2005 FORD ESCAPE Electrical System Problems

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.

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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