2015 Ford Escape complaints

THE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THIS RESULTS IN A DOOR THAT WILL FLY OPEN AND WON'T CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERS WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED INTO REVERSE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, PARK, OR DRIVE. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN PLACE SO THAT IT WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO TRAVEL IN REVERSE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR, THE SHIFTER REMAINED IN THE R POSITION BUT THE DASHBOARD NOW DISPLAYED THE CAR WAS IN N. THE SHIFTER WAS EVENTUALLY FORCED INTO THE PARK POSITION, BUT THE DISPLAY REMAINED IN N. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE SHIFT CABLE BUSHING WAS REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN PART RECALLS ON THIS PART IN EARLIER MODELS OF FORD ESCAPES AND ON THE SAME YEAR (2015) OF FORD FUSION MODELS.

COOLANT BYPASS VALVE CONSTANTLY MELTS AWAY I HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY 2 MOTHS

WITHOUT ANY WARNING (NO GEAR SLIPPAGE, NO GRINDING, NO DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO GEAR, NO SEAL LEAKS, NO ROUGH GEAR CHANGES, NO BUCKING, NO LOSS OF POWER, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2015 FORD ESCAPE ES (1.6L ECOBOOST) FAILED COMPLETELY AT 103,250 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, RAPID DECELERATION AND THROWING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE WARNING DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL MUCH LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A FORD CPO (FORD CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED) WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 100,000 MILES AND REGULAR ON-TIME MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL IS LISTED IN FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AS A KNOW ISSUE, AND WHEN CONTACTED, FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2015. *TR

WHEN I PARKED THE CAR I TURNED THE KEY TO STOP THE ENGINE AND KEPT GOING, I PUT THE KEY BACK TO SIMULATE TURNING IT ON AND AGAIN TURNING IT OFF AND IT WAS THE SAME. I TRIED TO RUN THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WILL STOPP FOR A WHILE BUT THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND I FOUND THAT IT WILL COULD HAVE A RECALL, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ..THEY WILL CHECK THE ISSUE.

AT SPEED ON FREEWAY, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND ABS LIGHT ON. IN RECENT DAYS HAD WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. (WHEEL BEARING INCLUDES WHEEL BOLTS, HUB, BEARING, ABS SENSOR AS SINGLE PART? BAD ABS PART OR CONNECTION ?) NORMAL UNTIL ON FREEWAY THEN: DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 0. ANALOG SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FELL SLOWLY TO ZERO AND STAYED. 'I' ('INFORMATION INDICATOR') APPEARED ON CENTER PANEL. FORGOT HOW DISPLAY OF 'I' MESSAGE. (LEFT JOYSTICK PAD ON STEERING WHEEL, LEFT ARROW, DOWN UNTIL 'I', PRESS <OK> FOR LIST?) '(ABS)' LIT ON ANALOG SPEEDOMETER 'TRACTION CONTROL WIGGLY LINE CAR' LIT ON ANALOG SPEEDOMETER VEHICLE CONTINUED WITHOUT CHANGE IN SPEED, ENGINE RUNNING FINE. ARRIVE AT DESTINATION. NOTICE POWER ASSIST TO STEERING IS REDUCED BY 25% SO HARDER TO TURN NOTICE POWER ASSIST TO BRAKES IS REDUCED BY 25% SO HARDER TO STOP PARKING SPOT WAS ON INCLINE, INSTRUMENT PANEL MESSAGE ABOUT 'HILL ASSIST START NOT AVAILABLE'. PUSHED IGNITION TO STOP ENGINE BUT WAS IGNORED. COULDNT SHUT ENGINE OFF. (SEPERATE ISSUE LISTED IN RECALL FROM 2015 FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE TO BODY CONTROL MODULE? NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V436000 ? NHTSA VIN LOOKUP SHOWS NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. ABS ISSUE OR SEPERATE? ) RETURNED HOME. FOUND OUT THAT IGNITION BUTTON STICKING LIKE WAS FLOATING (?) BUT IF PUSH 3 TIMES AS HARD ENGINE SHUT OFF (FEW DAYS PREVIOUSLY AND AFTER BUTTON FELT AND WORKED FINE). VEHICLE WENT BACK TO DEALER TODAY FOR THIS SECOND NEW BEARING IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. PERIODICALLY ON WAY TO DROP OFF VEHICLE

THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROX 45,000 MILES, REGULARLY SERVICED. HUSBAND DROVE HOME FROM WORK AND HAD ISSUES ACCELERATING. RPM'S WOULD GO UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO RESPOND VERY WELL TO PUSHING ON THE GAS. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS A PIECE OF IT (NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT PIECE) HAD BROKEN OFF WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND HAD DESTROYED IT.

MYSTERIOUS DRAW ON BATTERY CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE AFTER SITTING. BATTERY/ALTERNATOR TEST FINE. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? I HAVE TO KEEP PORTABLE JUMP STARTER IN THE CAR. HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS OF OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO AN ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

DRIVING MY 2015 FORD ESCAPE 1.6 TURBO ON INTERSTATE, STARTED TO FEEL LIKE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BUT A FEW DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CODE P26B7 AT DEALER (CODE P0012 AT O'REILLY AUTO PARTS). O'REILLY SAYS IT WAS A GENERIC CODE FOR "CAM SHAFT SENSOR" BUT FORD SAYS THE CODE P26B7 IS COOLANT BYPASS VALVE C NEEDS REPLACED COSTING ABOUT $500. I NOTICED THERE ARE A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME 2015 ESCAPE AND EVEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2014 FORD ESCAPE 1.6 TURBO. OBVIOUSLY THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE 2015 AS WELL! ALSO FORD DEALER MIKE MURPHY FORD IN MORTON IL SAYS MY TRANSMISSION IS FINE THOUGH I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT IS.

2015 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE STALLING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED ON THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, THEN LOSE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *JS

RADIO AND CD SYSTEM STOPPED PLAYING FOR FOUR DAYS, THEN CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES BEFORE BUT CAME BACK ON THE SAME DAY. FORD DEALER PERSON TOLD ME TO DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE FOR 10 MINUTES AND WHEN I CONNECT IT BACK THE SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF. I DID NOT WANT TO TRY THAT, NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. THE WIPERS ON THE LOW SETTING RUNS STEADY BUT STOPS MAKING IT HARD TO SEE BECAUSE OF THE RAIN UNLESS I PRESS WIPER ARM. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND COME BACK UP RANDOMLY, I NOTICE IT MOSTLY SITTING AT RED LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN OUR 2015 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM, WE BEGAN TO EXIT AND FOUND WE HAD NO BRAKES. WE HAD TO UTILIZE THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST HAD FAILED BECAUSE THE VACUUM PUMP LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CAM DRIVE TO BREAK INSIDE THE CAM SHAFT. THIS ALSO CAUSED METAL SHAVING CONTAMINATION IN THE ENGINE OF THE CAR WHICH CAN CAUSE THE MOTOR TO LOCK UP AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. OUR RESEARCH REVEALED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE; HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THE 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW/FAULTY PARTS ISSUE THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING; BUT THEY REFUSED AND ALSO REFUSED TO LET US SPEAK TO SOMEONE ELSE REGARDING THIS. SO, WE ARE STUCK WITH A $2,200 CAR REPAIR BILL ON A 4 1/2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 74,000 MILES THAT FORD KNOWS IS AN ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE POSSIBLY A NEW MOTOR IF IT LOCKS UP DUE TO THE METAL SHAVING CONTAMINATION. THE BRAKES FAILING UNEXPECTEDLY WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THE MOTOR LOCKS UP WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

PURCHASED MY 2015 FORD ESCAPE 10/12/19 FROM CARDINALEWAY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN CORONA CA. FEBRUARY 1, RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. 02/07/20 I WAS GOING TO LUNCH AND WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. PARKED CAR IMMEDIATELY AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAYS MY IT'S MY TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION ALMOST FELL FROM THE CAR. NO WARRANTY AND NO REMEDY AS IF YET.

WE WERE DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AT A STEADY SPEED WHEN WITH NO WARNING OUR VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND CAME TO A DEAD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN WE PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS WOULD YOU UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON WOULD RESTORE POWER FOR ONLY A MOMENT BEFORE WE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THANK GOD WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. AFTER PUSHING OUR CAR A HALF MILE THE CAR FINALLY GAVE ME A FAULTY TRANSMISSION ALERT. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 71K MILES AND RECEIVES REGULAR MAINTENANCE. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE DISCOVERED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH MANY FORD ESCAPES UNDER 100K HERE IS THE LINK TO SEVERAL OF THEM : HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2015/TRANSMISSION/FAILURE.SHTML *LN *DL

THE CAR A 2015 FORD ESCAPE SE AWD WITH ~ 86,600 MILES WOULD SHUT OFF AND HAVE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE. IT ALSO STARTED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH. SO I TOOK INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND A TUNE UP ON DECEMBER 24TH 2019. AFTER THE TUNE UP IT STILL EXHIBITED THE SAME ROUGH RIDING AND SHUT OFF. THE NEXT DAY ON DECEMBER 25TH AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT SHUTOFF INITIALLY AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IT SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. I PULLED IT BACK INTO THE GARAGE, AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING DECEMBER THE 26TH. AFTER SOME TIME THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE, AND THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BEEN FOULED WITH COOLANT. AFTER MORE TESTING AND HOLDING THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WHAT'S ODD IS THAT I NEVER WITNESSED THE CAR OVER HEATING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON TILL I WAS DRIVING THE CAR BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER THE 26TH. FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAYS THAT THEY'LL PAY 1/4 OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'VE FOUND QUITE A FEW ESCAPE OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE OF COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY NEED A NEW ENGINE. THESE ENGINES ARE FAILING PREMATURELY DUE TO ENGINES OVER HEATING AND THE BLOCKS FAILING. I SUSPECT THAT THE COOLANT SENSOR IS ALSO

TODAY, 1/29/2020 @ APPROX 755AM I WAS EXITING S BOUND K-7 ONTO COLLEGE BLVD IN OLATHE KS. THERE IS APPROX 1/2 INCH OF SLUSH ON THE GROUND. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45-50MPH AND APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW AND I TRIED TO STOP. MY BREAKPEDAL STARTED VIBRATING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DEPRESSED. THE STABILITY LIGHT ON MY DASH LIT UP. I SLID UPHILL OVER 50 FEET AND INTO THE INTERSECTION. I HAD NO ABILITY TO STOP. I WAS POWERLESS TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF MY VEHILCLE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S SYSTEM OVERRODE ME AS A DRIVER. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT THAT ONLY BECAUSE THE OTHER CARS HAD NOTICED MY LACK OF CONTROL AND DIDN'T ENTER THE INTERSECTION. AGAIN, I HAD NO ABILITY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE STABILITY CONTROL OVERRODE MY DRIVING ABILITY. AS SOON AS I SKIDDED TO A STOP THE ESC TURNED OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, STEER AND BREAK APPROPRIATELY. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BECAUSE NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HOPE THERE ARE TRAFFIC CAMERAS AND RECORDINGS OF THIS. I INTEND TO TRADE IN THIS VEHICLE TODAY TO ZECK FORD IN LEAVENWORTH KS, WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN JULY 2016.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 150,000 MILES. REQUIRED TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED.

BLACK PAINT FADE-ING TO WHITE ABOVE FRONT WINDSHIELD.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES BUT HIT THE DEER ANYWAY. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH WHEN I HIT THE DEER WITH THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE GRILL, BUMPER, AND HOOD RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE AND NEEDS REPLACED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

OUT OF NOWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY VEHICLE REFUSED TO MOVE FROM STOP LIGHT, BLOCKING THE LANE. RPM WENT UP NO ENGAGEMENT NOT EVEN A BIT. TURNED IGNITION OFF/ON, PUT IN DRIVE, CAR MOVED 100 FEET AND STOP AGAIN. I REALIZED THIS ISN'T A FLUKE BUT SERIOUS PROBLEM, SO AFTER SEVERAL TRIES BY SWITCHING HESITANTLY FROM N TO D TO S WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 300 FEET TO CLOSEST SAFEWAY PARKING AND CALL FOR TOWING. LONG STORY SHORT, AFTER SPECIALIZED TRANSMISSION SHOP IN THE AREA WAS ABLE TO CHECK IT OUT AND TAKE IT FOR TEST DRIVE VERDICT WAS "ITS PROBABLY NOT THAT BAD, SOMETHING IS BLOCKING TRANSMISSION FILTER, SEEMS LIKE TRANSFER CASE ISSUE, WE SEE THAT A LOT ON AWD MODELS FOR THESE ESCAPES. HOWEVER ONLY AFTER WE TAKE IT OUT WE CAN DECIDE IF SOMETHING IS BROKEN IN TRANSMISSION ITSELF " SO APPARENTLY THIS WAS A GOOD NEWS WHICH WILL COST $2500 AND IF SOMETHING ELSE WILL BE FOUND IN TRANSMISSION $4500. WE GOT THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE FORD DEALER AND TIMELY DONE ALL SERVICES AT FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ALL THESE YEARS, THIS KIND OF THINGS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON WELL TAKEN CARE VEHICLE OFF AT ONLY 75000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE REVERSE CAMERA ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OF THE BACKUP CAMERA WAS NOT DISCLOSED BY THE TECHNICIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ANTI FREEZE OVERFLOWED INTO THE CYLINDER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

RANDOMLY LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING OR MAKING A QUICK, OR SHARP, LEFT TURN, LIKE TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3 TIMES IN A WEEK. DOES NOT REGISTER AS A FAULT ON THE CAR COMPUTER CHIP. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, THEN IT TEMPORARILY FAILED THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN RESET ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AFTER PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING OFF THE CAR, WAIT, THEN RESTART.

TRANSMISSION CABLE BROKE SUDDENLY WHILE PARKING. CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED.

STARTING ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 9, 2020, MY CAR WOULD STALL WHEN IDLING. AFTER RESTARTING, AND WHILE DRIVING HOME; THE CAR STALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 HOWEVER AFTER PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP, THE CAR STARTED STALLING WHEN IDLING, AND IT CONTINUED TO STALL. IF IT WAS "REVVED" UP, THAN IT SEEMED TO RUN OKAY FOR AWHILE. IT RAN FINE ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 HOWEVER IT STARTED STALLING AROUND 12:00. I STOPPED AT A LOCAL MECHANICS SHOP AND WAS TOLD TO GO TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE ARE "SILENT" RECALLS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL BUT I MANAGED TO STOP AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE, EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, AND IT WAS SUGGESTED PUTTING FUEL INJECTOR IN, WHICH I PURCHASED AT THE TIME THAN FILLED MY GAS TANK UP. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, JIM SHORKEY IN WHITE OAK AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 HOWEVER AFTER THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED, I HAD A HARD TIME RESTARTING IT, AND IT WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING WHEN I WAS PUSHING IN THE GAS PEDAL SO I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO JIM SHORKEY.,

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD, AND OUT OF NO WHERE, MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. IT WAS STILL ON, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. AFTER PUTTING THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS, IT FINALLY MOVED BUT WAS REALLY JERKY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL I WAS HOME. WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE IT TO GET CHECKED, IT DID THE SAME THING. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED MY CAR OFF, WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT WOULD RUN FINE FOR SEVERAL YARDS, THEN DO THE SAME THING, WHERE IT WOULD JUST STOP MOVING. A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST STOPS MOVING. IT'S CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP NOW, AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK. I HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THIS IS ALSO TERRIBLE BECAUSE THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY IN MULTIPLE CARS!

PROFUSELY LEAKING WATER INTO CABIN SOAKING REAR HEADLINER ABOVE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS. COMING FROM ROOF RACKS OR SUNROOF, NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. CONCERNED LEAKING WATER WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO VEHICLE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND A TSB ON ISSUE. *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 33000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 46000 MILES. AT 37000 MILES THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT STARTED TO RANDOMLY LOCK UP. IT WOULD PIN MY WIFE TO THE SEAT BACK. EVERY TIME WE HAD TO STOP THE CAR TO UNBUCKLE, THEN FEED THE BELT BACK INTO THE MECHANISM TO PULL IT BACK OUT. IF SHE LEANED FORWARD TO ADJUST THE RADIO IT WOULD SOMETIMES LET OUT AN INCH OR TWO OR THREE, THEN LOCK. WE THEN HAD TO STOP THE CAR, UNBUCKLE AND FEED IT BACK IN, THEN START OVER. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS IN PLACE AS SOON AS SHE BUCKLES UP BE FORE I START THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO SEVERAL DAYS WITH NO ISSUE. OUR LOCAL DEALER IS MULLINAX FORD OF OLYMPIA WA.THEY REPLACED IT UNDER THE 50000MILE SAFETY WARRANTY. IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IT STILL RANDOMLY LOCKED UP AND WE HAVE TO STOP THE CAR TO UNBUCKLE AND FEED IT BACK IN. THEY RE[PLACED IT AGAIN. IT STILL LOCKS UP. I TRIED MOVING THE ADJUSTABLE UPPER ANCHOR POINT. THAT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THAT DAY. THE NEXT DAY ITS BACK. THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. "THIS IS NORMAL." MY 1973 PINTO DID NOT DO THIS, NOR DID MY 1993 AEROSTAR OR MY 1985 PONTIAC. MY 1993 F150 PICK UP DOES NOT ACT LIKE THIS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH SHE WILL BE STUCK IN THE CAR IF THE RELEASE BUTTON IN DAMAGED OR UNREACHABLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL. MY DAUGHTER INFORMS ME THAT THE RIGHT SIDE REAR BELT HAS STARTED TO DO THIS. SO BOTH BELTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAVE ISSUES, BUT NOT THE LEFT SIDE. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE BELTS? IS THERE A DESIGN OR PROD

THE STEERING WILL RANDOMLY DIE, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE. IT'S INCREDIBLY WORRYING AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AS IT ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME. SOMETIMES IN PARK, OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT AT THE MOMENT IT IS NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS

DURING MY LAST OIL CHANGE, 12/23/2019, I WAS TOLD THE TECHNICIAN TOLD HE COULD NOT RE-ATTACH MY "SPLASH SHIELD" DUE EXCESSIVE RUST WHERE THE SHIELD FASTENERS ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE SHIELD IN PLACE. APPROXIMATELY 10 SCREWS CANNOT BE RE-INSTALLED DUE TO RUST. THIS SHIELD IF RE-ATTACHED COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF DURING OPERATION CAUSING UNKNOWN MULTIPLE ISSUES INCLUDING CAUSING A CRASH. MY PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING AN OIL CHANGE, SO I WAS STATIONARY IN THE OIL CHANGE SHOP.

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I STOPPED FOR GAS. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER REFUELING. A FEW MINUTES LATER IT STARTED AND RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ENTERING A COUNTY HIGHWAY AT APP. 35 MPH AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND RAN NORMALLY. THE THIRD TIME, APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER, I WAS DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING MALL AT APP 20 MPH. THERE WAS A LOUD, CONTINUOUS NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE I WAS DRAGGING AN OBJECT. THE CAR THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT NOW RUNS NORMALLY BUT I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH CAPITAL FORD OF WILMINGTON, NC FOR 12/31/2019. EACH TIME THE STALLING HAPPENED, IT SEEMED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS.

AT 76,851 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ACCORDING TO FORD METAL PIECES FOUND WAS FOUND IN THE FLUID I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ON GOING TRAFFIC I'VE ONLY HAVE IT FOR TWO YEARS AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT BUT WAS NEVER TOLD THAT ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES WERE DETECTED BEFORE THAT THE BYPASS COOLANT VALVED CODE WOULD APPEAR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REPAIR IT TWICE THIS YEAR .

MY VEHICLE HAD STALLED ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THEN STARTED BACK UP SO DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEN IN OCT OR NOV IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL WHEN I PULLED OUT OF A BUSINESS ONTO A STREET. A WEEK OR 2 LATER I NOTICED MY HEATER DID NOT WORK. CHECKED COOLANT AND IT WAS VERY LOW. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID WATER IN ENGINE AND OI IN COOLANT. REPLACE ENGINE FOR 8000 DOLLARS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I HAD HAD MY OIL CHA GED AT THT DEALERSHIP PRIOR AND NO DOUMENTATION OF LOW COOLANT. I HAVE 110.000 MILES ON MY CAR. IT IS THE SAME ENGINE THAT FORD IS HAVING PROBELS WITH. FORD SAID THEY CAN NOT BELP ME. NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. I HAD 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAD A FORD EXPLORER BEFORE WITH V6 AND HAD 190.000 MILES. ARE THERE ANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON THE 2015?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE PREMATURELY WORN. THE DEALER HAD TO USE A SCREWDRIVER AND HAMMER TO RELEASE THE LUG NUTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,321. *MP*JB

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE RADIO AND IT'S COMPUTER SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. WHILE THE DISPLAY WORKS, THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR LAYING SOUND NO LONGER WORKS, AND THE TOUCH SCREEN IS RARELY RESPONSIVE.

I DROVE TO A DAIRY QUEEN PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AS I STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHICH IT WAS. I THEN PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR TO LEAVE. I COULD NOT START THE CAR, THE SHIFTER WAS LOCKED IN PARK BUT THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH SHOWED IT WAS IN REVERSE, ALSO THE BACK UP CAMERA WAS ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO KLABEN FORD IN KENT OHIO, WHERE THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. KLABEN INSTALLED A NEW BUSHING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TO FIND FORD HAD RECALLED SOME MODELS BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THIS CAR. I SUSPECT THERE ARE STILL SOME BAD BUSHINGS OUT THERE. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU

THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING BROKE AS IT WAS BEING PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND MY 2015 FORD ESCAPE WAS LOCKED IN NEUTRAL POSITION EVEN THOUGH THE CONSOLE SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. LUCKILY WE NOTICED IT ROLL SLIGHTLY AFTER GETTING OUT OF CAR AND WERE ABLE TO GET BACK IN CAR AND PLACE THE PARKING BRAKE SO IT WOULD NOT ROLL INTO THE STREET. THIS IS A SIMILAR ISSUE TO A RECALL OF OLDER FORD ESCAPES (2013 AND 2014). THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER THAT AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. HAD IT BEEN ON A LESSER GRADE WE MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT IN PARK, AND COULD HAVE ROLLED INTO STREET CAUSING ACCIDENT.

POWER STEERING STOPED WORKING WHEN I TURNED OFF ROAD ON TO THE DRIVWAY

VEHICLE HAS HAD FUSE ISSUES FROM DAY 1. HAD THE WIRING GOING TO SUNVISOR LIGHTED MIRROR START SMOKING WHEN WE CHANGED THE FUSE. WIRING WAS PINCHED FROM THE FACTORY. THEN THE HEADLIGHT DRIVERS SIDE KEEPS BLOWING FUSE. NOW TRYING FIND OUT WHY.

I BROUGHT MY CAR LAST YEAR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED ME TO MANY PROBLEMS STARTED SMELLING GAS WHEN I PUT THE GAS IT DON'T START I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP THEY GET TO FIX I COST ME NOW I TAKE IT TO FORD SHOP THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TRANSMISSION I NEED THE NEW ONE

THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING PARKED UNDER A CARPORT FOR ALMOST 24 HRS. WHEN IT INEXPLICABLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE ENSUING FIRE BURNED THE CARPORT AND SPREAD TO THE STRUCTURE CAUSING EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE RESIDENCE. A PASSERBY MADE THE ELDERLY OCCUPANTS OF HOME AWARE OF THE FIRE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET OUT. THE AREA OF FIRE ORIGIN WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME OTHER EVIDENCE AND/OR INSTANCES OF FIRES IN THESE VEHICLES OCCURRING THE SAME WAY.

AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE, I WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD THEN ENGAGE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THAT'S WHERE IT STAYED. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FREELY, ALMOST SLIDING THROUGH THE GEARS WITH BARELY ANY FORCE. IT WAS AS IF THE GEAR SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION WERE NOT CONNECTED (SO TO SPEAK). WHEN I WOULD MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER, NONE OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD LIGHT UP AS IN WHAT GEAR I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN. THE ONLY GEAR THAT LIT UP WAS PARK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE SHIFT CABLE BUSHING WAS OFF OF THE TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO COVERT FORD (11514 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78759, (512) 345-4343), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AGAIN, THE CONTACT SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOLENOID PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE EXAMINING THE FAILURE, A DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT DISPLAYED AN ERROR CODE OF P1450, WHICH INDICATED EXCESSIVE VACUUM IN THE FUEL TANK. LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. SUBURBAN FORD (21600 WOODWARD AVE, FERNDALE, MI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 8,000 ON THEIR OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE 'TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK' MESSAGE DISPLAYED. AFTER STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. FORD OF MURFREESBORO (1550 NW BROAD ST, MURFREESBORO, TN) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

MY LEFT BACK PASSENGER DOOR PANEL KEEPS PULLING OFF THE DOOR AND PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM OPENING. I LITERALLY HAVE TO EITHER PULL THE DOOR SO HARD FROM THE OUTSIDE TO GET IT OPEN OR CLIMB IN THE BACK FROM THE RIGHT BACK PASSENGER DOOR TO PULL THE PANEL UP SLOWLY AS SOMEONE IS SLOWLY OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE UP TO THE LOU FUSZ FORD DEALERSHIP IN CHESTERFIELD, MO., WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TWICE ALREADY AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME! THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PANELS CLIPS. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TOLD THE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PANEL. NOW, I AM NOT SURE WHY THE PANEL KEEPS PULLING OFF AND PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM OPENING. I FEEL IT IS A HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN. WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF WE WERE IN A CRASH AND THEY COULD NOT GET OUT OF THEIR DOOR?

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR BECOMES STUCK. ON AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE CLIPS ATTACHING THE PLASTIC PANEL TO THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR BREAK, CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO STICK AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME AND RESULTING IN THE DOOR NOT OPENING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! EACH TIME, THE CAR HAS BEEN STATIONARY WHEN I HAVE NOTICED THE PROBLEM. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE DOOR WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO OPEN ("STICKY") OR DOES NOT OPEN AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO BE FIXED AT 2 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS, BOTH OF WHICH WILL ONLY REPLACE THE CLIPS AND ADD EXTRA SCREWS TO HOLD THE PLASTIC ON THE DOOR. WITH ONLY REPLACEMENT OF CLIPS, THE DOOR WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. WITH THE ADDITIONAL SCREWS, THE DOOR WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. HOWEVER, NOW THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS CHARGED $140.77 TO REPLACE A FEW PLASTIC CLIPS. NEITHER DEALER HAS OFFERED A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, ONLY THIS "BAND-AID." ADDITIONALLY, AFTER HAVING SO MUCH REPEATED DIFFICULTY OPENING THIS DOOR, THE PLASTIC HAS NOW CRACKED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX OR REPLACE IT. BUT THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT THE DOOR IS "FIXED" BECAUSE IT CAN OPEN AT THE MOMENT. I HAVE 2 CARSEATS IN THE BACK OF THIS VEHICLE AND WANT A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. I CANNOT RISK A DOOR NOT OPENING WHEN THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL TANK HAD A VACUUM EFFECT AND THE FILLER NECK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DOGGETT FORD (9225 NORTH FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77037, (800) 801-9906) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE FAILED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED AN UNKNOWN RECALL ON THE FORD FUSIONS, BUT NOT THE FORD ESCAPES EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE THE SAME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.