general problems of the 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid

Stop safely now & sevice soon - wrench.

Our vehicle seemingly randomly shuts off all power to the engine and the electric motor. This can happen while we are moving or stopped in an intersection. We get a message of stop safely now on the dashboard. When you are in the middle of an intersection waiting to turn left in six lanes of traffic and your car stops for no apparent reason this isn't very safe. This has happened about 30 times. Sometimes it goes a year without a mishap or three times in one day.

Driving car and brakes failed completely. Had to jump on the brakes to get any traction whatsoever. Was fortunately able to use the emergency brake before I got into an accident. Yellow abs and red brake lights are on, along with messages of check brake system and regen brakes disabled. Appears to be a common problem with Escape Hybrid that it is the hydraulic control unit - a part to repair which is more expensive than the car is worth.

I have owned this car since 2006 when I bought it new. After about four years the battery pack blew and had to be replaced. It would have cost $4000 but thankfully I had purchased the extended warranty and it was covered. On sept. 20, 2014 the car threw a rod and the engine was completely destroyed. The mechanic said it would cost $5000 to fix it with a rebuilt engine but that it wasn't worth it because the engines for these cars are notoriously unreliable and it would probably just fail again. It was recommended that we scrap the car. The entire lifecycle of this vehicle was only 8 years which is absolutely preposterous. Cars should last longer.

My car hasn't had any other symptoms and was working fine. On 7/21/14 I was driving at 40 for maybe 5 minutes when the "safety alert" light came on and was prompted to pull over safely. I was in three lanes of traffic, going up a large hill and was doing my best to make it over to the shoulder but the car was not accelerating above 20 at this point and was getting slower and slower. I made it over one lane and the car completely stopped and started rolling back a little. The car never turned off though ac, lights, radio, etc stayed on but nothing would happen when I pressed on the gas. I turned the car off for a few minutes and turned it back on and it worked normally for about a minute and then the same thing happened. I got the car towed to the dealership and was quoted around $800 to replace the throttle. Ford has recalled over half million vehicles for similar issues with the throttle, including many escapes.

We were driving east on I-26 in south carolina at 65 mph in 3 lanes of traffic when the triangle hazard warning light on the dash sounded and lit up saying "pull over safely now". At the same time , with the gas peddle floored, the speed of the car was slowing by the second! the gas peddle did not work. We were able to pull over and turn the car off without getting hit by oncoming traffic. Per the manual, we waited awhile and restarted the car, and were able to get it home. I called the Ford customer care line to ask if it was safe to drive the car and would this happen again. They were not helpful at all. They basically told me to take it to a dealership. Our local dealership said they knew nothing about the issue I described, but diagnosed the problem as being an mecs pump failure for $135. The replacement cost would be $800. Due to the high cost quote and knowing that it only takes 45 minutes or less to change this pump, we took it elsewhere. The part is $277. Our concern is that how could Ford dealers not know about this dangerous defect, when in 3 seconds you can pull up hundreds of websites covering this failure, and the dangerous and potentially fatal accident it could cause. Now I have found this us dot website which has hundreds of complaints on this issue also,I am hoping more people will come forward to get these cars off the road.

My 06' hybrid escape completely shut down, it just gave me a " please pull over now". I almost caused a major accident on i44 at 75mph because of all power loss. When I was on the side of the highway I let it sit for like a minute and then restarted the engine and it drove a good 5 minutes at about 60 mph but as soon as I accelerated above 60 it gave me the sign again, and I had to repeat the process. I drove it home on the access road staying between 30-40 and thank god, it made it home.

We purchased this Ford Escape Hybrid in August, 2012, after procuring a pre-sale evaluation at Ford dealer 1, including a full VIN search for any incomplete recalls. The evaluation found nothing incomplete. Returning home 6. 11. 14, on our residential street, the escape without prior warning flashed ¿stop vehicle safely� and simultaneously turned off all power. Research indicated a failed oem mecs coolant pump (TSB 08-24-5), and we had issues getting the correct part from Ford dealer 1 and sourced a dorman part from the local x auto parts store, supplying it to an ase-certified shop for installation (vehicle inoperable/on a lift). Another ¿stop vehicle safely� event occurred 6. 24. 14 with my family in the vehicle on an expressway entrance ramp, with the escape taken to Ford dealer 2 for evaluation. Ford dealer 2¿s VIN check found csp 07b48 and TSB 09-18-6, not available previously. Ford dealer 2 made repairs consistent with the csp/TSB on 7. 12. 14 at our expense. These serious safety implications well-known to Ford (both csp 07b48/TSB 09-18-6 and TSB 08-24-5) were not identified by Ford dealer 1 in our pre-purchase inspection, or by Ford in a prior investigation and repair of the corrosion issues in this escape. We are concerned that known/identified safety issues generating an errant bcm signal disabling the car made this particular escape a ticking time bomb. We could not have been aware of the issues despite our diligence, but Ford had direct access to that information. We were fortunate when/where our failures occurred. For anyone else in a similar escape with the csp 07b48/TSB 09-18-6 and TSB 08-24-5 repairs not already accomplished, the nhsta should compel a long-overdue recall for the affected vehicles.

While going about 73mph in passing lane-heard "beep" dashboard had red triangle lite up and a message to stop safely now--then car just stopped!! I was in the far left lane--pullled off into median--read manual--started car up and went--on return trip same thing--altho now I was always looking for my "exit"--altho was panicking going thru tunnel in boston. Ford had recall on this sysytem that ended in 2009--I bought this in 2012. Brought to Ford dealer--they said there was no recall and for a starting fee of $120/hr they could take a look. I called Ford in mi-told too late--too bad. . So now I have printed out recall and will bring to a different dealer on Monday. Saw that this is an ongoing safety issue that Ford will not take ownership of.

Error code is "stop safely now". I was driving, and all in the sudden - an error message came up on dash display "stop safely now". Immediately, the car was totally shut down right after, lost the ability to stop, and I have no controls of any thing. I was lucky that I'm in a middle of a parking lot. I almost got hit with the car drove right behind me. What if this incident occurs on a freeway at a high speed. My car is fully well maintenance with such low miles for 2006.

Car went from a high speed 60km to no acceleration in the middle of traffic. The engine was still running but the car would not accelerate. The error code indicate a throttle body issue.

Time of day: 1800, temperature about 80f. "stop safely now" message appeared on console. Vehicle slowed down while travelling at 65mph on an interstate highway during a heavy rush hour traffic. Fortunately, I was travelling on the left lane and safely moved to the left curb and within seconds the engine died. I kept trying to start but no success. While on the phone with the insurance company for a tow truck, I tried again, and the engine restarted. I was able to continue driving home for about 25 minutes, approximately 15 miles. While approaching a traffic light, the "stop safely now" message appeared and this time the car died in the middle of the street. This time, it died within 3 seconds after the message appeared. It was a major safety hazard when other cars were approaching and with very little room to stop and react. This was in a 35 mph residential zone. I had to call a local police department to assist managing the traffic. After about 15 minutes, I was able to start the car again and continued the last 2 blocks to my resident. This is a serious safety issue that could have resulted in multi cars accident had I not had the opportunity to drive to the curb before it stopped.

While driving on I-195 east going towards bwi the engine just cut off for no reason or warning then a red traingle appeared stop safely I was able to pull over safely was almost rear ended by a tractor trailer the car would not turn back on for about 5 min after it started I had no power what so ever when about 2 miles at 30 miles per hour and it did it again managed to get it home based on what I have been reading why has Ford not recalled this issues or are they waiting for some one to get killed there needs to be a recall before someone gets hurt. I am looking into getting a lawyer if Ford does not want to fix it.

2006 Ford Escape Hybrid. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle completely lost all power while driving. Smd the consumer also stated a red triangle appeared on the instrument panel.

After a long freeway drive, was on a side road and car died. . . Engine stopped. . . Red light I've never seen before, came on. I was able to pull to the side of the road. Put car in park, took a deep breath and tried to start it again. It started and worked fine until the next incident, several months later. It has now happen 4-6 times, always when on a city street, not the freeway.

I was about 4 miles from my home traveling the highway about 45mph after a 16 mile trip. Without warning the engine stopped and the dashboard showed a red triangle and the words stop safely now. I had no choice as all power was gone. I was fortunate to not be on the freeway at top speed! I waited about 5 minutes then restarted the vehicle and proceeded home. About an hour later I ran an errand that usually takes about 25 minutes round-trip. It took almost an hour; the engine stoppage and stop safely now business happened three times. Each time I waited 5-10 minutes and proceeded on my way. The car never showed any check engine warnings, chimes, noises or operational difficulties--it just happened suddenly and without warning. This is very dangerous and I am terrified to take my vehicle on the freeway or venture far from town!.

I am sitting on I-95 in connecticut and almost got into an accident. My truck just stopped. The red triangle with the explanation point came on and the car flashed "stop safely". All systems are normal. This has happened 3 times this trip and I'll be lucky to get home alive.

When in the middle of an intersection, suddenly the "stop safely now" light came on and the vehicle immediately shut down. The shut down appears to have been caused by a faulty coolant system. From online reports, this is a frequent problem with this model and is very unsafe. I was almost hit by surrounding traffic because of the immediate loss of power and control.

We were traveling on the freeway when a warning appeared on the display " stop safely now ". The engine lost power and we managed to move the car to the side of the road. I restarted the car and it appeared to work ok. Drove another 10 miles and the "stop safely now" reappeared and the car lost power. We pulled over. We waited for 10 minutes, restarted the car and it drove us home. Later when we were driving up our street, the same thing occurred.

At 65 mph on hwy 5 in los angeles the vehicle died and the " stop safely now" message came on. Fortunately, I was able to safely get from the 3rd lane to the shoulder. After putting the car in park and turning off the key I was able to restart and continue. About 15 miles later it did the same thing again with the same message. Again able to safely pull off the freeway and after putting it in park turned the key off and back on and was again on my way. Both times the cruise control was on so after that I did not use the cruise and have not had another occurrence.

While driving at 70 mph on the highway, vehicle suddenly stops without warning and displays a "stop safely now" message. This happens on longer trips. It is very dangerous as there is no warning and no way to get off the highway. We are no longer safe to travel on the highway in this vehicle. This is a danger to all on the road and has been reported over and over happening with these vehicles.

Hybrid mec pump failure: my vehicle had the mec hybrid coolant pump failure that is common to this vehicle. My particular VIN # was not included in the large scale recall undertaken by Ford. I had the pump replaced by a Ford dealer in 2011, and then again in 2012 after a second failure. This cost me over $3000 in total. I do not understand why my car is not covered under the recall. It should be.

Since 2010, when I've driven my car on the highway the stop safely light comes on. It stops right in traffic within minutes, leaving me know time to pull off. I've taken the car to the dealer and had all kinds of work completed from brakes to tuneup, then it starts again. This week was the work, June 3, 2012 the car stopped on a major highway in chicago and I was really scared for my life as other cars had to pull on their brakes. I have been to several dealers to tell me that nothing was wrong since 2012, while others tell me once we fix the brakes, the fuel filter, etc then the light will stay off, I've had no such luck. I invested a lot of money for this car only to be scared to drive it. I'm a mom of four children and I have not received any help from Ford. I keep getting fix this or that only to have the same light come on and be stopped again, time after time.

My 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid caught fire in the middle of the night 8 hours after the car was last used.