2017 Ford Escape complaints

II TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE BEFORE IT REACHED 60,000 MILES. I ASK THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING , IT WOULD GO SLOW GOING UP A HILL SOMETIMES AND WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WASN'T MOVING WHEN YOU PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS FINE. AT 74,000 MILES THE CARS TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED MOVING AFTER MAKING A LOUD NOISE, WE WERE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, BUT MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH MEANT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE 3 YEARS. FORD IS ONLY WILLING TO PAY HALF THE REPAIR . NO ONE BUYS A CAR AND EXPECTS TO HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS PAID FOR. I HAVE 2 MORE YEARS OF PAYMENTS . I WORK AT A HOSPITAL IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE . I DRIVE ABOUT 40 MILES EACH WAY. I HAVE TO GO TO WORK DURING THIS COVID-19 . I WOULD EXPECT FORD TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AT NO COST BEING I HAD TAKEN IT IN BEFORE .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND DRIVEN TO SUBURBAN FORD OF FERNDALE (21600 WOODWARD AVE, FERNDALE, MI 48220), WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

I WAS DRIVING, TRIED TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH, RPM WENT UP TO 6. PULLED OF THE ROAD, PLACED IT IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF, THEN BACK ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WAITING FOR ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME.

STARTED LOSING PROPULSION ON TAKE-OFF ON FEBRUARY 28, 2020, CAR STRUGGLING TO GET UP TO SPEED EVEN THOUGH ENGINE REVS HIGH. UPON INVESTIGATION BY FORD DEALERSHIP, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEAR ENGINE AND CAMSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - $1900 TOTAL BILL WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR TOWING AND RENTAL VEHICLE. 62,000 MILES ON VEHICLE - FORD MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY RUNS OUT AT 60,000. EVEN AFTER REPAIR, VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH ON TAKE-OFFS - ESPECIALLY 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER TO PROPEL THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE REVS HIGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATED WHILE THE ECO-BOOST ENGINE FEATURE WAS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOWANDA FORD INC. LOCATED AT (14650 US-62, GOWANDA, NY 14070) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,400.

VEHICLE STALLS AND MUST BE TAKEN OUT OF DRIVE AND RESTARTED WHEN AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP FEATURE IS ENGAGED. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS WITHOUT APPARENT PATTERN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED.

POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I STOP THE CAR TURNS OFF BUT IT DOES NOT START AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN AT A STOPLIGHT AND MY CAR TURNS OFF COMPLETELY HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. THIS IS SO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE A CAR COULD EASILY RUN INTO ME BECAUSE MY CAR IS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR IS NOW DOING THIS EVERY TIME I STOP UNLESS I TURN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE BUTTON TO 'OFF'. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEFAULT FOR MY CAR IS THAT IS IT ON. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OTHER FORD ESCAPES (HTTPS://FORD.OEMDTC.COM/2673/16B31-POWERTRAIN-CONTROL-MODULE-REPROGRAMMING-2017-FORD-ESCAPE) BUT WHEN I CALL FORD THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT MADE AT THE RIGHT FACTORY ON THE RIGHT DAY, YET HAS THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARK FORD OF MAHOPAC INC. LOCATED AT (276 COUNTY RD 6, MAHOPAC, NY 10541, (845)628-8800, FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO PREVENT COOLANT FROM LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTICE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN FOR A SECONDARY SOFTWARE UPDATE TO PREVENT COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE HOWEVER, SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DECLINED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 70,500. *LN

DURING FIRST WEEK IN MARCH 2020, LOW WINDSHIELD FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, TRIED TO REFILL BUT WILL NOT HOLD FLUID LEAKS ON GROUND. CAR ONLY HAS 56000 MILES, WITHOUT THIS IT MAKES MORE DIFFICULTE TO SEE OUT. THIS UNIT TAKES UP TO 3.5 HOURS TO REPLACE. IT MAY NOT BE VERY CRITICAL TO SAFETY BUT I DON'T EXPECT MANY TO BE REPLACED AT THIS PRICE.

IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, I HAVE PAID OVER $1,400 TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE BY MICE AND RATS TO THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT BUMPER. THE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS DAMAGED AND OR EATEN AWAY. THERE WAS OTHER EVIDENCE OF MICE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHILE I HAD THE DAMAGE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY, IF I HADN'T THERE WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN A CHANCE FOR SAFETY ISSUES. I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS, IN RESPONSE TO THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS, NOW COAT THE WIRES IN SOME ORGANIC SUBSTANCES THAT ATTRACT MICE, RATS, AND OTHER CREATURES. A PERUSAL OF THE INTERNET WILL SHOW DAMAGE THAT HAS OCCURRED IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND IN SOME CASES RESULTED IN THE TOTAL RUINING OF THE CAR. FORD AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS HAVE REFUSED RESPONSIBLILITY OF THIS ISSUES WHICH HAS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISKS AND IS CERTAIN TO RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED VERY QUICKLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM REVVED UP WHILE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ASHEBORO FORD LOCATED AT (1602 E DIXIE DR, ASHEBORO, NC 27203), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

MY CAR HAS HAD AN ISSUE TWICE INVOLVING SQUIRRELS/RODENTS CHEWING THROUGH WIRES AND HAS COST QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER STATED THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE SEEN MANY INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS ON THE INTERNET AND THE DEALER ALSO SAYS IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN. I HAVE READ THAT THE WIRING COVERING HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM PETROLEUM BASED TO SOY BASED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS AND RODENTS LOVE TO EAT THE SOY BASED WIRING. MY FAMILY HAS HAD MANY CARS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OVER THE YEARS AND THIS BEING THE NEWEST CAR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD THINK THAT CAR MANUFACTURERS BEING AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION BY NOW SUCH AS SPRAYING THE WIRES WITH SOMETHING THAT TASTES BAD TO THE RODENTS OR COMING UP WITH ANOTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SOLUTION TO AVOID THIS ISSUE AND EXPENSE TO THE CONSUMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND ENGINE OVER HEATING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHILE TO LICCARDI FORD INC LOCATED AT (1615 US-22, WATCHUNG, NJ 07069) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A COOLANT INTRUSION CAUSED THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW SHORT BLOCK WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

APPARENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING ISSUES WITH THE AUTO STOP/START FUNCTIONS OF 2017 FORD ESCAPES. THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE TODAY AT ABOUT 35000 MILES, AND THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP'S PARTS AND LABOR DEPARTMENT, PERFECTLY FINE. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE THAT IT'S POSSIBLE FOR THE CAR TO CUT OFF AS IT NORMALLY WOULD AT A COMPLETE STOP, BUT IT WON'T AUTO START - INSTEAD DISPLAYING A MESSAGE ABOUT PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE MANUALLY. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I'VE FOUND WITH JUST A CURSORY GLANCE INTO THE SPREAD OF THE ISSUE, HAS FORD FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS FEATURE IN 2017 FORD ESCAPES? IS THERE A DOCUMENTED PROCEDURE FOR THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO FOLLOW TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES? IF NOT, WHY? SOME OF THE OTHER NHTSA IDS RELATED TO THIS: 11300434, 11297934, 11292126, 11291536, 11290647, 11290086, AND 11288766

VEHICLE ENGINE, AT RANDOM TIMES AND MULTIPLE TIMES, COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN IN ECO MODE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTART THE CAR MANUALLY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS, KNOWN ISSUE. CARS BEGIN MOVING WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AS WE ARE FORCED TO RESTART OUR CAR. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

EVERYTIME AUTO START STOP IS INITIATED AND I RELEASE THE BRAKE MY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITH THE NOTIFICATION "SHIFT TO P AND RESTART ENGINE." THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND NEARLY CAUSED A WRECK. THE PERSON SAW I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND EXPECTED ME TO BUT I'M STALLED BECAUSE OF THIS. I'M TIRED OF HAVING TO TO MANUALLY TURN AUTO START STOP OFF. THERE ARE 1000S WITH THIS ISSUE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM CARMAX SEPT 2019. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE BUMP TO BUMPER WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED.

WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR ANY OTHER REASON, MY ESCAPE WILL SHUT OFF AND THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW "AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P RESTART ENGINE". THE AUTO STARTSTOP LIGHT IS ORANGE INSTEAD OF GREEN WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT IS NOT EVERY TIME, BUT IS IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION WILL STILL BE IN DRIVE WHEN THIS OCCURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO RESUME DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MESSAGE DISPLAYED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPARK PLUG ON CYLINDER NUMBER (3) THREE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WAS REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

MY CAR WENT TO AN ACCIDENT LAST FEBRUARY 14,2017 AND MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS RUNNING ON A SPEED OF 40-45 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER CAR AND MY CAR SPIN 360 DEGREES THEN ANOTHER CAR HIT MY CAR AND MADE MY CAR STOP FROM SPINNING. DESPITE THE IMPACT, MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.

THE CAR RANDOMLY COMPLETELY TURNS OFF WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS OR IN TRAFFIC (WHEN AUTO START-STOP IS ACTIVATED), WITH A MESSAGE ON THAT DASHBOARD TO "SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE". AT THIS POINT, IT IS NECESSARY TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO PROCEED.

WHEN IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT CAR WILL SHUT DOWN AND YOU MUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST MONTH. NO CODES OF WARNING LIGHTS COME ON.

SEAL IN BETWEEN THE INTERCOOLER FOR THE TURBO SO THAT COOLENT MIXES WITH THE ENGINE OIL WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO FAIL PREMATURELY AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE CAR MUST BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. WWW.BADPRODUCTSLAW.COM IS MAKING A CLASS ACTION AND PEOPLE SHOULD CONTACT THEM.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM THE FUEL TANK WHEN DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS (20 AND UNDER) AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE RPM GOES VERY LOW, ALMOST STALLING OUT. PURGE VALVE AND CANISTER NEED TO BE REPLACED AND ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FORD FUSION HAS HAD A RECALL ON THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND MY VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN THE YEARS RECALLED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN SPEAKING WITH OTHERS WHOSE VEHICLE IS AROUND THE SAME YEAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE AS I HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR 3 DAYS AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE LOCATED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE A VIDEO.

VEHICLE HAS AUTO SHUTDOWN AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS. SOMETIMES STALLS THEN AND NEEDS RESTARTED. ONLY ADVISORY WHEN IT HAPPENS IS ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. HAS HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN TIMES TO ME WITHIN 40.000 MILES. LAST TIME BELOW

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CAR RANDOMLY COMPLETELY TURNS OFF WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS OR IN TRAFFIC, WITH A MESSAGE ON THAT DASHBOARD TO "SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE". AT THIS POINT, IT IS NECESSARY TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO PROCEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE COLLISION OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A POP SOUND. THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS 50 MPH AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BOTH VEHICLE'S WERE TOWED AWAY. THE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE TO THE FRONT PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THINK'S THE ENGINE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WRECKAGE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT YET DETERMINED IF IT WOULD BE DECLARED TOTALED. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED RESULTING IN A REPLACEMENT AT 87,000 MILES. THIS WAS INITIALLY MISDIAGNOSED WITH A COMPUTER UPGRADE, HOWEVER A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST PROVED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND WAS MISFIRING AT A HIGHER RATE THAN REQUESTED. THE TECHNICIAN RODE WITH ME WHILE I DROVE AND THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD FLUTTER AT AROUND 1500 RPMS WHILE MAINTAINING CONSTANT SPEED. IT WOULD ALSO SHIMMY THE VEHICLE. IT SHOWED ON THE COMPUTER WHILE I WAS DRIVING THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE, THE COMPUTER WOULD REQUEST A 4 AND WAS GETTING A 40 ON THE SPECS. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE DIAGNOSIS.

AT APPROXIMATELY 61,800 MILES THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND HAD TO BE EITHER REPLACED OR REBUILT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STARTED SEIZING UP AND SLOWING DOWN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON.

MY 2017 FORD ESCAPE IS CREATING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE/SITUATION WITH THE AUTO STOP/START FUNCTION. WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC-AT A STOPLIGHT, AT A STOP SIGN, IN THE ROAD WAITING TO TURN LEFT-THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED TO "SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE". I HAVE ALMOST HAD OTHER CARS HIT THE BACK OF MY ESCAPE BECAUSE OF THIS. IT'S VERY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND TAKES TIME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE WITH AN IMPATIENT DIVER BEHIND ME. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE ON YOUR WEBSITE. SOME OF THE NHTSA ID #'S 11300434, 11297934, 11292126, 11291536, 11290647, 11290086, AND 11288766. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS AS WELL. PLEASE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE THIS FIRST OCCURRED, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE OCTOBER 2019. ALSO PER NHTSA 10160883 AND FORD COMMUNICATION NO. SSM 47492 FROM FEBRUARY 2018 THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS NOW. "SOME 2017 ESCAPE VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 02-FEB-2017 MAY EXHIBIT A NO RESTART CONCERN AFTER AN AUTO STOP/START EVENT. UPON ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY DISPLAY A MESSAGE INSTRUCTING THE CUSTOMER TO SHIFT TO PARK AND START THE VEHICLE MANUALLY. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, REPROGRAM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) USING THE LATEST SOFTWARE LEVEL OF THE APPROPRIATE FORD DIAGNOSTIC SCAN TOOL. FOR CLAIMING, USE CAUSAL PART 14A068 AND AP

BRAKES PEDAL IS VERY HARD TO PRESS. NEED TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE

MY 2017 FORD ESCAPE IS EXHIBITING THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED BELOW AND APPARENTLY KNOWN TO FORD ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 2018. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR PAUSED IN AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, OR PAUSED WAITING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (VIA THE BULLETINS SHOWN) WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER 36 MONTH WARRANTY, NO MENTION WAS MADE OF IT. NOW THAT THE CAR IS EXHIBITING THE DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR, FORD WILL NOT HONOR THE 36 BUMPER TO BUMPER OR 60 MONTH POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO CORRECT. QUOTED COST TO REPAIR COULD VARY FROM $150 TO SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE ACCORDING TO FORD SERVICE DEPT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM SINCE IT REFLECTS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING FLAW. PER NHTSA 10160883 AND FORD COMMUNICATION NO. SSM 47972: "SOME 2017 ESCAPE VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 02-FEB-2017 MAY EXHIBIT A NO RESTART CONCERN AFTER AN AUTO STOP/START EVENT. UPON ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY DISPLAY A MESSAGE INSTRUCTING THE CUSTOMER TO SHIFT TO PARK AND START THE VEHICLE MANUALLY. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, REPROGRAM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) USING THE LATEST SOFTWARE LEVEL OF THE APPROPRIATE FORD DIAGNOSTIC SCAN TOOL. FOR CLAIMING, USE CAUSAL PART 14A068 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS IN SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS (SLTS) MANUAL. IF THE BCM SOFTWARE IS CURRENTLY AT THE LATEST LEVEL AVAILABLE, REFER TO WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM), SECTION 303-06A AND/OR POWERTRAI

ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE PAST MONTH, THE AUTO START/STOP FUNCTION HAS ENGAGED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I'VE GOTTEN THE MESSAGE: AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P RESTART ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THEN SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2016. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARBER FORD OF HAZLETON (1112 N CHURCH ST, HAZLETON, PA 18202) AT LEAST SIX TIMES, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS 24051505. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,642.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A JERKING SENSATION SUDDENLY AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,536. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

WHILE SITTING AT LIGHTS THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. AN ALERT COMES ON STATING TO PUT IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

IN THE 3 YEARS THAT WE HAD THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER BECAUSE OF A POORLY DESIGNED HEAD GASKET. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR HAD AN UPDATED GASKET, BUT ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PARTS FAILURE THAT CAUSED A WARNING LIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT, THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND REQUIRED A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER REPAIR. MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY SON AT THE TIME AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND GET TO A SIDE STREET BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

THE AUTO START/STOP DOESN'T WORK ALL OF THE TIME ON MY 2017 FORD ESCAPE SE. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY ENGINE TURNS OFF WHEN I'M AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS, STOP SIGNS, ROUNDABOUTS, TURNING RIGHT, AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION! I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I'M NOW ANXIOUS EVERY SINGLE TIME I'M DRIVING. I FEEL UNSAFE ON A DAILY BASIS AND IT'S FRUSTRATING THAT FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE I'M ACTUALLY IN AN ACCIDENT.

VEHICLE IS STALLING WHILE ENGINE SHUTOFF IS ENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY AT RED LIGHTS! THIS HAPPEN TO ME TWICE WHILE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TODAY AND ONCE LAST WEEK!! I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART IT. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVERS BEHIND ME WERE VERY IMPATIENT !!

MULTIPLE TIMES THE ESCAPE AS BEEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE AUTO RESTART DOES NOT WORK. A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO PARK AND START THE VEHICLE MANUALLY. VERY DANGEROUS AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN CARS BEHIND ARE MOVING.

OWNER OF 2017 FORD ESCAPE AND ONGOING ISSUES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINE INDICATOR - LOW COOLANT LEVEL. BOUGHT CAR NEW FEB 2018 AND WITHIN ONE YEAR AND 8030 MILES THE CAR REQUIRED SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE IN APRIL 2019. REPAIRS MADE TO WATER PUMP AND COOLANT BYPASS HOSE ASSEMBLY. NOW AGAIN IN DEC 2019 WITH 14,444 MILES, I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH COOLANT LEVEL BELOW THE MINIMUM MARK AND HIGH TEMP ENGINE ON DASH GAUGE. ADDED COOLANT MYSELF AND SCHEDULE SERVICE FOR DEC 16 2019. THE RESERVOIR CAP WAS FITTED TIGHTLY AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A LEAK WHEN CHECKING THE FLOOR OF GARAGE OR ANYWHERE UNDER THE HOOD. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A PROBLEM SINCE THE COOLANT IS LEAKING OUT AND CAUSING HIGH TEMP OF ENGINE WHICH IS NOT NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR A VEHICLE WITH 14,444 MILES TO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE RECURRING. RECAP: 02/23/2019 MILES 7009 SERVICED FOR VEHICLE CHECKUP, OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION AND MULTI-POINT INSPECTION. 04/13/2019 MILES 8030 SERVICED FOR HIGH TEMP. ENGINE INDICATOR AND COOLANT LEVEL BELOW MINIMUM MARK 12/16/2019 MILES 14,444 HIGH TEMP. ENGINE INDICATOR AND OBSERVED COOLANT LEVEL IS BELOW MINIMUM MARK ON COOLANT RESERVOIR. 12/17/2019 CAR IS SCHEDULE FOR APPT TO INSPECT ISSUE WITH COOLANT LEAKING

OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD, WHEN I WOULD START THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, SOMETIMES IT RAN ROUGH. REVVING THE GAS PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES RESOLVED THIS. ON DECEMBER 11 WHILE DRIVING TO RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I AM CLOSE TO TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WHEN I RETURNED HOME DECEMBER 12, I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THIS MORNING, DECEMBER 13. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROUGH IDLING, ENGINE LIGHT, LOW COOLANT, AND DIAGNOSTIC CODES ALL POINT TOWARD THE NEED TO REPLACE THE LONG BLOCK ENGINE, WHICH IS $11,000. MY CAR IS PAID OFF, ONLY RECENTLY, AND IT HAS 74,000 MILES. IT HAS ONLY EVER BEEN SERVICED AT FORD DEALERSHIPS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND IT HAS BEEN ESCALATED. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, WHY IS IT NOT A RECALL? THIS CERTAINLY COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE.

AUTO STOP START FEATURE. WHEN STOPPED ENGINE SHUTS OFF BUT DOESN'T RESTART AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE. MESSAGE APPEARS "PUT CAR IN PARK TO RESTART." FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED LEAVING A PARKING LOT. 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY AT A SIGNAL.

MY VEHICHLE HAD BEEN MAKING A NOISE AND STARTED LETTING OUT A GRAY SMOKE FROM TE EXHAUST. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS LEAKING "OIL" INTO THE MOTOR AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM THEREFORE FORD APPROVED A NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT SICE I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY ( 31,000 MILES). EVEN IF A NEW ENGINE IS REPLACED. THE FACT THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM STILL DOES NOT RULE OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AND WHEN. ALSO EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP MY CAR TURNS OFF AND DOES NOT TURN BACK ON WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE. WHEN IS FORD GOING TO FINALLY SAY RECALL THESE VEHICLES???? I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN I DRIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY.. MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY IN ON THE LINE HERE. DO FORD CEO'S REALIZE THAT? DO FORD CEO'S HAVE CHILDREN? GRANDCHILDREN? MAYBE THEIR CHILDREN/GRANDCHILDREN SHOULD RIDE IN THESE FAULTY VEHICLES AND BE PUT AT RISK AND THEN MAYBE THEY WILL RE THINK THEIR DECISION OF RECALLING !!!!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN, THE ECO BOOST SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE ENGINE ERRONEOUSLY SHUT OFF. DURING THE FAILURE, THE MESSAGE "PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE IGNITION KEY" WAS DISPLAYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. SKYLINE FORD (2510 COMMERCIAL ST. SE, SALEM, OR) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

12/6/19 VEHICLE HAS A TIRE GO FLAT ON THE ROAD. USING THE FACTORY WRENCH TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS DISCOVERED THE FACTORY WRENCH DOES NOT FIT THE LUG NUTS TWO ROAD SERVICE PEOPLE LATER CAR HAS TO BE TOWED FOR A FLAT. TO LUCAS FORD BURLINGTON NJ. SERVICE WRITER ADVISOR DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND INFORMED ME THAT THE LUG NUTS SWELL UP AND YOU UNABLE TO REMOVE THEM THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH FORD AND THEY ARE BLOWING THIS UNDER THE RUG. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS A MAINT ISSUE . NOT EXACTLY THIS IS PRODUCT ISSUE AND A CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED ASAP. LUG NUTS ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO SWELL UP FROM WATER, TO THE POINT YOU ARE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS. TWO ROAD SERVICES PEOPLE AND ONE WRECKER LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR WHICH THEY ARE CUTTING OFF THE LUG NUTS

HAD 2017 FORD ESCAPE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR. 30,000 MILES ON IT WHEN CEL CAME ON THEN WENT BACK OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON AGAIN BLINKING. DEALERSHIP SAYS ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING INTO OIL CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED.

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.1ST PROBLEM IS WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT THE SET OF STOP LIGHTS IN GLOUCESTER MA. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. AT THAT POINT I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SO WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN THE HAD THE CAR. 2ND PROBLEM, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET, 2 WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT RETURNED. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT THAT WAS GETTING INTO THE MOTOR. I LOOKED UP PROBLEMS WITH THE 2017 FORD ESCAPE AND THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENGINES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF COOLANT GETTING INTO THE MOTOR OR BASICALLY THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR.THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 4 WEEKS AND HAD TO PICK UP A RENTAL CAR. I HAD TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS FINISHED. BECAUSE THEY NEVER CALLED. WHEN I CALLED I FOUND OUT THE CAR WOULD BE DONE IN 2 DAYS. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK IT WASN'T RUNNING THE SAME AS WHEN I PURCHASED IT, PLUS IT NOW PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. 3RD, THE CLOCK IN VEHICLE KEEPS CHANGING TIME. ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID NO. 12/4/2019 2 WEEKS AFTER GETTING CAR BACK, NOW IT WON'T START AND IS DEAD IN MY DRIVEWAY .

THE AUTO STOP/START FEATURE COMPLETELY SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF WHEN WAITING AT SIGNAL LIGHTS OR OTHER SITUATIONS WHEN STOPPING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. THERE ARE ALERT CHIMES AND A MESSAGE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART VEHICLE APPEARS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE PROBLEM STARTED APPROX. OCTOBER 9, 2019 AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 17, 2019. WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULTY CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH A WIRING HARNESS. NOVEMBER 25TH THE CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH SHUTTING OFF WHEN AT SIGNAL LIGHTS. CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY AND WAS SCHEDULED TO BRING THE CAR IN DECEMBER 3, 2019. AT THIS POINT, THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND ARE SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND AN ISSUE. OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT FIXING IT. DOCUMENTATION IS ATTACHED SHOWING REPAIRS AND AN ONLINE POST SHOWING THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND INSTRUCTING MECHANICS NOT TO ATTEMPT TO FIX UNTIL ENGINEERS FIND A SOLUTION. THAT WAS 10 MONTHS AGO.

WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR WILL TURN OFF, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. I ALMOST HAVE BEEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS CAR. I SEE ONLINE THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PRROBLEM.