2011 Ford Escape complaints

IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUSES,ETC FAILURE RESULTED IN TWO SPONTANEOUS FIRES WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, DESTROYING THE CAR'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION. LEAWOOD, KS. POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS PHOTOGRAPHED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FILED A POLICE REPORT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED STREAKS RUNNING DOWN THE VEHICLE'S GLASS. ALSO, THE HINGES FOR THE GLASS ON THE LIFTGATE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

BRAKES FAIL WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE. PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD, DOES NOT DEPRESS, AND CAR DOES NOT STOP. HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING FORWARD. CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS, DAILY, ON THE FIRST APPLICATION OF BRAKES IN REVERSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,662. *LN *AS

THE CAR WAS IN GARAGE FOR 2 DAYS, I DROVE IT APP. 9 MILES TO THE STORE AND BACK ONLY. THE SMELL OF GAS WAS STRONG LATER THAT NIGHT IN THE GARAGE. IT APPEARS THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING... POSSIBLE WITH THE FDM. I DID NOT RECEIVE LETTER FOR RECALL 16V777000, BUT SOUNDS THE SAME. WILL SEE WHAT THE JAX, FL DEALER SAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 16S41 / NHTSA RECALL 16V-777. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 3 MONTHS AGO (FAULTY FUEL DELIVERY MODULE IN THE FUEL SUPPLY PORT THAT MAY DEVELOP A CRACK/LEAK) AND NOTICE THAT FMC IS WORKING ON A REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE YET TO RECEIVE FOLLOW UP NOTIFICATION TO HAVE REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED. TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY YET BY FMC. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO SHOW SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE AT THIS POINT, I REMAIN CONCERNED THAT A LEAK MAY OCCUR AND GO UNDETECTED BEFORE A POTENTIAL TRAGEDY OCCURS.

WHEN DRIVING IN A LOW SPEED IN A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T STEER IT FELT SO HARD THAT I HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT TO GET INTO ACCIDENT. I CHECKED ONLINE IF THERE'S ISSUE OR RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WHEN THEY TYPE THE VIN # IT'S NOT INCLUDED AND DEALERSHIP SAID IT WILL COST $2,000 TO FIX IT.NOT SURE WHY THIS IS NOT INCLUDED FOR RECALL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY CLEANED THE VAPOR VALVE, BUT THE ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/28/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. UPDATED 11/1/2017*JS

"ENGINE RECALL" I HAVE A 2011 FORD ESCAPE & AFTER 7 MONTHS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK ON I95 THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT MORNING I GOT UP TO GO TO WORK AND THE ESCAPE WOULD NOT CRANK UP AT ALL IT DID NOT MOVE. FROM THE TIME I HAD THIS VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START ON SOME DAYS SO IT WAS NO GOOD WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT ONLY HAS 65000 MILES ON IT. THE CAMSHAFT & CRANKSHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THAT PART OF THIS VEHICLE. I DROVE IT FOR 7 MONTHS & THERE WAS DAYS IT DIDN'T WANT TO START. I WASTED MY HARD EARNED CASH ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK AND NOW I DONT HAVE A CAR TO RIDE TO WORK. FORD NEED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE, AND MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ANY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. WE MANAGED TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER, STOP THE CAR, RESTART IT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. THIS HAD HAPPENED 1+ YEARS PREVIOUSLY, AND WE DISCOVERED FORD HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE THROTTLE BODY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY, AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THAT WARRANTY. HOWEVER, NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I PAID TO HAVE THE SAME THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AS IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL KEEP HAPPENING, IE. RANDOMLY I WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED AND POTENTIAL IN HIGH TRAFFIC. ITS TERRIFYING TO LOSE THAT KIND OF CONTROL. I BELIEVE A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION HAD BEEN OPENED FOR THIS ISSUE, THUS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. BUT CLEARLY FORD HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE IF IT CAN CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

DRIVING AND POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER CAR TO STOP. WHEN I TURNED OF IGNITION AND RESTART VEHICLE THE POWER ASSIST WORKS FOR A WHILE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON APPROX 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES. MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED......?? DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. CONSOLE DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAULTY STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR (DTC B2278). DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE PART NUMBER OF THE FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR IS (CL8Z-3F818-A). THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT SAME AS FORD RECALL 14S05 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V284000. THIS ESCAPE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALL 14S05 AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE DATES SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER, THE VIN DOES NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE IN THE RECALL.

AT FIRST MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN MY FORD ESCAPE STARTED BUT IT ONLY CREEPED DOWN THE STREET IT BARELY WANTED TO GO ANYWHERE WHEN I GOT TO THE LIGHT IT WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL SO I BACKED IT UP THEN SLOWLY DROVE IT ACROSS THE STREET OUT THE WAY OF TRAFFIC & WHEN I SHUT IT OFF IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP THE CRANKSHAFT & TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT ON IT. IT ONLY HAS 65,800 MILES ON IT AND I ONLY HAD IT 8 MONTHS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THAT PART BECAUSE THE MILEAGE IS NOT THAT HIGH FOR IT TO GO OUT ALREADY. IT'S GOING TO COST A LOT TO GET REPAIRED. I NEED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE CRANKSHAFT WILL BE ABLE TO GET REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING A NEW POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 04/11/17 LJ *CN

WE PURCHASED A USED 2011 FORD ESCAPE ON JAN 17,2017. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVING HOME, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING AGAIN. AS WE TURNED THE CORNER ON MY STREET, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO GO STRAIGHT TOWARD A LIGHT POLE ON THE CORNER. WE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING MANUALLY TO TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. I CONTACTED THE NON-FORD DEALER TO ADVISE THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF LEAVING THEIR DEALERSHIP. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE YET. FORD SAYS THAT MY VIN IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL, DESPITE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL STATES. I RESEARCHED OUR VEHICLE AND CONTACTED FORD TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON MAY, 2014. HERE IS THE RECALL: RECALL NUMBER 14V284000 RECALL DATE 05/29/2014 COMPONENT STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM SUMMARY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPE AND MERCURY MARINER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST 18, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11, 2010. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE A STEERING TORQUE SENSOR THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY DETECT DRIVER STEERING INPUT. AS A RESULT, THE SYSTEM COULD REMOVE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST. CONSEQUENCE IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, GREATER DRIVER EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. F

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE FUEL TANK. IN THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO BE OPERATED AND IT WOULD NEED AN IMMEDIATE INTERIM REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTERIM REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE COST TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE LIGHTS FLICKERED OFF, THE BRAKES WORKED AT APPROX. 30% AFTER THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I HAD MINIMAL STEERING CAPABILITIES AND NO ACCELERATION CAPABILITY. THE CAR HAS ALSO REPEATEDLY BEEN FOUND WITH A DEAD BATTERY (AROUND 10 TIMES NOW) WHEN IT HAS A BRAND NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, AND NOTHING WITHIN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEFT ON TO DRAIN THE POWER. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT FAILED AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER. NO POWER STEERING AVAILABLE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE KENDALL FORD IN EUGENE OR. THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT, THIS UNIT HAS PREVIOUSLY FAILED 3 TIMES ON OTHER VEHICLE OF MY TYPE. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST IS $1,400.00 MY CAR ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT, I THINK FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM (3TIMES) ON CARS LIKE MINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO MY BANK WHICH IS AN HOUR AWAY. AS I DROVE UP A STEEP MOUNTAIN AT THE TOP THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF HWY. AFTER I STOP TRIED STARTING 4 TIMES AND NOTHING HAPPEN. SET FOR 10MINS THEN TRIED AGAIN TRUCK STARTED I MADE IT BACK HOME WITHOUT STALLING.I TOOK MY IN TRUCK TO BE LOOKED AT DIAGNOSTIC FUEL THROTTLE. EVERY DAY SINCE IM STALLING 1OR 2 A DAY TRUCKS SHOULD BE MADE TO ENDURE PARTS SHOULD BE.MORE DURABLE ITS ALWAYS ABOUT CUTTING CORNERS.MAKING MORE MONEY OFF OF CUSTOMER.CAN WE JUST THE LAND OF THE FREE AND A HOME OF HONEST AMD INTEGRITY.I MUST WORK IF DONT HAVE RELIABLE TRASNPORTATION ITS DIFFICULT WHERE I LIVE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THESE DEFECTED TRUCKS WE TRUST FORD BUT I HAVE LOST TRUST IN THEIR ABLITY TO MAKE GREAT LASTING TRUCKS.I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN THIS MY LAST ONE FROM FORD.THANK YOU.

OUR CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, TEMPERATURE AROUND 30. I GRABBED SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR AND WHEN I SHUT THE LIFTGATE, THE GLASS INSTANTLY SHATTERED, THROWING GLASS SEVERAL FEET IN EACH DIRECTION. THE GLASS HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY SCRATCHED, CRACKED, OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IN TOWN, THE ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. CODE HAS TO DO WITH THE EMISSIONS/FUEL VALVE. THE VEHICLE DRIVES JUST FINE, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT INSPECTION AND IF THIS IS UNDER A RECALL THAT IS NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING, STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR SEEMS TO 'JUMP' AT TIMES AND NO KNOWN CAUSE AND HESITATES IN SHIFTING. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. A VERY CONCERNED DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.

BOUGHT 2011 FORD ESCAPE XLT USED 5-27-2016 (PRIVATE SALE, CHICAGO IL). UPON PURCHASE, SERVICED AT MILWAUKEE AREA FORD DEALERSHIP, FOUND FRONT CONTROL ARMS & BUSHINGS TORN/LOOSE. NEXT, FRONT SWAY BARS, OUTER TIE ROD ENDS, BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IN OCT. 2016 ENGINE/TRANSMISSION MAJOR ISSUES: LEAKING OIL AND TRANS FLUID -NO OIL LAMP OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT- CAR WOULD RUN OUT OF OIL, PULLED OVER ADDED MORE. TRANS SLIPPING DURING ACCEL/WEAK ACCEL. HARD SHIFTING W/HIGH RPMS. ROUGH IDLE. TICKING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. 12-6-2016 FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED GASKETS & SEALS IN ENGINE & TRANSMISSION- $2,000 REPAIR. UPON DRIVING CAR, ISSUES CONTINUE, NEW ISSUES PRESENT: TRANS SLIPPING WORSE/BUCKING, CAR NOT ACCELERATING WHEN GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED, CAR STALLING IN TRAFFIC, CAR LURCHING FORWARD, CAR LOSING GASOLINE/SMELLING OF GASOLINE. BROKE DOWN 12-8-2016 IN PARKING LOT DUE TO FUEL LEAK. CONTACTED AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP, TURNED AWAY. FIRE DEPT CLEARED CAR FOR TOWING, FIRE HAZARD. RESEARCHED VIN, FOUND RECALL FOR FUEL DELIVERY MODULATOR FLANGE, AND FIELD SERVICE ACTION FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT, VERIFIED RECALL FOR MY VIN. ADVISED TO NOT OPERATE VEHICLE. AREA FORD DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE W/O CHARGING. A SERVICE MANAGER AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED ADDITIONAL UNDISCLOSED REPAIRS: A/C LINE RUPTURED, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SWAY BAR SNAPPED AND CONTROL ARM BUSHING SEPARATED; FORD MECHANIC HAD ALSO LEFT

HAVING MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH MY DOORS NOT CLOSING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME IT TAKES A LOT OF PLAYING AROUND WITH LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BEFORE I CAN GET THE DOOR SHUT. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START. ONCE STARTED, POWER STEERING COMPLETELY OUT. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING.ONCE POWER STEERING CAME ON A DAY LATER, AIR IS NOT WORKING.

DRIVING A 2011 FORD ESCAPE, AND WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT HEADING SOUTH AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION, UPON THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION AT APPROX. 10 MPH. NEXT THING I KNOW, I AM T-BONING A CAR THAT RAN THE RED LIGHT ENTERING THE INTERSECTION FROM THE EAST AT 40 MILES AND HOUR. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE HER APPROACH BECAUSE OF A LARGE TRUCK ON MY LEFT THAT WAS TURNING LEFT TO GO EAST. THE IMPACT SPUN THE CAR THAT RAN THE RED LIGHT AROUND 180 DEGRESS THEN HIT A THIRD CAR AND STOPPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AMONGST ANY OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TOTAL FRONT OF MY CAR WAS SMASHED IN AND THE BUMPER JUST ABOUT TORN OFF. DAMAGE INCURRED BY MY CAR MADE IT A TOTAL LOSS. DRIVERWHO RAN THE RED LIGHT WAS TICKETED BY THE POLICE. LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE EPS FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO CAUTIOUSLY PARK THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE INTERIM NOTICE INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

RE/ 2011 FORD ESCAPE WITH 46246 MILES VEHICLE DID NOT START WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED ON(ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER). THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES (KEY TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO AUTONATION FORD IN TORRANCE, CA. WHERE THEY REPLACED THE "IGNITION LOCK HOUSING" DUE TO A BROKEN IGNITION LOCK HOUSING PIN. COST $733.00. REPAIRS COMPLETED 12/07/2016

POWER STEERING STARTED RANDOMLY GOING OUT. SOMETIMES T WOULD WORK AGAIN BY TURNING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON THE VEHICLE BUT THAT WAS ONLY TEMPORARY. I TOOK THE ESCAPE TO A FORD DEALER TO GET IT LOOKED AT. THIS YEAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE STEERING RECALL (14S05) BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS THE SAME FIX AS THE RECALL IS. FRUSTRATING. I DID CALL TO LET FORD KNOW THE PROBLEM AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD INCLUDE MY VIN SINCE IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAID NO BECAUSE IT'S TRACKED BY VIN AND MINE ISN'T INCLUDED. THE CAR WAS AT 80,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE IN PARK AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE FLANGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

FORD CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03. RELATED TO ETB. CAR RANDOMLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE - HAD TO PULL OVER THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO TURN CAR ON AND OFF. AFTER TURNING CAR ON, IT WAS LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED.

2ND TIME MY THROTTLE HAS BEEN REPLACED FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALLS ON ALL FORD PROBLEMS.... NEEDS TO BE RECALLED

MY WIFE WAS IN A ACCIDENT INVOLVING HER 2011 FORD ESCAPE. SHE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND HER CAR WAS TOTALED. HER AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY!! SHE WAS BEAT UP AND BRUISED QUITE A BIT BUT WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE ANY BROKEN BONES. I BELIEVE THAT IF EITHER VEHICLE WERE TRAVELING FASTER THAN THEY WERE SHE MIGHT HAD BEEN SEVERELY INJURED IF NOT KILLED. I SENT FORD THE INFO INCLUDING THE VIN NUMBER 3 DAYS AGO AND HAVE NOT HAD A REPLY. DO YOU THINK THIS WAS AN ANOMALY OR HAVE YOU HEARD OTHER FORD ESCAPES WITH THE SAME ISSUE?? MY WIFE HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND SAID SHE LOOKED BOTH WAYS THEN PROCEEDED TO PULL MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE OTHER VEHICLE APPROACHED HER FROM HER LEFT AND STRUCK HER IN THE FRONT END ON AN ANGLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT GRILL AND BUMPER WERE BOTH KNOCKED OFF PUSHING THE RADIATOR INTO THE ENGINE. MY WIFE WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,666.

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS STARTED TO RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN A SINGLE TRIP. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED LEFT ARM, VARIOUS BODY BRUISES, RIGHT AND LEFT LEG INJURIES, AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,188. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ UPDATED 01/05/17.*JB

GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR. ON THIRD OR FOURTH DAY OF RECURRING SMELL, TOOK TO SERVICE. SERVICE TECH HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING LEAK, AS THEIR WAS NO VISIBLE DRIPS TO THE GROUND. RETURNED TO DRIVING WHILE THE GAS SMELL BECAME STRONGER. RETURNED TO SERVICE, THIS TIME HE FOUND THE SOURCE TO BE THE FUEL PUMP. THE PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY THE ELBOW PLASTIC NECK LEADING INTO THE FUEL PUMP WAS SPEWING GAS FROM AN INVISIBLE HAIRLINE CRACK. THE LEAK STOPS WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL PUMP IS UNDER THE REAR SEAT - CAUSING A THICK SMELL OF GAS AND EXTREME DANGER OF EXPLOSION. I HAVE NEVER HAD REPAIR WORK ON THAT PART. THIS APPARENTLY IS DUE TO MANUFACTURE FLAW IN MATERIALS. I AM A NEW WIDOW AND LOOKING AT A $650 REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP. I CONSIDERED DEALING WITH EPOXY BUT AM AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE ISSUE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

DRIVING AND TRUCK JUST CUTS OFF. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FIRST THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR.. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENED. THEN IT WAS SAID IT MIGHT BE THROTTLE BODY. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND ALREADY HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS.

STEERING PROBLEMS AT LOW SPEEDS, HARDER TO STEER, FORD SHOP SAID IT WAS THE STEERING TURQUE CENCOR. JUST LIKE THE RECALL!

DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME MY WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON. MY CAR STARTED HESITATING AND COULDN'T HAVE CONTROL OF MY SPEED. I CHECKED THE MANUAL AND THE IT READ THE PROBLEM WAS SOME ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. TAKING IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL SAY /FIX.

STARTED CAR TO GO TO LUNCH, PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, PULLED IN LOT ACROSS STREET AND LEFT CAR RUNNING, MAN CHECKED AND STEERING STILL LOCKED. TURNED CAR OFF AND RE-STARTED...STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. MILES ON CAR 110886.7, DATE, 09/28/2016

2011 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD

VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE IN JERKY MOTION AND REDUCED POWER WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED FOLLOWED BY "THROTTLE FAULT LIGHT" ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. MORE JERKY MOTION DURING DOWNSHIFT/DECELERATION. ODB2 CODE P2119

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. OWNER OPENED THE REAR WINDOW. ON LATCH RELEASE (AND WINDOW UPSWING) THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDOW SHOT OUT AND FELL FROM THE CAR -- WINDOW WAS BEING HELD ONTO THE CAR ONLY BY THE GLASS LIFT SUPPORTS. THE WINDOW LIFTGATE HINGES HAD DETERIORATED/BROKEN APART FROM THE ANCHOR BOLT ON THE WINDOW. APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MONTHS PREVIOUSLY, OWNER NOTICED THAT A WHITE SUBSTANCE HAD STAINED THE REAR WINDOW JUST BELOW BOTH LIFTGATE HINGES.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED.NO WARNING, SHAKING OR DECREASE IN SPEED. IT JUST STOPPED I TRIED RESTARTING BUT IT WOULDNT START UNTIL 10MINS LATER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO PROBLEMS OR LIGHTS ON THE DASH BUT AFTER I LEFT (THEY COULDN'T SEE THE CAR UNTIL 4 DAYS LATER) LEAVING THE LOT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO STALL OFF AND ON FOR THE 5 MILE TRIP SO I WOULD PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHEN I WOULD COME TO A LIGHT AND COAST TO A STOP, THEN RESTART. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT. ALSO THE RPM 'S ON THE DASH WOULD GO UP TO 4-5 BUT MY ENGINE SPEED WOULD BE 40 MPH THIS SCARED ME SO BAD, I PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT AT THE DEARLERSHIP WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC BUT KNOW CODES CAME UP. THEY DID FIX THE THROTTLE

LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROX. 35MPH. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO JUST TO GET IT BACK HOME. I COULDN'T EVEN TURN IT TO GET INTO MY GARAGE! I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR VEHICLE YEARS 2008-2011. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED ON MAY 26 2011. MY PROBLEM IS: I'M HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND WHO'S TO SAY THAT THESE PARTS WEREN'T MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME THE DEFECTIVE ONES WERE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,425.