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vehicle
2006 / ford / escape
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
720 on file (2005-12-09 → 2026-04-07)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
166 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Rear wheel well and shock tower corrosionSUSPENSION, STRUCTURE38 complaints2015-07 → 2024-05escape-2006-wheel-well-corrosion
11513957 2006 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO RUSTED OUT REAR SHOCK MOUNTS
10920195 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION. THE CONTACT NOTICED HOLES INSIDE THE SHOCK AND
10763978 RIGHT REAR WHEEL HOUSING COMPLETELY GONE. FIRST INDICATION OF ANY ISSUE WAS WHEN SHOCK NO LONGER PROPERLY SUPPORTS. RUST AND TOTAL DE-LAMINATION OF METAL HOUSING SUPPORTING SHOCK. FEAR OF SHOCK PUNCHING THROUGH - INTO CARGO HOLD IN THE AREA OF THE JACK STORAGE
Accelerator pedal and throttle body stickingVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL15 complaints2015-10 → 2023-05escape-2006-throttle-pedal-sticking
11491231 06 Ford Escape , 4 cylinder, front wheel drive. The gas pedal sticks and won’t accelerate when the vehicle is colder
10864949 MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE CONSTANTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY HAS A STUCK GAS PEDAL IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE CABLE AND THROTTLE BODY HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AT MY EXPENSE AND FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM
10992396 THROTTLE BODY CONTINUOUSLY STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT MOVE IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN DRIVING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE A TURN AND VEHICLES ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK CAUSING AN ACCIDENT
Spontaneous rear window and sunroof shatteringVISIBILITY/WIPER5 complaints2015-12 → 2025-05escape-2006-rear-window-shattering
11664348 Sunroof on the vehicle just shattered. No impact related cause. Maybe heat
10820637 REAR WINDOW EXPLODED OUTWARD ONTO THE DRIVEWAY
10816204 CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR CARPORT OVERNIGHT (12/24-25, 2015). WHEN I CAME OUT THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. MOST OF THE GLASS WAS OUTSIDE THE CAR, PERHAPS 5 PERCENT WAS INSIDE. NO FALLEN BRANCHES, NO SIGN OF FOUL PLAY, NONE OF OUR OTHER CARS WERE DAMAGED IN ANY WAY
ABS hydraulic control unit brake failureSERVICE BRAKES44 complaints2015-07 → 2020-10escape-2006-abs-hcu-brake-failure
10917223 ABS LIGHT COMES ON. BRAKES ARE LOOSE. HAPPENED NOW MORE THAN 10 TIMES. WE JUST PULL OVER THE SIDE AND TURN OFF THE CAR. START AGAIN AND BRAKES WORK FINE FOR A WHILE. THIS IS AN SCARY CAR. I USE TO DRIVE MY KIDS AROUND
10902041 DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHEN "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AS WELL AS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH. VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP VEHICLE
10871129 BREAKS FAILED..FORD DEALER SAID NEEDS A NEW HYDROLIC UNIT ETC FOR $5200.00!! FOUND INFO ONLINE THAT SHOWS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! BIG SAFETY PROBLEM.. PLEASE RESPOND..HELP
Electric power steering assist lossSTEERING13 complaints2015-09 → 2025-05escape-2006-power-steering-loss
10817391 VEHICLE WAS PARKED. RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WOULDN'T WORK. YELLOW WRENCH WARNING, AND POWER STEERING LISTED ON FAULT INDICATOR. WILL TAKE TO DEALER
10948546 WHILE DRIVING AND PARKING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. A WARNING LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH BOARD SAYING STOP NOW. POWER STEERING FAIL. *TR
11194853 POWER STEERING FAIL NO DASH CODES E S P FAILED NO POWER ASSIST TO TURN THE STEERING
11524998 The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the brushless Motor Electronics Coolant (MEC) pump needed to be replaced
11175754 STOP SAFELY NOW & SERVICE SOON - WRENCH. *TR
10745550 I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPG WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT, AC WAS NOT COOLING AS IT WAS BEFORE THE WARNING THEN A SAFETY SIGN CAME ON THE DASHBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY
Transmission and power train failurePOWER TRAIN14 complaints2016-03 → 2020-08escape-2006-transmission-failure
10910759 I AM ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION GO OUT ON THEIR 2006 FORD ESCAPE - I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY SON - STOPPED AT RED LIGHT - LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE - HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK
11052403 TSB 07-5-6 TORQUE CONVERTER AND SOLENOID FAILED AT 96000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.HAPPENED EXISTING THE FREEWAY AND STALLED IN TRAFFIC
10918923 THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE WENT OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. UPON ON HAVING A MECHANIC TEAR IT APART, IT WAS FOUND THAT A BEARING AND THE CLUTCH WENT OUT IN IT
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.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Ford Escape vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/ford/escape
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_ford_escape_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Ford Escape},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/ford/escape}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
