Ford Escape / 2006
2006 Ford Escape problems
Owners have filed 627 complaints about the 2006 Ford Escape with NHTSA. Vehicle speed control accounts for 15.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 12.8%.
Complaints627
Crashes26
Fires10
Injuries38
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Vehicle speed control 15.9% · 100
Power train 12.8% · 80
Suspension 10.4% · 65
Structure 10.0% · 63
Engine 7.5% · 47
Service brakes 6.5% · 41
Electrical system 5.6% · 35
Engine and engine cooling 3.3% · 21
Severity
Of those complaints, 26 describe a crash, 10 describe a fire, 38 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Ford Escape in this data, 2006 sits 19th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 12 in the last three years against 32 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 85,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 75 mph, the accelerator pedal seized. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. Updated 12/23/13*lj the consumer stated the brake would work. However, the engine would idle at high speed. The consumer believed, the problem caused the transmission to fail. Updated 12/23/13 Vehicle speed control
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not accelerate and the pedal would intermittently become stuck in the idle position. The dealer and manufacturer were contacted and stated that there was no recall for the failure and would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 80,000. Vehicle speed control · reported at 80,000 miles
While driving, my throttle or gas pedal sticks. It will not depress. I have to turn the car off and back on again. Sometimes I have to let the car sit a few minutes before it will unstick. This is very dangerous trying to merge into traffic!!! This has happened several times, and usually when the weather is cold or the engine is cold. That is the only pattern I have been able to figure out. Vehicle speed control · reported at 92,500 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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