2005 Ford Escape Power Train Problems
- 71
- 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.
What owners report
- spark plugs · 12 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
- without warning · 7 records
- side road · 6 records
- lost power · 5 records
- power steering · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 28 |
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
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
Power Train
When slowing down vehicle to stop for a car ahead of you, stopping at stop sign, or slowing down to make a turn, vehicle engine will stop leaving driver in a serious and compromising position, vehicle has to be placed in neutral or park to restart and occupant must shift into drive quickly and accelerate quickly so engine will not kill, once the vehicle warms up it will kill right away, i'm afraid this is going to…
ODI 11244753
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
Power Train
Gear shift lever stuck in park- vehicle starts runs fine can not get out of park. Had been difficult several times but got it working after several episodes off and on now stuck in off street parking at senior center. Appt made forepair 10-17 skillman fordgreenwood in good car everything else dependable
ODI 11140701
Power Train · Steering
While going onto a freeway onramp at approximately 45 miles per hour, the vehicle suddenly lost all power, all lights came on, the ability to steer and brake was affected by total power loss. The vehicle did not display any issues leading up to this but nearly resulted in an accident by the inability to control the vehicle and get it off to the side of the road. After being towed, the auto shop diagnosed a p0354,…
ODI 11131030
Power Train
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ODI 11152261
Power Train
One day i was driving home on the interstate and the o/d off light started flashing & it acted like it didn't want to change gears at all. I stopped got gas and light stayed on. Then as i started driving again it went away. After parking at home overnight i attempted to go reverse & it acted like it was in neutral. After some back and forth with the shifter it let me go in into reverse only when i revving up and…
ODI 11124076
Power Train
Engine oil leak can not be traced. Serviced by ford since 2004 when i bought the vehicle brand new. Only serviced by a ford dealer service department. I was told because of the mileage, 130,047, and age the engine needs replaced. Dye test conducted by ford service and no leaks were found after driving 500 miles and returning to the ford service department to check for leaks as advised by ford service department.…
ODI 11078471
Body · Power Train
While looking at your web site, i notice that there was a recall on my 2005 escape 3.0l, i didn't get a recall notice from the dealer and its 2017 and i'm the second owner,and now i find out that my passager side rear wheel well is rusted out by looking at all the wheel wells, cause i heard a hard bump sound coming from the back of the car while driving it on the streets. Now i notice that there is a shift level…
ODI 10970044
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving approximately 25 mph, the engine, steering, and brakes failed without warning. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that all six emission coils failed and fractured the pcm. The six emission coils, power train control module, and spark plugs were replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The…
ODI 10940146
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving approximately 45 mph, the instrument panel illuminated and the engine abruptly shut down. The gear shifter was placed in the neutral position and the vehicle was coasted over to the side of the road. The vehicle was restarted and driven home. The vehicle was hooked up to a handheld diagnostic machine and displayed, "bad pcm and bad coils". The manufacturer was…
ODI 10935414
Power Train · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that the rear passenger side wheel was rusted and the four wheel drive warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was unusual, but declined to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 206,194.
ODI 10881714
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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
When driving car shuts off. Car starts in park when put in gear shuts off. Driving on highway when slowed down in traffic car shut off, and would would start in park but shut off when put in gear
ODI 10783560
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
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
I was coming back to home from work driving on highway at 55-60 mph and suddenly my car starts decelerating itself and i was forced to pull it over on the shoulder, i was lucky that not one hit me. I completely turned the engine off and then i tried to start again, it started making cranking sound but did not start completely, so i had to call the towing truck to tow the car to my home. It could have been worse, i…
ODI 10682048
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
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was unknown.
ODI 10655007
Power Train · Wheels
Has i was driving on the highway all of a sudden my transmission fail. It sound like it fail out the bottom of the truck. The truck went into a noise dive and i fault to get it over to the shoulder. No warning signs at all. Never had slippage or nothing. Cars behind me all most crashed into me and my family. The tow truck came and the truck would not move when he tried to pull it up on the tow truck. Will ford fix…
ODI 10644127
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while traveling 35 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road and turned off. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle on several occasions but it failed to start. The check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel and the steering became difficult to maneuver. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle…
ODI 10605517
Power Train
Driving north on hwy 41 when car stalled and i had to direct it off road without power steering or brakes. Was almost hit from behind. Was informed by mechanic that it was the throttle body. Refer to ford consumer satisfaction program 13n03. *tr
ODI 10594176
Power Train
I have a 2005 ford escape 4wd manual transmission. I had to replace the whole transmission about 5 years due to transmission failure. I now have a problem with the manual transmission again. I can not get the transmission to shift into reverse. The forward gears work fine. I have seen on the internet a high incidence of transmission problems in the 2005 ford escape transmission. There should be a recall on this. *tr
ODI 10562522
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Traveling on the highway at 55 miles per hour and the entire engine stalled and cut off. I had the car towed to a local shop where they told me that 3 out of the 6 coils basically were not working and the pcm/computer was completely shot, they wanted over $1600 at dealership to fix this. Ford had apparently distributed a bulletin about this problem to the dealerships but not their customers - who this problem…
ODI 10596314
Power Train
I purchased this vehicle from byers kia 9 months ago. I recently just made my 8th payment on it. 1 month after purchasing this vehicle i noticed a slight vibration from 15-25 mph. Well on sunday november 3rd my drive shaft quit working. We installed a u joint hoping that would solve the problem. It only made it worse. I have the dealership working to fix this problem now. I don't feel im responsible for this issue…
ODI 10551108
Power Train
My ford escape 2005 was working well without any warning. Suddenly after turning the car shut down. After restarting there was not enough power. Went to ford authorized repair center and was told this was a known problem with a tsb 10 -18-10, faulty spark plugs make radio frequency interference which make coils on plugs and power train control module (pcm) to malfunction. All six spark plugs and coils were replaced…
ODI 10542140