Problems with 2005 Ford Escape POWER TRAIN

The electric power steering system failed in the middle of an intersection and almost caused an accident involving other vehicles.

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 happen and be in an intersection and hit or hit from behind, vehicle has been well maintained and transmission fluids are exactly the level they should be at

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.

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

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, p0351, p0355, p0352 ignition coils, and pcm failure. my research shows there are multiple claims of this occurring and it is definitely a safety issue.

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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 then it started having issues in shifting out of park. in searching this issue there are many people experiencing this issue, end has caused a few accidents.

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. leaving the vehicle overnight, ford service mechanic indicates after sitting overnight it smokes excessively on cold startup. i have replicated the cold startup procedure everyday in cold weather observing the tail pipe exhaust as my wife starts the engine since january 2018. there has never been a sign of smoke or excessive smoke from the engine tail pipe exhaust.

2005 ford escape. consumer writes seeking reimbursement for vehicle repairs. *ld the consumer stated the computer control module caused the coils to fail. the consumer stated the there was a tsb for the failure and believed this should be a recall. the vehicle had to be pushed out of the highway and into a parking lot. *js

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 recall on the same escape!!. what is going on with the recall notices!!!. this is the only car that i have to drive to get around in- great car other then that.

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 approximate failure mileage was 140,000. ..updated 02/09/17 *bf *tr

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 notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

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.

Vehicle jerking 4wd light keeps blinking, power lock light pops on car act like it wants to shut off

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