2007 Ford Escape Hybrid

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE EMISSION COOLING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY FILTER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH, THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE WARNING SOUND WHICH NOTIFIED THE DRIVER OF AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND A FAULT CODE COULD NOT BE PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PULL OVER WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

ON A TRIP FROM CINCINNATI OH TO BLOOMINGTON IN, ROUGHLY 140 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO APPARENT DRIVEABILITY ISSUES. THE RETURN TRIP A FEW HOURS LATER, HOWEVER, ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER SHOWING THE MESSAGE "PULL OVER SAFELY IMMEDIATELY". IT WAS DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER, AND VERY FRIGHTENING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START AND RUN THE VEHICLE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE EXPERIENCING THE POWER LOSS AGAIN. AFTER A TOW AND OIL CHANGE I WAS SENT ON MY WAY ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE GETTING ANOTHER TOW ALL THE WAY HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, ONLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ALWAYS DANGEROUS AND SCARY. THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE MERC PUMP AND A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS FOR A COST OF OVER 1200.00. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE--SO MANY COMPLAINTS ALREADY LODGED AND SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES ON THE FREEWAY, A "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE CAME UP (WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARNING) AND OUR CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND SPEED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS IN THE CARPOOL LANE AND THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE 210 FREEWAY WAS AROUND 70 MPH. I HAD TO CUT ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT BEFORE MY CAR LOST POWER COMPLETELY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND OR I IN THE PAST YEAR. (EACH SITUATION WAS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE?AND EQUALLY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS ZERO WARNING). THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER ON SIDE STREETS. I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO THE HYBRID COOLANT PUMP DEFECT THAT I HAVE SEEN OTHERS WRITING ABOUT ONLINE?ALL OF THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ENGINE FAILURE ARE SIMILAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A FAIRLY BUSY HIGHWAY IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE ENGINE ALL OF SUDDEN STOPPED AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND WAITED FOR THE CAR TO COOL. IT RESTARTED AND THEN AGAIN DID THE SAME THING SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 19 JULY 2014 ALONG SMALL TOWN ROAD NOT FAR FROM HOME. THE CAR WAS BARELY WARM. WE HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AIR FILTER ON 17 JULY 2014, THINKING THAT THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THERE IS 'STOP SAFELY NOW 'MESSAGE THAT APPEARS JUST BEFORE IT SUDDENLY STOPS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE CAR ABRUPTLY LOST POWER AND A STOP SAFELY NOW LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS COASTING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS AS IF IT WAS SUDDENLY IN NEUTRAL. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN I REACHED THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND HAD ACCELERATION AGAIN. I WAS STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN SO I ATTEMPTED TO GO AT A VERY SAFE SPEED IN THE SLOW LANE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ANOTHER 3 TIMES BEFORE REACHING HOME. UPON RESEARCH, THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH ESCAPE HYBRIDS. I CALLED FORD CUST. SERVICE AND AFTER REPORTING MY ISSUE, THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH PROBLEMS AND WAS ACTUALLY RUDE TO ME. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND HE SAID THE COMMON ISSUE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, I HAVE AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CAR WITH A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND APPEAR TO BE GETTING NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2007, ABOUT 75,000 MILES. ON THREE SEPARATE DAYS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING FOR LONGER PERIODS ON FREEWAYS. ON EACH OF THE THREE DAYS AFTER STALLING ONCE IT STALLED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES, GOING ABOUT 40MPH. DEALER AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS PRETTY SURE ITS A MECHS COOLING PUMP PROBLEM. *TR