2006 Ford Escape Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 9%of 219 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 122,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid, 9% of the 219 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 122,500 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Traveling home on the interstate at about 70mph and the motor shut off, giving me a 'stop safely now' with the red triangle light on. I stopped, waited a few minutes on the roadside and it started again. Headed home again, when about a mile and it happened again. Waited a few minutes by the road, then took off. This time I turned off the A/C and made a few miles to the house.”
NHTSA complaint #10621830, filed 2014-08, 138,100 miles“I am sitting on I-95 in connecticut and almost got into an accident. My truck just stopped. The red triangle with the explanation point came on and the car flashed stop safely . All systems are normal. This has happened 3 times this trip and I'll be lucky to get home alive.”
NHTSA complaint #10483408, filed 2012-11, 149,754 miles“My 06' hybrid escape completely shut down, it just gave me a please pull over now . I almost caused a major accident on i44 at 75mph because of all power loss. When I was on the side of the highway I let it sit for like a minute and then restarted the engine and it drove a good 5 minutes at about 60 MPH but as soon as I accelerated above 60 it gave me the sign again, and I had to repeat the process. I drove it home on the access road staying between 30-40 and thank god, it made it home.”
NHTSA complaint #10617668, filed 2014-07, 105,000 miles“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #11021392, filed 2017-09, 146,000 miles“Driving up to a stop sign when I felt like I had no brake control to stop. I had to depress the pedal as far as I could and prayed that I would stop before the busy intersection. When I came to a stop, the service brake system code came on and chimed. The ABS light was lit, along with brake warning. Luckily we were only a few blocks from the house, that we were able to carefully make it back home. After taking the vehicle in for a brake system warning before where they diagnosed a faulty wiring harness and replaced at my expense. …”
NHTSA complaint #10504910, filed 2013-03, 117,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 4% |
| 2021 | 6 | 5% |
| 2020 | 5 | 2% |
| 2012 | 1 | 7% |
| 2011 | 8 | 22% |
| 2010 | 8 | 14% |
| 2009 | 17 | 11% |
| 2008 | 25 | 6% |
| 2007 | 4 | 3% |
| 2006 | 19 | 9% |
| 2005 | 3 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid
87 complaintsEngine
43 complaintsElectrical system
36 complaintsSteering
24 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
10 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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