2006 Ford Escape Hybrid

FORD MEC PUMP RECALL, DID NOT HELP AFTER REPLACING PART. MY ESCAPE DIED ON ME WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WITH MY 18-MONTH OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OVER 3 LANES ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY, WITH CARS SPEEDING RIGHT PAST ME. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. THIS WAS DURING THE LAST HALF OF JUST A 20 MILE TRIP.

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY IRRITATING BECAUSE MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON AT WEIRD TIMES AND TO FIX THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $4500. THAT'S RIDICULOUS I CAN'T AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT ALSO JUST STARTED SPITTING GAS OUT AT ME WHEN I GO TO FILL IT UP. DID IT TO ME TWICE THE OTHER DAY AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE REASONING WAS FOR THAT NEVER HAD HAPPEN BEFORE. THEN WHEN I GO TO DROVE OFF SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE LIKES TO MAKE A POP NOISE ONCE OR TWICE NOT SURE WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT. THESE CARS ARE HAVE MORE PROBLEMS THEN THEY ARE WORTH.

CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR CARPORT OVERNIGHT (12/24-25, 2015). WHEN I CAME OUT THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. MOST OF THE GLASS WAS OUTSIDE THE CAR, PERHAPS 5 PERCENT WAS INSIDE. NO FALLEN BRANCHES, NO SIGN OF FOUL PLAY, NONE OF OUR OTHER CARS WERE DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. I LOOKED UP AND FOUND THAT SIMILAR INCIDENTS OF "RANDOM REAR WINDOW EXPLOSION" HAD BEEN REPORTED ON FORD ESCAPES, AND THAT THERE WAS AN ACTIVE NHTSA INVESTIGATION HAPPENING, SO I WANTED TO ADD OUR INCIDENT TO THE LIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK UP LIGHTS AND CAMERA FAILED TO ACTIVATE, WHICH DEACTIVATED THE ALERT CHIME. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAD GONE VA BEACH TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND WAS ON THE WAY BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN JUST BEFORE THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL IN NEWPORT NEWS. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP AND WAS LUCKY TO BE IN THE RIGHT LANE. A AAA BE TOW TRUCK PULLED US OFF TO THE SIDE. WE TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING FINE. I WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY AND THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I JUST HAD THE COOLING PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. I LOOKED AT THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT WHEN THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY GETS TOO HOT THAT IT WILL SHUT OFF. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD FIND A WAY TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STILL OPERATE ON GAS POWER WHEN HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY NEEDS TO COOL DOWN AND TO FIND A WAY TO ALLOW BETTER VENTILATION SO THE BATTERY DOES NOT GET SO HOT SINCE IT IS LOCATED IN THE TRUNK WHERE PEOPLE PUT THEIR BELONGINGS.

I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPG WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT, AC WAS NOT COOLING AS IT WAS BEFORE THE WARNING THEN A SAFETY SIGN CAME ON THE DASHBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY (SATURDAY) I CALLED GREENWAY FORD DEALERSHIP, COLONIAL SR 50, FL AND ASK IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHHICLE AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD YES THERE IS A RECALL ON THE COOLING PUMP/MOTOR TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE ON MONDAY. I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED ON MONDAY AT 7:30AM AS I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS THERE AND ASKED TO BE CONTACTED ONCE A DIAGNOSIS WAS DONE. NO ONE CALLED ME UNTIL 4:30PM TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WARNING SIGN CAME ON AGAIN TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD I CAN WAIT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHICH I DID A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AND LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE. TWO DAYS AGO, THE SAME WARNING SAFETY SIGN CAME ON. YESTERDAY, I PRIVATELY WENT TO A MECHANIC TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH HAD AN ERROR CODE OF P1A10 - HYBRID POWERTRAIN MODULE -BATTERY DISABLED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I HAD NO RETURN CALL FROM THE MANAGER MARK FOSTER. AFTER 2 AND 1/2 HOURS I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HYBRID BATTERY COOLING FANS AS ONE IS NOT WORKING FOR A COST OF $1,127.26 WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE HYBRID BATTERY BEING DISABLED I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER AND TECHNICIAN THAT THE "BATTERY IS PROTECTING ITSELF FROM MELTING OR CATCHING ON FIRE BY DISABLING". THE PROBLEM THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO CHANGING THE COOLING PUMP STILL EXISTS AND THE FORD COMPANY NOR THE DEALERSHIP IS TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY.

THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS UNSTABLE AND IS TRIGGERED RANDOMLY. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED WIDELY AMONG OTHER OWNERS OF FORD ESCAPE - MODEL AND YEAR ARE VARIED. THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS TRIGGERED BY NO EXTERNAL CAUSE BUT DOES SEEM TO REACT STRONGLY TO HEAT. ALTHOUGH LATELY THIS IS NOW HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. FORD CHARGES EXCESSIVELY FOR DIAGNOSES AND REPAIR AND IT IS GENERALLY FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM WITH AN ACCESS POINT SENSOR. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ALARM SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT BE THE CONSUMER THAT BEARS THE BRUNT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT THAT THE CORPORATION IS BUILDING INTO ALL YEARS OF THE FORD ESCAPE.