general problems of the 2006 Ford Escape

06 Ford Escape , 4 cylinder, front wheel drive. The gas pedal sticks and won’t accelerate when the vehicle is colder. Today I was on the road in traffic and went to hit the gas and gain some speed as I was still under the speed limit after slowing down behind a car that was turning and the pedal was stuck, couldn’t go! people driving behind and at me and I’m just stuck! it took a good 15-20 pumps of the foot to get the thing unstuck and moving again. It’s happened and was easier to get going a couple other cold mornings seems to stop once car is warmer and has been moving for a while. Looked online and there are numerous complaints about the same problem all the way back to 2009 with this cars make and model for both 05 and 06. Seems Ford never recalled it and some ppl online are even saying they ended up in accidents and stranded.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after stopping at a traffic light and attempting to drive off, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond, almost causing another vehicle to crash into the rear of the vehicle. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle to correct the issue however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed back to her residence. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Abs failure. The car brakes may at times lock-up without notice. Transmission failure: the transmission acts as if it's in neutral when in both forward gear or reverse. Transmission appears to be in good repair but this issue persist. This issue appears to occur from a beginning acceleration such as putting car in reverse and accelerating or putting car in drive and accelerating. This also happens when you may be stopped at a traffic light and attempt to proceed only to have the car act as if it's in neutral. This slipping in and out of gear issue seems to only happen from a take off speed.

"takata recall" our 2006 Ford Escape has always revved up weird when pushing or holding the gas pedal,jerks and drives differnt,recently though it has died on us four times it used to have a p122 code or some code on it I will have to find receipt when auto place found it,but we were almost hit 2 times first times and luckily 3rd time I was parked infront of store with car on it died then tried dieing while trying to get it home,now I would not be sending this but I do see you have a recall for this problem!so I would like to know what can be done about this?please let me know thanks for your time.

Car has been stalling periodically for the past month on city streets (mostly) and highway (without any warning signs). Each time would bring to mechanic but no codes would show up. Happened again yesterday, this time the engine light came on, code that showed up was p2112. Bringing to Ford dealer tomorrow to fix throttle body.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. While driving at any speed, the brake pedal failed and caused the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally. The abs and brake lights illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to both the dealer and an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was no issue with the vehicle, yet the failure progressed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,800.

Vehicle's gas pedal constantly locks when driving no matter the climate.

Gas pedal would not depress could not drive no matter how hard I pushed it.

After starting the vehicle it has to be warmer up for about 30 minutes or more, in order for the gas pedal to press down so the vehicle will move. The gas pedal will not move at all. It has to be warmed up in the summer months and well as the winter months in order for the vehicle to move. The gas pedal is so hard to press that it like trying to press your foot through a brick wall. It does this even when at a stand still when trying to accelerator for any speed. It just will not move. This is dangerous for me and my family. Please help !!!.

My vehicle dies when the truck is warmed up and I put it in gear with my foot on the brake. It dies at stop lights and stop signs and in reverse. Another technician told me I would have to ride around with that problem because it was not throwing a code. After a week, I took it back to the Ford dealer in cleveland, ms, and the service department manager told me it was probably the throttle body actuator. But, that it was on national back order. I left the car with the Ford dealer, and they said they replaced the throttle valve at a cost of $900. The truck died on the way home from the dealer with the same problem.

Throttle body failure. It absolutely would not accelerate while pulling out into heavy traffic. It happened repeatedly last fall, then suddenly stopped in December. It has begun doing it again, this time deciding to act up in houston. There needs to be a recall for every year model for which even one incident has been reported as this is obviously a problem for these vehicles.

I was driving at approximately 40 mph ( 40-65 mph intervals between highways) for about 20 minutes when all of a sudden my car is loosing power, so I stepped on the gasoline pedal a little more to keep the speed. The sad part is that there wasn't any light that came on to tell or warn me that something is seriously wrong and that my car needed to be checked. I drove a total of one hour that day at 40-65 mph intervals. When I started the car the next day, after about 3 minutes of the engine running, it started making this really loud noise and my car will not go faster than 2 mph.

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.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 50 mph with the accelerator pedal engaged, it remained stuck in the upright position when she attempted to apply the brakes. After several attempts the contact was able to fully depress the pedal. The failure occurred without warning and intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the mechanic was unable to determine the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The current mileage was 104,000. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 75 mph, the accelerator pedal seized. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. Updated 12/23/lj the consumer stated the brake would work. However, the engine would idle at high speed. The consumer believed, the problem caused the transmission to fail. Updated 12/23/13.

When attempting to press down on accelerator, it sticks/hangs and will not press down. Has done this repeatedly; most noticeably when the weather is cold.

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.

I reported the same problem 13 days ago, but have had another acceleration problem again today. Again, vehicle would not decelerate when the gas pedal was released. Instead, car continued pulling at same speed and then began speeding up. I was on an exit ramp when the problem occurred. Luckily, I was able to use the brakes to fight against the pull of the car while maneuvering through traffic to avoid wrecking. Had to use brakes constantly until I could get the car to a lot to turn off the vehicle. When in park, motor was racing at 4000 rpm's. Turned off the car and tried three times to restart. Each time vehicle raced to 4000 rpms. This is exactly what happened on 12/15/2010 as reported here previously.

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1. During normal driving. 2. The gas pedal on my 2006 Ford Escape sticks and is unable to be depressed (locks) or is difficult to press down while in traffic 3. Throttle body was replaced by Ford two years ago after a similar problem but it is happening again and we were almost rear-ended trying to merge onto a highway ramp.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to respond and once it engaged, the vehicle lunged forward violently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.

My gas peddle sticks while trying to accelerate when it is cold outside. When I try to press on the gas, the peddle will not budge unless I press extremely hard. This problem will last until the car warms up. This is extremely problematic in the snow!.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not accelerate and the pedal would intermittently become stuck in the idle position. The dealer and manufacturer were contacted and stated that there was no recall for the failure and would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 80,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that whenever she depresses the accelerator pedal, it sticks and does not move. The pedal is very difficult to depress when driving various speeds. When attempting to accelerate from a stop, she cannot move the vehicle. The dealer advised her to schedule an appointment with them and they would charge $100 to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 66,806.

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.

At about 45,000 miles my gas pedal started locking up when I try to press it down. It appears that it happens more when it is cold or the car has been sitting.

On this particular incident I had let my car warm up since it was winter I pulled out of my driveway my car did fine but when I came to stop sign to go out of my neighborhood my pedal moved just enough to get me onto highway that was at the bottom of a hill. Luckily there was are car coming so I could coast of the side of the road. It felt like someone had put a brick under the gas pedal. This was the worse case but, it has happened numerous times. I can't remember the exact mileage and date.

I own a 2002 Ford Escape. In 2006 it caught on fire after being parked for 18 hours. Ford told me to contact the main office in detroit. I did. They had me contact the dealer in which I purchased both my Escapes. The fire was caused by a faulty abs. West-herr Ford of hamburg n. Y. Came and towed my Escape to their collision shop. They called me up and said they misplaced my keys, so I gave them my spare set. Days turned to weeks,weeks turned to months. They finally said that my insurance should pay for it. My insurance blamed Ford. Ford said that I could pick my truck up but if I did it would be out of their hands, so of course I did not pick it up. Finally 1 year later Ford covered the faulty part and "fixed" my truck. I have brought it back 4 to 5 times for problems. While my truck sat at their collision shop for a year, my warranty ran out. I lost a whole year. Now they say we can fix it for an "at cost" price. They called me in to an executive meeting and tried to say they can give me a deal on a new truck. My truck according to them needs $700. 00 to be fixed and inspected, but their just trying to sell me a new vehicle. They claim responsibility but they don't want to fix it. I'm not even asking for the year warranty that I lost, I'm just asking to have my truck put back into the condition it was in before their faulty part caused the fire. It hasn't been the same since. I am not rich. My wife and I have two children under the age of three, and I will not stand by and be taken by a billion dollar company. I will do whatever I am legally able to do. I was given a voice and you can bet ill use it. This will not go away until they fix it and make it right. You should have been at the meeting to hear the smoke they tried to blow, it was like they were the victims. Can you please advise me on my rights. Thank you. Leonard j. Hill --------------------------------------------------------------------------------.