We have classified the 138 complaints from 2005 Ford Escape about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
The electric power steering system failed in the middle of an intersection and almost caused an accident involving other vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that the vehicle's alarm sounded after locking the doors with the key fob. when the contact manually inserted the key into the door and turned it to the left, the alarm would turn off. when the key was turned to the right, the alarm would sound. in addition, the alarm would sound a half hour to 45 minutes after locking the doors. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 142,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled when traveling on an incline. also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the contact was able to coast the vehiicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. the vehicle was restarted and was able to drive, but the failure recurred after a few miles. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power train cable caused an electrical failure and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 152,000.
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.
When starting the vehicle and getting to a destination, put the vehicle in park and turn off the key will not remove from the switch have did all the troubleshooting it is in gear all the way off and still can't remove if we leave it set for about an hour we can then remove the key this started on monday oct 8th and has done it ever since consistently
Well my door ajar light comes on randomly. it makes the dome lights stay on. need help before it gets worse.
My vehicle alarm will just start going off nobody is near the keys or vehicle, it will just go off and you have to hit the button on the key and shut it off today at work i was sitting at my desk and in a matter of 10 minutes it went off 4 times. i am not sure why it is doing this, but it is concerning.
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 ...
Terrifying! potentially fatal . power just cut out on highway while going approximately 55 mph. no steering, no brakes. no power. all warring lights ablaze, but no warning beforehand! gratefully, i was in the right lane and managed to get the car into the median. after several minutes, car restarted. luckily i was only 1/4 mile from the exit. i read about this well known electrical problem. it is the pcm. apparently ford used faulty spark plugs. the fix is too costly. i will have to purchase a new vehicle. ford recalled the 2005 escape hybrid but not this model? criminal
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning, there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact placed the gearshift into neutral and was able to coast over to the side of the road. the contact waited for a few minutes and restarted the vehicle, the vehicle restarted and stalled. the vehicle was towed to a park and ride lot. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. the approximate failure mileage was 122,607.
When the car is fully locked and all door well shut the rear right door sensor says its opened or ajar which makes the alarm go off when no one has tried to touch the car and because of this it has drain the battery while having a less than 1 year old battery
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled and the anti-theft indicator illuminated. the vehicle was towed to a local dealer (capital ford located at 4222 oleander dr wilmington, nc 28403) where it was diagnosed that the system needed to be updated. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 200,000.
When the vehicle stops, engine shuts down. if i start it again it turns on just fine but everytime i stop at a light or at traffic, the engine stalls. went to the ford dealer and they cant tell what is happening because there is no check engine light turned on. they checked it and everything was fine, battery, oils. they say there is a recall for the throttle position sensor but the deadline for this was on january 2015. now ford wont repair my vehicle because it has more than 10 years old (it has less than 116,000 miles).
My 2005 ford escape ltd with 122k miles with no warning stalls when i come to a stop, or when i'm going less than 5 mph. the vehicle has done then same thing when i was driving 65 on my way to lax, had to pull over to the shoulder and was almost side swiped and rear ended by cars. no check engine lights illuminate, nor can the mechanic find anything wrong. after doing research i've come to learn this is a very common problem among this year and model, yet ford will not address the issue with a recall. this is dangerous, i'm scared to drive my vehicle. there are thousands of complaints on the internet about this vehicle with the same issue. something needs to be done. ford is in the know. i'd like to see some action being done.
Engine stalls while driving; almost $4,000 in repairs have failed to correct the problem and it keeps happening. the car is not safe to drive. *tr