Engine Problems of Ford Escape - part 1

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April 25, 2001 I drove the car 5 minutes to the local pool and car was parked for about an hour. |tthen drove friend back home from local pool to her house about a 5 minute drive, I then turned the car ignition was off, suddenly there was smoke coming from under the engine compartment area. Tried to open hood, grey smoke billowed out from under the hood, then sparks fell on the pavement from under the car and then flames burst out through the open crack of the hood. The fire seemed spontaneous, there was a burning smell like dirty air just before the smoke started. Fire department, police and ambulance were called. It had never occurred before the car was towed to a local body shop and was taken to another location by the insurance company. I know that recall work was done on the car twice and can verify with the service department. I believe that work was done on the brakes and the gas pedal as instructed in the recall notices. I believe the car is still being examined by the insurance investigators as of may 8, 2011. I have been informed by the insurance appraiser that the vehicle is a complete write off.

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I started my car at work and left to go pick up my daughter, I wasn't driving hard or fast just going slow, and all of a sudden I heard a large explosion, I had to pull my car over because it had become loud and unable to drive. I opened the hood and found that a spark plug had shot out of the hole in the head of my car. The spark plug had actually dented the hood of my car when it shot out. My car has been very very well maintained. This has never hapened before. This is an unsafe and scary experience. They say that it could cost $3500 to $4000 to fix by replacing the head because the threads stripped and Ford knows this is a problem. Ford needs to fix this, before someone does get hurt!.

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Door locks are not unlocking properly. Contacted Ford about problem and they informed moe to put grease on it this did not work. Ford Escape tries to quite while running. Replaced hoses and plugs and problems still going on. Ford Escape does not want to stop properly with new brakes or brakes that are only 10 to 20 percent worn. Also leaks brake fluid have been unable to locate leak on Escape.

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Traveling at highway speeds, 2005 Escape with under 90,000 miles began missing and cutting out. Was able to limp in to Ford dealer (sam scism Ford) where diagnosis indicated # 2 # 6 misfires with further diagnosis indicating no signal to coil. Dealer determined need to replace pcm and did so at over $1100. Less than 30 days later, similar symptoms and different dealer diagnosed #6 coil problems. Replaced coila at $240.

Have at different times the motor reeves. Sometimes when the cruise is set, and sometimes when it's in park. Never know what makes it happen or when it's going to happen. Do have witnesses at the last time this happened. Happened to be at the scene of an accident, pulled up and stopped, only to have this happen. Which the paramedics happened to hear it and got very concerned. Although it's happened before several times, the emt's strongly urged us to report this.

Vehicle is leaking severe amount of transmission fluid just at warranty mark. Dealer will not cover repair. There are a lot of complaints on internet in regard to this, it could cause a potential fire in vehicle or accident due to low levels of fluid, the control panel does not alert driver if transmission fluid level is low.

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2001 Ford Escape - spark plag ejection blowout.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The engine caught on fire while parked in the garage. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The cause of the failure has not been determined. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Over the past year, my vehicle would occasionally shake, stutter, and hesitate upon acceleration. Each time this happened and I immediately brought it to be serviced by the dealership, it required a new coil pack and spark plug. Depending on which one of 6 failed, the cost for repair varied greatly. I was told that it's not worth replacing all 6 at once, to wait until each individual one showed signs of having an issue or needing replacement. Then, one day, I am driving on the highway at the posted speed of 65 miles per hour, when I noticed the car didn't have as much pep or pick-up as usual. As I was exiting from the left lane onto an on-ramp for a toll, the car completely died. With no warning, no indications, no stuttering as described above, no lights on the dashboard, nothing - it just died. This required all 6 coils and plugs to be replaced (including the 3 new within the past year) in addition to the pcm (power control module). I am told one of the coils/plugs failed, sent out a radio frequency, and caused damage to the entire system.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that a rod caused the engine to lock. The vehicle was towed to the Ford dealer and they informed the contact that he needed to replace the engine. The manufacturer advised the contact that they were unable to replace the engine per the warranty since it has expired and the mileage was 44,000. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 44,000.

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My 2003 Ford Escape 6 cyl 2 wheel drive was stopped at a stoplight when the engine suddenly revved to over 4000 rpm for approximately 7 seconds. Fortunately, I had my foot on the brake at the time. Changing from drive to neutral had no effect on the rpms and the engine went back to about 1500 rpms through no action on my part. Afterwards, the vehicle drove normally. I recall that similar occurrences have happened in the past so I wanted to get this information to you ASAP. I do not recall what vehicles were involved at that time. What worries me is if that happens while I am in a parking lot backing out or some other situation where my reaction would be too slow to stop an accident or damage to my vehicle. The vehicle has about 32,000 miles on it and I am the original owner.

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2005 Ford Escape with 43,000 miles and the engine has a bad piston,lifter or valve knocking.

The contact owned a 2002 Ford Escape which was purchased in October 2001. The vehicle was parked in the driveway and he smelled something burning from inside the house. He later heard a loud explosion from outside and upon further investigation he saw flames coming from under the hood on the driver's side of the vehicle. He was successful and extinguishing some of the fire. The police and fire department were called and had to use excessive force to open the hood and extinguished the remainder of the fire. The sheriff stated the fire originated from the master cylinder. The failure and current mileages were less than 100,000. Updated 1/5/09 the consumer stated the vehicle was a total loss. Updated 01/09/09.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The dealer performed a recall repair on the vehicle to prevent it from catching fire. Two months after the repair, the vehicle caught fire in the contact's driveway after it had been parked for two minutes. Ford stated that they are not responsible for any damages. The recall number was unknown. The failure mileage was 112,653.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The vehicle caught fire after it had been parked for nine hours. Prior to parking the vehicle, the abs warning indicator light illuminated. The fire was extinguished by using snow. No repairs were made. There was no property damage. The contact has pictures. The vehicle was inspected in March of 2007, but not repaired for NHTSA campaign id number 07v156000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module). The current and failure mileages were 130,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. While driving 20 mph, the brake pedal was applied. The engine began to rev and the rpm raced to its maximum potential. The contact turned off the engine in order to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators present. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. The current and failure mileages were 62,900. Updated 01/09/08. The consumer stated noise in front end when hitting a bump and performed inspection per recall. Updated 12/12/07.

Ford 2004 Escape - slowly making ascent up a driveway - suddenly accelerator pedal sticks, engine racing, car begins rapid acceleration - driver able to slam on brakes with extreme pressure to stop car - engine continues to race - driver able to put car in park with engine still racing - turns off car. He then turns car back on, only to have engine still racing - immediately turns off again. Dealership called to come pick up car.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. While driving 45 mph, the contact felt the vehicle accelerate on its own. She removed her foot from the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. She made sure that the cruise control was deactivated by pressing the off button. The contact had to stand on the brake pedal in order to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. The contact inspected the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who suggested that the format could be stuck. They found that this was not the cause of failure. The vehicle was restarted and the engine began to rev. The dealer shut off the engine and replaced the throttle, however, they were unable to diagnose the cause of failure. The contact is aware of the recall for the Ford Escape in 2005 for the same failure. The current mileage is 16,300 and failure mileage was 16,197. The consumer stated strongly urges a recall for this specific vehicle. The consumer further stated had 3 passengers in the vehicle and this was an extremely dangerous incident. Updated 08/29/07.

: the contact stated while driving 70 mph on an interstate, smoke was observed to be coming from behind the vehicle and flames were coming from under the hood. There was nothing unusual about the way the vehicle was operating before the fire started. The type of fire was classified as fuel. The service dealer was notified who determined that a rod shot threw the engine and made a large hole that caused the fire in the motor. The service dealer was willing to repair the motor if the contact would make a CO-payment. The manufacturer was not alerted. A police report was taken. This occurred in state of arkansas.

I have had to bring my new car 2006 Ford Escape to the dealer (5xs) where I purchased it for an ongoing squealing problem when the car is started in the morning. Any fixes are temporary and the squeal continues on a new car this should not be happening. . My concern is that is a more serious problem like the transmission and they just are not fixing it, I have a full warranty and now I notice when I put my car in park I still move and I hit the brake but I am in park? my car is going back in again this wed the last time was just a few months ago and they had it for about 5 days. . . This is the last time for me.

: the contact stated the vehicle grinds during start up if it sits for a couple of days. On 04-18-06 the vehicle began to sputter along with a delay in the accelerator pedal and the engine. The dealership admitted there were other vehicle's with the same year, make and model that has the problem. The dealer arranged an appointment for the vehicle to be inspected this week. Updated 5/16/2006 - the door ajar light illuminated intermittently. The dealer lubed the door and applied weatherstripping.

I was exiting off the interstate and around 35 mph my engine completely died and I lost power steering. I was able to make it to the shoulder and restart the vehicle, but the rpms kept bouncing around. I took the vehicle into my local Ford dealer, but they said nothing was wrong with it. I researched online myself and found that Ford had a recall that matched my exact situation/problem. The NHTSA id is 04v165000. Ford said my VIN number was not included in the recall. However, I find it hard to believe that mine should be excluded considering that my vehicle is the same make/model/year/engine type of the recalled ones and my problem matched exactly with what was referenced in the recall. Also my warranty runs out in 2 weeks and I don't want the same problem to happen again and then let the dealer find the problem. It also concerns me because my wife drives my car and I'm concerned about my family.

Two times when I was driving under slow conditions (in parking lots) the engine on 2005 Ford Escape XLT lurched forward accelatorating on it's own. The first time I had just released the brake as I was turning a corner in a bank parking lot. The engine immediately reved up high and the vehicle "took off". I quickly applied the brakes which after a couple seconds seemed to knock the engine back down to a normal idle. The second time, again I was coasting in a parking lot, attempting to turn into a parking space, when the engine reved up high and the vehicle again took off. I slammed on the brakes and the engine returned to normal idle. But for the luck of no other vehicles or people around when the incidents happend, no accidents occured. I reported the problem and took the vehicle into the dealership service department but because the problem did not occur for the technician, no action was taken. I am reporting this, because I know the problem occurred, not once but twice and it is a very dangerous condition.

Vehicle occasionally difficult to start after sitting all day (I. E. 8 hour work day). It will crank, but will not catch. Has happened on several occasions. Has taken up to 4 times to start. Dealer could not find anything wrong and suggested checking tsbs.

While driving at 35 mph, the engine died without warning. This resulted in brake failure. The consumer had to coast the vehicle to a stop. The dealership replaced the idle error control valve, mass air flow sensor, throttle body, eec relay, dpfe sensor and the evap valve. The manufacturer has a new letter ref#02-23-1 on this issue.

Engine quit running while driving.

While driving at 50/55 mph vehicle died out without warning. This resulted in loss of power steering and brakes. The cost for repairs were $114. 21.

Consumer stated that while driving and without warning the engine is not giving enough power. Dealer notified.

Driving car when it stopped running without any notice. Engine just stopped.

While driving down a slight hill at approximately 30 mph, the steering suddenly became sluggish, then the engine quit. The dash instrument lights (check engine, airbag, and battery) came on and the brakes did not work at all. Fortunately I was near the bottom of the hill and could roll over to the side and stop up against a tree stump. The car would not restart immediately, but did after a few minutes.

I have a 2002 Ford Escape with 20000 miles on it. On Sunday March 23, 2003 my wife was driving down the highway around 45 miles an hour. She came up to a slower car sow she released the gas. The engine completely shut off. She had to forcefully get off the road trying to avoid an accident. She pulled over and it restarted. She continued cautiously to her mothers house. It didn't happen on the way home. I drove it when she got home and found the idle to be low. It would seem to be running around 4-500 rpms and seemed to be affected while tapping brakes or slowing down some. I have not yet taken it to the dealer.

Third time in 2 years SUV has lost power driving on highway. Loss of steering and brakes nearly caused multiple accidents of I-95. Called dealer, was told other complaints exist, Ford is aware of complaint, but unable to duplicate problem.

While driving my 2002 Ford Escape over the mathews bridge in rush hour traffic, the engine cut off with no warning. I was able to coast off the bridge and coast to a stop. It restarted right away. This was the second time it happened. The first time was approx 1 month ago. Engine cut off without warning.

I have a 2002 Ford Escape. At 15,000 miles my engine blew. Two weeks earlier my sister who also has a 2002 Ford Escape lost her engine at 35,000 miles. Since then the car has been back for three rounds of repairs to the engine, the ball bearings, the power steering, and the coolant. This car is dangerous!.