2006 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TONE RINGS WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAD GONE VA BEACH TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND WAS ON THE WAY BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN JUST BEFORE THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL IN NEWPORT NEWS. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP AND WAS LUCKY TO BE IN THE RIGHT LANE. A AAA BE TOW TRUCK PULLED US OFF TO THE SIDE. WE TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING FINE. I WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY AND THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I JUST HAD THE COOLING PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. I LOOKED AT THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT WHEN THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY GETS TOO HOT THAT IT WILL SHUT OFF. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD FIND A WAY TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STILL OPERATE ON GAS POWER WHEN HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY NEEDS TO COOL DOWN AND TO FIND A WAY TO ALLOW BETTER VENTILATION SO THE BATTERY DOES NOT GET SO HOT SINCE IT IS LOCATED IN THE TRUNK WHERE PEOPLE PUT THEIR BELONGINGS.

I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPG WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT, AC WAS NOT COOLING AS IT WAS BEFORE THE WARNING THEN A SAFETY SIGN CAME ON THE DASHBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY (SATURDAY) I CALLED GREENWAY FORD DEALERSHIP, COLONIAL SR 50, FL AND ASK IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHHICLE AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD YES THERE IS A RECALL ON THE COOLING PUMP/MOTOR TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE ON MONDAY. I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED ON MONDAY AT 7:30AM AS I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS THERE AND ASKED TO BE CONTACTED ONCE A DIAGNOSIS WAS DONE. NO ONE CALLED ME UNTIL 4:30PM TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WARNING SIGN CAME ON AGAIN TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD I CAN WAIT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHICH I DID A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AND LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE. TWO DAYS AGO, THE SAME WARNING SAFETY SIGN CAME ON. YESTERDAY, I PRIVATELY WENT TO A MECHANIC TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH HAD AN ERROR CODE OF P1A10 - HYBRID POWERTRAIN MODULE -BATTERY DISABLED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I HAD NO RETURN CALL FROM THE MANAGER MARK FOSTER. AFTER 2 AND 1/2 HOURS I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HYBRID BATTERY COOLING FANS AS ONE IS NOT WORKING FOR A COST OF $1,127.26 WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE HYBRID BATTERY BEING DISABLED I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER AND TECHNICIAN THAT THE "BATTERY IS PROTECTING ITSELF FROM MELTING OR CATCHING ON FIRE BY DISABLING". THE PROBLEM THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO CHANGING THE COOLING PUMP STILL EXISTS AND THE FORD COMPANY NOR THE DEALERSHIP IS TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY.

THE 2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER. THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL SHOCK TOWER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE COST WAS ESTIMATED AT OVER 1,000. DOLLAR TO FIX. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE I REPLACED THE 2 REAR SHOCKS THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL RUSTING CLUNKING ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND IS A VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE. PLEASE MAKE FORD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COMMON TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT OBSERVED RUST ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS UNSTABLE AND IS TRIGGERED RANDOMLY. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED WIDELY AMONG OTHER OWNERS OF FORD ESCAPE - MODEL AND YEAR ARE VARIED. THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS TRIGGERED BY NO EXTERNAL CAUSE BUT DOES SEEM TO REACT STRONGLY TO HEAT. ALTHOUGH LATELY THIS IS NOW HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. FORD CHARGES EXCESSIVELY FOR DIAGNOSES AND REPAIR AND IT IS GENERALLY FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM WITH AN ACCESS POINT SENSOR. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ALARM SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT BE THE CONSUMER THAT BEARS THE BRUNT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT THAT THE CORPORATION IS BUILDING INTO ALL YEARS OF THE FORD ESCAPE.

CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AT AIRPORT PARKING LOT FOR A MONTH. WHEN RETRIEVING IT UPON RETURN BRAKES FAILED, ABS AND BRAKE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE PARKED THE CAR IN THE LOT, RENTED A CAR TO GET HOME. NEXT MORNING WE ARRANGED AAA TO TOW VEHICLE. WHEN TOW OPERATOR CAME THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS WAS PERFECTLY FINE. WE CHOSE TO PAY HIM AND DRIVE THE CAR HOME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED ANY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BECAUSE THERE WAS ALSO LOUD BRAKE NOISE. NOW ONE YEAR LATER, JULY 27 2015, [97000+ MILES] SLOWING FOR A RIGHT TURN ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN. WITH NO WARNING THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. WITH A CONCERTED EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND MAKE THE TURN WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ABS LIGHT AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT. CONDITION PERSISTED AS WE CONTINUED A FEW MILES TO THE SHOPPING PLAZA. AFTER SHOPPING WE DECIDED TO RETURN DIRECTLY HOME, BUT WHEN CAR WAS STARTED THE FAULT HAD CLEARED AND THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. WE HAVE JUST SPENT THE MORNING SEARCHING INTERNET AND FIND THIS IS AN ISSUE FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND IS DENYING TO ACKNOWLEDGE. AND APPARENTLY IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO RESOLVE WITH THE NEED TO REPLACE THE HCU. WE NOW UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT ARE AMONG THE MANY WHO FEEL THIS IS CERTAINLY A SERIOUS ENOUGH SAFETY ISSUE FORD SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN ITS RESOLVE FOR OWNERS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS. OUR EXPERIENCE SO FAR IS, THAT THOUGH THERE IS SOME ABILITY TO BRAKE IT IS NOT ANYWHERE EQUAL TO THE 'NORMAL' BRAKING CAPACITY AND THAT IS DANGEROUS. AND THE INTERMITTENT AND RANDOM OCCURRENCE IS TROUBLING TO SAY THE LEAST. WE WILL CONTACT THE DEALER TODAY TO GET THE REACTION TO OUR CONCERN.

THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK AND BRACKET THAT ATTACHES IT TO THE CAR IS RUSTING AND HAS BROKEN OFF CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND PRESENTS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.

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.

THE LEFT QUARTER (DOG LEG ONLY METAL PATCH) SEVERILY RUSTED AND I HAD IT REPAIRED , MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RUSTED OUT. ONLY THE LEFT SIDE IS AFFECTED AND NO WATER REST IN THAT AREA. NOW HERE I AM 3 YEARS LATER AND THAT SAME AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE IS RUSTING AGAIN AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL BE RUSTED OUT JUST LIKE BEFORE. IT'S LIKE THE RUST CAME BACK WITH A VENEGENCE THE GUY AT B& K COLLISION WHERE I HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED ADVISED ME HE COULDN'T GUARANTEE ME THAT THE RUST WOULDN'T RESURFACE, WELL IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. MY ISSUE IS WHY IS IT ONLY AFFECTING THE LEFT SIDE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR WHAT OBVIOUSLY IS A DEFECTIVE PAIN AND/OR PART!!! I'VE SEEN OTHER FORD ESCAPE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, SAME SIDE, ETC!!!