2005 FORD ESCAPE Electrical System Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Ford Escape on November 25, 2025. The contact discovered a mileage and VIN discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 199,500. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a routine inspection, and the dealer informed the contact that during the diagnostic test there was another VIN was associated with the vehicle, and the mileage listed on the diagnostic test was 199,345. The other VIN linked in the diagnostic test for the vehicle was associated with a 2006 Ford Escape, and the mileage was 199,345. It was later discovered that the dealer who had sold the vehicle to the contact had purchased the vehicle in 2018, and the mileage was 199,876. The contact stated that the mileage on the reverse side of the Title was 199,876. The Police were notified; however, no assistance was provided.

Mileage: 199,876

Drove vehicle to drop off dog at sitters, started vehicle began to make u-turn and vehicle stalled. Attempted to restart, cranks but won't run. Recently purchased from used car dealer, new battery was installed, no trouble up to this point. Began checking usual problems, fuel delivery, crank pos.sensor, cam pos sensor, have no spark. Upon further research this appears to be faulty coils, spark plugs and pcm from factory but no recall has been employed. Possibility of collision during u-turn very likely. Loss of power to all systems could cause extreme risk to life at higher speeds. Ford Motor Company is aware of this problem, with the high number of similar problems in the NHTSA data base it is impossible for them not to know. The NHTSA should force Ford to fix this. If you make a product that can be dangerous if faulty, you are responsible to the public to do the right thing. I think that if the governmental agency responsible for traffic safety won't do their job then a class action lawsuit should be started. I bet I could find a good lawyer in the SF Bay area.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his son was driving 30 MPH, the vehicle turned off inadvertently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's son shifted into neutral(N) and veered to the side of the road. The contact's son was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact's son then drove to his residence. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

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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!

Mileage: 237,000

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!

Mileage: 105,000

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

Mileage: 146,000

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.

Mileage: 142,000

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.

Mileage: 152,000

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.

Mileage: 170,000

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

Mileage: 137,002

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

Mileage: 133,000

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?

Mileage: 95,000

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.

Mileage: 90,000

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.

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 (!!)

Mileage: 5

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.

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

Mileage: 112,000

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.

Mileage: 122,607

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

Mileage: 140,000

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.

Mileage: 200,000

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).

Mileage: 116,000

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.

Mileage: 1,224,500

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

Mileage: 87,000

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

Mileage: 16,400

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.

Mileage: 92,000

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

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?

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.

Mileage: 152,000

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.

Mileage: 160,000

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.

Mileage: 77,500

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

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

Mileage: 55,000

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!

Mileage: 127,144

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.

Mileage: 167,000

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.

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.

Mileage: 145,000

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

Mileage: 121,000

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.

Mileage: 115,000

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.

Mileage: 89,014

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.

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 144,410

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.

Mileage: 128,000

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.

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

Mileage: 155,900

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

Mileage: 48,881

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

Mileage: 105,000

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.

Mileage: 114,000

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

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 166,000

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON SO DOES DOME LIGHT AND ALAM GOES OFF EVERY SO OFTEN ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 750,000

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.

Mileage: 110,000

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.

Mileage: 165,000

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

Mileage: 101,245

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

Mileage: 107,000

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

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

Mileage: 140,000

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

Mileage: 93,000

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

Mileage: 82,500

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

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 105,000

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

Mileage: 39,950

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

Mileage: 139,400

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

Mileage: 183,000

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

Mileage: 10,700

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.

Mileage: 190,000

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.

Mileage: 51,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 50 MPH, THEN WITHOUT WARNING, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY QUIT RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

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

Mileage: 108,500

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

Mileage: 90,150

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.

Mileage: 100,000

CPSC: I1330416A. 2005 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER STATED THE COMPUTER ON THE TRUCK HAS GONE BAD TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH. *LN

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 72,000

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

Mileage: 73,000

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.

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 155,000

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

Mileage: 98,562

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

Mileage: 85,013

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

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 160,000

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 123,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 131,000

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

Mileage: 108,000

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

Mileage: 65,000

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.

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 131,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 106,880

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

Mileage: 141,300

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 94,587

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

Mileage: 151,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 97,600

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 187,000

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

Mileage: 16,800

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

Mileage: 88,555

THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE FAILED, ALONG WITH THE COILS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE SITTING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 115,550

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

Mileage: 158,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 58,000

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.

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 112,670

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

Mileage: 55,000

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

Mileage: 127,000

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

Mileage: 67,000

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.

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 119,600

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

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

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 76,000

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

Mileage: 84,312

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.

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 127,000

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

Mileage: 79,000

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.

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 45

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

Mileage: 53,972

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

Mileage: 45,173

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

Mileage: 97,000

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

Mileage: 101,000

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

Mileage: 82,400

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

Mileage: 82,000

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

Mileage: 39,150

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

Mileage: 118,000

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

Mileage: 117,000

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.

Mileage: 63,000

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.

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 81,000

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

Mileage: 38,711

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

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2005 ESCAPE. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE THEFT LIGHT GOES ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. *TR

Mileage: 106,500

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

Mileage: 92,000

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

Mileage: 86,709

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

Mileage: 67,000

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

Mileage: 39,000

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

Mileage: 6,732

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.

Mileage: 31,000

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

Mileage: 25,000

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

Mileage: 1,200

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.

Mileage: 18,542

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.

Mileage: 154

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