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 · Engine
Our daughter was driving her 2005 ford escape. She had just gotten on the turnpike - as she was driving the dash board lights started flashing and the car started slowing down - the steering wheel locked up and the car died. She luckily was able to get to the side of the highway and was not hurt. It was about 99 degrees outside at 2:00 in the afternoon. We had to have a tow truck take the vehicle to a car repair…
ODI 10744160
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power without warning. The vehicle had to be towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the pcm and all six coils burned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000. Ma 10/15/2015…
ODI 10733032
Electrical System
One of my door open sensors acts up when the weather is hot causing the alarm to sound on its on. When it's cold the open door indicator goes away and alarm doesn't go off. How can i find out which sensor to service?
ODI 11123547
Electrical System · Engine
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…
ODI 10726014
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving at approximately 30 mph over a bump, there was a loud abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred when going over a bump. The contact noticed that the top of the steering tower had separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the struck tower separated due to…
ODI 10694493
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving at highway speed (appx 55mph) in 5 o'clock traffic in raleigh, nc on us 1 and the vehicle lost speed. All emergency lights came on. Forced to pull the vehicle off onto the shoulder and was almost rear ended. The vehicle sputtered and totally cut off. Attempted to restart the vehicle but it kept cutting off. I was unable to restart the vehicle and was stranded on the highway. After a call to a family…
ODI 10694980
Electrical System · Engine
While driving vehicle shuts off without warning, usually restarts but have had it towed. Car has been back to dealer 11 times in 12 months for same problem. No rhyme or reason can be city or highway. It is usually preceded by interior light and or door adjar light coming on , after stall happens check engine light comes on. Dealer has replaced countless fuel and emmision parts including ecm and coils, fuel pump etc.…
ODI 10824109
Electrical System
Ongoing problem with coils. I was driving my car and smoke started to billow out of the front hood. I then pulled over and call the berkeley township police and they arrived with the pinewald fire company. My husband and son arrived at scene and we had the vehicle towed to our home. The engine control module melted the coils. When my son examined the car the upper intake manifold exploded in his face. I have…
Fire reported
ODI 10713753
Electrical System · Engine
While driving about 30 mph, the car started sputtering as if it were running out of gas. I was near a gas station and as i was pulling in, the engine just stopped and the power steering went dead. The car then wouldn't restart. I called aaa and they couldn't start it, so i had the car towed to the ford dealership. They examined the car and later that day told me the coils overheated and fried the pcm. Now it needs…
ODI 10679860
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
As soon as i hit about 60 mph, between 2-3 rpm, my car begins to stall and feels like the gas pedal is grinding and won't let me go any faster without vibrating the entire vehicle. I initially thought it was the transmission slipping so i took it in to a transmission auto shop where the found absolutely nothing. Which is very odd for an auto shop to not find anything. About 1 week after this problem, the service…
ODI 10682847
Electrical System · Power Train
Started off from a light and the car hesitated concerned gave it gas and it stuttered,i rolled to a stop and had it towed to a repair shop.evidently the powertrain computer module is bad several complaints that ford put the wrong spark plugs in this escape which after time ruins the pcm.seriously why hasn't a recall been issued for this problem? Had i been traveling faster would have been an accident as i was in…
ODI 10668519
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the engine stalled as all the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition coils and the electric control module (ecm) needed to be replaced. The failure was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was…
ODI 10650316
Electrical System
Door ajar light stays on so does dome light and alam goes off every so often on its own. *tr
ODI 10667526
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving at approximately 70 mph, an unknown warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact restarted the vehicle, but the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was unable to be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v526000 (hybrid propulsion…
ODI 10682797
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
I've always been a staunch defender of the ford brand...until now. The more research i did on the link between faulty factory-installed spark plugs and pcm failure, and fords knowledge of this link from the get-go, the angrier i become. There is a tsb out on this "known" issue however the warranty period only extends up to 80,000 miles. Pretty convenient since the average failure marker is 98k miles. Also convenient…
ODI 10628826
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving hm from wk, 5fwy car stall coast to the side called aaa to be towed to ef1 motorsports inc. I was informed that this was a manufacture problem for this year suv 2005. The wrong computer system was installed the cost to repair $1443.06. I would like a refund. *tr
ODI 10628601
Electrical System · Engine
I bought a used 2005 ford escape limited 6 days ago it was running fine no problems lights or warnings. Then i was driving down the highway accelerating to 50mph and my dashboard lit up like a christmas tree and stopped running. I towed it back to where i got it and they stated that the computer waa fried. Now i am waiting for them to replace it. I have seen similiar complaints about the same model and year. Fried…
ODI 10611404
Electrical System
Add me to the list. I was headed north on highway 17 in santa cruz. I had my wife and two kids in the car. All of the sudden the engine starts running rough, the o/d light goes on and then everything in the car stops working. We were approaching a hidden turn so i did not want to stop in the middle of the highway so i looked quick and swerved the car off to the shoulder. This was a very dangerous position to be in.…
ODI 10610744
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the engine stalled. The vehicle was not able to restart. The failure recurred on one occasion. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The…
ODI 10779863
Electrical System
I was driving down a local highway at around 50 miles per hour in heavy morning rush hour traffic with my foot resting steadily on the accelerator pedal. The vehicle shut off and violently came to screeching halt. It felt like someone had placed the transmission range selector into reverse... I repeatedly attempted to restart the vehicle with no success... I waited five minutes and was able to get the vehicle…
ODI 10598403
Electrical System · Engine
My 2005 ford escape 3.0 v6 had a coil issue that ford knew about and sent service bulletins to dealers, but not the affected parties. The coils were defective from a vendor and when they failed, burnt out the psm, making the automobile unusable and expensive to fix. Ford has known about this since 2011 and has done nothing to rectify it, or help, all of those whose escapes have stopped running completely. Mine had…
ODI 10594241
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
I turned a corner and was only going 20 mph when the vehicle went dead. I had no control so luckily i wasn't going fast. I stopped the vehicle. I had to get it towed. One mechanic said my coils and spark plugs were bad because of the fuel rail pressure sensor malfunction. Second opinion - the pcm needed to be reprogrammed or replaced. Third opinion - all of the above. It costs $1900 and two tow bills ($275). The…
ODI 10593745
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Steering
I was driving my ford escape 2005 and it completely shuts off, the steering wheel got very hard!!! It was very difficult to steer, *tr
ODI 10576556
Electrical System
I was driving down a hill and the engine just stopped.i pulled over,and started it up and drove straight home. .i took it to a mechanic who put an obd computer on the car and it said faulty primary/secondary ignition coil. He replaced all coils and plugs and restarted vehicle but it still misfired on cylinder 3 (c).he tested the wire sending spark to that coil and there was no spark . The pcm was determined to be…
ODI 10594314
Electrical System
I was driving down a busy highway going normal speed and my car just died which the ford dealership claims this is a big problem with the pcm going out and all six coils. I could have been seriously hurt and if they know this is a problem why don't they do something about it for their customers. It was also very costly to repair! *tr
ODI 10569130