2006 Ford Escape Hybrid Other or unknown Problems

“I was driving to work when all of a sudden a yellow wrench light came on, my car shut down, and I had to coast across 3 lanes of highway traffic to stop on the shoulder. It wouldn't start at first, then I tried again and it started and drove the rest of the way just fine. I have read hundreds of complaints about the same issue. Apparently the throttle body has a defect getting open or closed, codes p2111 and p2112, respectively. This is very dangerous and I can't believe a recall hasn't been issued for this by Ford. …”

“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. The next day (saturday) I called greenway Ford dealership, colonial sr 50, fl and ask if there is a recall on my vehhicle and explained what happened. I was told yes there is a recall on the cooling pump/motor to bring in the vehicle on monday. I paid for the vehicle to be towed on monday at 7:30am as I was told not to drive it. …”

“I was driving in the fast lane on the highway at 70 MPH when my car basically shut down and told me to pull over safely . A red triangle (with the exclamation point in the center) appeared on the message board along with the pull over safely message and a chiming/alert sound. This was on labor day, so the highway was incredibly busy and it was very difficult to cross over lanes and pull over safely . Additionally, when this message appears, it pretty much shuts down your car, not allowing you to accelerate at all which also made it more difficult to get over. …”

“I had gone va beach to washington d.c. And was on the way back when the vehicle had completely shutdown just before the hampton roads bridge tunnel in newport news. We were on the interstate during the entire trip and was lucky to be in the right lane. A aaa be tow truck pulled us off to the side. We tried to restart it but it shut off. Everything else was working fine. I went back the next day and the vehicle worked fine. I had it checked out by the dealer and they said there was nothing wrong with it. I just had the cooling pump replaced because of the recall. …”

“The anti-theft system is unstable and is triggered randomly. This is an ongoing problem with this vehicle and has been reported widely among other owners of Ford escape - model and year are varied. The anti-theft system is triggered by no external cause but does seem to react strongly to heat. Although lately this is now happening in the middle of the night. Ford charges excessively for diagnoses and repair and it is generally found to be a problem with an access point sensor. …”