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vehicle
2005 / ford / escape
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
1,584 on file (2004-04-26 → 2025-12-22)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
255 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Rear wheel well and shock mount corrosionSUSPENSION, STRUCTURE62 complaints2017-07 → 2023-05escape-2005-rear-wheel-well-corrosion
11011191 BOUGHT CAR USED. SHOCKTOWER RUSTED OUT.NOT REPLACED
11257262 AS I WAS DRIVING THERE WAS A REALLY LOUD CLUNKING ON THE REAR. I FIGURED IT WAS POTENTIALLY A BROKEN SHOCK. IN THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL WHERE THE SHOCK BOLTS TO THE FRAME WAS COPLETELY RUSTED OUT
11521928 My rear passenger side rusted right out completely and the strut mount is not attached to any part of the body
Front subframe and control arm corrosionSUSPENSION, STRUCTURE, WHEELS28 complaints2017-07 → 2024-03escape-2005-front-subframe-corrosion
11011765 RUST CAUSED THE SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PRIMARILY USED IN A SALT-BELT STATE
11196927 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND ONE OF THE TIRES BECAME DETACHED
11577074 The right lower control arm separated from the subframe due to subframe rust. It caused loss of handling and rendered the car immobile
Automatic transmission shifting and gear-selection failurePOWER TRAIN7 complaints2018-09 → 2024-04escape-2005-automatic-transmission-shift
11124076 ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING & IT ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE GEARS AT ALL
11140701 GEAR SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARK- VEHICLE STARTS RUNS FINE CAN NOT GET OUT OF PARK. HAD BEEN DIFFICULT SEVERAL TIMES BUT GOT IT WORKING AFTER SEVERAL EPISODES OFF AND ON NOW STUCK
11581658 The contact stated while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle independently downshifted and the vehicle failed to accelerate above 30 MPH. The vehicle was shaking
Sudden loss of power steering assistSTEERING8 complaints2017-09 → 2020-01escape-2005-power-steering-failure
11025470 WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, STATED THAT THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT IMMEDIATELY
11065559 POWER JUST CUT OUT ON HIGHWAY WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. NO STEERING, NO BRAKES. NO POWER. ALL WARRING LIGHTS ABLAZE, BUT NO WARNING BEFOREHAND!
11300509 THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES
Engine stalling or shutting off while drivingENGINE31 complaints2017-08 → 2023-05escape-2005-engine-stall-while-driving
11035535 FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MY CAR WILL STALL OUT WHEN I COME TO SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 4 TIMES
11092680 ENGINE STARTS UP FINE AND IDLES WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND START OVER AND OVER OR WILL STALL OUT COMPLETELY
11521932 Stalled out while driving down hwy. At 70 mph. Cars swirved and I almost got hit from behind due to my vehicle just cutting out
Brake pedal loss of resistance and travel to floorSERVICE BRAKES10 complaints2017-10 → 2025-12escape-2005-service-brake-failure
11031925 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TOMMIE VAUGHN FORD, 1201 N SHEPHERD DR, HOUSTON, TX
11265404 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC
11702633 I had no brakes, petal went all the way to the floor. I shifted into drive to pull forward. The car wouldn’t stop petal just went right to the floor, had very little resistance
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Ford Escape vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/ford/escape
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_ford_escape_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Ford Escape},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/ford/escape}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
