2006 Ford Escape

I OWN A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. MY PROBLEM IS I HAVE HAD POPPING AND SQUEAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE NOISES THEY WOULD ALWAYS MAKE COMMENTS LIKE IT MUST ONLY BE WHEN I'M DRIVING THAT IT MAKES THE NOISE. NEEDLESS TO SAY WHEN I COMPLAINED ENOUGH ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THEY CHECKED THE SUV AND REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING AT 5,000 MILES, IT ALSO NEEDED NEW SWAYBAR LINKS,AT ABOUT 8,000 MILES THEY TOLD ME THEY ORDERED THEM. HOWEVER WEEKS LATER THEY STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS AND I THEN STARTED HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES, WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. THEN AT 13,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY FOR THEM UNDER WARRANTY( FUNNY ISN'T IT YOU HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TILL 36,000 AND IT ISN'T COVERED ). NOW IT HAVING 18,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE NEW ROTORS TURNED. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER REPLACED THE SWAYBAR LINKS. I THOUGHT IF YOU HAD A A PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT FIX IT WOULD FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW IN MISSOURI, IT IS APPARENT THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO ? I HAVE A 8 MONTH OLD GRANDSON IN THE VEHICLE EVERYDAY (WELL WHEN IT ISN'T IN THE SHOP FOR SOME REASON) I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THE FRONT END PROBLEMS IT KEEPS HAVING. I AM PAYING 25,000.00 DOLLARS FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE NOT ONLY TO MY FAMILY BUT TO OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON A HELPFUL SOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ AND ACKNOWLEDGE MY PROBLEMS WITH MY ESCAPE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-60 MPH OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE CONTACT MUST MAKE 2-5 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DEALERS AND NONE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER STOPPING. UPDATED 11/26/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND MAKES A THUMPING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE TREAD DROPPING. THE MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY COVER 75% OF THE REPAIR COST. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC BSW AND THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE IS P2357016. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,387 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,189. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED TIRE TREND HITTING THE GROUND AND 1/3" NOT TOUCHING GROUND ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE MADE SURE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED BY PRESSING THE OFF BUTTON. THE CONTACT HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE FORMAT COULD BE STUCK. THEY FOUND THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THE DEALER SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE RECALL FOR THE FORD ESCAPE IN 2005 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,197. THE CONSUMER STATED STRONGLY URGES A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED HAD 3 PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS INCIDENT. UPDATED 08/29/07 *TR

THE STEERING IN MY ESCAPE STARTED TO BECOME TIGHTER AND TIGHTER AS I WOULD TURN AND SO, I SCHEDULED A MAINTENANCE CHECK THROUGH MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPT. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THEY FOUND THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD GONE BAD. I HAVE 40,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND AS YOU KNOW THIS EXCEEDS THE TYPICAL 3YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. MY TRUCK IS 13 MONTHS OLD. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE SEAT COVERS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND JERKING WHILE DRIVING OVER 70 MPH AND REAR WIPER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE REST OF THE WAY TO HER DESTINATION, THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH AND JERKING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A INOPERATIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, DRIVE ROUGHLY AND JERKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD SHIFT HARD AND LURCH FORWARD WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. *JB

2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID SUV CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CHECK LEFT HEADLAMP LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND AFTER CHANGING THE LIGHT IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN**CC WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE PROTECTIVE COVER FROM THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION LOOKED AS IF IT HAD BURNED. CONSUMER STATED HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED BY FORD . *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CHANGED THE WIRING HARNESS. HOWEVER, SIX MONTHS LATER THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,900 MILES. *AK CONSUMER HAS INCLUDED MULTIPLE INVOICES STATING BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT. THE DEALER PERFORMED MULTI POINT INSPECTION AND PERFORMED THE VARIOUS TASKS: REINSTALLED SIDE FRONT PANEL, REPLACED HARNESS, ALIGNMENT OF FRONT END AND REAR, REPLACE UPPER STRUT BEARING AND BUSHING, BLED BRAKE SYSTEM. UPDATE *4/16TR THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB