Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact noticed a leak coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,567. The VIN was not available.
2007 Ford Escape engine complaints
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O/d light came on suddenly. Was driving at 40mph. I could feel it dropping out of gear, being slow to accelerate and it would rev periodically. I called ford corporate, they took down the complaint but other than that; nothing. We did a simple google search 'ford escape 2007 o/d light' and immediately saw at least sixty comments that all detailed the exact same problem (which is catastrophic failure. The rep from ford had never heard of this before, which is odd considering the number of people who all have ford escape's & all are 07. Something is very wrong & a recall should've issued.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning on multiple occasions while traveling at any speed. Additionally, the power steering assist would fail without warning and exhibit a loud noise as the contact attempted a turn. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the fuel pump, filter and the sensor were replaced. The stalling failure recurred without warning. The mechanic was unable to further diagnose or duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH uphill, the engine started making a loud banging sound. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who stated that there was an engine failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to decelerate and then stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was informed that the engine failed due to lack of engine oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 102,000.
Throttle body will not drive rev or go. Gas pedal does not move. Cold weather and it does this more.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the cooling pack needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.
Traveling on highway. Indicator comes on and says "stop safely now". Then the engine cuts out. You then have to hope you can get to the shoulder. Once you turn the key off, you can start up the engine. This happened 6 times. How can a car company program this kind of unsafe procedure into a car.
Many of the cases include the illegal activities of ford and their neglect to handle any of the issues. One of the cases included a teenage girl having the same vehicle as myself. Her parents had reported the issues to ford and they never fixed the problem(s) to make this one story of many short...the girls car broke down while she was driving home and from the case her phone did not have reception. A man was driving by and she hailed him to pull over and he ended up raping the girl and murdering her. The family was blamed and ford was not properly charged. There were other cases I studied that involved ford that include mostly the transmissions lighting on fire and killing the individuals. This is beyond a reasonable doubt that ford needs to be face judgment under the supreme court for this gross negligence. They have let several innocent people die while they are pocketing millions of dollars. Every time I have contacted the dealership or gone to them in person they try to raise prices on simplistic parts that you can buy cheaper online or at walmart. They charge fees for every single thing; even if your fully covered with insurance it still is not much of a difference. They have hidden importing parts from third world countries and it is about time that they are exposed for all their misconduct; as I do not find it in any way for anyone nor a company to let innocent people be murdered. It is a felony under the law of the united states of america. The court cases date back decades, if their workers could not fix the "issues" years ago and they even had issues the last year with several teenagers going to their prom that resulted in death as well then I would state beyond a reasonable doubt ford company should go out of business and make sure they pay every penny back to all the victims including myself and others that purchased their toy cars.
After only 2 months of purchase o/d light went on and transmission shot!!! Absolutely heart wrenching as I have no way to work now...
We took our 2007 ford escape (aprox 60,000 miles) on a road trip from omaha ne to st. Louis mo on 3/10/13 and arrived with no issues. On our return trip we drove about 100 miles until the car stopped on the interstate. The vehicle completely shut down and all of the warning lights came on at the same time. We were able to coast to the shoulder safely but were unable to restart the vehicle. We had aaa tow the vehicle about 30 miles to the closest town and aaa approved mechanic. When the mechanic looked at the vehicle they determined that the vehicle had burned through all of the oil and was completely empty causing the engine to seize up. There were no warning lights indicating low oil up until this point. I had recently had my oil changed about 8 week and less than 1000 miles prior to this incident and there were no leaks so it seems very improbably that the vehicle would have used 4 qts of oil in that time. I contacted ford and the vehicle is just out of the warranty period and they are unwilling to assist. In my research it appears that this may be a common occurrence on this vehicle at about 60-70k miles and may warrant additional research. I am currently attempting to get my vehicle transported the 350 miles home to get a second opinion and repaired. The current estimates I received for repair are between $3,500-6,000. Http://www.carcomplaints.com/ford/escape/2007/engine/engine_failure.shtml.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the engine began to knock and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the engine had seized due to no oil being in the vehicle. The mechanic stated that there was no sign of an oil leak. The contact was also informed that the engine would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 92,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted however, the failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice. The fuel pump, fuel pump module and battery were replaced. The failure recurred after the repair was performed. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the vehicle. There was a concurrent investigation associated with the failure under the federal safety agency action number: dp12006 (engine). The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000. The VIN was not available.
Had been driving for 4 hours at 70 MPH, got off interstate to use restroom and while exiting; when applying the brakes, the engine shut off. Vehicle placed in park, restarted, placed in drive and again immediately the engine shut off. Had to have it towed and I was 2 hours from home. Ford dealer said it was computer and updated some things and it worked fine for 2 months. Again on 10/13/12 was getting off exit near home and when applying brakes, the engine shut off. Same thing. Had to have it towed to ford dealer where I was told it was the "torque converter" locking up. After vehicle sat for a week; it is now drivable again but still needs to have this replaced and transmission too due to this problem. I don't have that money just lying around. After doing research, I discovered this is a common problem with this vehicle from prior years past but obviously ford has never fixed the problem. I have done regular maintenance on vehicle while I have owned it for the last 4 years, I have taken very good care of it. This is ridiculous; if ford knows this is an issue and actually sends out "service bulletins" on this very issue and tells dealers exactly how to fix it then they should pay for it. This is ridiculous. This vehicle is only 5 years old. Please help.
Pulled away after a stop sign and reach a speed of about 35 - 40 miles an hour when the engine just shut down. There was no warning and I was fortunate that I was able to pull off the road safely. After the engine cooled down I was able to limp home. The next day I took it into the local ford dealer and was told the mecs cooling pump and fans had failed. I cannot image what would have happened if I had been on a freeway when this happened. This is a very dangerous defect with the ford hybrid model. To make matters worse, ford says I am 400 miles past my warranty coverage and it would cost me over $1,200 to fix.
I was driving and all of a sudden my 2007 ford escape starting making noise.. I pulled to a gas station where we found no oil in the truck. Not at anytime did my oil light or even my engine come on... My engine is blown. Now I am going to try to get my warranty to get it fixed.. That should be a "fun" experience.
I own a 2007 ford escape, in which I purchased as a new vehicle in 2007. Within 500 miles of that purchase date, I ended up bringing the vehicle back to my dealership (prestigue ford) dallas, texas for repairs. The trouble was that the AC went completely out. Due to the warranty they repaired it. On 5/4/11, the AC went out again in which I sent it to an automobile AC specialist which diagnosed the problem as a AC compressor with clutches out. My vehicle is less than 4 years old and has 66,000 on it. There is no way that the AC would have gone out this early in its life. I would like to speak with someone to report this issue as it may be a trend towards a recall. I can be reached at [xxx]. I should not expect to pay for a $1200.00 expenditure on a 2007 vehicle with less than 66,000 miles. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
On 3/19/2011 I was driving my 2007 ford escape, pulled into a parking space, and it died. No dash board indicators (check engine or oil light) went on prior to this problem. I tried to start it, but it wouldn't turn over. It was towed to a local dealer wherein they indicated the engine had to be replaced, a $6,400.00 cost to me if my extended warranty wouldn't cover it. They want my oil change receipts, I only have a handful, I don't keep the receipts. If I don't give them 10-12 oil change receipts, the extended warranty won't cover a thing. Before even looking at the engine, the dealer and ford company customer service blamed me for the problem. I've had two other cars in the last 20 years, both kept about 10 years each and never had an engine problem. Thing of it is that I never had a problem with my car until I brought it in to the dealer approximately january 29, 2011, when they removed my whole front end to replace a ring toner flush my brakes and replace brake pads. I know my dash board indicators were working then because the ABS light went on and I brought it in the following day. Not sure if dismantling my front end had anything to do with the engine problem or not. If so, wouldn't the dealer be responsible?
Gas pedal sticks in near and below freezing weather.
Fluid leaking on drive under engine. Turns out to be replaced t cooler per tsb09-09-04. Barely made it under 36,000 mile warrenty.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. When the failure occurred, the steering column locked and prevented the contact from controlling the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they repaired the torque converter. The failure recurred several months later. The dealer is currently diagnosing the vehicle to determine the cause of the failure. All of the remedies to date have been insufficient in correcting the failure. The failure mileage was 21,731 and current mileage was 22,000. The transmission was jerking and shifting hard. When coming to a stop it made a sound like twisting metal and the brakes popped and jerked, when accelerating in a curve. There was no response from the vehicle when the accelerator was applied. The vehicle also pulled to the left. The consumer also stated the vehicle stalled while driving 70 MPH. The overdrive light illuminated for no reason, the automatic door locks did not work properly, they would lock and unlock at will while the consumer was backing up. Updated 02/05/09.
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