2006 Ford Escape

THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND RESTARTED ABOUT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AT 4 DIFFERENT RED LIGHTS, AFTER DRIVING IT HOME, IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN, TOWED IT TO MECHANIC WHO SAID RODS WERE BENT AND TIMING CHAIN OFF, TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO SAID THE SAME THING, FINALLY TOWED TO FORD MONTROSE WHO FOUND OUT SAME THING, THEY WERE TO FIX IT FOR $1,800, 5 WEEKS LATER THEY FOUND OUT ENTIRE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, NOW NEED A REMANNED ENGINE PUT IN IT FOR OVER $5,000, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,300 MILES ON IT, GREAT SHAPE, TOOK GREAT CARE OF IT, JUST PAID IT OFF IN AUGUST 2012 FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, I DID HAVE MY ONE YEAR OLD CHILD WITH ME AT THE TIME AND IF ANYTHING BAD WOULD HAVE HAPPENED I WOULD BE SUING SOMEONE, I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT 5 TIMES WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, I TRIED CALLING AN AREA ACTION I-TEAM NEWS TO HELP, NO LUCK, STILL NO VEHICLE 9 WEEKS LATER AND I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET MYSELF TO WORK, MY DAUGHTER TO DAYCARE AND TRY TO DO EVERYTHING ELSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A VEHICLE DO, PLEASE HELP! *TR

INCIDENTS OF THE ACCELERATOR STICKING WITHOUT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ACCELERATE HAS BEEN NOTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT A DRIVER COULD BE TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC, GET PARTIALLY INTO THE LANE THEN THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND YOU HAVE CARS COMING TOWARD YOU AT 30-70 MPH. I LIVED IN FL WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THIS HAPPENING. NOTICED A PATTERN: ONLY DOES THIS WHEN WEATHER IS AT LEAST BELOW 60. NOW I LIVE IN A NORTHERN STATE AND THIS IS EVEN MORE OF A DANGER DUE TO THE FACT THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE THERE IS ICE ON THE ROAD IN THE COMING MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDERS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THEIR HAND TO PULL UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING IT TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED, IT REMAINED STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FULLY DEPRESS THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE TRUCK HAS SOME ISSUES WHILE DRIVING IT . ITS REALLY HARD TO DESCRIBE WHAT ITS DOING..BUT WHEN IT STARTS TO ACT UP I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AN I JUST COAST UNTIL THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION STOPS DOING WHAT EVER ITS DOING THEN I AM ABLE TO KEEP DRIVING NORMALLY. I WORRY WHEN EVER I AM DRIVING THINKING PARTS MIGHT DROP OUT FROM UNDER IT IF I DON'T BABY IT KINDA..SO I DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE'S EVER DRIVE IT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THEY MIGHT NOT LET OFF THE GAS WHEN ITS HAVING TROUBLE IN ITS SHIFTING OR THE TRANNY IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT UNDERNEATH IT ..WHAT EVER THE ISSUE IS. I AM NOT ONE WHO WORKS ON CARS SO HOW WOULD I KNOW WHAT ITS PROBLEM IS . WHEN I HAVE ASK FORD DEALER SHIPS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THEY JUST TELL ME THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THE TRUCK SO THERE FOR THERE IS PROBABLY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I KNOW WHAT EVER IS WRONG WITH IT I CANT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK.I AM NOT ROUGH ON MY TRUCK.. I HAVE A FORD ESCAPE 4DR 4X4 6CY 2006 ANYONE ABLE TO HELP ME HOW DO I GET FORD TO FIX THIS? I HAVE GOTTEN MY TRUCK PAID OFF NOW AN I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SUCH LARGE REPAIRS . IM SINGLE MOM OF TWO BOYS ONE OF WHICH HAS SPECIAL NEEDS ..I DON'T HAVE EXTRA MONEY LAYING AROUND TO WORK ON OUR TRUCK..HECK LUCKY TO AFFORD THE GAS TO PUT IN IT ..[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE BEING UTILIZED DURING RAINY WEATHER WHEN THEY SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WHEN DEPRESSED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN DRIVING IN THE COLDER WEATHER. THE CONTACT RESOLVED THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY BY CONTINUOUSLY PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL IT WOULD RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OR TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 9/19/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE "STICKY PEDAL" ISSUE OCCURRED A FEW DOZEN TIMES WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35MPH. THE FAILURE MOSTLY OCCURRED IN COOLWEATHER. IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR 5-10 MINS AT A TIME. UPDATED 09/20/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN BUT REPLACED THE THROTTLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE CONTACT MADE A TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAN TO THE SIDE MORE THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE STABILIZER LINKS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE STABILIZER LINKS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER LINK, WHICH WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF BOTH FAILURES HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.