2013 FORD ESCAPE Electrical System Problems

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My 2013 Ford Escape, bought in September 2022 with a new engine, has been problematic. It initially worked well but lost transmission power less than a year later. I managed to drive it home, but it hasn't worked since. Two repair shops confirmed a needed new transmission, costing $6,000, and found metal shavings in the fluid. There were no warning signs before the failure. Before the transmission issue, the car needed repairs for a significant oil leak. I haven't driven it for two years due to high repair costs, yet I pay $500 monthly, causing financial strain. The dealership advised against a warranty, saying the new engine's warranty would cover issues for three years. I declined the warranty, but when the transmission failed, the dealership refused coverage, reflecting poorly on their practices. Similar complaints from other owners suggest a systemic issue, possibly warranting a recall. The lack of warning signs indicates a design or manufacturing flaw. This situation has caused financial hardship and inconvenience, turning the promise of a reliable vehicle into a nightmare. I pay $500 monthly for a non-functional car, money that could be used elsewhere. The dealership's refusal to honor the warranty feels like a betrayal, prioritizing profits over customer satisfaction. The pattern of transmission failures across vehicles suggests a need for a recall to address safety concerns and help affected owners. In conclusion, my experience with my 2013 Ford Escape has been frustrating and disappointing. From the oil leak to the transmission failure, the vehicle has been troublesome. The lack of warning signs, high repair costs, and the dealership's refusal to honor the warranty have worsened the issue. I urge Ford to take responsibility and initiate a recall for customer safety and satisfaction.

While driving the engine seems to "go out" which is a risk to the driver, passengers, and other motorists near by because it is not expected and can happen anywhere (two lane road, major highway, while turning, etc.). You are able to press the gas and hear the engine but the car does not move - it acts as if it were in neutral. There are no safety or warning lights on the dashboard before or during this issue meaning that there is no way for the driver to prepare. There have been times where I was able to pull off the road and restart the car to temporarily remedy the issue but safe and accessible pull offs are not always available (bride, two lane road,etc). I travel with small children and there is a fear that if this continues to happen it can result in fatal consequences. In addition to the safety issue mentioned above there is a perpetual leak coming from the engine. This has progressively gotten worse and after speaking with a representative at Ford they named off a few "possible" causes but were unable to make a definitive decision. I was also informed that the issues that I am experiencing were not unique to just my vehicle but many Ford Escape 2013's in the area that had come to the dealership for guidance and help. While I have stated that the issue occurred in 2013 - it is still happening and continues to get worse.

On June 24, 2025 at approx 4:45 pm, my wife and I were driving home. The car was running fine, no lights, gauges were normal, no info on screen, when all of a sudden the engine shut down, info on screen stated steering assisi unavailable, and smoke started coming from vents. We were aproaching a sharp curve in the road, so I had to manhandle the steering to keep from crashing. Then used the emergency brake to stop after insuring we cleared the curve. By that time, we were unable to see anything for all the smoke inside the car. Nothing would work so we could not roll the electric windows down. When stopped, we opened the doors and jumped out. Then I heard the engine compartment crackling due to a fire. Luckily, we escaped with no injuries except for smoke inhalation. I have been driving for over 58 years and doing mechanical repairs for over 60 years. I have never experienced anything like this. We bought this car new and I have maintained it in 'like new' condition since. Now it is completely destroyed. I also know Ford has had recalls on this vehicle and we have taken care of all these except the one on the shifter linkage bushing. I am very concerned something went very wrong with this car and others may, too. Plus, I am a dedicated Ford owner and may be concerned on replacing with something else after this terrifying incident.

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Recall 14517 check. Engine is stalling and failing in idle, but is able to start. I’m

I have had car a month bought used and saw the recall for the transmission shifter bushing which I had done today at the Ford place . But it didn't fix the shifting problem .so took had hooked up to a machine to tell me it's the transmission solenoid b that's inside the trans mission and not covered by the recall which is insane because it's the main reason these cars are having this problem so now I can't get it fixed have had car a month and will be parking it as junk because Ford can't fix under the recall. This needs to be changed this is the main culprit not the bushings.

Coolant leak and car stalling in the middle of the road. Very dangerous and scary

Barrings in transmission been failure since I've bought the truck they had a recall on the transmission now I don't see the recall at ford windshield motor just stop working I've only had the car a year

Engine randomly stalls when pulling out into traffic. This has happened on at least 10 occasions in the last year, and 3 or 4 of those were extremely dangerous situations. Many parts have been replaced, but nothing has solved the problem. There are no codes or check engine lights, and since it only happens randomly, the service centers have not been able to reproduce the problem. There is no advance warning when this is going to happen. There are tons of similar reports that can be easily found with a google search of "2013 Ford Escape 1.6 stalling", but none have a clear fix. 1000's of these cars are on the road, and are ticking time bombs just waiting to cause an accident.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure powertrain control module. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V813000 (Electrical System), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 172,000.

Mileage: 172,000

I bought the vehicle and February of 2020 and didn’t even have it for 6 months before it needed major repairs. In any other state, lemon laws would have applied and I wouldn’t be driving a dangerous vehicle. This model should not be on the market anymore, period. There have been countless failures: the transmission has been changed 3 times in less than 3 years, the purge valve has been changed twice and is going bad again, which has caused more problem for the engine cooling system. A coolant hose EXPLODED just yesterday, which I had changed not even 3 months ago. The electrical system has been “fixed” by countless mechanics, including Ford, and continues to malfunction and I assume is showing incorrect codes or not showing them at all, as there was NO ENGINE HEATING ICON that appeared prior to the hose exploding, as would normally be expected. Every problem I have just described is a recall that Ford has acknowledged on my same year, model and even manufacturing date, but they not only claim it’s not their responsibility, but they have bullied me any time I attempt to bring this up. As I stated, this car should never have been allowed to be sold. It began to dangerously malfunction less than a year after buying it. This included the overheating issues I described above, and major drivability issues that have caused the car to lose power and or acceleration while driving at highway speeds. As also stated, the coolant system is extremely flawed leading to a hose exploding, which tells me an engine fire would not have been far behind had we not been close to home. I have tried every measure possible to address all parties accountable. The dealership that sold the vehicle, the warranty company that did repairs that didn’t need to be done, the repair shops that did the repairs and did further damage to my car that still hasn’t been repaired, and the Ford dealerships themselves. I have on record multiple parties saying they don’t know how to fix the vehicle.

My car battery is dying for no apparent reason. After 1 mechanic and 2 ford dealerships, it may be my auto control module slowly draining my car battery. I replaced the battery 3 weeks ago and the car has died at least 3 times since then.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after restarting the vehicle, it was discovered that the power steering had failed, and the steering wheel was very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that steering rack was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

Steering assist fault light has come on randomly since I bought the car in February of 2022 and just 2 days ago on March 30th 2024 my power steering in my vehicle is starting to go making a God awful sound like someone threw gravel into a wood chipper. I see ford has had a recall out for this once before but ultimately are wiping their hands clean of it. This is ridiculous owning a car that has had this many safety recalls on it.

My car will just shut off while I am driving without warning. It will restart but will continue to stop and then it won’t start back because now the battery is dead. Got a new battery and the next day it was dead. My mechanic said there is something electrical going on because there was a sparks coming for the battery when were disconnecting it to do coil packs and plugs

Started my car and had no steering with no warning. Thank God I wasn’t driving the car when this happened. Spoke with Ford Dealership and they knew exactly what the issue was. They said it was a malfunction of the rack and pinion steering which they said was common on the 2013 Ford Escape. Cost for Ford Dealership to repair was $2,700.

The transmission will sometimes fail to engage immediately after putting the vehicle in drive or reverse. If the driver steps on the gas pedal, the transmission jerks violently to engage. Also while driving, the transmission will have a slight slipping before allowing acceleration. No OBD codes appear and no dashboard warning messages appear. In addition to the transmission problem, I obtained a P0234 and P0299 OBD code. This code is for the turbocharger overboost solenoid, which I had replaced, but the code has returned.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to her residence. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where the vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the housing unit and the thermostat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, but the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact towed the vehicle back to the independent mechanic and was informed that the coolant sensor and the regulator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and 12V310000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included in the recalls. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

This car constantly stops in mid traffic. I have taken it everywhere and they can’t seem to find anything wrong. I’ve call ford a hundred times and nothing.

My wife and I own a 2013 Ford Escape SE that developed a "Steering Assist Failure" error message on the dashboard. This failure causes the power steering to drop and the steering wheel has to be manually turned. When she drove it, she didn''t know what to do, so she drove it a few blocks to our house and told me about what happened. When I drove it and that happened to me, I put the vehicle back in park and shut the engine off for about 10 seconds. When I turned it back on, the error message went away and I was able to use the power steering without any problems.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the “Engine Power Reduced” message was displayed and the vehicle started to jerk and run rough. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle had to be restarted several times before the vehicle regained normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V495000 (Electrical System) The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,137.

Mileage: 62,137

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle and exiting the driveway, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated, and messages were displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V813000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

Car went down on Friday. Won't start. Brand-new battery and the starter and alternator was tested and they both are good. Looked up VIN and was not notified that there was a recall on a certain part on my vehicle. I'd like to get this issue fixed because now my windows won't even go up or down.

On a few separate occasions beginning in the summer of 2022, my steering wheel has locked up after turning the ignition on. Each time this happened, I had to wait for it to "unlock", which is usually just seconds. However, on January 22, 2023 WHILE DRIVING I received a message on the dashboard that said "steering assist fault" and I had to pull over because the steering wheel was too hard to maneuver, whether it be turning left or right. I felt like it was going to break I had to turn it so hard, and with my entire body. Once I pulled over I turned the car off and let it sit for a couple of minutes and then re-started it. The message went away but the steering was really sloppy, to the point where it felt like I could turn the wheel 180 degrees with the tires barely turning themselves. Once I got home and parked it for the night, I took it to a local mechanic and they were unable to get any messages from it but did discover I'm not the only Ford who has had issues with this message and/or steering. I talked to my Ford dealer and they have heard about the problem with other Fords. I would like someone to check into it because it could become a real liability for Ford if this problem is not resolved. By googling the search terms "ford steering assist failure" I was able to bring up a big forum wherein other Ford owners were complaining of this issue .

My car only has 44K miles on it. It has stalled out in traffic 3 times in the past 90 days. There are NO check engine lights. If I put it in neutral it will start back up just fine and continue to run fine. I took it to my local mechanic and he said it appears to be due to a recall on some Ford vehicles with the wiring harness. I contacted a Ford Dealer and the Ford motor company and they tell me that this recall does not affect my car. The recall is (14S17-S1.) I am reporting to you because I believe this recall affects more vehicles than what Ford originally had listed for this recall.

The fuel line caught fire while driving under normal load. There is no active recall on this model any longer, but had one years ago for same issue. This vehicle has 89k miles, serviced regularly, and fire

I am really uncertain due to the fact that when I was experiencing problems with this car , ford and other licensed mechanic shops were not able diagnose what was wrong with my car . I was denied service by ford on 2 occasions and by time the car was past a simple fix I was unable to use my extended warranty.

More times than not, the car is stalling when started. It will stall or near stall when driving. No warning lights come on when this is happening. I have noticed that when the car started doing this, that the controls for the dashboard are now not working properly. For example; when you try to reset the trip milage, it will go through all settings on board and you are not able to reset anything. This has been on going since the odometer has hit 58,000 miles. The stalling of the engine is happening more and more frequently. I have had it to several repair shops, and no one can tell me why, even though they have witnessed it stalling.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 25-30 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to drive to her residence where she parked the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine wiring harness needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

I picked my car up tonight from Haley’s in FarmVille va they fixed my door latches due to recall on latches. I told Them prior to dropping it off that the ABS light and traction control light and engine coolant light keeps coming on. When I pulled out the parking lot I almost got rear ended because the car didn’t want to go it was moving so slow I had to slowly make myself across the road into kfc parking lot without getting hit. Haley refuses to fix these problems bc the light automatically goes off on its own and they say it’s got to physically be on for them to fix it through recall but it keeps coming on whenever I have the car In my possession and it’s very dangerous

Back up camer, I’m frustrated with my camera. It goes in and out.

As I am driving the car with speed 35mph I heard a very loud pop on the passenger side I was terrified and then the window dropped all the way in. As of right now the window controller is not functioning at a 100 percent and I bought this car less than year ago from a ford dealer ship. I will like to know how I can proceed with this situation and get it fix

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated while coming to a stop and then stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V813000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

The controls in the driver side door stopped working. No window or door locks could be activated. The car was taken in to the Ford dealership and it was repaired so the controls worked. A few months later, while driving on the interstate at 70 MPH the engine turned off with no warning. All the warning lights in the electrical panel lit up after the engined turned off. After getting off the road and sitting for a few minutes the car started with no problem. After driving 20 minutes, we stopped and tried to use the controls in the driver side door to put the window down. No controls in the driver door functioned. I took the car in for repair but there were no loaner cars and was told they would have to keep the car at least two weeks. I needed transportation so I waited to take the car in. The engine turned off two additional times while i was driving with no warning. I took the car in to the Ford dealership again. They said the door control problem was a fuse and they would have to try to find what was shorting out the fuse. They did not have any comment about the engine stalling out which I reported. They have had the car 4 weeks. I see that some 2013 escape models have been recalled for the engine stalling. I think my car should be added to the recall. I really need my transportation. I am borrowing my mother's car. There is no other car at my house.

Car will not start when temperature outside is near or below freezing. Message "no key detected" displays on the console. Lights flash with clicking noises while the car tries to start. This happened in 2020. It seemed to be resolved. In the past couple months it has happened multiple times. Each time the dealership returned car "fixed" to no avail. This has left me stranded multiple times.

My son was driving up a hill on January 26, 2022 and the car stalled. I called the Ford dealer and they said I had to take it in and pay for the repairs. This is a 2013 Ford Escape and I was reading on the internet that these cars have these problems. My son said there was no warning lights before this happened, it just stalled on a busy, dangerous highway. Thank God he was not hurt. I don't know what else to do. This problem should get taken care of with so many people having the same issue.

Case Number: CAS-34813627-B3B3D7 On January 2nd, 2022, without warning my ABS and traction control lights went on, my speedometer fell to zero, and all of the digits usually shown (MPG, miles to empty, amount of time driven, and miles driven) were replaced by dashes. After about 10 - 15 seconds, the information came back, the speedometer worked, and the dash warning lights went off. This has occurred multiple times a day since Jan 2 while I drive my car. The Ford website described a recall that fit the description of the issues I have been having and, according to my VIN, I was eligible to get the system serviced. I took my car in to Wade Ford in Atlanta, GA on January 5, 2022. A diagnostic test reported code PC0031, but only codes P1934 and P062C are considered eligible. I called Ford and opened a case (see Line 1). After waiting a few hours to hear back from Ford, I had to check in at work and perform a COVID test to remain eligible to work the rest of this week per their COVID protocol. On my way there, my throttle became unresponsive as I was getting on the highway. The acceleration came back a few seconds later, narrowly avoiding the car behind me running into my bumper. After testing, I returned to the dealership to find no progress had been made due to Ford being unresponsive. The agent has not responded or updated me, but she stated on an earlier call she was working on consulting her supervisor on my case. Further attempts to call Ford have been unsuccessful. Because this issue is not recognized under any Ford warranty, I have no lease or lease reimbursement options. The cost of having Ford fix the bug they downloaded into my car is into the hundreds of dollars. Even if Ford does decide to fix the issue, I have no assurance this issue won't happen again at the next software update. My vehicle is not safe to be driven at this point. Suddenly having no reliable vehicle is affecting my work and medical appointment schedules, costing me time and money.

The car's computer system would not communicate to the car's speakers. This contributed to the radio not working and more importantly, calls not coming through via bluetooth. Phones would connect to the car via bluetooth, but no sound would come through the speakers. This caused a small safety issue, because the driver would have to disconnect the call through the vehicle in order to hear the phone call. A Ford dealership needed to order a new APIM and replace it for the speakers to work again. They were not aware of any recalls for 2013 Ford Escape APIM yet, and there were no messages prior to the speakers not working, all sound just stopped coming through one day. I did read of a couple other instances of the APIM failing in Ford Escapes.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while coming to a complete stop, the vehicle idled and hesitated to stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that there was no code or check engine warning light retrieved from the code reader. The mechanic replaced the spark plugs; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the dealer cleaned the throttle body. The dealer informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The dealer did not diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V813000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 122,092.

Mileage: 122,092

Battery went dead for 2 days. Once charged up Imediatley the back light of the truck were off.Even the turn signals dont work properly. Gabe it a few minutes to charge up then when i tried to turn it off it wouldnt shutt off. Took the ignition key out and it still stayed running. It turned off only after 5-10 min on its on. I thought it had to do something with the back lights so I disconeccted the backup light and pluged them back in and And tried to turn it off and on again and the same problem presisted. Engine still kept on running without the keys inside.

I was attempting to move the vehicle which had been parked on the street in front of my residence into the driveway so it would be out of the way of the scheduled street sweeping. I could typically just reverse right angle the vehicle into the driveway. However, upon reversing the vehicle moved but not according to the way I was steering it. After a few failed attempts, I stopped to assess why this was happening. I know the emergency brake had been released, there were no alerts visible on the dashboard. I got out of the vehicle, no flat tire, nothing appeared different from when I parked the vehicle 36 hours prior. No signs that it had been struck since then. No obstructions behind or under the vehicle. I got back in and tried again. I was able to get it up onto the sidewalk but in a very unintended position. Further attempts did get it partially into the driveway but I nearly hit the picket fence in the front yard in doing so. With it now half on the sidewalk and half in the driveway, I put the brake on satisfied it was now off the street and no longer subject to city parking violation penalty. I had to cancel my work meeting and called the auto club for a tow. During the tow service pick-up, it appeared that the front driver side wheel was not aligning with the steering mechanism but we could manually position the wheel so we could get enough movement and position the vehicle and move it by chain onto the tow truck platform. Prior to parking the vehicle in front of the house, I had driven it without any problems. There was no evidence that it had been damaged or impacted by another vehicle or vandal.

This just so the information is sent in to someone I bought this car used from.day one had problems warranty did not cover anything. First when you would start it it would flash power steering assist fault on the dash you shut car off and restart it goes away. Then the turbo boost sensors keep going I have replaces these three different times find out there is a service bulletin out for it but ford won't fix it for free there is a short in the wire you have to pay out of pocket for. Next was driving down the road and lost all power it went into limp mode while we were driving. The transmission is all messed up in this vehicle it was leaking fluid and took it to a shop to see where and can't find it. There are other electrical issues with the car I have 157k on it

ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS SENSORS.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the message electrical fault was displayed, and the vehicle stalled. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was not notified. The contact called the manufacturer, but no assistance was offered regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 121,000.

Mileage: 121,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed and diagnosed however, the vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V813000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I just bought this vehicle less than 3 months ago, and now it’s stuttering when I start it. It also stalls while driving.

Vehicle had transmission replaced at 80,000 miles due to the gears slipping and the car going forward in reverse and accelerating without pressing the gas. Vehicle now has 109,000 miles and has presented with other issues. The first incident occurred after fueling the vehicle. Owner got back into the car, all of the lights the turn on when a door is open illuminated and they proceeded to press the brake and attempt to turn on the car. The brake seized up and the car was not turning on. Owner had battery replaced three weeks ago at a shop and the computer was reset. Owner called roadside thinking it may need a jump. Roadside arrived and advised the vehicle was not in need of a jump as the battery components were testing fine and the lights illuminated and the key fob was working. Attempted to start vehicle numerous times, including with remote start and owner reports it felt as if the start stop button wasn't working. Eventually, the car turned on and ran for about 10 second when the engine cut out and the battery remained running (AC, radio, lights, etc.) owner and roadside tried to turn the vehicle off and the button was not working. Waited 10 minutes, opened driver door and then the stop button worked. Advised a tow, tow truck came an hour later and car started as normal. Owner took it to dealer to report the problem and they replaced the vapor valve. Next day owner drove about 35 miles to destination and when they came back out to the car the issue repeated. Car would not start but all lights would come on dash. Car was able to be remote started but then engine cut out. After an hour car started as normal but was towed back to dealer for fear of stalling while on the highway. Vehicle has been at the dealer for 3 days and they have had the issue repeat for themselves. The dealer has stated they have checked everything and have no idea what is going on and are unsure of how to figure out the problem and how to fix it.

The car will stall out and say it’s overheating when it isn’t. This is very dangerous because it can cause a major accident. I have taken it to Ford dealership and another mechanic and each time they say there is nothing wrong with it but it’s been doing this since 2017 when I bought it.

For the past 2 years car is having identical issues with Ford recall 14S17 in a 2013 Ford Escape. Getting error code P0106 and have had MAF sensor replaced twice. Ford customer service indicated that this Escape was not covered under 14S17 since it was manufactured in 2013 after the effected dates in the recall.

WHILE DRIVING, INDICATORS SAID LOW COOLANT. CHECKED THE LEVEL AND IT WAS FINE. ERROR KEEPS SHOWING UNTIL SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION AND LOST ALL MOTOR POWER. DASH ILLUMINATED WITH 'ENGINE OVERHEATING' AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, REMOVED THE KEY FROM IGNITION AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. COOLANT LEVEL WAS FINE. TOOK TO AUTO BODY SHOP, THEY SAID CODES WERE SHOWING FOR LOW COOLANT/OVERHEATING BUT THEY DID A PRESSURE TEST AND FOUND COOLANT LEAKING INSIDE CYLINDER, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE HUGE ENGINE RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. FORD WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH THIS ALTHOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS A PROBLEM BUT 'MY VIN ISN'T ON THE LIST'. ENGINE REPEATING TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND LOSE POWER GOING FROM 30MPH DOWN TO 5 SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE, I'M DISABLED AND FORD CO WON'T HELP NOR WILL ANY DEALER.

BEFORE HAVING A ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TURBOCHARGER OVERBOOSTING AFTER THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT I STILL HAVE THE TURBOCHARGER OVERBOOSTING. ON TOP OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BRAKE PEDAL MISS MESSAGE LOST COMMUNICATION WITH TCM AND LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE ECM

Mileage: 87,516

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY AND CHECK OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND TO CAPITAL FORD SERVICE CENTER (2805 E MILLBROOK RD, RALEIGH, NC 2760) HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

MY VEHICLE STALLS AND CHUGS. THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING AND STATIONARY.FORD DID HAVE A RECALL FOR A MAP SENSOR MANIFOLD ISSUE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2014 FOR FORD ESCAPES WITH THIS DESCRIPTION . THE CODE IS P0106 . I AM STRUGGLING TO GET HELP FOR ANY DEALER BECAUSE THERE IS NO LONGER AN OPEN RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I COULD BE DRIVING AND MY CAR SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE.

Mileage: 103,466

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PERKINS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (22 EAST FRIST ST LA-JUNTA CO 81050, (719) 384-4401 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEPLETED BATTERY AND A FAULTY STARTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

VEHICLE IS TALLING INTERMITTEN WHILE STOPPED OR IDLING. PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMMEN.VEHICLE STARTS BACK BUT WILL CONTINUE TO STALL WHEN STOPPING OR IDLING. THE ISSUES ARE THE SAME AS PREVIOUS RECALLED VEHICLES WITH WIRING HARNESS ISSUES. PLEASE FIGURE SOMETHING OUT SO THIS DOESN'T BECOME MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUES. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND NO MECHANIC CAN FIND AN ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP FORD!

Mileage: 70,000

CAR IS STALLING NONE STOP

I HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE SE, 1.6 L AND RECENTLY IT WILL ACT LIKE IT IS NOT IN GEAR WHEN DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL NOT REVE UP, NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL. ON OCCASION SHE SAID THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN IT DOES THIS. SHE TURNS OFF IGNITION, RESTART AND IS FINE TILL NEXT TIME. BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS.

Mileage: 61,000

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE 2 DAYS AND IT STALLS ON ME. SLOWING DOWN COMING TO RED LIGHT CAR STALLS. HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD OR ANYTHING. I AM DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW TOTALLY UNSAFE!

Mileage: 43,300

THERE IS A SLOW ANTIFREEZE LEAK. EVERY TWO DAYS, ANTIFREEZE HAS TO BE ADDED BUT THE LEAK IS NOT VISIBLE. ALSO, UPON STARTING THE CAR, SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE; THE CAR WILL GET BOGGED DOWN RIGHT BEFORE 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN STOP UNEXPECTEDLY. IT DOES NOT COMPLETELY USE POWER BUT IT DOES STALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO EXPLANATION FOUND FOR THIS AND IT IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT WAS RESTARTED. THE ENGINE FAILURE SERVICE NOW WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V8130000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,460.

Mileage: 46,460

IT SEEMS MY FORD IS EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO SAFETY RECALL 14S17, BUT FORD HAS NOT TOLD ME MY CAR IS AFFECTED MY THIS RECALL. IT'S BEEN 2 WEEKS AND MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED MY THE LOCAL MECHANIC.

Mileage: 78,000

EVERY WINTER WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE INFO SCREEN DISPLAYS "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE AND ABS ICON FLASHES. THE RADIO ALSO GOES OFF AND ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO GET THIS CORRECTED AND I AM TOLD THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY CODES FOR THIS PROBLEM. IN OTHER WORDS I AM LYING. I AM SURE BY CHECKING WITH OTHERS, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT THIS CAN BE RESOLVED BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF AND WHEN THIS WILL EFFECT ANYTHING ELSE.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DIED AFTER GIVING A HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNING & THE ENGINE CAME ON. ONCE COOLED IT WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD ON IN REVERSE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS HAD MULTIPLE PREVIOUS ISSUES.

Mileage: 25

APPARENTLY BATTERY BEING DRAINED AND CAR WON'T START IN THE MORNING. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. HAD DIAGNOSTICS DONE. BATTERY REPLACED N MAY 2020, ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2020. AAA ROAD REPAIR SAID BATTERY, ALTERNATOR & STARTER ALL WORKING FINE. ONLY 55,000 MILES ON 2013 ESCAPE SEL 4WD W/2.0L 14 GTDI ECOBOOST ENGINE. SHOULD HAVE A PARASITIC DRAW TEST? WAKE UP' ISSUES? SPOKE TO ONLINE TECHNICIAN TODAY.12/27/2020

Mileage: 55,281

WARNING CAME ON STATING ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND TO PULL OVER SAFELY. AFTER SITTING FOR 3 DAYS, TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, WITH THE SAME WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN OVERHEATED AT THIS TIME. COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE WITH THIS WARNING. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME.

Mileage: 180,000

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INOPERABLE DOOR CODE ON DRIVERS DOOR AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE THE HANDLE ABOVE THE DOOR TO GET IN THE VEHICLE, IT SNAPPED. THE CONSUMER FELL TO THE GROUND AND BROKE HER FOOT. ALSO, THE INSTUMENT PANEL AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. *JS

ENGINE FAULT - SERVICE NOW LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST ONCE/YEAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR HESITATES AND RIDES ROUGH. I CONTACT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE CAR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS?

Mileage: 53,300

FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS OUR ESCAPE WILL STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD BUT AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN IN MOTION FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES, THIS HAS BEEN TERRIFYING WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE CAR JUST STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE IT OUT WE HAVE REPAIRED THE TURBO AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AMONG OTHER VARIOUS REPAIRS THAT HAVE COST US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY A SEMI ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING IT! IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY.

Mileage: 112,000

FREQUENTLY AND USUALLY RIGHT AFTER I TURN THE CAR ON, THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND THEN MY CAR WILL STALL. I CAN USUALLY CRAWL INTO A PARKING SPACE/OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OCCASIONALLY THE HILL START ASSIST LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OCCASIONALLY THE 4WD DISABLED LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL HAVE COME ON ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAYS BEFORE, BUT THEY HAVE ONLY CAUSED MY CAR TO STALL (LUCKILY) RIGHT AFTER I TURN IT ON AND BEGIN TO MOVE. THE HILL START ASSIST WILL USUALLY ONLY COME ON IF I COME TO A FULL STOP WHILE DRIVING, WHETHER I AM ON A HILL OR NOT. THIS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE CAR (4.5 YEARS AGO). IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. IT NOW HAS STARTED HAPPENING VERY FREQUENTLY AT MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS OR SO.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD WITH MANY CURVES.WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ABRUPTLY CONCERNING POWER STEERING. WHEEL LOCKS WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WHILE ON THE ROAD THIS WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2020. ONCE AGAIN IS HAS DONE THE SAME THINGS AGAIN WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE

Mileage: 139,940

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. IT ALSO WILL LEAK COOLANT SOMETIMES IM ABLE TO SEE THE PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR PARKED BUT SOMETIMES NO PUDDLE WHICH MEANS ITS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO WILL GO HAYWIRE AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE NEEDLES WILL FALL TO THE BOTTOM SHOOT TO THE TOP AND IT WILL HAVE AN ENGINE WARMING AND SOMETIMES JUST SHUTS OFF ALL TOGETHER EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL MECHANICALLY ON AND RUNNING. THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS THAT ALL COVER THESE ISSUES IM HAVING HOWEVER MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED IN THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. THESE ISSUES HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CAPACITY OR PARKED. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY THE FREEWAY THE SIDE STREETS WHILE PARKED WHILE MOVING SLOWLY. IT HAS BECOME AN ISSUE THAT IM WORRIED TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE I DONT HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX THE CAR BUT THE CAR IS SO UNSAFE IM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I DO HAVE A VIDEO OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MESSING UP IF ITS NEEDED.

Mileage: 123,000

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND BOUGHT USED FROM A DEALERSHIP SCOTT FORD. MY CAR HAD LOW MILES AND IT WAS IN MY BUDGET, PLUS GOOD ON GAS AND FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD FARLEY SAFE. THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME SO MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING IT AND HAS LEFT ME OUT OF HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. MY LATEST ISSUE IS A HUGE ONE AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH AS SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SADLY HAD TO DEAL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I PICK MY YOUNG CHILDREN UP FROM A CARLINE AT THEIR SCHOOL, AND ONE DAY WHEN I WAS THERE MY CAR STARTED TO REV UP SLIGHTLY THEN IT STALLED ON ME COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED THE SECOND TIME WITH SLIGHT HESITATION ON THE ENGINES PART. LONG STORY SHORT MY CAR STALLED ON ME A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. THE THIRD TIME I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY FROM CAR LINE AND PARKED ACROSS 3 PARKING SPACES AS IT STALLED ON ME AGAIN. I POPPED MY HOOD AND MY ENGINE SEEMED TO BE EXTREMELY HOT, THEN I SAT THERE WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, THANKFULLY ON A DECENTLY NICE DAY OUTSIDE FOR A HALF HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN AND WENT TO LEAVE TO HEAD HOME, AND JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO GET INTO THE TURNING LANE IT STALLED RIGHT ACROSS ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO ROLL MY WINDO DOWN AND MOTION PEOPLE TO STOP AS I FRANTICALLY TRIED TO START MY CAR AGAIN. AFTER 2 TRIES I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND WENT INTO REVERSE AND PARKED IN THE SCHOOLS PARKING LOT, SINCE THIS INCIDENT MY CAR HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF 11 TIMES, AND JUST AGAIN ONCE THIS AFTERNOON WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE REVERSING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT. I FEEL THIS IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR BECAUSE I AM STILL LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND OTHERS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS A POS. I AM VERY UPSET BY THIS I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ALL THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO IS CHARGE ME OUTRAGEOUSLY AND NOT CARE

Mileage: 94,000

VEH: 2013 FORD ESCAPE, SEL 1.6 LITER ENGINE, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. I INTERMITTENTLY HAVE NO POWER STEERING WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AT THE TIMES I'VE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. IF THIS HAPPENS DURING DRIVING I WOULD BE UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DIAGNOSTIC CODE: U3000-49.

Mileage: 51,000

MY FORD ESCAPE 2013 SAID IT WAS OVER HEATING AND IT LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THE CODE TURNED OUT TO BE THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR MISFIRING. SENSOR WAS CHANGED, TWO DAYS LATER I DROVE MY CAR AND IT LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN, STATED IT WAS THE SAME ISSSUE. PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT AT FORD AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IVE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED, BOTH THERMOSTATS, WATER PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED, BUT CAR KEEPS SAYING IS THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR. I DID READ THERE WAS A RECAL ON THE FORD ESCAPE 2013 DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE AND A SYSTEM UPDATE NEEDS TO BE DONE, HOWEVER FORD DOES NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE SERVICE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ON THE WAY TO TOYCEN FORD, INC. (1000 CHIPPEWA CROSSING BLVD, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI 54729) THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY JERKED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,312. *BF *TR

Mileage: 63,312

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY IN DRIVE AND SHUDDERED WHILE AT A STAND STILL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE MAP SENSOR AND PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

THE "ENGINE FAULT: SERVICE NOW " ERROR MESSAGE JUST POPPED UP ON MY DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING. IT FELT LIKE MY CAR IS GOING TO STOP ANYTIME. IF YOU HAVE TO STOP ON A SIGNAL THEN IT FEELS LIKE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AGAIN , NO MATTER HOW MUCH ACCELERATION YOU DO.

Mileage: 68,000

COOLANT CONSTANTLY INTO ENGINE. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED NUMEROUS WITH SAME PROBLEMS. TRUCK POWER CONSTANTLY FLICKERS AND IT'S SHAKES AND SOMETIMES CUTS OFF WILL I'M DRIVING

Mileage: 130,000

ALL THE SYMPTOMS OUTLINED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL #14S17-S1 DISPLAYED BY VEHICLE. LOSS OF POWER, POOR ACCELERATION, SPUTTERING AND STALLING AT SPEED. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAY THE WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE ON 2/27/14. RECALL WASN'T ACTIVE TILL 1/3/2016. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID WORK STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE. CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIP IN AREA AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WON'T DO THE WORK. JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AGO. 1 PRIOR OWNER. 1 SERVICE CENTER USED TO SERVICE VEHICLE. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. OBVIOUSLY FORDS SOLUTION TO THE ISSUES WAS ONLY TEMPORARY OR WORK WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY AS IT HAS FAILED AGAIN.

Mileage: 109,000

TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018, JUST OVER 75,000 MILES AND AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN JANUARY 2019 @ A COST OF $3300.00. THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS (RADIO & HVAC) ON CONSOLE AND DASHBOARD HAVE A SHORTAGE AND GO OUT REGULARLY. I POINTED THIS SHORTAGE OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED WHEN I CAME TO PICK IT UP.. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN NOVEMBER 2018 WITH A FORD BATTERY. 4 MONTHS LATER, IN FEBRUARY 2019 IT FAILED TO START DUE TO EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE WITH CORROSIVE EXPOSURE. FORD CROSSROADS REPLACED IT AT THAT TIME (2019) WITH ANOTHER NEW FORD BATTERY AND ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 THE BATTERY FAILED AGAIN. MECHANIC HAD TO CLEAN UP THE IRREGULAR CORROSION ON THE BATTERY AND THE POSTS. DOCUMENTATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS POST BUT CAN BE RETRIEVED IF REQUESTED.

Mileage: 116,000

REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILURE (RECALL); FRONT DRIVER WHEEL BEARING FAILURE WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING (2X) REVERSE CAMERA IMAGE, SPUTTERING, STALLING, ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER RE-FUELING ECOBOOST ENGINE

Mileage: 68,000

THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I WILL BE DOING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR WILL TURN OFF. TURNING INTO TRAFFIC IT WILL STALL TOO.

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING, BUCKS, JERKS AND SHAKES WHILE ACCELERATING. RPMS RANDOMLY ACCELERATING, NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER TO ALLOW VEHICLE TO GET UP HILL. ENGINE OVERHEATING, ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT FREQUENTLY COMING ON, ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING OUT IN HOT/COLD WEATHER FOR A WHILE. MY RADIO HAS COMPLETELY JUST STOPPED WORKING, NO SOUND WHATSOEVER. I HAD HIT A DEER BACK IN MARCH OF 2020, TOOK IT TO MY DEALER FOR REPAIR. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE I ASKED IF IT WAS STILL 'SHIFTING HARD.' I ASSUMED SINCE MY COMPUTER TO MY CAR WAS JUST DANGLING AFTER THE ACCIDENT I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG THERE. BUT APPARENTLY THERE HAS BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS AS FAR BACK AS 2018. NOW, HERE I AM MONTHS LATER AND AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR. WILL NOT HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN IT, WHICH MAKES IT HARD BEING A SINGLE MOM. TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERS EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. EVERYONE MADE ME SEEM CRAZY, IT MAGICALLY DIDN'T DO IT FOR THEM. NOW I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE!

Mileage: 16,000

FORD ESCAPE 2013 WAS IDOLING AT BANK DRIVE THREW WAS IN PARK PUT IN DRIVE ROUGHLY LESS THEN 10MINS IDOLING PUSH THE GAS AND FORD ESCAPE GALLOP 3-4 TIMES DIES PUT IN PARK TURN KEY START UP THROW IN DRIVE PUSH GAS CAR FEELS SLUGGISH STILL IN BANK PARKING LOT HEADING TO MAIN BUSY HEAVY FLOW OF CARS FORD ESCAPE AGAIN GALLOP DIES DO THE SAME RESTART BACK UP NOT AN ISSUE CAR HAS NO MOMENTUM TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS GOT TO A NEAR BY FAMILY HOUSE TO LET THE CAR REST SINCE IT GAVE ME NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTIONING 3ND TIME FORD ESCAPE WAS IDOLING AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THREW THERE WAS MORE THEN 6 CARS AHEAD OF ME HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON LUNCH TIME IDOLING RADIO OFF NO A/C RUNNING IN LINE LONGER THEN. A TYPICAL FOOD LINE WAIT PERIOD THE SYMPTOMS HAPPENED WHEN I REACHED THE ORDER MICROPHONE DIES THEN I RESTARTED GET TO WINDOW DIES 2 TIMES BEFORE I CAN SAFELY PULL AWAY

Mileage: 83,000

I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE AND IT SEEMS EVERYTHING THAT KEEPS HAPPENING IS A RECALL BUT FOR SOME REASON NEVER APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE. MY FORD STALLED FOR THE FIRST TIME A FEW MONTHS AGO. I WAS AT AN EVENT THAT I MADE IT TO WITH NO ISSUES. IT SAT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE, IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. I SAT IN THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES UNTIL IT FINALLY STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. EVER SINCE THIS, IT HAS BEEN STALLING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. SOMETIMES IT WILL START AND I CAN DRIVE A FEW YARDS AWAY BEFORE IT STALLS AND I AM FORCED TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND TRY AGAIN. IT WOULD DO THIS A FEW TIMES THEN I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. ANOTHER ISSUE I'VE HAD IS SOMETIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING, EVERYTHING WILL SHUT OFF BUT THE VEHICLE WILL KEEP DRIVING. EVERYTHING MEANING: AIR CONDITIONING, ALL LIGHTS, RADIO, TOUCH SCREEN.. ANYTHING THAT IS ON WHILE I'M DRIVING WILL SHUT OFF FOR AROUND FIVE MINUTES OR SO. I KEEP GOING WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY OF THESE THINGS, THEN THEY WILL ALL TURN BACK ON, ON THEIR OWN. THIS HAPPENS VERY RARELY. I HAVE TAKEN MY FORD IN TO GET THESE ISSUES LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THESE WERE RECALLS, PRINTED THE RECALL PAPERWORK OUT, AND TOLD ME TO GO TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. WHEN I TOOK IT IN, I WAS TOLD THESE ISSUES WERE INDEED RECALLS FOR 2013 FORD ESCAPES BUT "DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE" AND WAS SENT AWAY. NOW, MY FORD RANDOMLY STARTED LEAKING GAS LAST WEEK AFTER ONLY JUST TURNING IT ON WHILE SITTING IN MY HOME DRIVEWAY (DIDN'T DRIVE ANYWHERE). I LOOKED UP "GAS LEAKS IN 2013 FORD ESCAPE" AND ITS A RECALL FOR 1.6-LITER ENGINE, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE BUT WHEN I PUT THE VIN IN THE RECALL WEBSITE IT SAYS "0 UNREPAIRED RECALLS". WHY DO I KEEP HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN RECALL DETAILS FOR 2013 FORD ESCAPE BUT KEEP GETTING TOLD ITS NOT FOR MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE?

UNSAFE ALMOST HIT BY HUGE TRUCK ON HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREA. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING NORMAL AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LUNGED, SPUTTERED, STALLED DROVE 5-8 MPH THE SCREEN DISPLAYED ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW. I SAW TWICE THIS HAS BEEN A RECALL. MY YOUNG CHILD AND I WERE IN THE CAR GOING 45MPH BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE SCARING US BOTH. AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE CALLED AND WAS TOLD TO RESTART CAR TO CHECK CODE NO SCREEN ERROR DISPLAYED AND CAR HAD NO ISSUE FOR MECHANIC LOOKING AT IT. STILL VERY CONCERNED AS I TRAVEL EVERYDAY WITH MY CHILD AND GO OUT OF TOWN TO CANCER CLINIC TO TAKE PATIENTS TO APPOINTMENTS I CAN NOT HAVE THAT ISSUE TAKING THEM.

Mileage: 68,810

VEHICLE HESITATES AFTER BEING STARTED, WHEN I ATTEMPT TO DRIVE VEHICLE STALLS AND IS UNABLE TO MOVE. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY TWICE, WAS ABLE TO GET TO BREAK DOWN LANE BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING ON SECONDARY ROADS. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE THIS ISSUE HAPPEN IN MY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED VEHICLE AND PUT INTO DRIVE AND IT PUTTERED THEN STALLED THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 30 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE LOSS OF COOLANT BUT NOT FINDING A LEAK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 6 MONTHS, I AM HAVING TO ADD COOLANT EVERY OTHER WEEK. WARNING LIGHTS FOR LOW COOLANT DO NOT DISPLAY NOR DOES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAYED SHOWED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE WAS TEMPORARY DISABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT CALLED LAKE VIEW FORD INC., (12381 CONNEAUT LAKE RD, CONNEAUT LAKE, PA 16316), AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ASHEVILLE FORD LINCOLN (611 BREVARD RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO OVERHEATING WHICH WAS A COOLANT LEAK. I SEE THEY ARE ALREADY INVESTIGATING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. DRIVER'S SEAT HAS TEARS IN IT. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 107,000 MILES. VEHICLE JERKS WHILE TRYING TO PARK ON A HILL. TOUCH SCREEN GOES IN AND OUT. TRUNK LATCH ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AT 121,000 MILES, BUT HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE SINCE 107,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS!

Mileage: 121,000

FREEWAY DRIVING AND CAR STALLED. ABLE TO DRIVE TO CLOSE DEALERSHIP WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR AND GETTING ABOUT 8 MPH. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. LEFT DEALERSHIP. DRIVING SIDE STREETS 2 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP AND SAME THING. 8 MPH. TOWED BACK TO DEALER. SAID IT MIGHT BE WIRE HARNESS $2000. THEY TEST DRIVE THOUGH AND NO PROBLEM AFTER MOVING WIRES AROUND. SO I TOOK CAR AND DROVE A FEW DAYS BUT THEN AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY ABOUT ONE MILE IT DOES IT AGAIN. TOWED BACK TO DEALER WHERE I START IT AND GET ZERO WARNINGS. DRIVES OK. BUT LEAVE IT THERE. THEY THINK IT'S PURGE VALVE NOW. GLAD I DIDN'T REPLACE WIRE HARNESS. THEY SAY IT ISN'T GIVING ANY CODES NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. SCARY TO LOSE ALL ACCELERATION ON FREEWAY!

Mileage: 90,500

THE CAR KEEPS FLASHING ERROR CODES AND NOTHING ELECTRICAL WILL WORK. THIS INCLUDES AIR AND INSIDE DASH LIGHTS SPEED CONTROL. *TR

CAR WAS IN PARKED. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, IT GOT STUCK IN REVERSE AND THE CAR CUT OUT AND WOULD NOT START. TOW TRUCK CAME TO ASSIST AND TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL ON FORD CARS. I CALLED LEXINGTON PARK DEALERSHIP TO VERIFY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VIN. NOT SURE WHY, IF THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY STATES 2013 AND 2014 FORD ESCAPES WHICH I HAVE. IF I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL, WHY AM I NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

THE CAR STALLS AND WILL HAVE NO POWER THE CODE SAYS ELECTRICAL SOMETIMES IT SAYS IT'S RUNNING HOT BUT IT'S NOT SAYS IT IS THE ELECTRICAL SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL 1.6 WITH 103,000. AFTER RECENTLY ALMOST BEING INVOLVED IN A CAR WRECK DUE TO MY ESCAPE STALLING, I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO GET A FUEL SENSOR REPLACED AFTER READING ONLINE THAT IT COULD BE THE CAUSE TO STALLING. FEW DAYS AFTER REPAIR MY ESCAPE IS STILL STALLING. ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING LIGHTS LET ALONE WARNING WHEN MY ESCAPE DECIDES IT WANTS TO DIE. MY ESCAPE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN I'M IDLE. AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER, I FEEL MORE SAFE WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC THAN DRIVING MY ESCAPE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

FORD DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT WHICH 2 CODES SHOWED BUT THEY TESTED AND COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE. SO I THEN TOOK IT TO THE APPROVED SERVICE SHOP. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE PCV VALVE BUT WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WAS NOW FLASHING. THE SHUDDERING WAS NOW HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING 70MPH. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY BACK TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY WORKED ON IT FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. AS IT WAS A SATURDAY, THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT BACK IN ON TUESDAY WHEN THE SR. TECH WAS THERE. ON THAT DAY IT WAS THERE FOR ANOTHER 6 HOURS. THEY CONSULTED WITH THEIR HEAD TECH WHO HAS BEEN THERE OVER 30 YEARS AND ALSO WITH SEVERAL FORD LEAD TECHNICIANS. THEY REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND ASKED ME TO LET THEM KNOW HOW IT WAS. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT BACK IN AND THEY WERE TOLD BY FORD TO REPLACE A SENSOR. ONCE REPLACED THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AT THAT POINT THEY DECIDED WITH FORD TO TAKE IT TO FORD TO DO ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE CODE SHOWS WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY FIXED. AT THIS POINT THERE IS NOT MUCH ELSE THEY CAN DO. I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT CAN'T BE FIXED AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING.

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE CAMPBELL FORD LINCOLN, INC. (2801 S 11TH ST, NILES, MI 49120) WHERE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND KEY FOB. THEY STATED THAT ANOTHER KEY NEEDED TO BE MADE. THE ISSUE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A MONTH WITH NO FIX YET FOR THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER JUST STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,653.

Mileage: 117,653

I'VE HAD A 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME MECHANICAL ISSUE MORE THAN A HALF-DOZEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OFTEN ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AT SPEEDS AT OR OVER 40MPH; THIS HAS HAPPENED NATIONWIDE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED IN OVER A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS, HAZARDOUS DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FOR THIS ONGOING CONSISTENT DANGEROUS DEFECT. I HAVE REPAIR RECORDS DOCUMENTING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AND ONGOING FAILURE TO CORRECT THIS SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL FOR STALLING ISSUES. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. VIEW THE POSTED LINK NHTSA HAS PROBED THE PROBLEM. CHAPMAN FORD IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA KNOWINGLY SOLD THIS VEHICLE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT. FORD CORPORATION DENIES RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH THE FTC AND WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY. FORD WILL WAIT TO BE LIABLE WHEN SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE STALLS OUT LOSES POWER. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO FORD, THEY DENY THIS SAFETY ISSUE. BEWARE OF THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE. HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CAR-RECALLS-DEFECTS/FORD-ESCAPE-INVESTIGATION-TARGETS-STALLING-PROBLEM

Mileage: 51,865

THIS IS THE TENTH TIME THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM LIGHTS COME ON AND THE THE CAR STALLS OUT AND WILL ONLY GO APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPENED THIS TIME WITH A CAR BEHIND ME THAT ALMOST CRASHED INTO ME HE HAD TI HIT HIS BREAKS AND GO ACROSS A DOUBLE LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME, BLESSEDLY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. NOW IT WON"T STAY CHARGED EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY. AS SOON AS I TURN THE MOTOR OFF THE CAR IS DEAD UNTIL I CHARGE IT AGAIN. IT RUNS FROM POINT A TO B BUT IF YOU TURN IT OFF IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE KEY WONT WORK OR ANYTHING

Mileage: 51,123

WHEN STARTED, VEHICLE DISPLAYS 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE-REQUIRES SERVICE' WARNING AND POWER STEERING IS LOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED, IT JUST RANDOMLY HAPPENS. I DROVE HOME LAST NIGHT FROM WORK WITH NO POWER STEERING, AND ALONG WITH THIS ISSUE MY USB PORTS WOULD NOT CHARGE MY PHONE. MY PHONE RECOGNIZED THAT IT WAS PLUGGED IN, BUT NOT ENOUGH POWER WAS BEING SUPPLIED TO ACTUALLY CHARGE IT. I'M NIT SURE IF THAT IS LINKED WITH THE POWER STEERING MODULE, BUT I'VE NEVER HAD THAT ISSUE BEFORE ALL OF THIS MESS.

Mileage: 97,000

MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL 14S17-S1 EXCEPT MY ENGINE IS THE 1.6L AND THEY WON'T FIX IT. I STARTED MY CAR AFTER WORK AND THE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT BUT THERE WAS NO POWER AND WAS WANTING TO DIE SO I PARKED IT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. IT IS THE MAP HARNESS WIRING.

Mileage: 87,000

P00C6 , P0234 & P26B7 ARE MY PROBLEMS . MY CAR CRANKS BUT WON'T START

Mileage: 98,684

THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING FOR MANY TIMES. THE KINGS FORD DEALER COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER, STALL OUT AND DIE! AFTER COASTING OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WANTING A FEW MINUTES, I WOULD THEN TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. IT WOULD START BUT I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CAR HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL AND OIL, BATTERY CONNECTION ARE TIGHT AND CLEAN.

Mileage: 107,500

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE STALLS AND TURNS OFF SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. YOU CAN DRIVE IT SEVERAL MILES, BUT WHEN YOU STOP AND TURN IT OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON IT WILL STALL AND TURN OFF. IT'S DIED SEVERAL TIMES PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IF I'M ABLE TO KEEP IT RUNNING LONG ENOUGH TO GET UP TO ABOUT 30 MPH IT WILL SKIP 3 TIMES THEN IT'S FINE, UNTIL YOU TURN IT BACK OFF. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL COLLISIONS WITH ME AND MY 3 KIDS. I'VE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP SAYING THERE'S NO RECALL AND I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY LOOKING AT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH IT STALLING AND DYING.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ( US 82 IN TEXAS), THERE WERE FLAMES SEEN COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. A SEPARATE VEHICLE PULLED UP BESIDE OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE, AND YELLED THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. MY SON QUICKLY PULLED OVER, AND HE AND HIS MOTHER QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND BACKED AWAY FROM IT. A FIRE TRUCK CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. MY WIFE WAS ALSO TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION ON SITE, AND LATER HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE SHE WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS BREATHING. I HAVE CHECKED THE VIN ON OUR VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON OUR VIN. AFTER RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER FIRE ISSUES WITH OTHER VINS. I BELIEVE OUR SITUATION NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT, BECAUSE THE RECALL MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED. WE ARE CURRENTLY UPSIDE DOWN ON OUR CAR NOTE, AND WILL LOOSE ABOUT $4,000 OUT OF POCKET. I BELIEVE OUR ISSUE COULD BE RELATED TO ISSUES OTHERS HAVE HAD WITHIN THE RECALLED VIN'S. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15TH NEAR SHERMAN, TEXAS.

Mileage: 102,000

ME AND MY DAD HAD BROUGHT THIS 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH WARRANTY ON AUGUST 20, 2018 AT DON DAVIS NISSAN IT HAD 70,093 MILES ON THE TRUCK THE SALES MAN NAME MR. FREEMAN WAS THE ONE WHO HAD SOLD US THIS TRUCK HE HAD THIS TRUCK WAS AT DON DAVIS NISSAN FOR A WEEK THE SALESMAN MR. FREEMAN TOLD ME AND MY DAD THAT THE REASON THE TRUCK HAD TOOK LONG BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING WORK TO IT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING ON IT WOULD BE OK BEFORE THEY BROUGHT IT TOO ME AND MY DAD. SO WE HAD THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND EVERYTHING ON THEIR WAS GOOD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5 2018 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD CAME ON I TOLD MY DAD WHAT HAPPEN HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK UP THEIR TO DON DAVIS NISSAN I TOOK BACK UP TO THEM THEY TESTED AND THEY CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT THE TURBO CHARGE NEEDS FIXING AND IT WAS GOING TO BE $500 DOLLARS SO WHEN I TOLD MY DAD HE TOLD THE PEOPLE AT DON DAVIS NISSAN THAT WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING OUT OF HIS POCKETS WHEN WE HAVE WARRANTY ON THIS TRUCK AND WE JUST GOTTEN THIS TRUCK SO MY DAD WAS PISSED BECAUSE WE JUST GAVE DON DAVIS $500 AND I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND I SEEN WERE THEY A HAD A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK SO I WENT OUT THEIR TO DON DAVIS NISSAN AND TOLD THEM THIS AND THEY COME TELLING ME THAT MY TRUCK DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL AND I TOLD THEM LIKE HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE AND I SEEN ON THE INTERNET THAT THE SAME THING THAT THE OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO HAD A RECALL ON THEIR TRUCK AND AS I LOOK AT THE COMMENTS AND I SEEN THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO MY TRUCK LIKE FOR EXAMPLE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ENGINE TO WEAR MY TRUCK OVERHEATS TO WEAR I HARDLY DRIVE IT SOMETIMES I DO BECAUSE I GO TO SCHOOL AND TO MY DOCTOR AND RUN ERRANDS FOR MY MOTHER OR FATHER. AND I BEEN TELLING DON DAVIS NISSAN SINCE LAST AND NOW AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP ME BUT ALWAYS BE LYING TO ME AND MY DAD I HAVE BEEN TELLING DON DAVIS NISSAN THIS AND THEY STRAIGHT IGNORE ME. *TR*JB

Mileage: 102,232

I DRIVE TO TOWN PARK TO GO IN A STORE COME BACK TO MY CAR START IT AND GO TO DRIVE AS I PULLING IN TRAFFIC IT DIES IT STARTS BACK UP AND DOES IT AGAIN FOR 4 TO 5 TIMES BEFORE FINALLY DRIVING NORMAL, ON HOT DAYS AS THE CAR IS DRIVING IT WILL READ AS IF IT IS OVER HEATING AND PULL REDUCE POWER IN WITCH AS U FINALLY GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER THE HEAT HAND DROPS BACK DOWN LIKE IT WASN'T HOT THIS REPEATS ON EVER SMALL HILL I GO UP AND THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE READING GOES UP AND DOWN WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING AND IT IS LEAKING COOLANT ON BACK SIDE OF ENGINE AS ALL THE OTHER FORD ESCAPE THAT WAS RECALLED THAT CAUSED THE FIRE

Mileage: 80,455

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AT 35 MPH OR HIGHER, IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRECISION FORD (945 N MAIN ST, LILLINGTON, NC 27546, (910) 814-2243) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT ADDITIONAL VINS WOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

MY CAR KEEPS STALLING. IT ALL STARTED AFTER ONE RANDOM DRIVE OF CAR SITTING ALL NIGHT, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT SKYROCKETING AND MY CAR STARTED SMOKING. AND NEEDED COOLANT WHICH WAS FINE JUST BEFORE ALL OF THAT HAPPEN. AFTER THAT IT WILL JUST RANDOMLY STALL, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN MY BATTERY LIGHT. MY OIL LIKE ON MY DIPSTICK IS SKYROCKETING EVEN AFTER LETTING YOUR CAR SIT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE I DRIVE TO COLLEGE EVERYDAY AS WELL AS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY I CANNOT HAVE A CAR WHERE THE ENGINE CATCHES ON FIRE OR I KEEP STALLING OUT AND THEN I'M 20 30 MINUTES LATE TO CLASS

Mileage: 76,000

CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING DRIVEN

Mileage: 140,000

2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL 08/12 STALLING PROBLEMS. STALLED 4 TIMES ON A BUSY STATE HIGHWAY. HESITATED TO RESTART THEN WOULD STALL OUT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. CALLING FORD DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE IF IT'S CIVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO BEING BOUGHT USED FROM A DEALER

CAR SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC WHEN IDLING IN RIGHT TURN LANE. HAZARDS TURNED ON AND COASTED TO SIDE. PRESSED POWER BUTTON AGAIN AND CAR STARTED. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. CAR POWERED DOWN AGAIN. CAR STARTED AGAIN AND DROVE 10 MILES WITHOUT ISSUE TO DESTINATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON.

Mileage: 70,000

THE VEHICLE STUTTERS AND DIES UPON RESTART; AFTER BEING HEAT SOAKED FROM A LONG DRIVE (HIGHWAY FOR A HOUR). VEHICLE THROWS RANDOM CODES RELATED TO PCM DOES NOT DO SO CONSISTENTLY. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH WIRES RELATED TO PCM

Mileage: 69,000

AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF IN OPENING THE CAR DOOR MY RADIO STILL STAYS ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T AS WELL AS I CAN NOT ALWAYS USE MY REMOTE KEYS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR YET ALONE THE ELECTRICAL LOCK INSIDE THE DOOR TO LOCK IT.

Mileage: 60,478

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED AND REMAINED IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER OUT OF NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER CABLE FAILED. THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE NAVIGATION SCREEN REMAINED ON DUE TO THE GEAR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

WHEN ENTERING THE SCREEN SHOWS POWERING OFF TO CONSERVE BATTERY. LIGHTS GO OFF AND STEERING WHEEL AND START BUTTON LOCK UP. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE BATTERY THEN WOULD NOT CHARGE. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY FROM DEALER AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS REPEATING. 32,000 MILES AND NO ACCIDENTS. PARKED IN GARAGE BOTH TIMES.NOW 9/26/19

Mileage: 32,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. I WAS PULLING ON TO OUR MAIN ROAD A HIGHWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE SHUTOFF. I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE IT ABOUT A BLOCK WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAPPEN A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. EACH OF THESE TIMES I WAS LEFT WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN A STALLED CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT IS A MIRACLE WE DID NOT GET HIT OR HURT IN ANY WAY. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO START IT ENOUGH AND MANEUVER US OUT OF TRAFFIC AND DANGER, WE WERE THEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, ALL OTHER TIME WE WERE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD RAN THE CODE WITH A MECHANIC AND IT WAS A FUEL CONNECTOR ERROR.

Mileage: 70,500

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I RECEIVED AN ERROR READING STATING MY ENGINE COOLANT IS LOW. I CHECKED COOLANT AND IT IS FULL. MY CAR STARTED TO STALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I LOOKED UP INFO ON THIS WEBSITE WHICH MIMICKED MY ISSUES EXACTLY. THE FORD RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12S41. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPAY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND ASKED THEM ABOUT MY CAR AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS AND HOW THEY MIMICKED THE RECALL LISTED ABOVE. THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT. I INFORMED THEM THAT IT WAS A 2013 ESCAPE WHICH SHOWS TO FALL UNDER IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR PROBABLY DIDN'T GET MADE WITH THE SAME PARTS AND MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AT A DIFFERENT TIME. I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND I HAVE A HARD TIME DOING THAT SINCE OBVIOUSLY THE SYMPTOMS MIMIC THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN IT STALLS OUT AND TELLS ME MY SYSTEM IS OVERHEATING AND TO PULL OVER. IT IS A RANDOM THING. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN JUST STARTED OR WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 169,000

INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL WENT OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM CAUSE CANNOT RENEW REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE WITHOUT MILEAGE AND CANNOT KNOW WHATS GOING WRONG WITH CAR

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE AS I HAD CARS GOING BY ME AS I WAS STALLING OUT, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY WIRING HARNESS. THERE IS A TSB OUT BUT IT SAYS THAT MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED TWO MONTHS PRIOR THEN THE DATES LISTED FOR THE TSB. THERE IS ALSO A RECALL FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL IN THE CORRECT MANUFACTURING DATES BUT I AM BEING TOLD BY A FORD REPRESENTATIVE THAT IT ISN'T MY CAR WITHOUT THEM EVEN LOOKING AT IT.

Mileage: 156,000

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLS AT IDLE RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS MADE 3 SEPARATE ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE ALL TO NO AVAIL.

Mileage: 65,000

ENGINE STALLS WHEN IN LOW OR IDLE WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. DOES T EVERY TIME I COME BACK OUT TO MY VEHICLE AFTER GOING SOMEWHERE.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WORE DOWN AND BROKE OFF SEVERAL FORD ESCAPES ARE ALREADY RECALLED FOR THIS BUT MINE IS NOT ON THE LIST. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO MOVE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM PREGNANT THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION

Mileage: 100

ENGINE & TRANSMISSION OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND ENGINE SHUTTING OFF GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

Mileage: 84,600

RADIO MADE A LONG BANGING SOUND ON OVATION FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THEN OCCASIONALLY THE RADIO WOULD MAKE LOUD CRACKLING AND POPPING. CAR WOULD NEED RESTARTED TO RESET. EVENTUALLY RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND CAR WOULD NEED RESTARTED, MIXED IN WITH CRACKLING AND POPPING ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY. NOW THE RADIO JUST WON'T WORK NO MATTER IF YOU RESTART THE CAR OR NOT. THE LOUD BANGING SOUND AND LOUD POPPING CAN STARRTLE A DRIVER. THE RADIO NOT WORKING SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL, BUT CURRENTLY IS NOT. HAPPENS MOVING AND STATIONARY. HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY, ALL ISSUES.

Mileage: 83,000

INFORMATIONAL DISPLAY BEHIND STEERING STARTED FLICKERING AND NOW DOES NOT LIGHT UP SO I CANNOT SEE MILEAGE OR ANYTHING ELSE THATS GOING ON WITH VEHICLE. I HAVE ATTACHED A PIC OF WHAT MY DISPLAY SHLD LOOK LIKE, HOWEVER THE MIDDLE DISPLAY IN MY VEHICLE IS BLACK, NOTHING WILL DISPLAY. THE FLICKERING STARTED LAST MONTH AND NOW MY DISPLAY IS COMPLETELY BLACK/BLANK

MY ESCAPE ALL OF A SUDDEN COMPLETELY STOPPED ACCELERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER THEY SAID THERE WERE NO CODES THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE 2.0 WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON!!! YOU NEED TO RECALL THE 1.6 FORD ESCAPE ECOBOOST MY CAR LITTERLY DID WHAT THE RECALL SAID WAS HAPPENING

Mileage: 26,000

WHILE DRIVING IN MORNING RUSH HOUR (BUMPER TO BUMPER) TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR IT TO START AGAIN. I HAD MY BATTERY REPLACED A MONTH AGO AND THE ALTERNATOR CHECKED WITH NO ISSUES.

Mileage: 100,182

HAVING ISSUE WITH ENGINE HARNESS-ALMOST GO INTO ACCIDENT TWICE- MY CAR IS NOT UNDER RECALL HOWEVER ALL OTHER FORD ESCAPES IN 2013 WERE UNDER RECALL FOR ENGINE WIRING/HARNESS. I GOT IT FIXED AT FORD FOR A COST OF $1000.00. 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS TRAVELING TO ANOTHER STATE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE! THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT YOU ALREADY MADE FOR ALL THE OTHER 2013 ESCAPES! CAR WAS MOVING THEN STARTED TO BUCK AND SLOW DOWNM, ALMOST STALL-THEN WOULDNT MOVE, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON...

Mileage: 73,000

CARS TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR! I THINK THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THE BATTERY AND THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME! BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND MOVING FORWARD WHEN THE CAR STALLED OUT BOTH TIMES, THE SECOND TIME I HAD JUST LEFT FORD WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED WHEN IT STALLED OUT AGAIN IN FORWARD MOTION, THIS TIME I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO FORD AND IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE SINCE APRIL 13TH AND TODAY IS MAY 1ST AND FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED BACK TO ME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR? I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE ON 4/30/2019 THAT IS ONLY CHARGING ME $3,100 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH A 2 YEAR 24,000 MILE WARRANTY AND FORD WANTED $7,400 TO PUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR? HMMMMM WHAT WOULD YOU DO? CUSTOMER SERVICE AT FORD IS SLOOOOOOW TO SAY THE LEAST? IT'S BAD ENOUGH I'VE GOT A CAR WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES ON IT AND WITH AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THAN FORD WANTS ME TO WAIT UNTIL WHEN TO RESPOND BACK WITH A SOLUTION?

Mileage: 33,000

CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND THIS IS ABOUT THE TENTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN SEVERAL DAYS.

Mileage: 70,300

THE CAR QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC (NO WARNING) FORD MOTOR SAYS ITS IN THE WIRING HARNESS (MANY RECALLS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM (REPLACING THE MAP SENSOR DOES NOT HELP) THIS CAR NEEDS A RECALL! THIS IS A 2013 WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES.

Mileage: 38,500

CAR STALLS SOMEWHAT AFTER STARTING UP. RPMS GO TOWARDS ZERO.

Mileage: 70,000

CAR HAS CONTINUED TO STALL.= REPAIR WAS DONE AND SPLICES WERE REPLACED IN BULLITEN AND TEST DRIVE. APPEARS TO BE LIKE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE BUT MANUFACTURED EARLIER IN 2013. SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM FORD

Mileage: 58,520

DISPLAY CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK. EVERYTHING WENT OUT. FUSE NOT BLOWN. SAFETY ISSUE. CAR RUNS FINE.

Mileage: 94,891

WAS DRIVING CAR ON PAVED ROAD AND CAR QUIT RUNNING RESTARTED CAR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON

Mileage: 39,000

MY ESCAPE LIKES TO STALL GOING LIKE 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE STARTS TO HESTISTATE AND WONT GO ANYWHERE. IT STALLS AND LIKE IT SHUTTING OFF WITH THE OIL LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. I RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT DOES IT AGAIN LIKE IT DONT WANT TO MOVE. IT STALLS LIKE THREE TO FOUR TIMES AND IT WOULD RUN LIKE NORMAL. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS CAUSE IT STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION. IF THERE WAS CARS COMING WHICH I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T I WOULD HAD HIT ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR TO DO THIS. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS A VERY SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS TO A POINT WHERE I AM SCARE DRIVING MY ESCAPE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THE STALLING AND HESITATION ISSUE. I WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS DOES THIS. YOU CAN HAVING IDLE AND IT WONT STALL ONLY WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE TURBO IS ALSO LOSING POWER WHEN THIS DOES THIS.

Mileage: 1

AFTER PARKING FOR 20 MINUTES OR LESS, I BEGIN DRIVING AND LOSE ACCELERATION AND MY GAS PEDAL WON'T WORK. I END UP COMING TO A STOP AND STALLING. THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER I RESTART MY VEHICLE. MY OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT COME ON WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP/STALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS AND SINCE THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TO DIAGNOSE (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, FLUID LEVELS NORMAL), NOTHING CAN BE DONE. NEED HELP PLEASE. HONESTLY FRIGHTENED FOR MY SAFETY.

Mileage: 108,100

THE INFORMATION PANEL ON MY SUV IS STARTING TO GET DARK OR SHALL I SAY IT GOES SLIGHTLY DARK. I CANNOT SEE MILEAGE AND CAN BARELY SEE THAT MY LIGHTS ARE ON. SOMETIMES THERE ARE WHITE LIGHTS GOING UP AND DOWN ON SCREEN

Mileage: 99,000

CAR IS COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN IT RAINS AND IT TAKES SEVERAL TRY'S AND IT FINALLY STARTS. GOING DOWN THE ROAD ALL DASH LIGHTS INCLUDING RADIO GOES OUT AND THE OFF AND ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS. WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND THEN START BACK UP. HAPPENS ON CITY AND HWY. HIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW.

Mileage: 189,000

I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE LUG NUTS DUE TO SWELLING, BECAUSE THE DESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL IS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PCM AND MAP ON JAN.7 2016, I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2018, THE VEHICLE IS STILL HESITATING AND WANTING STALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN IN PARK OR COMING TO A STOP. SO THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. ALSO, THE MYFORD TOUCH SCREEN SOMETIMES WILL NOT RESPOND, WON'T CONNECT A PHONE OR THE RADIO WILL NOT WORK, THIS HAPPENS WHEN FIRST GETTING IN TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS ALL STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT.

Mileage: 78,800

ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES STARTED SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. TOTALED CAR. HAD RECENTLY HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND SAY WARNING HIGH TEMP. STOP SAFELY. TOOK TO FORD THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR ON BACKORDER. TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NOT REALLY OVERHEATING

Mileage: 51,000

THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. IN MOTION, TYPICALLY JUST AFTER APPLYING GAS OR WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. FIRESTONE AUTO REPAIR STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS PRODUCING HIGH VOLTAGE AND CAUSING ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY. THEY REPALCED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, BUT THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS.

Mileage: 72,000

THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT AFTER BEING OFF FOR 0-60 MINUTES. I WON'T BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THEN THE CAR STARTS SHAKING AND SHUTS DOWN.

Mileage: 75,495

CAR ECELERATES ON ITS ON, TRANSMISIN JERKS WHEN U PUT IT IN GEAR AFTER DISENGAGING THE HAND BREAK, ROLLING WHILE IN PARK WITH ENGINE OFF, TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN CHARGING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING A HILL. BRAKES NOT HOLDING PROPERLY; I ALMOST ROLLED BACK INTO A CAR TODAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON & STAYS ON. OMW TL THE SHOP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE IT GOES BACK OFF.

Mileage: 96,462

AFTER DRIVING CAR 30 MINUTES THEN PARKING FOR 15-20 MINUTES UPON RESTARTING CAR & MOVING INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR STUTTERS THEN STALLS. ORIGINALLY WAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOW IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. TAKING CAR TO MECHANIC TODAY TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC DONE. 1/25/2019.

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE UPON STARTING. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT LOSS OF MOTOR POWER UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (SUNRISE FORD OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD, 5500 LANKERSHIM BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 91601, (877) 510-8967) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE DTC WAS NOT PRESENT TO REPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR A FAILURE REGARDING THE THROTTLE BODY PRIOR TO BEING REPAIRED BY FORD OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD. THE UNKNOWN DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REMEDY TO REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE HOSE FRACTURED ONTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEAR THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED FUMES FROM THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TESTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TO PROVIDE FURTHER TECHNICAL GUIDELINES TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 13V584000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), AND 12V336000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), AS WELL AS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE18007 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO ADDRESS THE MULTIPLE FAILURES AS WELL AS THE TWO SERVICE CAMPAIGNS (FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 12M02 AND 14N02 THAT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY MAIL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY ESCAPE SEL 1.6L 6 MONTHS AGO AFTER GETTING A FULL TANK OF GAS MY CAR STARTED AND THEN STARTED TO SHAKE AND STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 10 MINS AND ONLY IF I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOD. CALL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF A PROBLEM AND LET THEM KNOW IF IT OCCURRED AGAIN. MY CAR IS STALLING MAKING A NOISE, SHAKING AND THEN NO POWER JUST DIES. I AM SCARED FOR MY SAFETY. IT DOES IT NOW WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE FOUND WHERE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR BUILT AND TYPE CAR FOR THIS ISSUE. JUST NOT FOR THE 1.6 ENGINE BUT THE 2.0 ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT TO CAR PLACES AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE ISSUE.... THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE PLEASE HELP!!!! PLEASE LOOK AT THE NVA-215SM 15V-813 AGIAN THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MILES AN HOUR OR PULLING OUR FROM A STOP!! I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AN THERE ARE AT LEAST 40 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2013 ESCAPE 1.6L STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! AND CLEARLY THE SAME ISSUE AS LISTED ABOVE ON THE 2013 ESCAPE 2.0 ENGINE THEY WERE MADE AT THE SAME PLANT IN LOUISVILLE, SAME YEAR ETC... I AM CONCERNED I WILL BE HIT OR MY CAR. I CAN NOT LET ME TEENAGER DRIVE THIS CAR!!!! HELP HELP HELP

Mileage: 108,000

MY ESCAPE HAS STALLED 2-3 TIMES WITHIN A 12 HOUR WINDOW WHILE MOVING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN THE PARKING LOT AND RE-START THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 48,000

WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, IT SER ME LIKE IT IS NOT RUNNING RIGHT, AND THINK IT IS GOING TO DIE ON US IN TRAFFIC. THE FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT GO BACK IN THE AREA WHERE IT BELONGS AND SITS ON THE FRONT SEAT. THE PASSENGER DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE RIGHT WHEN YOU OPEN IT. IT WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL YOU PUSH THE HANDLE DOWN AND THEN IT WILL CLOSE AND LOCK. WE ARE AFRAID TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCE WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CAR ACTS AND RUN. WE JUST WANT IT FIX OR REPLACE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL: WHILE MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE HEAT IS COMING OUT NORMAL BUT WILL START TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING BUT AS I SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR STARTS BLOWING VERY COOL THEN THE TEMPATURE GAGE MOVES TO H THEN THE SAFETY LIGHT POPS ON SHOWING "OVERHEATING STOP SAFELY" BUT THE CAR WILL NEVER SHOW ANY SMOKING FROM THE HOOD. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST MONTH UNTIL 12/17/2018 I STARTED THE CAR UP TO WARM IT BEFORE I LEFT WORK, AND IT WOULDN'T DEFROST AND IMMEDIATELY THE TEMPERATURE GAGE MOVED TO H AND ON THE DASH IT SAID OVERHEATING STOP SAFELY AND THE CAR WASN'T IN MOTION NEITHER HAD IT WARMED UP PROPERLY BUT WHEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE , AS I APPROACHED MY DESTINATION THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN ON ITS OWN AND THE SAFETY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THAT'S WHEN THE BURNING SMELL STARTED GETTING STRONGER AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME GIVE THE CAR GAS TO GO THE ODOMETER WOULDN'T MOVE PASS 5MILES SO I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF, BUT THEN WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN BEFORE WORK THE CAR WOULD ALLOW ME TO SHIFT GEARS BUT NOT GIVE IT GAS DUE TO THE CAR SAYING IT'S IS OVERHEATING BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD A LEAK AND HAS NOT PHYSICALLY SHOWED LEAKING ON TO THE GROUND I HAVE HAD OIL AND FLUIDS CHANGED BY PROFESSIONALS AND AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS LIKE VALVOLINE AND WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOTHING WAS EVER REPORTED TO ME OF A LEAK ANY WHERE BUT SOMEHOW MY COOLANT RESERVOIR IS STAYING EMPTY AFTER BEING REFILLED. I BELIEVE THE ONLY PLACE THE FLUID COULD BE LEAKING IS WITHIN THE MOTOR BECAUSE I HAVE PARKED THE CAR IN SEVERAL DRY SPOT AND IT SHOWED ABSOLUTELY NO LEAKING SIGNS.

Mileage: 116,236

THE CAR HESITATE OR THE ENGINE STALL SOON AFTER STARTING, IF YOU DON'T DRIVE OFF IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENS ON COLD STARTS BUT MOSTLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING.

HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION AND LOST POWER STEERING . THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ALSO

Mileage: 59,290

THIS CAR SHOWED A PROBLEM AROUND MARCH 2017 WHEN IT RANDOMLY STALLED AND DID WHILE IN PARK AT A PARKING LOT. AFTER THAT IT WOULD RUN FINE FOR MONTHS AT A TIME AND THEN I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF IT STALLING OUT AND DYING WHILE PARKED OR WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS AND SOMETHING KEEPS FRYING MY BATTERY. THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR NOW JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY REAL WARNING AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I TRIED TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AND HAD A HARD TIME RECREATING WHAT I HAD DESCRIBED WAS HAPPENING. THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, BUT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO IT GOING TO THAT DEALERSHIP. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME TO THROW MONEY BLINDLY AT THE ENGINE TO THE TUNE OF 3K TO 4K OR TRADE IT IN ON SOMETHING ELSE. THOSE WERE THE OPTIONS GIVEN TO ME BY FORD. THE PROBLEMS DID NOT REALLY START UNTIL AFTER 80K MILES AND THE CAR IS WORSE ONCE IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A LITTLE WHILE, GETS WORSE WHEN YOU RUN THE HEATER AND GAME OVER IF THE AC OR DEFROST ARE ON. MY MPG ARE HORRIBLE BUT I DONT EVEN KNOW FOR SURE BECAUSE I WILL LOOK AT THE GAS GAUGE TURN THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I COME BACK FROM LETTING IT SIT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL SHOWING HAS GONE BACK UP CONSIDERABLY. ALSO MY MILS TO EMPTY RANDOMLY WENT FROM THE GAS LIGHT TURNING ON AT 30 MILES TO EMPTY TO 50 MILES TO EMPTY. MY CAR ACTS LIKE IT HAS A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND ONE MOMENT IT SEEMS OK AND THE NEXT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. WE CANT EVEN DRIVE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

1. MY FRONT BUMPER CAME APART 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE AT A PLACE WHERE THE METAL WAS WELDED AND THEN CAME HALFWAY OF ALL PIECES FELL OFF ATTACHED TO FRONT BUMPER AND NO COLLISION TOOK PLACE HOWEVER WHEN I BACKED UP OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE IT CAUGHT ON THE CURB AND PULLED APART EVEN MORE. 2. SINCE PURCHASE AFTER FILL UP THE ENGINE CRANKS HOWEVER WILL NOT TURN OVER WITHOUT APPLYING A LITTLE GAS. 3. NOW YESTERDAY I HAVE TOO TURN ON IGNITION TWICE TO START EVERYTIME I NEED TO TURN ON THE CAR. 4. I ALSO HAD 5 RECALLS THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT MAKE ME AWARE OF FIXED ( THEY ONLY SAID REAR SEATBELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED) WELL SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED 3 DOORS WOULDN'T LATCH I HAD TO ROPE MY DOORS SHUT UNTIL I COULD GET INTO SEWEL FORD. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN IN SO MUCH DANGER IN THIS VEHICLE. I AM A 40 YEAR OLD DISABLED WOMAN WITH 3 CHILDREN, MY STEP -DAD IS BLIND, MY BROTHER IS TERMINALLY ILL AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE IN ONE PIECE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE DMV RESPONDED THAT AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN SET OUT TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH OF THIS IS MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND WHAT PART THE DEALERSHIP PLAYED BY NON- DISCLOSURE OF REMAINING RECALLS MAKING ME BELIEVE THEY WERE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY BY FIXING THE REAR SEAT BELTS.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT AND TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATORS KEPT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE COOLANT FLUID AND THE WARNING INDICATORS WENT OFF. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD, AND THE TEMPERATURE HIGH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MAXWELL FORD (512-916-2661, 5000 S IH 35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78745) ON NOVEMBER 19, 2018 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE SIGNS OF ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE ENGINE COOLANT HAS BEEN ISSUE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.*JB

Mileage: 56,000

TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE HAD ENDLESS ISSUES AND PROBLEMS. I WOULD DRIVE A MILE OR SO TO GAS STATION, TURN OFF CAR, GET GAS AND THEN THE CAR WOULDN'T START OR DRIVE 15 MILES, DO A JOB, 30 MINUTES LATER GET IN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER AND THEN STAY RUNNING. I WOULD THROW IT INTO GEAR TO GET THE ENGINE RUNNING AND SOMETIMES IT'D BE FINE, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BOG DOWN AND STALL. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND THEY WOULD SAY THE O2 SENSOR, WASTEGATE SOLENOID OR EVAP LEAK. THEY WOULD NICKEL AND DIME ME WITH ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS. THE CODES WERE, P0234,P26B7 AND P0456. THEY SAID COOLANT WAS GETTING INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THAT WAS CONTRIBUTING TO THE STALLING AND PROBLEMS. I HAD TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR AFTER MY ACCIDENT DUE TO SPINAL PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. HOWEVER, IT WAS WORTH THIS GETTING RID OF THIS LEMON ONCE AND FOR ALL. IF ANYONE ELSE IS EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS, POST THE FIX SO THAT IT CAN SAVE SOMEONE ELSE FROM FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN. I DIDN'T LET ANYONE DRIVE MY VEHICLE(WIFE/FAMILY) BECAUSE I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD STALL AND WHERE.

Mileage: 122,000

I WILL BE DRIVING MY CAR AND RANDOMLY MY CAR STALLS AND THE ENGINE SEIZES AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF. I CAN TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON BUT IT CONTINUOUSLY HAPPENS, IT HAS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC BEFORE AND I'VE HAD TO AVOID MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. ALSO IF MY CAR IS IDLE FOR 3-5 MINUTES AND ON IT ALSO WILL STALL AND AGAIN I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK WITHIN THE COOLANT SYSTEM WHICH WAS GOING INTO THE AREA OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS WHO HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY AND MORE RECENTLY CROSSROADS FORD LINCOLN OF SOUTHERN PINES (1590 US-1, SOUTHERN PINES, NC 28387, 1-(910) 692-8765) WAS NOTIFIED TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY BE ABLE TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A SOLUTION TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT*JB

Mileage: 90,043

THE CAR HESITATES SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, MOSTLY FROM THE STOPPED POSITION. FOR INSTANCE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND STOP AT A STOP SIGN, CHECK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE CROSS STREET(WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A STOP SIGN/SIGNAL), WHEN IT IS SAFE TO PROCEED I PRESS THE GAS TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION AND THE CAR SLOWLY ROLLS OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND THEN FINALLY AFTER ROLLING FOR A FEW SECONDS WILL PICK UP AND GO. THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A STREET WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I'VE TRIED LIFTING MY FOOT AND PRESSING BACK DOWN WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO AND IT DOESN'T WORK. IT'S ONLY STARTED DOING THIS IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO MAYBE AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT VERY SCARY WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I'VE ALSO HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN I'VE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVE HAD TO SLOW DOWN FROM TAKING AN EXIT ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY AND WHEN TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED AND IT LIKE IT TAKES IT A MINUTE FOR THE CAR TO REALIZE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ACCELERATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO #1 COCHRAN FORD OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY (LOCATED AT 110 ROUTE 908, NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA 15065, (877) 844-2719) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION TO THE FUSE AND WIRES, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

THE ENGINE STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS DONE THIS OFF AND ON FOR 2 OUT OF THE 3 YEARS IVE HAD IT. ALSO, MYSTERIOUSLY RUNS LOW ON COOLANT AND IVE BEEN GETTING WARNING SIGNALS TELLING ME ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH, EVEN IF I JUST START THE CAR! *DT

Mileage: 79,000

DISPLAY WILL READ ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW AND THEN THE CAR WILL SEEM LIKE IT RESTARTS, IT WILL NEXT READ TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK, THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING 75 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS RECALLED, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY, HEAT, AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2013 FORD ESCAPE FROM DEALERSHIP ON 3/9/17. CAR HAD 1 PREVIOUS OWNER AND 29265 MILES ON IT. BY 4/20/17 THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHILE STATIONARY WITH NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT IMMEDIATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AFTER GETTING IT TOWED BY AAA WHOM ALSO TESTED THE STARTER AND BATTERY EVERYTHING WAS READING NORMAL . THE CAR STARTED ON ITS OWN. AND THE DALERSHIP COUKD FIND TGE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IF THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT CVS AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR 10 MINUTES I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND AAA, AFTER WAITING 45 MINUTES FOR AAA TO ARRIVE I TRY STARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO AVAIL UNTIL I SEE AAA PULLING INTO THE CVS PARKING LOT I TESTED TURNED THE KEY 1 MORE TIME AND THE CAR STARTED. THE AAA TECH CHECKED THE STARTER AND BATTERY AGAIN EVERTHING READ NORMAL. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT WITH THE SAME OUTCOME OF THEM NOT KNOWING WHAT IS WRONG. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME ANYMORE BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL DRIVEABLE. I TRIED EXERCISING THE LEMON LAW BY REPORTING THE DEALERSHIP TO OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS REGULATION AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN ONLY MEDIATE AND NOT MUCH COUKD BE DONE BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS OVER. HERE WE ARE 8/12/2018 AND THE CAR STILL HAS PROBLEMS AND WILL START AFTER WAITING ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 3 HOURS ALSO IT,CONSTANTLY LEAKS ATIFREEZE AND HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY FEW WEEKS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THE CAR WILL SAY " HIGH TEMPERATURE COOLANT LOW" OUT OF THE BLUE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FROM THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND DONT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO DEAL WITH THIS.

MY KIDS AND I WERE IN THE DRIVE THRU AT SCHLOTZKY'S WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN 'PARK' TO ORDER. ONCE MY ORDER WAS COMPLETE AND I WAS READY TO PULL FORWARD, I WENT TO PUT MY CAR IN 'DRIVE' AND THE GEAR STICK WAS MOVING FREELY BUT NOT SHIFTING THE GEARS FOR MY CAR TO MOVE. A TEAM MEMBER FROM THE RESTAURANT CAME OUT TO GIVE ME A HAND TO FIND THAT MY SHIFTER CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED. HE THEN TOLD ME TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PARK MY CAR SO IT WOULD PARK AND NOT CONTINUE IN MOTION WHEN I WANTED TO PARK. WE THEN TOOK IT TO MIENEKE WHERE THE CAR PREVIOUSLY WAS FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID THAT MY SHIFTER CABLE HAD GONE BAD. NOW MY GEAR STICK GETS STUCK WITH TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS.

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED DROPS OF FLUID EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE CONTACT PULEDL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (FRONTIER FORD, 3701 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, (408) 241-1800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON MESSAGE APPEARED. CAR STALLING AND WON'T ACCELERATE. TOOK TO VICTORY FORD IN KANSAS CITY AFTER 5 HOURS THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OTHER THAN REPLACING THE SENSOR. HUNDRED AND $69 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I WAS OUT OF TOWN SO BABY. DID IT ALL THE WAY BACK HOME HAD A LOCAL DEALERSHIP PUT THE SENSOR IN. ANOTHER $74.. IN THE MEANTIME ENGINE CODE WOULD SPORADICALLY DISAPPEAR. AND REAPPEAR PERIOD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAD THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CHECK THE CODE AGAIN KEEPS READING TURBO PROBLEMS. THEY'RE FORD MACHINE WAS DOWN SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE NEXT TOWN. SPECIFIC CODING SHOWED THAT IS A WIRING AND SPLICE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME I'VE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE WHEN THE CODE IS THROWN. IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL WHICH I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT. AND TOMORROW DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING ALL OF THE SPLICING AND WIRING FOR ANOTHER $450. I'M AFRAID THAT THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE CAUSED OTHER ISSUES. BUT WON'T KNOW UNTIL AFTER THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM IS FIXED. I FEEL LIKE A COUPLE OF THE WIRING ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALREADY SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THIS. AND FORWARD SHOULD HAVE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY COST SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION THERE IS A WHIRRING SOUND I'VE BEEN TOLD IS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED ONE STATEMENT. I AM JUST WONDERING WHY MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED ON THE RECALLS LISTED BELOW WHEN IT SOUNDS LIKE THE EXACT KIND OF PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE. WHEN STARTED IT DOESN'T TAKE OFF AND GET UP TO SPEED WITHOUT HESITATION AND STALLING. AND WHEN I DO GET UP TO SPEED IT LOSES POWER AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. THE CODES THAT HAVE BEEN COMING UP. AND THE CHECK ENGINE SUGGESTIONS. HAVE BEEN TESTED BY FOUR DIFFERENT MECHANICS NONE OF WHICH COULD FALL FIND A PROBLEM TILL RECENTLY. AND I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE TURBO BOOST CODE IS BEEN CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING WHICH IS HAPPENED TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED. AS PER MY OTHER STATEMENT I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED TOMORROW BUT NOT BEING REIMBURSED. AND IF OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPE DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE THERE MAY BE SOME UNRECORDED DESK DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE INCONSISTENT RUNNING UP THE ENGINE WHEN THESE CODES POP UP. THE CODES ARE ALSO SPORADIC AS I SAID IN MY OTHER STATEMENT. ONE TIME YOU TURN THE CAR ON AND HAVE A PROBLEM SHUT IT OFF AND THE NEXT TIME THE CODES ARE CLEARED. I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS DAILY FOR A MONTH

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GALPIN FORD (1000 SANDRETTO DR., PRESCOTT, AZ 86305) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 112,000

WHILST DRIVING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AT LEAST 1 MONTH, ME AND MY WIFE BEGAN NOTICING 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6 HESITATE! AND STALL, SEVERAL TIMES ON AND OFF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.PCM, MODULE IS SENDING INCORRECT SIGNALS, CODES READ, COM NEEDS REPROGRAMMING, ALSO COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKS!, MAY BE CAUSING OVER HEATING, AND FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WATER PUMP WENT OUT, WEDNESDAY JUNE 6TH 2018, CAR IS NOW AT FORD DEALERSHIP, FOR, INVESTIGATION INTO RECALL WORK. THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN PERFORMED. PRIOR TO SALE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT. WE WOULD LIKE ANY UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED BY FLEET?, COMPANY THAT SOLD IT TO SUPER AUTO SALES., INCLUDING CALIBRATION AND OVER HEAT SOFTWARE TO PREVENT OVER HEATING ETC., ALONG WITH 13 OTHER ORIGINAL RECALLS THAT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED, AND SOME RECORD WHO RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY ETC. ALSO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBACK RECLINER MECHANISM HAS INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH, BECOMES LOOSE AND LEANING WHILE I'M DRIVING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, THIS BEEN SINCE PURCHASED UNDER A YEAR AGO PRE-OWNED 100,486 MILES ON ODOMETER. ALSO CONSTANT SMELL OF STRONG GAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LOW GAS MILEAGE, SIGNIFICANT LOOSE OF ENGINE COOLANT, ETC.AS MENTIONED PRIOR IN MY COMPLIANT, FULL LINE AND FUEL PUMP MAY NEED SERVICE, BECAUSE OF STRONG GAS FUMES IN AND AROUND VEHICLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH TILL IT BROKE DOWN AND WE HAD IT TOWED, WE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL, AND WAD NOT TOLD IT WAS NEEDED OR HAD BEEN PERFORMED BY SUPER AUTO SALES IN MODESTO CA. DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED PRE OWNED VEHICLE IS SUPER AUTO SALES 4312 DISK RD. MODESTO CA. 95356 (PH: 209-689-5455),

Mileage: 119,480

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND SENSOR PROBLEMS IN 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH 2.0 LITER ENGINE THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL. WHILE ON A VACATION TRIP IN FEBRUARY, 2018, THE ENGINE FAULT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM WITH THE 2.0 LITER ENGINE AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR AND ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AS WE DROVE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS INCREASINGLY HESITATING AND SEEMED TO BE MISFIRING, A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE HIGHWAY DRIVING WAS REQUIRED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP DID AN ANALYSIS AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE MAP SENSOR. HE REPLACED THAT SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM WAS APPARENTLY FIXED UNTIL JUNE 4, 2018, WHEN IDENTICAL PROBLEMS APPEARED AFTER A STOP ON A LOCAL TRIP.THE CAR WAS PARKED AT A SAFE LOCATION AND ON JUNE 6 DRIVEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. ANALYSIS BY THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS THAT ARE DISRUPTING SIGNALS FROM THE MAP SENSOR AND THE CAM SENSOR, AND THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPLETE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IS REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THIS CAR WAS BUILT DURING THE SAME PERIOD AS THE CARS COVERED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V495000 AND IT HAS THE SAME ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS AND THE SAME APPARENT PROBLEMS, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. IT IS CLEAR TO ME IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. FURTHER, IT SEEMS THERE ARE POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING ALL 2013 AND 2014 FORD ESCAPES WITH THE 2.0 LITER ENGINE THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL.

Mileage: 33,900

2013 FORD ESCAPE SE BOUGHT 3/29/17AT THE TIME THE 12V DC POWER OUTLET, AUX PORT & USB PORT DID NOT WORK. 4/22/2018 THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE PA TURNPIKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I RECEIVED A WARNING 'HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE, PLEASE STOP VEHICLE SAFELY'. SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR 4/25/18 & WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS SYMPTOMS, ISSUES WITH THE WATER PUMP & 2-3 OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE ALL COVERED UNDER FORD RECALLS &FORD WEXFORD WOULD FIX IT ON 4/30/18. 5/4/18 INFORMED THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT FORD WEXFORD FOR AN UPDATE. I CONTACTED FORD WEXFORD & WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE TO REPAIR. I RECEIVED A CALL BACK INFORMING ME THAT FORD WEXFORD WAS UNAWARE THAT THE SUV WAS AT THEIR LOT SINCE 4/30/18 & THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SERVICE IT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. 5/10/17 I PICKED UP THE SUV AND WITHIN 24 HOURS STARTED HAVING ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS/SIGNALS INCLUDING THE SERVICE ENGINE, SEATBELT, BATTERY, BRAKES, HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE, HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE STOP SAFELY AND THE SPEEDOMETER NOT FUNCTIONING. I CONTACTED JD BYRIDER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE BATTERY, STARTER OR ALTERNATOR. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE 5/17 & WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO FORD WEXFORD. I SPOKE WITH ANDY AT FORD WEXFORD AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE SUV HAD A WIRING ISSUES THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX, THAT THE SUV WOULD NEED A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THAT THIS WOULD BE 1-2 WEEKS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEY HAD A CALL OUT TO FORD CO. TO DISCUSS THEIR CONCERNS. ON 5/31/18 I RECEIVED A CALL INFORMING ME THAT THE SUV NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM, THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND THAT THE COST WOULD BE $1100.

Mileage: 143,955

WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR TO GET BACK HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE THE SCREEN SHOWED "STEERING WHEEL AT FAULT." THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND I HAD TO GET HOME SO I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE HOUSE. THE NEXT MORNING, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR TO A TRIP WHERE I HAD ALREADY PLANNED, NOW I CAN'T DRIVE IT TO WORK EITHER, IT HAS BEEN TWO DAYS AND THE SAME PROBLEM REMAINS.

RECENTLY IT DIED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD, AND THAT THERE WAS NOT A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY CAR TURNS OVER, BUT WILL NOT RESTART. AFTER MY MECHANIC HAD IT FOR A DAY, HE CONTACTED ME STATING IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THAT HE WAS CALLING THE FORD DEALERSHIP, DUE TO IT BEING FAULTY AND THAT THEY SHOULD FIX IT. I THEN WAS CALLED BACK AND HE CONFIRMED WITH AUBURN FORD, IN AUBURN, CAN, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT COULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE DEALER HAD TO DO THE REPAIRS, WHY I CALLED FORD, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONLY 1-RECALL FOR THE DOORS. AFTER I TOLD HIM THE MECHANIC WAS TOLD THERE WERE 2, HE CHANGED HIS STORY. HE THEN SAID THERE WERE 2-RECALLS, BUT NEITHER WOULD FIX MY CAR. HE THEN STARTED I WOULD NEED TO PAY $ TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT.

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE (1.6L ENGINE) ON AN INTERSTATE, I WAS TRAVELING AT 80MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. SUDDENLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED AND I FELT A JOLT. I THEN OBSERVED A MESSAGE ON THE DASH WHICH READ ENGINE OVERHEATING, STOP SAFELY. I THEN OBSERVED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THE COOLANT NEEDLE GO TO THE RED HOT LEVEL, AND I BEGAN TO LOOSE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERHEATING AND WAS LATER CONFIRMED AT A NEARBY CAR REPAIR. ONCE STOPPED AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART, LOSS OF STEERING HAD BEGUN. MILEAGE DURING INCIDENT WAS 80,200. AFTER TAKING IT TO FORD REGARDING NEWER RECALL MSGS, THEY ADVISED THE STEERING RACK WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR DIAGNOSTIC AND MUST BE THE REASON FOR THE REPAIR. REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AFTER READING INCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING SIMILAR ISSUES/CONCERNS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE ANOTHER RECALL ISSUE.

Mileage: 80,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE "ENGINE FAULT" MESSAGE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE, SHUTTER, AND VIBRATE BEFORE REDUCING SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MAHWAH FORD ON FRANKLIN TURN PIKE, MAHWAH, NJ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT COMPRESSION IN THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

FREEZE PLUG IS LEAKING COOLANT AND ENGINE IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING COOLANT STARTED LEAKING AROUND 11/10/17 AND THE STALLING STARTED OCCURING 4/27/18 AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO MY VEHICLE BUT ARE HAVING SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALLS THAT OUR PRESENT FOR OTHER ESCAPES

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER (FORD OF BRANFORD, 301 E MAIN ST, BRANFORD, CT 06405) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

VEHICLE SOLD TO ME AS PART OF MILITARY CAR SALES PROGRAM OVERSEAS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FULFILL RECALLS AT OVERSEAS LOCATION, FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO ACQUIRE THE PARTS NECESSARY FOR COMPLETING THE RECALLS IN THE UK.

Mileage: 40,000

1. ENGINE STANDPIPE FAULTY, WHICH CAUSES THE FORD ESCAPE SEL TO GO INTO CRAWL MODE AND THEN YOU HAVE TO STOP AND LEAVES YOU STRANDED. THE DASHBOARD ENGINE THERMOMETER READS FULLY HOT. THIS HAPPENED IN MOTION ON MY WAY TO WORK DURING WINTER IN ERIE PA, THE SNOW HEADQUARTERS. 2. BATTERY GOES DEAD INTERMITTENTLY AND LEAVES YOU STRANDED.

Mileage: 18,000

I JUST BOUGHT A 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH 1.6.I PURCHASED THIS ON DECEMBER 31,2017.THE SUV WAS DOING GREAT UNTIL YESTERDAY AND IT STALLED ON ME IN A PARKING LOT BUT IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND RAN FINE.GOT OFF WORK HEADING HOME STOPPED GOT FOOD AND GOT BACK IN STARTED FINE.I WAS AT INTERSECTION AT LIGHT AND WITHOUT WARNING IT LOST POWER SHUTTER AND THEN DIED.IT STARTED RIGHT BACK BUT LIGHT HAD CHANGED AS I WAITED IT START LOSING POWER AGAIN I JUMPED INTO TURNING LANE AND AS I TURNED IT DIED AGAIN.IT DID THIS 6 MORE TIMES AND IT FINALLY STAYED RUNNING TO GET HOME.I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS ESCAPE TWO WEEKS AND NOW SEEING ALL THESE PROBLEMS I JUST WANT THIS CORRECTED CAUSE I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE BACK DUE TO THIS STALLING.FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS

Mileage: 80,352

WAS DRIVING ON A COLD SNOWY DAY TEMP GAUGE WENT FROM C TO HOT IN FIVE SECONDS THEN THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAM ON AND CAR LIMPED AT ABOUT 5 MILES HOUR TO SIDE OF ROAD ENGINE WAS COLD . CHECKED COOLENT IT WAS 2 OZS LOW STARTED UP CALL GARAGE RAN CODES CAME UP 1299 FORD SAID THAT NORMAL IT'S OKAY TO DRIVE TOOK IT HOME EVERY FOUR DAYS HAD TO ADD COOLENT TOOK IT BACK. HAD A PART PUT ON THE COOLENT SYSTEM THREW MORE CODES HAD TO HAVE WIRING HARNESS PUT ON STILL LEAKED COOLENT ORDERED HOSE CLAMPS THROUGH FORD SUPPOSE TO BE HERE 1/19/18. NOW THEY ARE SAYING MIDDLE OF FEBURY SO STILL WITH OUT CAR.

Mileage: 97,000

IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 13S12 BACK IN 2013 WITH 2013 FORD ESCAPES LOW COOLANT SENSOR. MY FORD ESCAPE WAS "FIXED" PER THIS RECALL 6/3/14 BY BOMRITTO FORD IN HAZLEWOOD MO. 3 1/2 YEARS LATER THE EXSACT PART USED TO FIXED THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS NOW BECOME FAULTY AND CAUSED MY VEHCILE TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. FORD IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THIS PART AND SAYING IT IS THE CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY FOR US TO REPLACE A PART THAT WAS FAULTY ORIGINALLY AND 3 1/2 YEARS LATER FAULTY AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY VEHICLES TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER MODULE IN THE PAST YEAR AND SPENT OVER 3 GRAND IN REPLACEMENT AND LABOR AND THIS IS PUTTING ME OVER THE EDGE. THIS COMPANY DOES NOT REPLACE THEIR FAULTY PARTS EVEN THOUGH THEY STAND BEHIND THEM. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THESE PARTS WERE VALIDLY REPLACED AND ARE NOT MADE TO LAST. THE ENGINE CODES THAT WE ARE GETTING ARE CAUSED FROM THE RECALL KIT THAT WAS USED TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PRODUCT ORIGINALLY. THIS KIT COSTS 759 TO THE CONSUMER AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. FORD REFUSES TO SELL THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND MAKES THE CUSTOMER PURCHASE THE ENTIRE KIT. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE HANDLED PROPERLY BECAUSE INNOCENT CUSTOMERS ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 100K MILES AND I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS 2700! NOW THIS, WHICH WAS A RECALL 4 YEARS AGO. THE ISSUE BEGAN ON 1/16/2018 OUT OF NOWHERE. NO WARNING, NO LIGHT I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD AND MY CAR WENT INTO OVERHEAT MODE AND I WAS TOLD BY THE COMPUTER SCREEN TO STOP MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY WHICH I DID. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC THAT WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE RECALL FROM 2013 AS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THESE FORD'S WERE HAVING IN 2013 WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD. FORD DID NOT HANDLE THIS PROPERLY, I WAS HUNG UP ON MULTIPLE TIMES, I WAS IGNORED.

Mileage: 102,000

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

Mileage: 78,000

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

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

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

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

Mileage: 86,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

THE VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN DURING OPERATION AND LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE'S ECU WILL SHOW OVERHEATING AND ENGINE OVERHEATING DURING OPERATION AND SHUTDOWN. THE DTC HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND CLEARED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO ANSWERS FOR THE ISSUES.

WHILE DRIVING I WILL GET HILL ASSIST AND 4WD WARNINGS WHILE ON FLAT GROUND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LOOSES POWER MY HEATER TURNS OFF AND DOOR LOCKS CLICK SOME TIMES ITS JUST THE WARNING LIGHTS THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65MPH AND RURAL AREAS GOING SLOW HAVE HAD THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT CAR WOULD NOT TRY TO START UNTIL SEVERAL TRIES THIS STARTED OCT 2017 63000 MILES ON CAR

Mileage: 63,000

IN 7/2017 WE HAD ALERT LIGHTS OF ENGINE DEFAULT, HILL ASSIST GO ON. IT HAD A REPLACEMENT PART ABS THAT DIDN'T CORRECT PROBLEM. NEXT TIME ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER LOTS OF LIGHTW WENT ON AND I WENT INTO SAFE MODE A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM DEALER, FIVE MINUTES EARLIER AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY. A DIFF PART WAS REPLACED. SAME PROBLEM THEN NEXT TIME IT WENT INTO SAFE MODE AND I HAD IT TOWED. THIS VEHICLE AND YEAR APPARENTLY HAD ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ISSUES. I FEEL THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION! I TOOK FROM 7/26/2017 TO 10/18/2017 TO GET THINGS CORRECTED AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE

Mileage: 22,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I49, SHREVEPORT, LA. AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, HIGH TEMPATURE WARNING CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE WARNING, AS I WAS MAKING MY WAY TO THE ROADSIDE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. STEAM STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN THE VEHICAL CAME TO A STOP, I POPPED THE HOOD, AS I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLUE SMOKE, FOLLOWED BY BLACK SMOKE, I DID NOT OPEN HOOD, 30 SECONDS LATTER FLAMES WERE SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, I CALLED 911 AS THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE FRONT OF THE CAR

Mileage: 60,000

GREETINGS, I HAVE A FORD ESCAPE 2013, 2.5 LITERS, AND I ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SUFFERED AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. IN THE SCREEN OF THE CAR IT SAID: "MOTOR DAMAGE, TURN OFF". THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOOSE MY LIFE, BECAUSE THE CAR LOST ALL THE ENERGY, STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND THE MOTOR WAS HESITATING. I LOOKED FOR A RECALL AND I FOUND A FORD NUMBER 14S17-S1 BUT THAT RECALL IS FOR 2.0 LITER AND MY FORD ESCAPE 2013 IS 2.5 WHICH MEANS THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT IS RECALLED FROM THE 2.0. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO FIND AN ANSWER, BUT THE CAR DOES THIS MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY AND ONCE YOU TURN IT BACK ON THE CODE DISAPPEARS LIKE IF NOTHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I TOOK THE PAPER OF THE RECALL TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CANT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CODE DISAPPEARED AND MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME SYSTEM OF THE 2.0 LITER.

Mileage: 79,000

TAKATA RECALL: ENGINE LIGHT ON MESSAGE ENGINE FAILURE!!! KIT-TERM AB PART # 3U2Z.14A088 PART $17.40 WIRE $1.74 LABOR $558.00 TOTAL AT FORD DEALERSHIP $577.14 + $99 TO RUN THE TEST! THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. FORD NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. IT'S A FAULTY PART. I TOOK IT IN RIGHT AWAY AS YOU SHOULD WITH ANY ENGINE LIGHT. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED IT ONE DAY AND ONLY DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 54,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MIDLAND FORD, 500 JOE MANN BLVD, MIDLAN, MI 48642, 989-631-0040) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING TO THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. *LN *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY CAR HAS RAN A 100% SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. I WENT TO GO MOVE MY CAR AFTER I CUT MY GRASS AND INSTANTLY MY POWER STEERING SENSOR WENT OFF AS SOON AS I STARTED MY CAR STATING THAT IT REQUIRED SERVICE DUE TO IT NOT WORKING. JUST LIKE THAT. NO EARLIER WARNINGS, NO MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, NOTHING. I AM A MOTHER OF 4 DAUGHTERS AND THANKFULLY I WAS JUST TRYING TO REPOSITION MY VEHICLE IN MY YARD VS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR ELSE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE BODILY HARM TO US OR EVEN WORSE, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED EVEN WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, MAKE, AND YEAR HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM, THIS IS NOT A RECALL YET. I RESEARCHED IT MYSELF AND FOUND OUT THAT THE 2013 FORD FUSION ALSO HAS THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE FUSION, BUT NOT THE ESCAPE. I AM CONFUSED ON THIS. ARE THEY WAITING ON A DEATH TOLL TO RISE DUE TO FORD'S MALFUNCTIONING PART AND A LAWSUIT BEFORE THEY DECIDE THAT THIS IS A REAL SERIOUS ISSUE OR IS IT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CONCERN FOR FORDS CUSTOMERS AND FAMILIES THEY HAD WHEN THEY DECIDED TO USE THIS POORLY PLANNED ELECTRICAL DESIGN THAT IS CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTIONING? OR MAYBE ITS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND CHARGING CUSTOMERS OVER $1700.00 TO FIX THIS POORLY PLANNED PRODUCT THAT IS GOING TO COST SOMEONE THEIR LIVES WAS GOING TO MAKE THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT REVENUE SKY RISE WITH THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM BEING HIGH IN DEMAND. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ONE MODEL OF FORD WITH THE SAME YEAR IS ON RECALL FOR THIS, BUT THE OTHER MODEL WITH THE EXACT SAME SET UP AND YEAR IS NOT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 4 DAUGHTERS THAT IS STILL PAYING ON THIS $19,000.00 VEHICLE THAT IS NOW PARKED IN MY YARD BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THANKS FORD!!!

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED FORWARD, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,228.

Mileage: 73,228

STARTED VEHICLE AND THE WIPERS CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF (DESPITE THE WIPERS BEING IN THE OFF POSITION). THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. TURNED CAR OFF. IMMEDIATELY TURNED CAR BACK ON AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. WIPERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN RAINING AND GO FROM CONSTANTLY WORKING TO NOT WORKING AT ALL FOR NO REASON. VERY DANGEROUS IF IT IS RAINING, SNOWING, OR ANY PRECIPITATION IN THE SKY.

Mileage: 50,000

2013 FORD ESCAPE SE 1.6 L 4CYL I HOPE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION THAT IS ON GOING. MY FORD IS OVER HEATING AND SOMETIMES IT WONT START BECAUSE OF A SOFTWARE FIX THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TURNS OUT IT DELAYS THE INEVITABLE. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, I WOKE UP ONE DAY AND MY POWER STEERING DIDNT WORK. I GO TO WORK WITH NO POWER STEERING AND WHEN I START IT AGAIN IT WORKS, VERY WEIRD. ALL IN ALL, I DO NOT THINK FORD DID ENOUGH. THE COOLANT SYSTEM OR THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 44,500

VEHICLE POWERS DOWN, LEAKS COOLANT , HAS ROUGH RIDE, VIBRATES AND HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ATLEAST TWICE REQUIRING A TOW. ENGINE HAS HOT SMELL TO IT, AS IF IT IS COMING FROM HOT COOLANT . FORD SAYS "CAN'T FIND A LEAK." THEY REPLACED A PART ON IT, HOWEVER I CAN NOT RECALL WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE ONLY GUESSING THEMSELVES AS FAR AS LOW COOLANT. HOWEVER IT DID NOT FIX IT ANYWAY. I HAVE CALLED FORD MANY TIMES, BUT THEY SHOW NO RECALLS TO ANY OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE MENTIONED. I AM A SINGLE MOM & NURSE, I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. IT IS SO DEPRESSING TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON VEHICLE. BY THE WAY I HAVE NO WARRANTY. THE ISSUES OCCUR AT ANY TIME ON ANY ROADS.

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE AT NIGHT AND MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INFORMATION DISPLAY WITH SYSTEM WARNINGS AND ODOMETER DISPLAY STARTED BLINKING COLORS, THEN BLACK AND WHITE, AND ON AND OFF. IT HAS GONE BLACK SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN IT SEEM TO WORK FINE FOR A SHORT TIME, AND THEN IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS ON STREETS, HIGHWAYS, DAY AND NIGHT. THIS STARTED 3 WEEKS AGO. MY ODOMETER IS AROUND 50,000. I CHECKED ON LINE FOR RECALLS AND HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER 2013 OWNERS FINDING THE SAME THING THAT I DID, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE 2014 MODELS (RECALL (15C03 - REPROGRAM INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) ISSUED AGAINST 2014 FORD ESCAPE FOR THE SAME ISSUE) BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2013 MODELS. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 50,000

MY VEHICLE IS TELLING ME MY COOLANT IS LOW BUT IT IS NOT ITS ALSO TELLING ME IM DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAS BEEN COMING OFF AND ON FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS IVE HAD IT SERVICED NUMBEROUS(8) TIMES HAD MY COOLANT FLUSHED AND SENSORS CHECKED. HAD IT SERVICED AT THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT AND AT AIRPORT FORD. EVEN HAD MY MOTOR REPLACED 5 MONTHS AGO. THIS ISSUE IS KEEPING ME FROM DRIVING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE ONCE ITS (HOT) IT WILL SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN..I CAN GET IN IT START IT AFTER NOT DRIVING IT FOR HRS AND PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IT SAYS ITS OVER-HEATING. AND WILL SAY STOP SAFELY. AND THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. IVE BEEN STRANDED 3 TIMES FROM THIS HAPPENING. I CHECK THE COOLANT AND ITS NOT LOW OR OVER FULL. I REALLY HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS WHILE IM DRIVING OR WHEN I HAVE MY 3 YR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THANK GOD ITS ONLY BEEN ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK.THE PLACE WERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE HAS MY PAPERWORK FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR. AND THE COST.

Mileage: 152,000

THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL AND TURN OFF DISPLAYING THE RED OIL LAMP AND RED BATTERY LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND HAS JUST TURNED ON, AND STARTED TO MOVE.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE LAST STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN SUGGESTING THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *BF THE CONTACT HAS GOTTEN RID OF VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. *AS

Mileage: 60,000

THE CARS ENGINE STALLS AND DIES AFTER PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT OR DRIVEWAY WHILE TURNING ON INTERSECTION OR JUST TURNED FROM A CURB. IT STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND DOESN'T RESPOND TO STEPPING ON GAS. THEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATORS TURN ON- BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE, OIL, ETC. I HAD TO PUT THE CARK ON PARK, THEN TURN THE ENGINE OFF. RESTART IT, CRANKS A BIT BEFORE GOING TO FULL START. CHANGED TO DRIVE TRANSMISSION, THEN STEPPED ON THE GAS. IT STARTED GOING THEN ONLY A FEW FEET LATER, THE WHOLE CYCLE STARTS AGAIN. IN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES, ITHA--ENED 4 TYPES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THESES HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES DRIVING OUT OF SHOPPING COMPLEX, ONCE JUST AFTER I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND 2 HOUSES DOWN. ANOTHER TIME WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A HOSPITAL. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE I CAN EVEN REACH THE HIGHWAY, 3 CURB TURNS FROM MY PARKING SPOT. ANOTHER INSTANCE STALLED 4 TIMES WHEN IM LEAVING THE PARKING AREA OF OUR REC CENTER INTO THE STREET.

Mileage: 70,000

ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. SECONDS AFTER BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO STALL. ALL IP LIGHTS WENT OUT AND ENGINE LOST POWER. MOMENTS AFTER THIS POWER LOSS, ALL LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN NORMALLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD AN EXTENSIVE REPAIR/RECALL CAMPAIGN HISTORY. THIS WAS REPORTED DURING A SERVICE VISIT AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE PROBLEM OCCURED THREE MORE TIMES.

Mileage: 71,000

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED DRIVING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE ENGINE DID NOT REV. THE DASH LIGHT INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION DISAPPEARED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JUMPED INTO GEAR SO HARD I SUFFERED WHIPLASH. IT DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES AS I ATTEMPTED TO GET CLEAR OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. I LITERALLY THOUGHT I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED AT ONE POINT AS THE CAR JOLTED SO HARD. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE ROADWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE SERVICE NOW LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS CONSISTANT WITH THE PCM WIRING HARNESS RECALL DONE ON OTHER 2013 ESCAPES BUT WAS NOT COVERED FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE JOLTS TO THE VEHICLE KICKING IN GEAR DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME, IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO STRIKE OR BE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD BUT THEY STATE MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL AND THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP ME.

Mileage: 145,000

MY CAR HAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE DOOR LATCH NOT LATCHING PROPERLY AND I WAS WONDERING SINCE THE RECALL WAS NEVER REMEDIED IF IT COULD PERTAIN TO THE BATTERY DRAINING WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS SIMPLY PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO JUMP START MY VEHICLE AND I AM HOPING THAT THIS ISNT GOING TO BE A REOCCURING THING.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE, ENGINE SERVICE, AND ENGINE FAULT MESSAGE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE RPMS DECREASED, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A COMPUTER GLITCH. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TOO MANY COMMUNICATION CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FILE A CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

ENGINE FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND MESSAGE APPEARED STATING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE WITH A PORTION OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WHICH DUE TO ITS PLACEMENT HAD ABRADED CAUSING A SHORT AND ERRONEOUS ENGINE FAULT MESSAGE. FORD CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR/IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH OTHER BUILDS OF THIS VEHICLE. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A WIDER MANUFACTURING TIME FRAME. OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID FOR THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE REIMBURSED.

Mileage: 33,730

TWO PROBLEMS. 1.) REMOTE START NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT SHUTS ITSELF OFF WITHIN 30SECONDS DUE TO CORROSION ON NEGATIVE TERMINAL WIRING TO BATTERY. UNKNOWN CAUSE WHY THE CORROSION WOULD OCCUR ON MY BATTERY. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND IT IS IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. 2.) ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. UNKNOWN REASON. TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE A SOFTWARE UPGRADE DONE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ON MY CAR, BUT NOT TOLD IF THIS WOULD FIX THE STALLING 100%. UNCLEAR WHY I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR AN UPGRADE SO MY ENGINE DOES NOT STALL WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR SHOULD WORK AND DRIVE WITHOUT STALLING. IF I NEED A UPGRADE TO THE COMPUTER ENGINE SOFTWARE SO THE CAR WILL NOT STALL THEN I WOULD EXPECT THIS TO BE COVERED BY FORD ON A RECALL. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR CAR SUDDENLY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I DID NOT GET ANY SIGNALS THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STOP, IT JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AFTER LEAVING WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,700.

Mileage: 60,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TURNED ITSELF OFF AND ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V436000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 01/12/2017*LJ CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THEY HEAR A LOUD NOISE OR HUMMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR AROUND THE GAS TANK TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 TO 60 MPH AND WHEN THEY COME TO A STOP THE CAR STALLS AND THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. UPDATED 7/10/18*JB

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 50MPH, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND IT ACTUALLY FELT AS IF THE SOMEONE HAD DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. SINCE I HAD NOT HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR BEHIND ME DID NOT SEE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALMOST RAMMED ME. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY AT SOME POINT BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN. MY CAR THEN STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OUT OF THE WAY. I TRIED STARTING AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES IT DID START UP AND DROVE PERFECTLY FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I SEARCHED RECALLS AND FOUND RECALL 14S17 AND NOTIFIED FORD. THEY SAID IT DOESN'T COVER MY VIN. WHY DOESN'T IT? THIS IS THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING AND IT LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, HURT SOMEONE OR EVEN CAUSE DEATH! MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOV 2012 AND THE RECALL STATES THAT IT COVERS JAN 2012 TO APRIL 2013 BUT NOT MY VEHICLE. WHY???

Mileage: 103,000

***NO ACCIDENT*** FORD DEALER DIAGNOSIS FOUND CODES P2036 AND P26B7 AS MAP SENSOR AND PEFR WIRE AND ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE. THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE VIN#[XXX] IS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WANTS OVER $1100.00 TO REPAIR . THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V813000 COVERS THIS VEHICLE'S DIAGNOSIS MADE BY FORD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ALSO UNDER FORD'S RECALL NUMBER 14S17-S1. I'VE CALLED FORD MOTOR CORP. A SECOND TIME 11/16/16 AND WAS GIVEN CASE #11069892 AND THEN TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE DEALER WHO AGAIN STATED THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IN THE CONDITION THAT THIS VEHICLE IS AT PRESENT I AM SEEKING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 15V813000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 35,866

THE MYFORDTOUCH SYSTEM WILL SPORADICALLY SHUT DOWN. AT TIMES THIS SHUT DOWN IS EVIDENCED BY A LOUD POP THROUGH THE AUDIO SPEAKERS, THEN THE AUDIO GOES OUT AND THE BLUETOOTH PHONE CONNECTION RESETS. OFTEN IT WILL DISPLAY AN ERROR SCREEN SAYING "SHUTTING DOWN TO SAVE BATTERY" WITH A PROGRESS BAR. THAT PROGRESS BAR NEVER FINISHES TO THE RIGHT BEFORE THE SYSTEM RESTARTS. THIS WILL HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A TRIP, WITH NO SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN TRIPS WHERE THIS ISSUE OCCURS (DAY/NIGHT, HIGHWAY/CITY, WARM/COLD, DRIVING OR STOPPED, NONE OF IT MATTERS) AND I CAN'T RECREATE IT ON DEMAND. IT WILL HAPPEN ONE DAY AND THEN NOT FOR A WEEK OR TWO. THE LACK OF ABILITY TO RECREATE MEANS THAT THE FORD DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT. THE FORD SERVICE REP SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE BATTERY AND ON HIS ADVICE I DID. HOWEVER, THIS NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HE TESTED THE ALTERNATOR, AND CHECKED FOR ERROR CODES ALL WITH NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION. ULTIMATELY IT HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR SERVICE, WITH NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE VIDEO OF IT OCCURRING ON 11/6/2016. IT HAS HAPPENED AS FAR BACK AS JULY 2016. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS TODAY, 11/10/2016 DATE ENTERED IN FIELD BELOW IS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED.

Mileage: 42,200

I HAD GOTTEN INTO MY VEHICLE AND AFTER TURNING IT ON I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE. MY VEHICLE FOR THE SECOND TIME STARTED TO OVER HEAT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS STATING THAT I NEED TO REFILL THE COOLANT. I JUST PARKED IT AND THE NEXT DAY WE HAD FILLED THE COOLANT AGAIN TAKEN IT TO GET THE ERROR CODES CHECKED AND WERE INFORMED WE NEED TO GET A NEW THERMOSTAT. WHEN TAKING IT TO THE MECHANICS THEY HAD TRIED EVERYTHING FROM CHECKING CODES TO DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO RE-CREATE THE CODES. THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD, HOWEVER WHEN CONTACTING FORD THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. I CHECKED ONLINE AND SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT MY VIN EVEN THOUGH HAVING THE QUALIFYING MANUFACTURING DATE IS NOT ELIGIBLE. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD IT SHUT DOWN ON ME, NOT HAVE ANY POWER, START TO PUT AND STALL, REFILLING COOLANT EVERY SO OFTEN, OVER HEAT, AND I CAN NEVER GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CALLED FOR INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO RECALLS AND THESE ISSUES AND AM TRANSFERRED TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT THERE SO I CAN LEAVE A VOICE MAIL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CALL RETURNED. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. WHY IS MY VIN NOT ELIGIBLE AS WELL? *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY HESITATED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, SO THE CONDITION CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE FUEL CANISTER AND LINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE WIRING ASSEMBLY FAILURE (CV62*14290*NBA & CV62*12A690*MBB) AT 29,000 MILES. ADVISED BY DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR VEHICLE TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS CAR MAY STALL OR STOP. I FIRST LEARNED OF THIS AS I WAS DRIVING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY, 10/8/16 & WARNING NOTICE CAME ON. VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ON FREEWAY. SENSOR REPLACED AT DEALER. PROBLEM RECURRED ON 10/19/16. AGAIN ON INTERSTATE & ENGINE HESITATION, MOVED TO RIGHT LANE FOR FEAR OF STALL. DEALER DIAGNOSED ENGINE WIRING ASSEMBLY FAILURE. I CONTACTED FORD & WAS INFORMED THAT MY 1.6 ENGINE NOT COVERED BY SIMILAR RECALL (14S17) FOR 2.0 ENGINE & CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVING TIME YOU CAN RESTART IT AND IT WILL GO UNTIL YOU HIT THIRD GEAR THEN IT WILL STALL EVERYTIME.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, SMOKE APPEARED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS APPEARED TO BE PUSHED OUT FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DOOR HATCH FRACTURED AND DETACHED AND THE BATTERY DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, THE HATCH HANDLE NEEDED TO BE SOLDERED BACK ON, AND WEATHER STRIPPING NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THE DOORS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V597000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), AND 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,043. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 49,043

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE, ALTERNATOR, AND WIRING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. DEALERSHIP REPLACE MAP SENSOR. WORKED FOR ONE WEEK. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHICH CAUSES CAR TO HESITATE AND STALL. GARAGE SAYS I HAVE TO DRIVE IT THERE WHEN MESSAGE COMES ON WITHOUT SHUTTING IT OFF AS THE CODE CLEARS UPON SHUT DOWN. IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A STALLING CAR ON THE FREEWAY TO THE GARAGE. NOW THE COMPUTER SCREEN ABOVE THE STEEING WHEEL WENT OUT. LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. FAULT MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN STARTING THE CAR. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

Mileage: 38,000

ON 8/09/16 MY ESCAPE STALLED REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. LIMPED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/10/16. DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF ABOUT 10 A.M. MECHANIC SEARCHED MOST OF THAT DAY BUT DID NOT FIND PROBLEM, EARLY THE NEXT MORNING FOUND PROBLEM, IT WAS THE SPLICE IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS COULD NOT SEND PROPER SIGNAL TO THE ENGINE. MY CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. RECALL 14S17-S1. CURRENTLY FORD ISSUED A RECALL AGAIN TO START ON JANUARY 4 2016. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE SPLICE PROBLEM FIXED, ASKED,DEALER WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A FORD MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE FORD RECALL LIST. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2013, VIN NUMBER SHOULD NOT GIVE FORD A EXCUSE TO SELECT A CONTROLLED LIST OF ESCAPES SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM, NO MATTER WHEN IT OCCURS JUST AN EXCUSE SO THEY SAVE MONEY BY STICKING IT TO THE DEALER OR CUSTOMER. FORD SHOULD HONOR THE ABOVE RECALL NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS.

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD SENSOR FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND CHANGING GEARS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

Mileage: 14,000

A WARNING INDICATOR WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH STATING "ENGINE MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW". THE CAR SHUDDERS, JERKS, HESITATES AND CAN STALL WHEN THE THROTTLE IS PUSHED. PULLING OVER, POWERING THE CAR DOWN, AND TURNING IT BACK ON SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY RESOLVE IT. ISSUE MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES SINCE THIS WAS SERVICED IN AUGUST OF 2016. AFTER 5 TRIPS TO THE DEALER WITH REPAIRS RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS RESOLVED. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED STARTING IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AGAIN AND THEY FAILED TO DIAGNOSE. DROVE IT TO THE DEALER IN FAILURE MODE WITH WARNING DISPLAYED TO PROVE THERE IS AN ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE ERROR DISPLAY.

Mileage: 30,000

GOT THE SAME WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS AS RECALL #15V81300 BUT IT SEEMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. ARE THE DATES OF MANUFACTURE TOO RESTRICTED? DO I HAVE ONE OF THOSE IMPROPERLY MADE HARNESSES?

Mileage: 51,000

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25 MPH. IT WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER. FAILURE WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL HARNESS SHORTING WIRE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON ESCAPES BUT I AM TOLD MY VEHICLE ISN'T ONE OF THE RECALLS, DESPITE BEING THE SAME PROBLEM

Mileage: 58,259

WE CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN ON A CITY SIDE STREET. THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD CRANK OVER BUT NOT RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ABLOWN FUSE WAS FOUND LABELED VEHICLE POWER. NO CODES WERE FOUND. NO OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON A HIGHWAY WHEN WE HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP.

Mileage: 23,000

PURCHASED USED 2013 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 33K MILES IN OCTOBER OF 2014. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY AS WARRANTY WAS DUE TO EXPIRE AT 36K MILES. A WEEK OR TWO AFTER PURCHASE, CAR STALLED. IN THE SHOP IT WENT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IN THE SHOP IT WENT AGAIN. MULTIPLE TIMES LATER CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR SAME "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" FOR 2-3 WEEKS AT A TIME; TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR WAS BACK IN SHOP AGAIN LAST WEEK FOR SAME ISSUE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THIS TIME DEALER CLAIMS PURGE VALVE ISSUE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V597000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LOST POWER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE'S INFORMATION DISPLAY WITH ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION AND ODOMETER READING HAS GONE BLANK ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. I ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE TO FORD AND THE FORD DEALER, BUT THEY DON'T CARE TO HELP ME AND ASKING ME TO PAY TOO MUCH AMOUNT TO REPLACE IT. HOW CAN I PAY TOO MUCH AMOUNT FOR REPLACING THIS IF ITS THERE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I KNOW AS PER FEDERAL LAW THIS IS MUST AND THE SCREEN CANNOT HAPPEN ON THIS CASE TO ANY VEHICLE. ITS DEFINITELY A MUCH NEEDED THING AND ITS NOT A FAULT FROM THE USER. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR INFORMATION CLUSTER. WHEN I SEARCHED , I FOUND MANY RECALLS (15C03 RECALL) WHICH THEY SAID MY CAR CANNOT BE INCLUDED SINCE IT IS 2013 MODEL. PLEASE HELP ME. THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM SCHEDULED BY COLONIAL FORD, DANBURY ON 6/27/16 TO CHECK THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE END UP PAYING TOO MUCH MONEY. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS COMPLAINT AND PLEASE TAKE ACTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 82,000

AFTER STARTING MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INFORMATION DISPLAY WITH SYSTEM WARNINGS AND ONLY ODOMETER DISPLAY WENT BLANK. TECHNICIANS CHECKED FOR A BAD FUSE, BUT NONE FOUND. ALSO, FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL (15C03 - REPROGRAM INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) ISSUED AGAINST 2014 FORD ESCAPE FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 82,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE RE-SPLICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 08/05/16* CONSUMER STATED THE SAFETY ISSUE WAS THE ENGINE SPUTTERING AND FAILING TO ACCELERATE. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IF IT HAPPENED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTIONS. OUR EXPERIENCE AND THE REPAIRS (SEE ATTACHED) ARE IDENTICAL TO THE DESCRIBED ON OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPE RECALLS LEADING THE CONSUMER TO BELIEVE THOSE RECALLS DID NOT INCLUDE ALL PROBLEM VEHICLES. UPDATED 6/11/18*JB

Mileage: 63,000

FIRST PROBLEM APRIL 2016 - ENGINE SHAKING AT 55/60 MPH - REAR TRANSAXLE MOUNT REPLACED 5/3/16 SECOND PROBLEM - CAR STALLING AND SHAKING / BUT NOT TURNING OFF - TOWED 5/11/16 - REPLACED MAIN HARNESS WIRING 5/12/16 THIRD PROBLEM - CAR STALLED / NOT STARTING - TOWED AGAIN 5/12/16 - REPLACED LEFT AC MOUNT, NOW TO REPLACE RIGHT AC MOUNT. STILL AT DEALER - 5/31/16

Mileage: 29,000

SINCE JANUARY 18, MY CAR HAS STALLED MANY TIME WHILE DRIVING, HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES, NOT FIXED, ALWAYS UNABLE TO REPLICATE. IT HAS NOW BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK, TRYING TO REPLICATE THE STALLING. IT HAS STALLED WHILE DIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, ON SIDE STREETS, AND TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY. NO ENGINE LIGHTS GO ON, IT JUST STALLS. THE RADIATOR, THE MAP SENSOR AND NOW THE BATTERY HAVE BEEN REPLACED, STILL NO FIX. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER A RECALL IN 2014 AFTER OVERHEATING AND COOLANT LEAKS.

Mileage: 42,000

ON JANUARY 28, 2015 , WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE CITY OF TRUJILLO PERU . THE ENGINE STOPPED, THE WITNESSES OF THE ENGINE , OIL AND ALSO THE BATTERY SIGN LIT UP. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED FORD ,, WHERE FORD MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL, INTERCOOLER AND DUCTS , SPARK BURNT WITH OIL RESIDUE WORKSHOP. THEN THE WORKSHOP ASKS ME TO AUTHORIZE DISASSEMBLE THE ENGINE TO REPAIR , THE VEHICLE HAD 12.583 KM LONG, AND IS WITHIN THE FACTORY WARRANTY THEN , ASK THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING OF THE CITY OF TRUJILLO TO CONDUCT AN OCULAR INSPECTION. TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE SEVERITY OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE , OF COURSE WITH THE CONSENT OF FORD PERU , FORD WHICH HE REFUSED TO PERFORM AN EXPERT .

Mileage: 12,583

I HAVE HAD THREE ISSUES WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH MAY. I'VE HAD TWO COOLANT SENSOR VALVES REPLACED AND NOW HAVE ANOTHER CODE FOR CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THIS IS THREE TIMES IN SIX MONTHS AND I'VE SPENT CLOSE TO $1,000 IN REPAIRS AND THE CODES KEEP COMING UP. I EVEN HAD THE CAR TEMPERATURE SPIKE AND THE VEHICLE IDLE FUNNY AS SENSORS INDICATED MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL.

Mileage: 59,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE UNDETERMINED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED TO STALL AND NOT DRIVE. IT STARTED TO SKIP AND AT AS IF IT WAS NOT GOING TO GO WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I STOPPED IT STARTED TO ACT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF IN THE STREET. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS MY ENGINE WIRING SYSTEM. COST 500 DOLLARS TO FIX.

Mileage: 90,000

MY CAR IS A 2013 ESCAPE AND SINCE I TOOK IT TO SERVICE AND TO FIX ONE RECALL THAT WAS CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT OFF ENGINE 1.- (RECALL NO. 13S12) RISK OF LOCALIZED OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINECYLINDER HEAD THAT MAY LEAD TO OIL LEAK FILTERS. AND .SOME OTHER RECALLS, LIKE 2.- (RECALL NO. 13Y03 FUEL LINE JUMPER), 3.-(RECALL NO. 14SO4 REPROGRAM RESTRAINS CONTROL), AND 4.-(RECAL NO.14S03 EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE) SINCE THAT DAY IVE CALLED MANY TIMES TO SERVICE MANAGER IVAN REGARDING THIS. MY CAR HAS BEEN MALFUNTIONING OVERHEATING IN THE FREEWAY, AND IN THE STREETS, MOST OF THE TIMES, EVEN WHEN IT WAS RIGHT OUT OF THE SERVICE, I WAS GOING ON A VACATION WITH MY FAMILY, WHERE I EVEN HAD D TO PAY TO REPLACE ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE, $330.18 DLLS BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER 30,000 MILES BUT NOT YET 3 YEARS .AND AT THIS TIME THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER RECALL ????? YES... THIS WAS RECALL NO 14S21 RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT. AND NOW WHEN I GOT MY CAR OUT OF HORNE FORD NOGALES AZ. WHEN I TURN I HEAR A SOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY TIRES OR BRAKES NEED A SOLUTION PLEASE HELP WHAT CAN I DO I NEED A SOLUTION THIS IS NOT FAIR

Mileage: 55,225

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE COOLANT SYSTEM. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, SMOKE AND A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

CORRESPONDENCE WITH FLOOD FORD OF EAST GREENWICH, RI TO: MICHAEL WHYTE (FORD SERVICE ADVISER), RE: CRASH RISK WITH 2013 FORD ESCAPE (STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO LACK OF BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING). VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO 2 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS FOR SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD DIAGNOSE AND/OR REPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE AND CIRCUMSTANCE HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES UPON GOGGLE SEARCHES (PLEASE SEE BELOW). I CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AGAIN TODAY TO DOCUMENT THE SITUATION SURROUNDING OUR VEHICLE (CASE # 8980601). PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAD CONTACTED THEM ORIGINALLY ON FEBRUARY 29TH (CASE #8916920) AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THE FLOOD DEALERSHIP AFTER WE HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE TASCA DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 28TH AND 29TH. THEY TRIED TO CONTACT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT FLOOD FORD AT 4:00PM TODAY BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH. I ALSO CONTACTED THE CONSUMERS FOR AUTO RELIABILITY AND SAFETY AND THEY RESPONDED BACK WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE AND STRONGLY EMPHASIZED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL CRASH RISK. I AM ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF REPORTING THE DEFECT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE WJAR CONSUMER ADVOCATE DEPARTMENT SURROUNDING OUR DILEMMA TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP US AS WELL. HOPEFULLY THE EXPERTS AT FORD CAN HELP PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS AS TO HOW TO BEST ADDRESS THIS SITUATION. WITH BEST REGARDS, VICTOR HTTP://WWW.AUTONEWS.COM/ARTICLE/20140815/OEM11/140819918/FORD-RECALLS- > 2013 -ESCAPE-FOR-11TH-TIME-THIS-TIME-FOR-WIRING-PROBLEM > > > HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2013/ENGINE/ENGINE_STALLS_SHUTS > _DO > WN_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML > > HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAW.COM/WORDPRESS/FORD-ESCAPE-STALLING-PROBLEMS-CONTIN > UE- > 160000-VEHICLES-RECALLED/

Mileage: 50,500

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2014 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS AGO THE VEHICLE JUST STALKED, LOST ALL POWER THEN DIED ON MY WIFE WITH MY 19 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL IN THE CAR. VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES IT WILL DIE WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO THE SAME FORD DEALER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO CODES ARE PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE FORD SERVICE WRITER AND TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT HOWEVER I WAS TOLD NO WARRANTY OR RECALL COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. I PAID FOR THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIR. LESS THAN 48 HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE DIES AGAIN ON MY WIFE WHILE PULLING OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AGAIN WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY, BUT WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY DAY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,300.

Mileage: 38,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE OIL, THE BATTERY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

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

Mileage: 8,000

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.

Mileage: 50,000

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.

Mileage: 42,612

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.

Mileage: 111,000

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 THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO INDICATION OF WHEN OR WHERE IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE WERE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED AND IT LOST POWER AND THERE WAS NOWHERE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AS IT WAS TRAFFIC ALL AROUND US. I TURNED MY HAZARDS ON AND PRAYED WE DIDN'T GET HIT BY THE ONCOMING ONSLAUGHT OF TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 62,000

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. 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.

Mileage: 70,000

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.

Mileage: 70,843

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.

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 73 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL IS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM. THIS KEY ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO UNLOCK THE CAR BY SIMPLY TOUCHING THE DOOR HANDLE. THE SYSTEM ALSO INCLUDES A FEATURE THAT PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM LOCKING OR UNLOCKS THE DOORS IMMEDIATELY IF KEYS ARE LEFT INSIDE THE CAR WITHOUT A DRIVER OR PASSENGER PRESENT. THE CAR ALSO INCLUDES A AUTO-LOCKING FEATURE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK ALL DOORS ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND BEGINS MOVING ABOVE 5 MPH. ON THREE OCCASIONS, INCLUDING THE LAST (7/22/2015) THIS SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT ITS BEHAVIOR WAS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF ITS INTENDED DESIGN. ON TWO OCCASIONS INVOLVING MY WIFE, WHO NATURALLY CARRIES THE KEYS IN HER PURSE. SHE HAS GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR OR LOADED THE CAR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND CLOSED THE DOOR WITHOUT LOCKING THE CAR MANUALLY. HER KEYS REMAINED IN HER BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHILE SHE WALKED AROUND THE CAR TO RETRIEVE THEM OR TO ENTER THE DRIVERS SIDE. ON THESE OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS LOCKED ITSELF WITH THE KEYS INSIDE AS SOON AS SHE CLOSED THE DOOR AND SHE COULD NOT GET INTO THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME A WINDOW HAD TO BE BROKEN TO REGAIN ACCESS, THE SECOND THE DOOR WAS OPENED BY A LOCKSMITH. THE LAST TIME WE WERE AT A RESTAURANT I HAD A KEY IN MY SHIRT POCKET AND MY WIFE HAD HERS IN HER PURSE, WE GOT OUT TO SPEAK WITH FRIENDS BEFORE WE WENT IN. WHEN MY WIFE TURNED TO GET HER PURSE THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK, I WALKED OVER TO OPEN THE DOOR THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM ANY DOOR, PULLED THE KEY FROM MY POCKET AND PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON NO RESPONSE, PUSHED IT TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE THE DRIVERS DOOR UNLOCKED. ALL OF THESE HAPPENED IN TEMPERATURES ABOVE 97 THERE ARE TWO MAJOR FAILINGS OCCURRING. IF YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEYS AND CLOSE THE DOOR, IT CAN LOCK ITSELF. MAYBE WITH A CHILD INSIDE. FORD CANNOT REPLICATE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.

FORD IS NOTHING BUT A COMPANY THAT IS OUT FOR MONEY. THEY COULD CARE A LESS HOW RELIABLE THEIR VEHICLES ARE OR ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD STOP MAKING VEHICLES AND BE SUED. THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT FAULTS IN THEIR VEHICLES. IN MINE, THERE IS MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THE COOLING FAN RUNS CONSTANTLY AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY COULD CARE A LESS AND CONTINUE TO SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. MY ENTIRE CARE BASICALLY HAS A SEIZURE WHEN IT SHIFTS AND WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO GEAR AND THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL? THESE GUYS ARE A BUNCH OF FOOLS. THAN THEY PROCEED TO TELL ME I NEED TO SPEND $700 ON SOMETHING THAT WASN'T GOING TO FIX MY CAR TO GET MORE MONEY AND TO MAKE ME BELIEVE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET AT THIS COMPANY. THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE READ MANY OTHER REVIEWS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. FORD IS NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF CROOKED PEOPLE. NEVER BUY A PIECE OF CRAP FORD. THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AND COULD CARE A LESS ABOUT FIXING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A FAULT IN THEIR END. BUY A CHEVY OR SOMETHING THAT IS MORE RELIABLE AND A COMPANY THAT HAS WAY BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE THAN FORD.

Mileage: 78,230

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 3 MPH, THE HORN AND EMERGENCY FLASHER INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, POST CRASH WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

ISSUES RELATED PER TSB #ASI-44451 (NHTSA ID #10055312) 2.0L MOTOR LACK OF AIR CONDITIONING ON IDLE STUCK IN CHICAGO WITH OVER HEATING INDICATOR LAMP ON DISPLAY AND OVERHEATING

Mileage: 39,000

WHEN STARTING, CAR SHOWS "ENGINE FAULT, SERVICE NOW" LIGHT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. RECENTLY, WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT, ENGINE FAULT REAPPEARED AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 26,000

THE FORD ESCAPE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM. THIS KEY ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO UNLOCK THE CAR BY SIMPLY TOUCHING THE DOOR HANDLE. THE SYSTEM ALSO INCLUDES A FEATURE THAT PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM LOCKING OR UNLOCKS THE DOORS IMMEDIATELY IF KEYS ARE LEFT INSIDE THE CAR WITHOUT A DRIVER OR PASSENGER PRESENT. THIS OSTENSIBLY MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A DRIVER TO LOCK THEIR KEYS INSIDE THE CAR. THE CAR ALSO INCLUDES A AUTO-LOCKING FEATURE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK ALL DOORS ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND BEGINS MOVING ABOVE 5 MPH. ON THREE OCCASIONS, INCLUDING TODAY (6/11/2015) THIS SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT ITS BEHAVIOR WAS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF ITS INTENDED DESIGN AND IT BECAME A SAFETY HAZARD. EACH OCCASION HAS INVOLVED MY WIFE, WHO NATURALLY CARRIES THE KEYS IN HER PURSE OR BRIEFCASE. SHE HAS GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR WITHOUT LOCKING THE CAR MANUALLY. HER KEYS REMAINED IN HER BAG ON THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD OR SEAT, WHILE SHE WALKED AROUND THE CAR TO RETRIEVE THEM OR TO GO TO RETRIEVE OUR SON OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT IN THE BACK. ON THESE OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS LOCKED ITSELF WITH THE KEYS INSIDE AS SOON AS SHE CLOSED HER DOOR AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR. THERE ARE TWO MAJOR FAILINGS OCCURRING. THE CARS SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THE LOCKING OF THE DOORS OR IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK THEM IF THE CAR IS PARKED AND IT FAILS TO DETECT A DRIVER IN THE SEAT. THE CAR HAS NO FUNCTIONALITY THAT AUTO LOCKS THE CAR WHEN IT IS OFF AND STATIONARY, YET IT IS DOING THIS. IF YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEYS AND CLOSE THE DOOR, IT WILL LOCK ITSELF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS RESULTED IN MY SON GETTING LOCKED IN THE CAR IN THE HEAT. I WAS NEARBY, AND ABLE TO COME UNLOCK THE CAR, OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO SMASH A WINDOW. FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN PLOVER WISCONSIN, SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR INTO THE VEHICLE VIA THE FRONT VENTS. I LOOKED FORWARD AND SAW MASSIVE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RAN. I CALL 911, WHERE IT TOOK 15 FIREMEN AND 500 GAL OF WATER TO PUT OUT THE 10FT FLAMES (SEE FIRE REPORT). THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR HAS BEEN DESTROYED ALONG WITH ALL THE CONTENTS. THE FIRE BROKE THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND MELTED UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. FRONT TIRES EXPLODED

Mileage: 9,800

STARTING IN APRIL OF 2014 WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON "GET TO SAFETY" OVERHEATING ENGINE. IT WENT TO PLEASANTVILLE FORD WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. 1 MONTH LATER ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FELL OUT OF THE CARE. BACK TO PLEASANTVILLE FORD WHERE THEY REPLACED A PART. OVER THE NEXT 8 MONTHS THE WARNING OVER HEATING "GET TO SAFETY" WOULD HAPPEN ANOTHER 7 TIMES. FORD WOULD TOW THE CAR TO PLEASANTVILLE FORD THEY WOULD FIX (A SENSOR, FILL FLUID, AND GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND) THE FINAL TIME I FILLED A COMPLAINT WITH BBB. THEY GOT A FORD MECHANIC FROM DEER BORN, MI TO LOOK AT THE CAR. HE REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND RIGHT AXIAL. ONLY FOR TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME "GET TO SAFETY" AND THE CAR DIES AGAIN.

Mileage: 12,000

AT START-UP, THERE WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ABOUT AN ENGINE FAULT INSTRUCTING ME TO SEEK SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. AS IT WAS AFTER 6 PM, AND THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP WAS CLOSED, I DRIVE HOME. THE ENGINE WAS "SPUTTERING" AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE CAR HAD MINIMAL POWER AND DIDN'T ACHIEVE A SPEED OVER ABOUT 25 MPH. I RAN A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT, WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, OR POWERTRAIN; IT INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED. THE NEXT MORNING, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. AT THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY, NO PROBLEM CODES CAME UP, AND THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPLACE THE ETB SINCE THERE ISN'T A RECALL. I BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ETB AND THAT I'M BEING PLACED IN AN UNNECESSARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THE ETB CAN FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EIGHTS TIMES; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE WIRES TO THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WERE SPLICED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,520. UPDATED 6/3/15*CN UPDATED 10/4/2017*CN

Mileage: 14,520

TOOK DELIVERY OF 2013 FORD ESCAPE AS NEW CAR CONSUMER PURCHASE IN AUGUST 2013. BATTERY HAS BEEN BIGGEST ISSUE TO DATE. I HAVE HAD DEAD BATTERY ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO DATE, LATEST BEING THIS MORNING (MARCH 16, 2015). BATTERY GOES DEAD AFTER AS LITTLE AS 48 HOURS OF NON-USE. FORD DEALERS HAVE TESTED THE BATTERY TWICE DURING MAINTENANCE VISITS. THEY SAY THE BATTERY MEETS MINIMUM TEST STANDARDS. I CAN'T LEAVE THE CAR ANYWHERE FOR 2+ DAYS W/O DISCONNECTING BATTERY. GOOGLE SEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO POWER SAVING MODE. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF THEN RESTARTED, AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MAT SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED IN TO BROWN DAUB FORD IN NAZARETH, PA WHERE IT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE DIED TWICE ON THE ROAD. THEY THEN REPORTED IT DIED ON THEM TWICE ALSO. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP AS THIS IS THE ECOBOOST THERE ARE TWO PUMPS (ONE AT FUELTANK ONE AT ENGINE) AND RETURNED THE CAR. IT DROVE FOR 30 MINUTES AND DIED AGAIN IN AN INTERSECTION WHERE IT ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WROTE UP THE COMPLAINT AS CAR WANTS TO STALL WHICH IS NOT WHAT WAS SAID. THEY WERE TOLD IT DIED AND WAS DANGEROUS, THEY RETURNED IT WITH THE SAME MILEAGE AS THEY TOOK IT IN SO IT WAS NOT TEST DRIVEN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND WILL CAUSE A DEATH. THE NONE TURBO ENGINE HAS A RECALL FOR WIREHARNESS SPLICES NOT DONE PROPERLY AND THAT IS WHAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

THE VEHICLE WILL JUST DIE WHEN DRIVING, IT IS OFF. VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SMALLER ENGINE WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE DEALER HAS SPOKEN TO FORD AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS. IT DIED ON THEM TWICE. THEY NOW BELIEVE IT COULD BE A DROPOFF IN PRESSURE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. THE CAT JUST STOPS RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V597000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL ON MY LOCAL NEWS STATION. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL WOULD ONLY BE FIXED IF MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHY TO YOU WANT TO RISK INJURY AND LAWSUIT. WHY CAN'T YOU GO AHEAD AND FIX? *TR

Mileage: 7,000

WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT ON A BUSY STATE HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. LOSS OF ELECTRIC TEMPORARILY. NO COLLISION BC VEHICLE BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO SWERVE. *TR

Mileage: 19,020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ABNORMALLY IN AND OUT OF GEARS AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. DURING A SECOND APPOINTMENT, THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY, THE MOTOR, THE ASSEMBLY CONTROL, THE ASSEMBLY TRANSMISSION, AND THE GASKET. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

NUMEROUS FAULTS WITH RADIO AND SYNC SYSTEM. THE RADIO WILL COME ON BY ITSELF AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN A CELL PHONE IS IN USE AND CONNECTS OR DISCONNECTS VIA BLUETOOTH WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED OR TURNED OFF. THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THE DOORS ARE OPENED, AND REMAIN ON EVEN IF I LOCK THE CAR. I WENT INSIDE A STORE NOT HAVING LEFT ANY RADIO ON OR ANYTHING, CAME OUT AND HE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I GOT A JUMP START AND THE RADIO CAME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED FROM BEING JUMPED. EVIDENTLY SYNC TURNED ON THE RADIO. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LEFT WITH A DEAD BATTERY ON TWO OCCASIONS. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY, THIS IS A SATURDAY EVENING. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON INFORMATION CENTER. DEALER SAYS TO TURN OFF CAR, OPEN DOOR, CLOSE DOOR, COUNT TO 10, TURN CAR BACK ON AND MESSAGE IS GONE. MESSAGE REPEATED 2 DAYS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 10,500

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH THE RADIO SHORTING OUT AS WELL. THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND WAS STUCK MULTIPLE TIMES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE DEALER TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS CHECKING FOR APPROVAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. DYD

Mileage: 35,000

VEHICLE LOSES POWER (CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE, AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED) WHILE DRIVING. BATTERY HAS BEEN CHANGED OUT BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES ON A DAILY BASIS. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE RESTARTS, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, I HAVE TO GET THE VEHICLE JUMPED OFF. I HAVE LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL ON BUSY URBAN STREETS. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, OUR VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, RED LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, VEHICLE CONTINUED RUNNING BUT GAS PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND. COASTED TO A STOP ALONG SHOULDER, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES, RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. 12 VOLT PLUGS REMAINED OFF. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY. THEY SAY THIS ISSUE WILL BE COVERED IN ANOTHER RECALL FROM FORD, HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WHICH SHORTS OUT, HOWEVER REPLACEMENT PART NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HAD WE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY IN SEATTLE AS WE WERE EARLIER IN THE DAY, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR END ACCIDENT FOR SURE. WE FEEL FORD HAS LEFT US WITH AN UNDEPENDABLE VEHICLE, SEVERAL RECALLS ALREADY AND NOW THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WE NO LONGER FEEL WE CAN TRAVEL SAFELY IN THIS VEHICLE EVEN AFTER THIS NEXT RECALL IS REPAIRED. QUALITY CONTROL IS DEFINITELY ABSENT, WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE WILL BE RECALLED AT THIS RATE. *TR

Mileage: 18,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING SPLICE KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD ON 7/3/14 FOR FUEL LEAK. ALSO TOLD FORD THAT FUEL RANGE CONSUMPTION GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT. FORD WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY FUEL LEAK CONCERN BUT DID THE 13S12 OVERHEATING AND 14S03 HANDLE RECALLS. ON 7/19/14 LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS AN AIR POCKET IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND TO ADD DISTILLED WATER AND DRIVE IT TO FORD. THE DEALERSHIP DRAINED THE COOLANT, ADDED COOLANT AND PRESSURIZED TO CHECK THE SYSTEM. EXPLAINED TO FORD THAT OUR DAUGHTER WAS TAKING THE CAR ON A 500 MILE ROAD TRIP THAT AFTERNOON. THEY REASSURED US IT WAS FIXED AND THAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE AN ISSUE, BUT IF SHE DID, SIMPLY ADD DISTILLED WATER AGAIN TO RESOLVE. LATER ON 7/19/14, AFTER DRIVING 150 MILES OF THE TRIP, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAPIDLY JUMPED FROM NORMAL TO HOT AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. ROADSIDE ASSIST. TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS NEW DEALERSHIP SAID THE VEHICLE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM FORD TO COME LOOK AT IT. THE NEW DEALERSHIP FAXED US THE LIST OF WHAT WAS WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE: LEAKING WATER PUMP, LEAKING TURBO COOLANT TUBE, TURBO COOLANT BANJO BOLT LOOSE, HOSE CLAMP ON TURBO COOLANT TUBE NOT RELEASED, COOLANT STAND PIPE NOT BOLTED, ENGINE HARNESS TAPED BUT NOT SECURED TO ENGINE COVER, COOLANT STAND PIPE HARNESS NOT PROPERLY SECURED, BATTERY CABLE REROUTING NOT PERFORMED, FOAM PROTECTION NOT APPLIED TO COOLANT LEVEL MODULE, ACTIVE GRILL SHUTTERS NOT REMOVED AT ALL, THERMOSTAT HOUSING BOLTS LOOSE, CV BOOT RIPPED, BOLTS ON OIL DEFLECTOR NOT TIGHT TO SPECS. FORD SAYS THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT WE TOLD THEM WE COULD NOT RISK OUR LIVES ANY MORE WITH THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. ON 7/29/14 WE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TO FORD, SENT THEM THE LIST, GOT A CASE NUMBER AND REQUESTED THAT FORD BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. ON 8/8/14 FORD DENIED OUR REQUEST. WE ARE TOO SCARED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 13,182

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR BEGAN TO LURCH WHEN CHANGING GEARS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ONCE CAR TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE FAULT CLEARED AND THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTH. TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD STORE SAN LEANDRO (CA). LIKE THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE THEY COULD NOT FIND RECORD ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE I GO AWAY VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND FUTURE OCCURRENCES OF THE SAME EVENT. FROM THIS WEBSITE I SEE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS. WHEN WILL FORD DO SOMETHING TO RECTIFY. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE TO GET THEM WORKING ON RESOLVING THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 14,096

SINCE JULY 1,2014 MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS STALLED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. TWICE IN TWO DAYS. THE FIRST TWO WHILE STANDING STILL AT A LIGHT, THE LAST 2 WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, 2ND TIME 07-08-2014, 3RD 07-20-2014 AND 4TH TODAY 07-22-2014. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO BLUE SPRINGS FORD IN BLUE SPRINGS MO ON MONDAY 07-14-2014 WAS INFORMED THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND WOULD BE IN ABOUT 7 TO 10 DAYS BUT WASN'T INFORMED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. CALLED BLUE SPRINGS FORD TODAY 07-22-2014 WAS INFORMED THE PART NEEDED IS A O2 SENOR AND IS ON BACK ORDER. I'M AFRAID THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL WHILE IN MOTION AND GET REAR ENDED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER IT WONT STALL WHILE MOVING BUT THE 3RD AND 4TH TIME IT DID WHILE SLOWING DOWN INSTEAD OF AT A FULL STOP LIKE THE FIRST AND 2ND TIME. I USE I -70 TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK INCLUDING RUNNING ERRANDS. THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE O2 SENOR. I'M NOT TOO HAPPY NOT KNOWING HOW LONG ITS GOING TO BE TO GET THE PART IN TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 14,200

ON 5/31/14, UPON STARTING VEHICLE (2.0 L, SEL), VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH, SPUTTERING, LURCHING WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, ETC. MESSAGE ON DASH SCREEN STATED "ENGINE FAULT - SERVICE NOW". DROVE CAR APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES TO A FORD DEALER I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH. TURNED CAR OFF BUT THEN DECIDED TO MOVE CAR. STARTED CAR, ALL ISSUES DISAPPEARED, SO I LEFT AND DROVE CAR 35 MILES TO MY HOME WITH NO ISSUES. DROVE CAR UNTIL 6/20/14 WHEN EXACT SYMPTOMS HAPPENED AGAIN. DROVE CAR WITH SYMPTOMS OCCURRING TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. MECHANIC SUSPECTED COOING SYSTEM PROBLEM, TURNED OFF ENGINE WITHOUT HOOKING UP TO COMPUTER FOR DIAGNOSIS. MINUTES LATER, MECHANIC DECIDED PROBLEM WAS NOT COOLING SYSTEM RELATED SINCE ESCAPE WAS A 2.0 L (COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS APPARENTLY OCCUR WITH 1.6 L MODELS), BUT WAS INSTEAD THE MAP SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED ON 6/26/14. NEXT DAY (6/27/14) AFTER MAP SENSOR REPLACEMENT, SAME EXACT ISSUES. NO TIME TO TAKE TO A DEALER, SO I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND ALL SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED. DROVE REGULARLY UNTIL 7/16/14, WHEN EXACT SYMPTOMS OCCURRED AGAIN. DROVE DIRECTLY TO LOCAL FORD DEALER, LEFT IT RUNNING. THEY HOOKED UP THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER WHILE RUNNING WHICH SHOWED ERROR CODE RELATED TO MAP SENSOR AGAIN. EXPLAINED TO MECHANIC THAT MY RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT TSB 13-12-12 MIGHT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WHICH IS RELATED TO WIRING IN THE "SIGNAL RETURN SPLICES." HE AGREED. MADE APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT DAY, 7/17/14. UPON STARTING ON 7/17/14, SAME SYMPTOMS. TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, SYMPTOMS CLEARED AND I DROVE IT WITH NO ISSUES TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. LOCAL DEALER CALLED AND SAID THEY LOOKED AT THE WIRE SPLICES, MADE SOME "ADJUSTMENTS" (NO NEW PARTS) AND THAT VEHICLE IS READY FOR PICK UP. IF THIS OCCURS AGAIN, WHICH I BELIEVE IT WILL, I WILL ASK FOR WIRE HARNESS REPLACEMENT TO THE SIGNAL RETURN(S). DANGEROUS, WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 21,805

FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS NEARLY THREE MONTHS AGO. 2013 FORD ESCAPE AS REPEATEDLY, WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY BUT RANDOMLY LOST POWER AND WITH THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. CAR HAS LOST ENGINE POWER AND WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, ACCELERATING POST STOP, TURNING LEFT, TURNING RIGHT AND WHILE NAVIGATING AROUND-ABOUT AND CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK. CAR WILL RESTART ONCE I PLACE IT IN PARK. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AND ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE LEARNED TO RESPOND QUICKLY WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I CALLED DON HINDS FORD IN FISHERS, IN AT THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND THEY FAILED TO EXPRESS THE SAME LEVEL OF CONCERN TELLING ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 4-5 DAYS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THE FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED, ALBEIT STILL RANDOM AND NOT DAILY IT DOES OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK. I MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH DON HINDS WAITING AGAIN 4 BUSINESS DAYS ON 7-8-2014. I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AS THEIR REPORT WAS BASED ON THEIR INABILITY TO NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE LIKELIHOOD TO REPLICATE A RANDOM OCCURRENCE IN A SHORT TEST DRIVE WAS NOT EXPECTED BY ME AND I AM DISAPPOINTED THEY WERE FOOLISH TO THINK IT WOULD. THE HISTORY OF THE LAST 10 STARTS AND STOPS ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER DIDN'T REPORT ANY ERROR CODE. DON HIND'S STATES THAT FORD HAS NO REPORTS OF ANY INCIDENTS AND THEIR TECHNICAL SUPPORT HAD NO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MECHANIC. THE ADVICE OF THE MECHANIC WAS TO WAIT UNTIL IT WAS MORE FREQUENT IN OCCURRENCE AND ABLE TO BE REPLICATED AND THEN BRING IT BACK. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN. THIS NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION. THIS POSES A HIGH RISK OF INJURY. *JS

Mileage: 9,000

VEHICLE BUCKED, LURCHED AND WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH ON A 70 MPH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (JUST AS I WAS TRYING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY) ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME. THIS HAD HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY BUT I CANNOT FIND THE DATE - THAT TIME, I WAS ENTERING THE SAME INTERSTATE AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AND I "LIMPED" THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (ONLY BEING ABLE TO DRIVE 40 MPH ON A 60 MPH FOUR LANE HIGHWAY.) ON 6/3/2014, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER INTERSTATE 35 (70 MPH) - AGAIN - BUCKING, LURCHING AND THEN GOING INTO THE "LIMP MODE". VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYWHERE AS I FEAR BEING HIT OR KILLED ON THE HIGHWAYS BECAUSE OF THE CARS INABILITY TO GO ANYWHERE NEAR THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY FOR THE AREA THAT I LIVE IN BECAUSE ALL THE ROADWAYS AROUND ME ARE AT LEAST 60 MPH OR HIGHER AND FORD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR'S ENGINE IS NOW IDLING VERY ROUGH, TOO, SO THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 19,500

I HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS WHERE MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. THE FIRST WAS AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE OTHER ABOUT 15-20 MPH. BOTH TIMES I GOT A MESSAGE ACROSS MY INFORMATION SCREEN THAT SAID "STEERING ASSIST FAULT". IT WAS REALLY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE SINCE I WASN'T ON A BUSY STREET EITHER TIME. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED AS IF THE COMPUTER JUST NEEDED TO RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO A "LOW POWER STATE" AS DESCRIBED BY THE DEALER (SPITTING, SPUTTERING SHAKING. BARELY RUNNING AS DESCRIBED BY MY WIFE) . SHE HAD GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON TO TURN AROUND AND PULL BACK INTO THE LOT. I WENT AND GOT THE CAR. IT RAN OK. AND I CALLED FORD AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IN . (4 DAY WAIT OVER HOLIDAY WEEKEND.) OVER THE WEEKEND IT DID IT ONCE MORE. THIS TIME LEAVING A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. BY THE TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IT HAD GONE BACK OFF. THEY FOUND A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS. BUT SINCE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS OUT AND IT'S NOT COVERED BY POWER TRAIN. IT COST US $400 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 40,650

AFTER RECALL COMPLETED (RECALL NOTICE 13S12/NHTSA RECALL 13V583) I WAS DRIVING CAR HOME AND SAW LOWER LEFT CORNER OF TRIP DISPLAY JUMPED ERRATICALLY WITH WILD RANGE NUMBERS FROM 99.9 TO 57 OR 75 OR 43 SOMETHING, ALL OVER THE PLACE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND BECAUSE IT WAS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AND UNSAFE TO TAKE EYES OFF THE ROAD. TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. (INSTANT FUEL ECONOMY) WAS NOT A DISPLAY BEFORE THE RECALL AND PREVIOUS READINGS WERE MORE DRIVER FRIENDLY AND INFORMATIVE. IF THIS IS A DIAGNOSTIC AID FOR SERVICE I UNDERSTAND, BUT IT IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING. *JS

WHILE TURNING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CAR STALLED CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF THE CAR STALLING. "WILLIAMSBURG FORD AND PREOWNED" SERVICED THE CAR TODAY AND FOUND NO FAULT CODES. CLAIM THAT THEY CAN NOT SERVICE THE CAR WITHOUT FORD'S AUTHORIZATION VIA "RECALL". THIS VEHICLE IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ONCE A STALL OCCURS TO A DRIVER FROM SIDE OR REAR IMPACT. THIS NEEDS ACTION FROM THE NHTSA AND FORD. *TR

Mileage: 10,435

RECALL 13V583 FOR THE 1.6L ENG FIRE WAS ACCOMPLISHED 05-12-14.I DROVE THE ESCAPE HOME AND NOTICED THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE TRIP DISPLAY PAGE,THE HOURS DRIVEN WAS REPLACED WITH MPG DISPLAY. THE NUMBERS KEPT RECALCULATING A SET OF NUMBERS EVERY SECOND ,THIS CONTINUED AS LONG AS ENGINE IS RUNNING.THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF TRIP PAGE ALSO HAS MPG WHICH IS THE NORMAL LOCATION FROM DAY ONE.BUT NOW COUNTS DOWN IN TENTHS AS CAR IS AT IDLE.THE DEALER TOLD ME ALL THIS IS PART OF NEW SOFTWARE. THE FIX SHOULD BE TO HAVE THE UPPER HAND CORNER SHOW MPG HOLDING AT IDLE AND LOWER LEFT CORNER DISPLAY HOURS DRIVEN NOT ANOTHER MPG CALCULATING NEW NUMBERS EVERY SECOND.THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS OF THE ESCAPE TO DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 15,655

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO "ENGINE FAULT- SERVICE NOW" WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST ENGINE FAULT LIGHT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2013. HE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RE-STARTED IT AGAIN, AND THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME BACK ON. THE SECOND FAULT OCCURRENCE AS HE WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE IN MID-FEBRUARY. THE VEHICLE MOVED VERY SLUGGISHLY AND DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE GETTING ANY POWER. ON MARCH 15, 2014, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. THE ONLY MESSAGE THAT DISPLAYED SAID TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DIDN'T REVEAL ANY PROBLEMS. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS, WITH NO SUCCESS IN FINDING A PROBLEM. THE NEXT MORNING, THE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NO ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH. WHEN HIS WIFE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SHARPLY AND TOOK OFF DOWN THE ROAD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, LEAVING HER WITH NO CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATION OR SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND ON THE WAY THERE, IT REPEATEDLY SPUTTERED AND THEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD ALL THE WAY TO DEALER. EVEN THE ENGINE FAULT CODE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO GET AN ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONSUMER, AND IT WAS THEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED EVERYTHING THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRING TO. WHEN THEY RETURNED, THE MECHANIC, HOOKED THE COMPUTER BACK TO THE VEHICLE, AND AN ERROR SHOWED A HARNESS ISSUE, WHICH WAS RELATED TO A WIRE SPLICING INTO TWO WIRES, WHICH SOMEHOW BECAME TANGLED DURING ASSEMBLY. *JB

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS HAD A ISSUE OF STALLING WHILE AT INTERSECTIONS OR DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE RADIO AND AC IS STILL WORKING BUT THE ENGINE IS DEAD IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION YOU COULD ROLL OUT INTO AND INTERCEPTION AND YOU CAR BE DEAD AND YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK TO RESTART IT THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES TO MY WIFE SHE HAS ALMOST GOT HIT MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE LAST ONE BEING A SEMI TRUCK EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO FOR THEY TELL ME THEY CANT FIND IN FAULT CODES THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX SO THEY JUST TELL ME TO GO WITH IT I HAVE FILED AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH FORD CORP. OFFICE STILL WITH NO RESULTS BASICALLY WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS IF THEY CANT FIND A CODE THEY CANT FIX ANYTHING SO AM I JUST SUPPOSED TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE A UNSAFE CAR AND GET HER AND MY SON KILLED AND IF YOU LOOK ONLINE THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME COMPLAINT AND FORD TELLING THEM THE SAME THING SO SOMETHING IS WRONG WE NEED HELP. *TR

Mileage: 16,500

FOR A YEAR I HAVE BEEN GETTING OIL BURNING FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IDLING OR TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE SMELL ALSO LINGERS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER PARKING IT IN THE GARAGE. THIS SMELL IS GIVING HEADACHES TO PEOPLE IN THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE SAID NOTHING IS WRONG THIS IS A NORMAL SMELL CAUSED BECAUSE THE TURBO OPERATES VERY HOT. I HAVE FOUND MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE FIRE SINCE SOME MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD OIL LEAK FIRE PROBLEM RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

DRIVING IN PARKING LOT FAN SPEED ACCELERATED AND THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. I TRIED STARTING AGAIN 3 TIMES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN RENO WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPORTED THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR CLUTCH COIL IS INTERNAL SHORT CAUSE BURNING SMOKE. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE AIR COMPRESSOR. FORD SAID MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECALL LIST. *TR

Mileage: 37,498

THE LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT. WENT TO DEALER TO GET THE LIGHT BULB CHANGED. AFTER AN HOUR, THEY UPDATED ME THAT "SOME" ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE "HOURS" TO FIX. IT FOR SURE IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOW I AM SKEPTICAL TO DRIVE THIS CAR. AND THIS CAR IS NEW, AND UNDER 3 MONTHS OLD WITH ABOUT 3500 MILES. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY EVENING. TOOK TO DEALER ON SATURDAY MORNING. WAS TOLD THEY WERE OUT OF BULB, AND TO WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO GET THE NEEDED PART (BULB) BY MONDAY. TOOK TO THEM ON MONDAY. THEY PUT IN THE BULB. THEN REALIZED POWER WASN'T REACHING THE BULB POINT. SO HAD ME GET IT BACK IN ON TUESDAY. CHECKED ON TUESDAY, TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) THAT WAS OUT. SO HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER WHILE THEY GOT THE PART. FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE DELIVERED ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. *TR

Mileage: 3,500

FORD ESCAPE HAD STARTED TO STALL AND QUIT SUDDENLY WHEN SLOWING OR AT A SPEED BELOW 40MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN 10 OCCURRENCES. ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME, THE ENTIRE DASH BECOMES BLACK AND IT IS SOME TIME (LONGEST BEING 4 MINUTES) BEFORE THE DASH IS LIT UP AGAIN. DURING THIS TIME, I AM UNABLE TO GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THE CAR AT ALL. THE OTHER TIMES I AM ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO RESTART AFTER ABOUT 15-30 SECONDS. THE OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, AFTER DARK AND IN SUB ZERO WEATHER. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR PEACE OF MIND AND SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF BEING HIT OR REAR-ENDED. OTHERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST ME AND I FEAR THEY ARE ALSO IN GREAT DANGER AS WELL. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE CAR DOES NOT THROW A CODE. IT SUGGESTS TO ME (I AM NOT AN ENGINEER OR A SPECIALIST TO MAKE THIS EVALUATION) THAT THE COMPUTER MAY HAVE REBOOTED ITSELF. AFTER THE FIRST FEW OCCURRENCES, THE DEALER HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND IT DID NOT STALL FOR THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AFTER THE OCCURRENCES THIS PAST WEEKEND, I SPOKE WITH A SERVICE ADVISOR WHO DID SOME CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY NEW DATA ON THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS NOT. I AM TOLD THAT UNLESS THEY CAN PULL A CODE AND FIND SOMETHING TO FIX, THAT I AM TO KEEP THE CAR. THEY WILL NOT LET ME OUT OF MY LEASE UNLESS I PAY THE BALANCE OF MY LEASE PAYMENTS. AFTER READING THE MANY ENTRIES HERE, I AM ADDING MINE. *TR

Mileage: 12,406

MY FORD TOUCH / SYNC PROGRAM AND DISPLAY SCREEN ARE ERRATIC, UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS TO USE. THE SYSTEM WILL RANDOMLY CEASE OPERATION RESULTING IN A BLANK DISPLAY SCREEN. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL RESUME OPERATION AND REBOOT ITSELF. MOST OTHER TIMES, THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED AND RESTARTED FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESUME OPERATION. WHEN THE SCREEN IS BLANK, THE DRIVER MUST TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO OPERATE RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL AND OTHER VEHICLE FUNCTIONS OR AT TIMES CANNOT OPERATE THEM ENTIRELY. MY DEALER HAS TWICE UPDATED THE SOFTWARE TO NEWER VERSIONS AND NOW TELLS ME NO NEW UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUE. THE VALUE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED DUE TO THIS ONGOING SIGNIFICANT DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 1,669

NOW THAT IT IS COLDER OUT, MY CAR HAS GONE FROM OVERHEATING TO MISFIRING FROM THE DEFECTIVE CAC/TORQUE CONVERTER IN THIS CAR. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE MISFIRING DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WAS ABLE TO BE READ BY MY OBD READER. MISFIRING CAN RUIN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CAUSE EMISSION ISSUES. IT IS ILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA (WHERE I'M A RESIDENT) TO NOT FOLLOW THE OBD II PROTOCOL FOR REPORTING EMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE WE HAVE THIS INSPECTED FOR REGISTRATION. WHEN MY CAR HAS OVERHEATED, ONLY FORD WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CODE & I ALSO DIDN'T GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT'S APPARENT NOW THAT FORD HAS RIGGED THE OBD IN THIS CAR SO THAT ONLY THEY CAN RETRIEVE CODES. MISFIRING IS EASY FOR YOU TO REPLICATE TO VERIFY MY STATEMENT. UNPLUG ONE CYLINDER, START THE CAR, SEE IF YOU GET A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A P030X CODE. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE FRONT COLLISION CHIME BEGAN TO SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SNOW ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED WHERE TO DISCONNECT THE FUSE IN ORDER TO STOP THE CHIME FROM SOUNDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Mileage: 11,000

PURCHASED AUG 2012 HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE WIPERS,RATTLES IN FRONT END STEERING STALLS ON TAKE OFF ALSO A GAS SMELL STRONG MAKES EYES WATER WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE CAR I AM A RETIRED FORD TECH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH FORD. *TR

Mileage: 7,143

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER BEGAN TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER AND BEFORE THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, FLAMES ENGULFED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,617.

Mileage: 15,617

MY WIFE AND 6 YEAR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING EAST BOUND HIGHWAY 190 AND VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM THE VENTS AND SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. MY WIFE WRESTLED THE STALLED CAR TO THE MEDIA WHERE ITT DIED. I HAD JUST TRADED A 2011 ESCAPE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. IT ONLY HAD 28 K IN MILEAGE AND IT NEVER MADE WARRANTY.\ FORD WONT EVEN RETURN MY CALLS. *TR

Mileage: 1,276

WAS DRIVING ON MANETTO HILL ROAD IN PLAINVIEW, NY WHEN VEHICLE STALLED. NO POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. KEPT PRESSING THE GAS, AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. NO WARNING CHIMES, NO APPEARANCE OF ANYTHING WRONG-RADIO WAS PLAYING, AC, ETC. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER (ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD), PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THE COMPUTER THEN SHOWED "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" DROVE TO A LOCAL GAS STATION, THOUGH THE CAR WAS BUCKING AND DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE STATION. HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE TSB'S ISSUED FOR MY CAR, BUT NO RECALL. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE SO THE CAR REMAINS AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE STATION. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC OR ON/GETTING ON OR OFF A HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR DIED. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED THEN. *TR

Mileage: 6,171

2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL 2.0L. RECURRENT ISSUES WITH "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" DISPLAYING WHEN CAR IS STARTED (FIRST INSTANCE AT 5817 MILES, NOW AT 11K AND STILL HAPPENING). RESULTS IN ROUGH IDLE, POOR SHIFTING, HARSH ACCELERATION. CAN BE RESET WITH RESTART SO THE ERROR MUST BE VISIBLE AND THE CAR DRIVEN (IN TERRIBLE AND UNSAFE CONDITION) SO THE DEALER CAN VALIDATE THE CONDITION. CONDITION VALIDATED AT DEALER TWICE (HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES TOTAL) COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET TWICE, MAP SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. ISSUE STILL OCCURRING WITH NO PROPOSED REPAIR TO RESOLVE. *TR

Mileage: 5,817

WHILE DRIVING, IN HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN LURCHING, SHUDDERING AND JERKING. CENTER, DRIVER SIDE SCREEN (BEHIND STEERING WHEEL) DISPLAYED "ENGINE FAULT - SERVICE NOW". WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT A MILE BACK HOME IN "LIMP MODE". I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED AND THEN RESTARTED AND ALL SEEMED OK. NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER'S SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT PULL ANY CODES AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY JUST A "FLUKE". ... IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE MORE THIS WEEK SINCE THEN. IT'S NOT A "FLUKE". FORD ENGINEERS NEED TO GET INVOLVED HERE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEALER SERVICE CENTERS, AND ISSUE A TSB FIX OR RECALL. IT'S BECOME A SERIOUS PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY CONCERN, AND A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. I CAN FIND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO MINE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, YET FORD CLAIMS IGNORANCE OF ANY PROBLEMS.???? *TR

Mileage: 2,200

WHEN THE START BUTTON OF THE VEHICLE IS PRESSED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SYNCH PANEL OF THE VEHICLE WILL ENERGIZE BUT THE STARTER MOTOR WILL NEITHER TURN OVER NOR ENGAGE. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND HAS NEITHER BEEN REPRODUCED NOR CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AT A FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. NO ERRORS CODES HAVE EVER BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MALFUNCTION WHEN A FORD MECHANIC HAS SEARCHED THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NONE OF THE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEING SUCCESSFUL.

Mileage: 4,580

MY FORD TOUCH RADIO MALFUNCTION

Mileage: 2,500

STARTING AROUND 6,500MI, ESCAPE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT A JUMP START. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CALLING TOW TRUCKS FOR THESE JUMPS, TOOK IT INTO FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SWAPPED BATTERY AND SAID THAT'S ALL IT NEEDED. AFTER A WEEK, ESCAPE ENGINE CUT OUT AT WHILE STOPPED AT RED SIGNAL LIGHT. ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS FOR OIL AND BATTERY CAME ON, AND NOTHING ELSE. PUSHED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND AFTER WAITING FOR TOW FOR 20 MINUTES, I TRIED TO START ENGINE AGAIN AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. AFTER TWO DAYS OF "ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL," I WENT TO START THE ENGINE AND IT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND A "ENGINE MALFUNCTION-SERVICE IMMEDIATELY" WARNING CAME UP ON THE DASH. I TRIED TO PULL CAR OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND IT HAD ALMOST NO POWER. BARELY PUTTED ALONG DESPITE MY REALLY GIVING IT THE GAS. PARKED AND HAD IT BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AGAIN. ON ARRIVAL THEY PULLED A CODE P0106 OFF READER. IT'S BEEN THERE FOR 10 DAYS AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE ISSUE, AND HAVE MADE NO REPAIRS. STILL WAITING FOR NEWS. *TR

Mileage: 6,500

SATURDAY MORNING , 4-20-2013, AFTER I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AT THE STATION, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE INSYNC SYSTEM DID NOT TURN ON. THE SCREEN REMAINED BLANK FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES, WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND STOPPED THE CAR THE SCREEN TURNED ON AND IT WAS DOWNLOADING TO TURN ON AGAIN. SYSTEM WORKS FINE NOW. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONCERNED WHEN I CALLED. THEY SAID AS LONG AS IT IS WORKING NOW IT IS A NON-ISSUE, I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT NORTH BROTHERS, THE SERVICE REP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 9,100

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AVERAGED 15MPG HIGHWAY GETTING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE KNOCK SENSOR. THEY REPLACED IT AND 24 HOURS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN, SAME MPG. THIS TIME THEY SAY ITS THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. ONE MONTH LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN WITH A FAULT AND THE ENGINE SURGES. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN OCT 2012. IT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. FAULTY ENGINE LIGHT "SERVICE NOW" BUT COMPUTER DIDN'T CAPTURE ANY ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. FIRST TIME DEALER CHANGED THE MASS PRESSURE AIR SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME THEY CONTACT FORD WHICH TOLD THEM TO UPGRADE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE, THIS TIME I CALLED TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER SEND THE FORD ENGINEER WHICH STATES IT IS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. HE EMAILED FORD FOR THE DIAGRAMS SINCE VEHICLE IS NEW AND NOT AVAILABLE TO THE DEALER (SO THAT IS WHAT I AM BEING TOLD). THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT THE PROBLEM TRULY IS. FINALLY CONTACT MANUFACTURING WHO STATES IT IS A COMPUTER COMPONENT. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE LUNGING AND HESITATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR. IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO GET YOU OUT OF AN INTERSECTION IF NEEDED. IT LUNGES FORWARD AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE OR THE FUEL INJECTORS. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE ISSUES AND CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE RESPONSE ON THE VEHICLE WAS HORRIBLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL HESITATION. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT HAD TO WITH THE NEW 1.6 NO BOOST ENGINE AND THE DELAYED RESPONSE OF THE TURBO. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. ALSO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CLOCK WOULD RESET FOR NOT REASON AND THE PRESET RADIO STATIONS WOULD RANDOMLY GO BLANK. THE DEALER RE-LOADED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE DISPLAY TO FIX THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, A WEEK LATER THE RADIO WENT COMPLETELY DEAD FOR ONE DAY, BUT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. ALSO, THE GAS MILEAGE WAS NO WHERE NEAR WHERE FORD INDICATED IT SHOULD BE ( 23 MPG CITY, 26 MPG COMBO, 33 MPG HIGHWAY).

THE MYFORDTOUCH SYSTEM WITH NAVIGATION IS UNSAFE. DUE TO CONTINUOUS SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE ERRORS, THE LARGE VIDEO SCREEN IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER. PHONE DOES NOT SYNC FROM TIME TO TIME, NAVIGATION DOES NOT ACQUIRE GPS SIGNAL OR VEHICLE POSITION IS INCORRECT. MANY PROBLEMS WITH BLUETOOTH AND USB INTEGRATION, TOO MANY TO LIST HERE. WHEN GLITCHES OCCUR, THE SCREEN OFTEN GOES COMPLETELY BLANK, SHOWING NOTHING AT ALL. I HAVE HAD MY ESCAPE IN FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS. MY SPOUSE COMPLAINS WHEN SHE RIDES IN THE CAR THAT I AM DISTRACTED BY CONTINUOUS ERRORS OF THE MFT DISPLAY. PROBLEMS WITH MFT SYSTEM HAVE ALSO BEEN NOTED BY CONSUMER REPORTS. I WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LEMON LAW TO CORRECT THIS UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NEVER NOTICE SENT AND RECEIVED. 1/31/2013*JS

Mileage: 100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE SYNC TECHNOLOGY MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSES HER TO TAKE HER EYES OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,233.

Mileage: 28

THERE IS AN ACCELERATION LAG ON PARTIAL THROTTLE. THIS MAINLY OCCURS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE OR WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A TURN. WHEN NO ACCELERATION IS FELT, THE THROTTLE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FURTHER AND, AFTER A DELAY, THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE USING THE MANUAL SHIFT MODE, IT OPERATES WITHOUT AN ACCELERATION DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT DRIVES LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER 1.6 LITER ESCAPE VEHICLES ON THEIR LOT. THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. A SIDE ISSUE IS WITH SYNC. THE CLOCK LOSES TIME, IT'S VERY SLOW TO RESPOND, IT ISN'T ALWAYS ABLE TO SYNC PHONES, UNDERSTAND VOICE COMMANDS, AND IT'S LOCKED UP...REQUIRING A MASTER RESET. THERE'S ALSO TOO MUCH ROAD NOISE TRANSMITTED TO THOSE ON THE OTHER END...CONSEQUENTLY, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO HEAR THE CONVERSATION. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MYTOUCH SYSTEM FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO MAKE A CALL. IN ADDITION, THE MYTOUCH SYSTEM WOULD NOT PROPERLY RESPOND TO COMMANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR TESTING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MYTOUCH CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,083.

Mileage: 22,083

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE, 1.6 LITER ENGINE, HAD 3 RECALLS, (TWO WERE ENGINE FIRE RELATED). ALL 3 RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, SALEM, VA. WE PICKED VEHICLE UP AFTER THIRD RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON 9/17/12. WE ASSUMED THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE CORRECTLY, AND THAT FORD'S "FIX" WORKED CORRECTLY. ON 9/21/12 WE WERE TRAVELING EAST AT 65 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE ON I-64 NEAR CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. IT WAS ABOUT 1 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WAS A "POP" SOUND IN THE ENGINE AREA. INSTANTLY, THE ACCELERATOR HAD NO RESPONSE, THE HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN ALL WARNING LIGHTS, GAUGES, & TACHOMETER ALL WENT DEAD. LUCKILY, WE WERE ADJACENT TO AN EXIT RAMP, AND WE COASTED TO A STOP ON RTE 20/53. IMMEDIATELY, WHITE STEAM CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. KNOWING THE THIRD RECALL DEALT WITH THE "RISK OF ENGINE FIRES", WE GOT OUT, AND MOVED WELL AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES, BROWN, OILY SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AT THE WINDSHIELD AND OUT THE SIDES OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEN THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED. PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE VEHICLE ON FIRE, AND AFTER IT WAS OUT, WITH A CELL PHONE. AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.. WE WERE TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD RETAINED A FIRE INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT THE CAR, AND ASK ME QUESTIONS, WHICH HE DID. LATER THE INSPECTOR SAID THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT REQUIRE A REPORT. WE FEEL WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! *TR

Mileage: 1,725

CROSS TRAFFIC WARNING SYSTEM IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND PROVIDES FALSE WARNINGS. THIS CREATES A DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN REVERSE THE CROSS TRAFFIC WARNING SYSTEM WILL ALARM WHEN VEHICLES ARE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AWAY OR WHEN TRAFFIC IS PASSING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD (I.E. WHEN PARALLEL PARKING). THE SYSTEM HAS ALSO ALARMED WHEN NO VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IS PRESENT. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. THE ALARM IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVING TASK AT HAND. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN IN REVERSE, THE DRIVER SHOULD BE LOOKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE, NOT AT THE DASHBOARD WHERE AN ALARM MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. SILENCING THE ALARM REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO FIND A SMALL "OK" BUTTON OR SCROLL THROUGH SEVERAL MENUS THAT IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE SPEEDOMETER. THE ALARM HAS ALSO ACTIVATED AS THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT PASSES 'REVERSE' WHILE BEING PUT IN 'DRIVE'. THE DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS CAN BE DISTRACTING AND THAT A REPAIR FOR THIS DOES NOT EXIST. *TR

Mileage: 700

NUMEROUS FAULTS WITH RADIO AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM PART OF MYFORDTOUCH SYSTEM. THE RADIO WILL COME ON BY ITSELF AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN A CELL PHONE IS IN USE AND CONNECTS OR DISCONNECTS VIA BLUETOOTH WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED OR TURNED OFF. WHEN THIS FAULT OCCURS THE RADIO WILL NOT ALLOW DIFFERENT STATIONS TO BE SELECTED. THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THE DOORS ARE OPENED. THE POWER BUTTON FOR THE RADIO WILL NOT FUNCTION TO SHUT OFF THE RADIO AT THESE TIMES. THE RADIO WILL REMAIN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND THE ALARM IS TURNED ON. THE DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM EXISTS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES AND HAS STATED THAT A REPAIR DOES NOT EXIST. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS SLOW TO RESPOND AND AT TIMES CANNOT PROPERLY LOCATE THE VEHICLE. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM ALSO HAS FAULTED BY NOT ALLOWING MANUAL ENTRY OF ADDRESSES OR SELECTION OF SAVED DESTINATIONS. THE DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A REPAIR FOR THIS DOES NOT EXIST OTHER THAN TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINALS FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO GO ON FOR A FLAT TIRE. LIGHT WENT ON WHEN TIRE WAS REMOVED. AFTER TEMPORARY TIRE WAS PUT ON 3 DIFFERENT LIGHTS KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVEN. *TR