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#27 of 61 Our squeaks seem to have disappeared by alektron Oct 09, 2006 (10:21 am)
We DID have the two types of squeaks in our 2006 4WD (bought Feb 2006): one that occurs as one of the wheel rotates (only when turning right or left) and the other that is the styrofoam type of squeak when accelerating. Sometime around August the styrofoam squeak disppeared and hasn't returned in a couple months. We took the Escape in for a 6-month service and mentioned the rotating squeak. After we got the vehicle back, I asked and checked the paperwork. They said that they couldn't hear it. But we didn't hear it either. Perhaps it went away during the service. Anyway, with these squeaks gone, our attitude about our purchase has improved, and I can say that we are satisfied with the vehicle. The 6-month service at two-hundred plus is steep, so I'll most likely be doing the future oil changes myself and I hope more. For penny pinchers, you can buy the filter for $9 and Ford and the oil at the store for $5, so you'll save about $20 and moreover, get to know your vehicle.   By the way, the service technician filled up our vehicle with an extra half liter of oil. We know this because I checked the dipstick afterward. It was past the "full" mark. One of the clerks said that actually the oil fill level was determined when the motor is running and that it wouldn't cause a problem to have it past the fill line. Yet the manual says DO NOT OVERFILL. Any comments? Dipsticks are always measured when the motor is off, so I think his words are baloney.
#28 of 61 Re: Squeaky Escape [larnes] by rrachow Oct 14, 2006 (2:19 pm)
Replying to: larnes (Jul 31, 2006 11:14 am) I have a squeak at times when the car is going slow. I've had it at the dealer for this problem 3 times (and of course they haven't heard it). They said they can't find anything wrong with it. Have you heard anything from Ford? Replies to this message: gr8escape (Dec 10, 2006 4:25 pm) texas72 (Jan 01, 2007 12:21 pm)
#29 of 61 Re: noise from right rear wheel of escape hybrid [detjen] by tdalbora Oct 20, 2006 (7:43 pm)
Replying to: detjen (Jul 05, 2006 2:24 pm) I have 4200 miles on our 06 Hybrid with these same squeaks. I dropped the car off a week ago -   It seems Ford knows about the problm and is working on a fix .. I'm waiting.   Anyone else??
#30 of 61 Latest on squeaks. by mschmal Oct 31, 2006 (12:27 pm)
Hey guys, new to this forum. Here is the TSB info for the shock bushing squeak. This TSB was put out on 10/3/06   TSB 06-20-12 SQUEAK / CREAK NOISE FROM REAR - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 9/5/2006   This TSB describes a fix that no dealer would ever have thought up on their own.   If your dealer is unwilling to fix this problem, find one that will.   Mark.
#31 of 61 TSB by tdalbora Oct 31, 2006 (3:24 pm)
How can I get a copy of this TSB? Is there really a fix?
#32 of 61 Go to your dealer. by mschmal Nov 01, 2006 (10:32 am)
This could be considered propiatary info so I can't be more specific than I was.   Mark.
#33 of 61 squeak TSB by martyp1 Nov 01, 2006 (5:38 pm)
A quick search yielded this TSB http://www.alldata.com/tsb/Ford/1160982000000_1161586800000_06-20-12/620121.html-
#34 of 61 Re: Squeaky Escape [rrachow] by gr8escape Dec 10, 2006 (4:25 pm)
Replying to: rrachow (Oct 14, 2006 2:19 pm) I have 80,000 miles on my 2001 Gr8Escape and have not had an issue until this winter. My wife started hearing a squeak from the front end while turning the steering wheel. I found the technical service bulletin (TSB) #04-22-10 on the Internet. Although the symptoms from this bulletin where identical to mine this was not the solution to my squeak. I narrowed it down to the tie-rod end on the Driver side. I removed the boot from the tie rod end, lubricated the ball joint with lithium grease and packed the boot full of wheel bearing grease. This solved the problem.   Cost of repair $0 dollars, Time spent 1.5 hours, Wife satisfied: Priceless Replies to this message: texas72 (Jan 01, 2007 12:21 pm)
#35 of 61 Re: Squeaky Escape [gr8escape] by texas72 Jan 01, 2007 (12:21 pm)
Replying to: gr8escape (Dec 10, 2006 4:25 pm) I have a 2001 Escape XLT with 55,000 miles. Well...mine just starting squeaking. When I am driving at slow speeds and have any type of up and down movement it squeaks or when I turn the wheel from left to right in park it squeaks and makes a rubbing sound. This is coming from the front on the driver side. It never has done this before. When I first heard it I was on a very poorly maintained road and thought maybe the squeaking was due to the road conditions. I drove it on a nicely paved road and it still does this. WHY????
#36 of 61 Squeaks, etc. by gmoreau Jan 26, 2007 (6:26 am)
Yep, it squeaks, but only sometimes, and yep, Ford dealer said that it was probably "rust on the brakes" (2006 FEH with about 10,000 miles). Will print out the TSB and bring it to the Ford dealer, but the problem, in general, is that Ford is not owning up to this because when you bring it in, it doesn't squeak (i.e., it squeaks only intermittently). In general, I'm not impressed with Ford. I have an extended/comprehensive warranty, including oil changes for three years. When I contacted them at 7500 miles (the set time for the change), they responded that because of "new testing," they upped the time required for the oil change to 10,000 miles. Well, that means that they save money, and my oil changes cost more over time. Ugh. (Am about to post on another thread about the unbelievably poor winter mileage I'm getting--it dropped from 184 miles to empty to 182 miles to empty in less than a minute of driving, at 18.9 mpg!!). Anyone know about how the Toyota Highlander compares with the FEH?

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