2014 Ford Escape complaints

THE WHOLE CAR BEEN DOWN; FORD CONSTANTLY TELL ME NOTHING WRONG, BUT THE MIDSIZE SUV HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SHOP JAN.25-FEB.18-FEB.22-AND APR.12 OF 2016 NOW YOU ALL TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS CAR? I LOST 4 DAYS OF WAGES PLUS 4 DAYS OF WORK AND NO ONE KNOWS WHO SHOULD BE REPLACING MY LOST WAGES ; PLUS FEES I PAID WELLS ROADSIDE SERVICES FOR THE TWO JUMPS AND 1TOW. FORD PAID FOR THIS LAST FLATBED TOW, AND FORD ACCOMMODATED THE LOANERS FOR BECAUSE OF MY WARRANTY PLEASE CALL [XXX] TO HAVE HIM TO ACCOMMODATE AS WELL THANK YOU. ( THAT VEHICLE DOES NOTHING : ) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LARGE LANDSCAPING STONE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 06/21/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD A BAD CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE TURBO CHARGE BOOST SENSOR AND AIR SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/20/16*LJ

WATER LEAKING INSIDE ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TOWARDS WINDSHIELD. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS COMING FROM ROOF RACK. IT HAS BEEN RESEALED TWICE BUT CONTINUES TO LEAK. TRACK FROM RACK DOES NOT LIE FLAT, LEAKS ARE STAINING INTERIOR. DO NOT YET SEE MOLD OR RUST, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE.

SOMEONE AT A REST STOP IN NASH COUNTY NC POINTED OUT A BULGE IN THE SIDE OF OUR RIGHT REAR TIRE. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE BULGE. WE REMOVED THE TIRE AND REPLACED IT BEFORE IT COULD BLOW OUT. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON I-95 FROM SUMMERVILLE SC EN ROUTE TO DELAWARE. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON OUR VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

A DRIVER TURNED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT 40 MPH. I CAR WAS HIT HEAD ON, THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND FRAME WAS DESTROYED. NOT ONE OF MY AIRBAGS WAS DEPLOYED. I HAD JUST HAD LEFT SHOULDER SURGERY AND THE ONLY RESTRAINT WAS MY LAP AND CHEST SEAT BELT. I HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH SURGERY, MULTIPLE DENTAL REPAIRS, REHAB. FORD TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL ON THE ESCAPE BUT THE CAR WAS DETERMINED TO BE TOTALED AND WAS GONE QUICKLY. I ONLY HOPE THAT THEY RECALL THESE FAULTY AIRBAGS QUICKLY BEFORE THERE ARE MORE DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO THEM.

GOT A FLAT AS I DROVE INTO DRIVEWAY. FIGURED ILL JUST PUT THE DONUT SPARE ON AND GET THE FLAT FIXED IN THE AM. THE LUG WRENCH THAT COMES WITH THE VEHICLE, FACTORY (IM SINGLE OWNER) DOES NOT FIT LUG NUTS. REALLY FORD? 100 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS IS THIS IS WHAT YOU COME UP WITH? POOR HENRY WOULD HAVE A FIT.

AFTER REACHING DOWN BETWEEN THE SEAT AND CENTER CONSOLE TO GRAB SOMETHING THAT FELL, I SEVERELY CUT MY HAND AND ENDED UP NEEDING 4 STITCHES. THE GASH WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MY TENDON. THERE IS EXPOSED, UNFINISHED METAL IMMEDIATELY UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT AND IT IS VERY EASY TO CUT YOUR HAND ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED TO LATCH SECURELY UNTIL ACCESSING THE RESET BUTTON LOCATED INSIDE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. IN ADDITION, THE EXTERIOR REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED ONE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28. UPDATED 04/22/2016*LJ *TR

AFTER 3 VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 2015 COMPLAINING THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INCLUDING RADIO WILL BRIGHTEN AND DIM ON AN ERRATIC BASIS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE SUN LOAD SENSOR CV6Z19E663A AND ORDERED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY ON 1/18/16 AT THE TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. 4 WEEKS PASSED NO PART FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD CASE # CAS-8813513 NOW IT IS 6+ WEEKS STILL NO PART. I CONSIDER THE ERRATIC DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR CAUSES A DISTRACTION. THE INABILITY OF FORD TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT PART ON A PROMPT BASIS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PART IN QUESTION CONTINUES TO BE USED IN CURRENT PRODUCTION VEHICLES DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME.

2014 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY FLAW IN VEHICLE MOTOR PUSH-BUTTON OFF DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO PARK AS IT REMAINS IN NEUTRAL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE MOTOR OFF, WITH THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED DOWN A SLIGHT HILL AND CRASHED INTO A RAVINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

JUST PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2014 FORD ESCAPE SE. A YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR. TROUBLE CODE P26B7 (DEALER SPECIFIC). IT LOOKS LIKE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE BYPASS COOLANT SOLENOID OR COOLANT LEAKS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ONLY OCCASIONALLY WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER IDLING. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT THREE MINUTES THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD START NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE CONTACT ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALWAYS RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND NEVER OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE DURING ONE CONSECUTIVE TRIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

AS RECOMMENDED IN LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS (FOG, DUST STORM, SNOW, ETC.) TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF ALL YOUR LIGHTS, MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE WITH DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) ARE UNABLE TO BE TURNED OFF EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND THE PARKING BRAKE SET DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT, THEREBY CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE DRLS IS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WHICH THEN PRODUCES ANOTHER HAZARD SINCE YOU CANNOT KEEP THE AC OR HEATER RUNNING AS NEEDED. I HAVE NOTIFIED BOTH FORD CORPORATE AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO RESULTS OR CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.

A FEW MONTHS AGO, I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE 2014 FORD ESCAPE SE 1.6L TURBOCHARGED ECOBOOST WITH I-4WD MY MOTHER CURRENTLY OWNS. SHE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AT A STOPLIGHT OR WHLE MOVING AT A DECENT PACE (ABOUT 20-40MPH), THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY REV TOWARDS 4000-5000 AND NOT DROP INTO DRIVE. THIS HAD CONCERNED ME ALOT. MOM CALLED KELLER BROS. FORD HERE IN LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SAID THAT SHE WILL HAVE TO TAKE HER CAR DOWN FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE UPDATE FIXED EVERYTHING. NO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. AND SINCE THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE, I'VE NOTICED A HUGE DIFFERENCE. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS MORE HORSES IN MY MOM'S CAR THAN THERE WAS BEFORE THE UPDATE. THE UPDATE HAPPENED 4-6 MONTHS AGO. I FEEL MUCH SAFER KNOWING THAT HER CAR WON'T END HER IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE CURRENTLY HAS OVER 16,000 MILES, AND SINCE THAT TIME FRAME, NO "DROP-OUTS" (< AS I CALL THEM) HAVE HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS SHIFTED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

ROOF LEAKS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE CAUSE WATER STAINED/WET HEADLINER ABOVE WINDSHIELD PILLERS. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THEY RESEALED ROOF RACK, AND CLEANED HEADLINER. NOT EVEN 2 WEEKS LATER PAASENGER SIDE HEADLINER IS WET AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER AND FORD IT IS WORSE THIS TIME THAN IT WAS THE FIRST TIME. APPARENTLY MY ESCAPE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AFTER VISITING SEVERAL FORUM'S. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION I CAN HEAR WATER DRIPPING IF ITS IS RAINING OR IF THERE IS A HEAVY DEW.

CAR STALLS. POWER TO ENGINE STOPS. ENGINE FAULT LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON HIWAY AT SPEED OF 75 AND ON ROAD SITTING AT LIGHT.

AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES, I HAD TO PAY FOR NEW PADS AND ROTORS ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES BUT REFUSED TO COVER THE COST UNDER A WARRANTY CLAIM. THE SERVICE TICKET BLAMED THE FAILURE ON A "FOUND LEFT REAR INSIDE PAD METAL TO METAL, FOUND SLIDE RUSTED UP"!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 235/55R17 99H. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A BUBBLE HAD DEVELOPED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,223.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO BLACK EYES AND VARIOUS BRUISES ALL OVER THE BODY. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THREE DAYS OF ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,170.

I EXPERIENCED ON THREE OCCASIONS THAT THIS VEHICLE MISFIRES, STUMBLES, SHUDDERS AND ALMOST SHUTS OFF UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY.THE LAST TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED I WAS FORCED TO PULL ONTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND MY INABILITY TO ATTAIN A SUITABLE MERGING SPEED. I HAVE FURTHER OBSERVED THAT THIS SITUATION HAS ONLY OCCURRED AND COULD BE REPLICATED DURING RAIN AND HIGH HUMIDITY. THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!

I HAD A RECALL PERFORMED THAT INCLUDED SOFTWARE. PRIOR TO THIS I HAD A DIGITAL READOUT OF MY SPEEDOMETER. AFTER THE RECALL THE READING I GOT BECAME AVERAGE SPEED. WITH THE DIGITAL READ I COULD GET QUICK UPDATE ON SPEED. THE AVERAGE SPEED IS ABSOLUTELY USELESS. I NOTIFIED FORD. THEY OPENED CASE CAS-7804630. SUBSEQUENT E-MAIL FROM THEM THEN RECORDED CASE CLOSED. UNSATISFACTORY. CASE FILED ON 08/31/2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM CONNECTOR WAS DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

THE CAR IS BUCKING AND ALMOST STALLING WHEN I ACCELERATE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. ONE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, EVEN THOUGH I FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE.

IN MARCH 2015 CAR KEPT STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP. AFTER A MONTH I GOT THE CAR BACK WITH REPLACED FUEL PUMP. AFTER THE FIX, CAR WOULD OFTEN HESITATE, SPUTTER AND SHAKE LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL. IN SEPTEMBER CAR KEPT STALLING ON START UP. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO SAID CAR WAS "FINE" AND OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAR CONTINUES TO HESITATE, SPUTTER AND SHAKE. AGAIN YESTERDAY CAR STALLED OUT 3 TIMES AT START UP. DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT AN UNKNOWN LOCATION WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,439.

DOOR AJAR WARNING KEEPS GOING ON AND EVEN AFTER REPEATED HARD CLOSE OF DOOR WARNING IS STILL ON. VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND NOT MOVING. DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDING REPLACEMENT.

THIS IS LEASED. MY AUTO TRANS. RANDOMLY POPS INTO NEUTRAL THEN KICKS INTO GEAR, CAUSING A JOLT. THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, AND ONCE THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHO CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS BUT A LOT OF MILES ON MY LEASE. LAST FRIDAY, THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ON CHAT WITH FORD, HAVE CALLED THEM, HAVE COMPLAINED REGARDING NC LEMON LAW, AND MORE, AND FORD WILL NOT REPLY AT ALL. MY WIFE IS UPSET THAT I AM EVEN DRIVING THE CAR, AND I WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE IT. I WAS TAKING TWO FRIENDS GOLFING A FEW WEEKS AGO AND IT HAPPENED TWICE, AND THEY BOTH COMMENTED, SO I HAVE WITNESSES WHO FELT IT. I WANT A RESOLUTION. THIS HAS CAUSED TO NEAR MISSES. ONE WHEN PULLING FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A 45 MPH ROAD WHEN IT STALLED FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS, AND LAST FRIDAY ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED THEN VERY ABRUPTLY AND NOISILY KICKED BACK INTO GEAR. I WAS WILLING TO GET THE CAR FIXED, BUT AFTER HAVING IT INTO THE FORD DEALER NOW FOUR TIMES, I JUST WANT FORD TO GET ME OUT OF THE LEASE AND INTO ANOTHER FORD OR LINCOLN, WHICH I THINK IS A FAIR RESOLUTION, AS I WILL STILL BE PAYING FOR A CAR. I KNOW I CANNOT DRIVE THIS ONE ANYMORE, BUT CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANOTHER OPTION. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY, ALWAYS IN MOTION WHILE PICKING UP SPEED. USUALLY WHEN THE MOTOR IS WARM OR GETTING THERE. IT CAN BE AT 15-20 MPH OR EVEN ON A 70 MPH HIGHWAY. NO CONSISTENCY. IT HAS PROBABLY HAPPENED 30 OR 40 TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, INCLUDING THE BAD ON

THE SEALS ON THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR DRAIN BOX HAVE FAILED TWICE IN 3 MONTHS. THIS CONDITION ALLOWS WATER THAT SHOULD DRAIN OVERBOARD THROUGH THE EVAPORATOR DRAIN BOX DRAIN HOSE TO LEAK OUT OF THE EVAPORATOR BOX ONTO THE FLOOR CARPET ON EACH SIDE OF THE CAR. THE WATER SATURATES THE CARPET UNDER THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FEET. THE WATER CREATES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION OF THE DRIVERS FEET BEING ABLE TO SLIP OFF THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL FROM BEING CONTINUOUSLY WET WHILE OPERATING THE CAR. FORD REPAIRED THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY 3 MONTHS AGO. THE SEALS FAILED AGAIN AND SATURATED THE CARPET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WITH WATER THAT LEAKED OUT OF THE EVAPORATOR BOX. FORD'S SERVICE MANAGER STATED "THE FACTORY FORD REPAIR KIT FOR THIS CONDITION IS NOT WORKING". HE ALSO STATED "THIS SEAL FAILURE IS AFFECTING 33% OF THE ESCAPES ON THE ROAD AND OTHER MAKES THAT USE THE SAME SEALS AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE HIGH RATE OF SEAL FAILURES". FORD TOLD US TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS BACKED UP WITH THESE REPAIRS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD ISSUES A RECALL ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS UNSTABLE AND MADE RATTLING AND POPPING NOISES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT BELTS TO LOCK IN ONE PLACE AND WOULD NOT ADJUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REGIONAL INSPECTOR WAS DISPATCHED TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AGAIN, INCLUDING ADDING INSULATION TO REDUCE THE NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES AND WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES, BUT THE NOISE COULD STILL BE HEARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V597000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 10/05/15.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-76, I CAME UPON A TRUCK-TIRE TREAD IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LANE. THERE WERE VEHICLES ON BOTH SIDES OF ME SO I COULD NOT SWERVE TO AVOID IT, I RAN OVER IT AND IT DAMAGED THE ENGINE SHIELD ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY CAR ($300), A FRIEND RECENTLY HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT IN WHICH A TRUCK AHEAD AND ON HIS RIGHT THREW A TREAD WHICH STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE CARE ($1300). WHILE ON A RECENT EXTENDED TRIP, I CAME UPON 50-75 DISCARDED TREADS ON THE INTERSTATES. THE PURPOSE OF MY MAKING THIS REPORT IS TO SUGGEST THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO BANNING RETREADS ON OVER-THE-ROAD TRUCKS. THEY APPEAR TO BE UNRELIABLE AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AT THESE SPEEDS IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

**THIS INCIDENT INVOLVES THE PANORAMIC ROOF GLASS/WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY BURSTING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.** MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY WE HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION. IT STARTLED MY HUSBAND, HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SWERVED AS A RESULT OF HAVING THE ROOF TORN OPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS INCIDENT COULD CAUSE A SEVERE, LIFE-THREATENING INJURY. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE SAW THAT THE GLASS HAD BURST ALMOST COMPLETELY, LEAVING ONLY APPROXIMATELY 1.5" MARGINS OF SHATTERED GLASS AROUND THE EDGES. THE RUBBER BOND THAT SEALS THE GLASS ON ALL FOUR SIDES TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE BENT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS FLAILING ABOUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SHATTERED PIECES OF GLASS CHIPPED/SCRATCHED/DAMAGED THE ROOF RACK, REAR PANORAMIC ROOF GLASS (THE PANORAMIC ROOF ON THE THIS ESCAPE IS COMPRISED OF TWO GLASSES, ONE IN THE FRONT THAT SLIDES OPENED AND CLOSED, AND THE REAR ONE THAT REMAINS STATIONARY) AND THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IMPACTED THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE THIS DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT A RESULT OF MISUSE OR ABUSE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR. WHILST ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WE CONTACTED OUR FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US TO SEND PICTURES. WE DID AND THEY SENT THEM TO FORD CORPORATE FOR APPROVAL. THEY ANSWERED THAT SINCE THEY CAN'T SEE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THE PICTURES, THEY CAN ASSUME SOMETHING IMPACTED THE GLASS AND THEREFORE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH GOING DOWN A HILL WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GRANITE WALL AND ROLLED OVER LANDING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONLY THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS SORE BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE REAR LIFT GATE DOOR BY THE HANDLE, AND IT ACTED AS IF THERE WERE NO SCREWS HOLDING IT TO THE DOOR. I HAD TO GRASP AND PULL DOWN ON THE DOOR TO CLOSE IT THEN AND SINCE THEN IN ALL CASES. POOR MANUFACTURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GETTING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A LUG NUT WRENCH TO FIT THE LUG NUTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE ENLARGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,650.

WHENEVER CAR IS ON AND PARKED, NOT MOVING, OR GOING SLOWER THAN 20 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT COOL AND BLOWS EXTREMELY HOT AIR INTO THE CAR. IF I AM IN TRAFFIC, AT A STOP LIGHT, GETTING DRIVE THROUGH, OR PARKING THE CAR, IT QUICKLY GETS DANGEROUSLY HOT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 100+ DEGREE DAYS CONSISTENTLY, WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT I FEAR DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN THIS HEAT AS IT IS KNOWN TO KILL IN TEXAS. MY FATHER IS AN ELECTRICIAN AND WHEN I TOLD HIM HE SAID IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL OR POWER PROBLEM BECAUSE HE THINKS THE CAR IDLES TOO LOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V597000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/25/15*LJ UPDATED 01/26/15.*JB

USES TO MUCH GAS,GAUGES ON DASH GO UP AND DOWN TO MUCH, EX, IT SAYS 150 MILES TIL E GO 8 MILES IT SAYS 126. PARK IT SAYS 163 MILES TO E , START CAR BACK UP IT SAYS 187 MILES TIL E. IT IS NEVER THE SAME. DEALER SAYS THEY REPLACED GAUGES BUT IT STILL DOING IT. I PUT 11GALLONS OF GAS IN IT WILL SAY 287 MILES TIL E GO 60 MILES IT SAYS 164 MILES TIL E GAS GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO 1/2 TANK WHICH MEANS IT TOOK 7 GALLONS TO GO 60 MILES WHICH MEANS 8.5 MILES TO A GALLON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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.

"ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW LIGHT" CAME ON TWICE WITH "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" BOTH TIMES. AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND GAVE NO INDICATION IT HAD STALLED. ALL NORMAL LIGHTS WERE ON. I PUT CAR IN "PARK" AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON HILLS AND HAS DIED ON ME FOUR TIMES.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR THEN LOST POWER AND WENT INTO A "LIMP HOME" MODE. ONCE I SAFELY ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS TURNED BACK ON, IT WAS FINE. I TOOK THIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPAIRED A RECALL AND ORDERED PARTS. IT TOOK A FEW DAYS FOR THE PARTS TO GET IN. DURING THAT TIME EVERY TIME I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD GO BACK INTO THAT LIMP HOME MODE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMIS AND OTHER VEHICLES AT FAST RATES OF SPEED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR THEM TO INSTALL THE ORDERED PARTS. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK THE ISSUE CONTINUED, AND NOW MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE 4TH TIME. THEY ARE WORKING WITH FORD ENGINEERS AND THEY ARE NOT HAVING LUCK FINDING THE ISSUE. I HAVE READ OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATALITY BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? I HAVE AN 8 MONTH OLD BABY, AND I BOUGHT A NEW CAR FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY - I DO NOT HAVE EITHER AT THIS TIME.

MOST RECENT AND TROUBLING INCIDENT WAS TRAVELLING DOWNHILL AROUND 30 MPH, NOT PRESSING GAS PEDAL, AND ENGINE RPMS ROSE TO OVER 4000 AND STAYED WITH THE ENGINE MAKING A DISTINCT NOISE THAT EVEN A 12 YEAR OLD NOTICED WAS NOT RIGHT. AFTER APPLYING BRAKE AND REACHING BOTTOM OF HILL, THE RPMS EVENTUALLY REDUCED. SO FAR THIS EXTREME CASE WAS A ONE TIME OCCURENCE, BUT SEEMS RELATED TO OTHER BEHAVIOR. DURING REGULAR IN-TOWN TRAVELLING THE ENGINE JUST DOES NOT SEEM TO CHANGE GEARS CORRECTLY OR SMOOTHLY. RPMS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 2000-3000 REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE GOING 10 MPH OR 55 MPH, BUT PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT. MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ALSO GOING INTO REVERSE, THE CAR ALMOST STALLS AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD GIVEN THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT SEEMS AS IF ALL OF THESE TYPES OF ISSUES ARE RELATED TO THE SAME CORE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AND I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE SIMILIAR TO THIS. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 8 MONTHS AND IT SEEMS TO BE MORE FREQUENT AS TIME PASSES. THESE ISSUES ARE MUCH MORE NOTICABLE WITH DAILY DRIVING, BUT MY HUSBAND HAS NOTICED DURING THE FEW TIMES HE DRIVES THE CAR. HE SAYS IT IS JUST A "CLUNKY" DRIVING CAR, BUT CAR FEELS VERY UNRELIABLE WHEN DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR A YEAR AGO, AND PUT A ROAD SAFETY KIT UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LAST WEEK MY PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AIRBAG WAS DISCONNECTED. THE DEALER SAID A WIRE BROKE BECAUSE THAT KIT WAS UNDER THE SEAT. THEY ARE CHARGING ME OVER $200.00 TO REPLACE THIS BROKEN WIRE AND PIGTAIL! THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN THAT SUCH A SMALL ITEM CAN DISARM A BIG SAFETY FEATURE. WHY IS THIS AREA SO ACCESSIBLE TO SUCH A PROBLEM? THIS IS A BIG ENGINEERING DEFECT ON FORD'S PART. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND HAVE A GUARD OF SOME SORT INSTALLED TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. EVEN A CHILD COULD KICK SOMETHING SMALL, EVEN A BABY BOTTLE, UNDER THE SEAT. THEN, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK AS AN ADULT GOT INTO THE CAR. *TR