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 · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Driving at 55 mph and car began to lurch and buck. Car shut off 3 times in busy intersection with no warning and almost caused an accident. Took to mechanic, and learned that the computer system had shorted out due to manufacturers using incorrect spark plugs. Apparently, this is a common issue with this year and make. This is a dangerous problem, and can occur anywhere, doing any speed! The computer system must be…
ODI 10479800
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
It was two days after i got the car, i was driving home from manassas to fairfax, all of a sudden the engine light came on the truck started to sputter and i lost acceleration in my truck. I was on 495 at night and the dash board stated that the car would shut down so that the engine would not over heat. I had to call a tow truck to pep boys in annandale, va and they fixed the problem. But, i still have acceleration…
ODI 10504198
Electrical System
Driving down the road on my way to work when the car suddenly stalls. The mechanics said there is a tsb tsb 09-2-6 out for this problem. Ford installed bad plugs that short out the coil packs and then fries the computer costing the poor consumer around $2000 dollars giving codes po351-po354. I was a ford person for life but not anymore they should do a recall this is bad business. *tr
ODI 10472516
Electrical System · Suspension · Wheels
Driving my ford escape 2005, 35mph, heard a thump/bang then very loud rattling from the back of the vehicle. Arrived home, found that the right rear shock, shock mount, and a dinner-plate-sized chunk of wheel well had punched up into the back of the vehicle. Opened the liftgate, saw the shock mount flopping around inside the car and a dangling cluster of wires that had been shredded by the jagged metal. Entire right…
ODI 10470277
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Was on an access road onto interstate 4 in tampa, car completely shut down and i was able to barely steer it to the side of the road, since it was a large overpass i had more than typical room to get the car stopped. Later i was told by the ford dealership that coils were damaged and pcm computer went out. I checked carcomplaints.com and i found numerous complaints for this same issue with cost to fix it from $1300…
ODI 10468145
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving at approximately 40 mph, the car shook and died. I pulled into the turn lane and some helpful people assisted me in pushing my car to the nearest parking lot. I had my car towed to the mechanic that told me that i needed to have my engine coils and plugs replaced and that ford had put out a bulletin explaining this problem. After they fixed that, i learned that i also had to have the computer replaced…
ODI 10467134
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
We were accelerating to get on the interstate when the vehicle suddenly died without warning. No telling what would have happened if we were driving at freeway speeds. We coasted to the breakdown lane and had the vehicle towed to the ford dealer who stated the computer (pcm), all the coil over plugs (cop) and spark plugs were damaged and needed replacement. This is a known issue as it is described exactly in ford…
ODI 10465328
Electrical System · Engine
While driving down the road car just quit towed to dealership only to find out the computer shorted out which also destroyed all the coils. I just printed out 13 pages of this having happened to other escape owners and that a ford service bulletin (09-2-6) was at one time issued--- this will cost a ton of money to correct for a problem ford has known about for some time. When mine quit i had smoke pouring out from…
ODI 10462364
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled as the engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the pcm and ignition coils were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 190,000 and the…
ODI 10567023
Electrical System
My escape began missing and then died at 65mph, narrowly avoided accident. Towed to dealership: bad coils, bad computer. Dealership replaced these items. Problem quickly returned. This time more bad coils. (some bad coils are same ones they just replaced). Dealership replaced sparkplugs this time. Problem returned the next day. Dealership has had vehicle a week and a half this time and has no clue how to repair. *tr
ODI 10467702
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
First occurrence of problem: 48800 miles, 5/2012. Engine light on and engine misfiring. Ford dealership determined faulty ignition coil in # 6 cylinder. Replaced ignition coil and spark plug. $295 second occurrence of problem: 74,400 miles, 11/2013. Engine light on and engine misfiring. Mechanic replaced sparkplugs in cylinders # 1-3 all at once since it is difficult to access those. $276 additional occurrences of…
ODI 10682008
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
I was headed home from work and got on the free way i noticed when i would accelerate my car would start shaking. I called my mechanic and he said to try and make it home when my car died twice but luckily i was able to get it started again to make it home. I got a diagnostics done on it to find out that the computer had burnt out along with 4 of the 6 coils. *tr
ODI 10457358
Electrical System
The check engine light came out on dashboard,i took the car to dealer,and i was told that the fuel rail pressure needed to be changed,few months ago i took my car to the dealer and they did a complete diagnose and nothing was wrong,i search about this problem,and found out that so many owners of the same type of car have exactly the same complaint,it seems that ford motor had the same problem with other type of cars…
ODI 10449895
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
Sudden engine failure while driving approximately 50 mph. Told by mechanic it was a "fried" computer caused by incorrect spark plugs (original factory-installed). Will have to replace pcm, coils and plugs. *tr
ODI 10450209
Electrical System
Was driving down the hwy and the engine shuts down .the problem the pcm that controls the engine goes out. Ford knows this but they dont feel its a safty issue. I dont know about you but driving and having your car shut off scares me. Thank god the tractor trailor was able to get to the other side.the repair will cost 2500 does no good if nobody makes them fix the problem. *tr
ODI 10450094
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
My wife went to on a trip and the vehicle started to misfire, went to a ford dealer, mechanic identified the problem; ignition coil #4 failed. She asked what needed done to fix properly so she would be safe and have no more trouble. He said to replace coil, plugs, and wires. That was done. On the way home it happened again, car shut off w/o warning on i95 @65 mph. Problem persisted and finally would not start and…
ODI 10448012
Electrical System
The engine control module on my 2005 ford escape failed, along with the coils. This happened while sitting in a busy intersection. *tr
ODI 10449292
Electrical System
My wife got into her escape to return home and it would not run properly. It was missing badly and lacked adequate power to pull itself. I took my escape to the repair shop and was appauled by their findings. I am going to quote directly from the diagnostic report i received. "some escape/mariner vehicles built on or before 10/3/2005 , equipped with a 3.0l engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on…
ODI 10444492
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Prior to the incident in question the car had a few days of abnormal behavior including hesitation and rough idle. The incident occurred on christmas eve while i was driving down a two lane highway. While traveling 50 mph the car lost power and although i was terribly scared, i managed to get off the highway safely. I was told that the computer failed (pcm) which is very expensive to fix hence the reason it has been…
ODI 10485050
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While attempting to decelerate at 55 mph, the vehicle lost all power. The contact noticed that the check engine, oil, and abs warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was advised that the coils and pcm failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current and the…
ODI 10440569
Electrical System
I am just glad that when the car died, i was just pulling into a parking garage. All i could think of was what could have happened if i was going the 55 mph speed limit minutes earlier. Very heavy braking, manual steering. I think ford wants someone to die in a few crashes before they will come out with a recall. I had to wait 2 weeks for a re-manufactured computer as they were heavily back-ordered. This indicates…
ODI 10498386
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
In my 2005 ford escape xlt v6 3.0l on 11/16/11, i was driving east bound on i55 towards chicago at approximately 55 mph when the engine started bad misfiring and the completely died (no power or engine). With no power steering and no brakes, i attempted to steered toward the shoulder. I waited about 10 minutes and tried to restart and was unable. I had the vehicle towed to roesch ford 333 w grand ave bensenville, il…
ODI 10438938
Electrical System
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the ignition interlock warning light. The vehicle suddenly restarted independently. The failure recurred intermittently as the contact was driving at various speeds. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure…
ODI 10503595
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Dashboard back lighting failed causing left side dash blackout of temperature gauge & left side of speedometer. Radio back lighting failed causing a blackout of the left side radio buttons. *tr
ODI 10439005
Electrical System
The pcm module on the ford escape dies during operation. While driving in mid transit the car died, and would not restart in the middle of the road. I have heard other stories of people driving on the highway, and having this problem happen to them going 60,70, and even 80 mph. Mine was only going about 30, and no cars were behind me. The module has been replaced twice, and could be extremely dangerous if died on a…
ODI 10414696