Ford Escape Hev 2005

Model Escape Hev made in 2005 by Ford got 15 consumer complains as well as 1 investigation. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and power train. The car had one investigation (engine).

Escape hev year 2005

Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

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Model 2005

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Subject
ENGINE
DP12006	Ford Motor Company	10/02/2012	Electronic Throttle Body Malfunction
	In a letter dated august 30, 2012, the north carolina consumers council (nccc) petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged electronic throttle body failures resulting in engine stall or surge while driving in model year (my) 2005 through 2012 ford escape vehicles. as supporting evidence, the petitioner cites two recent complaints of stall while driving in my 2009 ford escape vehicles that were diagnosed as failed throttle bodies with diagnostic trouble codes p2111, throttle body stuck open, and p2222, throttle body stuck closed.the petitioner indicates that the owners of both vehicles reported experiencing repeated incidents of stalling and engine surging. in addition, the petitioner states that ford has released a number of technical service bulletins that cover a wide range of vehicles and throttle body issues related to hesitation and stalling, including 08-18-2 and 09-23-5.a copy of the petition will be placed in the public file.the petition will be evaluated for a grant or deny decision.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
02/01/2008	105000	1
	Engine goes dead (will not idle) when in gear (drive or reverse)... no accident yet, but am afraid i will get rearended when it goes dead in traffic... *tr
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
02/01/2008	105000	1
	Engine goes dead (will not idle) when in gear (drive or reverse)... no accident yet, but am afraid i will get rearended when it goes dead in traffic... *tr
SERVICE BRAKES
02/03/2013	108000
	Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape hybrid. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, he attempted to decelerate but the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. the contact also stated that stopping distance also increased. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the hydraulic control module was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 108,000.
02/03/2013	108000
	Tl - the contact owns a 2005 ford escape hybrid. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, he attempted to decelerate but the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. the contact also stated that stopping distance also increased. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the hydraulic control module was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 108,000. mah
09/08/2012	112000
	Brakes became very soft and brake light, abs light and service brake system light appeared. parked car for 5 hours, and when i restarted, the brakes seemed fine and the lights were off. towed car to shop and had brakes replaced (@ 5%, so thought this was the only problem). 2 weeks later, i had the same problem. repair shop did more diagnostics and research, and discovered the master brake cylinder / hcu issue that is frequently reported on-line.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
03/28/2011	100000
	Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford escape hev. while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact noticed that the abs and brake warning lights suddenly illuminated. he continued to drive the vehicle but when he attempted to apply pressure to the brakes, the vehicle failed to stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they performed a diagnostic test which concluded that the hcu assembly was faulty and performed the necessary repairs. the current and failure mileages were 100,000.
03/28/2011	100000
	Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford escape hev. while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact noticed that the abs and brake warning lights suddenly illuminated. he continued to drive the vehicle; however, when he attempted to apply pressure to the brakes, the vehicle continued to accelerate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they performed a diagnostic test which concluded that the hcu assembly was faulty and performed the repairs. the current and failure mileages were 100,000. bw
08/26/2007		4
	The brakes have completely stopped working (except for the emergency brake) 3 times in one month, 4 times in two years. *tr

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State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
MS	JACKSON	39205	WATSON QUALITY FORD