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2005 Ford Escape Hybrid engine problems

The 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid has 29 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

29

Engine complaints

12%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Escape Hybrid engine complaints by model year113 complaints2005: 29 complaints2006: 55 complaints2007: 34 complaints2008: 113 complaints2009: 26 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 4 complaints2020: 65 complaints2021: 34 complaints2022: 31 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 1 complaints
Escape Hybrid engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AND DECELERATING BELOW 40MPH THEY GASOLINE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF AS THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING CHARGES THE HYBRID HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY. ON A RARE OCCASION DURING THIS BRAKING, THE GASOLINE ENGINE WILL TURN BACK ON GIVING A BRIEF SURGE WHICH REQUIRES PRESSING THE BRAKE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 15, 2010

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid engine — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.