Automatic Transmission Control Module Problems of Ford Escape - part 2

Driving on highway at about 50 mph, sounded like engine shut down and the gas wouldn't work at all. Thankfully, the brakes worked and I pulled over and turned the car off for a few minutes before turning it back on and driving to my mechanic who recommended going to my Ford dealer. They charged me over $500 to replace the throttle body and reprogram the pcm. . . Any recalls from Ford for this?.

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While traveling at 60 mph on the highway I suddenly lost all power. I coasted the car across a lane of traffic to the right lane of the highway. I could not pull out of traffic because this part of the highway has no shoulder and is bordered by a concrete wall or fence. The right-lane traffic came to a stop while I restarted the car. After I restarted the car, I proceeded down the freeway, but before I arrived at the next exit, the car stalled again. I feared for my safety and for the safety of other drivers. I experienced a similar incident on 6/20/13 and reported it to safercar. Gov. At that time, I took my car to the local Ford dealer who services my car. The dealer stated that the problem is related to the throttle body. The problem is so common to Ford Escapes that there is a 3 week backlog for ordering a replacement part. In the meantime, the dealer reprogrammed the pcm (power control module?) ¿ for $118 ¿ as a temporary fix. Apparently, the ¿fix� was very temporary. My car is too dangerous to be driven until the throttle body is replaced. For the safety of myself and other drivers, I cannot risk driving the car to work. How many lives must be placed at risk before a recall is issued to correct this defect?.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle began to stutter and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the transmission control module failed and needed to be replaced. The failure also caused fuel to flood the catalytic converter. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 126,178. Kmj.

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While driving the car completely went dead. Everything turned off. Had to drift to side of the road. Technician told me it was a pcm problem and needs to replace, coils, plugs and pcm.

Was driving my car at 45 miles per hour the car began to sputter and came to very quick halt in the middle of traffic. I had the car towed to my local garage, it was hooked up to a computer diagnostic tool. The trouble codes came up p0351, p0352, p0353, p0354 which I'm being told it will cost me $ 750. 00 to replace all 6 coils, $1100. 00 to replace the pcm module and I will need 6 new spark plugs. These prices don't include labor or diagnostic costs either. In doing some investigation this is a known issue with Ford motor company and the emission warranty only covers you for 8 years/80,000 miles. Not sure what a pcm module is or what coils do. Thank you Ford motor company for installing faulty parts in my motor when they built it in 2005. Now this is my problem and at my expense. . . . . . Ford sent out a tbs regarding the wrong plugs were installed which leads to this issue. TSB 09-2-6 and TSB 10-18-10 is evidence enough they new there was clearly an issue with the factory installed spark plugs causing rfi damage to the cop's and subsequently the ecm. It appears they were betting that most vehicles would have issues outside the 80,000 mile federal warranty.

The problem started when the car was driving and all of sudden the car starts struggling and then shuts off. It would take a several attempts for the car to restart but eventually it would. Now the cars just idles and runs really rough and shuts off while driving. Took it to Ford and they said all it needed was a new cat-converter manifold, not stating why. We replaced it ($1500) but the problem still repeated. Took it to a repair shop and they said it needed to replace 6 ignition coils and plugs and possibly the pcm. They also said the ignition coils caused the cat-convertor manifold to malfunction in the first place. So we replaced all coils and plugs for $1600 but they said the pcm was fine for now but it was a matter of time for the pcm to fail. I'm not sure if Ford deliberately neglected this ignition coil issue but it is suspicious. My commute is mainly interstate hwy and I'm afraid this problem is might cause a major accident while on a major interstate hwy.

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My car is misfiring and stalling on DE-acceleration (when we slow down). It started recently. First it had the engine light come on. We had it tested by a mechanic with the electrical reader and it said we needed a new coil. We replaced the coil, did a full tune up and it still is not working. After many hours of research we see that the Ford Escape pcm has been a consistent manufacturing problem and the 2003 Ford Escape had this problem. I call Ford and they tell me my car was not covered under that particular recall. However, it is clear that this is a serious problem with Ford Escape. What I am to do? drive the car like this and risk it stalling in an intersection or on a hill and have the possibility of a crash? Ford should be held responsible for this manufacturing problem that they have documented over the years.

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While exiting highway, all lights on dash came on, vehicle started sputtering. Ford dealership hooked up to diagnostic and indicated that the pcm had "blown" and taken all six coils with it. Thus, resulting in upwards to $2500 for repairs for not only a new pcm but also all six coils. Of which, I had 2 replaced less than a year ago. Dealership also indicated that Ford was aware of the problem but it was not classified as a recall. What the heck as I read up on internet and this is indicative to a problem they are aware of and also that occurred in previous years.

Had just come over the TN river bridge on i40 east in TN and was approaching mile marker 137 when the vehicle became non responsive to throttle with no dash indication lights. At first I thought fuel pump shut down because acceleration did not work. I knew the engine was still running by rpm and power steering worked. The vehicle was coasting in the left lane and there was traffic behind, in front and in right lane. I turned on hazard lights in hopes of warning the traffic around me. The semi behind me had to slow also and I could not change lanes at moment. Contemplating going left into the median and maybe striking an upcoming bridge rail or wait for open right lane and get to right side of interstate. I had an opening and turned off hazard flasher and then gave a right blinker, cutting off the semi behind who was trying to go around me. At that moment I thought we would get hit. Pulled over and the wrench light came on and no check engine light. Vehicle idled bad like a misfire and rpm gauge went up and down unsteadily. I videoed the fluctuation while pulled over. Turned car off and restarted no problem. Problem came back again 74 miles later in nashville at 88756 miles. At that point on i440e and i65 split the vehicle, without warning, shutdown again, became non responsive to throttle. Then the wrench light and check engine light came on and I pulled over videoed the fluctuating gauges. Turned vehicle off and restarted and lights went off and proceeded to crown Ford on thompson lane and the service dept was closed. This issue also happened 5 times on 9-3-2012, between mileage 89,9002 to 89,1181, while in alabama/TN. Example going uphill, and also coasting into someones driveway at night . This vehicle still currently has the trans flare issue even after two pcm reflash. But Ford cant get it to act up. I thought maybe this issue was related.

While driving on highway at 60 mph 8/16/2013, my engine shut off. I pulled to side of road. The "wrench" light on dash was on. I called Ford bloomington, they gave me roadside assist # and had me call them to send a tow truck to bring me and my vehicle to Ford for check up. It was ready later that day, was told that they reprogrammed pcm and updated calibration, they changed air filter and told me I was "good to go" I paid $35. 00 for that. The very next Friday, I was driving home (at 60 mph) and the engine died again and I pulled to side of road. Luckily the engine did restart and I was able to make it home. Saturday, I took my SUV to Ford bloomington, engine sputtered on the way there. Ford called rental car for me( without me asking) and again looked at the engine, was told on Monday that the throttle body was bad, needed replaced. They had the part, but it was their last one and that the part was on backorder until October. I had part replaced as it was not covered under warranty, for $500. 00. Also I have a $110. 00 bill from enterprise rentals.

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While driving home from work, I went to accelerate. Upon reaching 40. I heard a substantial backfire noise, and the engine shut off in the middle of a busy road causing me to block traffic as I coasted almost into a busy intersection. I was able to put it in neutral and restart the engine after coasting for 100+ feet. After which, the engine began running very rough and rugged never being able to accelerate about 30 mph and causing major traffic problems. I took it to a dealership (varsity Ford in ann arbor, mi) and have been told that my 2005 Ford Escape was in trouble. Apparently, my spark plug after being clogged, caused a backfire which blew my ignition coils and sparkplugs and my pcm. I am being quoted $2,200. At my last oil change (3 months ago) varsity Ford told me I was getting close to needing a tune up but it was not necessary that day and that I could wait until my next oil change. I was planning on going this weekend because I was heading out of town. Had I been told the risk was a $400 tune up vs. A $2,200 blown engine, maybe I would have changed the spark plugs. I'm very distraught at the Ford dealership, and now am questioning whether I will ever buy a Ford or work with a Ford dealership.

We were accelerating to get on the interstate when the vehicle suddenly died without warning. No telling what would have happened if we were driving at freeway speeds. We coasted to the breakdown lane and had the vehicle towed to the Ford dealer who stated the computer (pcm), all the coil over plugs (cop) and spark plugs were damaged and needed replacement. This is a known issue as it is described exactly in Ford service bulletin TSB 09-2-6. The spark plugs in the 2005 and 2006 cause radio frequency interference with the pcm which damages the pcm and the other components. The least Ford could have done was notify us that replacing the spark plugs could have prevented this very expensive repair. The problems don't end there. A few days after the repair we were again accelerating to get on the interstate when the vehicle lost power and would not go over 50mph. We brought the vehicle back to the Ford dealer who stated the catalytic converters (there are 3 of them) were clogged due to raw fuel coming in contact with the converters probably due to the previous engine problems. The cost to fix the converters is even more than the cost of the initial repair. We've decided to not have the dealer repair the vehicle as the total cost of all the repairs would exceed the value of the vehicle. We called Ford customer service and they were of no help in this situation. I think Ford should cover the costs of these repairs for an issue knew existed. I don't understand why there hasn't been a recall for this problem as I see that it has happened to a lot of other 2005 Escapes listed in your database. I imagine we will more of these failures as these vehicles age.

My car stalled on a major highway. Diagnosed with a defective pcm. Ford has been aware of this common problem with this particular vehicle.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall without warning. The vehicle would also accelerate suddenly. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the power train control module needed to be replaced, but that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA recall campaign id number:04v165000(power train: automatic transmission: control module(tcm. Pcm). The failure mileage was 118,000 and the current mileage was 119,000.

Tl - the contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v165000 (power train) the contact stated while in reverse the vehicle would lose power and shut off. The contact mentioned when driving in heat or a certain amount of time the vehicle would shut off in the middle of traffic. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and the contact was told the pcm/tcm power train need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000. Bt.

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Prior to the incident in question the car had a few days of abnormal behavior including hesitation and rough idle. The incident occurred on christmas eve while I was driving down a two lane highway. While traveling 50 mph the car lost power and although I was terribly scared, I managed to get off the highway safely. I was told that the computer failed (pcm) which is very expensive to fix hence the reason it has been almost a year. I am a retired widow raising my 12 year old granddaughter feeling stuck between a rock and a hard place; not able to afford the repairs and unable to do things without a car. I see that many many others have had this same issue, please help Ford face their neglect with regard to this issue. Thank you.

Driving down highway when engine failed, luckily was able to get restarted & drive into town 10 miles. Only able to drive 40 mph while motor sputtered & tried to die when stopped at light. Towed to auto repair lot & told had 3 ignition coils bad. Computer check later revealed pcm bad in 3 spots & will cost $700 to repair. Other models have had recalls & so should the 2005 for the pcm. Owners should not be forced to have such expense, if part is known to fail. . . . . Numerous complaints filed on-line about 2005 Ford Escapes. With 2 minor children, I cannot afford to lose power while driving, or will have a major traffic accident. I was lucky in this case & will never own another Ford. If Ford knows of the problem, please hold them responsible for their actions!! it will take over a month to get the pcm remanufactured & re-installed. What am I supposed to drive in the mean time?.

This 2005 Escape failed when driving through the mountains in northern California. Ford has documented that spark plugs installed by Ford at the factory can cause all coils and the pcm to fail as they did in this case. Three TSB's have been generated related to this problem. My car was repaired under warranty at approximately 60000 miles and the plugs were not checked and replaced as required in the Ford TSB's. This was an expensive $2300 + repair that Ford should take responsibility for. Good faith was not demonstrated in solving this problem and Ford refuses to acknowledge their responsibility.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and they stated that there was a pcm failure. The manufacturer was notified and the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 107,741 and the current mileage was 107,743.

My 2003 Ford Escape has all the symptoms of the recall NHTSA campaign id number 04v165000 (power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)) but dose not have one of the vins that fall into the list.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing at a low speed in the driveway, the brake pedal was depressed and a loud grinding noise was heard. The vehicle then lunged forward when shifting from first to second gear, causing a clanking noise. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the TSB chip was replaced, and the pcm was reprogrammed. The contact was also informed that this was a common failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, as the contact also filed a complaint with them. The approximate failure mileage was 3,750.

This complaint is for a 2005 Ford Escape. While driving as about 45mph, suddenly the car turned off, I immediately put it on neutral and tuned the key and it started up again. About 10 seconds later it did the same thing. I parked the car, turned it off and on and it started misfiring and the check engine light turned on. The very next morning I took the car in for a check up to a certified mechanic in which I was told that the coils and spark plugs needed to be replaced. The parts were ordered and installed but still the misfire was present. The investigation continued and after the system wiring diagram fig. 3. 0l engine performance circuit page 5 of 5 for 2005 Ford Escape, coil on plug 3 ( c ) wire connection to pcm slot 24 cde not responding. This vehicle has had only one owner and a very systematic maintanance throughout it’s life so far. Online I have found several complaints about the same exact thing and all advised that the pcm was non-funtioning. Ford has had issues with these parts in the past but no recall has been made. Pcm should be replaced by Ford.

Letter from senator casey on behalf of constituent re concerns about her 2005 Ford Escape the consumer began having problems with the vehicle. When she took the vehicle to her mechanic, he hooked it up to the computer and it gave him a reading that the cylinder was not firing, but he thought there was more involved. After further examination, it was discovered the pcm was damaged. The pcm was sent to another establishment for repair. The technician at the establishment informed the consumers mechanic that Ford recommended that all six coils and six spark plugs be replaced. The pcm was returned to the consumers mechanic. The vehicle needed to be reprogrammed at the dealership, but the consumer was unable to get an appointment right away. The mechanic called the consumer and informed her, that instead of the original circuit b misfiring, circuit c was misfiring. The pcm had to be sent back to be rebuilt again. All of the coils and spark plugs had to be replaced again. After the vehicle was reprogrammed again, circuits c,d and e were misfiring. The coils and spark plugs had to be replaced for a third time. The consumer stated the problem is due to faulty engineering. The pcm was placed behind the engine compartment where a lot of heat was generated from the engine and it interfered with the frequency of the pcm.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The failure occurred approximately seven different times intermittently. The mechanic stated also that there was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 04v165000 (power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 55 mph. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed but the dealer was unable to locate a failure code. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied assistance with the repair because the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 04v165000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module -tcm, pcm). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 139,161.

I have a 2005 Ford Escape v6 with just over 87,000 miles on it. The vehicle began giving me trouble back at christmas, but I was able to drive until a couple weeks ago when the whole thing shuddered to a stop on the highway on the way to work. I was doing 55 and the car dropped to almost 0. I have been told it is the pcm which was fried because the spark plugs caused rf interference that fried the ground on it and ruined the pcm. This is a $2300 or more repair to an otherwise perfect vehicle. If I hadn't been in the righthand lane at the time of the power drop I could have been in a real mess. I have researched this online and there are literally hundreds of other complaints of the same thing going on all over the world. There is one complaint from ghana. The TSB that came out says the original sparkplugs cause the problem and ruin all the coil packs and the pcm. I think this would make it Ford's responsibility to fix the problem on all these vehicles since it was their original configuration that ruined the system. If this had happened when my wife was taking our son somewhere and she wasn't able to get off the road I am quite sure there would have been a crash.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The vehicle stalls without warning while driving at any speed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer once for the failure. The dealer was not able to duplicated the failure. The failure recurred on June 27,2010 while driving on the highway at 55mph. The manufacturer was contacted,they stated the vehicle had no open recall and the vehicle was not in included in recall 04v165000 power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm) . The failure mileage was 150,000 and the current mileage was 157,000.

Was diving on interstate motor failed . Was in passing lane had to pull in the grassy media. Very scary. Took to shop was told pcm was bad. Had it replaced . 29000k later it is out again. Was purchased used at a Ford dealer ship in 2007 4x4 has not worked. Took it back was told that the computer said it was ok and there was nothing wrong. The rear wheels do not pull when front spins car is dead in drive way at present still owe 7000 on it. Ford should be made to repair at their on cost. This car is junk and will never owe one again.

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The vehicle hesitates prior to accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the computer was reprogrammed. The repair did not remedy the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000 . The current mileage is 10,000. Updated 1/4/10 when decreasing speed for turns or nearing a light, and then accelerate, the vehicle didn't respond quick, it took a few seconds. The consumer change the grade of gas he was using and the problem improved a little. The dealer reprogrammed the pcm. The consumer stated he and the dealer discussed the possibility of a new transmission because of the acceleration problem as well as the fluid being black. Updated 01/06/10.

Recently took vehicle in for service. Mentioned transmission shudder at 55mph or when over drive took over. They flushed the transmission and updated the pcm and said it was fixed. A week later the Ford Escape is shifting hard and shuddering into over drive gear at 45mph. Now they want to replace the transmission for $3800. I see where many owners are having problems with this transmission.

09 Ford Escape transmission lost third gear [6 speed auto] then goes into default mode [5th gear only] this is a very harsh event [it causes the tire to skid on dry pavement] Ford replaced a pcm now the transmission spews oil out the dipstick tube and covers the back end gate and underside of vehicle [this is a fire hazard as exhaust temps are high] thus far the selling dealers service and warranty is a joke problems started at 2000 miles have 3000 now the truck spends more time at dealership than at our home we do not feel we can be safe with these issues going on.

I purchased a 2003 Ford Escape with 24,000 miles on it. I should have known better, as vehicle stalled when I test drove it, but was assured the pcm just needed to be reflashed. 3 days after purchasing the car it stalled out on me when turning a corner, foot not on the accelerator. Was only able to get the car restarted after really revving engine hard. Took it back, assured me it was my "anti-theft device" two days after getting vehicle back, stalled yet again when pulling into my driveway. Symptoms are much like the recall listed for 2003 Escapes but of course my VIN number is not included. So I took it back to dealer and they "can't get it to stall" but replaced this time the idle air control valve. Picked it up, next day stalled out as I turned corner into parking lot. This car is unsafe.

I was driving my car and it shut off for no apparent reason. I barely made it to the shoulder of the road as to not cause an accident. There were no warning lights or signs of trouble with my automobile prior to this day. I took it to the dealership they told me that the pcm and 5 of 6 ignition coils failed. But the spark plugs were fine. I replace the ignition coils and spark plugs. The car still will not start they are adamant that I replace the pcm. I have done some research on the computer and spoke to a few different local mechanics. It seems that my automobile is not the only that has had this problem. One mechanic told me that Ford actually uses a different ignition coil part number now. I leads me to believe that Ford should step up and have a recall for faulty parts. They continually tell me that it is normal for the pcm to fail at times. How is that possible. So that they can continue to make money.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. Sporadically, during deceleration, the engine stalls. The dealer stated that her VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 04v165000 (power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)); therefore, they would not assume responsibility for the repair. The contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired by her local mechanic. The failure mileage was 118,000 and current mileage was 125,000.

About once a month, for the last four months, my 2003 Ford Escape will stall out. This has happened when the engine is cold and upon deceleration such as when entering or making a turn. The car restarts without hesitation. There was a safety recall issued about this problem, #04v165000, where the fix seems quite simple but Ford's main customer relations dept. Says my car is not part of that recall. Same car, same problem, but not related to original recall. Seems absurd. Although there have been no accidents, the threat of one exists if the car stalls while I'm turning across oncoming traffic or, possibly, rear-ended.