2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the brushless Motor Electronics Coolant (MEC) pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not rep...
Mileage: 150,000
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that on multiple occasions while attempting to start the vehicle, the engine turned over for two seconds and stalled. The contact stated that an unknown service warning light was illuminated, indicating to pull the vehicle over. The cont...
Mileage: 157,000
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign number: 14V526000 (Hybrid Propulsion System). The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the is...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN FENTON, MICHIGAN FOR MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK TOWER FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A...
Mileage: 110,000
THE HYBRID ELECTRONICS SYSTEM OVERHEATED, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE ALERT SYSTEM SAID TO "STOP CAR SLOWLY" AND THEN "CHECK EMISSIONS SYSTEM". THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. AFTER TURNING IT ON AGAIN, THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS LIKE THIS FOR SEVE...
Mileage: 100,000
AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND RED LIGHT, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I LITERALLY HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE AND IT FINALLY STOPPED MOVING. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME AT LESS THAN 10 MPH AND HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO ATTEMPT TO USE THE BRAKES AND C...
Mileage: 80,000
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WITH APPROX. 140,000 MILES. INITIALLY, HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S GAS ENGINE STALLING OUT WHILE IN MOTION AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 35 TO 55 MPH. MESSAGE IN DASH SAID TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND RUN FOR O...
Mileage: 140,000
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WITH APPROX. 140,000 MILES. INITIALLY, HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S GAS ENGINE STALLING OUT WHILE IN MOTION AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 35 TO 55 MPH. MESSAGE IN DASH SAID TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND RUN FOR O...
Mileage: 140,000
ABS BREAK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR FAILED TO STOP. WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD IN A SMALL TOWN AND WAS STOPPING TO TURN ON TO A ROAD. THE PROBLEM HAD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE HAS STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME AND I NEEDED TO BREAK SUDDENLY. HAD BREAK FLUID CHANGED AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND DID NOT FIX T...
Mileage: 185,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLIN...
Mileage: 187,621
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN UNKNOWN WARNING ICON DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING INDICATOR NO LONGER APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILSON FORD LINCOLN (328...
Mileage: 113,533
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN UNKNOWN WARNING ICON DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING INDICATOR NO LONGER APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILSON FORD LINCOLN (328...
Mileage: 113,533
POWER STEERING FAIL NO DASH CODES E S P FAILED NO POWER ASSIST TO TURN THE STEERING
Mileage: 97,731
STOP SAFELY NOW & SERVICE SOON - WRENCH. *TR
Mileage: 144,000
STOP SAFELY NOW & SERVICE SOON - WRENCH. *TR
Mileage: 144,000
STOP SAFELY NOW & SERVICE SOON - WRENCH. *TR
Mileage: 144,000
POWER STEERING FAILED DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURE. COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL
Mileage: 110,000
AS MY SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY FOR SCHOOL SHE NOTICED THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN. SHE TOOK MY CAR TO SCHOOL. I WENT TO TRY AND MOVE THE CAR BACK UP THE DRIVEWAY AND COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL MYSELF. LUCKILY SHE WAS AT HOME AND NOT ON THE ROAD. THERE IS NO ASS...
Mileage: 200,000
AS MY SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY FOR SCHOOL SHE NOTICED THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN. SHE TOOK MY CAR TO SCHOOL. I WENT TO TRY AND MOVE THE CAR BACK UP THE DRIVEWAY AND COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL MYSELF. LUCKILY SHE WAS AT HOME AND NOT ON THE ROAD. THERE IS NO ASS...
Mileage: 200,000
CAR SHUTS OFF WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING, 3 TIMES NOW, ONCE ON INTERSTATE 64. DEALER FIRST SAID HYBRID BATTERY BAD, 2ND OPINION FROM HYBRID BATTERY COMPANY SAID BATTERY GOOD. DEALER SAID, 2ND TIME WITH CAR, NEED A $600 REPAIR THAT WILL RESOLVE. NOW, DEALER SAYS NO, THE BATTERY IS STILL THE ISSUE. THE...
Mileage: 130,000
CAR SHUTS OFF WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING, 3 TIMES NOW, ONCE ON INTERSTATE 64. DEALER FIRST SAID HYBRID BATTERY BAD, 2ND OPINION FROM HYBRID BATTERY COMPANY SAID BATTERY GOOD. DEALER SAID, 2ND TIME WITH CAR, NEED A $600 REPAIR THAT WILL RESOLVE. NOW, DEALER SAYS NO, THE BATTERY IS STILL THE ISSUE. THE...
Mileage: 130,000
CAR SHUTS OFF WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING, 3 TIMES NOW, ONCE ON INTERSTATE 64. DEALER FIRST SAID HYBRID BATTERY BAD, 2ND OPINION FROM HYBRID BATTERY COMPANY SAID BATTERY GOOD. DEALER SAID, 2ND TIME WITH CAR, NEED A $600 REPAIR THAT WILL RESOLVE. NOW, DEALER SAYS NO, THE BATTERY IS STILL THE ISSUE. THE...
Mileage: 130,000
POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. NO WARNING UNTIL IT WAS OUT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT COMPLETELY. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT WENT OUT DO TO HOW HARD IT IS TO STEER! IT'S NOT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. IT'S ALL ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEO...
Mileage: 107,000
I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ON A CITY STREET. AS TRAFFIC SLOWED I BEGAN TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SUDDENLY I GOT SEVERAL ALERTS ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (BRAKE, ABS, AND REGEN DISCONNECT). AT THE SAME TIME I LOST ALL OR MOST OF MY BRAKING POWER. I WAS FORCED TO USE T...
Mileage: 146,000
INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WITH ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING.
Mileage: 40,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "STOP FOR SAFETY/HIGH MOTOR - COOLING" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 173,300
VEHICLE WAS FAILING TO STOP WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. CODES CAME BACK FROM DEALER THAT HCU AND MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $7100 WHICH IS MORE THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. OTHER YEAR MODES HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL
THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING FROM A STOP, IT IS NOT TRANSMISSION, IT IS LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING OR REASON SHUTS OFF ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE RED TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION LIGHT COMES ON WITH A WARNING TO STOP SAFELY NOW ON THE D...
Mileage: 146,000
THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING FROM A STOP, IT IS NOT TRANSMISSION, IT IS LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING OR REASON SHUTS OFF ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE RED TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION LIGHT COMES ON WITH A WARNING TO STOP SAFELY NOW ON THE D...
Mileage: 146,000
THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING FROM A STOP, IT IS NOT TRANSMISSION, IT IS LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING OR REASON SHUTS OFF ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE RED TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION LIGHT COMES ON WITH A WARNING TO STOP SAFELY NOW ON THE D...
Mileage: 146,000
THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, AND AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY DO NOT WORK. AFTER BRINGING IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THE PART ITSELF IS ABOUT $5,000 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. (HYDROCOLIC CONTROL UNIT). THEY DIDNT RECOMMEND FIXING IT BECAUSE OF HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS. I STILL OWE $5,000...
Mileage: 10
THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, AND AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY DO NOT WORK. AFTER BRINGING IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THE PART ITSELF IS ABOUT $5,000 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. (HYDROCOLIC CONTROL UNIT). THEY DIDNT RECOMMEND FIXING IT BECAUSE OF HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS. I STILL OWE $5,000...
Mileage: 10
SEE ATTACHED REPAIR INVOICE # 68143 DATED 01/04/2018. LANDMARK FORD TUALATIN, OR 97281 DEFECTIVE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY COOLING FANS & DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSY PAID INVOICE AMT $2208.95. *JS
Mileage: 128,475
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. LANDMARK FORD IN TIGARD, OREGON WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED ...
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. LANDMARK FORD IN TIGARD, OREGON WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED ...
Mileage: 124,000
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. *TT UPDATED 9/12/18*JB
Mileage: 106,000
I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR BASICALLY SHUT DOWN AND TOLD ME TO "PULL OVER SAFELY". A RED TRIANGLE (WITH THE EXCLAMATION POINT IN THE CENTER) APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD ALONG WITH THE "PULL OVER SAFELY" MESSAGE AND A CHIMING/ALERT SOUND. THIS WAS ON LABOR DA...
Mileage: 146,000
I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR BASICALLY SHUT DOWN AND TOLD ME TO "PULL OVER SAFELY". A RED TRIANGLE (WITH THE EXCLAMATION POINT IN THE CENTER) APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD ALONG WITH THE "PULL OVER SAFELY" MESSAGE AND A CHIMING/ALERT SOUND. THIS WAS ON LABOR DA...
Mileage: 146,000
I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR BASICALLY SHUT DOWN AND TOLD ME TO "PULL OVER SAFELY". A RED TRIANGLE (WITH THE EXCLAMATION POINT IN THE CENTER) APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD ALONG WITH THE "PULL OVER SAFELY" MESSAGE AND A CHIMING/ALERT SOUND. THIS WAS ON LABOR DA...
Mileage: 146,000
I WAS APPROACHING A T-INTERSECTION AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL RESISTED MY FOOT PRESSURE AND I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. I MANAGED TO MANEUVER THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND SPOTTED A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER TO GATHER MY THO...
Mileage: 110,000
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR SHUT DOWN, AND I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER. IT WOULDN'T START AT FIRST, THEN I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED AND DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY JUST FINE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF CO...
Mileage: 116,000
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR SHUT DOWN, AND I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER. IT WOULDN'T START AT FIRST, THEN I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED AND DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY JUST FINE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF CO...
Mileage: 116,000
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR SHUT DOWN, AND I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER. IT WOULDN'T START AT FIRST, THEN I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED AND DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY JUST FINE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF CO...
Mileage: 116,000
HYBRID MEC PUMP FAILURE: MY VEHICLE HAD THE MEC HYBRID COOLANT PUMP FAILURE THAT IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. MY PARTICULAR VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LARGE SCALE RECALL UNDERTAKEN BY FORD. I HAD THE PUMP REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER IN 2011, AND THEN AGAIN IN 2012 AFTER A SECOND FAILURE. THIS COST M...
Mileage: 120,000
REHAN BRAKE FAILURE NO WARNING WONT STOP OR GO AWAY TRUCK IS NOT ABLE TO MOVE NO BRAKES AT ALL MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER 2006 FAILURE AND FORD SAYS THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT WONT DO ANYTHING FOR CONSUMERS BOUGHT A 2008 AND SAME THING IS NOW HAPPENING WITH 08 HYBRID
Mileage: 200,000
I BOUGHT A 10 YEAR OLD 2006 ESCAPE HYBRID WITH 73,000 MILES. AFTER 4,000 MILE THE ABS LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND THE BRAKES WOULD GO INTO MANUAL MODE AND THE WARNING LIGHTS READ CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REGEN DISENAGED. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 77,000
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE,(VEHICLE IS STATIONARY) THE ABS LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON. THE BRAKES GO INTO A SAFETY MODE, AND DON'T WORK UNLESS YOU PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I CAN ALMOST ROLL DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN ALL OF THE WAY. MY DRIVEWAY HAS ...
Mileage: 100,000
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM
Mileage: 20
WHILE DRIVING AND PARKING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. A WARNING LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH BOARD SAYING STOP NOW. POWER STEERING FAIL. *TR
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, IT ROLLED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V606000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMA...
Mileage: 160,000
WHILE DRIVING, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING " SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP NOW", THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT, NO POWER AT ALL. I PULLED OVER AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTART IT. EVERYTHING SOUNDED FINE. I TALK TO A FORD DEALER WHOM SEEM NOT TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. I HAVE AN ENGINE CODE P1A0C (ETB), FROM...
Mileage: 148,810
THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED AT THE GAS STATION AFTER I GOT GAS AND PUT AIR IN THE TIRES. AS I SLOWLY CAME TO A ROLL MY BACK WINDOW EXPLODED IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT. SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES. IT'S ALL OVER THE GROUND AT THE GAS STATION AND THE TINY PIECES ARE ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY VEH...
Mileage: 114,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION. THE CONTACT NOTICED HOLES INSIDE THE SHOCK AND BRACKET. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 160,000
ABS LIGHT COMES ON. BRAKES ARE LOOSE. HAPPENED NOW MORE THAN 10 TIMES. WE JUST PULL OVER THE SIDE AND TURN OFF THE CAR. START AGAIN AND BRAKES WORK FINE FOR A WHILE. THIS IS AN SCARY CAR. I USE TO DRIVE MY KIDS AROUND.
Mileage: 110,000
REAR SUBFRAME BROKE ABOVE THE AXLE NEAR THE DIFFERENTIAL. SYMPTOMS ARE GRINDING NOISE DURING LEFT TURNS AS TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS ACTIVATE. FORD DEALER ESTIMATES COST OF $3=$8,000 TO REPLACE THE REAR SUBFRAME. ## VIN PASSED ## FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AWD 2006 ##
Mileage: 150,000
BRAKES SUDDENLY FAIL. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKE FAILS UNEXPECTANTLY AND YOU MUST USE EXTREME FORCE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND THEY WILL WORK AGAIN AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON LINE. IT IS ONLY A MA...
Mileage: 93,000
MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAVE HAD NO WARNINGS LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT. THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON AND AN ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON IN THE DASH STATING TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING SERVICED. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT JUST HAP...
Mileage: 130,000
WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONE MORNING TO FIND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN. DASH DISPLAYED WRENCH SYMBOL INDICATING MAINTENANCE NEEDED AND NARRATIVE THAT POWER STEERING NEEDS SERVICE.
Mileage: 112,000
BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. ABS LIGHT ALSO COMES ON - LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ABS COMES ON.
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE VERY STIFF, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE D...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE VERY STIFF, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE D...
Mileage: 75,000
MY VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT OCT.9,2015 WITH 72,000 MILES ON IT. IN MAY 2016 THE ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OUT AND THE MESSAGE WOULD READ "SERVICE ENGINE" ALONG WITH A YELLOW WRENCH APPEARING ON THE DASH. I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A HARNESS...
Mileage: 75,000
MY VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT OCT.9,2015 WITH 72,000 MILES ON IT. IN MAY 2016 THE ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OUT AND THE MESSAGE WOULD READ "SERVICE ENGINE" ALONG WITH A YELLOW WRENCH APPEARING ON THE DASH. I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A HARNESS...
Mileage: 75,000
MY VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT OCT.9,2015 WITH 72,000 MILES ON IT. IN MAY 2016 THE ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OUT AND THE MESSAGE WOULD READ "SERVICE ENGINE" ALONG WITH A YELLOW WRENCH APPEARING ON THE DASH. I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A HARNESS...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HIGH MOTOR TEMPERATURE AND STOP VEHICLE SAFELY WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS CO...
Mileage: 114,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HIGH MOTOR TEMPERATURE AND STOP VEHICLE SAFELY WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS CO...
Mileage: 114,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF FOR SEVERA...
Mileage: 45,000
BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, DASH LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.
Mileage: 78,600
VEHICLE DASH BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. DEALER ADVISED MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $2500. IN ADITION, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT MIGHT ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED, FOR AN ADDITIONAL $4000, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT TELL UNTIL THE MASTER CYLIND...
Mileage: 133,200
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION, PREPARING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE, WHEN MY BREAKS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE BREAK PEDAL WAS STIFF, AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. WE HIT TWO CARS THAT WERE SITTING AT THE INTERSECTION, TOTALING MY FORD ESCAPE AS WELL AS ONE OF THE...
Mileage: 130,000
MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES BECAME MANUAL. WHEN I CHECKED ON THE CODES (C1478, C1313 & C1480) I FOUND THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM, THAT THE REPAIR COST IS RIDICULOUS AT APPROXIMATELY $5000. AND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS 2006 FORD ESCAP...
Mileage: 185,000
OUR VEHICLE SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE MOVING OR STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION. WE GET A MESSAGE OF STOP SAFELY NOW ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT IN SIX LANES OF TRAF...
Mileage: 124,000
OUR VEHICLE SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE MOVING OR STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION. WE GET A MESSAGE OF STOP SAFELY NOW ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT IN SIX LANES OF TRAF...
Mileage: 124,000
OUR VEHICLE SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE MOVING OR STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION. WE GET A MESSAGE OF STOP SAFELY NOW ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT IN SIX LANES OF TRAF...
Mileage: 124,000
THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RING, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TONE RING, CAN SPLIT OR CRACK WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF ABS AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT, IS FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS, AND SHOULD HAVE LONG AGO RESULT IN A RECALL.
Mileage: 33,000
THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RING, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TONE RING, CAN SPLIT OR CRACK WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF ABS AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT, IS FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS, AND SHOULD HAVE LONG AGO RESULT IN A RECALL.
Mileage: 33,000
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE, MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE HYDROLIC REGENERATIVE BREAKING SYSTEM AND ABS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS, SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-40MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BECOME VERY HARD AND IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESS WITH LOSS OF BRAKING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM FORCED TO RAPIDLY RELEAS...
Mileage: 160,000
DRIVING CAR AND BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. HAD TO JUMP ON THE BRAKES TO GET ANY TRACTION WHATSOEVER. WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, ALONG WITH MESSAGES OF CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. APPEAR...
Mileage: 75,000
DRIVING CAR AND BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. HAD TO JUMP ON THE BRAKES TO GET ANY TRACTION WHATSOEVER. WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, ALONG WITH MESSAGES OF CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. APPEAR...
Mileage: 75,000
DRIVING CAR AND BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. HAD TO JUMP ON THE BRAKES TO GET ANY TRACTION WHATSOEVER. WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, ALONG WITH MESSAGES OF CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REGEN BRAKES DISABLED. APPEAR...
Mileage: 75,000
BREAKS FAILED..FORD DEALER SAID NEEDS A NEW HYDROLIC UNIT ETC FOR $5200.00!! FOUND INFO ONLINE THAT SHOWS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! BIG SAFETY PROBLEM.. PLEASE RESPOND..HELP
Mileage: 79,000
THE BRAKES ON OUR 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID BEGAN GRINDING AROUND FEBRUARY 2016. WE HAD THE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AND IT BRAKED BETTER, BUT WITHIN A MILE AFTER LEAVING THE FORD SERVICE CENTER THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND SHORTLY AFTER - WHILE MOVING - THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WER...
Mileage: 105,000
I HEARD A LOUD CLUNKY FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL, LOUDER WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. UPON INSPECTION I OBSERVED THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL WAS MISSING IT'S PROTECTIVE COATING AND FLAKING RUST/CORROSION WAS EVERYWHERE WITH EXPOSED WHITE FIBERGLASS SHEETING VISIBLE THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK IS EXPOSED, MISSING B...
Mileage: 181,000
VEHICLE STALLED DURING ACCELERATATION. THEN WENT IDLE AND WENT INTO SAFETY MODE IN TRAFFIC. PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY CONSUMER SATISFACTION ALERT # 13NO3 CODES P2135,P2110,P2111
Mileage: 85,000
FORD MEC PUMP RECALL, DID NOT HELP AFTER REPLACING PART. MY ESCAPE DIED ON ME WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WITH MY 18-MONTH OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OVER 3 LANES ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY, WITH CARS SP...
Mileage: 85,100
FORD MEC PUMP RECALL, DID NOT HELP AFTER REPLACING PART. MY ESCAPE DIED ON ME WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WITH MY 18-MONTH OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OVER 3 LANES ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY, WITH CARS SP...
Mileage: 85,100
THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY IRRITATING BECAUSE MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON AT WEIRD TIMES AND TO FIX THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $4500. THAT'S RIDICULOUS I CAN'T AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT ALSO JUST STARTED SPITTING GAS OUT AT ME WHEN I GO TO FILL IT UP. DID IT TO ME TWICE THE OTHER DAY AND I HAVE...
Mileage: 55,500
THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY IRRITATING BECAUSE MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON AT WEIRD TIMES AND TO FIX THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $4500. THAT'S RIDICULOUS I CAN'T AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT ALSO JUST STARTED SPITTING GAS OUT AT ME WHEN I GO TO FILL IT UP. DID IT TO ME TWICE THE OTHER DAY AND I HAVE...
Mileage: 55,500
THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY IRRITATING BECAUSE MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON AT WEIRD TIMES AND TO FIX THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $4500. THAT'S RIDICULOUS I CAN'T AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT ALSO JUST STARTED SPITTING GAS OUT AT ME WHEN I GO TO FILL IT UP. DID IT TO ME TWICE THE OTHER DAY AND I HAVE...
Mileage: 55,500
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WOULDN'T WORK. YELLOW WRENCH WARNING, AND POWER STEERING LISTED ON FAULT INDICATOR. WILL TAKE TO DEALER.
Mileage: 180,000
CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR CARPORT OVERNIGHT (12/24-25, 2015). WHEN I CAME OUT THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. MOST OF THE GLASS WAS OUTSIDE THE CAR, PERHAPS 5 PERCENT WAS INSIDE. NO FALLEN BRANCHES, NO SIGN OF FOUL PLAY, NONE OF OUR OTHER CARS WERE DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. I LOOKED UP AND FOUND THAT SIMIL...
Mileage: 78,000
2006 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLANT PUMP RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, WHEN SHE LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL 3 14V526000. *J...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER...
Mileage: 137,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK UP LIGHTS AND CAMERA FAILED TO ACTIVATE, WHICH DEACTIVATED THE ALERT CHIME. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK UP LIGHTS AND CAMERA FAILED TO ACTIVATE, WHICH DEACTIVATED THE ALERT CHIME. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM...
I HAD GONE VA BEACH TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND WAS ON THE WAY BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN JUST BEFORE THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL IN NEWPORT NEWS. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP AND WAS LUCKY TO BE IN THE RIGHT LANE. A AAA BE TOW TRUCK PULLED US OFF TO THE SIDE. W...
Mileage: 18,324
I HAD GONE VA BEACH TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND WAS ON THE WAY BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN JUST BEFORE THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL IN NEWPORT NEWS. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP AND WAS LUCKY TO BE IN THE RIGHT LANE. A AAA BE TOW TRUCK PULLED US OFF TO THE SIDE. W...
Mileage: 18,324
I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPG WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT, AC WAS NOT COOLING AS IT WAS BEFORE THE WARNING THEN A SAFETY SIGN CAME ON THE DASHBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY (SATURDAY) I CALLED GREENWAY FORD DEALERSHIP, COLONIAL SR 50, FL AND ASK IF THERE IS A REC...
Mileage: 126,700
CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AT AIRPORT PARKING LOT FOR A MONTH. WHEN RETRIEVING IT UPON RETURN BRAKES FAILED, ABS AND BRAKE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE PARKED THE CAR IN THE LOT, RENTED A CAR TO GET HOME. NEXT MORNING WE ARRANGED AAA TO TOW VEHICLE. WHEN TOW OPERATO...
Mileage: 83,700
THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS UNSTABLE AND IS TRIGGERED RANDOMLY. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED WIDELY AMONG OTHER OWNERS OF FORD ESCAPE - MODEL AND YEAR ARE VARIED. THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS TRIGGERED BY NO EXTERNAL CAUSE BUT DOES SEEM TO REACT STRONGLY TO HEAT. ALT...
Mileage: 92,000
THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK AND BRACKET THAT ATTACHES IT TO THE CAR IS RUSTING AND HAS BROKEN OFF CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND PRESENTS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
Mileage: 97,800
THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK AND BRACKET THAT ATTACHES IT TO THE CAR IS RUSTING AND HAS BROKEN OFF CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND PRESENTS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
Mileage: 97,800
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SUDDENLY RECEIVED WARNING MESSAGE ABOUT THE BRAKES AND HEARD WARNING BEEPS. IMMEDIATELY I LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY (BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AND GIVE VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE) BUT STILL HAD ACCELERATION AND STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I NAVIGATED THE CAR TO A SIDE STREE...
Mileage: 121,000
BASICALLY, THIS IS HAPPENING AT LEAST 1 X / DAY. I AM TAKING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW, BUT FORD REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND GET THIS FIXED. I WAS DRIVING ON A REGULAR ROAD AND MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE WARNING BELL. MY HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED AGA...
Mileage: 85,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF NORMAL AND EFFECTIVE BRAKING. THE ABS AND BRAKE SERVICE LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON IN THE DASH AND IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP IT, IT BECAME NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHENEVER ATTEMPTING TO...
Mileage: 171,000
WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING. HAD BEEN IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ABS, BRAKE, AND SERVICE BRAKES, INDICATORS CAME ON ALL AT ONCE. DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT I DID IN FACT NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. TURNED ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND BEGAN TO MERGE OVER INTO RIGHT HA...
Mileage: 125,000
WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING. HAD BEEN IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ABS, BRAKE, AND SERVICE BRAKES, INDICATORS CAME ON ALL AT ONCE. DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT I DID IN FACT NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. TURNED ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND BEGAN TO MERGE OVER INTO RIGHT HA...
Mileage: 125,000
WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING. HAD BEEN IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ABS, BRAKE, AND SERVICE BRAKES, INDICATORS CAME ON ALL AT ONCE. DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT I DID IN FACT NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. TURNED ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND BEGAN TO MERGE OVER INTO RIGHT HA...
Mileage: 125,000
I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND MY BRAKE LIGHT AND WARNING SOUND CAME ON WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE FOR A RED LIGHT. I HAD TO PUSH REALLY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
ON FEB 25, 2016, MY CAR WAS HIT BY A CAR AT MY REAR PART, AND THEN I HIT A CAR AT MY FRONT. MY FRONT AIRBAG CAME OUT FROM STEERING WHEEL AND AT THE SAME TIME MY RIGHT HAND WAS BURNED BY THE HOT GAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR BAG. MY INJURY IS IN A 2IN X 2IN SIZE. MY HAND GET RECOVERED AFTER ONE MONTH LEAV...
Mileage: 148,000
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND EVENTUALLY WENT DEAD. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, HE WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, BUT ONLY TRAVELED A FEW MINUTES, BEFORE IT WENT DEAD AGAIN. THE SERV...
WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THEY WERE VERY HARD TO DEPRESS AND SLOWED THE CAR VERY SLOWLY. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE NEEDED TO STOP, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT, WITHOUT A DOUBT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND ...
Mileage: 83,000
2006 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A SPORADIC ISSUE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WHEN THE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED, THERE WAS NO PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE POWER BRAKES ...
I OWN A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID- I RECEIVED NOTICE LAST YEAR OF RECALL FOR STALLING. I ASKED DEALER IN DEC TO REPLACE. WAS TOLD PART WAS LIMITED AND AS LONG AS NO PROBLEM THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET PART.( ALSO ASKED IN JAN- NO CHANGE.. IN FEB THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING N...
Mileage: 186,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPA...
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, IT FEL AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STALL. THERE WAS A WARNING, THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING WAS PRESENT. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AND THE OVERHEATED WARNING WAS ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL...
ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. DOES GIVES MESSAGE "SERVICE PWR STEERING" ON DASHBOARD, BUT PROVIDES NO USEFUL FUNCTION. CAR DID NOT CRASH AT TIME OF FAILURE, BUT CONTROLLING IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT, REQUIRING HIGH PHYSICAL EFFORT TO MOVE STEERI...
Mileage: 82,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF T...
Mileage: 157,872
THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND A CHUGGING SOUND IN 2013.... TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE TONE RING ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE WAS BROKEN AND REPLACED FOR $350.00. ON 12 JANUARY 2015, BOTH THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ALONG WITH MESSAGE TO SERVICE B...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...
ON COLD MORNING, CAR STARTED DROVE DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 5 MILES AND THE CAR JUST DIED, SAYING "BRAKE SAFELY NOW." SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY ON COLD DAYS WHEN HEATER IS ON. IT WILL NOT START AGAIN FOR 30 MINUTES. IT WILL START, BUT WILL CONTINUOUSLY DIE. WE HAD CALLED FORD IN MIDDLESBORO, KY AND SPOKE...
Mileage: 161,441
ON COLD MORNING, CAR STARTED DROVE DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 5 MILES AND THE CAR JUST DIED, SAYING "BRAKE SAFELY NOW." SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY ON COLD DAYS WHEN HEATER IS ON. IT WILL NOT START AGAIN FOR 30 MINUTES. IT WILL START, BUT WILL CONTINUOUSLY DIE. WE HAD CALLED FORD IN MIDDLESBORO, KY AND SPOKE...
Mileage: 161,441
WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, THE YELLOW ABS AND THE RED BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LAMPS LIT UP, AND THE ALARM SOUNDED. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AS THE PEDAL BECAME STIFF. BRAKES WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. THIS LUCKILY HAPPENED IN THE EVENING, OR ELSE I COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIA...
Mileage: 134,000
WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, THE YELLOW ABS AND THE RED BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LAMPS LIT UP, AND THE ALARM SOUNDED. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AS THE PEDAL BECAME STIFF. BRAKES WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. THIS LUCKILY HAPPENED IN THE EVENING, OR ELSE I COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIA...
Mileage: 134,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE MESSAGE STATING TO "STOP SAFELY NOW" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VE...
Mileage: 120,000
THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL OF MY VEHICLE IS BROKEN AND CRACKED WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS AT THE TOP. THEREFORE, THE SHOCK IS BASICALLY ATTACHED TO NOTHING MORE THAN SOME BROKEN PIECES OF THE FENDER WELL. THE SPRING IS THE ONLY THING GIVING THE VEHICLE ANY SUPPORT ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND IT MAKES A...
Mileage: 118,000
I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE DASH SHOWED A WARNING STATING SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF 'STOP SAFELY NOW'. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED. IT HAS RUN FINE SIN...
Mileage: 149,500
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2006 WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. AFTER ABOUT FOUR YEARS THE BATTERY PACK BLEW AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD HAVE COST $4000 BUT THANKFULLY I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS COVERED. ON SEPT. 20, 2014 THE CAR THREW A ROD AND THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED....
Mileage: 160,000
I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I COULD STILL STEER TO THE SIDE, BUT THE ENGINE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REAR-ENDED. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. CONTINUED TO HAVE MULTIPLE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. BROUGHT IT IN AG...
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I COULD STILL STEER TO THE SIDE, BUT THE ENGINE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REAR-ENDED. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. CONTINUED TO HAVE MULTIPLE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. BROUGHT IT IN AG...
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD HYBRID ESCAPE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS A WARNING ALARM SOUNDED. THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT, AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I COULD SLOW DOWN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS THAT TH...
Mileage: 94,000
APPROXIMATELY 8-9 MONTHS AGO I FELT LIKE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS GOING OUT IN MY 2006 ESCAPE HYBRID. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP THAT I TRUST A FEW DAYS LATER AND THE MECHANIC DROVE IT AND THOUGHT IT WAS OK SO NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME HE DID NOT PERFORM ANY SORT OF A COMPUTER D...
Mileage: 91,589
TRAVELING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70MPH AND THE MOTOR SHUT OFF, GIVING ME A 'STOP SAFELY NOW' WITH THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT ON. I STOPPED, WAITED A FEW MINUTES ON THE ROADSIDE AND IT STARTED AGAIN. HEADED HOME AGAIN, WHEN ABOUT A MILE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WAITED A FEW MINUTES BY THE ROAD, TH...
Mileage: 138,100
TRAVELING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70MPH AND THE MOTOR SHUT OFF, GIVING ME A 'STOP SAFELY NOW' WITH THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT ON. I STOPPED, WAITED A FEW MINUTES ON THE ROADSIDE AND IT STARTED AGAIN. HEADED HOME AGAIN, WHEN ABOUT A MILE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WAITED A FEW MINUTES BY THE ROAD, TH...
Mileage: 138,100
TRAVELING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70MPH AND THE MOTOR SHUT OFF, GIVING ME A 'STOP SAFELY NOW' WITH THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT ON. I STOPPED, WAITED A FEW MINUTES ON THE ROADSIDE AND IT STARTED AGAIN. HEADED HOME AGAIN, WHEN ABOUT A MILE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WAITED A FEW MINUTES BY THE ROAD, TH...
Mileage: 138,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A MAN...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 06' HYBRID ESCAPE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, IT JUST GAVE ME A " PLEASE PULL OVER NOW". I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON I44 AT 75MPH BECAUSE OF ALL POWER LOSS. WHEN I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I LET IT SIT FOR LIKE A MINUTE AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT DROVE A GOOD 5 MINUTES AT ABOUT ...
Mileage: 105,000
MY 06' HYBRID ESCAPE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, IT JUST GAVE ME A " PLEASE PULL OVER NOW". I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON I44 AT 75MPH BECAUSE OF ALL POWER LOSS. WHEN I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I LET IT SIT FOR LIKE A MINUTE AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT DROVE A GOOD 5 MINUTES AT ABOUT ...
Mileage: 105,000
MY 06' HYBRID ESCAPE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, IT JUST GAVE ME A " PLEASE PULL OVER NOW". I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON I44 AT 75MPH BECAUSE OF ALL POWER LOSS. WHEN I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I LET IT SIT FOR LIKE A MINUTE AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT DROVE A GOOD 5 MINUTES AT ABOUT ...
Mileage: 105,000
MY CAR HASN'T HAD ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS AND WAS WORKING FINE. ON 7/21/14 I WAS DRIVING AT 40 FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES WHEN THE "SAFETY ALERT" LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS PROMPTED TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I WAS IN THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC, GOING UP A LARGE HILL AND WAS DOING MY BEST TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER BUT ...
Mileage: 95,000
MY CAR HASN'T HAD ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS AND WAS WORKING FINE. ON 7/21/14 I WAS DRIVING AT 40 FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES WHEN THE "SAFETY ALERT" LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS PROMPTED TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I WAS IN THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC, GOING UP A LARGE HILL AND WAS DOING MY BEST TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER BUT ...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INSTANTLY STOP AND TRAVELED ABNORMALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 105,000
WE PURCHASED THIS FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IN AUGUST, 2012, AFTER PROCURING A PRE-SALE EVALUATION AT FORD DEALER 1, INCLUDING A FULL VIN SEARCH FOR ANY INCOMPLETE RECALLS.THE EVALUATION FOUND NOTHING INCOMPLETE.RETURNING HOME 6.11.14, ON OUR RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE ESCAPE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FLASHED 'ST...
Mileage: 150,000
WE PURCHASED THIS FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IN AUGUST, 2012, AFTER PROCURING A PRE-SALE EVALUATION AT FORD DEALER 1, INCLUDING A FULL VIN SEARCH FOR ANY INCOMPLETE RECALLS.THE EVALUATION FOUND NOTHING INCOMPLETE.RETURNING HOME 6.11.14, ON OUR RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE ESCAPE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FLASHED 'ST...
Mileage: 150,000
WE PURCHASED THIS FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IN AUGUST, 2012, AFTER PROCURING A PRE-SALE EVALUATION AT FORD DEALER 1, INCLUDING A FULL VIN SEARCH FOR ANY INCOMPLETE RECALLS.THE EVALUATION FOUND NOTHING INCOMPLETE.RETURNING HOME 6.11.14, ON OUR RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE ESCAPE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FLASHED 'ST...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE GOING ABOUT 73MPH IN PASSING LANE-HEARD "BEEP" DASHBOARD HAD RED TRIANGLE LITE UP AND A MESSAGE TO STOP SAFELY NOW--THEN CAR JUST STOPPED!! I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE--PULLED OFF INTO MEDIAN--READ MANUAL--STARTED CAR UP AND WENT--ON RETURN TRIP SAME THING--ALTHOUGH NOW I WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR...
Mileage: 113,750
WHILE GOING ABOUT 73MPH IN PASSING LANE-HEARD "BEEP" DASHBOARD HAD RED TRIANGLE LITE UP AND A MESSAGE TO STOP SAFELY NOW--THEN CAR JUST STOPPED!! I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE--PULLED OFF INTO MEDIAN--READ MANUAL--STARTED CAR UP AND WENT--ON RETURN TRIP SAME THING--ALTHOUGH NOW I WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR...
Mileage: 113,750
WE WERE DRIVING EAST ON I-26 IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT 65 MPH IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRIANGLE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH SOUNDED AND LIT UP SAYING "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW". AT THE SAME TIME , WITH THE GAS PEDDLE FLOORED, THE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS SLOWING BY THE SECOND! THE GAS PEDDLE DID NO...
Mileage: 129,000
WE WERE DRIVING EAST ON I-26 IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT 65 MPH IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRIANGLE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH SOUNDED AND LIT UP SAYING "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW". AT THE SAME TIME , WITH THE GAS PEDDLE FLOORED, THE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS SLOWING BY THE SECOND! THE GAS PEDDLE DID NO...
Mileage: 129,000
WE WERE DRIVING EAST ON I-26 IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT 65 MPH IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRIANGLE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH SOUNDED AND LIT UP SAYING "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW". AT THE SAME TIME , WITH THE GAS PEDDLE FLOORED, THE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS SLOWING BY THE SECOND! THE GAS PEDDLE DID NO...
Mileage: 129,000
COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LEFT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITHOUT POWER TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID THE INCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 117,306
COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LEFT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITHOUT POWER TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID THE INCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 117,306
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE "CAN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING" INCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A WARNING LIGHT IN THE SHAPE OF A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE "CAN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING" INCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A WARNING LIGHT IN THE SHAPE OF A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...
WE NOTICED BANGING COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. AFTER INVESTIGATING, WE FOUND A NUMBER OF SMALL RUSTED OUT HOLES INTO THE TRUNK FROM JUST THAT WHEEL WELL. THE BANGING WAS THE SHOCK MOUNT AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER HITTING THE WELL. THE RUSTED OUT AREA HAS GROWN. THERE IS NO OTHER INDICATION OF...
Mileage: 100,000
ERROR CODE IS "STOP SAFELY NOW". I WAS DRIVING, AND ALL IN THE SUDDEN - AN ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP ON DASH DISPLAY "STOP SAFELY NOW". IMMEDIATELY, THE CAR WAS TOTALLY SHUT DOWN RIGHT AFTER, LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP, AND I HAVE NO CONTROLS OF ANY THING. I WAS LUCKY THAT I'M IN A MIDDLE OF A PARKIN...
Mileage: 63,792
ERROR CODE IS "STOP SAFELY NOW". I WAS DRIVING, AND ALL IN THE SUDDEN - AN ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP ON DASH DISPLAY "STOP SAFELY NOW". IMMEDIATELY, THE CAR WAS TOTALLY SHUT DOWN RIGHT AFTER, LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP, AND I HAVE NO CONTROLS OF ANY THING. I WAS LUCKY THAT I'M IN A MIDDLE OF A PARKIN...
Mileage: 63,792
AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30PM, I WAS DRIVING IN SACRAMENTO MAKING A RIGHT TURN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PETAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN IT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE PANEL SAID "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTE...
Mileage: 107,026
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND SAID STOP SAFELY NOW. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND 10 MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS AGAIN FOR OVER A YEAR. AT THAT TIME I WAS DRIVING IN TUCSON AZ AND IT LOST ALL POWER IN THE MIDD...
Mileage: 68,592
CAR WENT FROM A HIGH SPEED 60KM TO NO ACCELERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ERROR CODE INDICATE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
CAR WENT FROM A HIGH SPEED 60KM TO NO ACCELERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ERROR CODE INDICATE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TIME OF DAY: 1800, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 80F. "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED ON CONSOLE. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING A HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE LEFT LANE AND SAFELY MOVED TO THE LEFT CURB AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENGI...
Mileage: 91,000
TIME OF DAY: 1800, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 80F. "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED ON CONSOLE. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING A HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE LEFT LANE AND SAFELY MOVED TO THE LEFT CURB AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENGI...
Mileage: 91,000
THE VEHICLE WAS AND HAS BEEN DRIVING NORMALLY UNTIL STANDARD BRAKING SITUATION OF COMING TO A STOPLIGHT. AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES WAS GONE. I HAD TO CRUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET ANY BRAKING AT ALL. LUCKILY I'M STRONG ENOUGH TO MANU...
Mileage: 87,100
MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID SPORATICALLY LOOSES POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR CLEAR INDICATION OF ROOT CAUSE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING TURNS ON RESIDENT STREETS AND WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH VELOCITY ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REPLACED PARTS AT A COMBINED COST OF ~3500 AND TH...
Mileage: 120,000
IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT FORD HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THEIR POWER STEERING ON MOST OF THEIR HYBRIDS AND THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I TOTALLY LOST STEERING THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS IT WAS LIKE BEING AT THE GYM TO TRY AND STEER MY 06 FEH. *TR
Mileage: 140
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE CARPOOL LANE, ABOUT 65MPH. HEARD A NOISE (SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE LOSING POWER) AND SAW THE WARNING LIGHT TO "STOP SAFELY NOW". HAD TO PULL TO LEFT IMMEDIATELY, WITH VERY LITTLE ROOM IN THE SHOULDER ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY. THIS WAS A VERY HAZARDOUS AND STRESSFUL S...
Mileage: 120,000
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE TO CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP THE BRAKES WORKED OK. I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED THE VEHICLE BOTH THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT WERE ON. WHEN...
Mileage: 119,320
DECEMBER 6 2013 MY CAR WAS STRUCK ON CENTER COLUMN. THE TRUCK WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN STRIKING MY CAR AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL THAT CAME WITH MY VEHICLE BUT DID NOT. THERE WERE NECK INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ME WHICH I BELIEVE COULD HAVE ...
COMING TO A STOP TO LEAVE PARKING LOT, I FELT THE BRAKES SHUTTER AS IF WAS SLIDING. THE SKIING LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, VEHICLE MOTION STOPPED, THEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND GOT A MESSAGE ON DASH THE GET BAKE SYSTEM SERVICED. ABS LIGHT IN ON ALL THE TIME AND THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. ...
Mileage: 96,752
MY 2006 ESCAPE HYBRID SUDDENLY LOST BRAKING POWER, OCCURRING AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW TO EXIT OFF OF I-95 TO MY HOME. THE ABS AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AT THE SAME TIME,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD BUT THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH TO GET SLOWED DOWN PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD AND LUCKILY THE OFF ...
Mileage: 133,974
RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING HAS GOTTEN WEAK AND STARTED TO FLEX. THE WHEEL WELL ABOVE IT HAS LOST THE INTEGRITY OF ITS PLASTIC COATING AND HAS CAUSED IT TO RUST OUT ENORMOUSLY. SHOCK MOUNT AND WHEEL WELL NEED TO BE REPLACE. FROM DOING SOME SEARCHING ONLINE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE 04-...
Mileage: 130,000
RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING HAS GOTTEN WEAK AND STARTED TO FLEX. THE WHEEL WELL ABOVE IT HAS LOST THE INTEGRITY OF ITS PLASTIC COATING AND HAS CAUSED IT TO RUST OUT ENORMOUSLY. SHOCK MOUNT AND WHEEL WELL NEED TO BE REPLACE. FROM DOING SOME SEARCHING ONLINE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE 04-...
Mileage: 130,000
RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING HAS GOTTEN WEAK AND STARTED TO FLEX. THE WHEEL WELL ABOVE IT HAS LOST THE INTEGRITY OF ITS PLASTIC COATING AND HAS CAUSED IT TO RUST OUT ENORMOUSLY. SHOCK MOUNT AND WHEEL WELL NEED TO BE REPLACE. FROM DOING SOME SEARCHING ONLINE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE 04-...
Mileage: 130,000
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE REOCCURED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN ...
Mileage: 153,325
CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR
Mileage: 99,000
CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR
Mileage: 99,000
BOUGHT THE CAR FROM NOVATO FORD, NOW JOURNEY FORD IN 2008. A FEW DAYS AGO I HAD TO BRAKE HARD, BUT AS FAR AS I COULD TELL THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) DID NOT ENGAGE. THE BRAKES WORKED AND THE CAR STOPPED/. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED THAT AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE...
Mileage: 100,000
RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND COLLAPSED, EXPOSING SHOCK. SHOCK IS BROKEN. YOU CAN SEE THROUGH WHEEL WELL VIA THE JACK COMPARTMENT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ROUGH ESTIMATES ARE $3000-4000, REPLACING WHEEL WELL, SHOCK, AND RIGHT REAR QUARTERPANEL. LEFT WHEEL WELL INTACT AND GOOD. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND COLLAPSED, EXPOSING SHOCK. SHOCK IS BROKEN. YOU CAN SEE THROUGH WHEEL WELL VIA THE JACK COMPARTMENT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ROUGH ESTIMATES ARE $3000-4000, REPLACING WHEEL WELL, SHOCK, AND RIGHT REAR QUARTERPANEL. LEFT WHEEL WELL INTACT AND GOOD. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND COLLAPSED, EXPOSING SHOCK. SHOCK IS BROKEN. YOU CAN SEE THROUGH WHEEL WELL VIA THE JACK COMPARTMENT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ROUGH ESTIMATES ARE $3000-4000, REPLACING WHEEL WELL, SHOCK, AND RIGHT REAR QUARTERPANEL. LEFT WHEEL WELL INTACT AND GOOD. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL FULLY RUSTED OUT, CAUSING SHOCK ABSORBER TO HIT METAL. HOLES YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE JACK COMPARTMENT. LOUD KNOCKING. *TR
Mileage: 104,285
RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL FULLY RUSTED OUT, CAUSING SHOCK ABSORBER TO HIT METAL. HOLES YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE JACK COMPARTMENT. LOUD KNOCKING. *TR
Mileage: 104,285
AFTER A LONG FREEWAY DRIVE, WAS ON A SIDE ROAD AND CAR DIED...ENGINE STOPPED...RED LIGHT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT CAR IN PARK, TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. IT STARTED AND WORKED FINE UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT, SEVERAL MONTHS LA...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTR...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTR...
Mileage: 86,000
FEEL FOR A MOMENT LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING IN ICE(SLIPPERY). THEN SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM APPEAR WITH THE TRIANGLE WITH THE ADMIRATION SIGN INSIDE. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
ELECTRIC ASSISTED POWER STEERING NOT FUNCTIONAL. DEALER TROUBLESHOOTING CONSISTED OF READING CODES, THEN INDICATING THAT THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACED ($2200). REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY, STILL DOESN'T WORK. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, STILL DOESN'T WORK. TH...
Mileage: 136,000
ELECTRIC ASSISTED POWER STEERING NOT FUNCTIONAL. DEALER TROUBLESHOOTING CONSISTED OF READING CODES, THEN INDICATING THAT THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACED ($2200). REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY, STILL DOESN'T WORK. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, STILL DOESN'T WORK. TH...
Mileage: 136,000
PART 1: I PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE FROM WHAT IS A WELL KNOWN DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA OF LIVING ON 3/21/13. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE DATE THE FIRST BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED, IT WAS 4 DAYS AFTER I DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT. THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK....
DRIVING ALONG IN TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WOULDN'T FUNCTION AT ALL, EVEN WITH TWO FEET PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH. THE BRAKE LOSS SEEMS TO OCCUR ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, AND NOW OCCURRED TWICE IN AUGUST. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT, THE BRAKE...
Mileage: 97,783
WHILE DRIVING ON I-195 EAST GOING TOWARDS BWI THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF FOR NO REASON OR WARNING THEN A RED TRAINGLE APPEARED STOP SAFELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER IT STARTED I HAD NO POWER WHAT SO...
Mileage: 123,122
WHILE DRIVING ON I-195 EAST GOING TOWARDS BWI THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF FOR NO REASON OR WARNING THEN A RED TRAINGLE APPEARED STOP SAFELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER IT STARTED I HAD NO POWER WHAT SO...
Mileage: 123,122
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION AROUND THE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION OF THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION AROUND THE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION OF THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 116,000
WE HAVE A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID - AND JUST THIS MORNING, UPON HEARING AN ODD RATTLE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEN DROPPING OFF MY DAUGHTER AT THE LOCAL VETERINARY HOSPITAL, I INSPECTED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HOUSING AND DISCOVERED, TO MY SHOCK, THAT UNDER THE FACTORY BLACK INNER FENDER UNDERCOATIN...
Mileage: 130,000
WE HAVE A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID - AND JUST THIS MORNING, UPON HEARING AN ODD RATTLE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEN DROPPING OFF MY DAUGHTER AT THE LOCAL VETERINARY HOSPITAL, I INSPECTED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HOUSING AND DISCOVERED, TO MY SHOCK, THAT UNDER THE FACTORY BLACK INNER FENDER UNDERCOATIN...
Mileage: 130,000
WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, AFTER FEW MINUTES THE SERVICE WRENCH LIGHT GOES ON. THE ISSUE IS THAT MY SUV FORD ESCAPE IS STALLING WHILE IN MOTION OR SUDDENLY SURGING FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. AFTER HAVING MY DEALERSHIP AND OUTSIDE MECHANIC REVIEW THE ISSUE. THE ROOT CAUSE ...
WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, AFTER FEW MINUTES THE SERVICE WRENCH LIGHT GOES ON. THE ISSUE IS THAT MY SUV FORD ESCAPE IS STALLING WHILE IN MOTION OR SUDDENLY SURGING FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. AFTER HAVING MY DEALERSHIP AND OUTSIDE MECHANIC REVIEW THE ISSUE. THE ROOT CAUSE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING CHIME WAS ALSO ACTIVATED. THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS ...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE JUMPER HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 36,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD UN-LATCHED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE F...
Mileage: 151,000
DRIVING ABOUT 35 AND THE ABS LIGHT AND ANTI SKID LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN AT SLOW SPEED THE CAR STARTED DOING A CHUGGING AND THEN IT WENT ON BATTERY. IT DID THIS ALL THE WAY HOME. I AM LUCKIER THAN MOST MY MAN IS A MECHANIC AN PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND IT STATED WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. I ALSO LOOKED O...
Mileage: 3,024,244
DRIVING ABOUT 35 AND THE ABS LIGHT AND ANTI SKID LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN AT SLOW SPEED THE CAR STARTED DOING A CHUGGING AND THEN IT WENT ON BATTERY. IT DID THIS ALL THE WAY HOME. I AM LUCKIER THAN MOST MY MAN IS A MECHANIC AN PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND IT STATED WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. I ALSO LOOKED O...
Mileage: 68,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE THE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 103,000
DRIVING UP TO A STOP SIGN WHEN I FELT LIKE I HAD NO BRAKE CONTROL TO STOP. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL AS FAR AS I COULD AND PRAYED THAT I WOULD STOP BEFORE THE BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM CODE CAME ON AND CHIMED. THE ABS LIGHT WAS LIT, ALONG WITH BRAKE WARNING....
Mileage: 117,000
DRIVING UP TO A STOP SIGN WHEN I FELT LIKE I HAD NO BRAKE CONTROL TO STOP. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL AS FAR AS I COULD AND PRAYED THAT I WOULD STOP BEFORE THE BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM CODE CAME ON AND CHIMED. THE ABS LIGHT WAS LIT, ALONG WITH BRAKE WARNING....
Mileage: 117,000
1) WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT INDICATING MAINTENANCE NEEDED OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS EVEN THOUGH WE WERE WELL WITHIN THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD. THIS TURNS OUT TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE BLEND DOOR FOR ALLOWING AIR COOLING OF THE HYBRID BATTERIES. 2) THE POWER STEERING WENT OU...
Mileage: 60,500
1) WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT INDICATING MAINTENANCE NEEDED OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS EVEN THOUGH WE WERE WELL WITHIN THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD. THIS TURNS OUT TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE BLEND DOOR FOR ALLOWING AIR COOLING OF THE HYBRID BATTERIES. 2) THE POWER STEERING WENT OU...
Mileage: 60,500
1) WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT INDICATING MAINTENANCE NEEDED OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS EVEN THOUGH WE WERE WELL WITHIN THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD. THIS TURNS OUT TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE BLEND DOOR FOR ALLOWING AIR COOLING OF THE HYBRID BATTERIES. 2) THE POWER STEERING WENT OU...
Mileage: 60,500
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED A RED TRIANGLE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED A RED TRIANGLE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A LIGHT ILLUMINATED THAT SAID STOP SAFELY NOW. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEAL...
Mileage: 74,000
I WAS ABOUT 4 MILES FROM MY HOME TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 45MPH AFTER A 16 MILE TRIP. WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE DASHBOARD SHOWED A RED TRIANGLE AND THE WORDS STOP SAFELY NOW. I HAD NO CHOICE AS ALL POWER WAS GONE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT BE ON THE FREEWAY AT TOP SPEED! I WAITED AB...
Mileage: 124,459
I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A BANGING NOISE AND I LOST MOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP INTO A OIL CHANGE PLACE. THEY LOOKED AT THE OIL AND IT WAS NEARLY EMPTY. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL ON TIME AND DONE ALL OTHER MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR....
Mileage: 102,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME AROUND 9 PM. IT WAS ABOUT 40 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON. MY TWO KIDS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE JUST SHATTERED. WE PULLED OVER TO SEE IF SOMEONE HAD THROWN SOMETHING AT THE CAR, BUT THER...
Mileage: 81,000
I AM SITTING ON I-95 IN CONNECTICUT AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED. THE RED TRIANGLE WITH THE EXPLANATION POINT CAME ON AND THE CAR FLASHED "STOP SAFELY". ALL SYSTEMS ARE NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THIS TRIP AND I'LL BE LUCKY TO GET HOME ALIVE. *TR
Mileage: 149,754
I AM SITTING ON I-95 IN CONNECTICUT AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED. THE RED TRIANGLE WITH THE EXPLANATION POINT CAME ON AND THE CAR FLASHED "STOP SAFELY". ALL SYSTEMS ARE NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THIS TRIP AND I'LL BE LUCKY TO GET HOME ALIVE. *TR
Mileage: 149,754
I AM SITTING ON I-95 IN CONNECTICUT AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED. THE RED TRIANGLE WITH THE EXPLANATION POINT CAME ON AND THE CAR FLASHED "STOP SAFELY". ALL SYSTEMS ARE NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THIS TRIP AND I'LL BE LUCKY TO GET HOME ALIVE. *TR
Mileage: 149,754
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 92,000
WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, SUDDENLY THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. THE SHUT DOWN APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY COOLANT SYSTEM. FROM ONLINE REPORTS, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ...
Mileage: 99,500
WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, SUDDENLY THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. THE SHUT DOWN APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY COOLANT SYSTEM. FROM ONLINE REPORTS, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ...
Mileage: 99,500
MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CUT OFF THE COMBUSTION ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A COUNTRY RD. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF WITH DECLINING POWER IN THE ELECTRIC ENGINE. DISPLAY READ "PULL OVER SAFELY" AND NOTHING ELSE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO BOTH A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REFERRED ME TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE...
Mileage: 70,000
WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A WARNING APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY " STOP SAFELY NOW ". THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WE MANAGED TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT APPEARED TO WORK OK. DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES AND THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" REAPPEARED AND THE CAR LOST POW...
Mileage: 120,000
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN DISPLAYING A STOP SAFELY NOW ERROR.... APPARENTLY A FAULTY PUMP. THE SAME PUMP THAT WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED 3 TIMES..... NOT ONLY IS THIS ANNOYING BUT IT'S A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER! *TR
Mileage: 147,000
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN DISPLAYING A STOP SAFELY NOW ERROR.... APPARENTLY A FAULTY PUMP. THE SAME PUMP THAT WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED 3 TIMES..... NOT ONLY IS THIS ANNOYING BUT IT'S A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER! *TR
Mileage: 147,000
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN DISPLAYING A STOP SAFELY NOW ERROR.... APPARENTLY A FAULTY PUMP. THE SAME PUMP THAT WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED 3 TIMES..... NOT ONLY IS THIS ANNOYING BUT IT'S A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER! *TR
Mileage: 147,000
THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY ON THE STEERING WHEEL HAS AN EXTREMELY THIN COVER, IT IS MUCH THINNER THAN THE ONE ON MY 2003 FORD EXCURSION OR THE ONE MY 2009 KIA. THE COVERING IS A LITTLE THICKER THAN A PIECE OF PAPER AND IT IS NOW CRACKING. IT CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT A ONE AND A HALF INCH CRACK ON THE COVER...
Mileage: 75,000
MULTIPLE CONTINUED INSTANCES OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE, ALREADY DOCUMENTED ON THIS SITE (ODI ID NUMBER : 10349431), IT RANDOMLY RECURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, INCLUDING 3 TIMES IN A SINGLE TRIP IN JUNE 2012 AND TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES IN JULY 2012. THE B...
Mileage: 37,100
WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY AT 70 MPH AND PASSING A SEMI, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING CAME ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING, I LOST SPEED AND BARELY MOVED OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRUCK. THIS FAILURE ALMOST COST ME AND MY PASSENGER OUR LIVES. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN ABOUT HALF A...
Mileage: 125,100
WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY AT 70 MPH AND PASSING A SEMI, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING CAME ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING, I LOST SPEED AND BARELY MOVED OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRUCK. THIS FAILURE ALMOST COST ME AND MY PASSENGER OUR LIVES. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN ABOUT HALF A...
Mileage: 125,100
WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY AT 70 MPH AND PASSING A SEMI, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING CAME ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING, I LOST SPEED AND BARELY MOVED OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRUCK. THIS FAILURE ALMOST COST ME AND MY PASSENGER OUR LIVES. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN ABOUT HALF A...
Mileage: 125,100
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED (55MPH), ENTIRE POWERTRAIN (GAS ENGINE AND HYBRID MOTOR) COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITH NO WARNING LEADING TO AN ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION CENTER JUST DISPLAYED "...
Mileage: 155,000
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED (55MPH), ENTIRE POWERTRAIN (GAS ENGINE AND HYBRID MOTOR) COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITH NO WARNING LEADING TO AN ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION CENTER JUST DISPLAYED "...
Mileage: 155,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS WITHOUT WARNING AND DISPLAYS A "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE. THIS HAPPENS ON LONGER TRIPS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO WARNING AND NO WAY TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE ARE NO LONGER SAFE TO TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS I...
Mileage: 82,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TRIANGLE WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR COOLING PUMP TRANS AXLE HAVING OVERHEATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE...
Mileage: 73,000
AT 65 MPH ON HWY 5 IN LOS ANGELES THE VEHICLE DIED AND THE " STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET FROM THE 3RD LANE TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNING OFF THE KEY I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE. ABOUT 15 MILES LATER IT DID THE SAME THIN...
Mileage: 121,000
AT 65 MPH ON HWY 5 IN LOS ANGELES THE VEHICLE DIED AND THE " STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET FROM THE 3RD LANE TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNING OFF THE KEY I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE. ABOUT 15 MILES LATER IT DID THE SAME THIN...
Mileage: 121,000
AT 65 MPH ON HWY 5 IN LOS ANGELES THE VEHICLE DIED AND THE " STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET FROM THE 3RD LANE TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNING OFF THE KEY I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE. ABOUT 15 MILES LATER IT DID THE SAME THIN...
Mileage: 121,000
I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE WHEN THE BRAKES WENT INTO A NON-POWER BRAKE MODE. I WAS ROLLING TO THE STOP SIGN. I PROBABLY WASN'T EVEN GOING 15 MPH. AS NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES, I HAMMERED THEM AND CAME TO A SHARP JERKING HALT. IT WAS A LITTLE FRIGHTENING A...
Mileage: 85,963
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHU...
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. IT WAS AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. AND I COULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AFTER THAT. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD ONLY THE DISPLAY SAYIN...
Mileage: 61,000
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO MONTHS CAR WARNINGS TO "STOP VEHICLE SAFETY" IN A MIDDLE OF HIGHWAYS. WE JUST HAD A FEW SECONDS TO PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND IS VERY DANGEROUS MANEUVER IT. ONCE WE PULLED IT OFF WE TURNED OFF ENGINE AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES TO RESTARTED AGAIN TO COMPLETE OUR ...
Mileage: 105,400
THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS IN MESSAGE SYSTEM ON 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, WITH THE ACCOMPANYING BRAKE WARNING SYMBOL LIGHT COMING ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO LOSE SOME PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL AND GOES FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL, SO THE BRAKE FLUID IS NOT LOW....
Mileage: 80,300
AUGUST 2011 - HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES TN INTO VA WHEN STOP SAFELY NOW MESSAGE APPEARS. PULLED OVER, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE ENGINE. NO HELP AVAILABLE LOCALLY AS IT WAS SMALL TOWN LATE SATURDAY. DECIDED TO CONTINUE TRIP HOME - DROVE SLOWLY IN RIGHT LANE FOR LAST 200 MILES. ...
Mileage: 140,000
AUGUST 2011 - HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES TN INTO VA WHEN STOP SAFELY NOW MESSAGE APPEARS. PULLED OVER, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE ENGINE. NO HELP AVAILABLE LOCALLY AS IT WAS SMALL TOWN LATE SATURDAY. DECIDED TO CONTINUE TRIP HOME - DROVE SLOWLY IN RIGHT LANE FOR LAST 200 MILES. ...
Mileage: 140,000
SINCE 2010, WHEN I'VE DRIVEN MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY THE STOP SAFELY LIGHT COMES ON. IT STOPS RIGHT IN TRAFFIC WITHIN MINUTES, LEAVING ME KNOW TIME TO PULL OFF. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD ALL KINDS OF WORK COMPLETED FROM BRAKES TO TUNEUP, THEN IT STARTS AGAIN. THIS WEEK WAS THE WORK, JU...
Mileage: 50,000
TONE RING FAILURE ON ABS SYSTEM. BRAKE FADE UNTIL COMPUTER NOTED SENSOR FAILURE AND INDICATES ABS FAILURE LIGHT. TONE RING WAS BROKEN $12.45 PART LABOR $226.00 I AM TOLD IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES WHERE A PLASTIC RING COMES UNGLUED AND CAUSES THE ABS TO ENGAGE WHEN IT IS NOT NECESS...
Mileage: 67,000
ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR TO GO TO WORK AFTER DRIVING IT THE PREVIOUS DAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND BRAKING WAS NOT SMOOTH AND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT MADE A SQUEALING NOISE. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY ABS MODULE REPLACEMENT COST OF ...
Mileage: 59,000
THE BRAKES FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS WHILE SLOWING DOWN FROM SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 AND 35 MPH. IT OCCURS AS A SUDDEN RELEASE OF BRAKING PRESSURE WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN. AT THAT TIME A MOMENTARY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO GO INTO A FAIL-SA...
Mileage: 38,000
BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE ON DASH DISPLAYS, AND ABS LIGHT DISPLAYS. VEHICLES BRAKES FAIL AND EVEN WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP COMPLETELY WITHOUT PUMPING BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES OR USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES LAST WEEK (WITH...
Mileage: 72,102
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE AND SHE WOULD BE UNABLE TO MOVE IT FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER WAITING A FEW SECONDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RESET ITSELF AND PERFORM AS NORMAL. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEM...
Mileage: 5,000
WHILE TRAVELING HOME ON AN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A LIGHT BREAKING SITUATION. I DID THE SYSTEM CHECK AVAILABLE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS SHOWN AS OK. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED NOT LONG AGO SO I WAS CONFUSED. A SHORT TIME LATER THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT CAME...
Mileage: 99,000
WHILE TRAVELING HOME ON AN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A LIGHT BREAKING SITUATION. I DID THE SYSTEM CHECK AVAILABLE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS SHOWN AS OK. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED NOT LONG AGO SO I WAS CONFUSED. A SHORT TIME LATER THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT CAME...
Mileage: 99,000
*THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD A COMPLETE "BRAKE FAILURE" WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IN TRAFFIC. THIS LAST TIME, I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN BEDFORD, TEXAS AND OBSERVED THAT TRAFFIC IN THE DISTANCE WAS STOPPING FOR CONSTRUCTION. I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT THE PEDDLE WENT TO ...
Mileage: 72,075
BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC OR POWER BRAKING. VEHICLE DOES STOP AFTER A HARD PRESSING OF BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS SOMETIMES FOLLOWED BY A YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT WARNING. THE PROBLEM IS FIXED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I...
Mileage: 52,012
STANDARD DAY DRIVING. GET IN THE VEHICLE START AS NORMAL. DRIVE 25 FEET DOWN THE ROAD, SMALL HESITATION, RESISTANCE TO GO FORWARD FOR A MOMENT. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES, WARNING BEEP OCCURS. VEHICLE DRIVES ODD, BRAKES ARE WEAKER THAN NORMAL. SERVICE ABS SYSTEM ILLUMINATES ON CENTER PANEL. MOMENTS LATER...
Mileage: 95,284
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STOP SAFELY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN UNIT FOR THE HYBRID BATTERY AND THE WIRING SAFETY H...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING LAMP. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS M...
Mileage: 64,000
ABOUT OCT 15, 2010 I NOTICED WHEN I PUT ON MY RIGHT HAND TURN SIGNAL THE HIGH BEAM WOULD TURN ON. IT DID IT CONSISTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS THEN STOPPED. THEN STOPPED. THEN STARTED AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE THE TRIGGER IS WHEN I DO USE THE HIGH BEAM IS THE TRIGGER THAT STARTS THE PROCESS OF STARTING...
Mileage: 55,000
THE HEADLAMP SWITCH (STALK) ON THE STEERING WHEEL MAY BE FAULTY. I HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAMS WITHOUT SELECTING THAT POSITION (AT LEAST 1-2 TIMES PER DAY). THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN I USE THE TURN SIGNAL. I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BLINDED MANY PEOPLE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS AND I'...
Mileage: 49,955
I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE SERVICE BREAK SYSTEM LIGHT AND MESSAGE CAME ON MONDAY, THE 2ND TIME I DROVE IT, ON THE WAY TO WORK. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION BUT IT TURNED OFF. NEXT MORNING, SAME THING SO I CHECKED FLUIDS. IT WAS OFF AGAIN THE REST OF THAT DAY. LIT UP AGAIN WEDNESDA...
Mileage: 152,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL BEGAN TO DISINTEGRATE FROM THE INSIDE OUT. SHE NOTICED THIS AFTER HEARING LOUD SCREECHING NOISES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFE...
Mileage: 30,441
IN 12/2006, MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. I WOULD GET A "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR. I BROUGHT IT IN TO CHAMPION FORD IN BOULDER, CO 3 TIMES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THE 3RD TIME THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ...
Mileage: 21,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF 80% BRAKING POWER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10024326 (SERVICE BRAKE: CONTROL UNIT MODULE) AND ...
Mileage: 81,000
FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2006 ABS AND BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT COME ON, LOSE POWER BRAKING. MUST PUSH VERY HARD ON BRAKE PETAL TO STOP CAR, HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 8 TIMES. AFTER STOPPING CAR, I CAN USUALLY TURN KEY OFF AND THEN RESTART CAR AND PROBLEM IS GONE. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM A FULL DIAGNOSIS AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 54,000
ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING THE WARNING "STOP SAFELY NOW", ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MILES PER HOUR AND IMMEDIATELY PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON WHICH PREVENTED TRAFFIC FROM REAR ENDING ME. ...
Mileage: 58,100
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY @ 65 MPH WHEN I EXPERIENCED A 'CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE' WITH FOUR OCCUPANTS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS SKILLED DRIVING, DIVINE INTERVENTION OR JUST PLAIN LUCK THAT PERMITTED ME TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A CRASH OR INJURY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BY AAA TO DEALERSH...
Mileage: 145,500
LETTER FROM SENATOR DENT ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID (DOT/I # 2010-2203) *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO SERVICE THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED IT COST $120 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY HYDRAULIC COMPUTER MODULE AND THE COST TO...
BRAKES ON MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME SIMULTANEOUSLY. BY PINNING THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOULDER. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON "RESOLVED" THE ISSUE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS RA...
Mileage: 58,300
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID - INTERMITTENT POWER BRAKE BOOST FAILURE. WHEN BEGINNING TO PRESS ON BRAKES FOR AN INSTANT THEY FEEL NORMAL AND POWER ASSISTED, THEN THE PEDAL FALLS AND ALL POWER ASSIST IS GONE. THE VEHICLE STOPS WITH GREAT PRESSURE IN THE LAST FEW INCHES OF PEDAL TRAVEL. 3 OCCURRENC...
Mileage: 150,000
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID - INTERMITTENT POWER BRAKE BOOST FAILURE. WHEN BEGINNING TO PRESS ON BRAKES FOR AN INSTANT THEY FEEL NORMAL AND POWER ASSISTED, THEN THE PEDAL FALLS AND ALL POWER ASSIST IS GONE. THE VEHICLE STOPS WITH GREAT PRESSURE IN THE LAST FEW INCHES OF PEDAL TRAVEL. 3 OCCURRENC...
Mileage: 150,000
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID - INTERMITTENT POWER BRAKE BOOST FAILURE. WHEN BEGINNING TO PRESS ON BRAKES FOR AN INSTANT THEY FEEL NORMAL AND POWER ASSISTED, THEN THE PEDAL FALLS AND ALL POWER ASSIST IS GONE. THE VEHICLE STOPS WITH GREAT PRESSURE IN THE LAST FEW INCHES OF PEDAL TRAVEL. 3 OCCURRENC...
Mileage: 150,000
2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, RIGHT AFTER THE WARNING "STOP SAFELY NOW", THE CAR SHUT DOWN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. AFTER WEB RESEARCH, IT IS QUITE COMMON FOR THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CARS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THERE IS NO TIME FOR YOU TO STOP SAFEL...
Mileage: 78,000
DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ON I 5 WA STATE. WARNING LITE CAME ON THAT SAID STOP SAFELY NOW AND MY ENGINE HAD STOPPED. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO UNSAFELY MANEUVER 4 LANES TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT THE ENGINE ON.. I READ MY MANUAL AND IT SAID TO TRY AND START, WHICH IT DID. 3 ...
Mileage: 108,000
DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID ON I 5 WA STATE. WARNING LITE CAME ON THAT SAID STOP SAFELY NOW AND MY ENGINE HAD STOPPED. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO UNSAFELY MANEUVER 4 LANES TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT THE ENGINE ON.. I READ MY MANUAL AND IT SAID TO TRY AND START, WHICH IT DID. 3 ...
Mileage: 108,000
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, I TOOK MY ESCAPE HYBRID TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND I WAS ON MY WAY A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER. THEN YESTERDAY, MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON. AFTER THIS OCCURRED,...
Mileage: 58,000
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND BUSY INTERSECTION. I APPLIED BRAKES (VIA PEDAL) AS USUAL, BUT HAD NO BRAKING POWER / CORRESPONDING SLOWDOWN. I HAD TO JAM MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR AND COVER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN CASE I NEEDED IT, AND THANKFULLY I WAS THE FIRST ...
Mileage: 37,100
RED BRAKE LIGHT AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT A CONSTANT PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE MAY 2010 AND IT IS NOW AUGUST 2010 AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. WE OWN A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WE HAVE HAD NEW BRAKES, A NEW WIRE HARNESS, SOME OTHER TIP REPLACED, AND A SENSOR R...
Mileage: 57,800
I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, DOING NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUFFERED COMPLETE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
BRAKING SYSTEM DEFECTS IN FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2006. THE BRAKES FAIL, MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE TEST DRIVING MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AT THE BILL WALSH DEALERSHIP IN OTTOWA, IL FEB 2009, SALESMAN [XXX]TOLD ME THAT THE INTERMITTENT HIGH PITCHED NOISE FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WAS NORMAL. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE NOV. 2009 AT THE TOM WOOD FORD DEALERSHIP IN CARMEL, IN, I WAS...
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE TEST DRIVING MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AT THE BILL WALSH DEALERSHIP IN OTTOWA, IL FEB 2009, SALESMAN [XXX]TOLD ME THAT THE INTERMITTENT HIGH PITCHED NOISE FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WAS NORMAL. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE NOV. 2009 AT THE TOM WOOD FORD DEALERSHIP IN CARMEL, IN, I WAS...
Mileage: 30,000
CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO CAR. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE IN PAST YEAR TO FIND OUT WHY OUR BRAKES "CATCH" CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. THEY TOLD US BOTH TIMES THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM AND SENT US OUT WITHOUT AN ANSWE...
Mileage: 46,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RE...
Mileage: 33,000
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AND HAVE HAD AT LEAST FOUR EXPERIENCES OF MALFUNCTIONING SPEED SENSORS. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED ME INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSES FOR REPAIR. THE TYPICAL INCIDENT INVOLVES A MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ABS AND 4X4 SYSTE...
Mileage: 43,450
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AND HAVE HAD AT LEAST FOUR EXPERIENCES OF MALFUNCTIONING SPEED SENSORS. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED ME INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSES FOR REPAIR. THE TYPICAL INCIDENT INVOLVES A MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ABS AND 4X4 SYSTE...
Mileage: 43,450
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HEV, VIN: [XXX] , WITH ABOUT 50,000 MILES. FROM TIME-TO-TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL ACTIVATE, BY ITSELF, IN THE ACCELERATE MODE. AND THIS OCCURS WHEN MY HANDS ARE NO WHERE NE...
Mileage: 50,000
ELECTRIC CONTROLLED BRAKES, & ELECTRIC CONTROLLED POWER ASSIST STEERING. SEEING ALL THAT IS HAPPENING TO TOYOTA I THOUGHT I HAD BEST REPORT MY INCIDENTS TO SOMEONE SO THAT A FILE COULD BE STARTED AND HISTORY COULD BE MADE OF DEFECTIVE ISSUES WITH FORD ESCAPE HYBRID MINE IS A 2006 MODEL AND EVERYTHIN...
Mileage: 63,000
ELECTRIC CONTROLLED BRAKES, & ELECTRIC CONTROLLED POWER ASSIST STEERING. SEEING ALL THAT IS HAPPENING TO TOYOTA I THOUGHT I HAD BEST REPORT MY INCIDENTS TO SOMEONE SO THAT A FILE COULD BE STARTED AND HISTORY COULD BE MADE OF DEFECTIVE ISSUES WITH FORD ESCAPE HYBRID MINE IS A 2006 MODEL AND EVERYTHIN...
Mileage: 63,000
MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CAUGHT FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 8 HOURS AFTER THE CAR WAS LAST USED. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
WE OWN A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 4WD. IT HAS APPROX. 56,000 MILES ON IT. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED ON IT IN DEC. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA CAME BACK WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $6000 FOR REPAIR SECONDARY TO A FAILURE IN THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE ABS SYSTEM. THE PART ITSELF ...
Mileage: 56,000
BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2006 FORD HYBRID ESCAPE. REPLACED BRAKES AT REPUTABLE SHOP NEAR HOME 11/17/09 AS ABS LIGHT WAS ON AND 55,000 MILES ON CAR. SHOP INFORMED ME ABS LIGHT STILL ON SO THEY PUT CAR ON COMPUTER AND FOUND IT TO BE THE SENSOR ON THE BRAKE AXLE. THEY UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT HELP ME AS FOR...
Mileage: 56,000
31 DEGREES DRIVING 5 MPH.. I HAD A 45 MIN COMMUTE TO WORK HAD THE DEFROST ON WHEN I LEFT HOME.. GOT TO WORK AND MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT. NO OTHER MOVING VEHICLES AROUND AND SMOOTH WELL MAINTAINED PARKING LOT. THE GLASS WENT IN BILLIONS OF PIECES OUTSIDE ON THE GR...
Mileage: 33,000
CATASTROPIC FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 59,000
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. MANUFACTURER DIAGNOSED AS "POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE" AND REPLACED PART. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER, POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. VEHICLE AGAIN WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND DIAGNOSED AS "POWER STEERING PUMP WI...
Mileage: 38,000
I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING @ 70 MPH. THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, THEN A "STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY NOW" WARNING, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
ABS DASH LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKING , NOISE AND CLUNKING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE AS WELL AS JERKING . ABS TONE RING FAILURE AFTER ORIGINAL PART FAILURE WAS CORRECTED (REPLACED AXLES) ON BOTH FRONT AXLES. PARTS FAILED AGAIN ON ONE AXLE. *TR
Mileage: 51,106
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A LIGHT ILLUMINATED THAT READ, "STOP SAFELY NOW"....
Mileage: 37,692
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A LIGHT ILLUMINATED THAT READ, "STOP SAFELY NOW"....
Mileage: 37,692