The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked, the transmission shifted out of gear when the gear lever was slightly touched. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 74,000.

- Fredricksburg, VA, USA

I was coming to a red light and started to slow down. At first I heard a squealing sound as if a belt was having a problem. Then I was able to bring the car to a stop. The light turned green and I started to accelerate to cross the intersection. I started to make a turn and as I was doing this the Ford Escape on its own started to accelerate. I tried to brake, however, the car just continued to lunge forward. By that time I was in a parking lot and pushed on the brakes as hard as I could while the car continued to accelerate and turned the car off. At that point it completely stopped. I then called a towing company and they towed it to the nearest Ford dealership. I have now been told that the car has an internal transmission malfunction. They have also said it will be there for about 3 to 4 weeks.

- Spotsylvania, VA, USA

O/D light came on suddenly. Was driving at 40mph. I could feel it dropping out of gear, being slow to accelerate and it would rev periodically. I called Ford corporate, they took down the complaint but other than that; nothing. We did a simple google search 'Ford Escape 2007 O/D light' and immediately saw at least sixty comments that all detailed the exact same problem (which is catastrophic failure. The rep from Ford had never heard of this before, which is odd considering the number of people who all have Ford Escape's & all are 07. Something is very wrong & a recall should've issued.

- Centreville, VA, USA

I was driving to a friends house and 2nd gear and fourth gear started not to engage only 2nd gear would at 4,000 rpms. 4th gear will not engage at all the car has only 119,235 miles and I have kept good service on it. I had the fluid flushed and still did not fix the problem. I spoke to a person that said that they will try to flash the computer. Hope it works I also hope that I don't end up in an accident on the road because the gear lunches into 2nd causing the truck to jerk forward.

- Virginia Beach , VA, USA

Noises/squeaking at certain speeds. Several collisions due to stop timing being off. Most recently rattling, high pitched screeching followed by failure to accelerate, burning smell, and complete electrical failure.

- Clifton, NJ, USA

Car surged forward and was unable to control it without applying both the brakes and accelerator at the same time. Was somehow able to get it home. I thought it was a transmission problem but after reading about other complaints online, I think it was the throttle. I could see where this could lead to an accident. I traded it in and purchased a 2012 Ford Escape that my son drive and I am concerned about this occurring in this vehicle as well.

- Bradford, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift from park. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Denver, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle started making a loud clunking noise. The contact merged to the side of the road in order to inspect the vehicle and noticed that fluid was leaking out of the transfer case. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the transfer case was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 75,000.

- Zarecki, OH, USA

Just bought the car...I was driving from L.a. to palm springs...after about an hour on the road the car just stalled while driving on the freeway....I pulled over and started the car again it was fine for 10 min then did it again. Started again and drove the rest of the way at 40- 50 miles an hour with hazards on. Problem seemed to stop as long as I drove at this speed and was not on an incline of any type. Car pulls at times but mostly drives fine if I'm not on the freeway and if I don't drive over an hour at 60mph. Otherwise it stalls out at unexpected moments on freeways. A very unreliable vehicle and very dangerous!

- Topanga, CA, USA

After only 2 months of purchase O/D light went on and transmission shot!!! absolutely heart wrenching as I have no way to work now...

- Reno, NV, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the transmission failed to respond to acceleration attempts. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The transmission was replaced due to internal damage. In 2010, the transmission was rebuilt by an authorized dealer. In addition, the accelerator pedal seized on numerous occasions and after repeated attempts, the pedal released. The contact performed the repair which consisted of cleaning the throttle body. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

- Elyria, OH, USA

Could not get speed no faster than 35 to 45 miles, sounded as if it was stalling in neutral, sounded as if I was gunning the gas to make it go, but I wasn't. riding real rough at times with a rattling noise when slowing down getting ready to stop, sounded as if the axle or something was going to drop in the middle of the street. When turning either way or while riding straight forward, sounded as if the tires were rubbing against something, it also let out a gassy smell of fumes that was very dangerous to inhale. The fumes smell like the gas fumes you smell in your house, like the car was going to blow up anytime.....and they want you to patronize american made cars well I'm fed up, they need a recall on this malfunction (P T U) power transfer unit is what they diagnosed it to be, I had to pay quite a bit of money to get this fix, this could be unsafe, if this car was all together stop or the axle falls out in the middle of the highway. Plus the stop engine light didn't even detect this, and it should have, I'm really fired up about this I tried to put my VIN # at the top and it wouldn't let me.

- Louisville, KY, USA

I was parked on the side of the road, got out of my vehicle, when I turned around my vehicle was heading toward me tried to stop it ran me over and then hit a tree, I received injury to my legs, also had to have my car fixed on the left front end. I would like to have Ford look into this complaint, also I feel I should be reimbursed, for my injuries and the cost for me to fix this vehicle.

- Beverly Hills, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the power steering would intermittently fail while driving or stopped. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel would become tight and difficult to turn. If the vehicle was stopped, the steering wheel would intermittently lock up. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the power steering fluid was checked and all of the lines were flushed. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 42,000. Updated 08/01/11 the dealer informed the consumer the vehicle needed a steering, rack and lower control arm. Six months after the vehicle was purchased, the transmission had to be replaced.

- New Hyde Park, NY, USA