIS REPORT IS FOR THE THIRD OCCURRENCE (THERE HAVE BEEN 2 PRIOR OCCURRENCES IN THE PAST 6-8 WEEKS). THIS VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 17,900 MILES AND KEEPS SHUTTING ITSELF DOWN WITHOUT MUCH (IF ANY) WARNING. THIS TIME, I HAD ABOUT 2-4 SECONDS WARNING (WHICH WOULD NOT BE ADEQUATE IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY OR BUSY ROAD). I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ABOUT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD DO ANYTHING, THE VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF. AT ABOUT 16,000 MILES, THE "HIGH MOTOR TEMPERATURE" WARNING CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GET IT TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD ELECTRIC WATER PUMP AND REPLACED IT. (I WAS LATER TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE WATER PUMP THAT FAILED WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT FORD - APPARENTLY A TRUCK CARRYING THESE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOXES OF THESE PUMPS LITERALLY FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK. FORD SUPPOSEDLY TESTED THEM AND DECIDED TO USE THEM ANYWAYS). ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I COULD TELL THERE WAS STILL SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. (IT HAD BEEN "SURGING" FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD MANY OTHER NOISES/ISSUES THAT WERE A SIGN THAT SOMETHING WAS STILL WRONG). I BROUGHT IT BACK - AND AFTER THEY EXAMINED IT THEY ASSURED ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE "HIGH MOTOR TEMPERATURE" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. MY HUSBAND GOT OFF AT THE FIRST EXIT AND TRIED TO GET IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT WAS 2 BLOCKS AWAY. UNFORTUNATELY, WITHOUT WARNING, IT POWERED ITSELF DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF A CITY TRANSIT BUS. THIS TIME, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE WATER PUMP AND FUSE AGAIN AND REPLACED BOTH. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK, I WAS STILL CONCERNED SINCE THIS SEEMED TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE (HAVING IT POWER DOWN IN FRONT OF A CITY BUS IS ENOUGH TO SCARE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *NM

03/06/2006
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/06/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

03/02/2006
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 01/01/1901
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

2005 ESCAPE LOST TRACTION, SKIDDED AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. *TS THIS OCCURED WHILE DRING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS IN A CHAIN CONTROL AREA AND RESULTED IN AND ACCIDENT. THE CONSUEMR FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURE/OWNER'S MANUAL WAS UNCLEAR ABOUT IT'S RECOMMENDATION ON TIRE TRACTIONS DEVICES. THE CONSUMER SIGNED A DOCUMENT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WHICH STATED, AS EQUIPPED, THIS VEHICLE MAY NOT BE OPERATED WITH TIRE CHAINS BUT MAY ACCOMIDATE SOME OTHER TYPE OF TIRE TRACTION DEVICE.

02/19/2006
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/18/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96HX5K******
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, 9500 MILES, DROVE 20 MILES IN 5 DEGREE WEATHER. SHUT CAR OFF FOR 15 MINUTES. WHEN RESTARTED POWER STEERING FAILED. DROVE 5 MILES WITH POWER STEERING OFF. RESTARTED CAR AFTER 2 HOURS. POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. *NM

02/14/2006
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 02/14/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW FORD ESCAPE ~ 1.5 YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ~ 40 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY BACK WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. SHARDS OF GLASS BLEW INTO MY TRUNK AS WELL AS THE BACK SEAT. WHEN I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY EXPLAINED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT HELP ME. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY REFERRED ME TO A LOCAL GLASS SHOP SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS SO OVER-PRICED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FOREIGN OBJECT HITTING MY EXTERIOR WINDOW, SO I WOULD LIKE TO WARN ALL FORD ESCAPE OWNERS OF THIS HAZARD TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES. *NM

02/07/2006
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 02/07/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

FUEL MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE. 11/12 CITY AND 15/16 HIGHWAY, DEALER CHECKED THIS PROBLEM TWICE AND FOUND NOTHING. STATING I'M NOT ALONE. *NM

01/07/2006
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/06/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD SLAM TO THE FLOOR, THE ENGINE AND THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP AND THE PEDAL WOULD IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO THE UP POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIME IN THE LAST YEAR. THE LAST TWO TIMES LISTED BELOW I FIND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE INTERNET IN VARIOUS SITES, SOME RESULTING IN CRASHES. THIS DOES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *JB

12/16/2005
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 12/16/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04115K******
Summary

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAS BEEN A SMELL OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS SUPPOSE TO SEND A FIELD TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT'S NOSE TO BURN, MADE HER NAUSEOUS AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. *NM

12/16/2005
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/24/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU931X5K******
Summary

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. IT FELT AS IF THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE DEALER THREE TIMES. IT WAS DETERMINED THHAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER COMPLETED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY SAID THEIR ENGINEERS WERE AWARE THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND WERE WORKING TO FIND A SOLUTION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATE 1/4/2006 - *NM

12/14/2005
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 12/09/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

DT: THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE WARM UP FOR A WHILE SHE GOT IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK SHE REALIZED BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

12/12/2005
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/09/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DT: THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS. ALSO THE COIL PACK MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

12/08/2005
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 10/18/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU031X5K******
Summary

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND LURCHED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THE SERVICE ENGINEER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

12/08/2005
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 05/30/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS IT SPILLED OVER . THE GAS TANK ACTED AS IF IT WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES . TWICE THE SPIDER VENT WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE FILLER NECK WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

11/26/2005
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/23/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

I JUST LEFT THE RESTAURAUNT AND WALKED OVER TO MY ESCAPE. WHEN I OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR THE REAR TOP EDGE WAS RAKED BACK FAR ENOUGH TO HIT MY GLASSES, BENDING THEM AND THEN THE UPPER MOST CORNER PIERCED THE SKIN JUST BELOW THE EYE. 1/2" BY 1/2" CUT. A LITTLE CLOSER AND I WOULD HAVE SEVERLY DAMAGED MY EYE. THE TOP REAR CORNER EDGE OF THE DOOR EXTENDS TOO FAR BACK. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE STANDING FURTHER BACK THAN USUAL TO AVOID ANOTHER INJURY. LAST NIGHT MY SON-IN LAW HIT HIMSELF IN THE FOREHEAD JUST ABOVE HIS GLASSES WITH THE REAR MOST TOP EDGE OF THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR. CAUSING A CUT AND BLEEDING. STAND TOO CLOSE AND THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT DOORS OF THE 05 FORD ESCAPE 4X4 LIMITED CAN CAUSE INJURY. THANK YOU BILL KOHNKE. *NM

11/25/2005
Components: SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/22/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93175K******
Summary

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE DEALER MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF: BALANCING THE TIRES ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AND WHEELS, BALANCING OF THE NEW TIRES, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVESHAFT. AFTER THESE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE, THE DEALER CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

11/01/2005
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 08/20/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE HEAD RESTRAINT POSTS ON THE FRONT SEATS ARE DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO PADDING TO COVER THE METAL POSTS IN THE BACK OF THE SEAT. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROTECTION FROM THE METAL POSTS. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THIS IS THE DESIGN OF THE CLOTH SEATS IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

10/26/2005
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/01/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE BRAKING FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED AT ANY PARTICULAR SPEED. *AK

09/28/2005
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/08/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03185K******
Summary

PURCHASED NEW FORD ESCAPE JANUARY, 2005. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND FAILED AUGUST, 2005 WITH ONLY 6091 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND IN BUSY INTERSECTION. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DREW FORD DEALER...TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED ON SEPTEMBER, 2005 WITH 6710 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT THIS TIME WE WERE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON FREEWAY WITH CONSIDERABLE TRAFFIC TO NEGOTIATE TO THE ROADSIDE. CAR TOWED AGAIN TO DEALER. TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED AGAIN AFTER MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH NEW ONE. WERE TOLD BY DREW FORD THAT IT WAS A DIFFERENT PART THAT FAILED THE SECOND TIME AND THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF FAULTY ASSEMBLY BY THE MANUFACTURER. WE HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE AND TREPIDATION THAT OUR SAFETY MAY BE JEOPARDIZED IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. *NM

09/28/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 08/04/2005
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03115K******
Summary

THE CONSUMERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT IMPACT COLLISION. *TS *NM (12/01/05) *SC

09/25/2005
Components: AIR BAGS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 07/25/2005
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT ROLL OVER RESULTED IN A FATAL DEATH. THE LIFT GATE AND DOOR WERE OPENED DURING THE ROLL OVER OF SUV. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. I LOST MY WIFE IN THIS ROLL OVER. MY SELF AND MY BROTHER'S WIFE GOT MAJOR INJURIES. THIS MODEL HAS AUTOMATIC 4 WHEEL ENGAGEMENT. DURING THE CRASH THE ENGINE PUMPED MORE POWER TO THE WHEELS. TRIED TO CONTROL BUT BECUASE OF MORE POWER FROM THE ENGINE THE DRIVER COULD NOT CONTROL IT AND GOT OVER CORRECTED WHICH ENDED UP IN DITCH. THAT FINALLY, ENDED UP IN A ROLL OVER. MY WIFE GOT EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND DIED ON THE SPOT DUE TO BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HEAD AND CHEST. *JB

09/20/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 09/20/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z75K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE THAT I PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 19,2005. I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT. THE SALESMAN AT FUTURE FORD OF ROSEVILLE(WHICH IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) TOLD MY HUSBAND AND I THAT THE CAR HAD A SAFETY FEATURE THAT WOULD TURN OFF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF SOME ONE FIFTY POUNDS OR LESS WAS IN THE VEHICLE. NOW HAVING KIDS THAT REALLY PEAKED OUR INTEREST. WENT ON TO PURCHASE THE CAR. NOT SOLEY BASED ON THIS FEATURE BUT IT WAS A DECIDING FACTOR. EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. THE LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG HAS TURNED OFF COMES ON EVEN WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE SEAT AND I WEIGH OVER 120 LBS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE WITNESSED THE PROBLEM THEM SELVES SEVERAL TIMES. THE COMPANY HAS EVEN CALLED OUT AN ENGINEER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HE SEEN THE PROBLEM HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. HOWEVER THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS DOING THIS BECAUSE THE FACTORY TESTS THAT THEY RUN ARE SOWING THAT THE CAR IS WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE THE LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS I SIT IN THE SEAT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD PUT ME INTO ANOTHER CAR AND TAKE BACK THE ESCAPE. I CHOSE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHICH HAS THE SAME SAFETY FEATURE BUT IT WORKS WHEN I AM IN THE SEAT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR OVER THREE WEEKS AND NOW THEY HAVE CALLED US AND SAID THAT WE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK BECAUSE THEY CANT FIND US SOMEONE TO FINANCE US DUE TO THE NEGATIVE EQUITY FROM THE ESCAPE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE IN THIS CASE. THEY WANT US TO RETURN THE VAN AND I AM REALLY UPSET BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT I HAVE TOP TAKE BACK THE ESCAPE WHICH IS THE VERY CAR THAT I AM NOT SAFE IN. TWO OF THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPE AND THE EXPLORER BEFORE. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *NM

09/09/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 07/14/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93135K******
Summary

DT: THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 7-14-05. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WILL BE FINE AFTER THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO A DEALER. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SENSOR, AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE REPAIRS ARE ONLY TEMPORARY. *AK

08/24/2005
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 06/30/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z55K******
Summary

D: THE DRIVERS SEAT MATERIAL IS SO HARD IT PUTS THE CONSUMER'S LEG TO SLEEP. THE CONSUEMR FEELS THT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SHE CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE VERY FAR WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP AND WALK AROUND THE VEHICLE TO WAKE LEGS BACK UP. THE PASSENGERS SEAT APPEARS THIS WAY ALSO. STARTED NOTICING THIS ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M IN IT FOR ABOUT 45 MIN TO AN HOUR. *NM *NM

08/15/2005
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/07/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE HAS A TENDENCY TO NOSE DIVE AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ALSO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING. THERE IS ALSO A PERSISTENT RATTLE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION THAT FORD SAYS IS COMMON TO ALL FORD ESCAPES AND THUS FAR HAS NOT FIXED. *NM

08/12/2005
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 08/01/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94135K******
Summary

FORD ESCAPE LIMITED 2005 WITH 3000KM. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT 80 KM PER HOUR. DEALERSHIP HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I WAS TOLD TO JUST LIVE WITH IT. I FEEL THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I TEST DROVE ANOTHER ESCAPE AND THE SAME PROBLEM WAS PRESENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE ESCAPE HAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT THIS SPEED. *NM

07/14/2005
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/16/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

I HAD A 2003 FORD ESCAPE THAT WAS 2WD. I NEEDED 4WDS SO WE PURCHASED A 2004 ESCAPE XLT BASED ON PREVIOUS GOOD EXPERIENCE. WHAT HAS FORD DONE TO THIS PREVIOUSLY EXCELLENT VEHICLE? WE HAVE TWO MAJOR COMPLAINTS, BUT NHTSA DOES NOT CONSIDER FOUR ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR AC THAT IS LEAKING FREON INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WORTHY OF A COMPLAINT. SO WE WILL ADDRESS COMPLAINT #2. VEHICLE BRAKES IRRADICALLY, MAKES GRINDING NOISES, AND BRAKES CONSTANTLY HUM. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS DUE TO BEING A 4WD, BUT AFTER VISITING YOUR WEBSITE FIND THIS TO BE A PREDOMINATE PROBLEM ON ALL 2005 ESCAPES.

07/08/2005
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 03/05/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03175K******
Summary

DT: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK *NM

06/24/2005
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 06/11/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z45K******
Summary

DRIVING 2005 FORD ESCAPE ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AROUND 85 DEG. AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING. REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO ROCK OR OTHER PROJECTILE FOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE ON DOOR OR SURROUNDING AREA. HAD NOTICED "SQUEAKING" NOISE FROM THAT GENERAL AREA FOR QUITE SOME TIME BEFORE WINDOW SHATTERED. NO PASSENGERS IN REAR SEATS, BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURIES IF PASSENGERS PRESENT. POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

06/19/2005
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/20/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT: PULLS TO THE LEFT, VIBRATION IN FRONT, STEERING POOR. IT'S BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES: AT 2000 MILES, 2600 MILES, AND 3800 MILES. IT'S GOING BACK A 4TH TIME. THANK GOD FOR THE LEMON LAW IN MN. THIS IS A SERIOUS STEERING DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS BEFORE THEY LOOSE ALL MARKET SHARE TO QUALITY MANUFACTURERS LIKE HONDA AND TOYOTA.

06/03/2005
Components: EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 02/03/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT DRIVING OUR NEW 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AND APPROACHED THE FIRST INTERSECTION WHEN A MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASH "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW." BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. AFTER A FEW TRIES, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR ON THE BATTERY POWER THROUGH THE INTERSECTION (VERY SLOWLY) TO A BUSY BUS STOP. I COULDN'T START THE CAR AGAIN RIGHT AWAY. HOWEVER, ON BATTERY POWER AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE PARKING LOT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FROM THERE. IT TOOK THEM TWO WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND FIX THE CAR. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPEND, THE CAR HAD 260 MILES ON IT.

05/31/2005
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/30/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02ZX5K******
Summary

RUBBER PEGS ARE FALLING OFF THE INSIDE REAR HATCH DOOR OF OUR 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLS 4-DOOR.

05/26/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/26/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93185K******
Summary

DT: NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS A WEIGHT SENSOR ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS ALLOWS THE AIR BAG TO BE ACTIVE OR DISABLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON. THE SENSOR IS CALIBRATED BETWEEN 115-120 POUNDS. THEREFORE, IF THE PASSENGER WEIGHS LESS THAN 120 POUNDS THE AIR BAG IS DISABLED. SPOKE TO MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SPOKE TO ENGINEERS, WHO INDICATED THIS WAS A NORMAL CALIBRATION, AND COULD NOT BE CHANGED. *AK *SB

05/26/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 05/25/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93185K******
Summary

ODI# 10122211 1) 2005 FORD ESCAPE 4X4: PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG WILL NOT ENABLE (INFLATE) WITH ADULT SIZE PERSON (WIFE 120 LBS, 5 FEET 3 INCH'S TALL) IN SEAT. 2) DEACTIVATED (DISABLED) FRONT AIR BAG CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY / DEATH TO PASSENGER. 3) FORD STATES: (CAL WORTHINGTON 1950 GAMBELL ST., ANCHORAGE AK 99501; CUSTOMER RELATION CENTER, DETROIT, PH 800-392-3673; AND DEARBORN MI ENGINEERS) THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR THRESHOLD IS SET AT BETWEEN 110-120 LBS AND IS "WORKING PROPERLY" & THRESHOLD CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED & NO OPTION OR REPAIR ARE AVAILABLE. NOTE THIS WAS STATED IN WRITING & ON THE TELEPHONE FROM FORD. I BELIEVE FORD IS IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL (REVISED/UN-REVISED) MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) 208 PLEASE NOTE MAILING NHTSA ODI: PERSONAL LETTER, FORD SERVICE DENIAL LETTER, COPY P.125 FORD 2005 ESCAPE OWNERS GUIDE WITH AIRBAG INFORMATION CONTRADICTING LETTER& TELEPHONE INFORMATION. *NM

05/11/2005
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 01/22/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93155K******
Summary

I BOUGHT A 2005 FORD ESCAPE ON JANUARY 22, 2005. I DROVE IT HOME AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD A VIBRATION (VERY NOTICABLE) AND IT HAD A NOISE IN THE REAR END. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT MUST BE THE NEW TIRES AND AFTER A FEW MILES IT WOULD GO AWAY. IT DID NOT GO AWAY. CALLED AGAIN AND THEY SAID BRING IT IN A WE WILL BALANCE THE TIRES. SO I DID AND IT STILL HAD THE VIBRATION AND NOISE. CALLED AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT MUST BE THE DIFFERENTIAL. BROUGHT IT BACK AND THE VIBRATION AND NOISE ARE STILL THERE. CALLED AGAIN AND THEY SID IT MUST BE A DAMPIER PROBLEM. BROUGHT IT BACK AND IT STILL IS DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS NOW ALMOST FOUR MONTHS LATER AND IT STILL HAS THE VIBRATION AND ROAR IN THE REAR AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VIBRATION IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND I WILL HAVE WORSE PROBLEMS.

05/02/2005
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/02/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02143K******
Summary

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACCELERATOR CABLES ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE.*MR AS THE CONSUMER WAS ON HER WAY TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS NEARLY KILLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND AS WELL. THE CONSUMER SHE BELIEVED SHE WAS CHARGED FOR OTHER THINGS THAT THE DEALER CLAIMED NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OF. THE DEALER PERFORMED A FUEL INJECTION SERVICE AND CHANGED THE FUEL AND AIR FILTERS. *JB

04/29/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/27/2001
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

PASSENGER'S AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN ADULT OVER 100 LBS IS IN SEAT.*AK

04/17/2005
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 04/17/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT IN MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT IS LEANING AND POINTING TO LEFT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT FORD PURPOSELY MADE THE FOAM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT LESS DENSE THAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE FOR EASIER ACCESS AND EXIT OF THE VEHICLE. STILL THE SLIGHT TWISTING AND DEFECTION OF THE SEAT TO THE LEFT LEAVES ME FEELING LIKE IM IN A POOR DRIVING POSITION. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO STATED THAT HED BEEN TOLD BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THIS TIME, MAYBE A RECALL IN THE FUTURE BUT NOTHING RIGHT NOW. I CANT BE THE ONLY PERSON CONCERNED BY THE ODD SEATING POSITION AND THE FEELING OF DISTRACTION WHILE IM DRIVING, WHICH THEN BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY EYES. JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS WORTH A MENTION. *AK

04/15/2005
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/07/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU041X5K******
Summary

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V442000; FORD ISSUED A REAR LIFTGATE RECALL. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER STATING THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER DROVE HOME AND PULLED INTO THE GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIFTGATE POPPED OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING IT TO BREAK. CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THE THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE WHEN A PRIOR APPOINTMENT WAS SET.*AK

04/13/2005
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 04/02/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93105D******
Summary

RECALL 04V60200 CONCERNING FMVSS 206 REAR LIFTGATE DOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THIS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE. DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE PURCHASED IT.*AK

04/12/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/12/2005
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04115K******
Summary

WHILE CHANGING LANES AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A SHEET OF BLACK ICE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $20,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED. *BF *NM

04/09/2005
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/01/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04165K******
Summary

I HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC IT SOMETIMES JUMPS AHEAD FOR SEVEARL FEET BEFORE I'M ABLE TO BRING IT TO A FULL STOP. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR TEN MONTHS AND THIS HAS OCCURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALER ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THEY HAVE TRIED BUT ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. BELIEVE ME, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PUTTING THE FOOT ON THE WRONG PEDAL, ETC. ETC. AT THIS POINT I'M UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROBLEM RESULTS FROM ACCELERATION FROM THE MOTOR OR SLIPPAGE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

04/06/2005
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/24/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

VEHICLE ACCELERATED CONSTANTLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT HIGH RPMS. *AK

04/02/2005
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 07/28/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04125K******
Summary

BOUGHT A 2005 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED 11,312 MILES AGO. HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER SIX TIMES BECAUSE IT KEEPS PULLING TO THE LEFT (INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC). THEY HAVE ALIGNED, OVER ALIGNED AND REPLACED THE TIRES. TO THIS DAY, IT STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT. SINCE IT PULLS TO THE LEFT, A "HEAD-ON COLLISON" IS BOUND TO HAPPEN. THE FORD DEALER, MAC HAIK, DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE OR HAS NO INTEREST IN FIXING THIS POTENTAL DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

03/25/2005
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/24/2005
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE PUMPING GAS AND PARKING IN FIRST GEAR VEHICLE ROLLED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

03/08/2005
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/09/2004
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135D******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2002-2004 A RECALL WAS SENT OUT FOR ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS A 2005 MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2004 THEREFORE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TC

03/08/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/08/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03125K******
Summary

DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF, THEN REMAINED ON THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. HOWEVER, DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

03/01/2005
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 12/11/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z35K******
Summary

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME APART WHILE DRIVING, THUS CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE DAMAGE AS WELL. NO CONTACT WAS WITH THIS CAR UNTIL AFTER PARTS CAME OFF THE ESCAPE, CAUSING US TO LOSE CONTROL AND CROSS THE CENTER LINE. THERE HAS BEEN NO REMEDY FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AT ALL TO FIX MY CAR. FORD WILL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP OR IN MANUFACTURING. *AK

02/28/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 02/22/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSORS FOR THE SEAT WAS RESPONDING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY UPON IMPACT. OWNER STATES THAT THIS DEFECT OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH OR GREATER. *AK

02/21/2005
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/13/2005
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94105K******
Summary

MY WIFE STARTED OUR 2005 ESCAPE AND PLACED OUR GRANDAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT. MY WIFE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND WHEN SHE LOOKED OUT HER WINDOW, SHE NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. SHE QUICKLY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, REMOVED MY CRYING GRANDAUGHTER FROM HER SEAT, AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT. SHE EVENTUALLY SUCCEEDED, BUT NOT BEFORE THE HEAT CRACKED THE MIRROR AND MELTED THE HOUSING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED (AND NOTED) THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT INSIDE THE MIRROR MELTED AND STARTED THE FIRE. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND SENT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR REPAIR AUTHORIZATION. FORD RESPONDED WITH A LETTER TO ME, TITLED "GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS," AND DIRECTED ME TO SIGN IT BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE AUTHORIZED. I DID NOT SIGN THE LEGAL DOCUMENT, AS I WAS UNSURE OF THE MEANING OF ALL THE LEGAL TERMS. ON 18 FEB 05, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD MOTOR COMAPANY CONSUMER AFFAIRS CALLED ME. (VINCENT D. KIRKSEY) HE WAS VERY RUDE AND DEMANDING. HE BASICALLY TOLD ME I HAD TWO OPTIONS: EITHER SIGN THE FORM AND HAVE FORD REPAIR MY VEHICLE, OR HE WOULD RESCIND THE "OFFER" AND MAKE ME GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I ASKED HIM SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THE FORM WAS FOR, AND HE REPLIED IT WAS NECESSARY TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR AND THAT IS WAS A POLICY OF FORD WITH THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. I TOLD HIM IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A THIRD OPTION - HE TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND USE IT - HE WAS RESCINDING FORD'S OFFER TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. I AM CONCERNED WITH MY FAMILY'S SAFETY - WE NOW DRIVE OUR 2005 ESCAPE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE VEHICLE - WE DO NOT WANT TO BURN UP OR HAVE OUR VEHICLE DESTROYED.

02/15/2005
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 02/15/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H05K******
Summary

THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT A FLASH WARNING SIGN APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

02/14/2005
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/09/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

VEHICLE HAS GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEEDS AND REVERSE. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.*AK

02/08/2005
Components: EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 01/20/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03195K******
Summary

JUST PURCHASED A 2005 ESCAPE XLT A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND SINCE DAY 1 THE CD SYSTEM INADVERTANTELY FADES IN & OUT TO THE POINT WHERE IT LOSES ALL BASE AND SOUNDS LIKE IT'S IN A TUNNEL AT TIMES. THIS LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MINUTES AND THEN THE NORMAL VOLUME/SOUND RETURNS, ONLY FOR IT TO OCCUR AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. CONCERN HERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH COULD BE CAUSING OTHER ISSUES. HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR EXAMINATION.*AK

01/29/2005
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 01/29/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04135K******
Summary

TIRE BLOW OUT ON MY WIFE'S 2005 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED. OLD TIRE IS AVAILABLE, NO NEW TIRES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED YET. *AK

01/28/2005
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 01/27/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG DISABLED LIGHT. PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE WEIGHED 120 LBS. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

01/27/2005
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 12/01/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU04182K******
Summary

THE VEHICLE'S 4-WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE 4-WHEEL DRIVE IS SELECTIVE AND NOT DOING THE JOB IT WAS TOUTED TO DO. *NM

01/25/2005
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/08/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU02Z25K******
Summary

TRANSMISSION FAILED. FORTUNATELY IT FAILED BEFORE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN RELEASING THE TRAFFIC HEADED TOWARD THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN WHATEVER GEAR IT WAS IN HOME. THE VEHICLE CEASED GOING INTO GEAR AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS 15 DAYS OLD AND HAD 1326 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES ON IT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE CLUTCH IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. CAR HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP FOR 16 DAYS. VEHICLE STILL AWAITING PARTS FOR REPAIR. *NM

01/19/2005
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 12/11/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU931X5K******
Summary

WHEN BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD CONSTANTLY GO TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK A SEVERE GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS GETTING SOFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TC...*AK

01/15/2005
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 01/08/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93135K******
Summary

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE AND DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING . WE HAD TO SECURE DOOR WITH A NYLON STRAP TO GET TO OUR DESTINATION .IT IS A GOOD THING WE ARE FIRM BELIEVERS IN SEAT BELT USE OR THIS MIGHT HAVE ENDED IN A TRAGEDY AS THE SEAT NEXT TO DOOR WAS OCCUPIED. *NM

01/05/2005
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 01/02/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93165K******
Summary

TWO TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING UNDER SLOW CONDITIONS (IN PARKING LOTS) THE ENGINE ON 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT LURCHED FORWARD ACCELATORATING ON IT'S OWN. THE FIRST TIME I HAD JUST RELEASED THE BRAKE AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER IN A BANK PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVED UP HIGH AND THE VEHICLE "TOOK OFF". I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS SEEMED TO KNOCK THE ENGINE BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLE. THE SECOND TIME, AGAIN I WAS COASTING IN A PARKING LOT, ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHEN THE ENGINE REVED UP HIGH AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN TOOK OFF. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. BUT FOR THE LUCK OF NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PEOPLE AROUND WHEN THE INCIDENTS HAPPEND, NO ACCIDENTS OCCURED. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR FOR THE TECHNICIAN, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. I AM REPORTING THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE AND IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *AK

01/03/2005
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 12/17/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU96H55K******
Summary

CAR SEIZED TO RUN ON STREET. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 170 MILES. *AK

01/01/2005
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 12/20/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU94145K******
Summary

WE PURCHASED A 2005 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED FROM COURTESY FORD IN PORTLAND, OREGON, ON AUGUST 29, 2004. THE CAR IS GETTING 11/12 MPG IN THE CITY AND 17 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND AFTER SOME TESTING THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THIS DEFECT. SINCE YOU ADVERTISE 18 MPG/24 MPG AND THAT WE BASED OUR PURCHASE DECISION UPON THAT FACTOR, I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. WE EITHER GOT A LEMON OR YOU'RE GUILTY OF DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING. EITHER WAY, IT DOESN'T MAKE ME WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD OR RECOMMEND FORD TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I AM LOOKING IN TO MY OPTIONS, AND AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHAT FORD DOES IN THESE INSTANCES -- HOW WELL DO YOU STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT? YOU'VE GOT A GREAT WEBSITE AND DEVOTE SPACE TO YOUR "ENVIRONMENTAL WORKS"... WELL GUESS WHAT? 11 MPG IS NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT -- A HUMMER GETS BETTER MILEAGE THAN MY CAR AT THIS POINT. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU THIS WEEK. I WOULD LIKE ONE OF THREE THINGS TO HAPPEN. 1) FIX THE CAR SO IT GETS THE ADVERTISED MILEAGE; 2)REPLACE THE CAR WITH ONE THAT DOES GET THE ADVERTISED MILEAGE; OR 3) GIVE US A FULL REFUND. *JB

12/16/2004
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 12/09/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY ENGINE STALLED. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY INDICATE A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE WAS THE CAUSE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING AGAIN AND HAVE CALLED FORD'S ENGINEERING FOR ADVICE, SINCE THEY HAVE YET TO FIND THE CAUSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF I CANNOT GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE ON THE INTERSTATE. IT DOES START AGAIN ONCE I PULL OVER. *AK

12/11/2004
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/30/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU03105K******
Summary

ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM PICKING UP MY FORD ESCAPE, I NOTICED CABIN NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT TOOK 6 SERVICE VISITS TO JIM KEIM FORD TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE THAT WAS CAUSED BY LOOSE CLADDING ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. FURTHER, I BEGAN GETTING A TICKING NOISE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND BUMPY ROADS DURING THE RESOLUTION OF THE CLADDING PROBLEM. JIM KEIM SPRAYED SILICONE SPRAY ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR MOLDING TO RESOLVE THIS. THE TICKING NOISE RETURNED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS AND KRIEGER FORD PUT ANTI-RATTLE TAPE ON THE A ARMS IN THE CABIN TO RESOLVE THIS ON 2 OCCASIONS. IN ALL, I'VE HAD 8 SERVICE CALLS ON THIS BRAND NEW $26000.00 ESCAPE. I'VE DRIVEN HUNDREDS OF MILES IN TRYING TO RESOLVE THESE NOISE ISSUES TO DATE. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT A VEHICLE I GENUINELY LOOKED FORWARD TO HAVING HAS BECOME A VEHICLE THAT I'VE ALREADY EXPLORED TRADING IN AND GOING WITH ANOTHER MAKE BECAUSE I FEEL I HAVE BEEN TREATED POORLY HAVING TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR NOISE ISSUES 8 TIMES. *JB

12/07/2004
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 10/12/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93195D******
Summary

OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE. GASKET REPLACED.....OIL LEAKED AGAIN. DEALER SAID THE CRANKSHAFT ON THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF SPECS....ENGINE WAS REPLACED ( 2,741 MILES ).SINCE THEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS HAVE ARISEN FROM AN AIR VENT TUBE HITTING THE FAN BELT TO A LOUD NOISE AND SHAKING OF THE ENGINE THAT NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY...TRYING TO GET TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION ( LEFT FRON TRANS AXEL ) IS LEAKING FLUID. THE ONLY THING FORD OFFERS IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTEE. THIS TRUCK IS A LEMON. THIS CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE 27 OF THE LAST 35 DAYS. *AK

12/01/2004
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/22/2004
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT,CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

11/12/2004
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/11/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU92Z45D******
Summary

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN AT 30-40 MPH. CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. *AK

11/04/2004
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 09/21/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03135K******
Summary

WHENEVER USING THE AIR CONDITIONER, USING DASH CONTROLLER TO DIRECT THE AIR OUT THE DASH VENTS, AIR ALSO COMES OUT THE DEFROSTER VENTS, CAUSING CONDENSATION TO FOG UP THE LOWER PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SELLING DEALER, SOUTHWAY FORD IN SAN ANTONIO TX, AND RED MCCOMBS FORD IN SAN ANTONIO TX. BOTH DEALERS WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE COMPLAINT, BUT OFFERED NO REPAIR. THEY BOTH CLAIM IT IS A "NORMAL OPERATION" I REQUESTED FROM BOTH DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THE FORD REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE LOOK AT THE CAR. AS OF YET, NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME. *AK

10/25/2004
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 10/25/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93125K******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING SUN ROOF EXPLODED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

10/15/2004
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 08/21/2004
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU93115K******
Summary

BACK WHEELS WERE MISALIGNED MAKING TH EVEHICLE UNSTABLE. THE WHEELS ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT UNTIL THEY RECEIVED NEW SPECIFICATIONS. ALSO, ACCELERATION WAS VERY HIGH. RPMS WENT UP 8,000 RPMS. HOWEVER, ON THIS VEHICLE THE RPM'S WENT TO 15,000 RPMS, WHICH WAS TO0 HIGH. *AK *NM

09/03/2004
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Incident Date: 09/01/2004
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU02Z55D******
Summary

9-1-04 MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OF MY HOME WHERE I BEGAN TO BACK UP. THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION IN MY DRIVEWAY SO I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND PULLED 1/2 WAY INTO THE GARAGE TO CLEAR THE WAY. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, OPENED MY DOOR, TOOK OFF MY SEATBELT AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR WALKING TOWARDS THE REAR. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE KNOCKING ME DOWN BECAUSE OF THE OPEN DOOR. I JUMPED INTO THE CAR (WHERE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT) TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK-IT WAS IN PARK AND ROLLING FAST. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE HELP OF THE OPEN DOOR JAMMING ALONG SIDE THE GARAGE WALL. THE END RESULT WAS SHOULDER AND COLLAR BONE DAMAGE AS WELL AS SEVER BODY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE OPEN DOOR. IF THE DOOR HAD NOT BEEN OPEN, MY CHILDREN WOULD HAVE ROLLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND BEEN HIT HEAD ON. I AM POSITIVE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS NEW CAR, YET THE GALPIN VAN NUYS FORD DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO INSPECT IT FOR SAFETY. THEY INSISTED THAT I FIRST FILE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE CARRIER, WHICH I DID AND STILL HAVE BEEN REFUSED THE SAFETY INSPECTION BY FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP LEVEL AND THE CORPORATE LEVEL. I WANT TO ENSURE I AM DRIVING A SAFE CAR AND THIS PROBLEM WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK

07/12/2004
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 06/03/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU93125K******
Summary

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEEMS TO GO INTO NEUTRAL. ENGINE REVVED AND CLUNG, THEN GOES BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE REVERSING. THE INDICATORS ON THE DASHBOARD KEPT FLASHING FROM N TO R, THE ENGINE REVVED BEFORE FINALLY SETTLING IN REVERSE. THE SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE REVERSING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN WHICH THE FAILURE CODE READ P01702. A FACTORY ENGINEER INDICATED THAT THEY WERE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS FAILURE, BUT NO REMEDY HAD BEEN FOUND.*AK

06/21/2004
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/15/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU94165K******
Summary

BRAKES ARE MAKING NOISE INTERMITTINGLY. IT SOUNDS LIKE BLOWING IN A BOTTLE. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. THEY KEEP GRINDING DOWN THE ROTORS AND IT'S NOT HELPING. APPARANTLY FORD CORP. IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE TRYING TO FIND A CURE. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. ALSO, STEALTH SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED IN FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP.

06/02/2004
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/02/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMCU04185K******
Summary

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A COMPUTER PROBLEM. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT WENT FORWARD, AND WHEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE IT DID NOTHING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT ON THE COMPUTER IT SHOWED NO ERROR MESSAGE, NOTHING WAS WRONG. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, AND IT WORKED FINE. CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS BECAUSE THIS WAS A NEW VEHICLE, 2005 MODEL. THEREFORE, CONSUMER FELT THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTIONED COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

04/26/2004
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 04/24/2004
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1FMYU03175K******
Summary

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT LEANS AND IS POINTING TO LEFT. DEALER STATED THAT FORD PURPOSELY MADE THE FOAM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT LESS DENSE THAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE FOR EASIER ACCESS AND EXIT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE SEAT ALSO FEELS SLIGHTLY TWISTED OR POINTING THE LEFT. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER WHO CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THIS TIME. MY CONCERN THAT I FEEL DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY LEAD TO A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR A 2005 FORD XLT. THIS WEB SITE DOES NOT YET ALLOW YOU TO SELECT 2005 AS AN OPTION IN THE "YEAR" PULL DOWN MENU.*AK

5 Recalls

for 2005 FORD ESCAPE
20/12/2004
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V602000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
IF THE LIFTGATE IS LEFT UNLOCKED, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT IT MAY OPEN DURING A CRASH.
Campaign Number: 04V602000
Manufacture: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Summary

CERTAIN 2004-2005 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND CERTAIN 2001-2003 SPORT UTIITY VEHICLE HAVING REAR LIFTGATE COMPONENTS SERVICED WITH 2004 EQUIVALENT COMPONENTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 206, 'DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS.' THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCHING SYSTEM DOES NOT MEET THE INERTIA LOAD REQUIREMENT IN ONE DIRECTION.

Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 04C09. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236.

07/04/2006
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V111000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY TO OCCUPANTS MAY OCCUR.
Campaign Number: 06V111000
Manufacture: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
Summary

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITHOUT SIDE AIR CURTAINS OR MOONROOFS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." DURING TESTING, THE FREE MOTION HEAD FORM REGISTERED A MEASUREMENT ABOVE THE PERMITTED LIMIT AT THE LEFT HAND A-PILLAR TRIM AREA.

Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 06C12. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

03/09/2014
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
If the hybrid electronics system overheats, it may shut down the powertrain, resulting in a stall-like condition, increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 14V526000
Manufacture: Ford Motor Company
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Ford Escape hybrid electric vehicles manufactured October 13, 2003, to June 20, 2008, and 2006-2008 Mercury Mariner hybrid electric vehicles manufactured June 10, 2005, to June 20, 2008. The coolant pump for the hybrid system may fail resulting in the hybrid electronics overheating.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

03/06/2015
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15E045000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
Use of an incorrectly sized wheel bearing can adversely affect the braking and steering of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 15E045000
Manufacture: Timken Company
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
Summary

The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January 22, 2015, to May 21, 2015, to be used as service parts on 2001-2012 Ford Escape, 2001-2011 Mazda Tribute, and 2005-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles. The affected wheel bearings have incorrect dimensions of a 42mm bore, 76mm outer dimension, and 39mm width, instead of a 42mm bore, 78mm outer dimension and a 45mm width.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

29/09/2015
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V606000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Campaign Number: 15V606000
Manufacture: Ford Motor Company
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September 1, 2009. The affected vehicles are equipped with either a 2.3L or 3.0L engine and have had their CD4E transmission replaced with remanufactured one that was rebuilt between June 11, 2015 through July 15, 2015. These service repair part transmissions have a shift lever bolt that may not be properly tightened. As a result, the shift control lever could disengage from the transmission without warning.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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