2005 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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