Ownership Cost for 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid Base
Estimated: $36238 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2038 | $978 | $856 | $774 | $693 | $5339 |
| Insurance | $1601 | $1657 | $1715 | $1775 | $1837 | $8585 |
| Fuel | $1164 | $1199 | $1241 | $1291 | $1349 | $6244 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1835 | $1016 | $849 | $2291 | $8754 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $580 | $580 | $580 | $580 | $580 | $859 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9123 | $6873 | $6210 | $6160 | $7872 | $36238 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | ENGINE | MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID CUT OFF THE COMBUSTION ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A COUNTRY RD. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF WITH DECLINING POWER IN THE ELECTRIC ENGINE. DISPLAY READ "PULL OVER SAFELY" AND NOTHING ELSE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO BOTH A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REFERRED ME TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE WHO KNEW ABOUT HYBRID CARS. SINCE THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AT THE TIME I BROUGHT IT IN AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS SHOWING ON A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THE SUV HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE AND SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF BOTH ENGINES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I THOUGHT SPEED AND HARD DRIVING WERE THE PROBLEM WHICH IT TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE SO ON 45MIN OR GREATER DRIVES BUT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO DO THIS AT 15MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY ON CROWDED HIGH SPEED ROADS AS YOU CANNOT "PULL OVER SAFELY" WITH NEITHER MOTOR RUNNING. IF THEIR EXCUSE IS ITS A SAFETY FEATURE IT IS NOT VERY SAFE. I CONTACTED FORD VIA E-MAIL AND THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO REFER ME BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND SEND THE DEALERSHIP THE E-MAIL I HAD SENT TO THEIR CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN CONFIDENCE STATING I DID NOT TRUST THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE THEIR PRACTICES (FOR PREVIOUS REASONS RELATING TO OTHER CAR ISSUES). SAW MANY POSTS IN FORUMS THAT THIS PROBLEM RELATES TO THE COOLING PUMP FOR THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. ORDERING A NEW COOLANT PUMP ONLINE AS I WILL NOT GO TO THE FORD (AS I SAW A POST ELOQUENTLY PUT) "STEALERSHIP". *TR |
| 2007 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I HAD TO HAVE THE ABS TONE RING ON DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS HAVING ISSUES WHERE BREAKS WOULD "SLIP" WHEN BREAKING- THEY WOULD ENGAGE FOR A BIT THEN SLIP AND RE-ENGAGE. THIS ISSUE DIDN'T PROVE TO BE DANGEROUS FOR ME, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN. THE END OF MAY I BEGAN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AGAIN AND I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO I TOOK IT INTO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE ABS RING- PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE SOLVED. UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOST MY BREAKS COMPLETELY- LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THEY HAD SERVICED THE BREAKS. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED- FOR $1400. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE I CAN WEAR UNUSUALLY SO THAT IT WOULD GO BAD LIKE THIS, AND SO SUDDENLY. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IT PUT ME INTO WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY CAR WITHOUT THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE TOYOTA BREAK ISSUES WERE RECALLED BUT THIS ONE HAS NOT BEEN, IT SEEMS AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDS. I FEEL LET DOWN BY WHATEVER AGENCY IT IS THAT SHOULD BE REGULATING THIS ISSUE AND BY FORD WHO UNTIL NOW I THOUGHT WAS A RESPECTABLE CORPORATION. *TR |
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