2006 Ford Escape Hybrid problems
Owners have filed 305 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. Next are engine (17%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 305 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 105,000 miles 282 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 37 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 42 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 48 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 51 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 40 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 282 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 105,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 82,000 miles (84 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Ford Escape Hybrid with enough data (62 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
December 6 2013 my car was struck on center column. The truck went through a stop sign striking my car as I was making a left turn. The side airbag should have deployed according to the manual that came with my vehicle but did not. There were neck injuries sustained by me which I believe could have been prevented had the side air bag deployed. Called ford and local dealer. Neither one would give an answer as to why they did not deploy.[xxx]
On feb 25, 2016, my car was hit by a car at my rear part, and then I hit a car at my front. My front airbag came out from steering wheel and at the same time my right hand was burned by the hot gas leaking from the air bag. My injury is in a 2in x 2in size. My hand get recovered after one month leaving a dark scar. I bought this car from a dealer. I was told that this car had a accident in 2006/2007, the rear part was hit and repaired, the dealer showed me the carfax, but I didn't keep a copy.
While the car was in motion, the yellow ABS and the red brake failure warning lamps lit up, and the alarm sounded. I was unable to control my vehicle as the pedal became stiff. Brakes went into manual mode. This luckily happened in the evening, or else I could have hit another vehicle or a pedestrian. The car jerked as I pulled up the emergency brake, and I hurt my neck.
While test driving my 2006 ford escape hybrid at the bill walsh dealership in ottowa, il feb 2009, salesman [xxx]told me that the intermittent high pitched noise from the battery compartment was normal. When I took the car in for service nov. 2009 at the tom wood ford dealership in carmel, in, I was told that the sound was due to a failed battery door actuator. I was told that failure to replace this part could result in the battery overheating, and possible explosion of the hybrid battery.
My 2006 escape hybrid suddenly lost braking power, occurring as I attempted to slow to exit off of I-95 to my home. The ABS and warning light came on, at the same time,the brake pedal went to the floor board but there was just enough to get slowed down pushing as hard as I could and luckily the off ramp was up hill. I was going to pull off and get towed but decided being on the side of I-95 was too scary and instead drove ,despite the failure. I went 5MPH and made it home .