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
I was trying down the highway doing about 55 mph all the lights came on the car, i was able to get to the side of the road. I stopped the car for about 5 minutes was able to restart and drive another 1/2 mile and it happened again. Got the car towed to a mechanic, who placed engine on code machine and states my engine coils were bad. Replaced all of my engine coils and the car is still riding like a dump trunk. Took…
ODI 10483874
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
Engine
Driving at any speed, vehicle will suddenly loose engine power and engine will stutter or shake as someone pulled out one spark plug and vehicle is trying to compensate. Engine light will flash during this time aprox 40 seconds and then engine will catch and resume normal driving. Does not matter if engine is hot or cold, short or long distance this will happen randomly with out warning. Ac off heat off ac on heat…
ODI 10543005
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
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while traveling 5 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic who confirmed that the coils needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 92,000.
ODI 10475925
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
9/10/12, while driving on the freeway my check engine light came on and my car started running very hard and started shaking and i could feel the car loosing power. I turned the steering wheel towards the right to pull over and as i pressed the gas pedal i could feel the car had shut off. I was able to pull off to the side of the highway and my car smell like something was burning. After sitting for about 15mins the…
ODI 10532788
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where the contact was informed that there was a computer failure. The vehicle was being repaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure and current mileages were 82,000.
ODI 10472059
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
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving home from work, i went to accelerate. Upon reaching 40. I heard a substantial backfire noise, and the engine shut off in the middle of a busy road causing me to block traffic as i coasted almost into a busy intersection. I was able to put it in neutral and restart the engine after coasting for 100+ feet. After which, the engine began running very rough and rugged never being able to accelerate about 30…
ODI 10467100
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the expressway, my gas pedal snapped forward by itself and accelerated my car. Then snapped back and hit my foot in the position it was already in. This has happened before, several times over the course of my ownership of this car. (i bought it new) i ignored it the first few times because i thought it was related to being on cruise control, but this was not always the case. I saw on fox news that…
ODI 10466640
Engine
Around 150,000 miles the vehicle started stalling when slowing down or coming to a stop after exiting the highway, but it would only happen on very hot, humid days. I took a 2,000 mile round trip down south and it started happening more frequently, stalling at every toll booth, and didn't need to be as hot or humid for it to happen. They finally diagnosed it as the transmission solenoid, which i replaced. It ran ok…
ODI 10693129
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
Engine · Power Train
My car stalled on a major highway. Diagnosed with a defective pcm. Ford has been aware of this common problem with this particular vehicle. *tr
ODI 10460239
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 · 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
Engine
After 5 years of maintaining my vehicle, only one owner, i made my last payment on car, the number 4 cylinder no longer working, never been in a accident, so now i have a suv that looks good but will cost about (5000.00) based on fords estimate. I will never purchase a vehicle from ford again, when i took the suv to ford the sales person told me i just need to get rid of the car its time for another, they will give…
ODI 10496253
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic for a diagnostic test. The test results showed a defect in the engine causing the cylinders to misfire. The mechanic noticed a cylinder was cracked and replaced the damaged cylinder. The repair did not remedy the misfiring. The dealer performed another diagnostic test. The…
ODI 10495078
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
Engine
After driving at high speeds and then slowing down, (for example: getting off the interstate on the offramp) the escape will stall out and the engine will stop. It will start again, but will stall out when the car is put into gear. This has happened multiple times to me. Mechanics have not been able to repeat the issue. There is a recall on the 2004 escape due to this exact mistake, but the ford dealership will not…
ODI 10538340
Engine
The 2.3 lt that was in this began using oil around 75000 miles and the dealer done all the oil changes since it was new.. They could not find were it was going.. We'll after about 3 years of constantly watching the oil,, it finally let go. The motor was junk no good. Put a different motor in it with around 50000 miles.. Well that one did not make it to a 100000 miles.. I take care of my autos, so i know how to take…
Fire reported
ODI 10886289
Electrical System · Engine
I own a ford escape 2005 four door 4wd that has been every 2-3 years in the shop for coils and computer damage. Ford has a problem with these cars and the problem is that last friday i was driving on a main road when all of a sudden my car just died while i am driving in a [redacted]. Luckily, i was able to quickly maneuver the vehicle to a safe spot. I was informed that it will cost $2700 to replace the computer…
ODI 10490822
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
From a stop this vehicle has a problem with the throttle. It is intermittent, but when it occurs you unable to press the throttle. It is jammed. It seems if i place the gear shift back into park then to drive it will be free again and drive normally. This started happening once in a while years ago, but seems to be occurring a lot more frequently now. *tr
ODI 10555011
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the engine stalled and none of the warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle would not restart; however, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the ignition coil was replaced. The failure recurred three more times and each time the…
ODI 10458526