2013 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

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. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER ANY FORM OF WARRANTY/RECALL

WHILE DRIVING LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ENGINE OVER HEATING WARNING, TO SHUT DOWN WHEN SAFE TO DO SO. THIS HAPPEN TWICE. EACH TIME COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. I WAS INFORMED BY FORD MECHANIC LOSS OF POWER IS FORDS WAY OF NOT DAMAGING ENGINE. HIGHWAY DRIVING IS A SURELY A LIFE & DEATH SITUATION. FIRST TIME ISSUE ON CITY STREET SEPTEMBER 14 2015. REPAIR REPLACE WATER PUMP. SECOND TIME ON HIGHWAY NOVEMBER 19, 2018. SECOND REPAIR PENDING. BIG CONCERN IS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO SAVE AN ENGINE WITH LITTLE CONCERN FOR PEOPLE. SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS THINKING. ANOTHER ON GOING ISSUE IS VEHICLE HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP POSITION OR WHILE MOVING. ALWAYS HAVE TO BE SURE THERE IS PLENTY OF SPACE, NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.

COOLANT LOW LIGHT AND ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN. HAVE TO ADD COOLANT ABOUT EVERY 6 WEEKS OR THIS WILL HAPPEN. I'M A FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENT AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING!! HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. HAVE TAKEN TWICE TO FORD TO HAVE FIXED AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR ONCE I KNOW DON'T THINK THEY DID ANYTHING THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT. SINCE IT ONLY DOES THIS ABOUT EVERY 6 WEEKS I GUESS THEY AREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THANKS (XXXX) 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)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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

I BOUGHT MY FORD ESCAPE 2013 IN MARCH 2016 AS USED CAR. FROM THE BEGINNING I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE COOLANT. COOLANT JUST DISAPPEARS. I WENT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT HEATER HOSES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I DID IT. BUT STILL I HAVE TO ADD COOLANT BECAUSE IT EVAPORATES SOMEHOW. NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT AND WHAT IS WRONG, BECAUSE IT LOOKS THAT COOLING SYSTEM IS OK, BUT IS NOT. I'M AFRAID TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

I CAME TO A STOP AT SIGN. THE ENGINE STALLED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT TOOK AN EXTRA AMOUNT OF TIME TO START BUT DID RESTART. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD. UPON ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND NARROWLY AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE NOR ARE THERE ANY OBD CODES. DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE OTHER YEAR MAKE AND MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I URGE YOU TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION WITH FORD. THIS IS NOT ONLY A DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

SINCE PURCHASING THIS FORD ESCAPE SEL 1.6L, I'VE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH COOLANT LOSS. EVERY TIME I'VE FLAGGED IT TO THE DEALER, THEY BRUSH ME OFF AND HAVE FILLED UP THE COOLANT, SAYING THEY CAN'T SOURCE THE ISSUE. I'VE BEEN CONCERNED THAT I'VE HAD A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD EVER SINCE THE 13S12 RECALL IN 2014. IN RECENT YEARS, THE COOLANT LOSS ISSUE HAD ACCELERATED DRAMATICALLY. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. AND WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE COOLANT WILL SUDDENLY GO FROM AN OK LEVEL TO SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW MINIMUM. FURTHERMORE, THE ENGINE HAS A PERSISTENT BURNING SMELL OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I'VE HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH A JUG OF COOLANT AND A PLASTIC SOLO CUP TO REFILL THE COOLANT TANK WHENEVER THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT LIGHTS UP. OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, I'VE HAD TO REFILL THE COOLANT AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. OVERALL, I AM CONCERNED THIS WAS A FUNDAMENTAL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,422.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW COOLANT LEVEL WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT COOLANT WAS CONSTANTLY LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 5 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL KAY FORD (14633 S CICERO AVE, MIDLOTHIAN, IL 60445, 708-388-3000) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE DEALER MUST DUPLICATE THE FAILURE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *DT CONSUMER STATED REPORT IS INCORRECT. VEHICLE STALLED THE DAY AFTER CONSUMER PURCHASED IT ON MARCH 10TH AT 55,800 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A KEY PROBLEM BUT IT WASN'T, 3 DAYS LATER THERE WAS NO POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE AT 56,100 MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES. UPDATED 12/20/18*JB

TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE HAD ENDLESS ISSUES AND PROBLEMS. I WOULD DRIVE A MILE OR SO TO GAS STATION, TURN OFF CAR, GET GAS AND THEN THE CAR WOULDN'T START OR DRIVE 15 MILES, DO A JOB, 30 MINUTES LATER GET IN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER AND THEN STAY RUNNING. I WOULD THROW IT INTO GEAR TO GET THE ENGINE RUNNING AND SOMETIMES IT'D BE FINE, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BOG DOWN AND STALL. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND THEY WOULD SAY THE O2 SENSOR, WASTEGATE SOLENOID OR EVAP LEAK. THEY WOULD NICKEL AND DIME ME WITH ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS. THE CODES WERE, P0234,P26B7 AND P0456. THEY SAID COOLANT WAS GETTING INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THAT WAS CONTRIBUTING TO THE STALLING AND PROBLEMS. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. IF THE RPMS INCREASED TO HIGH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE FOR A FEW DAYS. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN AND HAD TO REFILL THE ANTIFREEZE MORE OFTEN THAN NORMAL. THE DEALER (CIOCCA FORD QUAKERTOWN, 321 S. WEST BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951, (844) 224-6525) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DRIVING SUV ON A CITY STREET WHEN ENGINE BECAME OVERHEATED & SHUT OFF DUE TO A COOLANT LEAK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE WATER PUMP AND THE PUMP WAS LOOSE AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOMBALL FORD (22702 TOMBALL PKWY, TOMBALL, TX 77375, (281) 378-3160) AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 60,000 MILE AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THE DEALER ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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

I REPORTED PREVIOUSLY AND NOW HAVE THE FULL REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING AT THE YMCA IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP THE CAR STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE COMPUTER STATED ENGINE OVERHEATING FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. UPON DOING SO I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE NEXT MORNING. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR IS THROWING CODES THAT STATE COOLANT VALVE LEFT OPEN, ALONG WITH 4 OTHER CODES THAT WERE TRIPPED. THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME MULTIPLE TIMES THIS WAS UNRELATED TO THE PREVIOUS COOLANT SENSOR RECALL HOWEVER THE 54 PAGES OF INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP ARE STATING OTHERWISE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GAVE A LOW COOLANT MESSAGE THEN SAID VEHICLE OVERHEATING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT DID NOT GIVE ME MUCH OF A CHANCE TO PULL OVER SAFELY BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. LUCKILY I WAS JUST PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT AND DROVE INTO THE NEXT LOT. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AND COULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN TO FULL TEMP BY THE TIME THE MESSAGE CAME UP. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I COULD THEN RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD IDLE AND REV UP FINE IN PARK BUT AS SOON AS I TRIED TO DRIVE IT WOULD STUMBLE AGAIN AND GIVE THE OVERHEATING MESSAGE. THIS IS THE 1.6L ECOBOOST ENGINE. IT HAS DONE THIS A COUPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. I TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VAN HORN FORD (1000 E SUMMIT AVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066, (262) 567-5574), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GRIFFIN FORD (1940 E MAIN ST, WAUKESHA, WI 53186, (262) 542-5781) WHERE THEY TOPPED OFF THE FLUIDS, BUT ALSO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED REFERENCE NUMBER: CAS16181232 AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,850.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTONATION FORD NORTH CANTON (5900 WHIPPLE AVE NW, NORTH CANTON, OH 44720, 330-238-3206) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER (GRESHAM FORD, 1999 POWELL BLVD, GRESHAM, OR 97080) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,356.

COOLANT LEAKS, SINCE TO BE COMING FROM INSULATED HOSE CONNECTED TO HEATER

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.

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...

CONSTANTLY LOSES COOLANT FLUID AND ENGINE STALLS AT TIMES, I UNDERSTAND FORD HAS RECALLED THIS YEAR AND MODEL FOR THIS, BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME OUR VIN# IS NOT ON RECALL LIST, BUT IT IS DOING WHAT THEY HAVE RECALLED OTHER SAME YEAR SAME MODELS FOR

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

ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. IF I TRY TO TURN IT ON IT'LL HAPPEN 3-4 TIMES UNTIL IT WORKS FINE AGAIN. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR WEEKS & I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE.

VEHICLE COMPUTER REPORTS THAT VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AND PLACES THE CAR INTO 'LIMP' MODE. OCCURS WHILE DRIVING OR AS SOON AS IT IS PLACE IN DRIVE AFTER VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN SITING OVERNIGHT (IN 60 DEGREE CONDITIONS, DID NOT HAPPEN AT ALL DURING THE SUMMER). FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DEC 2017 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY (55 MPH) LOST POWER AND 'LIMPED' TO A PARKING LOT. NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. LOCAL NAPA REPAIR SHOP DID A FULL REVIEW AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. DID NOT OCCUR AT ALL OVER THE SUMMER, LATEST WAS 10/5/18. VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVER NIGHT (60 DEGREES), VEHICLE STARTED, REVERSED FROM DRIVEWAY AND ONCE IN DRIVE IT ENTERED 'LIMP' MODE STATING THAT IT WAS OVERHEATING.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NOTICED THAT IT NEEDED FREQUENT REFILLS OF THE ENGINE COOLANT RECENTLY -- THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH (TWO OF THEM IN SERVICE SHOPS). THIS PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO A 2012 RECALL THAT MY VIN ISN'T PART OF, SO THIS MAKES ME HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE18007. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SIGNS OF FAILURE AGAIN. THE COOLANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED MORE FREQUESNTLY THAT IT SHOULD BE.

ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CREATING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR ME AND MY CHILD. WE WERE DRIVING (NOT TURNING) APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH TOWN WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND WHILE THE CAR WOULD RUN, IT WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED.

WE HAVE HAD THIS SUV FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, CHANGE OIL EVERY 3000 MILE AND DONE HAD THE GEARS IN TRANSMISSION GO OUT AND NOW NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS LATER WARNINGS FOR ENGINE OVERHEATING TURN OFF SAFELY BUT I'M NOT DRIVING IT. IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR HOURS. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAD RECALLS ABOUT THIS WARNING AND FOR CATCHING FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE LOW COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLACE MOTOR, INC (800-649-5785, LOCATED AT 19 THOMPSON RD, WEBSTER, MA 01570) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WHEN I COME TO A STOP THEN PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO ABOUT 4000 RPM'S BUT I DON'T GO ANY FASTER. THE CAR WILL THEN STALL FOR A BIT. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY AND GO IT WILL HESITATE AND THEN FINALLY KICK IN AND I CAN CONTINUE ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED DRIVING AROUND IN THE CITY AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS TO ONLY DO THIS WHEN I AM GOING SLOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN I HAVE TO STOP AND GO.

COOLANT LIGHT AND HOT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY OF COOLANT. FILLED IT UP AND WITHIN 4 MILES, TOTALLY EMPTY. HAD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. TOLD THE WATER PUMP SHAFT LITERALLY CRACKED. NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS. REPORTED TO FORD SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THIS IS BOGUS. CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 55,000 MILES. NEVER HAD ISSUE WITH COOLANT UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO. NO WARNING WHATS SO EVER AND WENT FROM FULL COOLANT TO EMPTY WITHIN A 3 MILE RADIUS. AM I SUPPOSED TO CARRY AROUND COOOLANT WITH ME. DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR, LIGHTS CAME ON, IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. ADDED COOLANT CAR RAN NORMAL, THEN LOST ALL COOLANT AGAIN. PLUS IN ADDITION, NO ONE CAN WORK ON THIS AS "SPECIAL TOOLS ARE REQUIRED" HOW CONVENIENT FOR FORD. MORE BUSINESS FOR THEM AND THEIR...

I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN 2015 WITH A TRADE-IN OF MY 2006 DODGE STRATUS. APPROXIMATELY, A YEAR IN I HAD TO PURCHASE A BATTERY FOR THE VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAD 38, 000 MILES. IN 2017 I HAD TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE FOR THINGS OUTSIDE OF BASIC WARE AND TEAR. IN JUNE I HAD TO PAY $500.00 ON CANSTER PURGE VALVE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. ALSO, MY WINDOW CABLE BROKE TWO DAYS AFTER I PAID $500 TO GET THE ENGINE FIXED. CURRENTLY MY WINDOW REMAINS TAPED UP WITH USE AND IT COST IS $206 PLUS LABOR. AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 MY ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I PAID $542 INCLUDING LABOR. APPROXIMATELY 6 DAYS LATER (SEPTEMBER 30) MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON ROUTE 51 AND LEBANON CHURCH RD BY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND STATED THAT THE CYLINDER MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V583000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,667.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH WARNING TO PULL OVER ENGINE OVERHEATING. COOLANT IS FULL.

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.

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

THE CAR OVERHEATS WITHOUT WARNING. THE HOT ENGINE WARNING GOES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER MAKING IT UNABLE TO MOVE. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND ANOTHER TIME WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AFTER SHOPPING. I BELIEVE I WAS DRIVING THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.

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.

VEHICLE COOLANT WARNING INDICATES COOLANT LOW. WATER PUMP REPLACED IN 2016 RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. ISSUE PERSISTED IN LATE 2017/EARLY 2018 WHERE WARNING FREQUENTLY INDICATES COOLANT LOW, SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR SERVICED AND NO LEAKS OR ISSUES WITH ENGINE WERE IDENTIFIED. SEPTEMBER 2018 COOLANT WARNING CAME ON AND COOLANT WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING, THREE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, COOLANT WARNING SIGNALED AND ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING SIGNALED IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. CAR BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AS THE CAR WAS PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. CARY CROSSROADS FORD SERVICE IDENTIFIED INTERNAL LEAK WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE ENGINE POSSIBLY DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD OR BLOCK. ISSUE REQUIRES A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED TO HIGH AND A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED REGARDING THE ENGINE BEING TOO HOT. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE COOLANT CAP IN ORDER FOR THE GAUGE TO RETURN TO NORMAL AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TO CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AFTER THE FAILURES, THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. COGGIN DELAND FORD-LINCOLN (2655 NORTH VOLUSIA AVENUE, ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA 32763, (386) 490-4325) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REPLACED THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBERS: CAS-AS15834530 AND CAS-1576. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE YOU ARE USUALLY PULLING INTO TRAFFIC IN THOSE MOMENTS. I HAVE BEEN CROSSING BUSY ROADS MANY TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLS OUT. IT IS HARD TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, AND IT DOESN'T TURN ON A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, LEAVING ME DRIVING A DEATH TRAP. IT FINALLY HAPPENED ENOUGH TIMES IN A ROW YESTERDAY THAT IT TURNED ON A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, FORD IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE PART NOW. I WAS STANDING NEXT TO SOMEONE AT FORD WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL.

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

COOLANT ISSUES; CONSTANTLY HAVE TO ADD COOLANT; AT ONE POINT CAR OVERHEATED AND WENT INTO SHUT DOWN MODE; DEALER REPLACED ENGINE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS; POER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES; REPLACED RACKET AND PIONION; PROBLEM STILL EXISTS;

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE "ADD COOLANT TO SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HANSEL FORD (3075 CORBY AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK AT THE HEATER HOSE AND HEATER CORE, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRED COOLANT TO BE ADDED EVER SINCE 2014, WHICH WAS CURRENTLY A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED CASE NUMBER: CAS-15524590. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,187.

ON 8/29/2018 I FELT LIKE MY WAS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. ON 8/30/18 MY ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. BOTH TIMES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AFTER MY ENGINE LOST POWER ON 8/30/18, AND I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR PLACE. I'M LUCKY THAT IT DID START BACK UP BECAUSE I WAS NOT IN A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE IT. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND BEGAN HONKING SO THAT CARS BEHIND ME WOULD TAKE NOTICE AND AVOID CRASHING INTO ME. I AM ALSO LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT DIE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY! THE REPAIR PLACE TOLD ME THAT THEY TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND IT DIED...