2006 Ford Escape

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING ALL THE TIME. IT'S NOT A STICKING BECAUSE IT IS STUCK OR NEEDS LUBED. IT IS A HARD MECHANICAL LOCK! NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO YOU CAN NOT PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT'S LOCKED! YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT UNLOCKS TO DO ANYTHING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE OTHER DAY IT LOCKED UP ON ME AS I WAS PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SIT THERE UNTIL IT DECIDED TO WORK AGAIN. MY HUSBAND DRIVES AROUND WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON SO HE DOESN'T GET PUT IN A POSITION LIKE THIS ONE EVEN IN TOWN! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED- THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF A CAR LIKE THIS! FORD RECALLED THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 2004 AND 2005 MODELS BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE 2006 MODELS. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY OUT MONEY FOR A FAILURE THEY ARE AWARE OF. SOMEONE SHOULDN'T BE KILLED FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND TAKEN SERIOUS. IF I COULD I WOULD GET ANOTHER CAR BUT I WOULD LOSE A LOT OF MONEY DOING THAT. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DEMANDED. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ALL OVER THE PLACE. NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THE STEPS OF ACTION TO TAKE TO BE HEARD. WE NEED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO STEP UP AND PROTECT OUR DRIVERS AND OUR ROADS. THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS! THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE CAR DECIDES TO DO THIS. WHEN YOU TAKE IT IN AND IT DOESN'T DO IT, THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US! *KB

DURING THE COLD MONTHS, THE GAS PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS. NORMALLY AFTER THE CAR IS WARM, IT WILL LOOSEN UP TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN. HOWEVER, THIS MORNING, 01/04/12, I WAS FORCED TO LET THE CAR ROLL INTO A PARKING LOT AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. I SAT THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES LETTING THE CAR GET EVEN WARMER BUT STILL HAD TO MASH THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE. LUCKILY I WAS STILL VERY CLOSE TO HOME AND ONCE I WAS OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, I WAS ABLE TO LET IT ROLL THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH TODAY I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WISH FORD WOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. FOR NOW WE WILL FIX IT AT HOME BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE PROBLEM WILL ONLY REPEAT ITSELF. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD ESCAPE THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL PERIODICALLY LOCK UP. FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE EITHER CLEAN OR REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE PROBLEM RESURFACES. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME TO BE A DEFECT IN THAT PART. IT HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED WITH ME WHEN I AM IN MOTION. LIKE YOU MAY TAKE OFF TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION OR MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND IT WILL GET YOU JUST FAR ENOUGH TO GET IN TRAFFIC AND THEN THE PEDAL FREEZES AND YOU'RE STUCK. I HAVE BECOME VERY FEARFUL DRIVING NOT KNOWING WHEN IT MIGHT HAPPEN. *TR

MY GAS PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK BACK AROUND THE 1ST OF OCTOBER 2010 WHEN THE WEATHER BEGAN TO COOL. IT HAPPENED EVERY NOW AND THEN, AT THAT TIME. AS THE WINTER PROGRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK MORE OFTEN, UNTIL THE CAR WARMED. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS ON THE GAS PEDAL STICKING AND I WAS TOLD NO. IT HAS BEEN VERY HOT IN TEXAS SO I HAVE HAD LITTLE PROBLEMS. THIS DATE 9-6-2011 WAS THE FIRST COOL MORNING IN A LONG TIME AND IMMEDIATELY MY PEDAL STUCK AS SOON AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT BULGE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TRIED TO LIFT THE PEDAL UP, HOPING TO GET IT TO WORK. I KEPT PUSHING ON THE PEDAL AND I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR. WHEN I STOP AT THE RED LIGHT I HAVE TO START PUSHING QUICKLY SO I WON'T GET HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND SERIOUS. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 ESCAPE SUFFERED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM HOPEFUL I WILL MAKE IT HOME FROM WORK TO TRY TO GET SOME HELP. FORD NEEDS TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD 9 TIMES IN ONE DAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT IT IS USUALLY WHEN IT'S COLD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED WAS IN THE SUMMER. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE. THERE IS NO WARNING. ONE TIME I WAS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO HIGHWAY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED ONLY ENOUGH TO GET ME INTO HIGHWAY AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF RODE. THERE ARE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, AND NEED TO HIT THE BRAKE SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE CAR SLOWS, BUT THEN "BOLTS FORWARD" AND IT REQUIRES ME TO PUT ON THE BRAKES MUCH HARDER THAN I WOULD FOR THE SPEED I AM GOING, IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOW FOR YEARS, AND WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH IT, BECAUSE I HAD NO ALTERNATIVE, BUT THEN I READ THAT THE FORD FREESTYLES, 2005-2007 ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING. SO I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THEY MAY BE RELATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING 20 MPH FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE UP AN INCLINE TO DETERMINE IF THE PEDAL WOULD FREE ITSELF BUT IT DID NOT. HE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BY CONSTANTLY DEPRESSING WITH ABRUPT FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,574. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF