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2006 Ford Escape Hybrid engine problems

The 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid has 55 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

55

Engine complaints

18%

Share of year

1

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

“WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED (55MPH), ENTIRE POWERTRAIN (GAS ENGINE AND HYBRID MOTOR) COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITH NO WARNING LEADING TO AN ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION CENTER JUST DISPLAYED…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 21, 2012 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 55 complaints about the 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid engine — 18% 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.