2013 Ford Escape complaints

WHEN I COME TO A STOP THEN PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO ABOUT 4000 RPM'S BUT I DON'T GO ANY FASTER. THE CAR WILL THEN STALL FOR A BIT. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY AND GO IT WILL HESITATE AND THEN FINALLY KICK IN AND I CAN CONTINUE ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED DRIVING AROUND IN THE CITY AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS TO ONLY DO THIS WHEN I AM GOING SLOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN I HAVE TO STOP AND GO.

COOLANT LIGHT AND HOT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY OF COOLANT. FILLED IT UP AND WITHIN 4 MILES, TOTALLY EMPTY. HAD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. TOLD THE WATER PUMP SHAFT LITERALLY CRACKED. NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS. REPORTED TO FORD SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THIS IS BOGUS. CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 55,000 MILES. NEVER HAD ISSUE WITH COOLANT UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO. NO WARNING WHATS SO EVER AND WENT FROM FULL COOLANT TO EMPTY WITHIN A 3 MILE RADIUS. AM I SUPPOSED TO CARRY AROUND COOOLANT WITH ME. DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR, LIGHTS CAME ON, IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. ADDED COOLANT CAR RAN NORMAL, THEN LOST ALL COOLANT AGAIN. PLUS IN ADDITION, NO ONE CAN WORK ON THIS AS "SPECIAL TOOLS ARE REQUIRED" HOW CONVENIENT FOR FORD. MORE BUSINESS FOR THEM AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS

I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN 2015 WITH A TRADE-IN OF MY 2006 DODGE STRATUS. APPROXIMATELY, A YEAR IN I HAD TO PURCHASE A BATTERY FOR THE VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAD 38, 000 MILES. IN 2017 I HAD TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE FOR THINGS OUTSIDE OF BASIC WARE AND TEAR. IN JUNE I HAD TO PAY $500.00 ON CANSTER PURGE VALVE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. ALSO, MY WINDOW CABLE BROKE TWO DAYS AFTER I PAID $500 TO GET THE ENGINE FIXED. CURRENTLY MY WINDOW REMAINS TAPED UP WITH USE AND IT COST IS $206 PLUS LABOR. AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 MY ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I PAID $542 INCLUDING LABOR. APPROXIMATELY 6 DAYS LATER (SEPTEMBER 30) MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON ROUTE 51 AND LEBANON CHURCH RD BY SHUTTING OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH WITH MY MOTHER WHO IS AN ARMY VETERAN WITH DEMENTIA. THE VEHICLE HAD THICK SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CONTINUE TO 45 MINUTES. WHILE BEING STRANDED I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOME BECAUSE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER DIDN'T KNOW WHERE MONROEVILLE WAS LOCATED AND HIS TRUCK HAD ISSUES SHUTTING OFF TOO. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE WITH MAJOR ENGINE ISSUES THAT ARE "ALL" NOT BEING FIXED BY THE DEALER OR COMPANY. AS OF AUGUST 2018 THE VEHICLE IS ON RECALL FOR REPLACING THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING ON THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO "ROLL AWAY" CONCERNS. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND REFUNDS NEED TO BE ISSUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND STATED THAT THE CYLINDER MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V583000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,667.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT INTO REVERSE AFTER PUSHING THE REVERSE SELECTOR BUTTON. THE FAILURE WAS ALSO PRESENT WHEN SELECTING THE DRIVE GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND; HOWEVER, THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (DOAN FORD, 66870 BELMONT MORRISTOWN RD., BELMONT, OH) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,500.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH WARNING TO PULL OVER ENGINE OVERHEATING. COOLANT IS FULL.

HOSE CLAMP RUBBED HOLE IN AC LINE WAS REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP AND IS DOING IT AGAIN. CAR IS LEAKING COOLANT AFTER BEING TESTED AT DEALERSHIP CAR KEEPS LEAKING COOLANT HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING COOLANT IN CAR EVERY OTHER DAY NO LEAK IS BEING SEEM RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THEN THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND SAID LOW COOLANT THEN THE CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OR THE ROAD 4 DAYS AFTER GETTING CAR TESTED AND COOLANT ADDED TO THE CAR. ONE OF THE HOSE CLAMS RUBBED A HOLE IN THIS AC LINE THAN I STARTED HAVING COOLANT PROBLEMS REPLACED AC LINE AT DEALERSHIP FOR IT TO BE RUBBING HOLE IN LINE AGAIN. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP AGAIN.

THE ENGINE STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS DONE THIS OFF AND ON FOR 2 OUT OF THE 3 YEARS IVE HAD IT. ALSO, MYSTERIOUSLY RUNS LOW ON COOLANT AND IVE BEEN GETTING WARNING SIGNALS TELLING ME ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH, EVEN IF I JUST START THE CAR! *DT

THE CAR OVERHEATS WITHOUT WARNING. THE HOT ENGINE WARNING GOES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER MAKING IT UNABLE TO MOVE. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND ANOTHER TIME WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AFTER SHOPPING. I BELIEVE I WAS DRIVING THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.

CAR STARTED AND I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHERE IT THEN STOPPED. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP, AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. I DROVE TO GET MY OIL CHANGED WHERE THEY ALSO FILLED UP ALL MY FLUIDS. THE NEXT DAY MY CAR SHUDDERED WHEN IT STARTED BUT STILL WAS ABLE TO RUN. 2 DAYS LATER MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE LOW LEVEL COOLANT INDICATOR CAME ON. 30 MINS LATER MY CAR WAS ABLE TO START BUT MY COOLANT LEVEL IS LOW.

VEHICLE COOLANT WARNING INDICATES COOLANT LOW. WATER PUMP REPLACED IN 2016 RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. ISSUE PERSISTED IN LATE 2017/EARLY 2018 WHERE WARNING FREQUENTLY INDICATES COOLANT LOW, SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR SERVICED AND NO LEAKS OR ISSUES WITH ENGINE WERE IDENTIFIED. SEPTEMBER 2018 COOLANT WARNING CAME ON AND COOLANT WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING, THREE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, COOLANT WARNING SIGNALED AND ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING SIGNALED IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. CAR BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AS THE CAR WAS PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. CARY CROSSROADS FORD SERVICE IDENTIFIED INTERNAL LEAK WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE ENGINE POSSIBLY DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD OR BLOCK. ISSUE REQUIRES A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED TO HIGH AND A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED REGARDING THE ENGINE BEING TOO HOT. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE COOLANT CAP IN ORDER FOR THE GAUGE TO RETURN TO NORMAL AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TO CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AFTER THE FAILURES, THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. COGGIN DELAND FORD-LINCOLN (2655 NORTH VOLUSIA AVENUE, ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA 32763, (386) 490-4325) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REPLACED THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBERS: CAS-AS15834530 AND CAS-1576. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE KEPT DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,109.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH CONNECTOR FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHILE STATIONARY, AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN PLACE EVEN AFTER THE CHILD LOCK MECHANISM WAS ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS TO PREVENT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FROM OPENING. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,898.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE YOU ARE USUALLY PULLING INTO TRAFFIC IN THOSE MOMENTS. I HAVE BEEN CROSSING BUSY ROADS MANY TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLS OUT. IT IS HARD TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, AND IT DOESN'T TURN ON A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, LEAVING ME DRIVING A DEATH TRAP. IT FINALLY HAPPENED ENOUGH TIMES IN A ROW YESTERDAY THAT IT TURNED ON A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, FORD IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE PART NOW. I WAS STANDING NEXT TO SOMEONE AT FORD WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL.

PARKED THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A TREE DAMAGING THE LIFTGATE, REAR BUMPER AND EXHAUST COMPONENTS. THE FORD RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE COVERED FORD ESCAPE 2013 MODELS MANUFACTURED IN THEIR LOUISVILLE, KY PLANT BETWEEN MAY 2013 AND SEPTEMBER 2013. MY FORD ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN APRIL 2013. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT CHANGED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY THAT WOULD EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THE RECALL.

ENTERING THE HIGHWAY I SPEED UP TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. I GET TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND LOOSE ACCELERATION POWER. WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT HAVING NO ACCELERATION A STRONG THUD HAPPENED. SEEMED LIKE THE GEARS FINALLY CAUGHT...BUT STILL NO ACCELERATION AND THEN THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO ALMOST 8000 RPM...AND STILL NO ACCELERATION. I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED IT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES (ONE TIME IT ALSO STALLED COMPLETELY). EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE DEALER CAN TELL ME. IT SEEMS TO "REMEDY" ITSELF AFTER EACH PAID SCAN. THE VEHICLE SCAN DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING. I'M VERY TIRED OF PAYING FOR SCANS THAT SHOW NOTHING. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY OWN CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. EL CAJON FORD (1595 EAST MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA 92021) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL IN MY CAR DURING AND AFTER OPERATING. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE FUEL LINE FROM THE RAIL INTO PULSATOR/DAMPER IS LEAKING. HE SAID THE CABLE NEXT TO THE FUEL LINE HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST IT AND CAUSED THE LEAK. THERE IS A CURRENT NHTSA RECALL 13V584000 FOR MY EXACT CAR MAKE, MODEL, PRODUCTION DATE AND ENGINE STYLE BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED AS AN AFFECTED VEHICLE, YET IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS AS A RECALL BECAUSE OF THIS. THE MECHANIC STATED WHAT HE OBSERVED IS EXACTLY IN LINE WITH THE RECALL.

DISPLAY WILL READ ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW AND THEN THE CAR WILL SEEM LIKE IT RESTARTS, IT WILL NEXT READ TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK, THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING 75 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS RECALLED, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE.

COOLANT ISSUES; CONSTANTLY HAVE TO ADD COOLANT; AT ONE POINT CAR OVERHEATED AND WENT INTO SHUT DOWN MODE; DEALER REPLACED ENGINE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS; POER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES; REPLACED RACKET AND PIONION; PROBLEM STILL EXISTS;

2013 FORD ESCAPE, STALLING, LOOSING POWER DASH LIGHTING UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SERVICE DEPT CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE "ADD COOLANT TO SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HANSEL FORD (3075 CORBY AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK AT THE HEATER HOSE AND HEATER CORE, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRED COOLANT TO BE ADDED EVER SINCE 2014, WHICH WAS CURRENTLY A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED CASE NUMBER: CAS-15524590. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,187.

ON 8/29/2018 I FELT LIKE MY WAS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. ON 8/30/18 MY ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. BOTH TIMES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AFTER MY ENGINE LOST POWER ON 8/30/18, AND I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR PLACE. I'M LUCKY THAT IT DID START BACK UP BECAUSE I WAS NOT IN A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE IT. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND BEGAN HONKING SO THAT CARS BEHIND ME WOULD TAKE NOTICE AND AVOID CRASHING INTO ME. I AM ALSO LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT DIE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY! THE REPAIR PLACE TOLD ME THAT THEY TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND IT DIED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE TECHNICIAN WAS DRIVING IT.

EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000. FORD KEEPS LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM BUT SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN LIVE TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING. THE MAP SENSOR FINALLY THREW A CODE P0106 AND AFTER REPLACEMENT IT RAN FINE FOR A DAY AND STALLED AGAIN WHICH POINTS TO THE HARNESS. THE INCIDENTS WHERE IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHERE WHEN I WAS ON I75 AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN, I PRESSED THE BREAKS AND MY CAR LOST COMPLETE ENGINE POWER WHICH WAS VERY SCARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR, WHICH LEFT THE CONTACT STRANDED FOR HOURS. A LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED BY MCGRATH FORD (4001 1ST AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402, (319) 366-4000, 319-364-0181) AS OF AUGUST 27, 2018. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

131,000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND AS OF 7/15/2018 TRANSMISSION IS GONE THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THE 1.6 LITER ENGINE I HAD TAKEN IT IN WHEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AND FORD DEALER SHIP STARTED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT UNTIL WARRANTY WAS UP AND TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY OUT NOW I'M STUCK WITH A LOAN AND A VEHICLE I CANNOT DRIVE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THEY CHANGED THE MOTOR AND TRANNY 3 TIMES IN 2013 VERY DISSATISFIED SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS

POP-UP MESSAGES ON CONSOLE: "TRANSMISSION FAULT. SERVICE NOW. REDUCING POWER TO REDUCE ENGINE TEMPERATURE." ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOT A PERCEPTIBLE DIFFERENCE IN DRIVING, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. RESULTS FROM DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR: "IT APPEARS THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS SLIPPING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANS OVER TEMP LIGHT IS COMING ON AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERTER SLIPPING, SO ULTIMATELY IT WILL NEED THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. I KNOW YOU ARE JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR IS QUITE UNEXPECTED AND COSTLY. FORD HAS REPLIED BACK AND STATED THEY WILL ASSIST $1,569.12, WHICH WOULD LEAVE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR $1,000.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR."

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE SENSORS (ABS) WENT OUT WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, AFTER ONLY 58,000 MILES.

MY AIR CONDITIONING TURNS FROM COLD & THEN INSTANTLY TO WARM. THE BLOWER IS STILL ON BUT NOT AS STRONG WHEN IT TURNS WARM. IF ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE AIR COMES ON COLD. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR FOR IT HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, IN TOWN DRIVING SPEEDS AND ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY/FREEWAY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE FASTEST I GO IS 80 ON THE HIGHWAY. I DRIVE 110 MILES FROM LAS VEGAS TO MESQUITE, NV EACH WEEK AND HAVE TO STOP AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE OFF & TURN IT RIGHT BACK SO THE COLD COMES BACK ON. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR I LIVE IN THE DESERT AND DRIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, NV 110 MILES ACROSS THE DESERT EACH WEEK. I DID TAKE IT INTO FORD AND THEY CHARGED ME $240.00 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE THE AC BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE & FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY STILL CHARGED ME. SYSTEM PRESSURE AT 30/160. ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO USED TO WORK FOR FORD TOLD ME FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME SITUATION. I AM AFRAID EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS 100 + DEGREES OUT. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED STARTING IN MAY WHEN IT TURNED WARM HERE IN THE LAS VEGAS AREA AND I STARTING USING THE AIR CONDITIONER.

I BOUGHT THE CAR 09/03/13. ON 05/26/16, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK & ON A PARKWAY AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO 45 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED TO APPROXIMATELY 6500 RPMS WITHOUT ENGAGING THE GEAR, THEN SHIFTED. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, I STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A THREE-LANE ROAD (40 MPH SPEED LIMIT). WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT DID NOT ENGAGE; I SLID BACKWARD. I BRAKED TO STOP FROM HITTING THE CAR BEHIND, LET THEM PASS, THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR, AS I SMELLED BURNING. I TURNED THE CAR ON & PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT ENGAGED IN FIRST GEAR & WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THERE WAS A LEAK FOUND TO BE DUE TO TSB 3B16-0043. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, AND REBUILT DUE TO HIGH AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS. EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CAR WOULD STILL SHUDDER INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE & WENT TO ACCELERATE. ON 02/12/18, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AT APPROX. 25 MPH IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC. I PUSHED THE GAS, THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T RESPOND; THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. I WAS STILL IN MOTION, SLOWED DOWN, THEN PUSHED THE GAS AGAIN & IT SHUDDERED THEN SHIFTED. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY & PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I TESTED IT BY TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD; THE CAR SLID BACKWARDS. I DIDN'T PUSH THE PEDAL ENOUGH TO ENGAGE FIRST GEAR AS I DIDN'T WANT TO CAUSE DAMAGE. I WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A TEAR

1. MIS-FIRING CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO ROCK, SEEN MAINLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS IN GEAR WITH THE BREAK ENGAGED AT A STOP SIGNAL. 2. SUDDEN OVER-REVVING SEEN ON THE TACHOMETER. 3. THE OVER-REVVING USUALLY PRECEDES THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE SPIKING INTO THE CRITICAL AREA. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN ON INCLINES. PULLING OVER, SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE ALLOWING IT TO COOL DOWN FOR 10-15 MINUTES, THEN EVERYTHING IS FINE. I HAVE LEARNED TO WATCH FOR THE OVER-REVVING, THEN APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP THE OVER-REVVING. THEN HAS ALLOWED ME TO KEEP THE OVER-HEATING IN CHECK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS FRACTURED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, ONLY TO RESTART AGAIN AND SEEM FINE. RECENTLY IT STALLED AND WOULD NOT START UP.

ON WED AUGUST 22ND, 2018, I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS. I LEFT A STORE, ENTERED MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM, AND BEGAN TO SLOWLY BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE SPACE, I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO D AND BEGAN TO TRY TO DRIVE FORWARD, BUT MY VEHICLE INSTEAD CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH STOPPED IT FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS, AND PUT THE SHIFTER INTO P. THOUGH MY VEHICLE SHOWED THAT IT WAS IN PARK, IT CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO REVERSE MY CAR DOWN THE PARKING LOT AND BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE END OF THE LOT. ALL THE WHILE, MY 2013 ESCAPE SHOWED THAT IT WAS IN PARK. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF, BUT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ENSURE THAT IT WOULD NOT CONTINUE ROLLING BACKWARDS. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON A MINUTE LATER, I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. IT BECAME LOCKED, AND I COULDN'T TURN THE ENGINE ON, SHIFT, OR DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TURN PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON TO TURN ON/OFF THE RADIO/AC/LIGHTS/ELECTRICAL, ETC. (DURING THIS WHOLE TIME, THERE WAS NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHTS LIT OR ANY INDICATION AT ALL THAT A PROBLEM WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR OR CURRENTLY OCCURING.) I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY/CABLE THAT BROKE, WHICH IS THE EXACT ISSUE IN THE RECALL FORD ISSUED ON OVER 500,000 2013 FORD ESCAPES IN JULY 2018. HOWEVER, DESPITE MY VEHICLE HAVING THE EXACT MECHANICAL FAILURE AS DESCRIB

A FEW MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY CAR IT BEGAN TO HAVE COOLING ISSUES. MY CAR IS CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATING AND NEEDING COOLANT. AS I AM DRIVING THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT/ DISPLAY WILL COME ON AND THEN MY CAR WILL SLOW DOWN THEN STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS THE CITY STREETS. I ADD COOLANT TO MY CAR AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK AND THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WHEN I AM PARKED MY CAR IS FINE BUT AS I AM DRIVING IT GETS REALLY DANGEROUS. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE PERSON BEHIND ME WOULD HAVE TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS OR SWERVE TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF ME. IT IS A TRUE MIRACLE I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND SHE IS TERRIFIED TO BE IN MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THERE IS AN OVERALL PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM. I HAVE TALKED TO VARIOUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND WE ALL EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE REVERSING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SAN TAN FORD (1429 E MOTORPLEX LOOP, GILBERT, AZ 85297, (480) 821-3200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE, WHEN SETTING IN TRAFFIC SOME TIME THE CAR IT JUMP FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT FEEL LIKE SOME BODY HIT YOU FROM THE BACK. LAST WEEK I FELT A STRONGER JUMP WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR DID NOT MOVE BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS LIGHT IT CLICK AND MOVED. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE LAST RECALL

PURCHASED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE TURBO FROM WICKENBURG JONES FORD IN WICKENBURG AZ. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME. UNFORTUNATELY THE FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT (WISH IT HADN'T B/C THEN MY INSURANCE WOULD HAVE TOTALED IT). BUT IT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE BEFORE IT WENT OUT. OIL LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD OR VALVE COVER GASKET DUE TO OVERHEATING AND ENGINE OIL IGNITED ON THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM STARTING THE FIRE. THIS ALL OCCURRED ON THE SIDE OF US 60 AS MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER AS SOON AS HE REALIZED IT WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE

WHILE I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON HWY 62 NEAR VILAS RD. IN JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, THE LOW BATTERY WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. LUCKILY IT WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND NOT NEAR MY HOME IN THE MOUNTAINS WHICH IS ABOUT 25 MILES OF CURVY ROADS. I HAD JUST PURCHASED AND DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE NIGHT BEFORE. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, NOT WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS INFORMED THIS CAR IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME MODELS AND YEAR RANGE HAVE THIS EXACT SAFETY HAZARD & FAULT. MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE MECHANIC, THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHOSE, AND THEY SAY IT IS A $2,000.00 REPAIR WITH AN UNDERTERMINED TIME FRAME TO REPAIR IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, KILLED MY WIFE, OR ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE STEERING LOCKING UP LIKE THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAZARETH FORD (4067 JANDY BLVD, NAZARETH, PA 18064, 866-601-7744) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

I HAVE DRIVEN THIS 2013 ESCAPE FOR 2.5 YEARS. WE HAVE 34,838 MILES ON IT. IN THE PAST YEAR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES HAVE ARISEN. 1) HEAT SENSOR HAS GONE BAD, WARNING LIGHTS AND BELLS SIGNALING A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AS THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. CAR WILL NOT START. REPLACED TWICE IN 8 MONTHS. 2) LEFT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE - LATCH ISSUE AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 16V643. 3) IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THE CAR WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NOT OVERHEATING. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS SHOW NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, RESIDENTIAL DRIVING WITH FREQUENT STOP SIGNS, PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, IN PARKING LOTS, A SHORT TRIP USUALLY DOES NOT PRODUCE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IF WE ARE RUNNING ERRANDS AND MAKE MORE THAN ONE (1) STOP, WE WILL DEFINATELY EXPERIENCE THE STALL DURING THE DRIVE HOME. CAR WILL COAST TO A STOP, NO INDICATION FROM GAUGES OF ANY ENGINE ISSUES. CAR HESITANTLY RESTARTS. WE PROCEED WITH EXTREME CAUTION, AS WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL AGAIN, AND IN WHAT TRAFFIC SITUATION. IT IS AT THE DEALER TO HAVE 3 RECALLS ADDRESSED, AND THEY WILL 'DETERMINE' IF THEY CAN IDENTIFY THE REASON FOR THE STALL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO DID NOT GET TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL A FEW HOURS AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF. OF COURSE, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING PRODUCED NO RESULTS AND THE MECHANIC DROVE THE CAR ONCE, FOR TEN MINUTES - STALL DID NOT OCCUR. NOTED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECORD WITH NHTSA 40 TIMES, AND A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IN RE

THE VEHICLE IS A 2013 WITH LESS THAN 48K MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP ON A HILL AND WITH A HESITATION THEN A SLIGHT JERK WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. THAT HAPPENED OFF AND ON ONE DAY THEN CLEARED UP FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN IT WOULD ALSO HAVE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION LIKE IT HAD A SHIFTED INTO A GEAR THAT WAS TOO HIGH, OR WOULD WIND UP LIKE IT HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AGAIN, IT WAS INTERMITTENT LIKE IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE OR BAD CIRCUIT. THEN IT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY MAKING A KIND OF A GRINDING NOISE AND SHORTLY AFTER THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS TOAST.

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT SHUT FLUSH TO THE DOOR FRAME. I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN I WAS WASHING MY CAR. BELOW YOU ASKED WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? NOTHING HAPPENED THIS IS JUST THE WAY THE IS. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE WINDOW WAS NOT SHUTTING COMPLETELY BECAUSE WHEN YOU SIT IN THE PASSENGER YOU CAN HEAR A WHISTLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DOOR. MAYBE IT DIDN'T WORK?

VEHICLE STARTED TO CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO PREVIOUSLY SERVICED RECALL THAT WASN'T DONE CORRECTLY . DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR STARTED MAKING CRAZY NOISE AND SMOKING BAD . THERE WAS COOLANT IN IT AND IT WAS NOT LEAKING. VEHICLE STARTS ALERTING ' PULL OVER SAFELY CAR OVERHEATING ' DURING ROUTINE DRIVES EVEN WHEN COOLANT IS FULL . THIS TIME IT WAS PRACTICALLY ON FIRE . CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AND FORD WILL NOT HELP US . THEY SAY BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED THEY AREN'T UNABLE TO ASSIST ANY FURTHER . NOW WE ARE OUT OF A VEHICLE AND FORD IS REFUSING ANY RESPONSIBILITY .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, BUT REMAINED IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN PARK. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO READJUSTED THE BUSHING CABLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LINDSAY FORD AT 888-457-7005 (LOCATED AT 11250 VEIRS MILL RD, WHEATON, MD 20902) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TWO DAYS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE HESITATES, STUMBLES, OR LOSES POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BE ILLUMINATED. HAVE REPLACED ECOBOOST SENSOR AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR.

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS. PLUS A CYLINDER STOPPED FIRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. PART OF THE SPARK PLUG BROKE LEADING TO THE HEADER NEEDING TO BE REMOVED NOW.

IN MAY 2018 I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE, PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ONCE THE VEHICLE CORRECTED TO PULL AWAY I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE HOWEVER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS READING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. DUE TO READING I WAS IN PARK I BELIEVED IT SAFE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART IT HOWEVER IT WAS NOT IN CORRECT GEAR AND WOULD NOT START. I BELIEVING THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND QUICKLY REALIZED I DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL ANY LONGER, AND TO PREVENT AN ALMOST ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING DOWN A STEEP HILL IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TN AND AS I ONE THIS WAS DONE, I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER CAR AND MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS WHEN IT WAS AT THE MECHANICS THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED THE SHIFT CABLE BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I SAW IN LATE JUNE 18 OR EARLY JULY 18 THAT THEIR WAS NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THIS SAME EXACT THING THAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THAT.