2007 Ford Escape Hybrid
No clear pattern 0% of complaints about the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2007 vehicle, but with only 156 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is service brakes (31 complaints), typically at 9.4 yr or about 97,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 156
- Median age at failure
- 7.6 yr
- Median mileage
- 89,000 n=144
- Crash / fire / tow
- 3.2% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 0
Electrical system 37,533 mi 3.2 yr in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DRIVE WITH ELECTRICITY AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN NORMAL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RE-GROUNDED THE WIRE AT AN EXPENSE OF $450.00. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,533.
Electrical system mileage not reported 5.5 yr in service crash / fire / tow
2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SMOKE BEGAN TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MINUTES THE LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. *JB
Electrical system 105,000 mi 5.2 yr in service
MY VEHICLE WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY AND HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN MILD CONDITIONS WHEN THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS IN A GLIDE. WE LUCKILY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE NUMBER 1 LANE FURTHEST FROM ANY PLACE TO STOP. WE WERE NEARLY KILLED BY A TRUCK TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 OTHER OCCASIONS IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS. ALL INSTANCES BUT ONE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Service brakes, hydraulic 3,000 mi 3.1 yr in service
FULL BRAKE FAILURE ON A BRAND NEW FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. BRAKES FAILED AT 3,000 MILES ON THE CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK. DEALER FOUND AND FIXED A "COMPUTER" SYSTEM DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO FAIL COMPLETELY. SCATTERED SIMILAR REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ON THE FORD ESCAPE. IF IT HADN'T BEEN SIX AM ON A QUIET STREET I WOULD HAVE CRASHED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER WHATSOEVER. BRAKE LIGHT WARNING DID FLASH.*TR