2006 Ford Escape Other / unspecified Problems

Both rear shocks, mounts, wheel wells, entire length of body door panels passenger seats are just absolutely rusted beyond repair. I've gone to a couple different shops and each one said that there is nothing they can do to fix the issue. Now the vehicle when ridden in just bounces horribly wearing out bearing springs and tires are being worn out. There is only 110759 miles on it and bought this for my wife/ kids cause I've had 3 other escapes in the past so since I work on the road this is prefect sized for then not to big or too small. I've had so many issues this last year with repairs parts and now worried about safety issues.

NHTSA ID

11579065

Incident

Mar 23, 2024

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 was told the complete suspendtion system front and back was shot and that it all had to be fix i don't have the money for that i am a disabled veteran and i am scraping by as it is

NHTSA ID

11499472

Incident

Nov 15, 2022

THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT RUSTS OUT NOT LONG AFTER MANUFACTURE AND WE THE CONSUMER ARE LEFT WITH THE PILE OF POOP. FORD IS HIGHLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND AS I TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN DAILY I WONDER IF THIS WILL BE THE DAY WE DIE. UPON THE SHOCK MOUNT RUSTING OUT, HOPE YOURE RELIGIOUS AND GOD IS YOUR CO PILOT BECAUSE AS THAT POINT THE SPRING IS WHAT YOU'RE LEFT WITH! ITS SO HORSE [XXX] FORD LEAVES THIS TO THE LITTLE GUY (THE CONSUMERS) TO RECTIFY THEIR PROBLEM DUE TO THEIR INFERIOR MANUFACTURING. I WAS GOING OVER THE I280 BRIDGE IN OREGON OHIO WHEN IT DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO FAIL. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11495034

Incident

Nov 1, 2022

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL TOTALLY RUSTED OUT, NO REPAIR SHOP WILL FIX. LOUD KNOCKING WHEN DRIVING, CAN NOT DRIVE AFRAID WHEEL WILL FALL OFF.

NHTSA ID

11111914

Incident

Jul 3, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

ON MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE I ALMOST DIED ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE SUBFRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FORD BROKE. UPON LOOKING UP INFORMATION I NOTICED THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR FORD ESCAPES 00 _04 BUT THAT ESCAPE IS THE SAME FRAME AND STRUCTURE. I NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT THE FRAME WAS SUPPOSE TO BRAKE LIKE THAT. I HOPE NOBODY EVER GETS HURT BUT THIS.PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSES BECAUSE THAT CAR IS VERY POPULAR.

NHTSA ID

11110376

Incident

Jul 6, 2018

Mileage

13 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY PACK FAN KIT AND THE TRACTION AUXILIARY MODE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

NHTSA ID

10723672

Incident

May 28, 2015

Mileage

134,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10715224

Incident

May 7, 2015

Mileage

163,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING I STARTED NOTICING A LOUD BANGING SOUND STARTING WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER REPAIR SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE WE HAD THEM CHECK OUT THE SOUND THAT I HEARD. THEY POINTED OUT THE RIGHT, PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. AT THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD THE REPAIR WAS NOT AN IMMEDIATE REPAIR THAT WAS NEEDED BUT WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. WE PLANNED TO WAIT UNTIL THE LOCAL ROADS WERE REPAIRED FROM THE POT HOLES DEVELOPED THROUGH WINTER. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER, ON MARCH 20, 2015 THE SOUND HAD BECOME EXTREMELY WORSE AND I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE RIGHT SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE SUSPENSION IS BARELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM THROUGH SEVERAL YEAR MODELS NOT JUST THE 2005. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE I WAS TOLD FORD WAS UNAWARE AND THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM DESPITE THE NUMEROUS LISTINGS OF PEOPLE ONLINE SAYING THEY HAVE REPORTED THE SAME KIND OF ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10703786

Incident

Feb 13, 2015

Mileage

98,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN SHORTLY AFTER HEARD SOMETHING RUBBING THEN VERY SHORTLY AFTER MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I STOPPED TO LOOK AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE AREA WHERE THE REAR STRUT ATTACHED TO THE BODY COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. THE CAR IS MOST LIKELY NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10683400

Incident

Feb 13, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL OF MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY, WHERE YOU CAN SEE INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT IS CAUSING A CONSTANT RATTLING AND A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP.CHECKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THE SHOCK HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A COMPANY TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES, SO I IMAGINE IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED, BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NOW BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES INVOLVED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671574

Incident

Jan 2, 2015

Mileage

114,000 mi

MY RIGHT WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY AND THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT IS NOW OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE. THERE IS A TERRIBLE, CONSTANT RATTLING NOISE AND A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671573

Incident

Jan 9, 2015

THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY AROUND THE SHOCK.I CAN SEE INTO THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE CONSTANTLY AND A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671568

Incident

Jan 9, 2015

MY BACK WHEEL WELL HOUSING HAS RUSTED AWAY ON MY ESCAPE 2006 I HAVE BEEN WAITING TWO MONTHS FOR FORD TO SEND THE PART THEY RAISED THE PRICE FROM 160 DOLLARS TO 707 DOLLARS IN THOSE TWO MONTHS HOW CAN THEY DO THAT WHEN THE PART WAS FAULTY TO BEGIN WITH WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT NOT PROTECTED THE CONSUMER FROM THIS TYPE OF FRAUD FROM FORD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10663546

Incident

Oct 21, 2014

Mileage

78,000 mi

EXCESSIVE WHEEL HUB CORROSION, SHOCK FREED AND DAMAGING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WHEEL HUB AREA. NOT DRIVING VEHICLE AT THIS POINT, TOO DANGEROUS. ADVISED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR WITH COMPLAINT. FORD MOTOR CALL CENTER TOOK INFORMATION AND HUNG UP ON ME. WOULD NOT DIRECT ME TO SUPERVISOR. NO RECALL AT THIS POINT FOR 2006, BUT MANY COMPLAINTS IN FORMER YEARS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAY HAVE CAUSED A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. IF AGENCY WOULD LIKE PICTURES, PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596545

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

Mileage

146,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

NHTSA ID

10595662

Incident

May 30, 2014

Mileage

107,000 mi

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL WELLS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT BOTH WHEEL WELLS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000. RK

NHTSA ID

10578194

Incident

Mar 16, 2014

Mileage

156,000 mi

I OWN A 2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT . I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE RIMS, NOT THE TIRES. IT SEEMS THAT ON EVERY SINGLE RIM, THE PAINT ON THE RIM IS BUBBLING UP. ALL 4 RIMS HAVE BUBBLING ALL IN THE SAME EXACT SPOTS.THE PAINT BUBBLING IS FORMING IN THE CENTER OF THE RIM, RIGHT AROUND THE FORD CENTER CAP. UNDER THE BUBBLING, IT APPEARS THAT RUST IS FORMING. THIS IS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD. I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT IS DUE TO THE NY WEATHER. I HAVE CONTACTED MY FORD DEALERSHIP. MY ESCAPE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY EVEN TOOK A LOOK AT THE RIMS AND HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE PAINT IS BUBBLING ON ALL RIMS , ALL IN THE SAME SPOT. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THE RIMS. THEREFORE, I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW RIMS FOR MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE, WHICH WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10289511

Incident

Aug 15, 2009

Mileage

46,000 mi