Problems with 2005 Ford Escape ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I was coming back to home from work driving on highway at 55-60 mph and suddenly my car starts decelerating itself and i was forced to pull it over on the shoulder, i was lucky that not one hit me. i completely turned the engine off and then i tried to start again, it started making cranking sound but did not start completely, so i had to call the towing truck to tow the car to my home. it could have been worse, i am lucky to be alive, i am not sure how can the vehicle can stall in the middle of the driving. it was scary. *tr

Was pulling away from a stop light and vehicle wouldn't go over 20 mph but no check engine light is on, it's not high idling or over heating. a week prior the check engine light was on and was told i had a mis fire on a cylinder and i replaced the spark plug and ignition coil and the engine light went off. *tr

i was going to work entering interstate 80 near vallejo, ca when as i was about to merge onto the freeway the vehicle became gradually unresponsive. i had to pull to the right where the car stalled and would not restart after several attempts. i then proceeded to have the vehicle inspected and was informed that the catalytic converters were defective and needed to be replaced. *tr

Have taken auto to two different mechanics have gotten a lot of different results. have paid quite a bit still have problems with auto coasting then stalling & conking out all together. would like to know if there has been recall on issue.. thank you *tr

Complaint one: excessive rusted passenger side rear wheel well and strut mount, strut mount broke away. complaint two: rusted engine cradle caused passenger side front half shaft to separate from center of the car causing the to stop moving foreword and loss of steering. *tr

I've always been a staunch defender of the ford brand...until now. the more research i did on the link between faulty factory-installed spark plugs and pcm failure, and fords knowledge of this link from the get-go, the angrier i become. there is a tsb out on this "known" issue however the warranty period only extends up to 80,000 miles. pretty convenient since the average failure marker is 98k miles. also convenient that ford waited until 99.99% of all affected drivers would be outside of their "warranty" period before graciously extending said "warranty". hogwash. i consider myself fortunate that my failure did not cause an accident (because you know, loss of all electrical control at 70 mph is not high on my bucket list). i brought it into my mechanic . diagnostics was the # 3 coils was bad. it was replaced and retested. it showed that it was good but the next coil was bad and the engine light was still on. we took the car to ford and was told that the pcm was bad and needs to be replaced 2,100 later still having issues. on the way home from the shop i noticed it was still ...

My car went to shop for exhaust repair when the front y pipe was removed my mechanic saw a large hole rusted through the frame(front engine cradle).frame was repaired by welding it. the rest of car frame appeared ok. car only has 80k miles and is well maintained. this shouldn't have happened. not there has been a recall on 2004 and earlier ford escapes for the same problem i feel the 2005 should be included in this recall as its obvious to me they have the same problems. *tr

The engine began misfiring and the check engine light was illuminated. upon inspection at the ford dealer they determined that all 6 coils and the powertrain control module had failed. the cost to repair was $2750.00. ford is aware that many of these vehicles are having this problem but will not assist the owners in any way.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that there was extensive rust and corrosion on the rear wheel wells and the frame, which caused the exhaust manifold to rust prematurely. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear wheel wells, the frame and the exhaust manifold needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 55,000. the vin was not available.

I have had problems with my ford escape for a few months. generally when at a stop my engine would rev really high. after this went on for awhile now when applying the brake or at a stop the idling goes so low i'm afraid it's going to stall. i have had a mechanic test it and put it on an analyzer but the analyzer doesn't show a problem. i finally had the throttle motor replaced but it is still idling too low at times. this problem is intermittent and seems to be no rhyme or reason when it will start doing it. i'm at a loss on how to fix it but it's pretty unsafe to be driving at times. *tr

While driving at approximately 40 mph, the car shook and died. i pulled into the turn lane and some helpful people assisted me in pushing my car to the nearest parking lot. i had my car towed to the mechanic that told me that i needed to have my engine coils and plugs replaced and that ford had put out a bulletin explaining this problem. after they fixed that, i learned that i also had to have the computer replaced because the engine coils and plugs caused a problem with the computer. i decided to search the internet to see if anyone else was having the same problem. i found many websites and forums explaining the very same problem occurring in other 2005 ford escapes. it seems that if this many people are having the same exact problem (enough for ford to put out a bulletin explaining how to fix it), then ford should take steps to rectify the situation. from the information i have found, there is a manufacturing defect that does not show up until well after the warranty is no longer good. this is a problem that is occurring to many people who have the exact same ...

I was headed home from work and got on the free way i noticed when i would accelerate my car would start shaking. i called my mechanic and he said to try and make it home when my car died twice but luckily i was able to get it started again to make it home. i got a diagnostics done on it to find out that the computer had burnt out along with 4 of the 6 coils. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that the check engine light would illuminate sporadically. the dealer diagnosed that the spark plugs and pcm module failed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure but denied any assistance with repair to the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 82,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and diagnosed by an independent mechanic. the mechanic informed the contact that the ecm, six coil packs and spark plugs would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

My cars computer (pcm) and four out of six coils burnt out due to faulty plugs i'm told. i was on the interstate when my cars engine just cut off and had to try and roll away from traffic without power steering. ford has known about this problem and hasn't made a recall yet. it is costing me over 2000 dollars to get fixed and i've been reading that it has happened to other people multiple times. i could have been seriously injured. *tr