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2006 Ford Escape cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 100 complaints for the 2006 Ford Escape, 16% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
100 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 90 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 3
Injuries and deaths
4 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2006 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 17 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 17 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 8 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 90 complaints that include mileage. 40% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles17
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles17
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles8
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 90 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 4 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

I was driving with my cruise control on. I tapped my brakes to disengage my cruise control and they locked long enough to send me into a fishtail. I over-corrected to come out of the fishtail and the escape started rolling. The airbags never deployed even though the escape rolled six times and was totaled while still under factory warranty. My daughter received some minor scratches on her hands.

Reported at 29,400 miles, October 2008 CrashInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH with the accelerator pedal engaged, it remained stuck in the upright position when she attempted to apply the brakes. After several attempts the contact was able to fully depress the pedal. The failure occurred without warning and intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the mechanic was unable to determine the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The current mileage was 104,000.

Reported at 50,000 miles, January 2012

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Cruise control problems in other years

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