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Electrical systemPart report

2005 Ford Escape Electrical system Problems

Complaints
153about this part
Share
11%of 1,394 total for the year
Median mileage
102,622miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 153 complaints about the electrical system of the 2005 Ford Escape, 11% of the 1,394 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 102,622 miles. 6 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“When starting the vehicle and getting to a destination, put the vehicle in park and turn off the key will not remove from the switch have did all the troubleshooting it is in gear all the way off and still can't remove if we leave it set for about an hour we can then remove the key this started on monday oct 8th and has done it ever since consistently”

NHTSA complaint #11142437, filed 2018-10, 137,002 miles

“Bought my 05 xlt Escape last may 2015 and all of a sudden it started to shudder stall while idling and just completely die when I was driving on the highway! Got the codes read and it said I had a misfire on cylinder 2, so I put new coils and spark plugs in it but it's still not working! Still doing a misfire and it's running bad when it decides to crank up! Now it's not even drivable.”

NHTSA complaint #10846378, filed 2016-03, 152,000 miles

“My 2005 Ford Escape v6 stalls out skips sputters and my truck jerks really bad then anti theft symbol on dashboard comes on and truck switches off and back on in the middle of highway with traffic while driving down the road .very dangerous.also making a thumping noise from in the air intake.gas pedal cable wire broke .so many problems with this vehicle.I believe there are several recalls.please let me know so the Ford company can fix whatever it is that may be under recall. Thanks!”

NHTSA complaint #11387642, filed 2021-01, 237,000 miles

“I was driving down a busy highway going normal speed and my car just died which the Ford dealership claims this is a big problem with the PCM going out and all six coils. I could have been seriously hurt and if they know this is a problem why don't they do something about it for their customers. It was also very costly to repair!”

NHTSA complaint #10569130, filed 2014-03, 10,700 miles

“I was headed home from work and got on the free way I noticed when I would accelerate my car would start shaking. I called my mechanic and he said to try and make it home when my car died twice but luckily I was able to get it started again to make it home. I got a diagnostics done on it to find out that the computer had burnt out along with 4 of the 6 coils.”

NHTSA complaint #10457358, filed 2012-05, 90,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025727%
20242736%
20234141%
2022198%
20213410%
202016010%
2019376%
2018573%
20171566%
2016958%
201513512%
201421610%
201333912%
2012427%
20111179%
201021610%
20091438%
20081367%
20073012%
2006347%
200515311%
2004316%
2003397%
200212312%
200113614%
2000120%

Other parts of the 2005 Ford Escape

Suspension
459 complaints
Body and structure
434 complaints
Vehicle speed control
149 complaints
Engine
130 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
117 complaints
Wheels
98 complaints
Engine cooling
90 complaints
Other or unknown
76 complaints
Brakes
66 complaints
Fuel system
62 complaints
Steering
49 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
37 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford Escape

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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