2007 Ford Escape Hev problems, complaints & recalls

2019-03-15 · Structure:body · 205,000 mi

“my 2007 ford escape is in mint condition. i found out today i should not drive it. my mechanic told me it's very unsafe. the frame is rusting out in back of the rear wheel and rust has broken the area where the shock absorber attaches to the frame. perfect tuning car that i can't use. unbelievable.…”

2017-03-14 · Service Brakes · 172,000 mi

“the brakes do not work. there is little to no braking power when depressing the brake, and the brakes feel stiff to engage. one shop fixed all my rotors and pads and a caliper, but the brakes still did not function. they told me i had to go to a dealer to get the brakes bled... nothing else could be done. so i took it to a ford dealer and they …”

2012-11-12 · Service Brakes · 70,000 mi

“multiple problems have been happening for about 10 months now on this vehicle which relates to its safety. i bought this vehicle in fall 2011 from saint clair ford dealership in michigan. in jan of 2012, i was driving home from work via telegraph north around 50mph and near maple road the vehicle suddenly said -there is a theft, bring vehicle to st…”

2012-07-17 · Engine · 77,000 mi

“within 3 minutes of starting vehicle, "stop vehicle safely" message was displayed along with a red warning triangle. vehicle shut down within a few seconds. truck was put on a trailer and brought to a ford dealership. three codes were present, one being p0a27. ford's "fix" is to install a service harness and flash the bcm. ( see ford's csp 07b48 a…”

2012-04-10 · Power Train · 60,500 mi

“no prior issue -just started to rev up while driving then conked out-in the middle of the road have had it diagnosed and the transmission is shot- no issue with the transmission fluid-no smell nothing i basically only drive the care up and down the street i live -not a beltway driver-never drive in snow since i am second owner - bought when 1 y…”

2012-03-26 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 117,000 mi

“while traveling on i80 (about 30 miles to sugar bowl ski resort), the gas engine suddenly shutdown without any warning at about 60 mph. there was a red triangle light and "stop safely now" message was displayed. luckily, i was on the right most lane and i could pull to the side of the road to avoid incoming traffic from behind. this was extremely d…”

2008-12-27 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine · 52,472 mi

“on or about 12/11/08 my wife's 2007 ford escape hybrid with less than 50,000 miles on it started to sputter then quit running. it did this several times. she call me in which i told her it's not safe to drive. we took it the dealer they said it was out of warranty. since it was a hybrid we had the dealer look at it. they told us it was a hybrid th…”

2008-11-14 · Interior Lighting

“i have had my vehicle in the shop three times in the last month. it is currently in the shop for over a week now because the interior lights keep malfunctioning. they may work for a week or a few days then they malfunction again. several things has been replaced, the last one being the overhead light assembly, but the problem has not been correct…”

2008-10-31 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 20,659 mi

“my wife's 2007 is back in the dealership now for the fifth time with major abs/brake system failures in the past year. this weekend while my wife was driving, it started to shake so violently she had to pull off the road and almost hit the car in front of her. she is deathly afraid to drive it any more and we would just like to get rid of it. …”

2008-10-26 · Tires · 10,500 mi

“2007 ford escape hybrid tire monitor indicated low tire pressure. discount tire replaced tire. two weeks later another tire was low. discount tire fixed remaining 3 tire valve stems. total cost $245.79. *tr …”