Horn Assembly Problems of Ford Escape

While driving the vehicle car completely shuts off in the middle of traffic, dash lights turn off then power went out. Now horn no longer works. Turned the car back on and pulled to the side of the road. I tried to accelerate and white smoke came out of the back of the vehicle and a rattle noise from the front passenger side. Warning lights never turned on ! I was able to drive the vehicle to a nearest Ford dealer after stopping multiple times in the process. Took the car to Ford , they claimed there was no issues except the ones they found not relating to the problem I first stated . They advised me for security I would have to get these problems fixed and that could be the cause. I picked the vehicle up 2/17/2025, $1951. 72 later. Car cuts off again in the middle of traffic , smoke , lights flash then everything went off. I have a full report of the battery and everything else however the car is a big safety issue if it keeps stopping in traffic .

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Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was at the local dealer south bay Ford located at 5100 rosecrans avenuehawthorne, CA 90250 when the center console phone charger suddenly caught on fire destroying the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. No additional information was available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,000. Jft.

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For years my alarm goes off randomly, during the day to all hours of the night. When I'm driving the car the light inside will go on and off and on dashboard will say door ajar. I've called Ford, I've asked the dealer and I've asked mechanics not with Ford. Since the alarm is built into engine it can not be disabled. Only option is to pull horn wire so my neighbors will not be annoyed by my horn and alarm soundings at all hours. I've researched for years how to try to fix this issue, I've changed my car battery, I've changed battery in remote. . . Nothing is working. Now the dealer is telling me there's a problem with the latch. Had my car in there many times for different things, but I refuse to pay 800. Per latch in the vehicle, since they're not even really sure it's a latch or which latch would be the problem. I'm very leary about disconnecting my horn for safety issues, but I'm let with no other choice. From what I understand this has been an ongoing issue with the Ford Escape for years and years. Now it's a safety issue not just annoying to my family and the neighbors.

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The alarm goes off at all hours every day for no apparent reason while locked & parked. The dealership had no way to fix it unless the horn was disarmed. I feel that is unsafe to have no horn.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his vehicle was not running and sitting in his driveway, the vehicle caught on fire without warning. The contact was able to extinguish the fire on his own, no injuries occurred and no fire report was taken. Upon investigation the contact associated NHTSA campaign number: 07v156000 (electrical system) with his failure. The contact spoke with a dealer(apple Ford 3250 cape horn rd, red lion, PA 17356 717-429-0726) and was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer to determine the cause of the failure/fire. The dealer informed the contact that the fire was related to the recall associated with the vehicle. When the contact informed the manufacturer of the failure,they informed his that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 175,000. Jo.

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Back electric tailgate does not close completely. This is indicated by the horn double honking when locking the vehicle. However, there is no indicator on the dash when the car is on that this is not fully latched. I believe this could lead to exhaust in the cabin, especially if idling.

I was driving on the interstate in the left lane going about 74 mph with my cruise control on and using my navigation when the screen suddenly went blank and the car starting slowing down and everything shut down. The traffic was very heavy and I had to swerve over 3 lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder of the road. Other cars and trucks were honking their horns and swerving around me. I was very luck not to been involved in a serious accident. After I got to the shoulder of the road I tried several times to restart my vehicle and was unable to. I waited about 5 minutes and tried again to start it and was unable to do so. I called aaa and and tow truck came about 20 minutes later and when he got it it started up again. The car has a little over 33,000 miles and I bought it as a pre-owned certified car from the brandon Ford dealership about 9 months ago.

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The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the horn would independently sounded. The vehicle was taken to north bay Ford located at 1999 soquel Ave, santa cruz, CA 95062, phone number: (831) 457-5858 where it was diagnosed that the rear passenger door sensor failed but the dealer informed the contact that there was no remedy for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while in park, the horn independently activated. The head lamps and dome lamps also independently activated. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the door ajar was displayed across the message board even though all doors were locked and secured. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

The Ford Escape,4 cylinder front drivers door latch and passenger rear door latch faulty causing door lock alarm to sound the horn various times of the day with vehicle parked and locked by key. Has occurred in the last 4 months (June,July Aug, sept 2015) some days multiple alarms then a dry spell then at 10 am and then at 3 pm same day or different day. All while parked in the driveway.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving at 3 mph, the horn and emergency flasher independently activated and the vehicle stalled. In addition, post crash was displayed across the message board. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,000.

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On several ocassions, vehicle security alarm sounded several times while trying to start engine. Alarm horn eventually deactivated after pushing key button during several starting attempts. Drove vehicle out of parking lot slowing for stop light and vehicle completely shut off. Major safety concern. Restarted engine and gauges swing minimum to maximum continually with air bag light on, check engine light on, theft light on. Gauges worked alternately during min-max swings, then stopped working completely. Day after occurence, new battery was completely drained and would not hold a charge. When trying to charge battery, vechicle had clicking sound in gauge console. Had vehicle towed to auto electrical mechanic who tells me it is a faulty dash console and not the vehicle computer and dash gauge console needs to be replaced at a new part cost of $700. Replacing dash gauge console with a new one to find if this fixes vehicle problems. Major consern if engine shutting down while driving.

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My car is a 2013 Escape and since I took it to service and to fix one recall that was causing my car to overheat and shut off engine 1. - (recall no. 13s12) risk of localized overheating of the enginecylinder head that may lead to oil leak filters. And . Some other recalls, like 2. - (recall no. 13y03 fuel line jumper), 3. -(recall no. 14so4 reprogram restrains control), and 4. -(recal no. 14s03 exterior door handle) since that day I´ve called many times to service manager ivan regarding this. My car has been malfuntioning overheating in the freeway, and in the streets, most of the times, even when it was right out of the service, I was going on a vacation with my family, where I even had d to pay to replace engine coolant bypass valve, $330. 18 dlls because my car is over 30,000 miles but not yet 3 years . And at this time they performed another recall ????? yes. . . This was recall no 14s21 restraints control module replacement. And now when I got my car out of horne Ford nogales az. When I turn I hear a sound on the right side of my tires or brakes need a solution please help what can I do I need a solution this is not fair.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. While driving at approximately 10 mph, the interior lights illuminated and the horn activated independently. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000. The VIN was not available.

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Whe leaving our home in haines city,FL. The vehicle roughly changed gears. Then we entered a very busy highway and went to accelerate and lost power,and acted like it wanted to stall the drive triain light then lit up. The vehicles behind blew their horns because the vehicle slowed substantialy without showing brake lights. We took the vehicle to the Ford garage ,and charged us for analizing the problem and the cost and installation of the throttlebody. The service representative told us he fthought it would be the throttle body,prior to analizing it. After researching Ford vehicle problems on the computer,I found that this is a common problem with the Ford vehicles. This is a problem that could cause very serious rea end collisions, and should be the responsibility of the Ford motor to repair and to resolve the problem. Thisshould not be a failur of this part on a vehicle with low mileage especially.

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Was driving family back to out cabin in pigeon fodge TN, all of sudden in three lanes of traffic our SUV made a sudden surge and lost forward motion speed dropped and it would not go above 1 grand on tachometer. It would crawl but barley. Traffic behind me started blowing their horns. I hit the emergency lights. And started to getus off the parkway. We made it. The yellow wrench appeared on the dash and the SUV idled very ruff. I turned it off. Waited looked under the dash. Got the family out because it was hot outside. Then did not learn anything from hood up. Started the SUV back up and it ran. Got te family back in the SUV and went back to cabin. Thanks that is all I know. We have to go back home in morning so I hope I can make it 3 hour trip.

I had just turned left under an underpas and was in the middle lane under an overpass I remember thinking "wow. This is apowerful engine. " a car was coming in front of me and when I braked it did not slow down and I hit the car and that's all I remember when I came too the horn was blowing and two people were pounding on my windows and my emergency bag had deployed, I was released. They gave me first aid until the ambulance came, treated me and took me to the emergency room. The other driver was not injured. They kept me overnight. I believe because I had a concussion. I was very confused. They kept me overnight and went home the next day. The damage to my vehicle was in access of $16,000. 00.

Smart junction box failure. Part# 5l8z15604ga this part controls many of the electronic elements of the vehicle; directional signals, hazard lights instrument panel, horn, locks, windows, security system. Various electrical elements fail intermittently because of this defective part. The part is on back-order and continues to be pushed to a later date. As of 11/16, the part is on back-order until Jan 17, 2011. I have seen other complaints about this issue, and see that the part has been on back-order since (at least) August 2010. There is obviously a high demand for this part, or it is being redesigned and Ford is trying to avoid a recall.

The vehicle stalled. Once while the vehicle was in the drive, the horn began to blow, and the lights started to blink. No one was in the vehicle or had touched the vehicle. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealership to be repaired, however they were unable to repair it because they could not duplicate the problems. The vehicle also rolled away with the ignition locked, keys removed and vehicle in park. Also the accelerator became stuck on four occasions. A representative from told the consumer the reason why the vehicle rolled away, was because the emergency brake had not been applied.

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Horn switch usually does not actuate horn, when pressed. Dealer reports that they are all that way. If so, they should all be redesigned and replaced.

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Vehicle stalled, dealer stated failure was due to an electrical problem, after electrical repair the panic lights and horn have activated four times for no reason, consumer states the cigarette lighter has never worked.