Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Ford Escape.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I was in a major high speed frontal crash on April 4th. I hydroplaned on 204 and I almost died and none of my airbags d… |
| 2025-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Sunroof on the vehicle just shattered. No impact related cause. Maybe heat. |
| 2024-05-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | The rear shock tower has rusted out and broken away from the frame which was conformed at a local body shop. The passen… |
| 2024-03-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Both rear shocks, mounts, wheel wells, entire length of body door panels passenger seats are just absolutely rusted bey… |
| 2024-01-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | Like so many others, I was making a sharp right turn when the vehicle stopped without warning causing cars behind me to… |
| 2023-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Transmission Stirring pump Spark plugs |
| 2023-09-25 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertentl… |
| 2023-09-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The idler pulley on the subject vehicle has failed numerous times, with the mounting bolt shearing at the connection to… |
| 2023-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was driving on the highway, when the car steering started to pull to the left, and an alarm chime was heard from the … |
| 2023-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My steering started locking up and now my vehicle will stall and shut completely down while doing 65 miles an hour and … |
| 2023-05-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | This 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid, and all first and second generation (2001-2012) Escape models, were designed and built wi… |
| 2023-05-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while pulling into the driveway, the check engine warning … |
| 2023-03-27 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | 2006 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO RUSTED OUT REAR SHOCK MOUNTS. |
| 2023-03-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the accelerator pedal was d… |
| 2023-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 1 | Well to put it lightly my rear axial the whole rear end is a mess this did not happen from normal were there is not tha… |
| 2022-11-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | About a week after i bought this car and i bought it used but the abs light came on i took it to have it check out and … |
| 2022-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT RUSTS OUT NOT LONG AFTER MANUFACTURE AND WE THE CONSUMER ARE LEFT WITH THE PILE OF POOP. FORD IS H… |
| 2022-10-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 06 Ford Escape , 4 cylinder, front wheel drive. The gas pedal sticks and won’t accelerate when the vehicle is colder.… |
| 2022-02-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after stopping at a traffic light and attempting to drive … |
| 2021-10-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon the depression of the accelerator pedal, the front pa… |
| 2021-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Code P0351, P0352, P0353, P0354, P0355, P0356. Vehicle shut down on the interstate on the way home for work, 2½ hours f… |
| 2021-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On Sunday May/23/2021 my car shut off suddenly with out warning after 3m of driving, the wrench orange lite came on, i … |
| 2021-01-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASH LIGHTS GO OUT AT A FILL TANK OF GAS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AND SOME TIMES. STAY OFF FOR A LONG TIME VEH… |
| 2021-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | KNOCKING, KNOCKING WHEN ACCELERATING, HESITATION. |
| 2020-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS FAILURE. THE CAR BRAKES MAY AT TIMES LOCK-UP WITHOUT NOTICE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE: THE TRANSMISSION ACTS AS I… |
| 2020-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS AND CITY SPEEDS, ABS LIGHT COME ON WITH SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2020-08-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING,THE STEERING, WILL SWAY TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT.ONLY SLIGHTLY.I BOUGHT NEW TIRES ALIGNMENT. NEW TIE RO… |
| 2020-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | OCCASIONALLY WHEN APPLYING SMOOTH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT BECOMES VERY FIRM AND LOOSES BRAKING POWER. IF THE PE… |
| 2020-07-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS, 2008, CAR WAS DRAGGING TOOK IT TO FORD, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, IT WAS SOME TIME LATER, 2016 /… |
| 2020-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 2020-04-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF AND THEN IT WILL STAY ON AND A LOUD INDICATION NOISE WILL TURN ON AND OF… |
| 2020-02-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE THE… |
| 2020-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was sticking while being depressed. … |
| 2020-01-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN YOU FIRST START DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING IS VERY TIGHT WHEN TURNING LIKE IT'S IN 4WD BUT AFTER YOU DRIVE I… |
| 2019-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HAD A WINTER SPELL THAT BROUGHT ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW. WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK I GOT STUCK AT A STOP SIGN AND FOUND MYSEL… |
| 2019-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IN OCT. OF 2018. TODAY (NOV 2019) THE BRAKE SYSTEM DECIDED TO GO OUT (A KNOWN ISSUE… |
| 2019-11-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SUDDEN REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ABS LIGHT COMES ON. ONE HAS TO PUSH COMPLETELY DOWN ON BRAKES TO… |
| 2019-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY BRAKES EVEN AFTER ALL REPAIRS AND SPENDING ABOUT $1000 DOLLARS MY CAR BRAKE DASHBOARD LIG… |
| 2019-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A BANGING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR… |
| 2019-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PARKING / EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. CABLE ROUTED FROM HAND LEVER TO REAR BRAKES GOES THROUGH A BRACKET MOUNTED TO THE UN… |
| 2019-09-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT BROKE LOOSE AND STARTED TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. |
| 2019-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IS STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THIS SEEMS TO BE DUE TO A FAULT IN … |
| 2019-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS THE SECOND FORD FOCUS HYBRID 2006 WE HAVE HAD A BRAKE PEDAL ISSUE WITH. ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE MASTER AND H… |
| 2019-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IDLE.AFTER WARMED UP.THE RED SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASH. IT HAS SHUT OF… |
| 2019-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS HEADING WEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON ALAMEDA CROSSING WAGSWORTH BOULEVARD WHICH THE STATE OF COLORADO SAYS THAT THOS… |
| 2019-06-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN INDICATOR AND HEADLAMP BECAME IN… |
| 2019-05-21 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS WHILE RUNNING AND SHAKES WHILE STOPPED/IDLES. |
| 2019-05-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACTED STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN … |
| 2019-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM … |
| 2019-04-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" OUR 2006 FORD ESCAPE HAS ALWAYS REVVED UP WEIRD WHEN PUSHING OR HOLDING THE GAS PEDAL,JERKS AND DRIVES … |