2006 Ford Escape hybrid with approx. 140,000 miles. Initially, had problems with vehicle's gas engine stalling out while in motion and at various speeds from 35 to 55 mph. Message in dash said to pull over safely. This happened 5 times in one day and each time the vehicle would restart and run for only a few minutes. Next day it ran for about 15 minutes before occurring once again. Eventually the hybrid battery had no more juice and I have to be towed. Garage, not dealer dx sticking throttle linkage assembly. They cleaned it, recharged the hybrid battery and reprogrammed the computer. Vehicle worked well for 6 weeks and then problem returned. Only difference was that after initially stalling out when the engine was warm, on 2 occasions occurred when engine was cold. Returned it to garage where it stalled when cold one of those times. After that is didn't stall for them again. Garage looked on line and saw a number of possible causes for the problem, but no conclusive diagnosis or fix. They suggested that changing the throttle linkage assembly might fix the problem, but they were not confident of this. Vehicle not repaired.

- Clifton Park, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape hybrid. While driving 55 mph, the engine stalled and failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. In addition, the "stop safely now" warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the cooling pump needed to be replaced. The contact called day Ford (located at 2124, 3696 william penn hwy, monroeville, pa 15146, (412) 856-0600) and was informed that the vehicle needed diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 187,621.

- Verona, PA, USA

Stop safely now & service soon - wrench.

- Truckee, CA, USA

The vehicle hesitates when accelerating after coming from a stop, it is not transmission, it is like it is not getting fuel. The vehicle suddenly without warning or reason shuts off all power while driving. The red triangle with exclamation light comes on with a warning to stop safely now on the dashboard and you are stranded. This has happened both while accelerating from a stop and while driving both freeway and surface street speeds, suddenly. I am afraid not only to not only drive the vehicle but having anyone in the car with me, especially making a left turn. It is not a safe vehicle. It has left me stranded on a dark street around 9pm, cutting off on the freeway leaving me no choice but to coast off the side of the freeway. Again it just shut down again while driving straight @ 40 mph, while driving on the surface streets, this time it was early evening but once again left alone stranded until the tow truck comes. The dealer can find nothing wrong with the vehicle and indicated there are no recalls that would address this problem. But I can see through the complaints there is an obvious problem with this vehicle, which is an extreme safety issue that is not being addressed.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape hybrid. While driving various speeds, the throttle body malfunctioned. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently on more than one occasion. Landmark Ford in tigard, Oregon was made aware of the failure and stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 124,000. The consumer stated the vehicle was repaired.

- Portland, OR, USA

See attached repair invoice # 68143 dated 01/04/2018. Landmark Ford tualatin, or 97281 defective high voltage battery cooling fans & defective throttle body assy paid invoice amt $2208.95.

- Portland, Or, OR, USA

Hybrid mec pump failure: My vehicle had the mec hybrid coolant pump failure that is common to this vehicle. My particular VIN # was not included in the large scale recall undertaken by Ford. I had the pump replaced by a Ford dealer in 2011, and then again in 2012 after a second failure. This cost me over $3000 in total. I do not understand why my car is not covered under the recall. It should be.

- Riverside, CA, USA

While driving, a warning light came on stating " safely pull over and stop now", the vehicle stalled out, no power at all. I pulled over and after a few minutes restart it. Everything sounded fine. I talk to a Ford dealer whom seem not to know what caused it. I have an engine code P1A0C (etb), from my actron@ device. I started to have it fixed but I went online and found I'm not the only person with issue and the solutions giving by the dealer's service have been all different I'm not sure if any of them fixed the issue. Some have stated that their vehicle stalled out while on the highway. I'm not sure if it is safe to drive on the highway.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape hybrid. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled and several warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. Also, when the brakes were applied, the brake pedal would be very stiff, and the vehicle would skid. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the fan was changed in the hybrid system; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

- Yuma, AZ, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape hybrid. While driving approximately 35 mph, the high motor temperature and stop vehicle safely warning lights displayed as the vehicle suddenly lost power and stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the motor electronics coolant pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.

- Beth Page, NY, USA

Our vehicle seemingly randomly shuts off all power to the engine and the electric motor. This can happen while we are moving or stopped in an intersection. We get a message of stop safely now on the dashboard. When you are in the middle of an intersection waiting to turn left in six lanes of traffic and your car stops for no apparent reason this isn't very safe. This has happened about 30 times. Sometimes it goes a year without a mishap or three times in one day.

- Marshall, NC, USA

Driving car and brakes failed completely. Had to jump on the brakes to get any traction whatsoever. Was fortunately able to use the emergency brake before I got into an accident. Yellow ABS and red brake lights are on, along with messages of check brake system and regen brakes disabled. Appears to be a common problem with Escape hybrid that it is the hydraulic control unit - a part to repair which is more expensive than the car is worth.

- Gulf Breeze, FL, USA

I own a 2006 Ford Escape hybrid- I received notice last year of recall for stalling. I asked dealer in Dec to replace. Was told part was limited and as long as no problem they were unable to get part.( also asked in Jan- no change.. in Feb the vehicle started stalling numerous times. After then having the car 3 days. Was told they no longer am able to get the part. Took it back twice more and am now being told they are no longer making the part. And my vehicle continues to stall.- is there a number to call at Ford to see why no part..

- Ramah, NM, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

- Stillwater, OK, USA

On cold morning, car started drove down the road about 5 miles and the car just died, saying "brake safely now." Seems to happen only on cold days when heater is on. It will not start again for 30 minutes. It will start, but will continuously die. We had called Ford in middlesboro, ky and spoken with frank who said our vehicle did not have any recalls. I then found out it had a recall. I took it in over the weekend and he then claimed on Monday that the recall item had been fixed. However, when I checked the website, it confirmed the problem had not been fixed. This has been going on for about a month now. We have had the oil changed, battery replaced and it checked by Ford of morristown, tn. They claim they can't find out whats wrong with it. We have read other people's similar complaints who said it was either the "electric motor water pump" or coolant pump.

- Jonesville, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the hybrid battery was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V526000 (engine) and believed that the recall was directly related to the failrue. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

- Anderson, IN, USA

I was driving on an interstate highway and the engine shut down. The dash showed a warning stating something to the effect of 'stop safely now'. I steered the car to the shoulder of the road and tried to restart it and nothing happened. I waited a few minutes and the car started. It has run fine since then. This problem occurred a number of years ago with this same vehicle. I would be driving down the highway and the car would just stop. After a few minutes it would start again. Sometimes it would happen twice within an hour and then there would be no incidences for weeks to months and then it would happen again. A mechanic replaced an electrical component and it appeared that the problem was fixed until the incident above. I am the sole driver of the car and the original owner.

- Murrysville, PA, USA

I have owned this car since 2006 when I bought it new. After about four years the battery pack blew and had to be replaced. It would have cost $4000 but thankfully I had purchased the extended warranty and it was covered. On Sept. 20, 2014 the car threw a rod and the engine was completely destroyed. The mechanic said it would cost $5000 to fix it with a rebuilt engine but that it wasn't worth it because the engines for these cars are notoriously unreliable and it would probably just fail again. It was recommended that we scrap the car. The entire lifecycle of this vehicle was only 8 years which is absolutely preposterous. Cars should last longer.

- Livermore, CA, USA

I was accelerating on the freeway, and the engine stalled. I could still steer to the side, but the engine had absolutely no power. Came very close to getting rear-ended. Brought car in for service. They said nothing was wrong with it. Continued to have multiple similar occurrences. Brought it in again. This time they said the battery fan wasn't working, so I paid a lot to have it fixed (about a year ago), however, I still have continued to have the same problem, more often and on many occasions now. It seems to be getting much worse. I dread driving on freeways now, especially up hills. I am bringing my car in for service again later this week. Wonder what line they are going to give me this time.

- Milpitas, CA, USA

My 06' hybrid escape completely shut down, it just gave me a " please pull over now". I almost caused a major accident on I44 at 75mph because of all power loss. When I was on the side of the highway I let it sit for like a minute and then restarted the engine and it drove a good 5 minutes at about 60 mph but as soon as I accelerated above 60 it gave me the sign again, and I had to repeat the process. I drove it home on the access road staying between 30-40 and thank god, it made it home.

- Lincoln, CA, USA