34 NHTSA owner complaints for the 2005 Ford Escape mention the throttle body. Usable reported mileage (n=29) has a median of 86,000 mi.
Key evidence
Direct mentions
34
Owner complaints whose text directly mentions this component.
Related-system reports
0
Same vehicle, mapped category, part not named.
Reports with usable mileage
29
Median reported mileage
86,000 mi
25th percentile
56,393 mi
75th percentile
110,000 mi
Catalog matches
0
Replacement listings that match this model year.
These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
Questions people ask
Is a failing throttle body a safety concern on the 2005 Ford Escape?
A failing throttle body can cause sudden loss of power, stalling, or unexpected idle changes, which can affect control of the vehicle. Have those symptoms inspected promptly.
This describes how this component can affect control, stopping, cooling, or fuel containment. It is not a recall, not a statement that this vehicle is unsafe to keep driving, and not a generic list of unrelated automotive hazards.
Are 2005 Ford Escape owners reporting throttle body problems?
34 NHTSA owner complaints for this model year mention the throttle body.
No additional related-system complaints were counted for this pair.
At what mileage are throttle body problems reported on the 2005 Ford Escape?
Among 29 direct-mention reports with usable odometer data, the median reported mileage is 86,000 mi.
25th percentile 56,393 mi; 75th percentile 110,000 mi. These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
What else can cause similar throttle body symptoms on the 2005 Ford Escape?
Mechanically related parts include fuel pump. Similar symptoms can come from those parts or from the broader system, not only from a failed throttle body.
Use the related-component links on this page when those combinations are published. A system-category NHTSA report is not proof that this specific part failed.
Direct mentions are NHTSA owner narratives that contain this component or an accepted alias. Related-system counts are complaints in a mapped category that do not name the part. They are never merged. Mileage statistics use odometer values from 1 to 400,000 miles. This is not a failure rate.