2005 Ford Escape: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Jan 26, 2023 · Engine · KY

I was heading back to Louisville Ky from bowling green Ky when my suv started to slow down and started running rough and check engine light flashed then stayed on I pulled off the road called aaa to have the suv towed back to bowling green to where I could have it checked the next day when I went to start it it was knocking and smoking and wouldn’t take gas. Talked to a local shop and was informed that my motor was blown after he came and looked at it.

Filed Mar 10, 2018 · Body, Suspension · 132,790 miles · IN

Driving down the road and truck starting making a loud knocking noise in the back. When we got home, we looked underneath and found major rusting in passenger wheel well. Shock completely rusted free and bouncing up to hit the plastic inside the vehicle. Took it to body shop mechanic and upon inspection, he showed us that the frame itself is rusted through and vehicle cannot legally be fixed and is technically not even safe to drive. Less than 133,000 miles and bought used 2 years ago, we are very frustrated with the quality of this vehicle. Searched online and found that this is a common problem with this truck and should have be recalled. They recalled years 2001-2004 for the same issues, but did not include the 2005. Shame on ford motor company for such poor workmanship! Please help!!!

Filed Aug 3, 2016 · Body · 114,000 miles · MI

I bought my 2005 ford escape from a local dealership 15 months, and 6000 miles ago. I noticed that it just always felt "rickety", and had it in to be looked at three times during the first four months, and new tires, an "exciter ring" and sway bars didn't seem to really do much. Over the course of the llast month, I noticed a loud "knocking sound" coming from the back passenger side. I thought maybe the gate wasn't shut all the way. That wasn't it. I started driving with the seats down in the back, trying to watch and listen to where it was coming from. I looked up under the wheel well, and was shocked at the corrosion, and took it to the local muffler man. I was told that this "excessive rust and corrosion in the rear passenger wheel well is a defect in the vehicle", and that I needed to take it back to the dealership. I did. I was sent to a body shop and told to "raise hell with ford", because this is a known defect. I got a quote of $8000 to fix it. I still owe $6000... I opened a case with ford motors, and was told that they were "giving the dealership the green light to make it right", and that the dealership was obligated to take photos. No photos were taken, and the service manager told me he responded to my case, and that there was nothing else that was going to be done. And that "even if one of the body shops in town would work on it, it wouldn't be until at the earliest november". He then smirked at me, and said "so what are you going to do"? Well. Here we are. This was july 25, 2016. I was told that the vehicle is undriveable, and that if I were in an accident, that my insurance wouldn't cover it because of the shock tower coming up through the inside of the car ( that started july 22, the day I stopped driving it, except to drive it to the dealership) that I now knew about but cannot fix.

Filed Aug 20, 2015 · Body, Suspension · 108,000 miles · OH

Ford escape 2005 passenger rear tire wheel well rusted away where the shock absorber mount bolts onto frame and now the shock absorber mount has nothing to bolt onto anymore. Shock absorber mount is not attached to frame anymore and now hits the frame of the SUV make very loud knocking sounds.

Filed Jul 21, 2015 · Suspension · OH

The right rear wheel well is rusted and completely rotted away. The shock spring is coming up through the back of the car. I just purchased the car "as is" last year, and had it looked at by my mechanic. No one caught the condition of the car, and then this year in april I heard a knocking noise in the back of my car. I went and had it looked at and the mechanic said the whole right rear wheel well was rusted and rotted out. The condition is so bad that my mechanic couldn't even find a way to weld a plate in there. I still owe on this vehicle, and it will cost upwards of $2000.00 to fix!

Filed Jan 13, 2015 · Suspension · 160,500 miles · IL

The right rear wheel well has rusted out. The strut is no longer attached to the vehicle. When driving there is a knocking sound. When investigated at the repair shop, this was the diagnosis.

Filed Nov 10, 2014 · Suspension, Wheels · 110,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, a loud knocking sound emitted from the rear of the vehicle. The contact discovered that the driver's side rear wheel was rusted and the shock had penetrated the trunk. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Sep 12, 2014 · Body · 135,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving over bumps in the road at various speeds, the contact could hear a hard knocking sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear passenger side wheel well was rusted and corroded along with part of the subframe. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 135,000.

Filed Jun 12, 2014 · Suspension, Wheels · 105,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that whenever driving over a bump, the vehicle would make a loud knocking sound in the rear. The contact stated that he inspected the vehicle and noticed that the rear passenger side wheel well had corroded and the shock absorber was damaged. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000.

Filed Nov 25, 2013 · Body, Suspension · 83,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, he noticed a loud knocking noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the rear passenger's side inner quarter panel and wheel house panel were corroded. The technician also stated that the shock had become completely detached from the frame. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000. . ..updated 01-10-14

Filed Nov 19, 2013 · Suspension · 105,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, a knocking noise was heard from under the vehicle. The contact stopped the vehicle and upon inspection, noticed that the rear passenger's side wheel well was corroded and the rear shock was no longer mounted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

Filed Sep 12, 2013 · Suspension · 93,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated excessive rust on the shock mount on the rear passenger side tire was causing the wheel to knock against the frame. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer who stated the entire quarter panel and inside wheel well needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 93,000.