Computer Failure Problems of Ford Escape

As soon as I hit about 60 mph, between 2-3 rpm, my car begins to stall and feels like the gas pedal is grinding and won't let me go any faster without vibrating the entire vehicle. I initially thought it was the transmission slipping so I took it in to a transmission auto shop where the found absolutely nothing. Which is very odd for an auto shop to not find anything. About 1 week after this problem, the service emission light came on. I was driving home from work the day the light came on and the car completely stopped on the highway, in rush hour traffic. Thankfully I was close to the side of the highway and was able to pull over. I got to the side and put my car into park, turned the engine off, and waited a couple of minutes to allow my heart rate to come back down to a normal pace. I turned the key and the engine turned back on. I drove it into an auto shop to see what the issue was, and the reader showed cylinder 2 misfire. The first possible fix was to replace the coil on plug, which is what I did. I got home today and am still experiencing this scary feeling of my car not being able to excel above 60. I read many reviews this evening and so many people have experienced very similar issues. This is not safe and people are at serious risk or getting injured and/or in an accident. . Read more...

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I was driving down a local highway at around 50 miles per hour in heavy morning rush hour traffic with my foot resting steadily on the accelerator pedal. The vehicle shut off and violently came to screeching halt. It felt like someone had placed the transmission range selector into reverse. . . I repeatedly attempted to restart the vehicle with no success. . . I waited five minutes and was able to get the vehicle started but it would not go over five miles per hour at wide open throttle. . . A diagnosis was performed and all systems via laptop scan tool appear to be operating normally. . . Researched internet and learned that many other Escape owners are having the same problem and having the same scenario. . Read more...

While driving 45mph the car just cut off is a high traffic area. The car behind me had to swerve to miss rear-ending me! I had my 3 year old daughter w/ me at the time! our mechanic has informed us that apparently Ford motor company is aware that bad plugs were installed in these cars and would cause computer failure! nothing was told to us regarding this issue when we purchased the car! when emailed fmc they informed me that this is not a safety issue & a recall is not required. How can this not be a safety issue when the car completely dies w/out warning???.

Was on an access road onto interstate 4 in tampa, car completely shut down and I was able to barely steer it to the side of the road, since it was a large overpass I had more than typical room to get the car stopped. Later I was told by the Ford dealership that coils were damaged and pcm computer went out. I checked carcomplaints. Com and I found numerous complaints for this same issue with cost to fix it from $1300 to $2700. Evidently Ford is aware of this total engine shut down problem that is caused by a computer failure. In most cases people are driving the car and it completely stalls with little or no warning and minimal maneuverability. I was fortunate it happened on the overpass and not on the busy interstate.

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.

We were driving from PA to GA for a wedding in my 2005 Ford Escape. I have 65,000 miles on my Escape. The entire car lost all power. . . No power steering, gas, abs, etc. All of the warning lights in the car came on and we lost everything going 75 on a highway in n. C. We were able to get to a service station who then replaced 2 coils and 2 spark plugs. Then they realized that the entire computer was dead, the "pcm". Ford said they were on backorder so it would be about a week, as they "moved us to the front of the line". We had to rent a car for a week while we waited for the part. . . Finishing our trip to GA for the wedding, then back up to PA the next day (our home). We had to go back to n. C. In the rental car (another 114 hours round trip) to exchange cars back when mine was finally fixed. The Ford dealer replaced the pcm but at the same time said that there was another coil bad. . . Another $350 on top of the $750 I already paid (plus $400 for the rental car). After looking online, I have realized that a lot of people have had this same issue. . . And to expect the coils and computer to go out again, even after replacing them. Apparently the 2005 Escape was made with a faulty coil pack, and they know about it. When calling Ford, they just say, "sorry about that, there isn't anything we can do". There are 6 coils in the Escape. . . I have now had 3 replaced. . . When the others go out, it is expected that the pcm will also go out. I am now afraid to drive my car, as I do not trust it. . . I never know when I may lose power. We were "lucky" that something worse did not happen, as my son was also in the car with us.