The vehicle stalled out and restarted about 4 different times at 4 different red lights, after driving it home, it never started again, towed it to mechanic who said rods were bent and timing chain off, towed to another mechanic who said the same thing, finally towed to Ford montrose who found out same thing, they were to fix it for $1,800, 5 weeks later they found out entire engine was blown, now need a remanned engine put in it for over $5,000, the vehicle only has 42,300 miles on it, great shape, took great care of it, just paid it off in August 2012 for this to happen, I did have my one year old child with me at the time and if anything bad would have happened I would be suing someone, I have contacted Ford Motor Company about 5 times who said they could not help me, I tried calling an area action I-team news to help, no luck, still no vehicle 9 weeks later and I have to find a way to get myself to work, my daughter to daycare and try to do everything else people who have a vehicle do, please help!

- East Sparta, OH, USA

The truck has some issues while driving it. Its really hard to describe what its doing..but when it starts to act up I let off the gas pedal an I just coast until the engine or transmission stops doing what ever its doing then I am able to keep driving normally. I worry when ever I am driving thinking parts might drop out from under it if I don't baby it kinda..so I don't let anyone else's ever drive it because I am afraid they might not let off the gas when its having trouble in its shifting or the tranny is about to fall out underneath it..what ever the issue is. I am not one who works on cars so how would I know what its problem is. When I have ask Ford dealer ships about the problems they just tell me there hasn't been any recalls on the truck so there for there is probably nothing wrong with it. I know what ever is wrong with it I cant be the only one who has issues with my truck.I am not rough on my truck.. I have a Ford Escape 4dr 4X4 6cy 2006 anyone able to help me how do I get Ford to fix this? I have gotten my truck paid off now an I don't have money to have to pay for such large repairs. Im single mom of two boys one of which has special needs..I don't have extra money laying around to work on our truck..heck lucky to afford the gas to put in it..[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Amherst, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be pulled into a side parking lot and upon further inspection the contact noticed there was a loud knocking noise coming from the vehicle. The contact checked the oil and there was no oil in the vehicle. The contact added oil to the engine and the vehicle was towed to a personal mechanic for diagnosis. The contact was informed that there was rod failure and the timing chain was blown. In addition, the engine would need replacing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and instructed the contact to have the vehicle towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 60,000.

- Sandy Hook, NN, USA

My family was driving out of town on the freeway. We were driving up a small incline and the engine shut down. We lost all power in a matter of seconds. We were almost hit by several other vehicles because we were unable to properly remove the vehicle from the road (lost power so quickly). We had the vehicle towed to a local dealership where they advised us that the engine shut down because it was going to throw a rod. We have done all scheduled maintenance on the vehicle. There was no advanced warning, no check engine light, nothing that would lead us to believe the vehicle would suffer engine failure and shut down on the freeway leaving my family (two small children) in danger of being struck on the freeway. I have read numerous other complaints about this same vehicle (same problem with the engine throwing a rod). My family has attempted to get assistance with Ford unsuccessfully.

- Mesa, AZ, USA