2005 Ford Escape drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 80 complaints for the 2005 Ford Escape, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 80 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 108,000 miles 68 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 68 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 108,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The vehicle's 4-wheel drive sensor failed. The consumer believes the vehicle 4-wheel drive is selective and not doing the job it was touted to do.
While looking at your web site, I notice that there was a recall on my 2005 escape 3.0l, I didn't get a recall notice from the dealer and its 2017 and I'm the second owner,and now I find out that my passager side rear wheel well is rusted out by looking at all the wheel wells, cause I heard a hard bump sound coming from the back of the car while driving it on the streets. Now I notice that there is a shift level recall on the same escape!!. What is going on with the recall notices!!!.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Escape
- Suspension 459 complaints
- Body & structure 437 complaints
- Engine 221 complaints
- Electrical system 153 complaints
- Cruise control 150 complaints
- Wheels 99 complaints
- Brakes 67 complaints
- Fuel system 62 complaints