2013 Ford Escape complaints

WAS IN REVERSE PULLING OUT OF DRIVE WAY, CROSS TRAFFIC INDICATOR WENT OFF AND CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND DROVE AFTER IT STOPPED SHAKING. WHEN I CAME TO THE FIRST LIGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO EVEN AS I HAD ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN, THE CAR REVVED BUT DID NOT MOVE UNTIL A MINUTE LATER IT SLOWLY BEGAN TO MOVE WITH ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN. GRADUALLY IT PICKED UP SPEED AGAIN BUT KEPT ON SHAKING. WHILE AT THE LIGHT THE CAR SEEMED TO BE LOOSING ELECTRICAL POWER AND FELT AS THOUGH IT WOULD SHUT OFF AS IT HAD LOST ALL POWER BEFORE DUE TO THE COLLISION INDICATORS SENSING A CRASH.

FUEL TANK COMPRESSING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROUGH IDLE, SURGE OR STALL WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. HAS STALLED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. FORD REQUIRES A $100 FEE TO CHECK VEHICLE AND STATED CUSTOMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND THEN SEE IF FORD WILL REIMBURSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I HAVE A 1.6 L FORD ESCAPE. IT STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY - USUALLY WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR AND BEGIN TO MOVE IT. RESTART IS HARD. I HAVE PULLED OUT INTO BUSY HIGHWAY AND IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL WAS GREAT. IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE 2L RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE JUST ISSUED. N0 CODE WAS FOUND WHEN A MECHANIC READ THE MEMORY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. REPLACED BATTERY AND ADDED GAS CONDITIONER. NO CHANGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSING ANTIFREEZE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

IT WAS APPROXIMATELY AUG. 5, 2015. IT WAS RAINING THAT EVENING, AND THE WIPER QUIT WORKING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL IN A PARKING LOT. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET IT WORKING AND HAD TO CHANGE VEHICLES UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED THAT NIGHT. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE WIPER MOTOR HAD ALREADY GONE BAD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S EMPLOYEE INDICATED THE CAR'S EUROPEAN STYLE WIPERS WERE MORE PRONE TO FAILURE. ON THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER ROTATES RIGHT TO LEFT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ROTATES LEFT TO RIGHT.

ONGOING LIST OF RECALLS SOME OF WHICH DO NOT EVEN WORK ITS A DANGEROUS DISTRACTING VEHICLE TO DRIVE ENDLESS TRIPS TO THE DEALERS.THIS IS NOT A SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,424. ...UPDATED 04/19/16 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V597000 (SEAT BELTS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THAT VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE 235/550R18 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE FRONT TIRES WERE FOUND WITH PREMATURE STEEL BELT SEPARATION. ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES EXHIBITED SIDEWALL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,100.

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. GOT OUT TO GET A BETTER LOOK WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES.

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FIRST BEGAN TO APPEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. INITIALLY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THEN STAYED ON PERMANENTLY UNTIL I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER, THE ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED AFTER APPROXIMATELY A MONTH WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND STAYED ON STEADY AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED IT HAD TO DO WITH FUELING THE CAR. I TOOK PARTICULAR CARE IN NOTICING WHEN THIS CURRENT ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. IT WAS NO WHERE NEAR FUELING OF THE CAR. IT WAS DURING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THANK GOD IT HAS NOT BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH ANY "REAL" ISSUE OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I CAN'T USE THE CLICKER TO AUTO-START MY CAR DURING WHAT HAS UP UNTIL NOW BEEN A RELATIVELY MILD WINTER. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES, I AM ON A FIRST NAME BASIS WITH THE FORD STAFF. BUY JAPAN.

MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERING LIFT GATE GLASS. 2013 ESCAPE'S REAR GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED TWO TIMES IN 10 DAYS. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS IN FREEZING TEMPS, WARMING UP W/DEFROST ON. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WAS IN FREEZING TEMPS BUT NOT STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT KEPT RANDOMLY FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT WITH THE WIRES AND THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,612.

THE DOOR LATCH ON THE REAR DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AND OPENED WHEN MAKING A TURN. THIS IS THE SAME DOOR LATCH THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER FORD MODELS. WHY IS THIS RECALLED PART ON OTHER MODELS NOT RECALLED IN THE FORD ESCAPE. IT IS THE SAME PART.

DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT, NOW IT WILL NOT RETRACT ENOUGH TO PROPERLY FIT DRIVER, HANGING LOOSE ON TORSO AT ALL TIMES, AND CONDITIONS. CLEARLY THIS IS A FAILED SAFETY DEVICE, REQUIRED BY LAW. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHERE FOR $100.00, I WAS TOLD IT'S NOT COVERED AND PARTS ALONE ARE $800.00 VEHICLE IS MODEL YEAR 2013 WITH 80,000 MILES.

BOUGHT CAR OCTOBER 2013, IN FALL OF 2014 BECAME AWARE OF FIRST RECALL FOR ENGINE, HOWEVER PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. BY SPRING 2015, HAD FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT RECALL NOTICES AND WHILE WAITING TO DROP CAR OFF FOR SCHEDULED RECALL MAINTENANCE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TWO DAYS BEFORE DROP OFF DATE, ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING. TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL, AFTER ALMOST A WEEK GOT IT BACK. WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS ALL OUT OF WHACK AND ENGINE OVERHEATING CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND REPLACED ONE OF THE COIL PACKS, O2SENSOR, AND COOLANT VALVE. HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE INTERMITTENT OVERHEATING ISSUES RESULTING IN MULTIPLE TRIPS TO MECHANIC FOR SERVICE. REPLACED O2 SENSOR AGAIN. THIS PAST TIME, WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, CAR STARTED OVERHEATING AND RESULTED IN HAVING TO BACK DOWN OFF THE ENTRANCE RAMP (AS I HAD PULLED OVER TO LET THE CAR COOL) BECAUSE IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. INSTANCES OF OVERHEATING OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS EITHER IN MOTION OR EVEN WHEN JUST PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR. THIS LAST TIME, I HAD TO DRIVE IN LIMP MODE TO THE RENTAL CAR AGENCY TO RENT A CAR BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO MISS A FLIGHT. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TRY AND REPLACE SOME ADDITIONAL PARTS ON THE CAR AND ENABLE ME TO BRING IT HOME, BUT ONCE AGAIN, IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AFTER OVERHEATING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING.

I PURCHASED MY '13 ESCAPE SE AT THE END OF SEPT 2014. IN DECEMBER '14 IT STARTED LEAKING COOLANT AND OIL ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE WEATHER STRIP WAS FALLING OFF THE DOOR. THEN WHEN IT WAS RAINING, WATER POURED IN THROUGH THE READING LIGHT AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND IT TOOK 3 WEEKS FOR REPAIRS AND RECALLS TO BE DONE. IT WENT BACK FOR OTHER RECALLS TWICE. IN NOVEMBER '15 I GOT AN ALERT WHILE DRIVING THAT COOLANT WAS LOW (3 WEEKS POST OIL CHANGE AND "THE WORKS") AND IT WAS DANGEROUSLY LOW. I REFILLED IT AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER - THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE SO IT WENT UNREPAIRED. DECEMBER '15, I TURNED MY CAR ON AND RECEIVED AN ALERT "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" WHILE STILL IN PARK. I HAD TO MOVE IT A FEW BLOCKS AND DROVE IT AT A SLOW RATE, THE CAR JERKED BACK & FORTH WHILE I DROVE IT THE 2 BLOCKS BEFORE I PARKED IT AGAIN. ALSO BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE ALERT CODE WAS FOR A FUEL LINE ISSUE, BUT WHEN THEY TESTED IT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ISSUES.

THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SLIPPED BACK INTO GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING EVERY FEW MINUTES REGARDLESS OF WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING THUS MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

FOR A FEW MONTHS LOW COOLANT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD FILL IT. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, I WAS DRIVING FOR ONLY FIVE MINUTES AND A RED INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. IT READ, HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE, STOP SAFELY. MANAGED TO GET CAR HOME AND CHECKED THE LEVEL OF COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE. IT WAS WELL BELOW THE MIN LEVEL. FILLED IT UP AND THE FLUID LEAKED OUT RIGHT AWAY. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE. IT WAS A FAULTY COOLANT DIVERTER VALVE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORD TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING TO ME. ALSO, I KNOW THERE WERE MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WERE TAKEN CARE OF. ONE INVOLVING COOLING SYSTEM. NOT SURE IF THIS PROBLEM I JUST HAD WAS RELATED TO A PREVIOUS RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ESCAPE 2013 AWD 77,000 MILES. INTERNAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE DIFFERENTIAL. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BURN'T. THE TRANSMISSIONS SLIPS IN EVERY GEAR, EVENTUALLY PUTTING ITSELF IN TO NEUTRAL. A WELL ESTABLISHED, LOCAL AAA RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER STATES ONLY ONE OPTION; REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,800. FURTHER, STATED THE PROBLEM WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN BUILDING UP FOR QUIET SOME TIME AND THAT IT'S SOME SORT OF DEFECT. WORST CASE SCENARIO, TRANSMISSIONS FAILS DUE TO DEFECT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAD 2 MAJOR REPAIRS SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 2013 TOTALLING OVER $2,500. $2,500 + $4,800 = $7,300 FOR A VEHICLE ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THIS MODEL NEEDS TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR POSSIBLY KILLED.

WE HAVE A 2013 CPO FORD TITANIUM WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT RECENTLY STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT LOOSING POWER WHILE TRYING TO EXCELLERATE. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS FROM A STOPLIGHT OR SIGN, BUT ON OCCASION WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STARTS TO STUMBLE, AND WON'T GET UP TO SPEED. THE "SERVICE ENGINE NOW" LIGHT COMES ON, AND WE HAVE TO LIMP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 3000 RPMS BEFORE WE TURN IT OFF. AFTER LETTING THE COMPUTER "REBOOT " , THE ENGINE IS OK AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT GOES OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. TWICE WE HAVE HAD IT TO CREST LINCOLN (PURCHASED FROM) IN WOODBURY, CT., AND ONCE TO AN INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN WITH NEITHER OF THEM ABLE TO GET A FAULT CODE FROM THE COMPUTER MEMORY. IT IS COMPLETELY VOID OF ANY FAULT CODES! MY NEPHEW HAS THE SAME CAR FROM ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! IT PUTS US IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. EVERY TIME WE PULL AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, WE HOPE THERE IS NOT A DUMP TRUCK GOING TO RUN US OVER! THE NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE EMITTED SMOKE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT FLAMES WERE RELEASING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LEAKED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT DEALER SOLD THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) PERFORMED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TEMPERATURE STARTED RUNNING HOT, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT AND HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

ON 10-25-15, I WAS DRIVING A FEW MILES FROM MY HOME WHEN A LIGHT CAME ON STATING "HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE, PULL OVER SAFELY." WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF PULLING OVER, THE FLAMES CAME OUT FRM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. WITHIN 5 MINUTES MY VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED INSIDE AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED. I CONTATED THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME OF A RECALL THAT OIL COULD LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE AND START A FIRE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I WAS GIVEN A NUMBER FOR FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS. I NOTIFIED THEM OF WHAT HAPPENDED AND WAS TOLD THEY TURNED MY CASE OVER TO THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL AND I WOULD RECIEVE A WRITTEN RESPONSE FROM FORD IN 15 BUSINESS DAYS. IHAVE STILL NOT RECIEVED A LETTER AND I WAS TOLD I JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE LETTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE IGNITION KEY INDEPENDENTLY MOVED INTO THE OFF POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

ON 10-10-2015, OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE 4WD STARTED DISPLAYING AN ABS ERROR CODE, ALONG WITH A TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ERROR AND A "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" ERROR MESSAGE, SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE ABS BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE AT LOW TRAVEL SPEED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT A REAR WHEEL SENSOR HAD FAILED. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS AND RETURNED IT ON 10-21-2015. IT HAD 24,273 MILES ON IT. NOW, 3 WEEKS LATER, ON 10-16-2015, THE VERY SAME PROBLEM HAS RECURRED, WITH THE DASH LIGHTS DISPLAYING FOR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AND THE "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE". THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO GRAB, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAR IS A 'LEMON' IN OUR OPINION, AS IT HAS HAD 5 MAJOR BREAKDOWNS, INCLUDING A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM AT 720 MILES, A FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG CONTROLLER, TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, AS DOCUMENTED HEREIN, AND TWO RECALLS RELATED TO THE ENGINE POTENTIALLY CATCHING ON FIRE DUE TO A FUEL LEAK (A RECALL, FOLLOWED BY A RECALL TO FIX THE RECALL). I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND HAVE ASKED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO BUY BACK THIS VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO. I FEAR THAT MY WIFE AND I ARE NOT SAFE WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF DEFECTS ON THIS ONE PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I AM REPORTING THIS ABS/TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE, AS I BELIEVE IT LIKELY IMPACTS OTHER FORD ESCAPES MADE AT TH

MULTIPLE TIMES CHECK ENGINE SERVICE ENGINE FAULT NOW COMES ON, KILLING ALL POWER AND STEERING TO VEHICLE. STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC, ON HIGHWAY, AT A STOP, LOW SPEED, NO SPEED, HIGH SPEED. LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR CONTROL VEHICLE. TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT LIT UP, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP, AIRBAG SENSOR LIT UP AND YET RUNNING THE CHECK SYSTEMS ON IT RESPONDS THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE NORMAL AND NO ACTIVE MESSAGES. PREVIOUSLY HAD ISSUE WITH A BAD WHEEL SENSOR AFFECTING RPM'S, SPEED, AND ACCELERATION. IT TOOK THE DEALER 4 DAYS TO FIGURE THAT OUT AS NO COMPUTER CODES DISPLAYED. WHEN TURNING THE LIGHTS ON MANUALLY, THE SENSOR ON THE DASH DOESN'T LIGHT UP AND IT DOES NOT TURN THE LIGHTS ON UNLESS IT IS COMPLETELY DARK OUTSIDE. NOT GOOD FOR THESE RAINY OVERCAST MORNINGS. THE ENGINE STALLING HAPPENED IN ALL DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND TRAVELING IN INNER CITY TRAFFIC AND LOSING POWER HAS PROVEN TO BE QUITE DANGEROUS. IT FIRST HAPPENED YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING SHORT TRIP TURNING INTO PARKING LOT. TODAY IT OCCURRED 12 TIMES IN A SPAN OF A 25 MILE TRIP WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I READ THE FORD WEBSITE AND NTSA ONES AND FEEL IT COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO RECALL # 14S17 BUT WHEN I RUN THE VIN NUMBER, IT ONLY SHOWS ACTIVE RECALL RELATED TO AIRBAGS. IT HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS SINCE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND DEALER WHERE PURCHASED NEVER SEEMS TO KNOW OR HAVE PARTS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS RECALL ISSUES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOU LOSE ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL

2013 SEL AND HAVE FRONT END NOISE. WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AND SOMETIMES TO THE RIGHT, THE FRONT END WILL MAKE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT WHEEL IS FALLING OFF. BEEN TO FORD OVER 6 TIMES AND PROBLEM IS BACK FOUR MONTH LATER.

ENGINE COOLANT SERVICE REQUIRED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CHECKED COOLANT LOW. ADDED COOLANT 4 DAYS LATER THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARS AGAIN. ADD MORE COOLANT. TAKE MY VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE LEAK. WHICH IS A RECALL ON OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPE BUT APPARENTLY NOT MINES. I HAVE T REPLACE WATER PUMP, GASKET, SERVICING BELT AND 1 GALLON OF COOLANT FOR OVER $1100.00 WITH NO HELP FROM FORD. WHEN THEY KNOW THEY SHOULD DUE A RECALL ON ALL 2013 FORD ESACAPES.

POWER STEERING QUIT INSTANTLY MAKING STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. RESTARTED ENGINE 15 MINUTES LATER AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE SAME ERROR CODE SHOWED AND POWER STEERING QUIT AGAIN. HAD REPAIRS DONE FOR $1600 AT 49,500 MILES. FORTUNATELY, VEHICLE SITTING STILL WHEN STEERING WENT OUT.

I WAS DRIVING GOING 40 MPH & CAR JUST DIED, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF ALMOST GOT RE ENDED AS THE CAR JUST CAME TO A STOP. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. ALL THE POWER STAYED ON BUT THE ENGINE DIED AND THE CAR LOST MOMENTUM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED IN PARK TO PREVENT THE STALLING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THE MECHANIC REFILLED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR, HOWEVER THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

MY CAR RUNS FINE WHEN I START IT AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. IF I MAKE A STOP AND TURN MY CAR OFF, AND THEN RESTART IT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, IT BEGINS TO STALL AS I AM DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT . MOST TIMES I HAVE TO RESTART IT 3 TO 4 TIMES BEFORE IT STOPS STALLING. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE I AM TYPICALLY IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT STALLS. SO I HAVE TO STOP WHEREVER MY CAR STALLS IN ORDER TO RESTART IT. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS.

THE LIFTGATE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE POWERED LIFT GATE RAISES UP AFTER THE BUTTON IS PUSHED, OPENS FULL, STOPS FULLY OPENED FOR A SPLIT SECOND BEFORE SLAMMING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT STAY OPEN ON ITS OWN, NO MATTER HOW YOU OPEN IT. WARNING: COULD CAUSE BODILY INJURY, BE AWARE OF THE LIFTGATE AT ALL TIMES.

COOLANT ISSUES, OVERHEATING AND VEHICLE STOPPING COMPLETELY, THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES; HEAD GASKET REPLACED, TURBO REPLACED, SPARK PLUGS COMING OUT ON THEIR OWN, WHEEL BEARING AND SENSOR GONE, TOUCH SCREEN GONE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED AND PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WITH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE DAMPER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V584000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY MOM'S CAR IS A REMOTE FOB PUSH BUTTON START AN STOP AND SHE CANNOT HEAR THE CAR RUNNING TO CUT OFF SOMETIMES LEAVING IT RUNNING. WE ASKED THE FORD DEALER TO PROGRAM A 3 MINUTE IDLE SHUT DOWN BUT COULD NOT ACCOMODATE. NO INJURY HAS BEEN CAUSED.

THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND WIRING HARNESS HAS GONE BAD ON MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE CAUSING FAILURE IN THE CRUISE CONTROL, ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, 911 ASSIST SYSTEM AND FINALLY CAUSING THE ORIGINAL FACTORY KEYS TO NOT BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CAR (THE CAR WON'T START WITH THE KEYS). COSTS TO REPAIR BY DEALERSHIP $1,800. FURTHER, AN INJECTOR WENT FAULTY A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH A COST OF $800 TO REPAIR.

THE PASSENGER DOOR OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. RECALL 14S03 DOES NOT APPLY TO MY MODEL.

MY CAR HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 12 RECALLS. IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO WILSON FORD FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING TO WORK. THE CAR STUTTERED, ACTING LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ANY GAS AND WANTED TO STALL. I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO GET HIT FROM BEHIND. THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 30-40 MILES AN HOUR. WILSON FORD SAID THEY REPLACED A MAP SENSOR. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED . WILSON'S TOLD ME THE SENSOR WAS BAD. THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THEY THEN SAID THEY HAD TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND FIX A FRACTURED WIRE. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR LAST THURSDAY. MY GRANDSON WAS A PASSENGER. THIS PROBLEM AGAIN OCCURRED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO FORD COMPANY WITHOUT ANY SATISFACTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA ON SEPT 28 VIA TELEPHONE. I SPOKE WITH AMY AROUND 7PM. I GAVE HER ALL MY INFO. WE WERE CUT OFF BY HER LINE. I'M NOT SURE ALL INFO WAS RECORDED. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE WV STATE ATTORNEYS OFFICE. MY CAR IS STILL AT WILSON FORD. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOUCH SCREEN, RADIO, AND NAVIGATION FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A PASSING MOTORIST. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE HAD LEAKED UNTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

THE JERKING STUTTERING PROBLEM WENT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND HALF. TODAY IT CAME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. WHILE DRIVING FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO NEW YORK TO SPEND THE HOLIDAY WITH THE FAMILY GOT ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY FROM HOME STARTED STUTTERING JERKING THEN WENT TO PAY THE TOLL SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC SHE DIED . 5 LANE HIGHWAY WOULD START BUT PUT IN DRIVE DIED. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE BOUGHT THE THING. WIFE TOLD ME SHE DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE IT IN THE DRIVEWAY EVER AGAIN WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS SHE FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING IT

DRIVING ON ROAD AND HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING CAME ON. PULLED OVER AT FIRST SAFE AREA, A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND IN APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD.