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CarComplaints.com Notes: With solid trends of engine failure — $4,500 to fix at 85,000 miles avg — AND transmission failure — $3,000 to fix at 75,000 miles avg — we can't recommend the 2006 Ford Escape to anyone except your worst enemy.

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
109,000 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
2006 Ford Escape accessories - interior problems

accessories - interior problem

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2006 Ford Escape Owner Comments

problem #2

May 202016

Escape Hybrid 3.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 109,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

TOLD MY MOM NOT TO BUY A FORD AND EXPECIALLY A HYBRID. HER MECHANIC SHE USES TOLD HER THE SAME. THE DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALER, WE WENT TO GET GASS THE CHECK EMMISION SYSTEM WENT OFF AND NOW WE HAVE A TOOL ILLUMINATING LIGHT UP ALSO. TOOK THIS CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE IT HAS OVER 50 ENGINE, FUEL, EMISSIONS, ELECTRICAL ALL RELATED TO THE CHECK EMMISSION SYSTEM LIGHT. I SPOKE TO MY AUTO TEACHER WHO STATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ISSUES ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT IS REVELANT TO ALL OF THESE THINGS. BUT THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE , WHY HAS FORD SINCE THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS, THE CAR HAS OVERHEATED ON US ON THE PARKWAY NOT RECALL THIS ISSUE. ITS SERIOUS. IM UPSET MY DAD HAS M.S AND MOM HAS ARTHRITIS THEY DONT NEED TO BE FOUND ON ROAD DEAD. GET IT FORD FOUND ON ROAD DEAD

- Chayton C., Westbury, NY, US

problem #1

Jun 222016

Escape Hybrid 4.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 109,000 miles

THE ENGINE SYSTEMS LIGHT COMES ON FOR SYSTEM EMMISSION CHECK SYSTEM EMMISSIONS AND A WRENCH ON THE CAR LIGHT. THE CAR STALLS OUT FROM OVERHEATING. NOW THE ISSUE IS I HAVE OVER 50 ISSUES WITH THIS CAR FROM THIS EMMISIONS SYSTEMS ON MY DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. TO START CONTROL SOFTWARE, AIRE/MEDS SYSTEM MASS AIRFLOW/ FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR/ LEAKY FUEL FILTER PLUGS DIRTY/ CHECK VALVE LEAKING/ LOW FUEL PRESSURE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL/ EVAC PURGE VALVE LEAKING WHERE CAN IS/ FUEL SUPPLY LINE RESTRICTED FUEL/ AIR PRESSURE SENSOR/ AIR LEAK AND MAF SENSOR/ VACUME LEAK/ PCV SYSTEM VALVE STRUCTURE/ EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAK BEFORE H2O'S. THIS IS JUST THE BEGGINING. I HAVE A WARRANTY BUT I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE JUNE OF THIS YEAR. THE CAR IF YOU DRIVE LONG DISTANCE OVERHEATS AND TELLS YOU TO PULL OVER. MAKING A APPOINTMENT WITH FORD. BUT THERE ARE OVER 25 MORE ISSUES. WENT TO INWOOD MOTORS IN INWOOD WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, GOT WARRANTY FROM THEM THEY WOULDNT HELP, MY MECHANIC SAID TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER ITS A LEMON, GO TO FORD. HAVE NOT SEEN ONE RECALL FOR THIS BUT ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR THIS ISSUE.

- Nancy E., Westbury, NY, US

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