A/C CONDENSER-TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAK. TRANS. OIL ALL OVER ENGINE BAY WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD. CAR WANTS TO TAKE OFF ON IT'S OWN WHICH IS CAUSED WHEN TRANS. FLUID GETS LOW. PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE'S HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND FORD IS YET TO DO A RECALL. *TR
2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD ESCAPE HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN I NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR, LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I CAME TO A STOP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WASN'T SURE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM MY TRUCK UNTIL I TURNED ONTO MY STREET AND NOTICED SMOKE. I GRABBED SOME BAGS OUT OF THE TRUCK AND POPPED THE HOOD. WHITE SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT. I WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND CALLED 911. I WENT UPSTAIRS TO LET MY AUNT KNOW TO MOVE HER CAR AND WITHIN A MATTER OF 5-8 MINUTES, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG. I RAN DOWN THE STAIRS TO FIND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BURNING. I STARTED PULLING THINGS OUT OF THE TRUCK UNTIL THE FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE INSIDE ROOF INTERIOR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED. THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL MELTED COMPLETELY. I HAD VERY RECENTLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON MY TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP, AS I HAVE DONE FOR THE ALMOST 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THEIR MULTI-POINT INSPECTION DID NOT REFLECT THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD CAUSE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE. THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED VERY QUICKLY. AFTER THE FIRE I RESEARCHED THIS TRUCK TYPE AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS RECALLED SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND EARLIER MODELS FOR FIRES. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS WAS A FAMILY VEHICLE. I OR MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR WORSE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. *TR
