One problem related to overdrive light on has been reported for the 2005 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2005 Escape.
One day I was driving home on the interstate and the o/d off light started flashing & it acted like it didn't want to change gears at all. I stopped got gas and light stayed on. Then as I started driving again it went away. After parking at home overnight I attempted to go reverse & it acted like it was in neutral. After some back and forth with the shifter it let me go in into reverse only when I revving up and then it started having issues in shifting out of park. In searching this issue there are many people experiencing this issue, end has caused a few accidents.