Suspension complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Ford Escape has 73 NHTSA suspension complaints and 1 suspension-related recall.
73
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
15E045000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January 22, 2015, to May 21, 2015, to...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2024 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | The rear shock tower has rusted out and broken away from the frame which was conformed at a local bo... |
| Mar 23, 2024 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | Both rear shocks, mounts, wheel wells, entire length of body door panels passenger seats are just ab... |
| May 29, 2023 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | This 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid, and all first and second generation (2001-2012) Escape models, were de... |
| Mar 27, 2023 | SUSPENSION | 2006 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO RUSTED OUT REAR SHOCK MOUNTS. |
| Jan 2, 2023 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | Well to put it lightly my rear axial the whole rear end is a mess this did not happen from normal we... |
| Nov 15, 2022 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | About a week after i bought this car and i bought it used but the abs light came on i took it to hav... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT RUSTS OUT NOT LONG AFTER MANUFACTURE AND WE THE CONSUMER ARE LEFT WITH THE PILE... |
| Oct 23, 2021 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon the depression of the accelerator ... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | SUSPENSION | RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT BROKE LOOSE AND STARTED TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. |
| Jul 16, 2018 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | HEARD A BANGING NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING THAT SOUNDED FROM TRUNK. NOTHING IN TRUNK, REAR PASSENGER WHE... |
| Jul 3, 2018 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL TOTALLY RUSTED OUT, NO REPAIR SHOP WILL FIX. LOUD KNOCKING WHEN DRIVING, CAN ... |
| Mar 9, 2018 | SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCK MOUNT FRACTU... |
| Feb 26, 2018 | SUSPENSION | DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, BEGAN TO HEAR THUMPING SOUND FROM RIGHT REAR. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE W... |
| Nov 15, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | OUR 2006 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHENEVER WE HIT A BUMP... |
| Nov 6, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY ROTTED AROUND THE CONNECTION FOR THE SHOCK ABSORBER. NO... |
| Oct 26, 2017 | SUSPENSION | THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS SEPARATED FROM THE SUBFRAME DUE TO CORROSION. THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM T... |
| Sep 2, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | REAR WHEEL WELLS WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS IS RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING RIDE AND CONTROL ISSUES. I NOTIC... |
| Jun 16, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | MY DAUGHTER WAS ALERTED TO A PROBLEM WHEN LOUD BANGING NOISES STARTED RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING UNDER NO... |
| May 11, 2017 | SUSPENSION | THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER IS RUSTING AWAY AND IS ABOUT TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE FRAME I READ ONLINE T... |
| Oct 8, 2016 | SUSPENSION | REAR SUBFRAME BROKE ABOVE THE AXLE NEAR THE DIFFERENTIAL. SYMPTOMS ARE GRINDING NOISE DURING LEFT TU... |