Major Problems with 2005 Ford Escape Derived from Complaints & Recalls
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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Ford Escape
2005 Ford Escape
AIR BAGS
Victims: 4
2005 Ford Escape
FRONT
Victims: 4
Mileage: 26000 miles
2005 Ford Escape
SERVICE BRAKES
Victims: 2
Mileage: 90000 miles
Browse 2005 Ford Escape complaints by category
Problems with SUSPENSION, BODY and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Escape owners.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
| SUSPENSION dt: the contact stated while driving at 50 mph there was vibration in the front end of vehicle. the dealer... |
425
~ 111598 miles |
| BODY > STRUCTURE i bought my 2005 escape new and just recently (oct 2008) i noticed on top of the rear lift gate... |
351
~ 116196 miles |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM consumer complained about a computer problem. when putting vehicle in reverse it went forward and when putting it in drive... |
138
~ 105828 miles |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: the contact stated vehicle surged forward while braking four times. the vehicle was taken to the dealership twice. they... |
127
~ 70169 miles |
| ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated while driving 65 mph the engine stalled and none... |
124
~ 113118 miles |
| WHEELS back wheels were misaligned making th evehicle unstable. the wheels rocked back and forth. consumer was told by the dealer... |
93
~ 128695 miles |
| POWER TRAIN i was driving my car and it shut off for no apparent reason. i barely made it to the shoulder... |
71
~ 118644 miles |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was driving on the interstate and my engine stalled. i took it to the local ford dealer and they... |
68
~ 79797 miles |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER i bought a 2005 ford escape on january 22 2005. i drove it home and noticed that it had a... |
64
~ 94839 miles |
| STEERING 2005 ford escape xlt: pulls to the left vibration in front steering poor. it's been serviced at the dealer 3... |
46
~ 103499 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES had light warning of brake failure. investigation discovered broken ring with teeth on front axle that senses wheel rotation. part... |
37
~ 101033 miles |
| STRUCTURE sunroof shattered in our 2005 ford escape for no reason. luckily we were not driving at the time. ford would... |
33
~ 79514 miles |
| AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN intermittently while driving vehicle seems to go into neutral. engine revved and clung then goes back into drive. this failure... |
28
~ 39703 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE we purchased a 2005 ford escape limited from courtesy ford in portland oregon on august 29 2004. the car is... |
27
~ 63457 miles |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM we were accelerating to get on the interstate when the vehicle suddenly died without warning. no telling what would have... |
25
~ 152250 miles |
| AIR BAGS driver noticed that the air bag light flashed on and off then remained on the dashboard. driver took vehicle... |
21
~ 72085 miles |
| UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE 2005 ford escape with a rusted out right rear wheel well around the upper shock mount. i checked with a... |
20
~ 110581 miles |
| ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while pulling into a driveway vehicle surged forward. as a result consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. no injuries reported. |
18
~ 51518 miles |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL driving at 55 mph and car began to lurch and buck. car shut off 3 times in busy intersection with... |
16
~ 81336 miles |
| ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING two times when i was driving under slow conditions (in parking lots) the engine on 2005 ford escape xlt lurched... |
15
~ 67128 miles |
| FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. he heard a noise in the rear of the vehicle and when he... |
14
~ 107891 miles |
| GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY driving 2005 ford escape on 4 lane highway at approximately 70 mph. outside temperature around 85 deg. air conditioner was... |
12
~ 64022 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC on 9-9-08 i was in a front end collision approximately 40mph airbag did deploy however the powder that came out... |
11
~ 73407 miles |
| VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. while the vehicle was parked in the driveway the contact heard a bang... |
9
~ 49611 miles |
| REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. while traveling approximately 30 mph the rear passenger side shock fractured and... |
8
~ 139090 miles |
| FRONTAL > AIR BAGS while changing lanes at approximately 65 mph the vehicle hit a sheet of black ice. vehicle began to spin out... |
8
~ 19113 miles |
| SEATS front drivers seat leans and is pointing to left. dealer stated that ford purposely made the foam on the drivers... |
8
~ 51625 miles |
| CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN car seized to run on street. transmission failed at 170 miles. *ak... |
7
~ 17881 miles |
| FRONT > SUSPENSION bought a 2005 ford escape limited 11 312 miles ago. have had the car into the dealer six times because... |
7
~ 14889 miles |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph she heard a loud... |
6
~ 87317 miles |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING i am writing in concerns to a serious safety issue that ford motor company has failed to address. i am... |
5
~ 84480 miles |
| EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2005 ford escape 94 000 miles catalytic converter plugged out of 8yr 80 000 mile warranty about $2000 to fix. |
5
~ 84220 miles |
| REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY i was driving my 2005 ford escape on interstate 90-west and upon reaching the city of brathnall city line i... |
4
~ 95975 miles |
| SEAT BELTS rear center seat belt retractor seizes in fully retracted position precluding center seat passenger from securing seatbelt. *tr... |
4
~ 74201 miles |
| HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. the dealer stated that the... |
4
~ 81161 miles |
| SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS vehicle experienced a problem with the air bag disabled light. passenger of the vehicle weighed 120 lbs. owner took the |
4
~ 18 miles |
| ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when braking at a stop sign or a traffic light the brake pedal would constantly go to the floor. the... |
4
~ 11813 miles |
| EQUIPMENT my 2005 ford escape was missing bad. ford replaced cap and plug then called me to say that was not... |
3
~ 25000 miles |
| TIRES ford escape limited 2005 with 3000km. steering wheel vibration at 80 km per hour. dealership hasn't been able to correct... |
3
~ 21288 miles |
| TREAD/BELT > TIRES the driver noticed that a flash warning sign appeared on the dashboard while driving. driver was able to pull over... |
3
|
| WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my wife started our 2005 escape and placed our grandaughter in her car seat. my wife smelled something burning and... |
3
~ 33847 miles |
| SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY while driving sun roof exploded. consumer pulled over. no injuries reported. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. *ak... |
3
~ 39333 miles |
| DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY whenever using the air conditioner using dash controller to direct the air out the dash vents air also comes out... |
3
~ 31043 miles |
| DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE on the drive home from picking up my ford escape i noticed cabin noise at highway speeds. it took 6... |
3
~ 37303 miles |
| CONTROL MODULE > ANTI-THEFT > IGNITION brakes are making noise intermittingly. it sounds like blowing in a bottle. went to the dealership for service 3 times... |
3
~ 102218 miles |
| HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v526000 (hybrid propulsion... |
2
|
| HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE when i opened the rear hatch on my 2005 ford escape i noticed the plastic molding was cracked after looking... |
2
~ 141000 miles |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i am writing in concerns to a serious safety issue that ford motor company has failed to address. i am... |
2
~ 86200 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER the accelerator keeps getting stuck on my 2005 ford escape. i start it off back up put it in drive... |
2
~ 63500 miles |
| BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS starting approx. december 20 2007 the drivers side seat belt began to "stick". when the driver tries to unbuckle the... |
2
~ 67000 miles |
| WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. while driving approximately 30 mph on normal road conditions the contact heard a... |
2
~ 26584 miles |
| CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the cruise control on the right side of steering wheel of 2005 ford escape has a very sharp cutting edge |
2
~ 56850 miles |
| IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated while turning into a parking lot at low speed the vehicle lurched forward without warning. the... |
2
~ 61500 miles |
| MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated while parked with the emergency brake off the vehicle rolled backwards. the vehicle was taken to |
2
~ 27070 miles |
| FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE dt: the contact stated when filling vehicle with gas it spilled over . the gas tank acted as if it... |
2
~ 20500 miles |
| HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY nhtsa recall campaign 04v442000 ford issued a rear liftgate recall. consumer received a recall letter stating that it was included... |
2
~ 72500 miles |
| LOCK > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES recall 04v60200 concerning fmvss 206 rear liftgate door. consumer was unable to get the dealer to honor this manufacturer's recall |
2
|
| ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS front brake rotors go out of round. one dealer resurfaced warr not there long after out of round again. replaced... |
2
~ 20098 miles |
| CABLES > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL consumer received a recall notice for the accelerator cables on 2005 ford escape.*mr as the consumer was on her way... |
2
~ 38689 miles |
| SIDEWALL > TIRES tire blow out on my wife's 2005 ford escape limited. old tire is available no new tires have been installed |
2
~ 21417 miles |
| LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES right rear passenger door latch broke and door came open while driving . we had to secure door with a... |
2
~ 37200 miles |
| GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING oil leak from engine. gasket replaced.....oil leaked again. dealer said the crankshaft on the engine was out of specs....engine was... |
2
~ 23600 miles |
| HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that the hinges on the rear door separated from... |
1
~ 135385 miles |
| ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated while driving at 10 mph the engine stalled as... |
1
~ 127000 miles |
| SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. while driving 35 mph there was an abnormal noise coming from the... |
1
~ 100000 miles |
| AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that the air conditioning unit only blew out hot... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that while driving at night the head lights became... |
1
~ 12200 miles |
| SHOCK ABSORBER > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that the rear passenger side shock absorber became detached.... |
1
|
| MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that there was extensive rust and corrosion on the... |
1
~ 55000 miles |
| REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that the rear passenger seat belt failed. the vehicle... |
1
~ 60000 miles |
| TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. while stopped at a traffic stop the vehicle stalled without warning. the... |
1
~ 67064 miles |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING i am writing in concerns to a serious safety issue that ford motor company has failed to address. i am... |
1
~ 82400 miles |
| LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS 2005 ford escape. ford dealer service for oil change rotate tires and brake inspection noted front brake pads needed replaced.... |
1
~ 62881 miles |
| INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1. no know event lead to failure 2. safety concern of operating a vehicle with incorrect speed indication 3. 2005... |
1
~ 67000 miles |
| MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i have a 2005 ford escape xlt that has 46000 miles on it and i had both tone rings replaced... |
1
|
| VALVE > TIRES noticed left rear tire almost flat. checked tire for punctures and objects and none found. put soap and water on... |
1
~ 21000 miles |
| REAR WINDOW > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY i started up my car and let it run for approx 10 min. put my rear window defroster on for... |
1
|
| FUEL RAIL > FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. the dealer stated that the... |
1
~ 42750 miles |
| POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY the driver's window of my 2005 ford escape limited makes a horrible squealing sound when opening and closing. this has... |
1
|
| COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION i bought my ford escape 2005 when i bought it something didn't feel right. i took it for regular maintenance... |
1
~ 52000 miles |
| VACUUM > POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC in 2006 i experienced the failure of my car to operate one morning. i initially thought that i had made... |
1
~ 12992 miles |
| FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER tl *- the contact stated that the gas gauge failed. the contact stated that if the vehicle may have 3/4... |
1
|
| PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC have read on your site numerous complaints with the ford 2005 escape engine and the problem that it speeds up... |
1
~ 18000 miles |
| FOG LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING i noticed that one of my fog lights had cracked. i took it back to the dealer. there he said... |
1
|
| HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS dt: the contact states the head restraint posts on the front seats are dangerous. there is no padding to cover... |
1
~ 8500 miles |
| CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC abs left sensor failed requiring replacement of the axle. *ak... |
1
~ 39985 miles |
| POWER ADJUST > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS the front driver side seat in my 2005 ford escape xlt is leaning and pointing to left. after speaking with... |
1
~ 300 miles |
| SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS passenger's side air bag light comes on intermittently while the seat is occupied. owner contacted the dealer and was informed... |
1
~ 8 miles |
| RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT just purchased a 2005 escape xlt a few weeks ago and since day 1 the cd system inadvertantely fades in... |
1
~ 11 miles |
| TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) > POWER TRAIN the vehicle's 4-wheel drive sensor failed. *nm the consumer believes the vehicle 4-wheel drive is selective and not doing the |
1
|
| HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING consumer complained that power steering assist failed while driving down a mountain at 30-40 mph. consumer was waiting for roadside |
1
~ 700 miles |
| PARKING BRAKE 9-1-04 my 2005 ford escape was parked in the garage of my home where i began to back up. there... |
1
~ 2075 miles |
| ROTOR > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR brakes are making noise intermittingly. it sounds like blowing in a bottle. went to the dealership for service 3 times... |
1
~ 154 miles |
| PADS > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR brakes are making noise intermittingly. it sounds like blowing in a bottle. went to the dealership for service 3 times... |
1
~ 154 miles |
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