2005 Ford Escape Electrical System Problems
- 138
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 138 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- spark plugs · 23 records
- check engine · 16 records
- engine light · 14 records
- failure mileage · 12 records
- light came · 9 records
- lost power · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 51 |
| 60–100k mi | 40 |
| 150–400k mi | 15 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
The electric power steering system failed in the middle of an intersection and almost caused an accident involving other vehicles.
ODI 11300509
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle's alarm sounded after locking the doors with the key fob. When the contact manually inserted the key into the door and turned it to the left, the alarm would turn off. When the key was turned to the right, the alarm would sound. In addition, the alarm would sound a half hour to 45 minutes after locking the doors. The dealer and manufacturer…
ODI 11243252
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled when traveling on an incline. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact was able to coast the vehiicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive, but the failure recurred after a few miles. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was…
ODI 11174533
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Driving 65 mph on the interstate my 05 escape began to skip,stall & died, anti theft light came on. I drive for 20 miles slow with it skipping and stalling. When i left off on gas it would continue to run until i made it to safe place. Attempted to drive for repair on state hwy it stalled and went dead. Ford dealership reprog keys- repaired drive off, barely off the lot and it quit again. Now i see this is a…
ODI 11155410
Electrical System
When starting the vehicle and getting to a destination, put the vehicle in park and turn off the key will not remove from the switch have did all the troubleshooting it is in gear all the way off and still can't remove if we leave it set for about an hour we can then remove the key this started on monday oct 8th and has done it ever since consistently
ODI 11142437
Electrical System
Well my door ajar light comes on randomly. It makes the dome lights stay on. Need help before it gets worse.
ODI 11130065
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
My vehicle alarm will just start going off nobody is near the keys or vehicle, it will just go off and you have to hit the button on the key and shut it off today at work i was sitting at my desk and in a matter of 10 minutes it went off 4 times. I am not sure why it is doing this, but it is concerning.
ODI 11113325
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
While driving the car on the freeway the car jolted. After 3-5 more miles the car kepped jolting as if it wanted to die then lost all power, even the emergency lights wouldnt come on. Once i turned the car off it turned back on fine then continued the process. The car for no apparent reason died on the freeway and i could have been in an accident to where my life was almost lost. I made it to my mechanic shop they…
ODI 11073748
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
Terrifying! Potentially fatal . Power just cut out on highway while going approximately 55 mph. No steering, no brakes. No power. All warring lights ablaze, but no warning beforehand! Gratefully, i was in the right lane and managed to get the car into the median. After several minutes, car restarted. Luckily i was only 1/4 mile from the exit. I read about this well known electrical problem. It is the pcm. Apparently…
ODI 11065559
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning, there were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact placed the gearshift into neutral and was able to coast over to the side of the road. The contact waited for a few minutes and restarted the vehicle, the vehicle restarted and stalled. The vehicle was towed to a park and ride lot. The vehicle was…
ODI 11012794
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
When the car is fully locked and all door well shut the rear right door sensor says its opened or ajar which makes the alarm go off when no one has tried to touch the car and because of this it has drain the battery while having a less than 1 year old battery
ODI 11010831
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
When the vehicle stops, engine shuts down. If i start it again it turns on just fine but everytime i stop at a light or at traffic, the engine stalls. Went to the ford dealer and they cant tell what is happening because there is no check engine light turned on. They checked it and everything was fine, battery, oils. They say there is a recall for the throttle position sensor but the deadline for this was on january…
ODI 10986272
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
My 2005 ford escape ltd with 122k miles with no warning stalls when i come to a stop, or when i'm going less than 5 mph. The vehicle has done then same thing when i was driving [redacted] to lax, had to pull over to the shoulder and was almost side swiped and rear ended by cars. No check engine lights illuminate, nor can the mechanic find anything wrong. After doing research i've come to learn this is a very common…
ODI 10966039
Electrical System · Engine
Engine stalls while driving; almost $4,000 in repairs have failed to correct the problem and it keeps happening. The car is not safe to drive. *tr
ODI 10946569
Body · Electrical System · Wheels
Takata recall passenger back tower wheel rusted on my 2005 ford escape the meter sensor keep going off like the doors are still open the rims of the car has rusted like we had the car for 30 years in motion when i notice the wheel tower rusted out
ODI 10910649
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Hi i have a 2005 ford escape & up into about and year i started had having engine failure, my vehicle would start & stop, to sum this up, im affaid to drive when this accures praying that know 1 runs into the back of me...ive tooken it to the auto place to get a reading & ive replaced everything that it read ignition coils (twice), fuel filters, tune a/c compressor, wouldnt come on etc....i can go on & on..& im…
ODI 10875589
Electrical System
Entering and accelerating from a main street that turns into a freeway the engine lost all power very suddenly, abs light engaged, then died as exiting the freeway. Extremely dangerous with children in car and no warning which would have caused a mechanic to look into previously. Exiting the freeway the engine died but restarted with ability to drive at 10 mph (in a bad area) with engine loss and noise. At shop, i…
ODI 10885847
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. After coming to a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.
ODI 10839943
Electrical System
Car running rough, car slowed and then would not drive. Towed, told it needs new pcm, cylinders, coils, and spark plugs. Car has less than 80,000 miles. This is a known problem with this car and the pcm was changed in later models. Ford created a defective product and does not seem to care.
ODI 10839196
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Bought my 05 xlt escape last may 2015 and all of a sudden it started to shudder stall while idling and just completely die when i was driving on the highway! Got the codes read and it said i had a misfire on cylinder 2, so i put new coils and spark plugs in it but it's still not working! Still doing a misfire and it's running bad when it decides to crank up! Now it's not even drivable.
ODI 10846378
Air Bags · Electrical System
The light for the airbags is yellow and has been for about 2 years. I ask the mechanic what that meant. He told me the airbags wouldn't deploy in an accident. I also found out the module that controls that also controls the auto lock on the doors when you take off. I feel this is a safety issue but i'm not able to afford the repair so i contacted ford motor company but they told me there is no recall for that,…
ODI 11120759
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle jerking 4wd light keeps blinking, power lock light pops on car act like it wants to shut off
ODI 10824576
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
Car alarm always going off causes interior lights to run battery down. Alarm will not reset lock doors. Sensor light comes on with door ajar and alarm refuses to set. Has been going on for a year or more. Complaints on internet from other people with the same problem but there is no recall. Others are saying it is the latch that needs to be replace but ford company can't tell us this. It doesn't matter if the…
ODI 11066014
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Was driving my car to work - at first if didn't want to start but cranked fine. Let it sit idle and headed to work - 1/2 to work stopped at a light where it started to shudder like it was going to stall (never had any issues before and still no warning lights). Got thru the intersection and loss all power on the busiest street in bowling green. I didn't even have enough power for my emergency blinkers. Stuck where i…
ODI 10818302
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Every morning the car alarm suddenly goes off until i press key fob. It happens routinely from 5 to 8 am and 8 to 9 pm. According to the internet, there are many ford escape owners who have the same issue. You can search it by "ford escape alarm goes off". This is really annoying not only for owners but also for their neighbors. Although this is not critical safety issue, this is absolutely manufacturer's defect.
ODI 10777755