2006 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME AND THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE STRUT HAD CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES, A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER, WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE REAR PASSENGER'S WHEEL WELL AND SHOCK MOUNT DISENGAGED. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR INTERIOR FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR

WIFE AND I WERE ENROUTE HOME FROM VERO BEACH, FL TRAVELING WEST ON FL HIWAY 60 ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF THE FL TURNPIKE AROUND 8:30 AM. TRAVELED OVER SHORT STRETCH OF REPAVED ROAD. AT THAT TIME HEARD BEEP, NOTICED RED BRAKE LIGHT AND AMBER ABS LIGHT ON. CRUISE CONTROL ON MOVING 60 MPH. TRIED BRAKES, NOTICED EXCESSIVE BRAKE TRAVEL, BUT STILL HAD SOME BRAKES. CONTINUED ON UNTIL TURNPIKE JUNCTION. PULLED OFF ROAD, STOPPED, SHUT OFF IGNITION. UPON RESTARTING (AFTER 5 SECONDS), WARNING LIGHTS STAYED OFF, HAD GOOD BRAKES. PROCEEDED 130 MILES TO HOME W/O INCIDENT. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES BEFORE AND HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. ON JULY 5TH. I AM DETAILING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE THE MOST INFORMATION ABOUT IT. WHEN IT OCCURRED ALL 4 TIMES, IT WAS EITHER AFTER CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS, HITTING A POT HOLE OR IN THIS CASE AFTER A CHANGE IN ROAD SURFACE. AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME WHEN CROSSING ROUGH SURFACES. THE DEALER (NICK NICHOLAS FORD IN INVERNESS, FL) CANNOT SEEM TO FIND AND FIX THIS. I HAVE TO GROUND THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I CANNOT TRUST IT WITH MY WIFE DRIVING BY HERSELF. IT COULD COST UP TO 7K FOR FORD TO SWAP OUT COMPONETS TO TRY TO FIX IT - MY COST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE.

RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING HAS GOTTEN WEAK AND STARTED TO FLEX. THE WHEEL WELL ABOVE IT HAS LOST THE INTEGRITY OF ITS PLASTIC COATING AND HAS CAUSED IT TO RUST OUT ENORMOUSLY. SHOCK MOUNT AND WHEEL WELL NEED TO BE REPLACE. FROM DOING SOME SEARCHING ONLINE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE 04-06 ESCAPE AND CAN LEAD TO A FAILURE OF THE MOUNTING AND MAKE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *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

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT HAS TO BE WARMER UP FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR MORE, IN ORDER FOR THE GAS PEDAL TO PRESS DOWN SO THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE. THE GAS PEDAL WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. IT HAS TO BE WARMED UP IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND WELL AS THE WINTER MONTHS IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE GAS PEDAL IS SO HARD TO PRESS THAT IT LIKE TRYING TO PRESS YOUR FOOT THROUGH A BRICK WALL. IT DOES THIS EVEN WHEN AT A STAND STILL WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATOR FOR ANY SPEED. IT JUST WILL NOT MOVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP !!! *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE REOCCURED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 156,325.LJ

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY, NO ONE WAS IN OR AROUND IT. I WAS LOOKING OUT THE FRONT WINDOW WATCHING IT SNOW OUTSIDE WHEN I SAW THE REAR WINDOW GLASS EXPLODE AND GLASS FLEW ALL OVER THE DRIVE WAY. THE BROKEN GLASS WAS VERY EASY TO SEE BECAUSE OF THE FRESH SNOW ON THE DRIVE WAY. ONCE AGAIN NO ONE WAS NEAR OR IN THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE WHEEL AND FOUND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED WITH A HOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. ..UPDATED 04-22-14 *BF UPDATED 04/24 /14

WHEN FILLING WITH FUEL PRESSURE NOT RELEASED AND FUEL FLEW BACK OUT IN FACE. *TR