2013 Ford Escape complaints

LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT PART NUMBER CV6Z18472S NO PART AVAILABLE UNITED STATES AND CANADA WITH 100 ON BACKORDER

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS THEN CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY COOLANT BYPASS VALVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON IF I ACCELERATED AT A NORMAL SPEED, I DIDN'T FLOOR IT BUT MY CAR WOULD SHIFT HARD. I HAD TO ACCELERATE EXTREMELY SLOWLY AND IT WOULD SHIFT OK. BUT AFTER THAT HAPPENED OFF AND ON FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, NOW IT SPORADICALLY SHIFTS HARD. I HAVEN'T NOTICED A PATTERN TO IT. I AM WAITING ON HE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PARTS IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE CONSTANTLY HAD TO BE ADDED TO THE COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR. INITIALLY, COOLANT WAS ADDED ONCE EVERY MONTH, BUT PROGRESSED TO ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF A COOLANT LEAK ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE OR ANY ODOR OF BURNING COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE. RAY SKILLMAN HOOSIER FORD (333 ROBERT CURRY DR, MARTINSVILLE, IN 46151, (765) 342-3673) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE ----- CONTACT TRIED TO FILE A COMPLAINT ONLINE AND COMPLAINT WOULD NOT GO THROUGH---- VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT AND FORD STATED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE --- VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF REPAIR SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A COOLANT LEAK THAT DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND- 76000 MILES ON VEHICLE . 0 RECALLS ON VEHICLE

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY SHUTTING DOWN READING "HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE STOP SAFELY", THIS HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. THE UPPER HEATER HOSE WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/27/17 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, TODAY WHEN I WAS GOING 40 MPH I HAD THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS TIME SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE AND COOLANT WAS OBVIOUSLY LEAKING OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FEARING THAT THE CAR WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. THIS CAR HAS HAD 14 RECALLS, 3 OF WHICH ARE RELATED TO ENGINE/COOLANT PROBLEMS BUT FORD HAS EXPLAINED THAT THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR KEEPS DOING THIS.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE SE ----- DECEMBER 2017 -- ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP ON DASH STATING PULL OVER UNSAFE ENGINE TEMPERATURE ---- CONTACT WENT ONLINE AND SAW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2013 ESCAPE ---- CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK VEHICLE IN TO REPLACE WATER PUMP DUE TO BEING UNDER WARRANTY . DEALERSHIP STATED ENGINE AND HOSES ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS 38000 MILES ON IT---- CONTACT WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL---- FORD MANUFACTURER WAS RECALLED ....

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SEPTEMBER 19, 2017. IT WAS A USED VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 65K MILES. ON JANUARY 5, 2018, I RECEIVED A LOW COOLANT WARNING. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND NOTICED SUBSTANTIAL COOLANT DEPLETED. THE RESERVOIR WAS REPLENISHED WITH COOLANT. ON JANUARY 11, 2018, UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A STRONG COOLANT ODOR. UPON CHECKING THE RESERVOIR, THE LEVEL WAS OK! I BECAME AWARE ON JANUARY 6, 2018, THAT THERE IS AN UPCOMING FORD RECALL REGARDING COOLANT ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACTS WIFE OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IDLED, STALLED, AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE MYERS FORD (713-766-3600, 16634 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77040) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

IN THE SUMMER WHEN I RUN THE A/C WE SMELL BURNING SMELL AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM TOLD ME TO JUST LET IT CATCH FIRE AND THEN THEY WILL LOOK AT IT, AND NOW THAT I'M RUNNING THE HEATER IT STARTS LEAKING OIL. IT SMELLS LIKE OIL IN MY GARAGE NOW. SOMETIMES WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL IT DOESN'T GO. FRIDAY MY ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON BUT I WANT A GOOD LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

COOLANT LOSS, ENGINE OVERHEATING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN-CONSTANTLY REPLACING ENGINE COOLANT-A FEW OUNCES- DEPENDING ON MILES DRIVEN, TEMP. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY, BUT MY VEHICLE, IS ONLY 1 MONTH OFF RECALLS COVERED FOR EXACT SAME ISSUES? COOLANT LOSS IS NEVER FOUND? FORD FORCED CUSTOMER TO ENDURE DIAGNOSTIC FEES ON ALL 1.6L ENGINES, WHEN UPON REVIEW & JUST A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, THERE ARE OODLES OF CUSTOMERS THAT SUFFER, SOME WHO HAVE EVEN STARTED FIRE & FORD REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. UPON TAKING MY VEHICLE, OF COURSE ALL THE REMEDIES TO FIX ARE THE EXACT SAME AS THE ONES FOR THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6L ON THE NHTSA RECALL INFO PAGE I REVIEWED FOR THE4X4 MANUFACTURED BEFORE 9/2012, I'M MANUFACTURED 10/2012? COINCIDENCE? WHY MUST CONSUMERS BARE THE BRUNT OF THESE COSTLY REPAIRS & FORD IGNORE THESE ISSUES? THIS HAPPENS DRIVING ALL THE TIME, STREET OR HIGHWAY, VARIABLE SPEEDS & MOSTLY UNDER COLDER WEATHER CONDITIONS. FORD CHARGED ME $112 PRESSURE TESTED & DIAGNOSED NEW DEGAS BOTTLE, STAND PIPE & FUEL REGULATOR, SAME AS EXISTING RECALL FOR SAME YEAR, JUST NOT MY MONTH OF MANUFACTURE? DEALER TO CHARGE MY +$1100 CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO HELP, THEY REFERENCE AN OLD OVERHEAT RECALL NOT EVEN RELATED TO COOLANT THAT SHOULD HAVE REMEDIED MY PROBLEM FROM 2015? NONE OF THE COOLANT ISSUES HAVE EVER BEEN ADDRESSED ON MY VEHICLE, PLS. ADVISE. THANK YOU!

I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A MOVIE THEATER. PARKED THE CAR AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR. A WARNING LIGHT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STEERING PROBLEM. I PUT THE CAR IN MOTION AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MY HOME, APPROX. 3 MILES, CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD GARAGE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED MOST OF THE REPAIR COSTS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IF MY WIFE OR I HAD BEEN TRAVELING THE ROADS AT A NORMAL SPEED, NEITHER OF US, WHO ARE IN OUR 80'S COULD HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SAFE STOP. THERE WAS NO PRE-WARNING OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND THE FORD MANUAL DOSEN'T MENTION ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS.

THE BACK WINDOW HAS NOW SHATTERED TWICE ON OUR VEHICLE AND WE HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT THERE IS APPARENTLY NO KNOWN PROBLEM.

LOSES COOLANT ON A REGULAR BASIS. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY FOUND A LEAK ONCE BUT EVER SINCE THEN THEY "CAN'T FIND ANY LEAKS". MY VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T HELP ME ANYMORE BUT IT'S STILL AN ISSUE AND WAS BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, SO IN MY OPINION IT SHOULD STILL BE COVERED. IT'S BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNSPECIFIED WARNING INDICATOR THAT KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, AND THE CODE WAS CLEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED MONTHS LATER ABOUT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATED. THE DEALER (FORD OF LONDONDERRY, 33 NASHUA RD #1, LONDONDERRY, NH 03053, (603) 434-4141) DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE PREMATURE HOLES IN THREE HOSES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED, BUT THERE WERE 24 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED, THE STEERING FAILED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. ALSO, THE POWER ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (CHRISTIAN BROTHERS FORD, 1375 HIGHWAY 2 TRUCK BYP, CROOKSTON, MN 56716) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,222.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED PENNINGTON FORD POLARIS (807 S VAN BUREN ST, NEWTON, IL 62448) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V4310000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL HAS BEEN STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL BUT THE SYMPTOMS ATE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN 2.0 LITER RECALL. THIS EVENT HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE DAYS SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER STARTING AND MERGING/TURNING FROM A STOP/INTERSECTION. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALER BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. SEEMS LIKE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING.

ENGINE IS SUDDENLY SAYING HIGH TEMP ENGINE STOP SLOWLY THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WIL COME ON AND LOW COOLANT FLUID. BEEN DOING IT ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR. TAKEIT TO FORD DEALER AND IT WILL NOT DO IT FOR THEM. FLUID IS FULL.

PARK TO REVERSE: VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SELF ENGAGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. MECHANICAL DEFECT, AS A RESULT, THE SHIFT CONTROL LEVER COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING. ON WED. 12/20/17 AT 3:10 P.M. ' I WAS LEAVING WORK I ENTERED MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE & STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. NOTICED MY FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS WERE COVERED WITH SNOW. ENGAGED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON FRONT WINDOW, & REALIZED THAT THE SNOW WAS ACTUALLY FROZEN ICE THAT NEEDED TO BE SCRAPED. VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION, LET UP ON THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. SCRAPER IN HAND, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO SCRAPE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK POSITION/MOTIONLESS. THE VEHICLE WAS MOTIONLESS FROM THE TIME I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO THE TIME I MOVED TO SIDE OF CAR ON DRIVER SIDE, TO SCRAPE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WITH SCRAPER. I STARTED TO SCRAPE MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. AFTER 3-4 SCRAPES ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTING TO MOVE IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION WHICH WAS AWAY FROM WHERE I WAS STANDING. I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR & GET INTO VEHICLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE, HOWEVER, THE DOOR MOMENTUM KNOCKED ME TO THE GROUND & I WAS DRAGGED BY THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION. I WAS LOOKING AT THE FRONT WHEEL AS I WAS BEING DRAGGED UNTIL THE CAR TURNED ENOUGH TO RELEASE ME FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN ITS BACK BUMPER HIT THE VEHICLE FRONT BUMPER BEHIND IT. TH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE "VEHICLE OVERHEATING" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD NASHVILLE DEALER LOCATED AT 101 ANDERSON LN, MADISON, TN, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

I HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE, VIN IS [XXX], I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IN EARLY NOVEMBER I HAD AN INCIDENT THAT SAID MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND TO "PULL OVER NOW" I THOUGHT THAT WAS STRANGE AS I HAD ONLY STARTED DRIVING A MINUTE BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED MY CAR, ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT A PROBLEM, I TOOK IT TO A PLACE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT THEY NEVER FOUND A PROBLEM. HOWEVER ON NOVEMBER 20TH I HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE HAPPEN AFTER ONLY DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO IF THEY DIDN'T SEE THE ISSUE THEMSELVES. I AGAIN TOOK IT TO MY CAR MECHANIC AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHANGED AS PER A RECOMMENDATION FROM A FRIEND HE HAD THAT WORKS FOR FORD. I JUST GOT MY CAR BACK A FEW DAYS AGO AND TODAY I HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I DID TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY HOWEVER I AM COMPLETELY APPALLED THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE. MY CAR IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD OVER 14 RECALLS.. ALL OF WHICH I HAVE GOTTEN FIXED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2013 FORD ESCAPES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE 3RD CYLINDER. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVES IT TO BE A BAD ENGINE. THEY WANT TO INSTALL A NEW ENGINE. THIS CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH JUST OVER 71,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE CONTACTED FORD FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY WILL GIVE NONE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THERE HAS BEEN A COOLANT LEAK. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I HAD MY PERSONAL MECHANIC CHECK THE CAR BECAUSE OF A COOLANT LEAK, AND FOUND FAULTY HEATER HOSES.

VEHICLE LEAKING COOLANT ON TO EXHAUST SYSTEM AND TURBOCHARGER MALFUNCTION CAUSING A OVER BOOST.

THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY SPUTTERS, AND THEN DIES WHILE IN DRIVING MODE - NORMALLY PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WE HAVE BEEN ALMOST HIT NUMEROUS TIMES. IN AN HOUR TIME SPAN, YESTERDAY, IT HAPPENED 10 TIMES, TODAY IN A 15 MINUTE TIMESPAN, 3 TIMES. AM AN UBER DRIVER AND CANNOT PUT THEIR LIVES IN JEOPARDY - GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL SITUATIONS - WHETHER IDLING IN LINE TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT, OR WHILE DRIVING. HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT STARTS TO SPUTTER, AND THEN JUST SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES YOU CAN PLACE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART, BUT OTHER TIMES, YOU MUST COAST TO SIDE OF STREET, PLACE IN PARK, AND THEN TRY TO RESTART. THERE ARE 100S OF INCIDENCES ON THE INTERNET SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS. GOING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS NOT THE ANSWER - THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT "DUPLICATE" THE ISSUE AND THEREFOR DO NOT KNOW HOW TO "FIX" IT. IN THE MEANTIME, THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, AND A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER - ON THE 18TH - 10 TIMES IN A 3 HOUR TIMESPAN - TODAY, THE 19TH - 3 TIMES IN A 15 MINUTE TIMESPAN. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY ISSUE AND GETTING WORK. THIS IS PREVENTING USING THIS VEHICLE AS AN UBER DRIVER, AND SERIOUSLY IMPACTING OUR INCOME. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THERE IS A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN - TSB-13-12-12; NHTSA-10054363; DTC PO106, PO236.

MY STEERING FROZE UP ON MY VEHICLE IT WILL NOT TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. AND MY SHOTS OR MY STRUTS HAVE WORN OUT TOO SOON I THINK ALSO ON THIS VEHICLE BUT I NEED THIS SUSPENSION CHECKED OUT IN THE STEERING CHECKED OUT ON THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (FAIRLANE FORD, 14585 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI 48126 (855) 285-3673), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,860.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOW COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE TEMPERATURE STARTED RUNNING HOT, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (NORRIS FORD, 901 MERRITT BLVD, DUNDALK, MD 21222) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,855. *BF CONSUMER STATED THIS EXACT PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ANOTHER 3 TIMES SINCE THIS INCIDENT. NO VIN AVAILABLE UPDATED 9/4/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED (THANK GOD) I ATTEMPTED TO TURN AND THE STEERING HUNG UP. I COULD FEEL THE FLOOR BOARD UNDER MY FEET MOVE AS I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL. I FORCED IT TO TURN AND THEN STOPPING, I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR ONLY TO FIND A LARGE PIECE OR THE WHOLE PIECE OF THE HEAT SHIELD HAD COME LOOSE AND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE STEERING. I PULLED IT LOOSE, SOME WAS TORN UP, AND PUSHED THE REST OUT OF THE WAY OF THE STEERING. DROVE HOME. WAS INFORMED IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. NEVER DRIVEN HARD.

2.0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 78,000. NEW CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION REQUIRED. VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER WHEN TRAVELING AT 40-60 MPH AND PULLING UP A HILL.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL HAS THE 1.6L V6 ENGINE AND IS SAYING THAT IT IS OVER HEATING AND GIVING ME A P1299 CODE. I HAVE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT IT STILL GIVES ME THIS CODE. I CAN LET THE CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND TURN IT ON AND IT WILL IMMEDIATELY SAY THAT IT IS OVERHEATING. I CAN CLEAR THE CODE OUT OF THE SYSTEM AND DRIVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO A WEEK WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE HAPPEN WITH APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6L ENGINE HAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT ACCORDING TO MY VIN NUMBER MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS RECALL. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL NUMBER 12V551000. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE HESITATING. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE RPMS WILL BOUNCE UP AND DOWN THEN IT WILL TELL ME THERE IS A "TRANSMISSION FAILURE". AFTER IT SENDS THAT WARNING MESSAGE THE VEHICLE WILL RUN FINE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT THAT FORD RECALL IT BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT. AGAIN I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THIS WITH THE 2013 FORD ESCAPES BUT ACCORDING TO MY VIN MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS RECALL. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING RECALL NUMBER 15V813000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT SMELLED ANTI-FREEZE AND FUEL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COVERT FORD LINCOLN (11514 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78758 AT (512) 345-4343), BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE NOVEMBER 12TH 2017. ONE DAY AFTER YORK FORD REPAIRED CAR THAT I PICKED UP ON NOVEMBER 11TH 2017.YORK FORD SAID IT WAS ON WARRANTY ,NEVER MENTIONED A RECALL, CAR KEPT STALLING, YORK HAD IT TWICE FOR REPAIRS, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VERY NEXT DAY. LATER FOUND OUT FORD HAD 139,000 RECALLS ON 2013 ESCAPES FOR FUEL LINES AND POTENTIAL ENGINE FIRES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS AND A VIDEO BECAUSE AFTER I CALLED 911 I HAD MY PHONE OUT. MASS STATE POLICE AND REVERE FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED MAPFRE INSURANCE CO. DECLARED IT A TOTAL LOSS.. DONNA FROM YORK FORD TOLD ME TO FILL THE TANK UP BECAUSE THEY PUT A CLEANER IN THE FUEL.??? PLEASE EMAIL ME SO I CAN SEND YOU THE PHOTOS AND PROVIDE ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION.

MY DRIVER-SEAT SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. IT DOES NOT COME ON ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AT START-UP. IF I UNLATCH MY SEAT BELT WHILE THE DRIVING THE ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BELT LATCHING AT ONE POINT AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LATCH. MY BACKSEAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH AT ALL. THIS IS THE SECOND BELT TO HAVE LATCHING DIFFICULTIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR THE VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAIN BOX FAILED. HOMER SKELTON FORD OF MILLINGTON (9030 US-54, MILLINGTON, TN) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO BE USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLOQUET FORD (701 WASHINGTON AVE, CLOQUET, MN 55720, PHONE: (218) 879-4668) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED TO TURN ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER WAS EMPTY WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, JORDAN FORD, LTD 13010 I-35, SAN ANTONIO TX 78233 WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STRONG EXHAUST ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING HEAD ACHES AND NAUSEA WITH LIGHT HEADEDNESS. DEALERSHIP SAIS THEY DON'T SMELL ANYTHING BUT ME AND MY PASSENGERS DEFINITLY DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PACKEY WEBB FORD (1815 W OGDEN AVENUE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515, (866) 496-6602) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP, WHICH CAUSED A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK. THE COOLANT LEAK CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,014.

I DROVE MY 2013 ESCAPE SE THE EVENING OF 11-27-2017 AND NEEDED TO AVOID A COLLISION BY BRAKING AND DOING A VERY QUICK, SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT. NO PROBLEM WITH FUNCTION AFTER THAT, FINISHED MY ERRAND AND RETURNED HOME, PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AS USUAL. NEXT AFTERNOON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, POSSIBLY NO MANUAL STEERING AT ALL. WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR, IN ANY DIRECTION, ANY MORE THAN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. ONLY ADVICE FROM LOCAL DEALER IS TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. THIS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE WITH NO MONEY AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THIS IS A WIDELY COMMENTED PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. A VERY SIMILAR, IF NOT EXACT, RECALL WAS DONE ON 2011 AND OLDER YEARS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. SINCE THIS IS A HIGH SAFETY ISSUE, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN DONE ON THE 2013? MY FAIL HAPPENED OVERNIGHT, IN THE GARAGE, CAR PARKED AND TURNED OFF, BUT MANY SAY IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECOME A RECALL? I AM WILLING TO HELP, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? MY GRANDKIDS COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR DURING A WHILE-IN-MOTION FAIL, SO GLAD IT WAS PARKED.

THIS VEHICLE HAS PRESENTED NUMEROUS ISSUES & MOST RECENTLY A CONTINUOUS COOLANT LEAK OR LOSS INTO THE ENGINE. DESPITE A WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT (COVERED) AND THAT IS THE SUPPOSED ISSUE BUT THEN, ENGINE LIGHT, SORRY A COOLANT BYPASS VALVE (NOT COVERED BUT SHOULD BE!) ON A 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6; HOW IS THIS NOT PART OF THE 2013 RECALL!?! I'M RESEARCHING OUR STATE LEMON LAWS SO THAT THIS CAN BE RESOLVED SINCE WE'VE HAD MORE LOST WAGES ON GETTING THIS INTO A DEALERSHIP THAN ANY VALUABLE TIME DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I BLAME THE MANUFACTURER PRIMARILY BUT THE TECHS AREN'T OUTSTANDING CONSIDERING THEY CAN'T PUT WIRES BACK INTO A SEMBLANCE OF ORDER. ALSO, HOW TOUGH IS IT TO CHANGE THE TIMING BELT WHEN REPLACING A WATER PUMP? I WOULD HAVE ASKED THEM TO, IF OFFERED, & IT'S COVERED'BUT SINCE THE RESPONSE LATER WAS 'ITS ONLY A LITTLE WORN' (WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!) THEY DECIDED A $30 PART IS WORTH RISKING THE JOB THEY JUST FINISHED'HALFWAY OF COURSE. GUESS WHAT, IT STILL SMELLS LIKE COOLANT. FORD HAS HAD A DOZEN OR MORE RECALLS & WE LITERALLY CAN'T KEEP THIS VEHICLE OUT OF OUR SAVINGS OR ON THE ROAD. I'LL NEVER OWN A FORD AS LONG AS I CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE SOMETHING SAFE FOR MY FAMILY. FORD NAMED IT 'ESCAPE' FOR A REASON. TAKE MY ADVICE & GET OUT OF THESE PILES OF GARBAGE ASAP.

ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY, THEN CAR SHUTS DOWN. THIS HAS OCCURED 2X RANDOMLY OVER THE PAST MONTH. THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT. HAVE TAKEN TO AUTO SHOP TWICE WITH NO APPARENT ISSUE THAT CAN BE RESOLVED.

A COUPLE DAYS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND I FOUND OUT MY PCV VALVE NEEDED REPLACED. I WAS READING ONLINE AND I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2013 FORD ESCAPES BECAUSE OF COOLANT PROBLEMS.

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH REVOLUTIONS OF ENGINE SOARED TO 4000 RPM'S ROADWAY WAS LEVEL THEN DROPPED RPM'S DOID TO ABT 2000

DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, NO ENGINE LIGHT, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STALLED, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AFTER DIAGNOSIS FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THE CODE, THE TURBO WASTE GAIT CELLULOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. AFTER REPLACEMENT DEALER CALLED AND STATED THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN! STATED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE WASTE GAIT CELLULOID WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING, TOO MUCH AIR PRESSURE WENT INTO MOTOR CAUSING GASKET/MOTOR FAILURE. THEY QUOTED ME $7200 FOR A NEW FACTORY MOTOR

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JULY 26, 2015 AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE MANY MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT> EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO "FIX" YET AT THE TIME. MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING AT A RATE OF ABOUT 20/25 MPH WESTBOUND ON THE 2600 BLOCK ON ELM STREET ON SUNDAY 07/26/15 AT ABOUT 1:30 PM CST. I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE WHEN A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN FROM HIS LANE IN AN ATTEMPT TO PARK AND T-BONED MY CAR INSTEAD. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE SIDE IMPACT BAG ON THE DRIVERS SEE THAT WAS ON THE RECALL. MY HEAD STRUCK THE DOOR FRAME AND I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, MULTIPLE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES AND A TEMPORAL MANDIBULAR DISORDER

MY ANTIFREEZE HAS BEEN LEAKING AND IT'S WORSE WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. MY MECHANIC DIDNT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WHEN HE TOOK ALL QUICK LOOK.. AND THE PLAN IS TO HAVE A MUCH BETTER LOOK HERE IN 7 DAYS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT EVER SINCE THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN COLDER... IT LEAKS FASTER... LIKE I HAVE TO REFILL IT EVERY 24 HOURS. WHEN I WAS GETTING MY OIL CHANGED ..THE SERVICE WORKER SAID HIS WIFE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2013 FOR ANTIFREEZE SENSOR MALFUNCTION... BUT WHEN I ENTER MY BIN NUMBER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I NOTICED THIS AT THE END OF THE WINTER LAST WINTER... AND IT WASN'T TOO BAD UNTIL ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO THE TEMPERATURE GOT SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AND IT REAL BAD NOW AND COSTS SLOT TO KEEP UP ON ANTIFREEZE. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME IF YOU NEED MY VIN NUMBER. THANKS.

OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE AT 82,500 MILES HAS TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,900. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR AND BACKING UP, THE WARNING LIGHT "STEERING ASSIST FAULT-SERVICE REQUIRED" CAME ON. TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON THEN LIGHT GOES OFF HOWEVER A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO US AND OTHER DRIVERS IF LOSS OF POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. REQUESTING RECALL ON THE 2013 MODELS BE RECALLED SIMILAR TO EARLIER ESCAPE MODEL RECALLS WITH SAME SAFETY ISSUES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #-14V284000 & FORD RECALL # 14S05)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COOLANT AND AN OIL LEAK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERBOOST MALFUNCTION, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM AND COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR OPENED. UPDATED 11/07/2017*JS