Four problems related to wiring have 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.
I purchased the vehicle knowing the ecm had been replaced recently. . . About 3 months of purchasing the vehicle my check emissions light came on. . . Losing gas mileage, car stalled out a few times, and delearship said it was the ecm again. . . Approximately August 2013. One year later August 2014 same issue again. . . Ecm replaced again. . When I turn the key on, not starting it the check emission comes on and the dealership tells me this is normal. . My gas mileage is 12 mpg and im afraid it is happening again soon. . I dont know what to do and I was told it may be the wiring harness causing this issue. . I dont know why no one will get to the route of the problem why the computer in my Escape keeps failing. They wont let me trade it in since it is not any value to them anymore. .
About 6 weeks ago, my wife called me at work to report her 2005 Escape "made a funny noise" when she tried to start it. When I got home that afternoon, I went to investigate it. When I put the key in and turned it on, it exploded. The intake manifold disentergrated and schrapnel from it severed wiring harness, knocked parts off etc. Having 39k miles on it I had it towed to a local top rated mechanic. After the mechanic repaired the mechanical damage, he sent it to beach Ford for a pcm issue. They replaced the pcm (under Ford warranty, admitting that the computer was ?fried? and this has been a problem with other Escapes) but absolves any knowledge or responsibility as to why the explosion occurred in the first place because a ?third party person? repaired the car before beach Ford saw it. A ?mike? at Ford customer service who based on conversations with beach Ford, said that repairs by a third party precludes Ford from any responsibility as to why the car exploded in the first place. My mechanic has done internet research and found other reports of pcm issues with the Escapes causing problems from failures to explosions. A tech at the Ford dealer said it has to do with stray voltage being induced into the wiring and going back up into the pcm, but then Ford and the service director denied any knowldege of this. Ford said the car is repaired (at my expense) and washed their hands of this situation leaving me with a car that has only 39,000 miles on it and exploded in my driveway causing sever damage, and no attempt to investigate why it happened. I have all the damaged parts that were replaced and told Ford that. No one will address why it exploded in the first place. What if this happened at 55 mph vice in my driveway, or my wife was home and I opened the hood and had her start the car so I could listen for that noise she said? please help me out.
The contact was traveling at 60 mph on the freeway and the vehicle lost power. There was no warning prior to the failure. The emergency brake was used to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealership, who determined it was the spark plugs. Also the coil pack malfunctioned. The vehicle is at the dealership.
My wife started our 2005 Escape and placed our grandaughter in her car seat. My wife smelled something burning and when she looked out her window, she noticed the driver's side mirror was engulfed in flames. She quickly shut the vehicle off, removed my crying grandaughter from her seat, and attempted to put the flames out. She eventually succeeded, but not before the heat cracked the mirror and melted the housing. I took my vehicle to a Ford dealership, and it was discovered (and noted) that the heating element inside the mirror melted and started the fire. Pictures were taken and sent to Ford motor company for repair authorization. Ford responded with a letter to me, titled "general release of all claims," and directed me to sign it before repairs could be authorized. I did not sign the legal document, as I was unsure of the meaning of all the legal terms. On 18 Feb 05, a representative from Ford motor comapany consumer affairs called me. (vincent d. Kirksey) he was very rude and demanding. He basically told me I had two options: either sign the form and have Ford repair my vehicle, or he would rescind the "offer" and make me go through my insurance company. I asked him several times what the form was for, and he replied it was necessary to authorize the repair and that is was a policy of Ford with this type of incident. I told him it sounded like I had a third option - he told me to go ahead and use it - he was rescinding Ford's offer to repair my vehicle under warranty. I am concerned with my family's safety - we now drive our 2005 Escape with a fire extinguisher in the vehicle - we do not want to burn up or have our vehicle destroyed.