2006 Ford Escape: check engine light

Filed May 9, 2023 · Engine · 164,000 miles · OH · fire

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while pulling into the driveway, the check engine warning light illuminated and there was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact parked the vehicle and noticed that the smoke had increased. The contact stated that as he exited the vehicle, the smoke became darker. The contact stated that upon looking through the passenger's side wheel well, he saw flames under the engine compartment. The contact then walked away from the vehicle. The contact stated that the entire front end of the vehicle and dash had significantly burned and melted. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with the assistance of the fire department. A fire department report was filed. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle remained at the residence. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.

Filed Aug 10, 2020 · Engine · 180,000 miles · CA

After about 2 years, 2008, car was dragging took it to ford, was told nothing was wrong, it was some time later, 2016 /2017 that the transmission went out, had it replaced, less than 1 year it went out again, which ford replaced, when the service person asked who did it, he just rolled his eyes. 3 years and 2 months later, more transmission problem, now theyare teling it the ptu unit which is causing oil to leak through the engine and now they want 5,000.00 to replace it. A transmission shop was question and they said that year had lots of issue with the transmissions and when ford replaced the transmission the ptru unit was put in wrong, that they were constantly fixing it, also that the hilltop ford service department is the worse anyone could go to, also when I took my care to ford, the engine light was not on, and when I picked it up and told what was wrong, they had on it the I wanted to find out why my engine was, I did not, it was not on, I was told that he had to put that or the charges would be more, I was already being changed over $200 when I was never told about the charge in the first place.

Filed Jul 13, 2016 · Acceleration · 56,000 miles · MA

Car has been stalling periodically for the past month on city streets (mostly) and highway (without any warning signs). Each time would bring to mechanic but no codes would show up. Happened again yesterday, this time the engine light came on, code that showed up was p2112. Bringing to ford dealer tomorrow to fix throttle body.

Filed Dec 26, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 127,000 miles · CO

On several occasions after getting off the highway onto an exit ramp my vehicle has died with no check engine lights, it also shuts down when making a hard turn at slower speeds. I have had issues with the accelerator sticking when it is cold outside (several times having to manually shut off engine and coast to a stop in snow). I have currently started experiencing a #3 misfire and am currently waiting for parts to come. I have already replaced all spark plugs and number 3 ignition coil. I am waiting for other 3 coils to come in. If still shooting will try replacing seals. It also was "burning" oil then started to have an actual oil leak from main seal. I do the repairs myself and apparently these are known issues. I complained to ford about the sticky accelerator and got no reply. It also makes a tapping sound from the cam shaft which I found out is typical of ford escapes.

Filed Oct 11, 2015 · Engine · 93,000 miles · MA

I purchased my 06 ford escape in january of this year. It has 92,000 miles on it. I test drove the car and had it inspected by a mechanic after purchase to make sure that there wasnt an issue the dealer " forgot " to mention, about 3 weeks after purchase my oil light came on. I added oil but did not get an oil change because I wasn't due one for 1400 miles. After that the car was fine.... For about a week when the oil light came on again, in the mean time I was diligent about checking the oil and also inspecting beneath the vehicle to make sure there was no oil on the ground. There wasn't. The oil light stopped coming on but I confined to check the oil daily. And I'm glad I did because , the oil in my car continued to disappear. I have now had the car 9 months and the problem has progressively gotten worse. The car barely drives now and the check engine light is indicating a cylinder is misfiring. I'm going they a qt of oil a day and driving only 30 miles round trip to work and back .I've researched this issue and I know that this is a consistent and ongoing problem with this vehicle. Ford has left me with 4,000 dollars left of a loan, no way for my husband and I to get to work or bring our children to school and with xmas coming, not one extra dime to put towards a new vehicle. I know ford has been informed of these problems. What will it take for them to issue a recall? When the 06 escapes engine fails on a busy high way and god forbid people are hurt ? Or worse? And ford can't say they weren't well aware of the problem because they had it with the 05 escape too and still used the same engine in the 06. Now I'm past the lemon law time frame and I have no options but to pay for a 6500 dollar lawn ornament.

Filed Jan 24, 2015 · Engine · 89,000 miles · MA

My engine seized, there were no warning lights(oil, check engine, temp) nothing. My mechanic said that there was no oil in the car. But there was no odor of burning oil. My car had less than90 thousand miles on it and it was well maintained . What can I do?

Filed Jan 23, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 200,757 miles · GA

The service engine light came on plus the wrench light. The vehicle told me to pull over safely. It would not go over 20 miles per hour. I had it towed to the ford dealership and was told it was the throttle body. I did research online where other escapes were having the same issue. The north carolina consumers council stated this online- "we have been informed that ford has issued an extended warranty for defective throttle body assemblies and sensors for 10 years or 150,000 miles from the data of original purchase. For vehicles past this time limit, the warranty is reported to be valid until january 31, 2015." since I am over the mileage I am having to pay for the part.

Filed Jan 3, 2014 · Engine · 85,000 miles · CA

I always kept the scheduled maintenance on my 2006 ford escape (85,000 miles). On christmas day 2013 my husband and I checked all of the car's fluids. Everything was fine. One week later as we exited the freeway, the car suddenly started to shake, loose power and make a very loud clattering noise. The oil sensor never went off and the engine light did not turn on until a few blocks later. Thankfully, we were able to make it home. I took the car in to our regular mechanics. The damage was so bad that they had to call in another mechanic in order to try and figure what the best solution could be. They said that the car needed 4 quarts of oil even though only a week before we had checked the oil. According to the mechanics the engine needs to be replaced and other parts in the car have also been effected.

Filed Nov 1, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 160,000 miles · IL

The first incident occurred while I was driving 65 MPH on the expressway. I went to change lanes and hit the accelerator and the car would not accelerate and was shuddering. I had pull off the expressway and turn the car off. I tried restarting and it just shuddered again. I waited five minutes and tried again and finally it started and was able to shift. Two days ago I was getting off the expressway and making a left turn when the car died and I lost steering power. I was able to fortunately get to the side of the road and put it into park. I tried restarting the car and it would not start. I waited 3 mins and was able to finally get it going. Both times there was no check engine light. I had the escape read by a code reader device multiple times and there are no error codes displayed from the computer. This is a very serious and potentially life threatening issue, and would like ford to act upon it for its customers immediately. I am filing this because I have read that the issue is with a defective throttle body, and there is already an investigation into ford on this issue (pe13-003). I would like my vehicle to be added to this investigation for my families safety and all others experiencing the problem.

Filed Aug 6, 2013 · Engine · 64,000 miles · NE

Driving down the interstate I found that the vehicle was losing power. There were no service engine lights or any indicator warning lights of any kind that were on previous to the incident or that lit up during or after the episode. I had to pull over to the side of the road. The accelerator seemed to stop working and there was no power to the engine. I restarted with no issue and continued to drive. The vehicle did this a second time. There were additional incidents at lower speeds driving around town.

Filed Jul 18, 2012 · Engine · 76,000 miles · AZ

My family was driving out of town on the freeway. We were driving up a small incline and the engine shut down. We lost all power in a matter of seconds. We were almost hit by several other vehicles because we were unable to properly remove the vehicle from the road (lost power so quickly). We had the vehicle towed to a local dealership where they advised us that the engine shut down because it was going to throw a rod. We have done all scheduled maintenance on the vehicle. There was no advanced warning, no check engine light, nothing that would lead us to believe the vehicle would suffer engine failure and shut down on the freeway leaving my family (two small children) in danger of being struck on the freeway. I have read numerous other complaints about this same vehicle (same problem with the engine throwing a rod). My family has attempted to get assistance with ford unsuccessfully.

Filed Jun 2, 2011 · Engine · 110,000 miles · NY

Less than 9 months after purchase in 2008, the engine light of my 2006 ford escape xlt v6 went on. Multiple shops attempted to find the source of the problem but could not get the light off without wanting to do many step by step "could be this..." repairs. Computer code indicated the emissions control system was malfunctioning. Car remained with an expired inspection sticker for several months while different things were tried. Finally a shop found a corroded wire, and the light went out. Less then 7 months later the car battery light went on, and it stalled and died within minutes. It required 12 jumos to get it the approx. 8 miles home. The alternator and battery were then replaced. Less than 1 month later the exact same thing occurred. A 2nd alternator and battery were put in. 2 months later the vehicle then suddenly began flashing the engine light pulling out from a stop sign. Instantly the car stopped accelerating and the front end began shaking, and making loud rattling noises, and fresh gas can be detected from the front end. It was found to have no oil, although there should have been plenty based on last oil change, and the oil light never came on. The engine now needs to be replaced. (mileage listed at failure is the engine event).