2005 Ford Escape Engine Problems
- 124
- 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 124 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 27 records
- check engine · 19 records
- repaired failure · 19 records
- without warning · 16 records
- spark plugs · 16 records
- engine light · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 49 |
| 60–100k mi | 29 |
| 150–400k mi | 23 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 160,000.
ODI 10660513
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving over 30 mph, the vehicle overheated and stalled. In addition, the stop safely warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.
ODI 10690904
Engine · Steering
I had purchased a used escape, in very good condition, in aug 2014. I bought from the original owner, a family member, with only 55k mileage over their 10 years of ownership (they were upgrading). I drove the car an additional 1,500 miles here (to 56k, total) over my first two months of ownership, and the car had passed all its regular annual inspections. Suddenly one night on the road the car's engine began…
ODI 10712763
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving downhill on a steep road at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart but the failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. Updated 12/24/14*lj updated 9/28/2015*js
ODI 10632807
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
Engine
I just bought this car and my check engine light came on. I took it to the mechanics and they fixed one of the coils. It still did the same thing after i got it back[ sputtering]. I went to wal-mart and coming back it cut off on me. Luckily i was at a stop, but ifi had of been going at full speed it would have hurt me and my seven year old because since it has power steering, when it cut off the steering wheel goes…
ODI 10620732
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph, all warning lights started blinking and illuminating on the control panel. The contact mentioned that immediately after the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but no repairs had been made. The dealer was contacted and stated that the transmission needed to be pull apart to determine…
ODI 10609003
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
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
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
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving an unknown speed, the vehicle started to sputter and the engine would stall. The contact mentioned that the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000.
ODI 10630611
Electrical System · Engine
Ford customer care case #cac-4150994-b2g8c6 & #4151017-n07b9 this was the 2nd major incident; the first occurred in 1/2009. The second major occurrence was 2/2014, when the check engine light came on and the vehicle very quickly lost all power and engine shut off, the power steering and power brakes also did not respond. The vehicle would not restart and had to be towed a ford dealership. The dealer stated the pcm…
ODI 10721332
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
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, all of the warning lamps illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle could not be restarted and was towed from the scene. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 26,000.
ODI 10559791
Electrical System · Engine
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the instrument panel lights illuminated and the vehicle would hesitate to accelerate. In addition, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the computer and the ignition coils needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vin…
ODI 10678378
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the pcm had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 114,487. The vin was unavailable.
ODI 10552075
Engine
My son was driving the car and it started to sputter. Did the same thing the next time it was driven and has ever since. I had it to two mechanics which said that the #4 was misfiring and start coil problem. Replaced.. Not working still. Have talked to two dealerships about it one told me to have it towed to them. Going to one closer so that i can talk to them. Both say there is a problem. From what i have read ford…
ODI 10552293
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving approximately 65 mph, the check engine and power loss indicator illuminated continuously, which caused the vehicle to stall. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the hybrid system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure…
ODI 10660079
Electrical System · Engine
Driving down the highway at approx 50 mph, then without warning, simultaneously the dashboard lights came on and the vehicle immediately quit running. *tr
ODI 10547662
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The was able to restart the vehicle, which began driving roughly. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where a diagnostic was performed and concluded that the engine control module, coil assembly and the spark plug gasket would need replacing. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 170,000.
ODI 10545054
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle lost acceleration power. The vehicle was taken to a repair center and the mechanic stated that the spark plugs, coils, computer and the catalytic converter had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure…
ODI 10543430
Engine
The car would not run got it to the repair shop. Told me it was the pcm, 6 coils and spark plugs all needed to be replace ($2k to fix). I called ford they seem to know about this issue. Told me even though the car is an 05 it was made in 04 so they could not help. I was told there was a program to fix this issue had to be within 8 years and 80k miles. Bad spark plugs are to blame. I disagreed 05 to 2013 is 8 years,…
ODI 10543269
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The gas pedal was stuck after mashing on it hard it broke loose when approching a stop sign i stopped and try to go again but gas pedal was stuck why is there not a recall. I also have transmission and rearend problems but they both are costly repairs i am concerned about the gas pedal please fix it before someone gets hurt there really should be a recall on it
ODI 10555014
Engine · Power Train
Driving 55 mph on highway, car sounded like it downshifted into much lower gear (very loud) with jerky motion, immediately lost power, was climbing large hill, coasted to side of road in heavy traffic, lost power steering, made horrific grinding sound, and then stopped. Idled for 30-45 seconds, all dashlights came on before dying on highway. I have reviewed carcomplaints.com on this model escape, they are notorious…
ODI 10534065