2006 Ford Escape

ON 12/23/14, VEHICLE CUT OUT AFTER BACKING OUT OF PARKING TO ENTER MOVING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY. THE SECOND TIME IT CUT OUT,12/24/14, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROADWAY. THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED, SOUNDED LIKE A WINDED HORSE, RUNNING ON THREE LEGS. MY CAR WAS ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED, INCLUDING OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FLUSHES EVERY YEAR, FUEL INJECTION CLEANING EVERY OTHER YEAR. WITH THE DOUBLE TIMING CHAIN, I WAS ASSURED AT PURCHASE, THAT THEY RARELY BREAK. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS. THEN, I AM TOLD IT IS A PCM FAILURE CAUSED BY SPARK PLUGS , COILS, THAT WERE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE PCM, OR WHERE THE RESISTOR WAS INEFFECTIVE TO COMBAT THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COILS/ SPARK PLUGS, AND THEREFORE CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO SHUT DOWN THREE CYLINDERS OF MY ENGINE. APPARENTLY THERE WERE TSB BULLETINS TO DEALERSHIPS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALLS, BECAUSE FORD DETERMINED THAT THE PCM FAILURE WOULD PROBABLY OCCUR POST-WARRANTY. HOWEVER, CAR OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I WAS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND AM FACED WITH A $2500 BILL, THAT I DO NOT DESERVE, BECAUSE IT IS IN NO WAY LINKED TO MY OWN NEGLIGENCE OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE! TO ME, IT IS A FORM OF BUILT-IN OBSOLESCENCE, THAT MIGHT BE OK WITH SMALL-COST ITEMS LIKE WATCHES, BUT SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED WITH HIGH-COST ITEMS, SUCH AS CARS! *JS

ON MY HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH IN OUR 2006 FORD ESCAPE 4 CYL SUV. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POP AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. FREAKED OUT I PULLED OFF IN A DRIVEWAY. WE POURED SODA POP FROM 2 LITRES ON THE FIRE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAME. THE MESH PIPE BEFORE THE LAST CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS GLOWING RED. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALL YEARS OF FORD ESCAPE. IT IS IN MY OPINION THE REAR CONVERTER STOPPED UP CAUSING THIS DAMAGE TO OUR ONCE LOVELY RIDE.NOW I AM NOT EVEN SURE IF IT WILL RUN. THE HEAT FROM THINGS LIKE THIS CAUSES MAJOR STRESS ON INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS AS THE EXHAUST HAS NO WHERE TO GO. THEN WHEN THE ENGINE EXPLODES AS IT SHOULD FIRE STARTS. WE ARE NOW OUT OF A RIDE UNTIL WE CAN PAY AN EXTREME AMOUNT FOR THIS DEFECTIVE SUV. *TR

I HAVE ONE QUESTION. WHY ARE 06 FORD ESCAPES STILL ON THE ROAD? WHAT BUGS ME MORE IS THE FACT FORD AND EVERYONE IS TURNING THEIR HEADS TO THE ISSUE. NOT ONLY HAVE I READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE FAILURE, I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE PERSON SAY FORD MADE ANY EFFORT TO FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD I ONLY SEE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM DATING UP TO NOW INVOLVING THIS SAME ISSUE. MY GRANDFATHER WHO PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 06 IS NOW ON DISABILITY AND NOW WITHOUT A CAR AFTER ONLY 52,000 MILES. THE CAUSE. ENGINE FAILURE LIKE THE REST. NO WARNING, NO NOTHING. INSTEAD A $6,000 QUOTE FOR A NEW ENGINE. A MONTH BEFORE THAT WE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL FASTER THEN NORMAL BUT WHEN CHECKED THERE WAS NO LEAK. FOLLOWING THAT THE ENGINE BLEW ONE MORNING AFTER BEING STARTED AND HEARING A LOUD BANGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS FIRED AND OIL STARTED LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. LUCKY WE WERE PARKED BUT UNLIKE MOST COMPLAINTS IV READ PEOPLE WERE DRIVING OR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO TELL YOU HAVE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THAT IS AND COULD BE. ITS A PROBLEM TO MANY FORD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING AND NO ONE HAS TAKING ACTION. THAT VEHICLE IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE NEED TO LOSS MONEY OR POSSIBLE THEIR LIFE FOR SOMEONE TO STOP THIS? *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH & COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. I REALIZED I WAS ABLE TO RELEASE IT BY STEPPING ON BRAKES OR HITTING THE GAS PEDAL REALLY HARD. THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY IN OCT 2009 & THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED (SUPPOSEDLY) THEN AGAIN IN NOV 2011 I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY & HAD TO PAY FOR IT. IT WAS ICY OUT & IT'S PRETTY DANGEROUS TO SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME. I WROTE A LETTER TO FORD BUT THEY WOULD NOT REFUND ME NOR WAS THERE A RECALL. I JUST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM JULY 2014 & THE DEALER (SUPPOSEDLY) CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT CHARGED ME & I CALLED FORD BUT AGAIN THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALL. I ALSO SPENT 7K IN FEB 2013 FOR A NEW ENGINE.....BEGINNING TO WONDER IF THAT WAS A WISE DECISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

A TOTAL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER REGARDLESS OF TRAVEL SPEED. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED WITH VEHICLE SHAKING AND LURCHING JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE DIES. SOMETIMES IT WILL START AGAIN - SOMETIMES NOT. THERE HAVE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AND THEIR FREQUENCY IS INCREASING I.E. ALMOST DAILY.THIS VEHICLE HAS SPENT TIME IN THE SHOP ( NOT CHEAP) WHERE THE MECHANICS FIND NO TROUBLE/DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND REPORT NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOR HAVING EVER ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCKS WERE CORRODED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 08/27/2014*LJ UPDATED 09/4/2014 *JS

I ALWAYS KEPT THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE (85,000 MILES). ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2013 MY HUSBAND AND I CHECKED ALL OF THE CAR'S FLUIDS. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ONE WEEK LATER AS WE EXITED THE FREEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SHAKE, LOOSE POWER AND MAKE A VERY LOUD CLATTERING NOISE. THE OIL SENSOR NEVER WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON UNTIL A FEW BLOCKS LATER. THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO OUR REGULAR MECHANICS. THE DAMAGE WAS SO BAD THAT THEY HAD TO CALL IN ANOTHER MECHANIC IN ORDER TO TRY AND FIGURE WHAT THE BEST SOLUTION COULD BE. THEY SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDED 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVEN THOUGH ONLY A WEEK BEFORE WE HAD CHECKED THE OIL. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND OTHER PARTS IN THE CAR HAVE ALSO BEEN EFFECTED. *TR