2007 Ford ESCAPE HYBRID: complaints, problems and recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DRIVE WITH ELECTRICITY AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN NORMAL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RE-GROUNDED THE WIRE AT AN EXPENSE OF $450.00. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,533.

Owner-reported narrative. 37,533 miles reported. Look up ODI 10297285 at NHTSA ↗

WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE A GUNSHOT. AS WE TURNED AROUND IN THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND EXPLODED OUT. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE IN AN ARC PATTERN. ALL GLASS AND ONE OF THE HINGES FROM THE REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT OF THE CAR FROM THE EXPLOSION. THE CAR WAS WARMED AND WASN'T THE FIRST TIME IT WAS USED THAT DAY. IT WAS RAINING, THERE WAS NO FROST OR ICE ON THE WINDOWS. THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS NOT ON AND THE REAR WIPER W…

Owner-reported narrative. 39,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10297763 at NHTSA ↗

1.THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - OUTSIDE COLD TEMPERATURE. 2.THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES - THE KEY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT FIDDLING. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO AROUND 40 DEGREES (F) OR LOWER. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE (1) THAT THE VEHICLE MAY SLIP INTO GEAR, ROLL ANYWHERE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE KEY IS LEFT IN THE IGNITION. THERE IS ALSO THE HEIGHTENED POSSIBILITY OF VEHICLE THEFT AND/OR A BROKEN KEY. 3.WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILUR…

Owner-reported narrative. 31,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10303407 at NHTSA ↗

I OWN A 07 FORD ESCAPE WITH 30,000 MILE ON IT. LAST WEEK THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGING WHEN THERE IS NO NEED FOR IT TO. WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE ON JAN.28 2010 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK BADLY. AFTER STOPPING AGAIN AT THE NEXT STOP IT BUCKED ONCE MORE, AS I DROVE OFF THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE CENTER LIST BOTH "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" AND SERVICE 4X4 SYSTEM" I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JAN 29 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS SYSTEM TONE RING FOR THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE (COST $325.00) I HAVE FOUND …

Owner-reported narrative. 30,710 miles reported. Look up ODI 10303839 at NHTSA ↗

FULL BRAKE FAILURE ON A BRAND NEW FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. BRAKES FAILED AT 3,000 MILES ON THE CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK. DEALER FOUND AND FIXED A "COMPUTER" SYSTEM DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO FAIL COMPLETELY. SCATTERED SIMILAR REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ON THE FORD ESCAPE. IF IT HADN'T BEEN SIX AM ON A QUIET STREET I WOULD HAVE CRASHED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER WHATSOEVER. BRAKE LIGHT WARNING DID FLASH.*TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10304207 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, MY FAMILY AND I WE'RE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNTIL TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. MY WIFE SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES IN OUR 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AND WE CAME TO A STOP. HOWEVER, FOLLOWING THAT STOP, THE BRAKES NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. WE HAD MANAGED TO SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE ONLY FACTOR THAT LED TO THE STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTING AND USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THANKFUL WE WERE SAFE, BUT FRUSTRATED BECAUSE WE H…

Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10312977 at NHTSA ↗

MY FORD HYBRID ESCAPE (GAS) ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE DRIVE POWER WAS COMPLETELY LOST. THE CAR CONTINUED COASTING AND I GOT THE MESSAGE STOP SAFELY NOW. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER, STOPPED AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE HAS NOT HAPPENED (AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES) SINCE THE ONE INCIDENT. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE UN-COMMANDED ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY PRELIMINARY WARNING SEEMS LIKE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION THAT COULD B…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,360 miles reported. Look up ODI 10319247 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING HOME, ON HIGHWAY 880, 110 MILES FROM HOME, OUR CAR LOSES ALL POWER, ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY. WE COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION, START IT UP AGAIN. AS WE DRIVE OFF - ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING - CAR STOPS WORKING AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED OVER A DOZEN TIMES. LOSING POWER ON HIGHWAY, WE HIT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TRY TO MANEUVER OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, COASTING. THE WORST WAS COMING OVER 152, HECKER PASS. NOWHERE TO PULL OVER. WE LOST POWER MANY, MANY TIMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IT TURN…

Owner-reported narrative. 99,998 miles reported. Look up ODI 10326833 at NHTSA ↗