2006 FORD ESCAPE

2 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 627 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns2

Park it0stop driving until repaired

Investigations1

Owner complaints627

Complaints citing a crash26

Complaints citing a fire10

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 2 of 2

15V6060002015-09-29

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.

14V5260002014-09-03

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

If the hybrid electronics system overheats, it may shut down the powertrain, resulting in a stall-like condition, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

92VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
60SUSPENSION
55POWER TRAIN
47ENGINE
45STRUCTURE:BODY
41SERVICE BRAKES
30ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
21POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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Two 2006 FORD ESCAPEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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