2006 Ford Escape body & structure problems
63 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2006 Ford Escape, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 63 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 128,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 49 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 128,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
8/11/2006 I was knocked out and pinned by the rear hatch door of our 2006 ford escape. I opened the rear hatch and leaned in to remove some items from rear of the ford escape and the hatch came slamming down hitting me in the back of the head and rendering me unconscious (I am not sure as too how long) I came to face first inside the ford escape with the door pinning me down and my feet hanging out the rear. It was almost impossible to get free of the rear hatch and become free.
On march 12,2014 I was driving to the post office when my car made a loud "thunk" and began to shake severely. Feeling unsafe and being a short distance from my home I immediately returned there. Upon inspection I discovered that the right rear wheel well had rotted out and the shock had penetrated through the interior of the car behind the rear right passenger seat. The date of manufacture on the drivers door is 5/2005.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Ford Escape
- Cruise control 100 complaints
- Brakes 70 complaints
- Engine 68 complaints
- Suspension 65 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 56 complaints
- Fuel system 36 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints
- Transmission 24 complaints