2006 Ford Escape Engine Problems

Your car's idler pulley has failed multiple times, with the mounting bolt breaking where it connects to the timing cover. When this happens, your serpentine belt fails or comes off, causing your power steering, alternator, and water pump to stop working—making the car hard to steer and risking engine shutdown. This has occurred four times in two years, and replacement pulleys only last 4,000–5,000 miles before failing again, even after replacing the power steering pump and air conditioning compressor. The fix typically involves replacing the idler pulley and its mounting bolt, though a redesigned pulley or permanent solution may be needed to prevent recurrence.

Your check engine light came on while pulling into your driveway, followed by smoke coming from under the hood. The smoke got darker and you saw flames in the engine compartment, so you moved away from the vehicle. The fire spread to the front end and dashboard before the fire department helped extinguish it. The vehicle was a total loss and was never diagnosed or repaired.

KNOCKING, KNOCKING WHEN ACCELERATING, HESITATION.

AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS, 2008, CAR WAS DRAGGING TOOK IT TO FORD, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, IT WAS SOME TIME LATER, 2016 /2017 THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, HAD IT REPLACED, LESS THAN 1 YEAR IT WENT OUT AGAIN, WHICH FORD REPLACED, WHEN THE SERVICE PERSON ASKED WHO DID IT, HE JUST ROLLED HIS EYES. 3 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS LATER, MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, NOW THEYARE TELING IT THE PTU UNIT WHICH IS CAUSING OIL TO LEAK THROUGH THE ENGINE AND NOW THEY WANT 5,000.00 TO REPLACE IT. A TRANSMISSION SHOP WAS QUESTION AND THEY SAID THAT YEAR HAD LOTS OF ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND WHEN FORD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THE PTRU UNIT WAS PUT IN WRONG, THAT THEY WERE CONSTANTLY FIXING IT, ALSO THAT THE HILLTOP FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS THE WORSE ANYONE COULD GO TO, ALSO WHEN I TOOK MY CARE TO FORD, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON, AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND TOLD WHAT WAS WRONG, THEY HAD ON IT THE I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHY MY ENGINE WAS, I DID NOT, IT WAS NOT ON, I WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD TO PUT THAT OR THE CHARGES WOULD BE MORE, I WAS ALREADY BEING CHANGED OVER $200 WHEN I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE CHARGE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IDLE.AFTER WARMED UP.THE RED SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASH. IT HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID WITH APPROX. 140,000 MILES. INITIALLY, HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S GAS ENGINE STALLING OUT WHILE IN MOTION AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 35 TO 55 MPH. MESSAGE IN DASH SAID TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND RUN FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEXT DAY IT RAN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE OCCURRING ONCE AGAIN. EVENTUALLY THE HYBRID BATTERY HAD NO MORE JUICE AND I HAVE TO BE TOWED. GARAGE, NOT DEALER DX STICKING THROTTLE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY. THEY CLEANED IT, RECHARGED THE HYBRID BATTERY AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. VEHICLE WORKED WELL FOR 6 WEEKS AND THEN PROBLEM RETURNED. ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT AFTER INITIALLY STALLING OUT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM, ON 2 OCCASIONS OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD. RETURNED IT TO GARAGE WHERE IT STALLED WHEN COLD ONE OF THOSE TIMES. AFTER THAT IS DIDN'T STALL FOR THEM AGAIN. GARAGE LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT NO CONCLUSIVE DIAGNOSIS OR FIX. THEY SUGGESTED THAT CHANGING THE THROTTLE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE NOT CONFIDENT OF THIS. VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED DAY FORD (LOCATED AT 2124, 3696 WILLIAM PENN HWY, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146, (412) 856-0600) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,621.

MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2005. FOUR MONTHS LATER, NOVEMBER 2005, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN FRONT OF A RESTAURANT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN IT SURGED AHEAD, WENT OVER A CONCRETE BLOCK, TOOK DOWN TWO POLES, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES, BUT NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. PEOPLE SAID I PROBABLY STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT I WAS CONVINCED THAT I DID NOT. I COULD NOT PROVE ANYTHING. JULY 22, 2018, TWELVE YEARS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN THE BACK OF MY CHURCH PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I WENT OVER A CONCRETE BLOCK AND SMASHED INTO THE SANCTUARY WALL. I WAS INJURED AND HAD PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF. I READ AN ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET FROM THE NHTSA ON TORQUE NEWS THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMERS COUNCIL (NCCC) SAYS THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM THAT COULD FAIL - CAUSING THE ENGINE TO EITHER SURGE OR STALL. THIS IS ONLY UNDER INVESTIGATION NOW, NO RECALL. I AM SURE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE, BUT I CANNOT PROVE OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY ESCAPE FOR 13 YEARS AND ONLY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I HAD IT TOTALED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, BUT I COULD NOT TAKE THE CHANCE OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. WHAT IF I HAD HURT SOMEONE OR WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE ESCAPES? IT IS TOO LATE FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY 2006 ESCAPE, BUT PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES. I DID PURCHASE ANOTHER ESCAPE, A 2011. I HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS TO THIS ONE. PLEASE HAVE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "STOP FOR SAFETY/HIGH MOTOR - COOLING" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT PUMP WAS FAULTY. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,300.

SEE ATTACHED REPAIR INVOICE # 68143 DATED 01/04/2018. LANDMARK FORD TUALATIN, OR 97281 DEFECTIVE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY COOLING FANS & DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSY PAID INVOICE AMT $2208.95. *JS

HYBRID MEC PUMP FAILURE: MY VEHICLE HAD THE MEC HYBRID COOLANT PUMP FAILURE THAT IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. MY PARTICULAR VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LARGE SCALE RECALL UNDERTAKEN BY FORD. I HAD THE PUMP REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER IN 2011, AND THEN AGAIN IN 2012 AFTER A SECOND FAILURE. THIS COST ME OVER $3000 IN TOTAL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BE.

WHILE DRIVING, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING " SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP NOW", THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT, NO POWER AT ALL. I PULLED OVER AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTART IT. EVERYTHING SOUNDED FINE. I TALK TO A FORD DEALER WHOM SEEM NOT TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. I HAVE AN ENGINE CODE P1A0C (ETB), FROM MY ACTRON@ DEVICE. I STARTED TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH ISSUE AND THE SOLUTIONS GIVING BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE HAVE BEEN ALL DIFFERENT I'M NOT SURE IF ANY OF THEM FIXED THE ISSUE. SOME HAVE STATED THAT THEIR VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

MY 2005 FORD ESCAPE JUST SUDDENLY STARTED SURGING AND STALLING WHILE IN MOTION AND WHEN STOPPED. THE WRENCH/ SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES THAN PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE CAN AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENT OR DEATH IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. I READ ABOUT OTHER ESCAPES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IS THERE ANY ANSWER FROM FORD AS TO FIX SUCH PROBLEM. THANKS [XXX] ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

ENGINE LOST ALL OIL. THERE IS NO OIL SPOT ON THE ROAD NO LEAK DETECTED EACH OIL CHANGE AT 3K MILES. I HAD GONE TO LUNCH, NO PROBLEM, NO NOISE, NO WARNING LIGHTS. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE TO GO HOME AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TOWED IT HOME. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS GONE. I HAD JUST HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE OIL IS JUST GONE. THERE ARE 36 OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS OF OIL BEING LOST IN THE ENGINE AND FORD WILL DO NOTHING. THE COST OF A REPLACED ENGINE IS ANY WHERE FROM 5OOO TO 9000 DOLLARS. IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE YOUR ENGINE QUIT WHEN YOU ARE ARE AT WORK LIKE ME YOU CAN GET A TOW. SOME HAVE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT IS DEADLY FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE. FORD AND DOT NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND REPLACE THESE ENGINES. THE DAY PRIOR TO MY ENGINE ISSUE I HAD CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FULL. BUT THE NEXT DAY IT DISAPPEARED . WITHOUT A TRACE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AS I WAS TRAVELING ACROSS INTERSTATE 86 IN NEW YORK STATE, AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, MY FORD ESCAPE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO AN OFF RAMP AND A CONVENIENT MARKET. WHEN I CHECKED THE ENGINE FOR SIGNS OF WHAT COULD HAVE GONE WRONG I FOUND THAT MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. I MAINTAIN MY OWN VEHICLES DUE TO THE COSTS OF THE REPAIR SHOPS AND CHECK MY VEHICLES FLUIDS REGULARLY. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF OIL LOSS WHERE I HAD BEEN PARKING MY VEHICLE AS WELL. WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AT MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF TIME. HOW DOES A CHAIN DRIVEN VEHICLE BECOME OUT OF TIME? AS I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON CAR FORUMS ON THE INTERNET I REALIZED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE FACING THIS ISSUE. MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE REPLACED ENGINES IN THIS MODEL YEAR AT VERY UNREASONABLE PRICES SOME ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE REOCCUR. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE CREATED AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE MORE INDIVIDUALS TAKE THE TIME TO COMPLAIN SO SOMETHING MAY BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE HAS A REPUTATION FOR FAILURE WHICH UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I WORK PART TIME AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE ONLY VEHICLE I OWN. I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE DUE TO A MAJOR COMPANY UNWILLING TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THEIR INFERIOR PRODUCT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS AMERICAN MADE AND ASSEMBLED IN THE U.S. NEXT TIME I GUESS I BUY A FOREIGN PRODUCT THAT AT LEAST I WILL RECEIVE A PRODUCT THAT IS WORTH MY INVESTMENT. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I BOUGHT A USED 2006 FORD ESCAPE FROM PASADENA AUTO PLANET IN SOUTH HOUSTON TX. ON 1/31/15. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I THOUGHT I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD BUT I DISMISSED IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER. ON ANOTHER DAY THE SAME THING. I WASN'T BEHIND ANY CAR AND I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD SO I PULLED OVER. I COULD SMELL COOLANT. MY CAR DID NOT INDICATE OVERHEATING BECAUSE IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. WHEN I LIFTED MY HOOD SMOKE GALORE CAME OUT FROM THE RADIATOR. IT WAS DARK SO I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WE DISCOVERED THE RADIATOR WAS CRUSHED FROM AN APPARENT PRIOR ACCIDENT AND THE FANS WEREN'T WORKING EITHER. I CALLED THE CAR LOT THE NEXT MORNING AND SPOKE WITH A MAN NAMED [XXX]. I TOLD HIM THE SITUATION. HE TOLD ME WHEN HE GOT TO THE CAR LOT HE WOULD PULL MY FILE AND CALL ME BACK. 3 HOURS WENT BY AND NOTHING. SO I WENT TO THE CAR LOT AND THERE HE WAS. HE DID NOT LOOK HAPPY TO SEE ME. I WENT INSIDE AND TOLD HIM AGAIN ABOUT THE DAMAGED RADIATOR. WE WALKED OUTSIDE AND HE LIFTED THE TOP OFF THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND SAID TO ME, "WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FLUID IN HERE." LIKE HE WAS TRYING TO DANCE ALL AROUND IT. I FINALLY MADE HIM GET ON HIS KNEES AND LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND HE SAID, "OH, THAT'S JUST THE CONDENSER." SO I ASKED HIM WHAT WAS HE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. HE SAID HE WOULD "TRY" TO GET APPROVAL TO FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME. I DECIDED I DON'T WANT THEM FIXING IT BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I DO NOT TRUST THEM. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT FIRE CAN RESULT FROM A CAR OVERHEATING SO HE SOLD ME A SAFETY HAZARD. MY 1ST CAR PAYMENT IS DUE THIS SATURDAY, 2/28/15. I'M NOT PAYING IT FOR I JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (ENGINE) AND BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILRUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE MESSAGE STATING TO "STOP SAFELY NOW" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR ELECTRONIC COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V526000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS SITTING AT A DRIVE THROUGH AND VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING. HAD TO KEEP FOOT ON GAS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING. WHEN I WENT TO PULL OUT ON THE STREET, THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. AFTER 4 OR 5 ATTEMPTS AT RESTARTING, IT STARTED ABOUT 20 MIN LATER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE DASH SHOWED A WARNING STATING SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF 'STOP SAFELY NOW'. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED. IT HAS RUN FINE SINCE THEN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE. I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD JUST STOP. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD START AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WOULD HAPPEN TWICE WITHIN AN HOUR AND THEN THERE WOULD BE NO INCIDENCES FOR WEEKS TO MONTHS AND THEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. A MECHANIC REPLACED AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND IT APPEARED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED UNTIL THE INCIDENT ABOVE. I AM THE SOLE DRIVER OF THE CAR AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2006 WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. AFTER ABOUT FOUR YEARS THE BATTERY PACK BLEW AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD HAVE COST $4000 BUT THANKFULLY I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS COVERED. ON SEPT. 20, 2014 THE CAR THREW A ROD AND THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD COST $5000 TO FIX IT WITH A REBUILT ENGINE BUT THAT IT WASN'T WORTH IT BECAUSE THE ENGINES FOR THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUSLY UNRELIABLE AND IT WOULD PROBABLY JUST FAIL AGAIN. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE SCRAP THE CAR. THE ENTIRE LIFECYCLE OF THIS VEHICLE WAS ONLY 8 YEARS WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY PREPOSTEROUS. CARS SHOULD LAST LONGER. *TR

I HAVE ONE QUESTION. WHY ARE 06 FORD ESCAPES STILL ON THE ROAD? WHAT BUGS ME MORE IS THE FACT FORD AND EVERYONE IS TURNING THEIR HEADS TO THE ISSUE. NOT ONLY HAVE I READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE FAILURE, I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE PERSON SAY FORD MADE ANY EFFORT TO FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD I ONLY SEE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM DATING UP TO NOW INVOLVING THIS SAME ISSUE. MY GRANDFATHER WHO PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 06 IS NOW ON DISABILITY AND NOW WITHOUT A CAR AFTER ONLY 52,000 MILES. THE CAUSE. ENGINE FAILURE LIKE THE REST. NO WARNING, NO NOTHING. INSTEAD A $6,000 QUOTE FOR A NEW ENGINE. A MONTH BEFORE THAT WE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL FASTER THEN NORMAL BUT WHEN CHECKED THERE WAS NO LEAK. FOLLOWING THAT THE ENGINE BLEW ONE MORNING AFTER BEING STARTED AND HEARING A LOUD BANGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS FIRED AND OIL STARTED LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. LUCKY WE WERE PARKED BUT UNLIKE MOST COMPLAINTS IV READ PEOPLE WERE DRIVING OR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO TELL YOU HAVE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THAT IS AND COULD BE. ITS A PROBLEM TO MANY FORD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING AND NO ONE HAS TAKING ACTION. THAT VEHICLE IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE NEED TO LOSS MONEY OR POSSIBLE THEIR LIFE FOR SOMEONE TO STOP THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

2006 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNEXPECTED ENGINE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITH NO WARNING, WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *JB UPDATED 08/20/14. *JB

A TOTAL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER REGARDLESS OF TRAVEL SPEED. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED WITH VEHICLE SHAKING AND LURCHING JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE DIES. SOMETIMES IT WILL START AGAIN - SOMETIMES NOT. THERE HAVE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AND THEIR FREQUENCY IS INCREASING I.E. ALMOST DAILY.THIS VEHICLE HAS SPENT TIME IN THE SHOP ( NOT CHEAP) WHERE THE MECHANICS FIND NO TROUBLE/DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND REPORT NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOR HAVING EVER ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE CARPOOL LANE, ABOUT 65MPH. HEARD A NOISE (SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE LOSING POWER) AND SAW THE WARNING LIGHT TO "STOP SAFELY NOW". HAD TO PULL TO LEFT IMMEDIATELY, WITH VERY LITTLE ROOM IN THE SHOULDER ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY. THIS WAS A VERY HAZARDOUS AND STRESSFUL SITUATION, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE I HAD A TODDLER IN THE CAR WITH ME. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF THE MECS (MOTOR ELECTRIC COOLING SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THIS PART SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IT POSES WHEN IT FAILS. *TR

FIRST IT STALLED OUT WHILE IDLING, THEN STALLED OUT AT STOP LIGHT , THEN UPON ACCELERATION IT STALLED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING IT HESITATED AGAIN , WHEN I ACCELERATED IT STARTED TO GO AGAIN, AT STOP LIGHT IT STALLED OUT. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO START. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND NO ACTIVE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, CALLED ANOTHER FORD DEALER AND SAME ANSWER. I MENTIONED CONSUMER PROGRAM 13N03 BUT TOLD IT WAS VEHICLE SPECIFIC. *TR

I ALWAYS KEPT THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE (85,000 MILES). ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2013 MY HUSBAND AND I CHECKED ALL OF THE CAR'S FLUIDS. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ONE WEEK LATER AS WE EXITED THE FREEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SHAKE, LOOSE POWER AND MAKE A VERY LOUD CLATTERING NOISE. THE OIL SENSOR NEVER WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON UNTIL A FEW BLOCKS LATER. THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO OUR REGULAR MECHANICS. THE DAMAGE WAS SO BAD THAT THEY HAD TO CALL IN ANOTHER MECHANIC IN ORDER TO TRY AND FIGURE WHAT THE BEST SOLUTION COULD BE. THEY SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDED 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVEN THOUGH ONLY A WEEK BEFORE WE HAD CHECKED THE OIL. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND OTHER PARTS IN THE CAR HAVE ALSO BEEN EFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS GREY SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,500.

AFTER A LONG FREEWAY DRIVE, WAS ON A SIDE ROAD AND CAR DIED...ENGINE STOPPED...RED LIGHT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT CAR IN PARK, TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. IT STARTED AND WORKED FINE UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IT HAS NOW HAPPEN 4-6 TIMES, ALWAYS WHEN ON A CITY STREET, NOT THE FREEWAY. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE WITH FREQUENT OIL CHANGES EVERY 2K. I HAVE ALSO HAD A TRANSMISSION REBUILD THAT WAS COMPLETED DURING WARRANTY IN 2010. NO MY CAR IS IN A SHOP WITH DIAGNOSIS THAT THE ENGINE IS BURNED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. $4500 FOR A USED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH A CAR FILLED WITH CHILDREN AND WITH NO INDICATION LIGHTS COMING ON THE MOTOR COMPLETELY DIED WHILE I WAS MOVING 65 MPH. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A CRASH. THE INDICATION LIGHTS ONLY CAME ON AS THE MOTOR WAS DYING. I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD START BUT THEN STARTED TO SMOKE IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC HE SAID THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL IN THE ENGINE. I HAD JUST ADDED 2 QUARTS OF OIL ABOUT 400 MILES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT AND SAW NO LEAKAGE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER. THERE WERE NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANY INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND THAT WERE ON PREVIOUS TO THE INCIDENT OR THAT LIT UP DURING OR AFTER THE EPISODE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO STOP WORKING AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE DID THIS A SECOND TIME. THERE WERE ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS AT LOWER SPEEDS DRIVING AROUND TOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A LIGHT ILLUMINATED THAT SAID STOP SAFELY NOW. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

I WAS ABOUT 4 MILES FROM MY HOME TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 45MPH AFTER A 16 MILE TRIP. WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE DASHBOARD SHOWED A RED TRIANGLE AND THE WORDS STOP SAFELY NOW. I HAD NO CHOICE AS ALL POWER WAS GONE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT BE ON THE FREEWAY AT TOP SPEED! I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED HOME. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I RAN AN ERRAND THAT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 25 MINUTES ROUND-TRIP. IT TOOK ALMOST AN HOUR; THE ENGINE STOPPAGE AND STOP SAFELY NOW BUSINESS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME I WAITED 5-10 MINUTES AND PROCEEDED ON MY WAY. THE CAR NEVER SHOWED ANY CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS, CHIMES, NOISES OR OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES--IT JUST HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM TERRIFIED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY OR VENTURE FAR FROM TOWN! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A BANGING NOISE AND I LOST MOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP INTO A OIL CHANGE PLACE. THEY LOOKED AT THE OIL AND IT WAS NEARLY EMPTY. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL ON TIME AND DONE ALL OTHER MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR. THERE WAS NO APPARENT OIL LEAK AND NO SIGN OF BURNING OIL. I HAD CHECKED THE OIL ABOUT 300 MILES PRIOR. THE OIL JUST DISAPPEARED AND THE ENGINE THREW A ROD NECESSITATING A NEW ENGINE. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST 5-6K. I HAVE READ OF AT LEAST 21 OTHER PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM; THE OIL JUST DISAPPEARED AND THE ENGINE THROWS A ROD. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THIS ENGINE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND NOT A FREEWAY AND HAD A PLACE TO PULL OVER. *TR

2006 FORD ESCAPE, 52000 MILES ON IT, NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT 55MPH WITH SUDDEN NOISE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AND VEHICLE. PULLED TO SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY AND NOTICE TRAIL OF OIL. TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THAT ENGINE HAD A HOLE IN IT. GIVEN QUOTE OF $8,000 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED WITHIN FIVE MILES OF TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, SUDDENLY THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. THE SHUT DOWN APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY COOLANT SYSTEM. FROM ONLINE REPORTS, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SURROUNDING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND RESTARTED ABOUT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AT 4 DIFFERENT RED LIGHTS, AFTER DRIVING IT HOME, IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN, TOWED IT TO MECHANIC WHO SAID RODS WERE BENT AND TIMING CHAIN OFF, TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO SAID THE SAME THING, FINALLY TOWED TO FORD MONTROSE WHO FOUND OUT SAME THING, THEY WERE TO FIX IT FOR $1,800, 5 WEEKS LATER THEY FOUND OUT ENTIRE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, NOW NEED A REMANNED ENGINE PUT IN IT FOR OVER $5,000, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,300 MILES ON IT, GREAT SHAPE, TOOK GREAT CARE OF IT, JUST PAID IT OFF IN AUGUST 2012 FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, I DID HAVE MY ONE YEAR OLD CHILD WITH ME AT THE TIME AND IF ANYTHING BAD WOULD HAVE HAPPENED I WOULD BE SUING SOMEONE, I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT 5 TIMES WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, I TRIED CALLING AN AREA ACTION I-TEAM NEWS TO HELP, NO LUCK, STILL NO VEHICLE 9 WEEKS LATER AND I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET MYSELF TO WORK, MY DAUGHTER TO DAYCARE AND TRY TO DO EVERYTHING ELSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A VEHICLE DO, PLEASE HELP! *TR

MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CUT OFF THE COMBUSTION ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A COUNTRY RD. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF WITH DECLINING POWER IN THE ELECTRIC ENGINE. DISPLAY READ "PULL OVER SAFELY" AND NOTHING ELSE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO BOTH A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REFERRED ME TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE WHO KNEW ABOUT HYBRID CARS. SINCE THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AT THE TIME I BROUGHT IT IN AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS SHOWING ON A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THE SUV HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE AND SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF BOTH ENGINES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I THOUGHT SPEED AND HARD DRIVING WERE THE PROBLEM WHICH IT TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE SO ON 45MIN OR GREATER DRIVES BUT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO DO THIS AT 15MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY ON CROWDED HIGH SPEED ROADS AS YOU CANNOT "PULL OVER SAFELY" WITH NEITHER MOTOR RUNNING. IF THEIR EXCUSE IS ITS A SAFETY FEATURE IT IS NOT VERY SAFE. I CONTACTED FORD VIA E-MAIL AND THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO REFER ME BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND SEND THE DEALERSHIP THE E-MAIL I HAD SENT TO THEIR CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN CONFIDENCE STATING I DID NOT TRUST THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE THEIR PRACTICES (FOR PREVIOUS REASONS RELATING TO OTHER CAR ISSUES). SAW MANY POSTS IN FORUMS THAT THIS PROBLEM RELATES TO THE COOLING PUMP FOR THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. ORDERING A NEW COOLANT PUMP ONLINE AS I WILL NOT GO TO THE FORD (AS I SAW A POST ELOQUENTLY PUT) "STEALERSHIP". *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A WARNING APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY " STOP SAFELY NOW ". THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WE MANAGED TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT APPEARED TO WORK OK. DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES AND THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" REAPPEARED AND THE CAR LOST POWER. WE PULLED OVER. WE WAITED FOR 10 MINUTES, RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DROVE US HOME. LATER WHEN WE WERE DRIVING UP OUR STREET, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. *TR

"STOP SAFELY NOW" APPEARS ON SCREEN WITH RED TRIANGLE: CAR GOES DEAD, COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CAUSED A BIT OF A MESS OF THE TRAFFIC BUT NO ACCIDENTS: NO WARNING FOR A COOLING PUMP TO KEEP THE BATTERIES COOL. I FOUND THE PROBLEM ONLINE IN 5 MINUTES AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THE NEXT DAY AT FORD. "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS OVERHEATING PROBLEM. TSB 08-24-5 STATES THAT SOME 2005-2008 ESCAPE HYBRID AND 2006-2008 MARINER HYBRID VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RED TRIANGLE LIGHT AND CODES INDICATING A TRANSAXLE OVERTEMP. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN REDUCED POWER AS THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES FAIL SAFE OPERATION. CODES P1A0E, P1A0F, P0A3C, P0A3E, P0A7A, P0A7C AND P1A0D MAY ALSO BE SET." *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS WITHOUT WARNING AND DISPLAYS A "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE. THIS HAPPENS ON LONGER TRIPS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO WARNING AND NO WAY TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE ARE NO LONGER SAFE TO TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A DANGER TO ALL ON THE ROAD AND HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER AND OVER HAPPENING WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED INTO A SIDE PARKING LOT AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ROD FAILURE AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BLOWN. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. IT WAS AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. AND I COULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AFTER THAT. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD ONLY THE DISPLAY SAYING TO "STOP SAFELY NOW". I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR IDLE FOR A MINUTE. THERE WAS STILL NOT OTHER WARNING AND THE CAR WAS NOT MAKING ANY NOISES AND NO STEAM COMING FROM HOOD. I SHUT IT DOWN, WAITED A MINUTE, THEN RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED BACK UP FINE. NOTHING ON THE DISPLAY NOW AND STILL NOT MAKING ANY NOISE. I PULLED AHEAD A LITTLE TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE AND IT DID. I LET IT IDLE FOR ANOTHER MINUTE THEN PROCEEDED BACK ONTO HIGHWAY TO TRY TO GET HOME. I GOT UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. I PULLED BACK TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS LATER, MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL AT THAT POINT. TOWED IT TO A SHOP WHO THEN SAID THE CAR'S OIL WAS NOT READING ON THE DIPSTICK. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED IN MARCH BY A REPUTABLE COMPANY AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OIL CHANGED CONSISTENTLY. THEY TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS GONE AND I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW ONE. I THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE I BOUGHT, IT FOR A SECOND OPINION AND HE SAID THE SAME THING THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE NOISE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME I NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY AND COOLANT PUMP REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID NO VISIBLE EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS AND NO INDICATION OF INTERNAL ENGINE USE SUCH AS "BLOW-BY". THEIR OVERALL ESTIMATE TO FIX MY CAR, INCLUDING A NEW ENGINE, IS $8000.00. I NEVER HAD AT ANY POINT ANY INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. NO NOISES, NO WARNING LIGHTS. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I CAN'T AFFORD REPAIRS OF THAT MAGNITUDE. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON THE FREEWAY. WE WERE DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. WE LOST ALL POWER IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO PROPERLY REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROAD (LOST POWER SO QUICKLY). WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADVISED US THAT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO THROW A ROD. WE HAVE DONE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO ADVANCED WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING THAT WOULD LEAD US TO BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WOULD SUFFER ENGINE FAILURE AND SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY LEAVING MY FAMILY (TWO SMALL CHILDREN) IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME VEHICLE (SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE THROWING A ROD). MY FAMILY HAS ATTEMPTED TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH FORD UNSUCCESSFULLY. *TR

SINCE 2010, WHEN I'VE DRIVEN MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY THE STOP SAFELY LIGHT COMES ON. IT STOPS RIGHT IN TRAFFIC WITHIN MINUTES, LEAVING ME KNOW TIME TO PULL OFF. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD ALL KINDS OF WORK COMPLETED FROM BRAKES TO TUNEUP, THEN IT STARTS AGAIN. THIS WEEK WAS THE WORK, JUNE 3, 2012 THE CAR STOPPED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN CHICAGO AND I WAS REALLY SCARED FOR MY LIFE AS OTHER CARS HAD TO PULL ON THEIR BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS TO TELL ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG SINCE 2012, WHILE OTHERS TELL ME ONCE WE FIX THE BRAKES, THE FUEL FILTER, ETC THEN THE LIGHT WILL STAY OFF, I'VE HAD NO SUCH LUCK. I INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR ONLY TO BE SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I'M A MOM OF FOUR CHILDREN AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY HELP FROM FORD. I KEEP GETTING FIX THIS OR THAT ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME LIGHT COME ON AND BE STOPPED AGAIN, TIME AFTER TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING ALL THE TIME. IT'S NOT A STICKING BECAUSE IT IS STUCK OR NEEDS LUBED. IT IS A HARD MECHANICAL LOCK! NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO YOU CAN NOT PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT'S LOCKED! YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT UNLOCKS TO DO ANYTHING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE OTHER DAY IT LOCKED UP ON ME AS I WAS PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SIT THERE UNTIL IT DECIDED TO WORK AGAIN. MY HUSBAND DRIVES AROUND WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON SO HE DOESN'T GET PUT IN A POSITION LIKE THIS ONE EVEN IN TOWN! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED- THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF A CAR LIKE THIS! FORD RECALLED THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 2004 AND 2005 MODELS BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE 2006 MODELS. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY OUT MONEY FOR A FAILURE THEY ARE AWARE OF. SOMEONE SHOULDN'T BE KILLED FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND TAKEN SERIOUS. IF I COULD I WOULD GET ANOTHER CAR BUT I WOULD LOSE A LOT OF MONEY DOING THAT. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DEMANDED. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ALL OVER THE PLACE. NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THE STEPS OF ACTION TO TAKE TO BE HEARD. WE NEED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO STEP UP AND PROTECT OUR DRIVERS AND OUR ROADS. THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS! THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE CAR DECIDES TO DO THIS. WHEN YOU TAKE IT IN AND IT DOESN'T DO IT, THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING AND ALL ELECTRICAL ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED A FRACTURED ENGINE BOLT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET APPROXIMATELY 1,300 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FACTORY DEFECT FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

LESS THAN 9 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2008, THE ENGINE LIGHT OF MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT V6 WENT ON. MULTIPLE SHOPS ATTEMPTED TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT GET THE LIGHT OFF WITHOUT WANTING TO DO MANY STEP BY STEP "COULD BE THIS..." REPAIRS. COMPUTER CODE INDICATED THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. CAR REMAINED WITH AN EXPIRED INSPECTION STICKER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHILE DIFFERENT THINGS WERE TRIED. FINALLY A SHOP FOUND A CORRODED WIRE, AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. LESS THEN 7 MONTHS LATER THE CAR BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON, AND IT STALLED AND DIED WITHIN MINUTES. IT REQUIRED 12 JUMOS TO GET IT THE APPROX. 8 MILES HOME. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE THEN REPLACED. LESS THAN 1 MONTH LATER THE EXACT SAME THING OCCURRED. A 2ND ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE PUT IN. 2 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY BEGAN FLASHING THE ENGINE LIGHT PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN. INSTANTLY THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING, AND MAKING LOUD RATTLING NOISES, AND FRESH GAS CAN BE DETECTED FROM THE FRONT END. IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO OIL, ALTHOUGH THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLENTY BASED ON LAST OIL CHANGE, AND THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THE ENGINE NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. (MILEAGE LISTED AT FAILURE IS THE ENGINE EVENT). *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING THE WARNING "STOP SAFELY NOW", ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MILES PER HOUR AND IMMEDIATELY PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON WHICH PREVENTED TRAFFIC FROM REAR ENDING ME. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AWAITING DIAGNOSIS WHICH I AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEAL WILL PROBABLY BE RELATED TO THE HYBRID BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUES THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. *TR

AT 9 MONTHS PREGNANT, WHILE DRIVING HOME I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO I BROUGHT IT THERE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OIL IN THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY OIL CHANGED A MONTH BEFORE. THE OIL LIGHT NEVER WENT ON AND WE DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKING OIL. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER TELLING ME THAT MY ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 46,000 MILES! HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKING MY OIL EVERY TIME I GOT GAS (AT 9 MONTHS PREGNANT!) AND IT WAS UP TO ME TO KEEP UP WITH IT, NOT THE CHECK OIL LIGHT. HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT RELY ON THOSE INDICATORS. A NEW ENGINE AND $5000 LATER AND NOW MY CAR LEAKS OIL. I HAVE BEEN BRINGING IT IN EVERY MONTH TO FIX THE LEAK AND IT ALWAYS STARTS AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 YEARS NOW. I HAVE 1 MORE YEAR LEFT FOR MY ENGINE WARRANTY AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT THEY WILL FIND THE EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AS SOON AS THAT TIME COMES. I'M SO UPSET AND FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR AND EVEN MORE SO WITH THE SERVICE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND GOING TO WORK. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE, THE ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTCAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SHE THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION. THE CAR AGAIN SHUT DOWN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD SERVICE DEALER. THEY EXAMINED IT AND SAID THAT OUR MOTOR WAS DEAD AND THE ENGINE FLOODED. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT WE HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR. THE FORD SERVICE PERSON QUOTED US FOR A NEW MOTOR 3800..FOR USED AND 5400 FOR A NEW ONE. TWO DAYS LATER HE UPPED THE PRICE TO 4800 FOR A USED ONE. I ASKED FOR SPECIFICS TO THE FAILURE BUT WAS NOT GIVEN ONE. AGAIN, I HAVE HAD PLENTY OF OIL CHANGES AND INSPECTION WITH NOTHING INDICATING A PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT AN IS REPLACING IT FOR LESS. I REALLY BELIEVE THEIR IS SOME ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. *TR

2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, RIGHT AFTER THE WARNING "STOP SAFELY NOW", THE CAR SHUT DOWN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. AFTER WEB RESEARCH, IT IS QUITE COMMON FOR THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CARS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THERE IS NO TIME FOR YOU TO STOP SAFELY BEFORE THE CAR SHUT DOWN, NOT EVEN A 5 OR 10 SECONDS. THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT, IT WAS A WATER PUMP FAILURE CAUSED THIS, CALLED FORD, BUT FORD DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE REPAIR COSTS MORE THAN $600.00. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS NEED TO BE FIXED. WHO IS GOING TO DRIVE A CAR WHICH WILL SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY TIME TO RESPOND TO? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. SHE HEARD A NOISE WHEN SHE RESTATED THE VEHICLE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO MOTOR OIL. SHE CONTINUED TO HEAR THE NOISE AFTER SHE ADDED OIL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW CRANK SHAFT AND ENGINE. THE DEALER THEN INSTALLED A USED ENGINE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,175. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CAUGHT FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 8 HOURS AFTER THE CAR WAS LAST USED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A ROD CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PER THE WARRANTY SINCE IT HAS EXPIRED AND THE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING @ 70 MPH. THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, THEN A "STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY NOW" WARNING, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. *TR

2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. DRIVING ON HWY 75 SOUTH IN OHIO. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 68 MILES AN HOUR. MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND SLOWED ABRUPTLY. THE INFO DISPLAY SAID MAIN ENGINE OVER HEAT SLOW AND CONTINUE TO SAFE STOP. I PULLED OVER AND DROVE OFF THE HIGHWAY SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RESTARTED IT. IT RAN FOR ABOUT A 1/2 MILE AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME I STARTED UP AGAIN AND DOVE IT ABOUT FIVE MILES BEFORE I SHUT IT DOWN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES.THERE WAS NO SIGNS OR SMELLS OF HOT OVER HEATING ENGINE. I THEN GOT IN A DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 5 MORE HOURS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. MY CONCERN IS THAT I ALL MOST GOT REAR ENDED FROM A SEMI. I HAVE READ OTHER HYBRID FORUMS WITH OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A LIGHT ILLUMINATED THAT READ, "STOP SAFELY NOW". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD CALL HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY STILL COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER COULD PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,692 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 08/19/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. IN ADDITION, THE INTAKE VALVES WERE OFF, WHICH THREW THE PISTONS OFF AS WELL. THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WAS EXPOSED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 33,392.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING NO MORE THAN 50 MPH, AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED FLAMES. ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OVER AND HELPED HER EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH SNOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEN LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS FAULTY, WHICH CAUSED THE EXPLOSION DUE TO THE PISTON BEING BLOWN OUT OF PLACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE SHOP AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THE DEFECT SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

SINCE BUYING SUV TROUBLE WITH REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER, CRUISE CONTROL STAYING ENGAGED, & TURN OVER COLD/HOT START HESITATION CURRENTLY VOLUNTARY RECALLS. FORD SAYS MY SUV WAS ONLY AFFECTED BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. AT 22,000 MILES WENT TO ORIGINAL DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE PUT WINDSHIELD FLUID ? WASN'T IN PORT OR RESERVOIR. BUCKING AT 28,000 MILES BROUGHT TO OTHER DEALERSHIP DURING OIL CHANGE. DURING VISIT TOLD THEM ABOUT INTERIOR LIGHTS. SUPPOSE TO CHECK AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FILTER/FLUID/SERVICE BASED ON MANUAL, BUT WASN'T DONE. AT OTHER FORD DEALERSHIP HAD SUV 35,830 BUCKING PROBLEM AGAIN AND INTERIOR LIGHTING ON PANELS NOT WORKING. WAS TOLD THOSE LIGHTS NEVER WORKED OR GLOWED? SAID BUCKING WAS A SUSPENSION PIN IN THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE, ONLY ONE WAS CHANGED DESPITE 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. ( WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY 4 BUCKING ) FORD MENTIONED NEEDING NEW BREAKS SOON THAT THERE WAS VIBRATION AND SHIMMY FROM THE BREAK PADS THAT I WAS FEELING? HAD TIRES DONE 38,177 MILES & BRAKES 38,550 WITH INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NON FORD WAS TOLD THAT ALL 4 SUSPENSION PINS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED SIMULTANEOUSLY LIKE MY TIRES AND THAT THEIR IS A CLASS 1 LEAK FROM MY DIFFERENTIAL/TRANSMISSION-POSSIBLY JUST A GASKET CHANGE 6-9 HOURS WORTH OF LABOR. I CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPAIR CENTER I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET DESPITE HAVING MADE NOTE BRINGING IN ISSUES WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY IT IS CURRENTLY OUT. WITH THE SENSITIVITIES TO THE CURRENT MARKET FELT IT WASN'T IN MY BEST INTEREST TO PAY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF FORD CLOSED WHO WOULD DO MY WORK WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO DO IT DURING REGULAR BUMPER TO BUMPER FULL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY IN THE FIRST PLACE AND DIDN'T. NOT TO MENTION I STILL OWE 2 MORE YEARS WORTH OF CAR NOTE & INSURANCE TO PAY OFF THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

ENGINE FAILED. ENGINE OF SUV WOULD REV AT HIGH RATE. SUV HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. TOW TRUCKER DRIVER NOTED THAT SUV HAD BEEN TOWED BEFORE BECAUSE TOW HOOK HAD BENT FRAME. I TOLD THE DRIVER THAT THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN TOWED DURING MY LEASE. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO BRING MY NEW CAR 2006 FORD ESCAPE TO THE DEALER (5XS) WHERE I PURCHASED IT FOR AN ONGOING SQUEALING PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN THE MORNING. ANY FIXES ARE TEMPORARY AND THE SQUEAL CONTINUES ON A NEW CAR THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.. MY CONCERN IS THAT IS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM LIKE THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY JUST ARE NOT FIXING IT, I HAVE A FULL WARRANTY AND NOW I NOTICE WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK I STILL MOVE AND I HIT THE BRAKE BUT I AM IN PARK? MY CAR IS GOING BACK IN AGAIN THIS WED THE LAST TIME WAS JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THEY HAD IT FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS... THIS IS THE LAST TIME FOR ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-60 MPH OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE CONTACT MUST MAKE 2-5 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DEALERS AND NONE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER STOPPING. UPDATED 11/26/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE MADE SURE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED BY PRESSING THE OFF BUTTON. THE CONTACT HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE FORMAT COULD BE STUCK. THEY FOUND THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THE DEALER SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE RECALL FOR THE FORD ESCAPE IN 2005 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,197. THE CONSUMER STATED STRONGLY URGES A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED HAD 3 PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS INCIDENT. UPDATED 08/29/07 *TR

AS FLEET MANAGER , I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE ON ALL 3 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID VEHICLES. DURING EACH FAILURE, THE MAIN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE GOES TO STRAIGHT ELECTRICAL POWER WHICH COULD CAUSE A WRECK IN SITUATIONS WHERE A RAPID DROP IN SPEED COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED ON ALL THREE HYBRIDS AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 36,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACES THE WATER PUMP THAT SUPPLIES COOLANT TO THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AFTER EACH FAILURE. I FEEL THAT THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE REPORTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT I RESEARCHED EDMUNDS.COM AND THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN THEIR CARSPACE AUTOMOTIVE FORMS. FORD NEEDS TO RE-ENGINEER THIS SYSTEM. *TR

2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE SEAT COVERS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND JERKING WHILE DRIVING OVER 70 MPH AND REAR WIPER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE REST OF THE WAY TO HER DESTINATION, THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH AND JERKING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A INOPERATIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, DRIVE ROUGHLY AND JERKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD SHIFT HARD AND LURCH FORWARD WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. *JB

LOUD NOISE WHILE STARTING VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER. IDLER PULLEY WAS SHREDDING THE SERPENTINE BELT AND PULLEY WAS OVERHEATING. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE GRINDS DURING START UP IF IT SITS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. ON 04-18-06 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER ALONG WITH A DELAY IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLE'S WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAS THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ARRANGED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED THIS WEEK. UPDATED 5/16/2006 - THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER LUBED THE DOOR AND APPLIED WEATHERSTRIPPING. *NM