Back window latches metal on the hinges of window completely rotted out, every time car is driven i have to worry about the window sliding out, i cannot open the window because it will fall right out. i know other years of the same make have had the same issue.
Cross over on passenger side rusted in half,the exact same thing that waste called on the 2001-2004,my wife was driving with two of my grandchildren with her when it broke,this is very dangerous and serious situation,i feel ford should fix my vehicle,it was manufactured in2004,i will take it to court if necessary, innocent people could get killed,it is the exact same recall as the year before and was manufactured in that year of the recall my escape has no other rust on it anywhere,i have pics to prove it,my wife was just getting ready to turn into a driveway from a city street
Subframe on passenger's side rotted/ rusted, broke suddenly while driving down busy road and was unable to steer
Front sub frame on passenger side rusted threw and went into ditch because was not able steer
There were a few incidents where my 2005 ford escape was stationary/ in park and it said that my car was in reverse. when i put my car in reverse sometimes it would go into drive. there was another incident where i was in park and my car randomly went from park to reverse to neutral and back to park on its own. lastly, when i try to reverse it would not reverse and stay in neutral.
Excessive wheel well/shock tower rust located in the rear passenger side. i have heard a clunking sound when driving; brought it to my garage; they showed me the pictures of huge gaps in the wheel well that were completely rusted out. my understanding is there was a recall on ford escapes (2001-2004) but ford forgot to do a recall on the 2005 escape model. this is a very common problem with my vehicle.
This 2005 ford escape(and others according to the internet) completely shut off while i was driving. i was merging onto a highway going 60 mph and it just shut off. luckily i was able to pull over and 2 cars narrowly missed me. it just completely killed w/o any notice which is an extremely dangerous condition because i, or someone else,could've easily have been hurt.
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 manufactures issue with 05 escapes after an online search. new ford diagnosis- new plugs & coil pack, intake gasket. 170,000 miles. my alarm randomly goes off too which could be related to electrical issues. ford motor is liable if someone's vehicle stalls and is killed due to this problem they know about but have not corrected or recalled.
Last year i noticed the rust around doors and wheels, im retired & a disabled 77 yr old man so i drive it once a week. over the summer i notice it handling funny, had it serviced and inspected. i was on route 30 a mile from my house it started shaking & making a horrible noise, the steering wheel was vibrating, i barely managed getting wheels to turn it off the hwy, i thought to myself, this [xxx] thing feels like it's gonna fall apart, home was 1/4 mile, noise & vibrating continued, struggled turning wheel into my driveway, parked it, got out and front passenger side wheel is tilted way out. my son jacked it up and said my lower control arm is completely rusted out or thru and broken off and it is all rusted bad underneath & said it's scrape. parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I have had to replace the flex pipe at exactly once a year, every october for the last 7 years. i think this may be something to look into. also the rear wheel wells rusting out along with shocks. i once again have holes in the right wheel well
Hit a pothole and my shock/strut punched thru the rusted wheel well and detached otaelf...it is np longer safe to drive and ive only had the car for 2 months. and here the 2001-2004 escapes have been recalled for just this reason? why not the 2005 when the whole body design is the same... i had a 2001 escape before this that was rusting on the outside wheel wells and beginning to rust inside as well... due to this i dont believe i will be buying fords anymore... i was in the car with my kids when this happened! and now im stuck with a giant piece of metal sitting in my parking spot as no one will take on the job and if they do it would be a min of $2000 or more!
I was driving home when i noticed a loud bumping noise... my back passenger wheel well is completely rusted away, which has affected my shock mounting bracket. every little bump causes it to shake and about a week ago the bracket actually went through the plastic and there is a hole inside the back of the vehicle. i see so many identical complaints and its very disappointing that ford has done nothing to resolve this issue. i know that the ford escape 2001- 2004 were recalled for this exact issue and its disconcerting that they are ignoring the same problem for the 2005-2008 escape. how many more thousands of complaints is it going to take for them to at least investigate this unsafe, reoccurring issue?! hopefully , something will be done soon before someone gets seriously injured.
While driving the car on the freeway the car jolted. after 3-5 more miles the car kepped jolting as if it wanted to die then lost all power, even the emergency lights wouldnt come on. once i turned the car off it turned back on fine then continued the process. the car for no apparent reason died on the freeway and i could have been in an accident to where my life was almost lost. i made it to my mechanic shop they ran the care for codes and no codes came up at all. my mechanic has done research and found that some 2005-2008 fored escapes have recalls. he feels as my car is one because my car has the exact same symptoms as the recall. in this article i have had all of these issues.the 2005 escape has problems where the engine shuts down while driving. ford finally issued a september 2014 recall. time will tell if the recall fix really solves the problem. however the 2005 escape also has a defect where the pcm (power control module) fries at around 100k miles. ford extended the pcm warranty to 80,000 miles, but only after most ...
I am trying to find out what is wrong and if there are any recalls..my suv has a vibration when i excel rate and let off it which shakes the wheel.i had it checked and they can't find anything..what is this problem,i have just bought the car in dec 17..ty
I have the same oil leak problems other customers is experiencing what the 2005 ford escape oil leak around in a cooling sensor crankshaft valve cover gaskets or seal seat as well as i'm experiencing the problem with the stalling gas pedal sticking and won't move it just stiff and i can't press it at times i am spirits the same because the other customers have had on his vehicle for these issues that i'm having and i was wondering why my vin number is not pulling up these recalls for my vin number as well as the oil leak heaven to do the overheating over the pressure pushing through the crankshaft and making a oil pressure week as well as the other problems that i have with the recall so go to customers has experience with the stick and gas pedal won't let you go nowhere is stuck