2013 FORD ESCAPE Power Train Problems

My 2013 Ford Escape had safety recall 22S43 (NHTSA 22V413000) completed by a Ford dealer in January 2023. That recall was supposed to fix a defect in which the shift cable bushing can detach from the transmission, potentially allowing the transmission to remain in gear even when the shifter shows “Park.” After the recall repair, the same issue has occurred again — the bushing has disconnected from the transmission lever, creating the same roll-away risk that the recall was intended to correct. When this happens, the gear selector shows “Park,” but the vehicle can still move. Ford Motor Company Customer Service told me that because more than 12 months or 12,000 miles have passed since the recall repair, they will not cover it again. However, this is the same safety defect reoccurring after the recall remedy. It appears that the recall repair did not permanently correct the problem, and the part may still be defective or the cable end may have worn prematurely. I am submitting this report because the defect has returned after the recall was supposedly completed, and I believe other owners may also experience repeat failures that pose a roll-away safety risk.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled and failed to return to normal operation. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

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.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and it was diagnosed that the flywheel and the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact was referred to Custom Trans, Inc., where the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

Steering wheel locked up hard to turn wheel Consuming(burning) way more gas than normally would

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as intended. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced because metal fragments were found in the transmission fluid. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified on the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. In addition, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled into a gas station and turned off the vehicle. The contact waited for several minutes, and the vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred after driving a short distance. The contact parked the vehicle at the gas station. The vehicle was not yet towed to the residence. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

I was driving, with my children in the car, we were at a redlight - first in line - and when the light changed, my car would not go - it was like it was stuck - I put the car in park, and then put the vehicle back into drive - and then it would go, but in a "joltlike" manner. I was able to get to the side of the road, where I put the car in park, turned the vehicle off, and then put it back in drive. seemed okay, until the next morning. the next Morning, I had to take my kids to school, after I dropped them off, the car was doing the same thing from the previous evening, although more "dramatic" I had to pull off to the side of the road and turn it off and on twice... I then got the message "transmission fault service now" I turned the car on and off again. it seemed okay again, I was on my way to work. it was driving normally, then randomly it started revving really loud, and jolting. I made it to the parking lot, where I then on my lunch break that day, called the dealership. I took my car to the dealership and a day later they called me saying that the transmission needed replaced for $8000.00. I called Ford and they didn't tell me anything worthwhile, I asked for an email contact, and was told the number I was calling was how to contact Ford.

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.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle and shifting to reverse(R), the vehicle failed to respond, and the gear shifter was stuck in reverse(R). The contact was able to move the gear shifter to park(P) after several attempts, and the contact turned off the vehicle with the ignition key. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The vehicle was towed to Strictly Transmissions, where it was diagnosed that the shifter cable to the transmission had detached. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for the VIN to be added in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 197,000.

Mileage: 197,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 20V331000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) and 22V413000 (Power Train) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted.

On February 4, 2019, my 2013 Ford Escape experienced a problem where it would only move in reverse when trying to leave a parking lot after work. I called for roadside assistance and was towed to a service center. The work at the service center revealed a leak of transmission fluid, which was caused by a broken cooler line from the transmission to the radiator. Prior to the repairs, I contacted Ford to see if this issue was covered under warranty, but I was told that I needed to cover the cost of the work. Faulty bushing was likely an issue, which Ford acknowledged and issued a recall for in 2022 to cover this problem (3 years later). However, the damage and repairs had already been done. Unfortunately, the repairs did not fully resolve the problem, and subsequent issues have further deteriorated my car's performance and decreased its value. This has impacted my decision-making when planning to replace the car, as further repairs are not financially feasible. The work performed on my car, as well as cost of repairs, is attached.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Mileage: 78,000

The transmission has completely gone out. On this car model, there isn't a dip stick for the owner to check transmission fluid levels. While pulling out of a parking space the car hesitated on going into first gear and then jerked really hard before continuing to move. While still in the parking lot of a retail store, the car continued to hesitate between gears and then a low coolant message appeared. After going to the next store, a large grocery chain, in the same parking lot I proceeded to purchase a funnel that would allow me to top off the coolant, which was barely low to begin with. When I tried backing out of the space to go home, the car hesitated on going into reverse, jerked really hard again and that's when I proceeded to pull the car back into the parking spot at the grocery store and ordered a Lyft to take me and my groceries home. The message "transmission failure" did not come on until I was pulling the car back into the parking space before ordering a Lyft. I had the car towed to my mechanics shop where he proceeded to tell me I would need a new transmission. However, 6 to 7 months prior to that, the car was at the authorized dealer where it was purchased originally from to have the safety recall repair done to the gear shifting cables and bushings, which were replaced. The service worker now informed me that they never checked the transmission fluid levels or any other fluid in the car to make sure that the car was in good condition and ready to drive. Seeing that there is no dip stick for an owner to check the transmission fluid level and the "gear shifting cable" and bushings directly effect the transmission and 6 months later the transmission goes out completely has caused me great concern and duress. I am caring for both my elderly parents and we are now without a car with doctors appointments coming up and their ongoing and increasing medical issues, this has really left us in a huge bind.

Within a years time, I’ve found a transmission fluid leak, had the shift bushing cable break and be replaced with warranty, and now my car stalled on my way to work with an alert for the transmission. It’s had a coolant leak somewhere nearly the entire time I’ve owned the car, 3 years. And oil is burning, you can smell it, but I’m not loosing oil.

This is the second time that I have had issues with a coolant leak leeching onto my engine. The coolant leaks out and causes toxic fumes in the cabin that have repeatedly caused me and my passengers severe damage to our mucus membranes resulting in coughing and difficulty breathing. I have literally had to drive with my windows down in the cold autumn air because I cannot breathe in my vehicle. There has been no warning or check engine light that has come on at all in either of these experiences. It has been my mere experience of health issues that has resulted in me needing to bring the vehicle in. As of right now there has been no recalls but evidently this has been a recurring issue and problem per my local mechanic as well as the forums that I find online. This is a huge issue that needs to be addressed to Ford customers.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon shifting the vehicle into drive, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact became aware that the vehicle responded as needed while shifted into reverse. The contact also stated that a message was displayed, alerting the contact of an air bag deployment. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V597000 (Air Bags, Seat Belts) and 22V413000 (Power Train); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 141,000.

Mileage: 141,000

The vehicle had been almost overheating and warning lights to shut off engine would kick on. I took it to my mechanic and was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced or rebuilt. I was informed that Ford Company is fully aware that that the transmission in the Ford Escape is an ongoing problem. Why has the NHTSA not required a recall? This is not fair to consumers, and the work/parts/labor of this type of replacement are extremely expensive. Shutdowns on the highways or local roads can cause accidents and loss of life.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission experienced hard shifting and hesitation while accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who discovered metal shavings in the transmission fluid, and a burning odor coming from the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission failure; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while test-driving the vehicle at various speeds with the vehicle in sport(S) mode, the vehicle jerked, was hesitating, and failed to shift as intended. The dealer advised the contact to not drive the vehicle in sport(S) mode. The contact followed the instructions; however, the failure persisted while driving. The dealer was notified, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that there was stagnant water in the spare tire wheel well in the trunk. The contact also noticed that there was water leaking on the front driver's side seat belt and on the front driver's side floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where an intensive water entry testing was performed, and unknown related repairs were made. The vehicle was taken to several transmission specialists, where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

Mileage: 151,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle and attempting to shift to drive(D), the plastic handle on the lever melted. The contact stated that the two buttons located on the shift lever were very loose due to the handle melting. The contact stated that other plastic parts on the dashboard and interior trim panels were not melted. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,859.

Mileage: 153,859

I did a $1,500 down payment for a 2013 Ford Escape at Hurley's Salvage and Auto Sales in Amory Ms. I test drove the vehicle and informed the sales agent that there were problems with the windows going up or down, the interior lights didn't work, the sideview mirror control didn't work, and that a high pitched squeaking noise was coming from under the hood. I was told to bring the vehicle back for repairs on the windows, interior lights, and sideview mirrors after I got a free check of the fuses. Because they were too busy to do so. I was told that the squeaking came from the vehicle not being in use for awhile. 2 weeks later I took the vehicle back and told them the results (showed the results of a test ran on the fuses and everything was good with the fuses). I was told it would be fixed when they got time that I would be called. I also told them that the squeaking had gotten worse, I was told that would be looked into when they called me. (5-3-24, the date I told them that the squeaking had gotten worse) On 5-6-24 the vehicle ran hot, I noticed the indicator past the halfway mark. I went to AutoZone checked the antifreeze and the reserve tank was empty. I purchased some antifreeze and it took about half the container to fill it back up. I told them about the antifreeze incident, was asked did I put antifreeze in it. Nothing else was said. On Sunday [XXX] me and a passenger was headed home. When the vehicle temperature hand shot up to max hot and the vehicle lost mostly all power. I was able to park about 75 to a hundred yards in a safe place. I was told a few days later by Hurley's that the vehicle had a oil leak, that the drive belt came off, they replaced it with a new one, and now the vehicle won't crank. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while stationary at a stop sign, there was an abnormal rumbling coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the front of the vehicle was shuddering. The contact stated that while driving from a complete stop and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated while responding. The contact stated that the failure persisted while stationary or while reversing. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed a failure with the transmission valve. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. The VIN was not available.

Mileage: 130,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle briefly hesitated, after which the RPM quickly elevated, but the vehicle was unable to accelerate above 30 MPH. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was idling, the vehicle inadvertently stalled and failed to restart, requiring the contact to tow the vehicle to the residence. Upon attempting to jumpstart the vehicle, the vehicle had electrical power but failed to start. The message "Transmission Not in Park" was displayed. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

MAP sensor, Oxygen sensor issues. Engine fault service light keeps coming back on once the problem get repaired.

Had Transmission problems 2 yrs ago that had been fixed and parts replaced. Now again 2 years later the vehicle experiencing transmission problems again. Hard shifting, reading the wrong gear on the dash board, and being stuck in drive or neutral when it is actually in park. No warning lights prior. Vehicle had been inspected by a licensed mechanic. This is problematic when the issue occured while driving leaving me and 3 small children stranded.

Power steering out and I am unable to afford the repairs. There is a recall for my make and model my van is not included in. I have already paid for a new transmission when the transmission recall was out and the Gilley Hyde Ford local dealership was dishonest with me and replaced almost $2000 of extra things and gave it back to me broken.

Always adding coolant, shook on start up, white smoke, eventually completely died which was inspected and had multiple repairs; reconditioned cylinder head, replaced water pump, thermostat and housing, timing belt, headset and head bolts, replace oil filter, fill oil and anti freeze, new battery. Total cost to fix was $3,367.98. The car is available for inspection upon request. Now after paying for all of those repairs, I am once again having the same problem with the car 1.5 years later. There have been no warning lamps either and it’s been going on for over a year and has been serviced for the same reason in the past. There are many other happenings that have happened revolving around failure of the engine system that have significantly affected the safety of myself and others, most recently extreme exhaust that was emitting a gas and burn type smell and the car was shaking heavily at idle.

Mileage: 145,927

This Car has had non-stop coolant problems for years.Constantly looses coolant and low coolant light comes on and have to refill.I replaced coolant bypass valve 7/8/21,and again on 3/22/23.Its ok awhile then starts loosing coolant again.Few days ago low coolant light came on after refilling it just a week ago.This time the engine light came on code p1299,with a message to pull over because my car was overheating and it didn't have any power.

Losing coolant, engine light came on now vehicle lost exceleration.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the engine revved very high, but the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The vehicle also experienced a loss of traction and surging at highway speeds. The messages "Transmission Fault" and "Hill Start Assist Unavailable" were displayed. The vehicle was towed to the local service center to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE A 2013 Ford Escape THAT HAS HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO ITS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND WITH NO WARNING FAILURE. 6000 AT FORD DEALERSHIP. THEN THE PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT STARTED. IT WOULD SUDDENLY START OVERHEATING, AND START STALLING . DROPPED DOWN TO TWO MILE AND HOUR TILL YOU LIMP OFF THE ROAD. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK IT. WILL BE FINE AND THEN SUDDENLY START LEAKING AGAIN. REPLACED COOLANT CAP, COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK, NEW HOSE FOR COOLANT TANK, COOLANT HOSE THAT INSERTS INTO REAR OF ENGINE, STAND PIPE AND BYPASS VALVE.

While driving vehicle it would start shuttering. Took it to dealer who stated the transmission was bad. Vehicle had 91000 miles on it. I asked why the transmission was not serviceable and was told it was a sealed unit. The repair cost $8900.00 for new transmission. Took 3 weeks to get it repaired. Asked several times when in for oil change to service the transmission, each time I was told it was a sealed unit and couldn’t be serviced. Had it been able to be serviced I don’t think the problem would have been as bad to have to have transmission replaced.

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.

At 87,000 miles the transmission went completely out. At 87,000 miles there has been a constant coolant leak. Despite changing hoses, and reservoir

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with premature transmission failure. The dealer notified the manufacturer, who declined to cover the cost of the repair. The contact followed up with the manufacturer and was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while pulling out of a parking lot at 10 MPH, the vehicle failed to shift out of first gear. The RPMs increased but the vehicle remained in first gear. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she stopped at a local store, and when she re-entered the vehicle, the gear shifter was inoperable and failed to shift to the intended gear. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle and shifting into drive (D), the gear shifter moved to sport (S) unintendedly. The contact stated that at second attempt to shift into drive (D), the gear shifter moved to park (P) unintendedly, and the gear shift indicator displayed that the transmission was in neutral (N). The contact engaged the electronic parking brake to park the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that she then watched a video online, where she was informed to lift the gear shifter cover panel and to move a switch, so the gear shifter could respond as needed. The contact followed the instructions with assistance, and was able to drive to the residence, where she shifted into neutral (N) and engaged the electronic parking brake to park the vehicle. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 62,297.

Mileage: 62,297

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was a coolant intrusion into the engine, and the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to tow the vehicle to another dealer for a second opinion. The vehicle was towed to Asheboro Ford, Inc. (1602 E Dixie Dr, Asheboro, NC 27203) who provided the same result. Additionally, the second dealer diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 76,236.

Mileage: 76,236

Escape was overheating and coolant leaking onto engine and transmission. Repaired coolant line. Oil leaking. Transmission codes showing all over. Need transmission. Dealership and other mechanics not understanding why my 2013 isn’t part of the recall. I can’t afford a transmission.

This 2000 Ford escape only has 23,111 miles on it. The transmission is whining like crazy and sometimes slips. I feel it is a faulty transmission and should be replaced with such low mileage. I cannot afford to pay for this, so it Hass to be under a recall.

Transmission gave out twice while driving, causing the car to stop in an unsafe area. (in 2022) Gasket issue again causing he car to overheat, driving, car felt like it was going to explode, had it towed and they now say car needs a new engine. I have spent 15,000 to fix this car in the last two years something is seriously wrong with the quality of this car. Ford needs to stand behind their vehicles better, their recalls need to be for all the cars built in this timeframe not just certain vins, it's apparent it is pertaining to my VIN number even though Ford is telling me it's not.

I have had 3 unidentified coolant leaks of unknown origin. SUV is losing coolant. After driving approximately 120 miles the car is losing coolant. Mechanic could not find. Transmission had to be re[laced at 100k miles Also, the low tire light stays on when correct pounds are in the car.

Mileage: 124,469

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled, with the transmission slipping. The contact pulled over, turned off the vehicle, and stated that multiple attempts were needed for the vehicle to restart. The check engine and transmission failure warning lights and messages were illuminated. The VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, where the transmission was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 139,320.

Mileage: 139,320

2019: cooling temperature sensor failed. Brought to ford dealership and paid $5000 for new computer and sensors. 2023: radiator overheated with no warning and messed up engine. Now radiator won’t hold fluid and continues to get over heat warning. Brought to Ford dealer and they said the engine needs replaced now. Same issues are reported all over the form forums with these similar issues.

The shift gear got stuck. It appeared to be in park while it was not in park. So the shift gear was stuck in park while the car was in Standard mode and it moved when I lifted my foot off the breaks. This put me and my friend at risk as we were stuck on the road trying to shift gear to “Drive” but it wouldn’t. Also we couldn’t stop the car. During that time the engine light and the battery lights were on. It seems that Ford dealerships have recalled millions of cars in 2022 for the same problem. Why was my car not recalled and fixed? This has placed my life and my friends life who was with me in danger.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling at a railroad stop, she depressed the accelerator pedal; however, the vehicle failed to respond. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact then stated that after several attempts, the vehicle accelerated at a slow speed. The contact pulled into the parking lot of a transmission shop and turned the vehicle off. The vehicle was inspected by a technician and the contact was informed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that prior to the failure, upon taking the vehicle for an oil change, she was informed by the technician that there was a leak in the transmission and that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to call the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

Long Block replacement due to design flaw with 1.6L eccoboost engine. Engine failure occurred at 59,000, despite having every safety recall addressed and regular servicing by Ford. The design flaw, as I have leaned is due to a channel carved into the block between the cylinders. The resultant notch in the head gasket, reduced the gasket surface contact. This engine has a history of overheating, subsequent gasket failure, cracked engine blocks and ultimately Ir-reparable cylinder wall scoring. Because the car is no longer under warranty, Ford has refused to cover any part of the replacement cost. This issue has occurred with many hundreds of eccoboost engines--all related to the early defective design in Escape models 2010 - 2021. It took six months for Ford to deliver the new long block. The repair and associated costs to rent a vehicle, prior to the dealer making a loaner car available exceeds $10,000. With so many fatal failures over the entire line of eccoboost engines and several class action lawsuits for this very issue, this should have been a recall.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the vehicle failed to respond while the gear shifter was shifted to drive (D). There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under an Extended Warranty. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while at a complete stop. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occured on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a local PepBoys, where the failure could not be duplicated. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,900.

Mileage: 64,900

Transmission went out while driving on freeway, it happened after only 2 months from buying the car for $7000 and it cost me $4000 to repair.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while her husband was driving 30 MPH, the vehicle failed to respond upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. Additionally, the gear shifter was stuck, and the contact's husband was unable to change gears. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact's husband veered to the right lane and the vehicle stopped independently after several yards. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled forward while parked. The contact's husband restarted the vehicle and drove to the nearby residence. However, upon driving the vehicle to the dealer the following day, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the recall repair of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) was completed; however, the failure reoccurred the same day. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to another dealer for second opinion. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not restarted. The contact stated that the failure had occurred after an unknown recall repair was performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,365.

Mileage: 125,365

The PTU is leaking and it needs to be replaced ASAP. It’s a 2013 with less than 60k miles.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The transmission temperature warning light was illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

In early July, while driving to work, the transmission suddenly shifted out of Drive and into neutral. I pulled over and shifted into park. After checking under the hood, I attempted to put the car into Drive and it wouldn't shift and grinding noises were heard. I called for a tow truck and took the car home. After checking NHTSA website, came across the transmission bushing recall. I just towed my car today to a dealer to have the recall worked on and they said I needed a new transmission. They refused to admit the transmission bushing had anything to do with the transmission not working.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that coolant was leaking from underneath the vehicle. The coolant detector would not accurately detect the coolant level. The coolant reservoir needed to be refilled weekly. The ABS warning system would chime and illuminate whenever the vehicle was started, and the vehicle would fail to move. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle several times, the ABS warning light turned off and the vehicle operated as needed. The contact stated that the transmission was slipping out of the park(P) into drive(D). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the wheel hub bearing needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the wheel hub bearings were replaced four times and the front axles were replaced twice; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on separate occasions while his granddaughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to shift into the intended gear. The contact stated that while he was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle lunged forward. The contact then stated that he was able to turn off and restart the vehicle. The service transmission light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a transmission shop where it was diagnosed that the fluid was darker than normal and needed to be flushed and refilled. The transmission fluid was flushed and refilled. The vehicle was then taken to another transmission shop where it was diagnosed that the torque converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that vehicles were not being taken in until parts were available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on separate occasions while his granddaughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to shift into the intended gear. The contact stated that while he was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle lunged forward. The contact then stated that he was able to turn off and restart the vehicle. The service transmission light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a transmission shop where it was diagnosed that the fluid was darker than normal and needed to be flushed and refilled. The transmission fluid was flushed and refilled. The vehicle was then taken to another transmission shop where it was diagnosed that the torque converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that vehicles were not being taken in until parts were available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal noise detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that oil was leaking and that the transmission needed to be serviced. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle started jerking abnormally. Additionally, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle with the transmission fault service warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted, and the contact was informed that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train); however, the failure occurred. The dealer suggested that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 105,817.

Mileage: 105,817

The 6F35 transmission that are in the Ford Escapes are the worse transmission Ford has ever made and I have a 2013 Ford Escape and also work at a automobile repair shop and there are at least 3 or 4 Escapes that are brought us a day including mine that have to have the transmissions replaced. I have always been a Ford woman but I will never purchase another Ford after all the problems I have had with this Escape and the transmission which went out on me with no warning and pulled off from a stop sign and it would not accelerate and almost go hit by two cars because I couldn't move. I have had to replace my transmission and has only 12,000 miles on it and I think Ford needs to do something about all the Ford Escape owners and the 6F35 junk transmissions.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the oil warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken for an oil change; however, afterwards the failure persisted. On another occasion, the vehicle failed to accelerate or shift into gear. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the mechanic stated that no failure was found. The contact was referred to the dealer for a computer software update. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that there was no recall for the computer software. The mechanic confirmed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

Vehicle overtime leaks small drops of coolant and I noticed the coolant levels we’re dropping on passenger side of hood. Car does not smoke or have any weird smells but has started leaks. Engine might have to be replaced if cracks are found. Engine failure due to no fault of my own , same issue as other FORD owners but FORD does nothing to help us , “ Built Tough” more like “ Built like shit “ I love my car but this is not fair and FORD should make it right

The contact owns a 2013 Ford escape. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the vehicle only responded while driving 75 MPH. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving uphill. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that the parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated the vehicle was taken to the local dealer for an unstated recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The transmission warning light was flashing. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken back to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Going 70 mph on the interstate and the transmission filter clogged causing the vehicle to be unable to drive . Under further investigation The transmission chain cover that is made of plastic was chewed up by the transmission and caused the transmission filter to clog making it unable to move causing unsafe conditions. There where no warning lamps prior to catastrophic failure.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked in the driveway and attempting to shift from park(P) to reverse(R), the gear shifter remained stuck in park(P). The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 128,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled and lost motive power. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic, where the failure could not be duplicated. The mechanic advised the contact to tow the vehicle to a local dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The contact stated that on multiple occasions while driving or with the vehicle on an incline, the vehicle was shifted into an intended gear however, the vehicle failed to engage in a timely manner. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that parts to do the recall repair was not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 162,000. VIN tool confirms part not available.

Mileage: 162,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that on numerous occasions, the vehicle was shifted to reverse(R) however, the vehicle instead shifted to drive(D). The contact also stated that when the vehicle was shifted into drive(D), the engine revved and the RPM’s increased rapidly but the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,744.

Mileage: 79,744

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact's daughter received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the gear shifter was unable to shift into the intended gear. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic at the daughter's residence. The mechanic informed the daughter that the transmission shifter cable bushing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 135,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The contact stated that on two separate occasions while the vehicle was idling, she attempted to accelerate but the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the shifter cable bushing was detached. The contact stated that there was an abnormal burning odor inside the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to Pueblo Tires & Service where it was diagnosed that the shifter cable bushing failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure to take the vehicle to be diagnosed and have pictures taken. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle emitted abnormal sounds and surged continuously upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to a local Pep Boys who retrieve a code for the check engine warning light. The contact then added additives in the fuel tank and the check engine warning light disappeared. However, the failure reoccurred increasingly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the cause of the failure was not yet determined. However, the dealer informed the contact that the failure could be associated with the engine or the transmission. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was overheating while driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

On 5/27/22 I was stopped at a red light/intersection and when the light turned green I accelerated only to realize that my car was barely rolling into the intersection only because I was at an incline because my transmission was not moving my vehicle. Since I was now in the middle of the intersection there were cars honking at me, swerving around me, not knowing I was stalled. I couldn't get my car to move by pressing the gas pedal all I could do was raise my hands in the air to let others know I didn't know what was happening. My engine was revving when I pushed the gas pedal but there was no forward motive. My gear shifter was still in Drive and there were no warning lights to alert me of any problems or concerns, even while I'm pressing it frequently and my car is not moving like it should. The next time I pushed the gas my forward motive in the transmission had returned. I wasn't quite sure what happened. I drove (approx.) another 15 miles and came to a 3 way stop and when I accelerated, there again, was no forward motive but the engine was revving when I accelerated. Again, no warning, no warning lights signaling a malfunction with the car but no forward movement by pushing the accelerator. I was coasting into a parking lot and as I pushed the accelerator again. This time the transmission engaged but with a loud noise and a thrust forward of my car, at which time, a check engine light finally came on. I had to have the car towed and transmission replaced.

We have had massive probelms with the 2013 Ford Escape. We have had to have engine repairs done due to it jumping time, replaced the turbo, we have gotten really poor gad mileage and have to have transmission rebuilt . we continually since purchase expereinced nothing but probelms. we get messages stating 4wd unavailble, hill start assist not engaged. and so much more. this has been the worst vechile we have ever owned

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated upon driving from a complete stop, the vehicle hesitated and surged forward. There was no warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated to respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that no issues were found. The contact received a recall notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). However, the parts to do the recall repair were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time to complete the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 70,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle, the gear shifter became stuck in the sport (S) position and the vehicle began to roll backward. The contact was able to move the gear shifter into park (P) position but the vehicle would not turn off and the message "Shift to Park" was displayed. The local dealer was contacted and informed that the parts for the recall repair of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to drive the vehicle, the vehicle shifted into reverse. The contact stated that the vehicle was jerking. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the brakes and the transmission needed to be repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 147,464.

Mileage: 147,464

Due to leaking coolant and overheating. I had to get engine and transmission work done that totaled over $10,000 worth mechanical work. I also had to get suspension work which is also include it the total of being over $10,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The vehicle could not be immediately restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with a faulty transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, it inadvertently started rolling while the engine was not running. The contact's wife was in the vehicle while rolling. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle; however, he was stuck between the driver's door of the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into another vehicle and damaged its front bumper because the nearby vehicle was backed in at the parking lot. The driver's door was bent up to the front fender and the passenger door was damaged, in addition, to the possible front driver-side fender. There were no warning lights illuminated. The air bags were not deployed. There were no police on the scene, or report filed. The contact was taken to the emergency by a family member. The contact also damaged his eyewear. The contact left and right heels were scraped, along with bones damages, the right, and left leg shingles, and the right eye. The contact received medical treatment for his eye and legs and both heels. The contact still receives medical treatments. The failure was related to the recall of NHTSA Campaign Number 22V413000 (Power Train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

The transmission failed at an intersection . The car wouldnt go into gear, the car would start to shake, care has gone backwards & having to use to E-brake to ensure vehicle is parked. My safety was put at risk at a intersection and the vehicles behind and in front of me were at risk of accident. Not safe to drive. The dealership sent out a recall on that vehicle and on NHSTA you can also see the recall and affected parts. Same issues experienced stated in the recall. Vehicle was brought to dealer ship but not inspected due to dealership waiting for part. No previous warnings. Just the incdent that put people at risk.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while shifting the gear shifter into reverse(R), a message to “Shift to Park” was displayed. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 140,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH uphill, the shifter cable fractured, and the vehicle started to reverse. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal; however, the vehicle continued to reverse. The contact used the parking brake to stop the vehicle and then attempted to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was unable to restart. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local auto body shop and diagnosed with shifter cable failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the vehicle was towed to another local mechanic due to the check engine light being illuminated, and also because the vehicle was unable to start. The vehicle was then towed to another local mechanic who replaced a fuse and the battery. The mechanic then informed the contact to tow the vehicle to an authorized Ford dealer for further assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle inadvertently shifted into gear. The contact then attempted to shift to drive(D) however, the vehicle was inoperable and made an abnormal noise. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number 22V413000 (Power Train). The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

Puting car into reverse on 2way road to turn around car wouldn't go in reverse or forwards car shut off. Had to keep brake on kept shifting back and forth till car turned on had traffic stopped both ways. Seatbelt released not working at all. If car would of gone forwards upon started would of gone over cliff. This happened about 2nd week in July. Currently car has trouble upon driving shifting into gear. Please advise. Dangerous

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the transmission became inoperable. The transmission malfunction warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with transmission and engine failure. The transmission and engine were replaced. The failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The failure nearly caused a collision. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 93,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT TRYED GOING INTO REVERSE,WOULDNT PULL, PUT SHIFTER IN PARK, WOULDNT HOLD INDICATER LIGHT SAID IT WAS IN DRIVE. SAT IN TRAFFIC 2 HRS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP THEY ARE WAITING ON PARTS, MY JOB IS AT SEVERE RISK FOR NOT HAVING TRANSPORTTION TO AND FROM WOTK, DEALERSHIP NO RENTAL, SO HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET TO WORK WALK 15 MILES, THIS IS DUMB

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon parking the vehicle in a drive through, the gear shifter was shifted into park(P) however, the instrument panel displayed that the transmission was in neutral(N). The contact pushed the vehicle to the side. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the failure was diagnosed as a fractured shifter linkage. The vehicle was repaired. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but declined to provide reimbursement as the repair had not been completed by an authorized Ford dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 150,125.

Mileage: 150,125

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the gear shifter seized, causing the vehicle to lose motive power. The vehicle was towed to the contact's cousin's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that parts were anticipated to be available in the fourth quarter of 2022. The failure mileage was approximately 91,500. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 91,500

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact was informed after an emission test that there were two recalls on his vehicle; NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V643000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) and 22V413000 (Power Train). The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the contact was never informed that the parts for NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) was not available. Upon return of the vehicle, the contact was unable to shift the vehicle out of park(P) as the instrument panel indicated that the vehicle was in neutral(N). The vehicle was towed back to the dealer where it remained in their possession. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The failure mileage was 164,098. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 164,098

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to shift into reverse, there was a message displayed that the vehicle was not in parking(P). The contact stated she moved the gear shifter back to park(P), restarted the vehicle, and continued driving to her destination. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) two days later. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that occasionally the vehicle was parked or while shifted into gear, the vehicle vibrated abnormally. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with motor mounts failure. The motor mounts were replaced twice; however, the vibrating, gear shifting, and idling failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle was jerking. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) for which the VIN was included. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

The transmission went out of gear and wouldn't stay in the correct gear. I had the vehicle towed to Fuller Ford on W 8th Street in Cincinnati Ohio. They said the entire transmission had to be replaced and that there wasn't a recall affecting my VIN number. I paid to have it repaired. Eight months later, there was an electrical fire under the hood and the vehicle was towed to Rocky Top Ford in Tennessee. I feel both of these issues should have been covered by recalls.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated during acceleration. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 103,000

The contact's husband owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact's husband received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle had previously been serviced at the dealer for transmission repair after it was involved in a collision where the vehicle inadvertently rolled backward and crashed into another vehicle. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated during acceleration. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that she had stopped her vehicle near a stop sign and shifted to park. Another vehicle drove by as the contact's vehicle independently rolled forward at approximately 3 MPH and crashed into the passenger rear door of a moving vehicle. The contact stated that her vehicle had minor scrapes to the driver's side bumper and there were minor scratches to the passenger door of the other vehicle. The contact stated she went to the ER the following day with neck pains. There were no other injuries to the other driver or her passenger. The police were on scene but did not file a report. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact stated that she had received a recall letter for NHTSA Campaign: 22V413000 (Power Train). The failure mileage was unknown.

vehicle will no longer drive it will shift out of gear but won't actually move and when it did drive it wouldn't shift right I am making payments on a car I can't drive and was told needed a new transmission more than likely but now is being recalled

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon shifting the vehicle in park(P), the vehicle began to roll forward. The contact immediately engaged the parking brake. The contact then attempted to shift into drive(D) however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact's daughter called an independent mechanic who was able to assist over the phone. The contact unscrewed the shifter panel and pulled the lever while the daughter adjusted the cable bushing from underneath the hood. The contact and her daughter performed the fix each time to shift the vehicle into gear. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The vehicle was then taken to an unknown dealer where they informed her that part for the recall would not be available until July or August of 2022. The contact then took the vehicle to a local dealer where it remained in their possession. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 99,600. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 99,600

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon start of his vehicle, the rear driver’s side door failed to lock securely. The contact also stated that the transmission shifter cable had failed to move out of park as the "transmission in neutral" warning message appeared on the instrument panel. Upon release of the brake pedal, the vehicle began to roll forward while the vehicle was in park(P). Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where he was informed that both failures were under NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V643000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) and 22V413000 (Power Train). The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that parts for NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) was not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 160,000

Car wouldn’t go into park, very unsafe had to put emergency brake on. Yes I reached out to my ford dealer ship. No there was no warnings. This is a very inconvenience when this is my family car and I can’t drive it now because I have to wait to get it fixed because nobody has the simple part! This is beyond ridiculous! Thanks!

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifted into park(P); however, the vehicle rolled forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 107,000

Car basically does not want to pick up during acceleration. The accelerator has been replaced and this is still an issue, almost caused an accident.

The contact owned a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact had just parked the vehicle, and as she was exiting was backed over by the vehicle. The contact was knocked over by the open driver's side door and pulled under the vehicle by the tires. The contact suffered a "grade 2" concussion, facial lacerations, and multiple abrasions and bruises over her body. The contact had three broken ribs on the right chest area and two ribs on the left side. Additionally, the contact had severe bruises on her right clavicle and right shoulder. The contact was transported by ambulance to a hospital. The vehicle had rolled into a neighbor's yard and crashed into a fence, which resulted in minor scratches to the back bumper. The contact stated that the fence had sustained no damage. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to have it diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign: 18V471000 (Power Train). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000. The VIN was not available.

Mileage: 136,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Car basically does not want to pick up during acceleration. The accelerator has been replaced and this is still an issue, almost caused an accident. Continuing oil and antifreeze leak always in the shop

Power steering loss power and transmission failed

The transmission shift linkage bushing broke. See safety recall for Ford Escape 2013-2014 18S20. My care was built at the Louisville manufacturing plant on May 3, 2013, 12 days prior to the safety recall for this exact problem.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact also stated that the transmission fault warning message would intermittently appear on the instrument panel when the failure occurred. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start and the shifter erroneously indicated that the vehicle was in the park(P) however, the transmission was in neutral. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V471000 (Power Train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

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The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle jerked and stopped abruptly. The transmission warning message was displayed. The vehicle was driven to her parents' residence. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and then towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred her to NHTSA. No additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after driving the vehicle and coming to a stop, she was unable to shift into Park. The parking brake was activated because the gear shifter would not fully engage in Park. The gear selector indicated that the vehicle was in Neutral. The contact turned off the vehicle in an attempt to correct the failure however, the vehicle would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V471000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

The bushing that attaches the transmission shifter cable to the transmission were degraded o and cause the bushing to detach from the transmission. The condition did not allow me to move the shift lever to Park and remove the ignition key, while the transmission may not be in Park, with no warning message or audible chime.

I recently had a potentially deadly encounter while driving on an interstate. While traveling at 55 mph, my (automatic transmission) vehicle suddenly shifted into first gear on its own. I can’t begin to explain how much stopping force that created on the vehicle and my body, so much so that it caused the vehicle to momentarily skid. Had it not been for my seat belt and an alert tractor trailer driver, the result could have been deadly. This is the second time this has happed with my vehicle. After the first time that this happened the vehicle went to an ASE Certified mechanic shop for evaluation. After an extended period of time, the mechanic could find nothing wrong with the vehicle. As is common knowledge, if an “error code” isn’t produced, a mechanic can only hope to replicate the same event to help assist in diagnosing the problem. After this last incident, I noticed a display (not an error code) which read: ENGINE MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW. Armed with this information the mechanic called Ford for more information. To my dismay, Ford would not elaborate, give insight, share, or even acknowledge such a problem exist with their vehicles. I conducted my own research with this issue, only to find out that Ford are the masters at vehicles randomly shifting to first gear for no apparent reason. All of the recalls for Ford vehicles about this problem and my vehicle is not listed. I find it very difficult to believe that I am the only person to have experienced this same issue in the same vehicle. Peoples lives are at stake.

My 2013 Ford Escape was not included in the safety recall 18S20. I had the exact failure that is described in recall. Shift cable bushing that attaches to shift lever on transmission came off and vehicle was stuck in reverse. The bushing was soft crumbing apart and would not stay on the transmission lever. Vehicle missed recall date by 8 days. This vehicle should of been part of the recall 18S20 and for all safety reasons that it was issued for. Ford refused to repair the part under the recall, so very close to recall start date and a $1.53 part.

The suv stutters and jerks at take off real hard

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while shifting from PARK to REVERSE, there was a delay with the transmission going into gear. The contact shifted back into PARK. The contact called a local independent mechanic and describe the failure. The mechanic informed the contact that the failure could be related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V471000 (Power Train) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 177,000.

Mileage: 177,000

Shifter bushing is worn out and broken not allowing the vehicle to go into gear and lock to that gear. I was parked during this time but it didn't allow my car to go into park without force so wasn't sure if the car would rollback. I mentioned the open recall on certain models to Ford and was confirmed that the issue is re-occurring in multiple Ford Escape, Focus, and Fusion models to date. The vehicle has been repaired for the same open recall (18S20) but paid for by out-of-pocket expenses. There were no warning or indications that the vehicle had this issue the issue happened once on Saturday, October 30, 2021.

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

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that as her daughter attempted to place the gear shifter into reverse, the gear shifter seized between reverse and neutral. There was no warning light illuminated. Due to the failure, the contact's daughter called a tow truck and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V471000 (Power Train). The contact then had the vehicle towed to a dealer where she was informed that her vehicle was not included in the recall. Don's Ford (5712 Horatio St, Utica, NY 13502) was also called and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic where it remained in their possession unrepaired. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

The bushing for the internal shifter does not stay in place and the car can then not change gears. It has been a recall on “vin specific” cars. How can a recall be vin specific when all 2013-2014 Ford Escape vehicle are having the same issue. My vehicle did not have a protective cap on top of the bushing to prevent it from coming off which is what the recall is for.

Transmission linkage bushing crumbled apart and the vehicle rolled out into parking lot isle as I was in the store. The car showed it was in park but was actually stuck in gear. This part was recalled in 2018 but my vehicles Vin was not part of recall.

While driving ,the car slips and jerks then the transmission will just stop. The car is still running and in drive. I had to coast and find a place on the shoulder of the road to pull off. I turned the car off and started back driving, and I went roughly 12 miles and it started again. So I pulled off and let it sit for around 10 minutes and tried it again. I was able to get close to where my wife works and it started again. Pulled off waited a few minutes and got to where she works. I left it there and got her vehicle and went home. I then contacted the Ford dealership and they took my message down and said they would have the service department contact me. After 3 days and still no call back, I called them and they ran the vin and told me that there was no recall on my car. This is a major concern because when that happen I could have been hit by oncoming cars. Please check into this and see what I can do. I did call Ford Company and had the same reply that there’s no recall. Thank you for your time

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after shifting to the park position with the engine running, the vehicle suddenly began to roll backward. The driver was able to stop the vehicle by using the parking brake. The vehicle was then unable to be restarted and was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission shifter cable bushing had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number 18V471000 (Power Train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

When parking, transmission failed to go into park. After engine was turned off and my foot removed from brake, the car unexpectedly rolled forward downhill into the curb. The shifter cable bushing had disconnected from the transmission, so the vehicle failed to go into Park even though the shifter in the cabin showed to be in Park. This has been confirmed by the Ford dealership that repaired it. There was no prior warning. Luckily, I parked facing a curb rather than another vehicle or roadway, so I didn’t hit anything other than a bush at the curb. However, the vehicle did have to be towed into the dealership for repair. Ford has recalled other 2013-2014 Escapes for this EXACT issue, but my 2013 Escape is not covered by the current recall.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after shifting the vehicle to PARK, the vehicle continued to roll away as if the vehicle was in neutral. The day after the contact discovered that the battery power had drained because the gear shifter was not in the park position. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V471000 (Power Train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

Put the vehicle in park and it stayed in neutral. Car is now stuck in neutral and unable to shift.

The vehicle will not shift gears. Luckily it is in my garage and I was not out driving when this happened. It appears to be in park, but it is actually in natural and I cannot shift it. In doing some research, I found that a the gear shift bushing is defective. In doing further research, I found that Ford does have a recall on this car for the EXACT reason (18S20) issues July 18, 2018 for 2013 Ford Escapes manufactured from May 15-Sept 15, 2013 in the Louisville plant. I contacted Ford and my car was manufactured on May 13, so it is not covered. This is extremely dangerous. Had I not done research online I was not aware that my car was not in park and all I had to do was simply push it forwards or backwards-with ease-to get it to roll. I have choked the tires to prevent this. But Ford refuses to fix it and I cannot locate a very simple replacement part that costs about $20 and 2 minutes to fix. Rather, I will have to spend $500+ towing to have an entire new cable installed. This is EXTREMELY dangerous and defective. Forth-eight hours or less for this not to be include in the recall is more than concerning and this recall must be updated to include more cars. I found several people online having the exact same issue...while driving and loosing control. Thank you.

WAS BACKING UP AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF GEAR INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION. AUTOMATIC SHIFT LOCKED. CAR LIGHTS CAME ON BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. GOT MANUAL AND LOOKED UP SHIFTER. IT SAID TO POP SHIFTER COVER AND MOVE WHITE TAB BACK TO FREE UP SHIFTER (IT WORKED) BUT CAR WOULD STILL NOT START. WAS ABLE TO MOVE SHIFTER FROM S, D & N. SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO INTO R OR P. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THE CALLED ME BACK THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $180+ TO ACCESS DAMAGE. SAID IT WILL COST APPROX. $780+ FOR LABOR AND APPROX $75+ FOR PART. I SEARCHED FOR RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THERE HAD BEEN PAST ISSUES WITH THE 2013, 2014 FORD ESCAPE. I AM ASKING THAT THIS ISSUE BE REVIEWED BY APPROPRIATE FORD REPRESENTATIVE. MY HOPE IS THAT THE COST OF THIS ISSUE BE COVERED BY FORD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT MY NEXT STEP SHOULD BE AS MY VEHICLE IS SETTING AT FORD DEALERSHIP (THEY ARE WAITING FOR ME TO OK FIX). THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

Mileage: 126,000

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.

SHUDDERING SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT AS A USED CAR NOW DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ,HARD TO STOP ENGINE SHAKES AND SHUDDERS IN A FRIGHTENING MANNER. NOW SO BAD AT IDLE IN PARK, PUT TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND THE CAR TRIES TO TAKE OFF AND IS DIFFICULT TO HOLD BACK WITH THE BRAKES

Mileage: 141,000

OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS A VIN THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL #18S20, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE BUSHING THAT ATTACHES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME AND CAUSE THE BUSHING TO DETACH FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE DRIVER TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TO PARK AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, WHILE THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE IN PARK, WITH NO WARNING MESSAGE OR AUDIBLE CHIME. OVER THE WEEKEND, OUR CAR EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE COVERED IN THIS RECALL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE VIN, EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR WITH A DIFFERENT VIN. THE ISSUE OCCURRED AFTER I PARKED THE CAR. AFTER BEING PUT IN PARK, THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL. THE DASH DISPLAY INDICATED THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN PARK AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. I HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR IN PLACE.

Mileage: 73,356

DRIVING BACK HOME LATE AT NIGHT ON A BUSY FREEWAY A MOM AND 2 KIDS BY THEM SELF MY CAR "OVERHEAT PULL OVER SAFELY WARNING CAME ON" SO I STARTED TO GET OVER LIGHT THEN THE WENT OFF WEIRD SO I TURNED THE HEATER ON IT WAS WORKING I STILL PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THEN COLD AIR STARTED BLOWING I GOT OFF PULLED INTO GAS STATION CAR DIED. LET IT COOL DOWN POPPED HOOD NO COOLANT AFTER IT WAS COOL I ADDED COOLANT IT JUST POURED OUT ON TO GROUND. CHECKED AROUND CHECKED FOR LOOSE OR MISSING HOSES IT LOOKED FINE, I SAW BEHIND ENGINE YOU COULD SEE WERE OIL HAD B LEAKED CAUSE THERE WAS OIL BACK THERE AND COOLANT ON TOP OF THE OIL. NOW CAR WON'T START HAD TO GET IT TOWED. I BELIEVE IT'S A BLOWN HEAD GASKET I ALWAYS CHECK MY FLUIDS AND I KNOW IT SHOULD OF BEEN FINE I CHECKED IT 3 DAYS BEFORE THAT NIGHT. NOW I HAVE NO CAR NO WARRANTIES JUST BOUGHT IT 5 MONTHS AGO

Mileage: 118,989

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

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF. DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 55 THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF ALMOST CAUSING A REAL BAD ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ROUGHLY A YEAR AND A COUPLE MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 50 TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO A SHOP TO GET DIAGNOSED AND NO-ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. MY 17 YEAR DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND IF THIS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I SEEN THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON MY FORD ESCAPE 2013. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER STALLED JUST SITTING STILL ALWAYS STALLED WHILE MOVING FORWARD BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 20-65

Mileage: 120,000

I PULLED IN THE DRIVE WAY. PUT THE SUV IN PARK BUT MY CAR WAS STILL ROLLING. I NOTICED MY DASH SAID I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON BUT MY GEAR SHIFTER WAS LOCKED. I THEN STARTED LOOKING UP WITH THE PROBLEM MAY BE. I WAS ABOUT TO RELEASE MY GEAR SHIFTER BUT USING THE UNLOCK WHITE LEVER UNDER THE COMPARTMENT. STILL NOTHING CHANGED MY CAR WAS STILL IN NATURAL. HAD EMERGENCY BREAK ACTIVATED TO KEEP THE CAR IN PLACE IN MY DRIVE. KEPT SEARCHING AN FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE THE TRANSMISSION CABLE BUSHING. IT WAS ALMOST MIDNIGHT SO I LEFT MY CAR OVERNIGHT WITH E BREAK ON TILL DAY LIGHT. THIS MORNING WENT OUT TO INVESTIGATE AN SURE ENOUGH IT WAS DETACHED. THE BUSHING WAS GONE. I MANUALLY BUT MY CAR IN PARK. CALLED ALL AUTO STORES AN THE INFORMED ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VERY ISSUE WITH MY YEAR MAKE AN MODEL. THEY ALSO DO NOT SELL THAT PART. I HAD MY GIRLFRIEND DRIVE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST FORD COMPANY IN GREENEVILLE TN TO PARK MY CAR TILL TOMORROW, MONDAY MARCH 22, 2021. I HAD TO MANUALLY PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THEN IN DRIVE TO GET IT THERE. PLEASE ADVISE. I PUT IN MY VIN AN DIDN'T SEE MY CAR ON THIS RECALL LIST.

Mileage: 200,049

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING GEARS HARDER THAN NORMAL WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SLOWER AT 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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

THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING ON ACCELERATION (IN MOTION). THE VEHICLE WILL START AGAIN AND THIS CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT VISIBLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. FORD SERVICE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AS WE HAVE DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM TO THEM SEVERAL TIMES.

Mileage: 130,000

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 19 WITH 91 THOUSAND MILES. IN 3MOS. MY ENGINGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. MY HOOD WAS VIBRATING AND TRANS WAS SHIFTING HARD AND JUMPING IN AND OUT. TOOK IT TO FORD IN MESQUITE TX. I PAID 800 + DOLLARS FOR MOTOR MOUNT. TWO DAYS LATER VIBRATIONS RETURN. TOOK IT BACK. THEY SAID THAT'S NORMAL. DIDNT DO DIAGNOSTICS. 2MOS AGO IT STARTED RATTLING FROM THE REAR. VIBRATIONS WORST. FORD SAID ITS TRANSMISSION MOUNT NOW. THIS CAR HAS OVER 10 RECALLS PERFORMED. I CANT AFFORD TO FIX. I TOOK FOR ANOTHER LICENSE SHOP. MECHANIC SAID HE WOULDN'T TOUCH IT HE SAID THE EXHAUST AND MOUNTS GO OUT FREQUENTLY ON THESE CARS. IT WOULD KILL IN ON HIS ONE WARRANTY. SAID MOUNTS CAN GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN 3MONTHS. I'M STUCK WITH THIS MONEY TAKING LEMON. 2013 WITH 101 THOUSAND MILES.

Mileage: 91,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION JIST LET'S GO AND THEN WHEN YOU STOP AND TURN IT OFF AND TURN BACK ON YOUR ABLE TO GET GOING BACK INTO THE TRANSMISSION TO GET BACK INTO DRIVE BUT IT'S CONSTANTLY DOING THAT AS IT'S DRIVING YOU LOSE THE POWER TO IT OR ACT LIKE IT'S BOGGING DOWN AND SO FORTH IT SEEMS LIKE THIS ALREADY WAZIRI CALL ON SOME LIKE THIS BUT NOT FOR SURE

Mileage: 69,325

SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. CAR HAS LESS THAN 50000 MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP REPORTS NEW HEAD CYLINDER REQUIRED AND STATES NO KNOWLEDGE OF ENGINE ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL. REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT $5300.

Mileage: 49,000

WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE ENGINE RPM WILL DROP SUBSTANTIALLY, THE CAR WILL SHAKE AND SHUDDER AND OFTEN STALL COMPLETELY. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND NO VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC CODES.

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED TO PARK, RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. SHE RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STILL ROLLED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE MOVED AS SHE WAS NOT ON A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DETACHED SHIFT CABLE AND THE BUSHING WHICH DETERIORATED AND DETACHED FROM THE SHIFT CABLE AS WELL. THE SHIFT CABLE WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED ON MAY 15,2013 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON SEPTEMBER 9,2012. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND PAY OUT OF POCKET AND KEEP RECEIPT IN THE EVENT THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPANDED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COLLEGE STATION FORD (1351 EARL RUDDER FWY S, COLLEGE STATION, TX 77845) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL, AND THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY FOR THE FAILURE AND HE NEEDED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

I DRIVE VEHICLE A LITTLE AND IF I STOP THEN WHEN I START CAR IT WILL STALL WHEN I START DRIVING AND I HAVE TO CRANK IT AGAIN AND IT WILL GO A LITTLE AND DIE AGAIN. I PULLED INTO INTERSECTION AND CAR DIED LEAVING ME IN SITTING IN THE HIGHWAY . I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR .

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HUNTERSVILLE FORD (13825 STATESVILLE RD, HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078) WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

CODE P0741 (TORQUR CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE STUCK OFF) COMES UP. TRANSMISSION SLAMS WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THEN ALMOST STALLS. BUT SHIFTS AND DRIVES FINE

Mileage: 180,000

STARTING IN MAY OF 2020 MY FORD ESCAPE STARTED STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AS WELL AS THE EXPRESSWAY IT HESITATES IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE THE MOMENT YOU TAP THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STARTS TO SPUTTER AND THEN COMPLETELY STALLS OUT AND STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF WHEREVER YOU ARE THE STREET PARKING LOT IT DOESN'T MATTER IT ALSO HAS DONE THIS BACK-TO-BACK MULTIPLE TIMES OCCURRING MAYBE FOUR TO SIX TIMES IN A ROW BARELY ALLOWING ME TO MAKE IT FROM ONE DESTINATION TO THE OTHER. THE ESCAPE ALSO OVERHEATED REPLACED THE COOLANT SENSOR REPLACED THE FUEL REGULATOR AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME EXACT THING. IT JUST DECREASED THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THAT IT WOULD DO IT IN A ROW SO NOW IT DOES IT TO THREE TIMES. IT ALSO STALLS OUT AND DIES WHILE IT STOPLIGHTS MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AS YOU'RE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION COMING TO A STOP BARELY HITTING THE ACCELERATOR

Mileage: 122,000

I WENT THRU THE CAR WASH AND TRIED TO PUT MY CAR FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AND THE GEAR JUMPED INTO PARK JAMING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE. THEN I LOST ALL POWER, I COULDN'T START MY CAR AND BEGAN TO BE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR WASH CUSTOMER. I HAD TO HABE THE CAR TOWED FOR REPAIRS & RENT A CAR UNTIL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE ARE RECALLS FROM FORD ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE. FORD REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND "IF" A RECALL COMES AVAILABLE THEN I WOULD BE COMPENSATED. THANK GOD I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE POINT THIS BUSHING BROKE LOOSE! THIS IS A HAZARD FOR MORE THAN A FEW 2013 FORD ESCAPES AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF VIN# FOR THE RECALL. VERY UNSATISFIED FROM THE FORD COMPANY.

Mileage: 186,000

ECOBOOST ENGINE HAS INTERNAL LEAKS. COOLING SYSTEM HAS LEAKS AND FAULTY SENSORS. CAR OVERHEATS OR THINKS IT'S OVERHEATING AND SHUTS DOWN. WHILE ON A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OVER CAR OVERHEATED SO I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. FINDING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. SOME CARS EVEN CATCHING FIRE.

Mileage: 92,000

PURCHASED FORD ESCAPE IN 2014. HAD 39,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTING IN THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. I TOOK THE ESCAPE TO A REPUTABLE SHOP IN TOWN AND THEY FIXED IT. THE COST WAS $4,346.00. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THERE IS A COURT SETTLEMENT TO REIMBURSE BUYERS WHO WERE INDISPOSED BY THE DEFICIENCY OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE REIMBURSE ME FOR FAULTY PARTS.

Mileage: 88,000

IN MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. IT FELT ODD, SO I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON. A MESSAGE SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK DISPLAYED. WHEN I PUT ONE LEG ON THE GROUND TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH SLIGHT PRESSURE THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARD. AFTER RELEASING GEAR SHIFT, I WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WILL START AND DRIVE, BUT WILL NOT GO INTO PARK. AFTER TALKING TO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT , I LOOKED FOR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. ONE EXISTS FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL BUT THIS CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED.

Mileage: 186,000

I HAVE HAD MY ESCAPE FOR ABOUT 1YR. AND FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN GETTING A CODE P0234 WHICH WAS READ AT A LOCAL AUTO ZONE WHICH READS WASTEGATE SOLENOID THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME AND MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THE SOLENOID ITSELF KEEPS GOING BAD AND CAUSING ISSUES SUCH AS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, LOSING POWER AND DYING DOWN WHILE DRIVING EVEN ON AN INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAYS AND SOMETIMES IT'LL DO IT 2 OR 3 TIMES IN A ROW BEFORE FINALLY RUNNING AND GETTING ME WHERE I NEED TO GO SUCH AS WORK OR MY CHILD'S SCHOOL OR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS OR TO THE STORE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD'VE BEEN RESOLVED BY FORD MAKING IT SO THE WASTEGATE CAN KEEP UP WITH THE TURBOCHARGE IN THE FORD ESCAPE 1.6L. OTHER PEOPLE USED THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTIES TO HAVE IT FIXED JUST TO HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ANOTHER ONE. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ONGOING ISSUE WITH NOT JUST MY CAR BUT OTHERS AND THE PART IS $200 EACH TIME IT NEEDS REPLACED AND IT IS LITERALLY NEVER THE HOSES IT'S THE SOLENOID GIVING TOO MUCH BOOST OVER 4PSI WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THESE CARS NEED RECALLED THE WASTEGATE ISN'T COMPATIBLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE TURBOCHARGE ITSELF IN THE CAR AND IF NOT FIXED THEN PEOPLE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TURBO ITSELF OR BUY A NEW ENGINE OR REPLACE HEAD GASKETS AND IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS WRECK IF SOMEONE IS DRIVING GOING 70MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND THEN BOOM YOUR CAR DIED ALL BECAUSE OF A SOLENOID THAT DOESN'T WORK FOR THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE BECAUSE FORD DOESN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THESE CARS ARE NOT ROAD MATERIAL AND THEY ARE NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE. THEY SINCERELY NEED RECALLED AND NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN DEALT WITH BEFORE BEING SENT OUT TO THE WORLD. I REALLY HOPE YOU CONSIDER INVESTIGATING AND GETTING THESE CARS RECALLED. IT'LL SAVE EVERYONE TIME, EFFORT, AND MONEY. I HAVE PROOF OF ALL THE FORUMS I COULD FIND TOO OF THE SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

CAR IS IN PARK, BUT DISPLAYS SHOWS THE CAR AS BEING IN NEUTRAL. UNABLE TO REVERSE OR DRIVE WITHOUT MANUALLY UNLOCKING GEAR SHIFT. POWER STEERING NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHICH FORD HAD A RECALL ON POWER STEERING AND EXCLUDED MY VEHICLE. VIN#[XXX] NOW FORD IS EXCLUDING MY CAR FROM THE RECALL FOR 18S20. I FEEL THAT IS UNFAIR FOR FORD TO EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE BASED ON AN EARLY MANUFACTURING DATE AND THE CAR WAS BUILT IN THE SAME FACILITY FOR THE INDICATED RECALL 18S20. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED TO PARK BUT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURE DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

Mileage: 148,000

2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL 1.6 LITER STARTED DYING WHILE DRIVING. STARTS BACK UP BUT WILL DIE SEVERAL TIMES THEN NOT DO IT AGAIN FOR A WEEK OR SO. SOME TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT AFTER YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND START IT BACK UP THE LIGHT GOES OFF. SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT DEALER SAID NO LEAKS. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THESE ISSUES. I CAN'T HAVE MY WIFE OR KIDS DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN DIE AT ANY TIME. SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH THE CHEVROLET AT LEAST THAT ICAN WORK ON.

Mileage: 136,000

AFTER BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, I PUT MOVED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I STEPPED OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TO STOP THE ROLLING. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK. I AM ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS AT ALL.

Mileage: 112,000

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, AND WAS LOSING SPEED. MY VEHICLE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING TO HAVE ANY SPEED. A BRIGHT LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD: SERVICE TRANSMISSION, AND MY VEHICLE STOPPED. I HAD TO COAST IT OFF EXPRESSWAY SO I WOULDN'T GET HIT OR REAR ENDED. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAD IT TOWED THERE, BUT THEY AREN'T OPEN TIL MONDAY.

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN A DRIVEWAY AND IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT WHILE IT WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS AND WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRAILER IN A YARD ACROSS THE STREET. THE CONTACT HAD SCRAPES ON HIS ARMS AND LEGS AND RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER, ARM AND BACK. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER HE WAS DIAGNOSED AT AN URGENT CARE CENTER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND PARKED BACK IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE ISSUE MAY BE WITH THE BUSHING CABLE NOT ALLOWING HIS VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THUS ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. THE VIN TOOL SHOWED NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

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

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I SPOKE TO FORD AND THE SAID THIS HAS A RECALL CALLED THE TRANSMISSION CABLE BRUSH. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL WAS VIN NUMBER ASSIGNED. I'M HAVING THE VERY PROBLEM ASSOCIATE WITH THE RECALL BUT THEY WANT FIX IT.

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

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

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GUAGE SAID HIGH TEMP GET TO SAFE PLAACE TO STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO BACK OR FORWARD. THE SHOP PUT IN TRANSMISSION BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY PUT IN A GUAGE. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED. I THINK THIS IS A MATTER THAT NEEDS BE BE IINVESTIGATED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE INDICATOR CAME ON AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE REDUCED IN SPEED AND STARTED TO HESITATE. ONCE I GOT TO A PLACE TO STOP IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $3500 SO FAR AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AGAIN AND THEY IT MIGHT BE THE MOTOR. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 41000 MILE ON THIS VEHICLE AND I CAN'T AFFORD ANY MORE COST LIKE THIS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER COMPLIANTS AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABLE BUSHING DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE STARTED OR SHIFTED IN OR OUT OF GEAR. OROVILLE FORD, INC (1350 ORO DAM BLVD E, OROVILLE, CA 95965, 530-533-3313) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING REALLY BAD WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS ETC. TOOK IT IN AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PART ANYWHERE!

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS, HE HAD TO REACH DOWN IN BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE AIR FILTER AND MANUALLY SHIFT GEARS WITH HIS HANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE TURNING. AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

AT 80,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. LEFT STRANDED ON THE ROAD UNTIL A WRECKER COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT FULL COST, WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A 55MPH ROAD AT NIGHT TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO STOP WORKING! NO PRIOR NOTIFICATIONS WENT OFF ON THE CAR BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING. AFTER I MANAGED TO ROLL TO A SAFE SPOT I SHUT OF THE CAR, LET IT COOL, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WENT IN REVERSE! THERE IS A 'CAT SCRATCHING' LIKE NOISE HAPPENING IN THE TRANSMISSION. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED ONLY TWO MONTH AFTER BUYING THE CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR!! I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON TRANSMISSIONS JUST LIKE MINE HOWEVER MINE DID NOT MEET THE REQUIRED DATE BECAUSE IT WAS BUILD 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE OTHER 2013 VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WITH CODE P0128. I CHECK THIS CODE IS THE THERMOSTAT DEFECTIVE OR SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY COOLANT LOSS OR LEAKS IS THIS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS 2013 FORD ESCAPE. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND OWN THIS PROBLEM NOT THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

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 TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR EVEN IN SPORT MODE IT JERKS VERY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE VEHICLE GOES TO THE RIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS.IT IS NOT NORMAL AS I'VE HAD ALOT OF VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLUM

Mileage: 150,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR USED IN DEC. 2016 WITH 79,000 MILES, AND HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IN AUG. 2017 (94,888 MILEAGE), I HAD TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND STOP DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE - I WAS CONSISTENTLY ADDING COOLANT, PROBABLY EVERY FEW DAYS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE COOLANT LEAK CAME FROM THE WATER PUMP, SO THEY REPLACED THE LEAKING WATER PUMP, AS WELL AS THE CABIN AIR FILTER AND SPARK PLUGS. THEN IN JUNE 2018, I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND COULDN'T PUT THE SPARE ON BECAUSE THE LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN/WARPED - TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL SETS. IN SEPT. 2018 (113,516 MILEAGE), I WAS DRIVING HOME, THE ENGINE STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND I KNEW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD TO "REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND COMPLETELY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION". THEY ALSO FOUND THE HALF SHAFT WAS LEAKING, SO THEY "REPLACED THE LEFT HAND BUSHING/SEAL/HALF SHAFT BECAUSE THE SHAFT WAS SCORED". IN JAN. 2019, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO GET SERVICED BECAUSE WITHIN 1 DAYS TIME, I HAD 5 LIGHT BULBS BLOW OUT AND NEEDED REPLACING. LATER IN THE SUMMER 2019, I WAS HAVING COOLANT ISSUES AGAIN, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE COOLANT SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I DID NOT HAVE THAT REPLACED BECAUSE I SAID I WOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE COOLANT LEVELS. NOW, APRIL 2020, MY COOLANT LEVEL'S ARE GETTING LOW AGAIN, AND THERE IS A CONSISTENT SMELL OF COOLANT SURROUNDING THE VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE IS ON. AFTER DRIVING FOR 20+ MINUTES, AND COMING TO AN IDLE STOP, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST AND COOLANT MIXED, AND THERE IS OCCASIONAL SMOKE BILLOWS FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES. I HAVE LOOKED UNDER THE ENGINE AND FOUND OIL LEAKS (PICS ATTACHED), AND BELIEVE MY CAR MATCHES THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V551000 EVEN THOUGH RECALLS NEVER SHOW UP FOR MY VIN

AFTER DRIVING FOR A LENGTH OF TIME LONGER THAN 20 MINUTES WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK AND SHUT OFF WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL TURN ON AND START BUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW HUNDRED FEET THE VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER, JERK, REV UP THE RPMS THEN THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WON'T RESTART TILL IT HAS COOLED DOWN

Mileage: 89,783

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COOLANT RECALLS FOR FORD ESCAPES. MINE FELL UNDER ONE RECALL. MY COOLANT LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY WOULD TOP IT OFF AS A COURTESY AND I NEVER RECEIVED A WORK ORDER. I HAD TO REPLACE A COOLANT VALVE ONCE AND THEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE SAME THING WAS WRONG. I REACHED OUT TO FORD SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THE COOLANT BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY PORTION OF THE COST. I FEEL THAT MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALLS SINCE IF I HAD NOT HAD THIS PART REPLACED, THE COOLANT WOULD HAVE LEAKED AND THE CAR COULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE. THE ADVISOR ACTUALLY SAID, I WAS HIGHLY RECOMMENDING YOU GET THIS REPAIR. I CONTACTED FORD AND ASKED THEM FOR A CUSTOMER REVIEW BECAUSE MY CAR COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE AND ASKED THEM TO HELP WITH THE COST AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T. I AM REACHING OUT BECAUSE MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL AND THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DRIVER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BELTS AND CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE SLIPPING WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,529.

Mileage: 104,529

2013 FORD ESCAPE EXPERIENCES APPARENT TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. OFTEN DURING PASSING ACCELERATION. REPEATED INSTANCES. FROM 50K MILES TO 70K MILES. ONE INSTANCE INVOLVING ALL WHEELS LOCKING UP AT 80MPH (FELT LIKE A SHIFT INTO PARK) AND THE OTHERS INVOLVING DRIVETRAIN POWER LOSS AND JERKING. AFTER CAR RESTART, CODES "APPARENTLY" DISAPPEAR AND DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES WITHOUT CODES.

Mileage: 66,000

WE BOUGHT 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN JULY, 2016, WITH APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES. AT 64,000 MILES, AFTER CONSTANT OVERHEATING ISSUES, FORD AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE WERE OVERHEATING ISSUES ON THE NEW ENGINE AT TIME OF INSTALL (STATED IN DEALER NOTES), BUT THEY "FIXED" THEM. THE CAR NOW HAS 103,000 MILES. HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, WITH OCCASIONAL OVERHEATING ISSUES NOTED. TRANSMISSION FAILED LAST MONTH. WAITED OVER 2 WEEKS FOR DIAGNOSIS. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND ANOTHER NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED BECAUSE OF COOLANT LEAK. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. IT SEEMS THAT THEY PUT ANOTHER DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN AT 64,000 MILES BECAUSE YOU SHOULD GET MORE THAT 40,000 MILES ON A NEW ENGINE. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PIECE OF JUNK IS PROHIBITIVE AND I FEEL VERY UNHAPPY WITH FORD'S RESPONSE.

I JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD STALLING AND ACCELERATION ISSUES SINCE THEN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM ONLY IN THE JOINTS OF MY WHEEL BEARINGS. TWO WEEKS LATER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY CAR. WHEN I LOOKED BACK THERE WAS NOBODY BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK MY VEHICLE OUT. WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY CAR. IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT MY GEARS. I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF BUT MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE NO FASTER THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR WITH ME PUSHING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL TO THE GROUND. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. I FOUND OUT FROM A MECHANIC THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. NO WARRANTY IS AVAILABLE. MY CAR IS JUST SITTING IN MY GARAGE AND NOW I'M CATCHING THE BUS WHILE PAYING A CAR NOTE. PLEASE HELP. I DON'T HAVE 2500 TO FIX THIS. IT'S TOO MANY RECALLS ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US.

Mileage: 68,000

AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED MY CAR JERKING GOING IN TO FIRST GEAR. I FIGURED BECAUSE I WAS ON A HILL THAT WAS THE REASON. LATER THAT DAY AS I WAS TRYING TO RUN ERRAND AS I GOT IN THE HIGHWAY MY CAR WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 60 MPH AND WAS AT VERY HIGH RPMS TO MAINTAIN THIS SPEED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO 6TH GEAR. I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO MAKE MY HOME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP. AS I MADE IT TO A RED LIGHT THE CAR JERKED AGAIN WHEN I STOPPED. AS I WENT TO ACCELERATE I MADE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD ONLY REV AS IF IT WAS IN NUETRAL. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON IT RAN WELL ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE IT HOME AND I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING MY APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I'M AT 63K MILES AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAD ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. I DRIVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE ECOBOOST. THIS DEFECT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BEING STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION LIKE THAT. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED SEEING THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SPEAKING WITH MECHANICS HERE AND THE DEALERSHIP WHO ALL HAVE A NUMBER OF THIS SAME VEHICLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES.

Mileage: 62,000

THE CAR WILL RUN FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND THEN WANT TO STALL. ALSO WHEN YOU START IT IT WILL DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 YARDS AND THEN START IDLING VERY WEIRD AND STALL. IT DOESN'T DO THIS ALL THE TIME. IT'S DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 81,000

HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM. MY SON WAS PULLING ONTO A MAJOR ROAD FROM A GAS STATION. HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED NO WARNING. THEN IT JERKED AND HE HAD TO GIVE IT HIGH RPM FOR IT TO CRAWL. HE ALMOST GOT T BONED BY A BIG TRUCK.VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. BROUGHT CAR TO FORD SERVICE TECH SAID HE WOULD CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID AS I COULD NOT NO DIP STICK CAR HAD ONLY 127,000 MILES ON IT.SERVICE ADVISOR GOT BACK TO ME HE SAID YOU NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. $3600-$5000. ASKED TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH FORD HE REFUSED SAID IT'S A WASTE OF TIME FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. HE SAID LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS WAS BETWEEN 100,000-120,000 MILES I POSED THIS QUESTION TO HIM IF HE KNEW LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A CARS TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS 100-000 TO 120,000 MILES WOULD HE BUY CAR HE SAID HE COULD NOT ANSWER THAT. SENT NUMEROUS CORRESPONDENCE TO FORD DID NOT GET 1 RESPONSE FROM ANYONE AT FORD. FINALLY TALKED TO A REAL PERSON AT FORD HEADQUARTERS IN MICHIGAN. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. I POSED SAME QUESTION AS SERVICE ADVISOR. SAME ANSWER. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMMENTS ON INTERNET SAME PROBLEMS. FORD DOES NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN DOING THE RIGHT THING WITH A RECALL OR AT LEAST HELP OUT THESE FORD CUSTOMERS. VERY UNSAFE FORD MIGHT BE WAITING TILL SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THERE PLAYING THE ODDS MAYBE? COMMENTS ON INTERNET SOME PEOPLE HAD THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THEN TRANSMISSION WENT FOR A SECOND TIME. CAN'T DRIVE CAR THE WAY IT IS.

Mileage: 125,000

BEGINNING IN MARCH 2019 ON MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED NOV. 13 2018, I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT BEGAN TO DRIVE AND IT DID ONCE I CAME HOME TO ANOTHER STOP AND BEGAN ACCELERATING THIS CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND TURN OFF SHOWING THE BATTERY LIGHT AND CHECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON, FAST FORWARD 4 MONTHS JULY I HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS REPAIRED OCCURRED AGAIN, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING GOT IT REPAIRED APPARENTLY NOW BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER ON THE 4TH MY CAR BEGAN TO TURN OFF WHILE IN IDLE AT A LIGHT NOW WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BE IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR FOR ABOUT 20 DAYS WHEN GOING TO PICK THE CAR UP DROVE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS UNTIL THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AGAIN, DROPPED IT BACK OFF NOW THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT OPERATING ONCE THE CAR GOES INTO IDLE AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT HAD ASSISTANCE WITH PLACING THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC RELEASED THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER IN ORDER TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE GEAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE OR PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE CHARGED AGAIN DUE TO THE GEAR SHIFTER NOT ENGAGING INTO PARK OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,826.

Mileage: 56,826

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

I DON'T HAVE HEAT AND I'M LOOSING COOLANT. I AM FILLING MY COOLANT EVERY OTHER DAY.

MY CAR CONSTANTLY STALLS. IT STALLED PERIODICALLY BUT I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE IT'S WAS BECAUSE OF HOW HOT IT WAS OUTSIDE. BUT THAT IT'S THE CASE. I CAN BE AT A LIGHT STOPPED, DRIVING DOWN THE STREET/EXPRESSWAY AND IT'LL START TO LOSE STUTTER AND STALL OUT WITH ONLY THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LAMP LIGHT COMING ON. SOMETIMES ITLL START RIGHT BACK UP OTHERS IT HAS IT SIT AND COOL DOWN. EVEN THO MY ENGINE ISN'T READING HOT OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. EVERYTHING READS FINE. I'VE TAKEN TO MULTIPLE SHOPS AND FINALLY JUST 5 DAYS AGO TO A FORD DEALER WHO HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST 3 DAYS AND ALL HE COULD SAY IS IT LOOKS LIKE I COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A CRACKED WATER PUMP! THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR US WITH THE 1.6 IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME EXACT THING GOING ON WITH THE 2.0. TODAY WHEN MY CAR STALLED MY OIL DIPSTICK WAS SMOKING

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WALNUT CREEK FORD (1800 N MAIN ST, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596, (925) 932-2900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 82, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THERE WAS NO NOTICE OF A FIRE WITHIN THE CAB. NO SMELL AND NO VISIBLE SMOKE. AFTER BEING FLAGGED DOWN ABOUT IT, WE MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SAVE JUST A FEW THINGS OUT OF THE CAR, BEFORE THE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

Mileage: 100,000

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO THUMP WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AFTER INITIAL START-UPS. THE PROBLEM BEGAN SOMEWHERE AROUND 86000+ MILES. THERE WOULD BE NO SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE (I.E., AFTER BACKING UP OR BEING PLACED INTO PARK) ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING A WHILE (HEATED UP). VEHICLE NOW HAS 87000+ MILES AND ON 11/07/19 I RECEIVED A MESSAGE "TRANSMISSION FAULT. SERVICE NOW." I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. ON 11/08/19 I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD. LATER IN THE EVENING I TRIED STARTING AND SHIFTING THE ESCAPE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WITH THE USUAL THUMP AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SUV FORWARD. THE TORQUE CONVERTED APPEARS TO BE ON ITS WAY OUT. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. I WANT TO REPORT THIS AS I UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER WHO OWN SIMILAR VEHICLES (FORD ESCAPES) ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TORQUE CONVERTS AND TRANSMISSIONS.

Mileage: 87,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A MONTH AGO. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GORDIE BOUCHER FORD OF KENOSHA (8301 75TH ST, KENOSHA, WI 53142, (262) 697-0700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WASTEGATE ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE BOOST CONTROL SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000.

Mileage: 210,000

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH AROUND 74K MILES, 3 MONTHS LATER, DURING WINTER, THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL REGULARLY WHILE ACCELERATING, BASICALLY GOING INTO "LIMP MODE" AS FORD DESCRIBES IT, CLAIMING THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING....WHILE AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE ISSUE GOES AWAY BUT CHECK ENGINE REMAINS FOR 3 DAYS UNTIL IT CLEARS ITSELF. 3 TRIPS TO FORD SERVICE CENTER, OVER $2500 IN REPAIRS, AND NO RESOLUTION. NOW A FIELD ENGINEER FROM FORD INSTRUCTED THE DEALER HOW TO DIAGNOSE WITH POSSIBLE RESOLUTION, BUT STILL NO CERTAINTY, AND REQUEST VEHICLE FOR 3-4 DAYS OF DIAGNOSES AND NO LOANER VEHICLES, ONLY OUT OF POCKET RENTALS OFFERED @ $30 A DAY. 1ST AND LAST TIME I DRIVE, RENT, LEASE OR PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE. SERVICE WAS DONE AT FAIR PRICE, FRIENDLY SERVICE STAFF, BUT VERY INCONVENIENT. LAST 3 INCIDENTS OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND ONCE OF THOSE INCIDENTS ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION, BUT FORD DOESN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN, GOING FROM 70MPH DOWN TO 55-45MPH WITHIN 5 SECONDS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. I WOULD NOT PURCHASE THIS MODEL VEHICLE UNLESS LIFE ISN'T A PRIORITY. BEING FORMER MILITARY, IT'S SAD MY LIFE IS MORE IN DANGER HERE THAN DURING MY SERVICE. UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEIR OWN SERVICE CENTER CAN'T EVEN REPAIR IT OR AT LEAST OFFER A LOANER DURING THEIR ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. ISSUE IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND RANDOM, NO REAL PATTERN OR TRIGGER. LAST INCIDENT WAS YESTERDAY, WHICH WOULD BE THE 7TH TIME THIS MONTH.

Mileage: 111,112

VEHICLE STALLS IN GEAR AND/OR IDLE. STALLS IN DRIVE, REVERSE, SPORT MODE. VEHICLE DIED IN DRIVEWAY ON STREET AND IN MOTION. NEW BATTERY PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED.

Mileage: 119,000

CAR OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING FOUR TIMES BETWEEN 2016-2018 (AFTER EACH INSTANCE, IT WAS TOWED TO AND SERVICED AT A FORD DEALER). CAR ALSO EXPERIENCED THREE INSTANCES OF EXHAUST LEAKS BETWEEN 2016-2018 (EACH INSTANCE WAS IDENTIFIED BY A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND SERVICED AT A FORD DEALER). IN OCTOBER 2019, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY, REQUIRING A TOW TO THE FORD DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT 105,000 MILES.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN APRIL AND I'M ALREADY HEARING LOUD NOISES WHEN I START THE CAR AND GRINDING NOISES WHEN I ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE WAY THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED, CAUSED A LEAK THAT WAS DRIPPING FLUID AND CAUSING SOFTENING OF THE GEARS? HE SAID IS WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO OVERHEATING. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS WHILE DRIVING AND DIFFICULT BREAKING.

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WITHOUT NO WARNING SIGNS WHEN I WENT TO GO AT A GREEN LIGHT IT JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO AND WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. HAVE GOTTEN 3 DIFFERENT TECHNICIANS FROM 3 DIFFERENT PLACES AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT FORD HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM AROUND 2010-2016. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE REPAIR COST IS $4000-$6000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER LEVER CABLE BUSHING DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING PLACED INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED GROOVE FORD (10039 E ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112, 720-523-9154) AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN ENTIRELY NEW SHIFTER LEVER CABLE WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT ALSO SPOKE WITH LARRY H. MILLER FORD LAKEWOOD (11595 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215, 720-643-1545) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO DISPUTE THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MATTER AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

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

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

THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THE LATEST WAS YESTERDAY (24 SEPTEMBER 2019). THE ISSUE OCCURS ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED, THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO STUTTER AND WILL SHUT DOWN. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, WILL RE-START AND IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETIMES, IT OCCURS AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN 100 FEET (OR LESS) AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR DOWN, OR IT SHUTS DOWN, AND THEN RESTART. THIS MIGHT HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO DRIVE OKAY. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO TURN THE AC OFF PRIOR TO RESTARTING THE CAR.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATTHEWS FORD (918-251-3673, LOCATED AT 1101 W SOUTHWEST EXPRESSWAY DR, BROKEN ARROW, OK 74012) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,355.

Mileage: 99,355

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK OIL AND CHECK ENGINE NOW WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT OIL WAS FOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

THE BUSHING ON MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS GONE OUT. I AM UNABLE TO SHIFT MY VEHICLE INTO PARK OR REVERSE. IT WILL ONLY GO INTO DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. I AM NOT ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE THAT I MAY NEED TO REVERSE. WHEN I START MY CAR AND PARK IT THE CAR HAS TO BE IN NEUTRAL AND I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THEIR ARE OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPES WITH THIS ISSUE BUT THEY ARE SAYING MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THEM. OBVIOUSLY MINE ALSO IS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL GETTING READY TO PULL INTO A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND PARK. IT WOULD NOT LEAVE D AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO D OR N.

Mileage: 148,729

WE WAS ON A CITY STREET TURNING AT A STOPLIGHT AND GOT STUCK AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD TO ACCELERATE TO 5,000 RPMS TO GET IT TO MOVE AND IT SLAMMED INTO 2ND GEAR. ALMOST CAUSED 2 CAR ACCIDENTS WITH 2 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS OF TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. BAD TRANSMISSION NEEDS RECALLED

Mileage: 102,000

ISSUE 1: TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 70,000 MILES. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION DIED CAUSING ME THE LOOSE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. TOO THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY MENTIONED IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM. ISSUE 2: LUG NUT STAINLESS STEAL CAPS GET HOT AND MOLDS ITSELF TO THE LUG NUT UNDER IT. THERE IS NOT TOOL REMOVE THE CAPS AND THEY HAVE TO BE STRIPPED OFF TO GET TO THE LUG NUTS TO REMOVE THE TIRE. THE CAPS CANNOT BE STRIPPED OF COMPLETELY AND TO GET A NET SET OF LUG NUTS COST $250.

Mileage: 71,000

I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY FROM HOUSTON, TX TO SAN ANTONIO,TX ON JULY 5TH 2019 FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL WITH THE 6F35 TRANSMISSION. WE WERE ABOUT 1 HOUR & 30 MINUTES INTO OUR TRIP, 108 MILES, FROM OUR HOME NEAR THE CITY OF FLATONIA, TX WHEN OUR TRANSMISSION HORRIFICALLY FAILED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION HAD A MADE A HARD SHIFT INTO 6TH GEAR. IT HAD JUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES UNTIL I ACCELERATED AND THEN IT FINALLY SHIFTED INTO 6TH GEAR. THE NEXT SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS WHEN THE DASH SCREEN TOLD US THE LANE CHANGE SENSOR WAS FAILING. NEXT WE STARTED NOTICING A FAINT BURNING SMELL COMING INTO THE CABIN, WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS. A MINUTE LATER ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON IN THE DASH SCREEN. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL SO I COULD GET TO AN EXIT AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC, I REALIZED MY FORD ESCAPE WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. SO NOW I COULDN'T SHIFT AND MY GAS PEDAL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. I FINALLY REACHED THE NEAREST EXIT TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PROCEEDED TO COAST INTO THE NEAREST GAS STATION SINCE MY GAS PEDAL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. AS SOON AS I STOPPED & TURNED OFF MY SUV, WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY. I QUICKLY GOT MY WIFE AND 1 YR OLD DAUGHTER OUT OF THE SUV AND RAN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY THE SMOKE STOPPED AND I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW TRANSMISSION OIL ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS SO HOT IT WAS BOILING IN THE CREVICES WHERE IT HAD SETTLED. THIS TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE "A SPECIAL BLEND OF TRANSMISSION FLUID MAINTENANCE FREE FOR THE LIFE OF THE GEARBOX." A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP ERRATICALLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2-3 GEAR AND FROM 5-6 GEAR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.BUT I HAD TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T HELP AT ALL.

Mileage: 116,256

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DROVE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CABLE CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION LEVER TO THE GEARS WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LEVER WAS MOVED MANUALLY IN ORDER TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE CORRECT GEAR AND OPERATE IT CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED WINNER FORD (591 S DUPONT HWY, DOVER, DE 19901, (302) 877-2489) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

MY CAR COOLANT IS LEAKING, HOSES ARE BAD, ENGINE GASKET IS LEAKING OIL AND MY CENTER CONSOLE IS FAULTY. AND BATTERIES ARE DRAINING EVEN BRAND NEW ONES. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR FIRE RISK COOLANT LEAK AND MY CAR QUALIFIES BUT WHEN I PUT MY VIN IT DIES NOT SHOW. PLEASE HELP. ALSO I GOT BUSHING GEAR SHIFT PROBLEM EARLIER DEALER SAID MY MANUFACTURE DATE IS DIFFERENT THAN RECALL DATE AND CHARGED ME FOR IT.

Mileage: 15

IN MOTION CAR STOPPING THEN STARTING AGAIN IN HIGHER GEAR .MOVE VERY SLOW .CALL DEALER DROVE IT OVER THERE.LEFT IT THERE.WHEN CHECKOUT CALL SAID WAS TRANSMISSION.CAR 69002 MILES .THOUGHT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY.THOUGHT 100.000 MILES THEY SAID NO 5YRS OR 100.000MILES.CAR SHOULD NOT WANT .FIRST SECOND THIRD GEAR WANT.HAD IT FIT BY OWN MECHANIC FORD QUOTED $7000.00 DOLLARS DID NOT HAVE THAT ABOUT OF MONEY.CALL MY MECHANIC HE TOE IT TO HIS GARAGE FIX IT FOR 3300.00 DOLLARS.WROTE A LETTER SENDING IT TO FORD CORPORATE OFFICE.WHAT HAPPENED ON THE TRANSMISSION.WAS A DEFAULT ON FIRST ,SECOND,AND GEAR. OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAIN BY HOLMAN FORD IN TURNERSVILLE,NJ

Mileage: 3

THE TRANSMISSION WILL PERFORM A "HARD" SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEARS (MAINLY BETWEEN THIRD AND FIFTH GEAR) RANDOMLY. THE PRND INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL FLASH SPORADICALLY WHEN THIS OCCURS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN THE CAR HAS SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL (ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS) WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WHEN THE CAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE. IT WILL SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND THE BACK UP CAMERA WILL FLASH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND MECHANICS, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. I AM BEING TOLD THAT NO DIAGNOSIS CODES APPEAR IN THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. I AM LEFT DRIVING AN UNSAFE, UNRELIABLE CAR WITHOUT ANY HOPE OF A FIX.

Mileage: 70

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, STARTED TO ACCELERATE IN SPORT MODE, HEARD SOMETHING POP. SOUNDED LIKE THE CLUTCH SLIPPED OR A BELT BROKE. LOST MOST ACCELERATION. GOT OFF FREEWAY TO TAKE SIDE STREETS HOME. HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE ACCELERATING UP HILL. WOULD ACCELERATE BUT VERY SLOWLY. NOT ON PACE WITH GEARS. WAS SHIFTING WEIRD. BOTH IN D AND S. TOOK ME ABOUT 4 BLOCKS TO GET FROM 0 TO 25MPH.

Mileage: 65,700

ALL 2013 FORD ESCAPES HAVE BAD TRANSMISSIONS AND WHEN IT SLIPS IT CAUSES THE TIMING BELT IN THE ENGINE TO FAIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER BACKING UP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE OR ANY OTHER GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE BUSHINGS. HEMPSTEAD FORD LINCOLN (301 N FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550, (516) 483-7200) WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DISCLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING ON SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019, MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED HESITATING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE LONGER I DROVE, THE MORE IT SHOOK, AND ACCELERATED BUT DID NOT GO INTO GEAR OR MOVE AT ALL. EVENTUALLY IT WENT INTO GEAR AND TOOK OFF. I MANAGED TO REACH MY DESTINATION AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE, THE HEADED HOME. THE LONGER I DROVE, ALL OF THE ABOVE HAPPENED AGAIN. I DROVE IT VERY SPARINGLY FOR THE NEXT WEEK UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. TODAY I HAPPENED TO COME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE?

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE GEAR FAILED AND WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FRONTIER FORD (3701 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SANTA CLARA, CA 95051, 408-241-1800), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

MID-DAY, 91 DEGREES. CAR SHUDDERED REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. I WAITED AND CAR IDLED WELL. I LEFT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TURNED LEFT INTO TRAFFIC ON A FIVE-LANE ROAD. I LOST ACCELERATION MERGING FROM THE CENTER TURNING LANE. THE VEHICLE REVVED, GETTING FUEL, BUT THERE WAS NO FORWARD MOVEMENT, NO SHUDDERING, NOTHING. I MOVED THE VEHICLE INTO "SPORT" MODE, IN CASE I HAD BUMPED THE SELECTOR, BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. TRAFFIC HONKED AND SWERVED AROUND ME. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. MY CAR SHUDDERED OFF, COMPLETELY AND I LOST POWER STEERING JUST AS I COMPLETED THE MANEUVER. I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED TO A SIDE-STREET, WHERE I IDLED FOR FIVE MINUTES AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. ASSISTANCE WAS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME AND I SUFFER FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT MAKES ME FRAGILE IN THE HEAT. I TESTED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE STREETS AND IT PERFORMED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME SLOWLY.

Mileage: 103,000

WEARED SOUND COMES WHILE STARTING ENGINE,SHAKES WHILE CHANGING SHIFTS,SO IF WE DRIVE FOR WHILE IT WILL CHANGE SHIFTS SHAKE AND BUMP AND STOP ACCELERATING AND STOCK ON THE MIDDLE OF THE WAY

Mileage: 104,141

WHEN ON AN INCLINE OR AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE COMING STOP A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR REVS UP TO 5 AND 6 BUT BARELY MOVES. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL TAKE OFF AND JUMP INTO GEAR REALLY HARSHLY. AT TIMES IT WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND GO SUPER SLOW WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I FEEL LIKE I MAY GET HIT AT SOME POINT FROM BEHIND. THIS HAPPENS COMING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, IT HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS, IT SLOWS DOWN AT 35/40MPH, IT HAPPENS WHILE TURNING CORNERS. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED IT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS ONCE I REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WORKS PROPERLY. I HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAULT NOTIFICATION ON THE DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 120,000

MY TRANSMISSION HAS TOTALLY FAILED AT 105241 MILES. IN THE PAST , THE MOTOR HEAD BLEW WITH THE OVERHEATING RECALL, AND FORD GAVE ME A NEW EENGINE (DESPITE SAYING NEW I FOUND OUT IT WAS REMANUFACTURED) AT 45000 MILES. THE FOUND COOLANT IN THE CYLINDERS. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE CLOUDS OF WHITE SMOKE WHEN FIRST STARTED UP, AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES AT DEALER, THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE TURBO AT 86000. WHITE SMOKE WAS STILL OCCURRING BUT NOT AS SEVERE. IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MUDDY, BLACK. HE FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TRANNY WITH THE MOTOR DAMAGE. FORD CUS SER REP AND SUPERVISORS DO NOT KNOW THE CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION IN POWERTRAIN RECALL. THEY SAY IT IS NOT IN THE RECALL BY THE VIN NUMBER. MY CAR HAS THE 6 SP AUTO TRANNY AND THE PRODUCTION DATE IS INCLUDED. THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHY MINE IS NOT INCLUDED.

Mileage: 105,242

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE HAD ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP. FOR ABOUT A YEAR MY CAR HAS HAD AN ISSUE WHERE IT HESITATES WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BLOW OUT THE MASS AIR FLOW THEN THE CAR WOULD RUN FINE FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS THEN THE PROBLEM WOULD START OVER. ON MAY 8 WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN IT STARTED HESITATING WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE SHIFTING PROGRESSIVELY GOT ROUGHER. THEN WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD FROM A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS METAL DEBRIS STOPPING UP THE FILTER AND THAT IT COULD BE THE CLUTCHES OR SOME OTHER PART OF MY TRANSMISSION COMING APART. I'M TOLD MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT.

Mileage: 130,000

I BELIEVE THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH FORD TRANSMISSIONS. MY 2013 ESCAPE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS AT APPROX 100K. I ALSO HAVE FAMILY WITH FORD TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES. SAME SKIPPING PROBLEM. MY COUSINS HAS HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE, ONCE UNDER 100K. AND NOW JUST OVER 100K. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THEN WAS TOLD THEY WOULD PROVIDE MINIMAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT IF I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSIONS. I HAD ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HAD EXPIRED AT 100K. I TOOK THE CAR IN AT 106K. FORDS COST WAS STILL 1000S ABOVE ANY OTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP. I WILL NOT PURCHASE A FORD AGAIN

Mileage: 106,000

CONVERTIDOR DE TRANSMISIN DAADO

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE DRIVING WHEN I STOP THE CAR BEGAN STALLING. I WOULD HAVE TO BUY THE CAR IN PARK AND START IT. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL PRESS ON THE GAS AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE. NOW WHEN I START THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE) THE CAR STALLS.

Mileage: 125,000

I START THE CAR AND NOTHING SEAMS WRONG IT IDLES CORRECTLY AND TEMPERATURES STAY GOOD. ONCE I PUT THE CAR ON DRIVE AND GO OVER 10MPH I GET THE FIRST WARNING THAT COOLANT IS LOW. IF I IGNORE THA AND TRY TO GO ABOVE 15 MPH I GET A SECOND WARNING FOR HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE. AFTER THAT THE CAR STALLS AND IT WON'T GO BACK TO NORMAL UNTIL I PARK. TURN OFF THE CAR. RESTART. AND IT WILL STAY NORMAL UNTIL I START DRIVING AGAIN.

Mileage: 93,697

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION IN VEHICLE. *AS *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, IT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH TO SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE AND INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

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

I HAVE OWNED MY 2013 ESCAPE FOR APPROX. 4.5 YEARS. I BOUGHT IT WITH APPROX. 40K MILES AND IT IS NOW AT 80K. FOR THE LAST 6 TO 9 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN ACTING AS THOUGH IT WILL STALL, THE RPMS WILL DROP, THE CAR WILL SHUDDER THEN RECOVER MOST OF THE TIME. IT HAS ACTUALLY SHUT OFF TWICE, ONCE IN A PARKING SPACE WHILE IDLING AND THE OTHER AT A STOP LIGHT WHILE IDLING. THE PLACES THE STALL ISSUE SEEMS TO OCCUR THE MOST IS AT STOP LIGHT, IDLING IN PARKING SPACES, SITTING IN DRIVE THROUGHS, ETC. IT HAS BUCKED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING BUT HAS MANAGED TO RECOVER WITHOUT LOSING TOO MUCH SPEED OR WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS, NO ONE CAN FIND THE REASON FOR THE "STALLING". YESTERDAY, WHEN COMING OUT OF WORK IN FLAT PARKING LOT, INSTEAD OF STALLING THE VEHICLE JERKED ONCE WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND THEN THERE WAS NO POWER WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS TO DRIVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE INCHED FORWARD BUT DID NOTHING ELSE. I THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, RESTARTED IT AND DROVE IT WITHOUT ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS WORK. I HAVE YET TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS "WORK" ENTAILS BUT FROM READING ALL THE ENTRIES, RECALLS, AND INVESTIGATIONS THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUES OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THEIR ESCAPES.

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN THE FORD ESCAPES FROM 50 TO 60 MILES IT STARTS WITH A TREMOR IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, THE SHAKING DOES NOT FEEL IN THE GUIE

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOLDEN CIRCLE FORD LINCOLN, INC. (1432 US-45 BYP, JACKSON, TN 38305, (731) 554-3673) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUTTING MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN PARK, THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. PRIOR TO HAVING THIS OCCURING, WHEN I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE POSITION, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACKUP, THE CAR GAVE A HARD JERK BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY MOVED BACKWARD. SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED, THE CAR HAS A HARD JERK BEFORE ABLE TO BACKUP ABOUT EVERY 3 TIMES I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE.

Mileage: 68,000

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN LOCAL ROADS MY ENGINE WAS MAKING S SOUND AS IF A FAN WAS RUNNING ON HIGH SPEED AND I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE LOSING POWER. AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN THAT SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 105,000

I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 60,000 MILES I PUT 6,000 IN 7 MONTHS AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN IT DROPPED OUT OF NOWHERE. THERE ARE TRANSMISSION RECALLS ON SIMILAR FORDS.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. TWO MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRASH. THE CONTACT WENT OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE PASSING BY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOUSE WAS ON A HILL AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED TOTALED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALL'S FORD (2 MERRILL ST, SALISBURY, MA 01952) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 123,000

INTERMITTENT STALLING OF MY 1.6 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. IT HAPPENS EVERY 3 TO 4 DAYS AND ONLY HAPPENS AFTER YOU START THE ENGINE AND DRIVE ABOUT 100 FEET. THE ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER AND DIE. YOU START IT BACK UP AND IT WILL DISPLAY LOSS OF POWER AND DIE AGAIN. NORMALLY THE 3RD TIME THE ENGINE STARTS AND RUNS PROPERLY. IT WILL THEN NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES FOR 3-4 DAYS. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT WILL NORMALLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AFTER GONG TO THE STORE AND WHEN LEAVING YOU PULL OUT OF PARKING LOT AND IT WILL STALL MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. IT HAS NEVER DONE THIS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED LIMIT.

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFT, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV AND THE SPEED TO DECELERATE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

AT 68,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY ESCAPE. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. WITHOUT 1ST GEAR, THE CAR WOULDN'T BUDGE. I HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO GO ANYWHERE.

Mileage: 68,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WHEN CAR STARTS UP FROM STOP ON CITY ROAD.

Mileage: 48,000

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL 1.6L WITH ECOBOOST IS HAVING THE SAME COOLANT ISSUES AS MANY SIMILAR MODELS HAVE BEEN HAVING. HOWEVER, MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECALL SO I HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL DESPITE IT CLEARLY BEING THE EXACT INSTANCE IN WHICH THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. FOR A CLARIFICATION OF THE ISSUE. THE COOLANT IS RAPIDLY DEPLETING DESPITE NO VISIBLE LEAKS OR SMELLS OF IT BURNING OFF, INDICATING THAT IT'S LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE (FIRE HAZARD AS ITS A POTENTIAL TO IGNITE) CAUSED IN PART BY FAULTY HOSING EQUIPMENT. WHEN THE COOLANT LEVELS GET TOO LOW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND AN IMMEDIATE ALERT THAT THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING... EVEN THOUGH THE TEMPERATURE REMAINS UNCHANGED. THE CAR THEN BEGINS TO STALL UNTIL THE COOLANT LEVELS ARE RETURNED TO NORMAL.

Mileage: 62,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE IDLING AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW AT A RESTAURANT, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NORTH HILLS AUTOMOTIVE (1428 AUGUSTA ST, GREENVILLE, SC 29605, (864) 233-9002) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NEW BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED ALONG WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,300.

Mileage: 153,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO CHANGE INTO ANY GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE GEAR SHIFTER TO ENSURE THAT THE GEARS PROPERLY CHANGED OVER. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE COOLANT INDICATOR KEPT RANDOMLY FLASHING AND COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE COOLANT HAD TO BE CONSTANTLY CHECKED DUE TO BEING LOW OR NEARLY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KING FORD (9555 KINGS AUTO MALL RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, 513-683-0220), BUT WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED MY ESCAPE WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT, WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I HAD A LOW COOLANT ALERT- I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE CAP CORRECTLY AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THEY FLUSHED THE LINES AND COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS SO THE CAP WAS REPLACED. I HAD A LOW COOLANT WARNING AGAIN AND MY COOLANT WAS REPLACED AT HOME, AND THEN ANOTHER WARNING SHORTLY AFTER, AGAIN REPLACED, COOLANT CLEARLY LEAKING FROM UNDER CAR BUT NO LEAKS COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THEN... DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH "TRANSMISSION FAULT" WARNING- PULLED OVER. CAR WAS SHIFTING NORMALLY, RESTARTED AND THE WARNING WAS GONE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY PULLED THE CODE: "FOR TCC JUDDER, WHICH IS BECAUSE THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS SLIPPING UNDER ANY LOAD, AND THERE IS A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS." WAS TOLD I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL (CAR HAS 64,000 AT THIS POINT.) BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND IN THE DRIVEWAY IT STARTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. OPENED A CASE WITH FORD AND WAS TOLD THEY "DECLINE ASSISTANCE" TO HELP WITH REPAIRS. BROUGHT TO 2ND SHOP FOR 2ND OPINION AND WAS TOLD: TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS COMPLETELY BURNT, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AT SOME POINT, THIS CAUSED THE COOLING TANK TO CRACK EXPLAINING THE DISAPPEARING COOLANT PROBLEM I HAD BEEN HAVING SINCE BUYING THE CAR, NO EXPLANATION WHY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD OVER HEAT. CAR SERVICED AT FORD REGULARLY AND WAS NOT HEAVILY DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AT THIS POINT AND WILL BE PAYING THOUSANDS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED WITH LOW MILEAGE.

Mileage: 64,000

02/03/2019 I PURCHASED THE CAR 12/31/2018. THESE THINGS OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS STATIONARY, TAKING OFF AND EXCELLING, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET AND ON A HIGHWAY (INTERSTATE), DRIVING STRAIGHT, TURNING, BRAKING, AND ON INCLINES AND DOWN HILL. IT ALSO INVOLVES FUEL/PROPULSION, ENGINE, SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION, WHEELS. IT STARTED WITH THE DASH LIGHTING UP WITH NO KEY IN IT. THEN IT STARTED A HARD IDLE ALMOST SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE. SINCE I HAD IT IN LAST WEEK, THERE IS RATTLING, POPPING, GRINDING SOUNDS WITH GRABBING AND PULLING UNDER THE BACK OF THE CAR. NOW IT IS THE TRACTION AND INTELLIGENCE CONTROL ALL WHEEL WARNINGS AND SHUTTING DOWN THE CONTROL ON ITS OWN. IT STALLS IN TRAFFIC WHILE THE COMPUTER ATTEMPTS CORRECTIONS THAT FAIL TO CORRECT IT. IT HAS SLID FROM ONE SIDE OF AN OFF RAMP TO THE OTHER SIDE, BECAUSE THE TRACTION/ALL WHEEL INTELLIGENCE COULD NOT GET TRACTION. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. GRATEFUL THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE OTHER LANE. IT IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND EVERYONE AROUND ME IN SERIOUS DANGER OF BEING KILLED. I HAVE MENTIONED SOME OF THE ISSUES PRIOR TO THE LAST SERVICE ON IT AND TAKEN IT TO (PURCHASED FROM) JARRETT GORDON FORD WINTER HAVEN, FL AND (WORK DONE AT) JARRETT SCOTT FORD PLANT CITY, FL. I AM TOLD THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSIS IT UNLESS IT IS DOING THIS WITH THEM. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK IN TOMORROW WITH ALL THE NEW ISSUES GOING ON WITH IT. IT IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE OIL CHANGED, TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED AND REFILLED, FUEL INDUCTION, INJECTOR SERVICED (IT DID NOT HELP WITH FUEL CONSUMPTION), TUNE-UP, PLUGS CHANGED (DID NOT HELP), COOLANT FLUSH. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE I DIE OR ANY OTHERS DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS VEHICLES ISSUES. THESE LIABILITY ISSUES BELONG TO FORD COMPANY, NOT ME. ALL THIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT 12/31/2018 PROOF OF CONTACTING 6 + MEMBERS OF THE DEALERSHIPS. *TR

ANTIFREEZE IS DISAPPEARING WITH NO LEAKS VISIBLE OR SHOWN.

LESS THAT 85,000 AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT HE SEES AT LEAST 1 ESCAPE OR EXPLORER A MONTH WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SLIPPAGE HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS AND DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL.

Mileage: 84,541

AT 60,900 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. NO WARNING SIGNS, NO ENGINE LIGHTS, JUST LOST POWER AND DURING DRIVING AND PULLED OVER PUT IN PARK AND THEN ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULDN'T GO. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION JUST 900 MILES OVER WARRANTY. CONTACTED MANY CHANNELS WITHIN DEALER AND FORD BUT KNOW ONE WOULD HELP HAD TO PAY $4500.00 OUT OF POCKET TO GET REBUILT AT THE FORD DEALER. NOW WITH 37,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING, FORD WILL DO NOTHING AND THEY SAY I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AT THE AMOUNT OF $4500.00 AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS THIS TIME, NO WARNING JUST FAILED. THIS TO ME IS CRAZY I HAVE TO BE ON MY 3RD TRANSMISSION WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS 99K MILES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AND ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AS THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS EXACT ISSUES. ALSO THE MANY TRANSMISSION SHOPS I HAVE SPOKE TO HAVE SAID THEM SAME THING, LOTS IF ISSUES AND VERY COMMON TO FAIL EARLY.

Mileage: 99,000

MY CAR WILL STOP WHILE I AM DRIVING IT.. THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON THE CAR SHAKES AND THE LIGHT FLASH... THIS IS DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER SHIFTING INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE DISPLAY INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WILLIS FORD(15 NORTH DUPONT BLVD, SMYRNA, DE) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BUSHING THAT CONNECTED THE SHIFT CABLE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. *TT CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT BACK ON, NONETHELESS IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AS THE VEHICLE WAS STILL REGISTERING THAT IT WA "ON" AND IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Mileage: 163,405

WHILE DRIVING, MY CAN STALLED OUT, THEN UPON EXITING ONTO A HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TOOK IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO CAUSE MY CAR TO NOT ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND WITHIN 3 WEEKS MY CAR, AGAIN WHILE DRIVING STALLED OUT AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS SCARY BECAUSE I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $1,100 TO FIX. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW FORD IS GOING TO FIX THIS AS IT SEEMS TO BE A ISSUE FOR MANY FORD OWNERS AND THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION GOING ON FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 123,000

A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORUMS, YET FORD HAS NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS. MY CAR, IN A FASHION IDENTICAL TO THE 140,000 ESCAPES WITH THE 2.0L ENGINES, STALLS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. IT DOES THIS RANDOMLY, REPEATEDLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE SO FAR AND HAVE HAD THE STALLING OCCUR ONLY IN LOW SPEED SITUATIONS BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS. MY CAR IS A 1.6L AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'VE HAD THE POWER CONTROL MODULE REPLACED BUT THAT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. HOW MANY MORE ACCIDENTS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE ALL VEHICLES WILL BE FIXED? THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATE PREVENTING DEALERS FROM PULLING THE ERROR CODES AND SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING GIVEN THE DANGER OF THE SITUATION AND THE EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION ON THE INTERNET AND THE EXISTENCE AND CORRECTION OF AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM IN 140,000 OTHER VEHICLES. IT'S UNCLEAR WHY THE OWNERS OF 1.6L ENGINES, WHICH CLEARLY SUFFER THE SAME FLAWS AND RISKS, ARE SUBJECT TO SEVERE INJURY, IMMENSE FRUSTRATION, UNRESOLVED ISSUES AND ESCALATING COSTS TO DRIVE WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A RELIABLE, SAFE FAMILY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 65,000

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

STARTING IN MAY 2018, COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, I REPLACED FLUID. SINCE THEN IT HAS BECOME A CONSTANT. I TOOK IT TO 2 DEALERS THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. I OUT A LARGE CARDBOARD UNDER CAR & THE LEAKAGE IS VERY OBVIOUS. I PUT ALMOST A GALLON OF COOLANT IN VEHICLE IN ONE MONTH. GOT IN TOUCH WITH FORD, THEY SAID CONTACT YOU & GO TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION OF LEAK. FORD ALSO SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS MODEL BUT OTHER MODELS OF 2013 & 2014 HAVE THIS PROBLEM & THEY ARE THE SAME TYPE OF CAR.

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

Mileage: 59,290

VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY "HIGH TEMPERATURE, PLEASE STOP" AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RISE TO THE TOP WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OF DRIVING. AFTER DISPLAYING MESSAGE, ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER AND VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ON DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COOLANT LEVELS ARE AT CORRECT LEVEL. AFTER SHOUTING DOWN THE ENGINE, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO BACK TO THE MIDDLE. THIS BECAME MORE FREQUENT, AND AS OF DECEMBER 6, 2018 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT THIS MESSAGE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.

Mileage: 126,773

I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND MY VEHICLE STALLED AND SUDDENLY DIED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, IT WOULD WORK NORMALLY, AND DO THIS SPORADICALLY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 105,000

VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY, SPEEDING UP, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED AROUND 30 MPH. IT TOOK AN UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR IT TO GET UP TO A SAFE MERGING SPEED, BUT I COULD HAVE DIED TRYING TO MERGE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THE POWER TRAIN ON THIS CAR.

Mileage: 106,000

DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING IN A 40 MPH ZONE, ABOUT 1.5 MILES, WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD SHOT UP TO H FOR HOT. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN, REGARDLESS OF PRESSING THE GAS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF A US HIGHWAY AND FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PARK JUST A SHORT DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER.

Mileage: 68,000

MY INFO LIGHT CAME ON IN CAR SAYING MY ENGINE COOLANT WAS LOW. I FILLED IT 10 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE THERE WERE NO LEAKS UNDER MY CAR SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE COOLANT COULD BE GOING TO. THE MECHANIC PRINTED OUT A RECALL SHEET FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM AND TOLE ME I SHOULD CALL THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER. I CALLED AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THAT PROBLEM. THE RECALL COVERS MY CAR MODEL, ENGINE SIZE, AND MANUFACTURED DATE. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING AS THE SERVICE CENTER. THE FIRST RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T INCLUDE MY CARS MANUFACTURED DATE, BUT 3 MONTHS LATER THE RECALL WAS UPDATED TO INCLUDE MORE CARS AND MY MANUFACTURED DATE WAS THEN INCLUDED.

Mileage: 73,800

I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE, VIN: [XXX]. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND ALSO CAUSING ME TO BE STRANDED IN ANOTHER STATE. I EVENTUALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO VALVOLINE IN NORTH READING, MA WHERE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN FLUSHED LESS THAN A WEEK BEFOREHAND. THEY HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO AAMCO WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 39,200 MILES ON IT AND NOW NEEDS A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD MY FORD TO CONTACT YOU TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 39,200

I NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON I ADDED COOLANT AND IT LEAKED OUT NOT A WEEK LATER I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT! IM SO CONFUSED AND ANNOYED AT THE SAME TIME WHAT CAN I DO!!!!

Mileage: 106,000

WHILE IN PARK VEHICLE MOVE BACKWARD WHILE GETTING OUT OF DOOR. DOOR HIT ME JUMP BACK IN SET PARKING BRAKE.VEHICLE WONT SRART HAD TO GET TOW TO NEAREST FORD DEALER..FORD HAD A RECALL ON 2013 ESCAPE-2016 ESCAPE BUT MY VIN NO# WASNT INCLUDE IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 62,000

CAR HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING. TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS, THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING AGAIN. A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WARNING CAME ON THE SCREEN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT. THE SHIFTING PROBLEM OCCURRED COMING OUT OF PARK AND THEN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEAR. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT PAST 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WARNING CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING 50MPH. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES FROM HOME AND ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT.

Mileage: 66,000

STALLS RANDOMLY AT LOW RPM, SEEMINGLY IT'S SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS RECALL 14S17 WHICH WAS FOR THE LARGER 2.0 MOTOR. VEHICLE HESITATES AND STALLS AND WONT START EASILY. THIS HAPPENED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER 6MONTH PERIOD. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

Mileage: 136,000

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO MALFUNCTION WITH VEHICLES TRANSMISSION. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS ADVISED THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED, THE RPMS INCREASED, THE VEHICLE JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VAN HORN FORD OF OCONOMOWOC (1000 SUMMIT AVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066, (262) 567-5574). THE DEALER CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION'S COMPUTER CODE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEE THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL BACK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS CURRENTLY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A TWO LANE ROAD.

Mileage: 80,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT INTO REVERSE AFTER PUSHING THE REVERSE SELECTOR BUTTON. THE FAILURE WAS ALSO PRESENT WHEN SELECTING THE DRIVE GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND; HOWEVER, THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (DOAN FORD, 66870 BELMONT MORRISTOWN RD., BELMONT, OH) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,500.

Mileage: 87,500

HOSE CLAMP RUBBED HOLE IN AC LINE WAS REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP AND IS DOING IT AGAIN. CAR IS LEAKING COOLANT AFTER BEING TESTED AT DEALERSHIP CAR KEEPS LEAKING COOLANT HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING COOLANT IN CAR EVERY OTHER DAY NO LEAK IS BEING SEEM RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THEN THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND SAID LOW COOLANT THEN THE CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OR THE ROAD 4 DAYS AFTER GETTING CAR TESTED AND COOLANT ADDED TO THE CAR. ONE OF THE HOSE CLAMS RUBBED A HOLE IN THIS AC LINE THAN I STARTED HAVING COOLANT PROBLEMS REPLACED AC LINE AT DEALERSHIP FOR IT TO BE RUBBING HOLE IN LINE AGAIN. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP AGAIN.

Mileage: 65,000

CAR STARTED AND I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHERE IT THEN STOPPED. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP, AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. I DROVE TO GET MY OIL CHANGED WHERE THEY ALSO FILLED UP ALL MY FLUIDS. THE NEXT DAY MY CAR SHUDDERED WHEN IT STARTED BUT STILL WAS ABLE TO RUN. 2 DAYS LATER MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE LOW LEVEL COOLANT INDICATOR CAME ON. 30 MINS LATER MY CAR WAS ABLE TO START BUT MY COOLANT LEVEL IS LOW.

Mileage: 4,900

PARKED THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A TREE DAMAGING THE LIFTGATE, REAR BUMPER AND EXHAUST COMPONENTS. THE FORD RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE COVERED FORD ESCAPE 2013 MODELS MANUFACTURED IN THEIR LOUISVILLE, KY PLANT BETWEEN MAY 2013 AND SEPTEMBER 2013. MY FORD ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN APRIL 2013. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT CHANGED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY THAT WOULD EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THE RECALL.

Mileage: 65,000

ENTERING THE HIGHWAY I SPEED UP TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. I GET TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND LOOSE ACCELERATION POWER. WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT HAVING NO ACCELERATION A STRONG THUD HAPPENED. SEEMED LIKE THE GEARS FINALLY CAUGHT...BUT STILL NO ACCELERATION AND THEN THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO ALMOST 8000 RPM...AND STILL NO ACCELERATION. I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED IT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES (ONE TIME IT ALSO STALLED COMPLETELY). EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE DEALER CAN TELL ME. IT SEEMS TO "REMEDY" ITSELF AFTER EACH PAID SCAN. THE VEHICLE SCAN DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING. I'M VERY TIRED OF PAYING FOR SCANS THAT SHOW NOTHING. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY OWN CAR.

Mileage: 51,000

2013 FORD ESCAPE, STALLING, LOOSING POWER DASH LIGHTING UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SERVICE DEPT CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.

Mileage: 76,515

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR, WHICH LEFT THE CONTACT STRANDED FOR HOURS. A LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED BY MCGRATH FORD (4001 1ST AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402, (319) 366-4000, 319-364-0181) AS OF AUGUST 27, 2018. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

131,000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND AS OF 7/15/2018 TRANSMISSION IS GONE THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THE 1.6 LITER ENGINE I HAD TAKEN IT IN WHEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AND FORD DEALER SHIP STARTED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT UNTIL WARRANTY WAS UP AND TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY OUT NOW I'M STUCK WITH A LOAN AND A VEHICLE I CANNOT DRIVE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THEY CHANGED THE MOTOR AND TRANNY 3 TIMES IN 2013 VERY DISSATISFIED SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS

Mileage: 131,000

POP-UP MESSAGES ON CONSOLE: "TRANSMISSION FAULT. SERVICE NOW. REDUCING POWER TO REDUCE ENGINE TEMPERATURE." ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOT A PERCEPTIBLE DIFFERENCE IN DRIVING, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. RESULTS FROM DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR: "IT APPEARS THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS SLIPPING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANS OVER TEMP LIGHT IS COMING ON AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERTER SLIPPING, SO ULTIMATELY IT WILL NEED THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. I KNOW YOU ARE JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR IS QUITE UNEXPECTED AND COSTLY. FORD HAS REPLIED BACK AND STATED THEY WILL ASSIST $1,569.12, WHICH WOULD LEAVE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR $1,000.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR."

Mileage: 62,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR 09/03/13. ON 05/26/16, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK & ON A PARKWAY AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO 45 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED TO APPROXIMATELY 6500 RPMS WITHOUT ENGAGING THE GEAR, THEN SHIFTED. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, I STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A THREE-LANE ROAD (40 MPH SPEED LIMIT). WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT DID NOT ENGAGE; I SLID BACKWARD. I BRAKED TO STOP FROM HITTING THE CAR BEHIND, LET THEM PASS, THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR, AS I SMELLED BURNING. I TURNED THE CAR ON & PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT ENGAGED IN FIRST GEAR & WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THERE WAS A LEAK FOUND TO BE DUE TO TSB 3B16-0043. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, AND REBUILT DUE TO HIGH AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS. EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CAR WOULD STILL SHUDDER INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE & WENT TO ACCELERATE. ON 02/12/18, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AT APPROX. 25 MPH IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC. I PUSHED THE GAS, THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T RESPOND; THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. I WAS STILL IN MOTION, SLOWED DOWN, THEN PUSHED THE GAS AGAIN & IT SHUDDERED THEN SHIFTED. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY & PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I TESTED IT BY TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD; THE CAR SLID BACKWARDS. I DIDN'T PUSH THE PEDAL ENOUGH TO ENGAGE FIRST GEAR AS I DIDN'T WANT TO CAUSE DAMAGE. I WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A TEARDOWN, CLEANING, & REBUILD DUE TO DEBRIS. BASED ON BOTH TICKETS, I BELIEVED THE CENTER SUPPORT IS A DEFECTIVE PART; I LEARNED TODAY THERE IS A NEW RECALL, 18V471000, FOR A BUSHING THAT ATTACHES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION. UNKNOWN IF THIS IS THE CAUSE. CAR IS AGAIN SHUDDERING WHEN SHIFT R TO D THEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT.

Mileage: 50,250

1. MIS-FIRING CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO ROCK, SEEN MAINLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS IN GEAR WITH THE BREAK ENGAGED AT A STOP SIGNAL. 2. SUDDEN OVER-REVVING SEEN ON THE TACHOMETER. 3. THE OVER-REVVING USUALLY PRECEDES THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE SPIKING INTO THE CRITICAL AREA. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN ON INCLINES. PULLING OVER, SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE ALLOWING IT TO COOL DOWN FOR 10-15 MINUTES, THEN EVERYTHING IS FINE. I HAVE LEARNED TO WATCH FOR THE OVER-REVVING, THEN APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP THE OVER-REVVING. THEN HAS ALLOWED ME TO KEEP THE OVER-HEATING IN CHECK.

Mileage: 20

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS FRACTURED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

ON WED AUGUST 22ND, 2018, I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS. I LEFT A STORE, ENTERED MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM, AND BEGAN TO SLOWLY BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE SPACE, I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO D AND BEGAN TO TRY TO DRIVE FORWARD, BUT MY VEHICLE INSTEAD CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH STOPPED IT FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS, AND PUT THE SHIFTER INTO P. THOUGH MY VEHICLE SHOWED THAT IT WAS IN PARK, IT CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO REVERSE MY CAR DOWN THE PARKING LOT AND BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE END OF THE LOT. ALL THE WHILE, MY 2013 ESCAPE SHOWED THAT IT WAS IN PARK. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF, BUT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ENSURE THAT IT WOULD NOT CONTINUE ROLLING BACKWARDS. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON A MINUTE LATER, I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. IT BECAME LOCKED, AND I COULDN'T TURN THE ENGINE ON, SHIFT, OR DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TURN PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON TO TURN ON/OFF THE RADIO/AC/LIGHTS/ELECTRICAL, ETC. (DURING THIS WHOLE TIME, THERE WAS NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHTS LIT OR ANY INDICATION AT ALL THAT A PROBLEM WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR OR CURRENTLY OCCURING.) I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY/CABLE THAT BROKE, WHICH IS THE EXACT ISSUE IN THE RECALL FORD ISSUED ON OVER 500,000 2013 FORD ESCAPES IN JULY 2018. HOWEVER, DESPITE MY VEHICLE HAVING THE EXACT MECHANICAL FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, I WAS TOLD BY FORD WHEN I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY, THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED AT A PLANT THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL. OBVIOUSLY THIS ISSUE IS MORE VAST AND WIDESPREAD THAN FORD IS WILLING TO ADMIT. BECAUSE MY ESCAPE IS FROM A FACTORY THAT HASN'T BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL YET, FORD REFUSES TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING.

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE REVERSING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SAN TAN FORD (1429 E MOTORPLEX LOOP, GILBERT, AZ 85297, (480) 821-3200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE, WHEN SETTING IN TRAFFIC SOME TIME THE CAR IT JUMP FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT FEEL LIKE SOME BODY HIT YOU FROM THE BACK. LAST WEEK I FELT A STRONGER JUMP WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR DID NOT MOVE BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS LIGHT IT CLICK AND MOVED. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE LAST RECALL

Mileage: 127,000

THE VEHICLE IS A 2013 WITH LESS THAN 48K MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP ON A HILL AND WITH A HESITATION THEN A SLIGHT JERK WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. THAT HAPPENED OFF AND ON ONE DAY THEN CLEARED UP FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN IT WOULD ALSO HAVE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION LIKE IT HAD A SHIFTED INTO A GEAR THAT WAS TOO HIGH, OR WOULD WIND UP LIKE IT HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AGAIN, IT WAS INTERMITTENT LIKE IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE OR BAD CIRCUIT. THEN IT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY MAKING A KIND OF A GRINDING NOISE AND SHORTLY AFTER THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS TOAST.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, BUT REMAINED IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN PARK. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO READJUSTED THE BUSHING CABLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LINDSAY FORD AT 888-457-7005 (LOCATED AT 11250 VEIRS MILL RD, WHEATON, MD 20902) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TWO DAYS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 96,000

EVERY TIME WE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ESCAPE STALLS AND YOU NEED TO RE-START THE CAR. I'VE BROUGHT TO A DEALER AND THEY THINK ITS THE TORQUE CONVERTORS WHICH IS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. SOME ESCAPES WITH THIS SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALREADY BUT WHEN I CHECKED WITH MY DEALER THEY SAID MY HAS NOT. THEY ESTIMATED THE COST OF THE FIX AT $4000.

Mileage: 140,000

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

WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND THE THROTTLE DID NOT WORK. I PULLED OFF, SHUT THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT THEN RAN OK. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES - AS IF THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK. I SAW ON INTERNET THAT ESCAPES HAS A HISTORY OF THROTTLE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING MY YEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN COLUMBIA MO AND THEY SAID , BASED ON THE VIN #, THAT MY CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT AFFECTED BY THIS THROTTLE ISSUE. THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING BUT CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THIS IS WRONG. I COULD GET SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN BUT FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM.

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, IT INADVERTENTLY ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT GRABBED THE DOOR HANDLE, BUT WAS DRAGGED BY THE VEHICLE DOWN THE STREET UNTIL IT STOPPED AT AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BRUISES ON HER STOMACH AND INJURIES TO THE WRIST, HUMERUS, AND GREAT TOE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (COUNTY FORD, 105 AUTO PARK DRIVE, GRAHAM, NC 27253, 336-226-6301), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBERS: [XXX] AND [XXX]. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 85,000 MILES.

Mileage: 85,000

OURS IS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT'S HARDLY BEEN DRIVEN FOR A SIX YEAR OLD CAR AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION.UPON STARTING THE CAR IN THE DRIVE MODE, THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED "CLUNK" SOUND FROM BELOW THE CABIN SECTION OF THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD BEGIN MOVING FORWARD AND THEN SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THIS SITUATION CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 1/10 OF A MILE. WHILE TURNING AROUND TO RETURN HOME, THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN THE REVERSE MODE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AS IT APPEARED TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COST TO REPAIR $4,300.00. SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE HAS TO BE A BASIC DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT HAVING READ SO MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. ADDITIONALLY AND IN RETROSPECT, THE ENGINE WOULD BEGIN RACING TO A HIGH RPM IN THE PARK MODE WITHOUT A FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS WAS A DISTURBING PHENOMENON.

Mileage: 37,000

PURCHASED NEW IN 2013 - 43,000 MILES CURRENTLY. FOUR EPISODES OF A JERKING MOTION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 0 TO 45 IN 5 YEARS. I PURCHASED 5 YR AND 100,000 MILE WARRENTY. THE TIME RAN OUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS A S FEATURE AND AS IT WOULD STOP THE JERKING WHEN IT WAS CUT OFF AND RESTARTED IT SEEMED TO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE A YEAR AND ALWAYS "RESET" WHEN TURNED OFF. I WONDERED IF THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL OR OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURS AND IT IS RANDOM....LEAVING A STOP, OPEN ROAD STOP AND GO. I ACTUALLY CALLED FORD THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY WERE SENDING A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT AND I THOUGHT TO TURN IT AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY SO IT WOULD GO ON THE TRUCK FORWARD. DROVE DOWN STREET TO TURN AROUND AND NOTHING....CANCELLED THE TOW. NOTHING LIKE IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR??? I FEEL THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE "S" (SPORT SHIFT) FEATURE. I HAVE NEVER USED THIS FEATURE AT ALL...AT AGE 75, I AM OVER THAT. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICE TWICE A YEAR SINCE PURCHASE. THE MANUAL SAYS CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 150,000 MILES. THE SUDDEN AND VIOLENT JERKING WHILE IN TRAFFIC IS TERRIFYING TO SAY THE LEAST AND ALTHOUGH THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT, I AM CERTAINLY NERVOUS ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 43,000

JUST BECAUSE THE VIN ON THIS SPECIFIC 2013 ESCAPE DOESN'T MATCH ALL THE RECALLS DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE WATER PUMP REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THERE'S ELECTRICAL ISSUES, HVAC ISSUES, DOOR ISSUES, DELAYED ACCELERATION ISSUES, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON WITH THIS VEHICLE. I REACHED OUT TO FORD AND THEY OFFERED NO HELP. YOUR SYSTEM ONLY ALLOWS ME TO CHECK THREE PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED MY 2013 ESCAPE DEL ON 4/2014, IT'S BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR A TOTAL OF 32 DAYS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE AT NO COST DUE TO RECALL 13S12 THE WATER PUMP, LONG BLOCK 1.6LTR ENGINE, ENGINE INDICATOR ASY-OIL LEVEL,BATTERY,VACUUM PUMP,THERM.ASSY,STARING ANGLE SENSOR, COOLANT BYPASS SOLENOID, LOWER STANDPIPE HOSE. REPROGRAMMED APIM, PCM, ICP, RCM. FORD DISCONTINUED THE 1.6 ENGINE BACK 2015 AND THE SEX MODEL. I CONTINUALLY HAVE SYSTEM ISSUES EVEN AFTER THEY REPLACED MY ENGINE. I WANT A DIFFERENT ESCAPE.

Mileage: 32,500

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND DISPLAY "ENGINE MALFUNCTION". IT WOULD SPUTTER BUT NOT STALL. TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING RETURNED THE SUV TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER, ON FEB 16, THE SUV DID NOT RESET AND THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY, BEFORE WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. NONETHELESS, THE MECHANIC SCANNED THE SUV AND CODES P2101 AND P2111 APPEARED. BOTH CODES REFER TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND IT BEING STUCK OPEN. FORD HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ETB AND THERE IS THEIR "CONSUMER SATISFACTION SERVICE #13N03 THAT ADDRESSES THE ETB FLAW. NOW FOR THE FUN PART: OUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE #13N03 "SERVICE" THOUGH IT IS A VEHICLE THAT FITS WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE "SERVICE" AND OBVIOUSLY DISPLAYS THE EBT PROBLEM. INSTEAD OF HAVING THE NHTSA MANDATE A RECALL, FORD WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THEIR CONSUMER SATISFACTION SERVICE...WHICH MEANS THEY DETERMINE WHICH ETB TO REPLACE FOR FREE AND WHICH ONES WE HAVE TO PAY. FOX IN CHARGE OF THE HEN HOUSE. HOW CAN I GET MY VIN INCLUDED IN THIS "SERVICE" PROGRAM? THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT LOSES POWER. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE IN EVERY INCIDENT TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AMONG HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. (TWICE PASSING A SEMI!)

Mileage: 80,000

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.

PARK TO REVERSE: VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SELF ENGAGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. MECHANICAL DEFECT, AS A RESULT, THE SHIFT CONTROL LEVER COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING. ON WED. 12/20/17 AT 3:10 P.M. ' I WAS LEAVING WORK I ENTERED MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE & STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. NOTICED MY FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS WERE COVERED WITH SNOW. ENGAGED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON FRONT WINDOW, & REALIZED THAT THE SNOW WAS ACTUALLY FROZEN ICE THAT NEEDED TO BE SCRAPED. VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION, LET UP ON THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. SCRAPER IN HAND, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO SCRAPE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK POSITION/MOTIONLESS. THE VEHICLE WAS MOTIONLESS FROM THE TIME I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO THE TIME I MOVED TO SIDE OF CAR ON DRIVER SIDE, TO SCRAPE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WITH SCRAPER. I STARTED TO SCRAPE MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. AFTER 3-4 SCRAPES ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTING TO MOVE IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION WHICH WAS AWAY FROM WHERE I WAS STANDING. I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR & GET INTO VEHICLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE, HOWEVER, THE DOOR MOMENTUM KNOCKED ME TO THE GROUND & I WAS DRAGGED BY THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION. I WAS LOOKING AT THE FRONT WHEEL AS I WAS BEING DRAGGED UNTIL THE CAR TURNED ENOUGH TO RELEASE ME FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN ITS BACK BUMPER HIT THE VEHICLE FRONT BUMPER BEHIND IT. THE WAS IDLING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS MOTIONLESS WHEN I GOT TO IT, IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DRIVING IN REVERSE BUT WAS STATIONARY IDLING AS IF IT WAS IN PARK POSITION AGAIN. FORD CASE # CAS-1377-1943, SIMILIAR TO RECALL # 15S28 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) 2001-2009

Mileage: 72,230

2.0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 78,000. NEW CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION REQUIRED. VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER WHEN TRAVELING AT 40-60 MPH AND PULLING UP A HILL.

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL HAS THE 1.6L V6 ENGINE AND IS SAYING THAT IT IS OVER HEATING AND GIVING ME A P1299 CODE. I HAVE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT IT STILL GIVES ME THIS CODE. I CAN LET THE CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND TURN IT ON AND IT WILL IMMEDIATELY SAY THAT IT IS OVERHEATING. I CAN CLEAR THE CODE OUT OF THE SYSTEM AND DRIVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO A WEEK WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE HAPPEN WITH APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6L ENGINE HAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT ACCORDING TO MY VIN NUMBER MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS RECALL. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL NUMBER 12V551000. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE HESITATING. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE RPMS WILL BOUNCE UP AND DOWN THEN IT WILL TELL ME THERE IS A "TRANSMISSION FAILURE". AFTER IT SENDS THAT WARNING MESSAGE THE VEHICLE WILL RUN FINE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT THAT FORD RECALL IT BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT. AGAIN I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THIS WITH THE 2013 FORD ESCAPES BUT ACCORDING TO MY VIN MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS RECALL. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING RECALL NUMBER 15V813000

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH REVOLUTIONS OF ENGINE SOARED TO 4000 RPM'S ROADWAY WAS LEVEL THEN DROPPED RPM'S DOID TO ABT 2000

Mileage: 42,236

INITIALLY I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. INITIALLY WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT, BY THE HUNT FORD IN LA PLATA, MD. THEY CHANGED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. SO THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER IN 2016 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. EVENTUALLY I STARTED DRIVING ON ROUTE 5 NORTH AND HEARD A 'POP' NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND WOULD HESITATE. THEN EVENTUALLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING THE CAR BEGIN TO MISFIRE, HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, AND THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT FROM TIME TO TIME PREMATURELY. THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL AND MISFIRE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR WHEN SITTING IDLE. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE IT SHOWS A RECALL FOR THESE SPECIFIC ISSUES FOR THE SAME MAKE, MODEL & YEAR, BUT NOT FOR MY SPECIFIC ENGINE LITER. FOR EXAMPLE, IT SHOWS THE ENGINE OVERHEATING, MISFIRES AND ENGINE WIRING SPLICES MAY CAUSE STALL FOR 2013 FORD ESCAPES BUT ONLY FOR 1.6L. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES AS THOSE LISTED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT MY ENGINE IS A 2.0L. SO WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FRIDAY, 10/27/2017, I STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING ON PENNSYLVANIA AVE TOWARDS DC, WHEN I REACHED AN INTERSECTION (SOUTHERN AVE), AND THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. AT ONE POINT I BEGAN TO SEE WHITE SMOKE ONCE THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK, AND SMELLED FUMES. NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT BEGAN TO OCCUR, I MAKE A U-TURN AT THE LIGHT AND PULLED OVER IN FRONT OF THE FUNERAL HOME. BEFORE I WAS PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WHILE MAKING THE U-TURN) THE CAR STARTED TO MISFIRE AND STALL. SO I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND CALLED AAA TO HAVE IT TOWED. A FEW DAYS LATER I HAD A MECHANIC COME AND RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AT THE HOME. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THEIR REPORT.

Mileage: 118,693

INITIALLY I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. INITIALLY WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT, BY THE HUNT FORD IN LA PLATA, MD. THEY CHANGED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. SO THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER IN 2016 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. EVENTUALLY I STARTED DRIVING AND HEARD A 'POP' NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND WOULD HESITATE. THEN EVENTUALLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING THE CAR BEGIN TO MISFIRE, HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, AND THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT FROM TIME TO TIME PREMATURELY. THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL AND MISFIRE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR WHEN SITTING IDLE. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE IT SHOWS A RECALL FOR THESE SPECIFIC ISSUES FOR THE SAME MAKE, MODEL & YEAR, BUT NOT FOR MY SPECIFIC ENGINE LITER. FOR EXAMPLE, IT SHOWS THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND ENGINE WIRING SPLICES MAY CAUSE STALL FOR 2013 FORD ESCAPES BUT ONLY FOR 1.6L. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS THOSE LISTED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT MY ENGINE IS A 2.0L. AT ONE POINT I BEGAN TO SEE WHITE SMOKE ONCE THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK, AND SMELLED FUMES. NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT BEGAN TO OCCUR I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR STARTED TO MISFIRE AND STALL.

Mileage: 118,693

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

I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE ENGINE CUTS OUT TO AN IDLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED GETTING THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SINCE IT LOST ALL POWER. AFTER PULLING OVER I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AS THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES WHERE THE CAR WOULD CUT OUT TO A ROUGH IDLE, THESE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON CITY STREETS BUT ALMOST CAUSED 1 ACCIDENT AS IT CUT OUT. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF IT WOULD RESTART WITH NO ISSUE. THIS LAST TIME THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO PLANET FORD TO BE REPAIRED. THEY SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND IT COST ME OVER 700 FOR THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I DO NOT SEE WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE CAR BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART ALONE WILL NOT CAUSE FURTHER STALLS OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHERE THE CAR GOES INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED OR I WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTACH THE INVOICE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIR.

Mileage: 45,000

2013 ESCAPE DEVELOPED COOLANT LEAK. I SAW ONLINE WHERE THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECALL. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT EVEN THOUGH MINE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL! IF FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WHY ARE THEY NOT ALL COVERED? HOW MANY HAVE TO CATCH FIRE? ALSO, THEY ALSO TELL ME I HAVE AN OIL LEAK IN THE TURBO. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK IN THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE NEVER SHIFTED CORRECTLY. COMPLAINED TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 104000 MILES. VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON MAJOR INTERSTATE 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER. COST TO REPAIR WAS 5000+

Mileage: 104,000

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT APPROX 55 MPH VEHICLE REVOLUTIONS RACED UP TO ABT 6000 RPMS. AS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELRATE TO A HIGHER INTERSTATE SPEED.. WHILE OPERATING ON INTERSTATE 90

Mileage: 37,140

WHILE OPERATING ON INTERSTATE 90 EWD ENGINE RPMS WENT FROM ABT 3000 RPM'S TO 5000 RPM, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCERLATE FROM ABT 65 MPH TO 70 MPH.

Mileage: 37,056

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT), THE ENGINE ON MY CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING CUT OUT. A MESSAGE OF 'YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK' APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY ONTO THE BERM OF THE ROAD, CLOSE TO AN EXIT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CAR'S MOMENTUM. THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, WAITED A MOMENT TO CALM MY NERVES, AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME, HOLDING MY BREATH THE ENTIRE TIME, UNCERTAIN WHETHER I WOULD ENCOUNTER THE SAME PROBLEM. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM - UNKNOWN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. TWICE BEFORE, THIS CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE CAR WOULD "BUCK" AS IF IT WASN'T GETTING ANY FUEL. THE SECOND VISIT RESULTED IN NO ACTION FROM THE SERVICE DEPT. AS THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE. I ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT CODES FROM THE CAR'S COMPUTER, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WEREN'T ANY. I FOUND THIS SURPRISING BECAUSE I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" MESSAGE WAS ON THE ENTIRE TRIP THERE.

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY ON RAMP,STUDDERED, ACTED LIKE ISSUES GOING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. UNKNOWN IF POWER TRAIN ISUE OR FUEL/ENGINE ISSUE. WAS LOOKED AT BY SHOP SAME DAY PROBLEM WOULD NOT REOCCUR..

Mileage: 34,000

I WAS SOLD THE CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AND NEVER WARNED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE RECALLED, THEREFORE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR OVER A YEAR WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF IT STARTING ON FIRE. ALSO, RECENTLY THE POWER TRAIN WENT ON MY CAR ALMOST EXACTLY ONE MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT MANY OTHER FORD ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT ISSUE. I WAS EVEN TOLD BY ONE MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD ESCAPES AMONGST MECHANICS. WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION IT "CLUNKS" AND DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHO MAY BE DRIVING THESE CARS WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

Mileage: 55,339

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED, SHOOK, AND SPUTTERED. EVENTUALLY, THE SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JUNE, IT WAS REBUILT AND HAS ALREADY STARTED TO SHIFT HARD. SO, ONCE AGAIN BACK IN THE SHOP. THE A/C HAS BEEN ACTING FUNNY. THE REAR VENTS BARELY WORK, BLEND DOOR DOESNT ENGAGE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS ANOTHER VEHICLE IDENTICAL TO MINE AND IT DOES THE SAME THING.

FIRST COMPLAINT IS THE INTERNAL DOOR PANELS DO NOT PROPERLY FIT AND COME LOOSE BECOMING CAUGHT ON THE FRAME OF THE CAR NOT ALLOWING YOU TO OPEN THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHICH IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY. 2) THE SHIFT SELECTOR SWITCH BROKE AS MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING THE CAR NOT ALLOWING HIM TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK OR SHUT IT OFF. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND QUITE COMMON A MECHANICS TOLD US.

Mileage: 67,000

2013 FORD KUGA 60,000 KM. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINE STALLS AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. STALLS BOTH AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. HAS BEEN INTO DEALER FOR SERVICE FOR TWO MONTHS, FOR THE FIRST 7 WEEKS THEY "COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ERROR CODE". AFTER I DROVE IT IN A CIRCLE AROUND THE DEALER FOR HOURS I WAS ABLE TO SHOW THEM THE PROBLEM AND THEY OBTAINED AN ERROR CODE, 'SOLENOID'. FORD SAYS "MAYBE JUST REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SURE OF THE PROBLEM"

Mileage: 34,786

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

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM A MECHANICS SHOP FOR A FLY WHEEL REPAIR. AFTER APPROX. MILE OF DRIVING, THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE GAUGE SHOWING A HIGH TEMPERATURE. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, NO MATTER HOW I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 5 MILES AN HOUR. I HAD TO NAVIGATE ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT DROVE FOR LESS THAN 50 FT THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF FORCING ME TO PUSH THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. MECHANICS CAME, LOOKED OVER THE CAR THEN IT STARTED NORMALLY. THEY DROVE IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND HOOKED IT TO A COMPUTER BUT NO CODES WERE THROWN. WE COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE. WE DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF OUR CONCERN OVER ALL THE BLOGS FOUND ONLINE REFERENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY HAZARDOUS IF IT HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURY. THIS COMES AFTER THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 4 MONTHS IN THE 8 MONTHS WE HAVE OWNED IT FOR MANY ISSUES INCLUDING TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION BRACKET, TRANSMISSION PLUG FAILURE, WIPER MOTOR, FLY WHEEL AND A SENSOR ISSUE.

Mileage: 79,615

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A NOISE AND AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE FOR A TURNING CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I WENT TO APPLY THE GAS AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, WHILE ON A STATE ROAD AND THEN MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND GOT IT TO A GARAGE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT. SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE, CAME BACK AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. SO I GOT IN THE CAR AND ABOUT 3 TO 4 MILES UP THE ROAD, IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND AFTER REPLACING A WATER PUMP, COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR AND AXLE SEAL, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED, SO I WENT TO PICK IT UP. AFTER I PAID $822.08 FOR THE BILL, I DROVE THE VEHICLE A BLOCK AND THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN, SO I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY DIDN'T FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM THAT I BROUGHT IT IN FOR. THEY CONTACTED ME THAT IT IS SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. NOW I AM LEFT WITH A YEAR OF CAR PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T DRIVABLE. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO STAND BEHIND A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD OR ABUSED, ACTUALLY I HAVE TAKEN IT FAITHFULLY FOR ALL RECALL REPAIRS AND SERVICING NEEDS.

Mileage: 81,000

2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THE CAR. WE'VE TAKEN IT INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY CANT REPLICATE ISSUE. DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK TODAY (MY WIFE NOW DRIVES MY CAR FOR SAFETY CONCERNS), THE ESCAPE HESITATED WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND ONTO THE ROAD. HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT WILL PROBABLY BE TOLD THAT IT CAN'T BE REPLICATED. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 60K MILES AND IS TOTALLY WORTHLESS, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

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

TRANSMISSION/SHIFTER LINKAGE BREAKS EASILY LEAVING VEHICLE IN OR OUT OF GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY CAR STARTED ACTING UP WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS RUN AT LOWER SPEEDS , SPUTTERING AND SEEMS TO HAVE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING IN LOCAL CONDITIONS NO MORE THAN 15 MILES OR SO. I CALLED FORD WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND THEY OFFERED TO TOW IT. AT FIRST THEY MADE IT SEEM LIKE EVERYTHING IS COVERED, AND NOW ITS 2 WEEKS LATER AFTER THEM TELLING ME ITS SOME SORT OF SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST IS 1100 DOLLARS, THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 30000 MILES ON IT , THEY WILL NOT FIX THE CAR UNTIL PAYMENT IS MADE. IT SEEMS THAT ITS AN ISSUE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX ON THERE DIME NOT MINE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

LOSS OF POWER TRUN CAR OFF WAITE FEW MINS STAR UP RUN FIND TILL NEXT TIME PUSH ON GAS PADAL NORTING HAPPEN

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A GASKET ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT NEEDED COOLANT. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

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 APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY INTO NEUTRAL, ROLLED DOWN A HILL, AND INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING. UPDATED 7/10/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD AND A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS REPAIRED, THE WINDSHIELD WAS FRACTURED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHIFT HARD AFTER THE REPAIR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ALSO, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER MOVING THREE FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

PURCHASED USED 07/27/16 AND SINCE THEN, ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE GOING UP SMALL INCLINES THE VEHICLE ACTED AS THOUGH IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED AND THE MOTOR STARTED TO REV UP, AS IF I HAD FLOORED THE GAS PEDDLE. AFTER PULLING TO THE ROADSIDE, THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN TO NORMAL RPM'S AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS, SO I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT SEEMED TO BE OK AGAIN. ON THE THIRD INCIDENT IT DID THE SAME THING SEEMINGLY SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND THROTTLED WAY UP, HOWEVER THIS TIME A DISPLAY SHOWED ENGINE FAULT, AND WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE UNTIL I BROUGHT IT TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. WHEN I RESTARTED THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW. I HAD IT TESTED TO SEE IF ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE STORED, BUT IT SHOWED NONE. IT TOOK ABOUT 30 DAYS FOR IT TO ACT UP BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND INCIDENT, BUT ONLY A WEEK FROM THE SECOND TO THE THIRD INCIDENT. FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY ANSWERS, UNLESS A CODE SHOWS UP IN THE MODULE, HOWEVER THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED.

Mileage: 28,000

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

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* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

Mileage: 1,500

INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (HAPPENS WHEN IN PARK OR WHEN DRIVING). HOOKED UP TO CODE READER AND GOT P026B7; FOUND ONLINE THAT THE THE ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, BUT NOT RECALLED (TSB 13-02-15). DEALER CONFIRMS CODE AND THAT ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT REFERENCED TSB 16-0052. DESPITE THE PART BEING SO DEFECTIVE IT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED, REDESIGNED, AND REPLACED THE DEALER CLAIMS IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER ANY FORM OF WARRANTY.

Mileage: 50,000

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

LOOSES POWER, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN GAS PEDAL PUSHED TO FLOOR. IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. NO PROBLEMS DETECTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. SEEMS TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS 55-45 MPH, CITY DRIVING, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. USUALLY OCCURS AFTER A STOP/GO TRAFFIC LIGHTS, RIGHT HAND TURNS. OCCURRED AFTER FIRST TIME BETWEEN 25K?-30K MILES. 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6 ECOBOOST ENGINE.

Mileage: 33,000

SINCE AUGUST 2015-APRIL 14, 2016 I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES DUE TO REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER/ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING. MY FORD WAS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL AND SERVICED IN AUG 2015. IN JANUARY 2016 AND TWICE IN APRIL 2016 I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH ENGINE REDUCTION/VEHICLE HEATING GAUGE IDLE ON HOT/THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND RIDES EXTREMELY HARD UNTIL YOU CAN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALL INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AS I HAD TO TRY AND CROSS A LANE OF PASSING VEHICLES TO DO SO. I DO NOT FEEL THAT FORD HAS ADEQUATELY FOUND A FIX FOR THIS HUGE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I DO NOT KNOW IF A CONSUMER HAS TO BE KILLED FIRST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND SUGGEST A FIX THAT IS VIABLE TO THE PROBLEM. I AM FEARFUL TO EVEN DRIVE MY FORD DUE TO THE IS PROBLEM SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU PLEASE REVIEW THIS FOR ALL OF THE CONSUMERS THAT FORD CONTINUES TO SELL THESE AUTOMOBILES TOO.

Mileage: 36,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOOK SEVERELY. THE CONTACT STOPPED AGAIN AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES IN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,121. ...UPDATED 04/19/16 *BF *TR

Mileage: 45,121

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

Mileage: 98,500

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

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 77,000

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

Mileage: 30,074

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

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

Mileage: 20,254

WHEN SHIFTING FROM SPORT MODE (S) TO DRIVE (D), THE SHIFTER MECHANISM DOES NOT LOCK OUT NEUTRAL (WHICH SHOULD REQUIRE PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON.) I PUSHED THE SHIFTER FROM SPORT DIRECTLY TO NEUTRAL, CAUSING ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE POWER WHILE MERGING.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHAFT AND JOINT ASSEMBLY, BUSHING, SEALS, RIGHT FRONT AXLE, AND SHAFT JOINT FORWARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. FIVE MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V584000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS ANOTHER CAR SAFELY. THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT REACT FOR 4 SECONDS, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IF OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT LOOKING OUT FOR US, WHO IS. I NOTICED OTHER POSTINGS LIKE THIS AND I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD THAT I HAVE A LEMON AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DO I NEED TO START WRITING MY SENATOR OR CONGRESS PERSON FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO NOTICE THESE COMPLAINTS, A DEATH FROM THESE DEFECTS? FORD HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE IT AND APPARENTLY THE NHTSA AS WELL. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY ESCAPE AND HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD, I AM A VETERAN AND CANNOT AFFORD A LAWYER AS I AM PUTTING THREE PEOPLE THROUGH COLLEGE. HELP!!!!!!!.....UPDATED 10-27-15 *BF

Mileage: 29,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUV JERKS - SPUTTERS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT THE LAST TIME IT WAS LIKE A MACHINE GUN AT 60MPH. IT STORES NO CODES. BEEN TO FORD 3 TIMES THE 2ND TIME A CODE OF MISS FIRING THEY CHANGE ALL PLUGS AND COILS. WAS ON THE HIGHWAY A WEEK LATER SOMETHING.

Mileage: 12,850

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200.

Mileage: 14,200

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FINE WHILE UTILIZING CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN CHIME SOUNDED AND ENGINE STALLED. CLUSTER HAD MESSAGE "SHIFT INTO PARK" MY TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK AS WELL. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DIED COMPLETELY AS I WENT TO PULL OVER. TURNED ON HAZARDS AND SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE SITUATION . *TR

Mileage: 39,900

RECALL REPAIR DONE IN AUGUST 2014 FOR WELL PUBLICIZED LOCALIZED OVERHEATING OF CYLINDER HEAD ISSUE. HAVE HAD TWO INSTANCES OF OVERHEATING SINCE... THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2/19. THE VEHICLE WENT TO LOW POWER MODE AND INSTRUCTED MY WIFE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND STOP ENGINE... SHE DID.... AFTER SITTING FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES SHE RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND TEMPERATURES RETURNED TO NORMAL HOWEVER THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AND I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS AGAIN ON MONDAY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND SPECIFICALLY THIS ENGINE OPTION. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THIS LATEST INCIDENT... I'M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME RESIDUAL LONGEVITY IMPACTS IF I KEEP THE VEHICLE. I PREDICT THAT THIS ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES.. BOTH INCIDENTS DID OCCUR DURING EXTREME COLD (BELOW ZERO) SO IT SEEMS TO BE COOLING SYSTEM RELATED... WHICH WAS THE BASIS OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2014, ALWAYS FOR THE SAME CODE P0741. CAR DOES NOT DRIVE PROPERLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER DOES NOT LOCK UP AS INTENDED. THIS IN TURN CAUSES MUCH LOWER FUEL ECONOMY THAN THE VEHICLE IS CAPABLE AND ADVERTISED TO GET. (23.5 HWY ACTUAL, SHOULD GET 29-30 MPG) CAR HAS BEEN IN TO FORD 5 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. SENT FORD A LAST CHANCE LETTER PRIOR TO THE AST REPAIR ATTEMPT. THIS ATTEMPT WAS SCHEDULED BY FORD SO ONE OF THE ENGINEER EXPERTS COULD EVALUATE IT. AFTER THEY FED US A COMPLETE LINE OF HOGWASH ABOUT AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, THEY TOLD US IT WAS FIXED. 70 MILES AFTER THIS VISIT, LIGHT IS BACK ON (SAME CODE) AND MPG IS STILL TERRIBLE. TO TOP IT OFF THE COOLANT IS LEAKING ON THE FLOOR IN GARAGE AND CAR RUNS ROUGHER AND HAS NEARLY STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS MULTIPLE TIMES (WITH MY 2 YR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR) CLEARLY THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF REPAIRING BUT INFORMED US THEY WILL DO NOTHING ELSE. *TR

Mileage: 21,302

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND DECREASE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ENGINE) AND EXPERIENCED FAILURES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE SPECIFICS ON THE FAILURES AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Mileage: 11,000

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

IN ORDER TO PARK IN THE SINGLE BAY OF OUR THREE CAR SIDE ENTRY ATTACHED GARAGE, YOU HAVE TO PULL UP TO THE POST BETWEEN THE DOUBLE AND SINGLE BAYS, BACK UP AND PULL FORWARD. AFTER PULLING TO ABOUT ONE FOOT FROM THE GARAGE SUPPORT POST AND BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE ESCAPE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO THE POST AND OUR EXPEDITION PARKED IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE DOUBLE BAY. IT FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN SLAMMED INTO FROM BEHIND. WITH THE ENGINE RACING I WAS ABLE TO USE THE START/STOP BUTTON TO STOP THE ENGINE. THE POST WAS DRIVEN OVER THREE FEET INTO THE GARAGE AND THE EXPEDITION WAS HIT WITH SO MUCH FORCE THAT IT JUMPED ABOUT AN INCH ONTO THE CEMENT CURB IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. HITTING THE EXPEDITION PREVENTED THE GARAGE POST (WOOD AND BRICK) FROM TOTALLY COLLAPSING. THE ESCAPE HAS THE 1.6L ECO-BOOST ENGINE AND WAS PURCHASED IN OCT. 2012. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY 5,904 MILES. AT 5,672 MILES THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS FOR THREE RECALLS 13S12, 14S04 AND 14S03. *TR

Mileage: 5,904

THE ENGINE HAD BEEN IDLEING A LITTLE ROUGH AND STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT. IT RESTARTED AND THEN IT WOULD IDLE ROUGH AND LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AGAIN. IT HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 DAYS AND IS IDLEING ROUGH. FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT. NOT OPEN TO GET LOOKED AT. THIS IS OUT OF THE BLUE AND WHEN I RAN AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC IT CAME BACK NORMAL. I DONT TRUST THIS CAR NOW AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO TRADE IT FOR A NEW TOYOTA, BUT I AM NOT SURE I WILL BE ABLE TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE. I SEE FORD HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS AND SO FAR THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 24,400

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

AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR ONE MONTH, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE. I WOULD BE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S WOULD GO WAY UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I AM FEARFUL ANYTIME I DRIVE THIS CAR THAT IT MAY NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I NEED IT TO AND I'LL END UP IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD MY ESCAPE INTO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN, FORD PUT IN A FLIGHT SIMULATOR. AFTER FORD EVALUATED THE SIMULATOR FINDINGS, FORD ENGINEERS SAID THIS WAS "NORMAL"; THEY WILL NO LONGER EVALUATE THE ISSUE. I AM TRULY SCARED IN THIS VEHICLE AND I'VE ONLY OWNED IT FOR ONE YEAR!!! HELP! *TR

Mileage: 6,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD AFTER BEING STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO DEPRESS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ROLL BACKWARDS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 12,000

VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT APPROX. 35 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES, IT IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR THE 4TH TIME IN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. FORD HAS SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE DEALER WITH AN ADEQUATE EXPLANATION OR FIX. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MORE THAN COOPERATIVE BUT IS AT THE MERCY OF FORD. A VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 15,500

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

VEHICLE STARTED WITH WARNING 'ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW'. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND MESSAGE WAS GONE. LATER THAT DAY WHILE DRIVING WE NOTICED SEVERE JERKING OF THE VEHICLE WHILE CHANGING SPEEDS AND NOTICED THE ENGINE FAULT WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. PULLED VEHICLE OVER. RESTARTED AND THE WARNING WAS GONE. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR OVER 2 DAYS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE ERROR AND THEREFORE UNABLE TO FIX ANYTHING. MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM STARTED RECURRING AGAIN WHILE REDUCING SPEED ON A HIGHWAY EXIT RESULTING IN EXTREME VEHICLE JERKING AS IF TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING, AT THIS TIME WE NOTICED THE ENGINE FAULT WARNING HAD REAPPEARED. CONTACTED FORD SERVICE CENTER AND THEY WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK, BUT WITHOUT A RECALL THERE WILL BE NOTHING THAT CAN DO. WITH SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IT IS ASTONISHING THAT THIS IS NOT A KNOWN RESOLVABLE ISSUE FOR FORD. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

WHEN I TRIED AGAIN TO START UP MY CAR TODAY, THE POWERTRAIN WAS PRODUCING SMOKE. FORD AGREED TO BUYBACK MY CAR IN MID DECEMBER 2013 BUT THEY HAVE STILL NOT BEEN FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THEIR WRITTEN CONTRACT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD'S RAV DEPT ALONG WITH EMAILING FORD'S TIER1 CUSTOMER SUPPORT EVERYTIME MY CAR HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE. I HAVE ALSO LET THE DEALER KNOW OF MY ISSUES. I HAVE TWEETED TO @FORD, @FORDSERVICE, @FORDESCAPE ABOUT MY CAR. THEY ARE AWARE MY CAR'S OVERHEATING AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. NO ONE FROM FORD HAS OFFERED TO PUT ME IN A LOANER CAR WHILE THEY TRY TO REISSUE MY 'LOST' BUYBACK CHECK. THEY'D RATHER ME DRIVE AROUND A CAR THAT CATCHES ON FIRE. I SUSPECT THEY ARE TRYING TO HIT A QUARTERLY GOAL AND ARE STALLING TO Q2. I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR SO I'M SURE MY BUYBACK IS IMPACTING THEIR BUDGETING. THE SMOKE FROM THE POWERTRAIN TRIGGERED MY ASTHMA. *TR

Mileage: 15,500

WHEN I TRIED TO START UP MY CAR TODAY, THE POWERTRAIN WAS PRODUCING SMOKE. FORD AGREED TO BUYBACK MY CAR IN MID DECEMBER 2013 BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THEIR WRITTEN CONTRACT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD'S RAV DEPT, I HAVE TWEETED TO @FORD, @FORDSERVICE, @FORDESCAPE ABOUT MY CAR'S ISSUES YET THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED ME BACK ABOUT WHERE MY REPURCHASE CHECK IS AT OR TRY TO GET ME A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WHILE THIS PROCESS IS OCCURRING. THEY ARE AWARE MY CAR'S OVERHEATING AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING WHEN I DRIVE UPHILL AND IT'S CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV AT REDLINE. WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM LA OVER THE WEEKEND, THE CAR STRUGGLED THE ENTIRE DRIVE. SOMETHING WAS BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS ALSO OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. FORD AGREED TO BUYBACK THIS DEATH TRAP IN MID DEC 2013 BUT THEY HAVE BEEN STALLING THE ENTIRE PROCESS. APPARENTLY MY CHECK IS MISSING. I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THIS CAR WHEN EITHER IT BURST INTO FLAMES, THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE SEIZES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS A HAZARD. WITH NO MORE THAN 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET ME AND OCCUPANTS OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A CLOSE CALL WHEN MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO BACK UP AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME TO OFFER ME ROOM. THE VEHICLE SITS WITH THE ACCELERATOR FLOOR OR MODULATED BUT WILL NOT MOVE. AFTER READING THE OWNERS MANUAL IT TELLS ME " IN SOME INSTANCES OF DEEP SNOW" (NOT!) TURN OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL VIA THESE 4-5 STEPS. HOW THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT WHEN YOUR GOING TO GET HIT. IN MY ESTIMATION THIS IS A HAZARD! THEIR TRACTION CONTROL IS A DANGER IT DOES NOT WORK PERIOD. MY WIFE AND I WERE SCARED NEEDLESS TO SAY. TRY IT, YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

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

LOSES AND REGAINS POWER. TRANSMISSION REACHED 9000RPMS. CAR JERKED CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. HARD SHIFTING CONSTANTLY. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

VEHICLE STALLS, CUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MOST RECENTLY ON AN EXIT RAMP, ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. WILL USUALLY START RIGHT BACK UP AND RUN NORMALLY. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS. DEALER COULD FIND NO CODES, LEFT AT DEALERSHIP OVER WEEKEND, BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR THEM. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND PROBLEM. *JS

Mileage: 5,000

WITHIN JUST 3 WEEKS OF PURCHASING OUR CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2013 ESCAPE TITANIUM (16K MILES), THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. DASH LIGHTS COME ON, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART AND I AM BACK ON THE ROAD. NOW 2 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE, IT HAS STALLED LIKE THIS 7 TIMES. A FEW TIMES, WE HAVE GOTTEN THE "ENGINE FAULT TAKE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE" MESSAGE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, BUT THIS DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH THE DAYS OF THE STALLS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLES COMPUTER IS NOT STORING ANY CODES TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. TECHNICIANS HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE EXTENSIVELY WITH A LAPTOP CONSTANTLY DIAGNOSING SEARCHING FOR ISSUES. NOTHING. THIS IS TRULY UNBELIEVABLE TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS POSSIBLE IN A NEW VEHICLE, LET ALONE THAT IT CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED! I AM VERY WORRIED AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE THAT IT MAY JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT STALLS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. *JS

Mileage: 20,500

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

MY CAR HAS OVERHEATED TWICE AFTER THE RECALL FIX. MY COOLANT WAS VIOLENTLY BOILING OVER. MY TRANSMISSION IS ALSO GROSSLY SHIFTING INCORRECTLY. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY SINCE IT WASN'T GOING TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION REDLINED AND THEN SHIFTED. I CHECKED MY OBT AND I'M NOT GETTING ANY CODES FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ANYMORE SINCE ANYTIME I'VE BROUGHT MY CAR IN THEY HAVEN'T FOUND ANY ISSUES. I'VE BROUGHT MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN FOUND. I DRIVE THROUGH THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS EVERY WEEK AND I'M AFRAID ONE DAY MY ENGINE WILL CATCH ON FIRE (HILLY ROADS AND LOW SPEEDS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN HOT). IT WOULD BE DISASTROUS FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IF A WILDFIRE WAS STARTED DUE TO THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGE ON 4/15/13 AND ABOUT A WEEK AFTER. WHILE COMING TO A STOPPED THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO COME TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT--NL. WENT TO DEALER WHO DID OIL CHANGE AND SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS CAR DOING IT . IF HAPPENED AGAIN CALL ROADSIDE. 05/29/13 AT 545PM CAR STALLED AGAIN NO WARNING. CALLED CROWN FORD SET UP APPT FOR MON. 06/10. 6/7/13 558AM CAR AGAIN STALLED AT ABOUT 35 MPH NO WARNING HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL APPLY BRAKE TO RESTART SINCE I WAS ON ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AND MID CURVE. KEEP APPT FOR MON. AT ABOUT 423PM THAT DAY STARTED CAR AND ENGINE FAULT NOTED ON START TRIED TO DRIVE OUT OF PARKING GARAGE. CAR WAS MISSING AND BARELY MOVING. TRANSMISSION MADE LOUD CLUNK NOISE. COASTED CAR DOWN PARKING GARAGE SO TOW TRUCK WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT. TOWED TO CROWN FORD. OFFERED VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT I RAN STATING IT WAS POWERTRAIN ISSUE. THEY DECLINED NEEDED IT. CHECKED AND REPLACE MAP SENSOR. PICKED UP ON 6/11/13 AND 06/12/13 STALLED AGAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING ABOUT 600AM AND THEN I WAS ADVISED TO BRING BACK TO DEALER. STALLED AGAIN ON WAY TO DEALER APPROXIMATELY 1130 AM. ADVISED SERVICE DEALER THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE NEXT WEEK WHICH ALL CAME BACK NORMAL. SERVICE MANAGER DROVE ON 06/17 AND STATED PROBLEM REPRODUCED AND WOULD REPLACE THROTTLE BODY.THIS WAS DONE AND I PICKED UP ON 06/21. 06/23 AT APPROXIMATELY 204 PM CAR STALLED AGAIN...RESTARTED AFTER PUTTING IN NEUTRAL UNABLE TO COME TO A STOP VEHICLES BEHIND US...RESTARTED WHEN RESTARTED ENGINE MISSING AGAIN WHEN PUSHED GAS THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO MAKE A CLUNK NOISE AND STALLED AGAIN.THE VEHICLE WITHOUT NOTICE STALLS AND IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER LAST STALL THE RPM SEEMS TO REV UP SOME.THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS & NOW REVS RPMS. *TR

Mileage: 11,500

REPEATED SERVICE ON THE CAR WITH HEALTH REPORT STATING POWERTRAIN FAULT-SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. WITH THE HELP OF THE BBB FORD SENT A FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO DEALER AND REPLACED SEVERAL ITEMS. PICKED UP THE CAR APRIL 28 AND IT SEEMED IMPROVED. ON MAY 25TH CAR EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. RAN HEALTH REPORT AND IT STATES "URGENT-POWERTRAIN FAULT/REDUCED POWER. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO FORD MANY TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ACT AS IF NO ONE EVERY HAS HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I HAVE READ YOUR REPORT REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH ECOBOOST AND FEEL THAT OUR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ARE THE SAME. *TR

Mileage: 500

I CURRENTLY HAVE A LAW SUIT PENDING WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. ONE OF MY MAJOR COMPLAINTS IS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT LUNGES AND IS NOT SMOOTH. IT FREQUENTLY FEELS LIKE YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN YOU ACCELERATE DUE TO HESITATION. THE VEHICLE TACHS 3 OR 4 NUMBER WHEN TRANSITIONING BETWEEN GEARS. FORD HAS HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY REPLACED SOME PARTS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND HAD AN ENGINEER EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND RUN TESTS FOR ONE WEEK. THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS SUPPOSEDLY JUST HOW AN ECOBOOST ENGINE WORKS. IT IS STILL AN ONGING ISSUE FOR ME 6 MONTHS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 200

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD BEYOND THE STOP SIGN. I, THE DRIVER, WAS REQUIRED TO QUICKLY PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AS THE ACCELERATION OF THE ENGINE AND THE FULLY DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO BE FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER. *TR

Mileage: 8,150

I STARTED MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING USING THE REMOTE START FEATURE. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, I ENTERED MY VEHICLE, BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR HESITATED, THEN SURGED, HESITATED AGAIN AND THEN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PUT MY HAZARD WARNING ON AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND LIMPED IT BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED FOR TOW SERVICE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT THERE WERE NO LOGGED FAULTS IN THE ECM EVEN THOUGH I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OCCURRED. LATER HOWEVER, I LEARNED FROM THE ACTUAL MECHANIC, THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CODES LOGGED AND THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT TO UPDATE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WITH NEW SOFTWARE. THE TECH STATED HE COULD NOT DO THAT HOWEVER AS HIS TOOLING WOULD NOT SHOW THE BCM MODULE OR ALLOW HIM TO PROGRAM IT EVEN THOUGH THE DIRECTIONS STATED HIS VERSION OF TOOLING SOFTWARE SHOULD ALLOW IT. THEY CALLED FORD TECH SUPPORT AND RECEIVED NO ANSWERS. THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY WITH MY VEHICLE AND DID NOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT. I'M FEARFUL THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND POSES A SAFETY RISK DUE TO LACK OF ACCELERATION AND STALLING. *TR

Mileage: 1,298

STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION HIGHWAY AT TRAFFIC LIGHT,TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN FOR ME TO PROCEED MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, SHIFT SELECTOR WAS IN DRIVE POSITION DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RAISED ENGINE RPM WITH NO VEHICLE MOVEMENT. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION THAN BACK INTO DRIVE STILL NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. I PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN PARK TURNED IGNITION OFF,RESTARTED CAR MOVED SELECTOR BACK INTO DRIVE AND DROVE OFF ?? WENT TO MY FORD DEALER EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM ,THEY RAN CHECKS SCANNED CODES CAME UP NO CODE FAULTS. I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM COMES BACK. 786 MILES ON ODOMETER NO RE OCCURRENCE. VERY CONCERNING TO ME WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN! GOING THRU THE ABOVE PROCEDURE LUCKY I WASN'T HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR OR TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 540

2013 FORD ESCAPE SITUATION IS THAT WHEN I TRANSFER MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BESIDES LIGHTLY BRAKING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A SURGE IN ACCELERATION ... CAUSING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN THE DRIVER WOULD EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO BE BRAKING. THERE ARE 1 OR 2 PROBLEMS: 1) THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL [MORE SO FOR A MALE DRIVER WITH A WIDER FOOT THAN A FEMALE DRIVER]. 2) THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TOO MUCH MOVEMENT WHILE THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO BRAKE, IN THAT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES THE PEDAL TO AND PAST THE ACCELERATOR PETAL; IN THAT IF THE FOOT IS NOT EXACTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PUSHES DOWN AND CAUSES A POWER SURGE, WHEN THE DRIVER IS EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO BE BRAKING. THE PROBLEM IS THE DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PETAL HAS SUCH A LONG TRAVEL, THAT WHEN A PERSON'S FOOT IS NOT 100% ON THE BRAKE THAT THE FOOT ALSO PRESSES ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN WITH A MAN'S FOOT, BEING WIDER THAN A FEMALE'S FOOT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS; ALL OF WHICH CAUSED AN EXTREMELY TRAUMATIC SITUATION(S): 1) TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN TRAFFIC BACKS UP OR ANOTHER VEHICLE CHANGES INTO MY DRIVING LANE - IN EITHER CONDITION, WHERE FORCED TO BRAKE 'UNEXPECTEDLY', THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. 2) WHEN BRAKING AT AN INTERSECTION, TAKING THE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE, INITIALLY THE CAR SLOWS DOWN, BUT WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TO STOP THE CAR, THE CAR ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY, I.E, A PEDESTRIAN IS CROSSING THE STREET IN AN INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY AND POSSIBLY INJURING THE PEDESTRIAN. THE FORD DEALER SAID THAT THEY CANNOT FIX A "DESIGN FLAW". *TR

Mileage: 300

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS AT A STOP WHEN IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY FOR A SHORT BURST. THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN ONE SPOT AND SHE TAPPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER CAUSE TWO MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE OTHER VEHICLE'S BUMPER. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE OTHER VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE ESCAPE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY NOTICEABLE DAMAGE. THE ESCAPE IS HEADING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE THAT WE KNOW OF BUT I HAVE NOTICED ONCE THAT THE VEHICLE DID JUMP A BIT IN RPMS AND SPEED WHILE DRIVING IT AT A STEADY SPEED ON A FAIRLY FLAT ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

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