2013 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

I'VE BEEN TO DAVE CROSSLEY DEALER SHIP 3 TIMES ON THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR IT POPS UP MESSAGE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE KNOW. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME THEY HAVE TRIED TO FIX MY CAR 2ND TIME IT DID IT I WAS PICKING UP MY 7 YR OLD CHILD WHEN IT DID IT. IT IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO BE DRIVING IN WHEN MESSAGE POPS UP ENGINE JUST STOPS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO BE RELIABLE FOR ME TO GET TO WORK EVERY DAY SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. ONE DAY I WILL BE GOING TO WORK AND MESSAGE DOES IT ON A FREEWAY THEN YOU WILL SEE A LAW SUIT ON YOUR HANDS. *TR

ON APRIL 18,2014 CAR WAS IN A FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HEARD A RATTLE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR A DAY OR TWO BEFORE. I NOTICED THE HEAT SHIELD WAS FALLING OFF AND TEARING AWAY FROM A BOLT. THE DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME STATED I MUST HAVE DRIVEN OVER SOMETHING TO CAUSE IT TO COME OFF. THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR. NOW IT IS APRIL 14,2015 AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN. SAME NOISE AND TEARING AWAY FROM BOLT AGAIN.. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN TO OPEN ANOTHER CASE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD COVER DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE TIMING PEG BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE ENGINE AND CAUSED OIL LEAKAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,400. ...UPDATED 05/11/15 *BF THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/14/15*JB...UPDATED 06/09/15 *BF UPDATED 06/16/15*JB

IN AUGUST 2014, JANUARY 2015, FEBRUARY 2015, AND MARCH 2015 MY VEHICLE WENT INTO "FAILSAFE" MODE DUE TO AN OVERHEATING ENGINE, AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED EACH TIME TO THE FORD DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE LEASE ORIGINATED. FAILSAFE MODE CUTS POWER TO THE BRAIN OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE TO "SAFELY" STOP THE VEHICLE SO THE CAR DOESN'T LIGHT ITSELF ON FIRE. THE CAR LITERALLY GOES FROM 60 TO 0 IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. ANY TIME THE VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO FAILSAFE MODE I HAVE BEEN TERRIFIED OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR GETTING REARENDED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE FORD SERVICE CENTER AND PEP BOYS FOR REPETITIVE ENGINE ISSUES, COOLANT SYSTEM ISSUES, TRANSMISSION ISSUES, COMPUTER SYSTEM ISSUES, ETC. THERE ARE 9 RECALLS ON THE CAR THUS FAR, 8 OF THEM HAVE BEEN FIXED - THE AIRBAG RECALL DOES NOT...

MOTOR STARTED RUNNING VERY POORLY MISSING AND BUCKING WITH REDUCED POWER THEN THE ENGINE DEFAULT SERVICE NOW LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER WHERE THEY FINALLY TOLD ME IT HAS A WIRING HARNESS ISSUE WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER ALTHOUGH THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER ESCAPES WITH DIFFERENT ENGINE SIZE. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS EITHER IDLING AFTER START OR WITHIN A TENTH OF A MILE. THIS OCCURS EVEN IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN EXTENSIVELY THEN PARKED AND RESTARTED OR FROM A COLD START. THIS CONDITION IS HAZARDOUS AS POWER HAS BEEN LOST ENTERING TRAFFIC. THE CAR MUST BE STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THIS OCCURS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED SPLICES IN WIRING HARNESS PER FORD TSB15-0005. PROBLEM RECURRED. RETURNED TO FORD. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. PROBLEM RECURRED; RETURNING TO FORD AGAIN. *TR

BACK IN AUG. 2014 I GOT A RECALL - 14S17 OCT. 2014 GOT A RECALL - 14S21 I HAVE BEEN CALLING OUR FORD DEALER EACH MONTH AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. SO I CONTINUE TO GET A CARD FROM FORD REMINDING ME OF THE RECALL AND TO CONTACT THE FORD DEALER TODAY. WELL THEN, WHY DON'T THE FORD DEALERS HAVE THE PARTS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

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......

OIL LEAK FOUND AT ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. OIL LEAK WAS WITH TURBOCHARGER. TURBOCHARGER WAS REPLACED. ENGINE SHUTS DOWN DUE TO LOW OIL. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS DUE TO UNKNOWN SHUTDOWNS. CAR EXHAUST IS A BLUE CLOUD. CAR EXHAUST PIPES DRIP OIL. THE CAR STICKS OF OIL. THE WINDOWS NEED CONSTANT CLEANING FOR OIL RESIDUE. FORD SAYS OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PASSES. FORD REFUSES TO TEST THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL AFTER 3000 MILES AND ADDING ONE QUART OF OIL. FORD IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO GET THIS VEHICLE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD BY REFUSING TO ADMIT THEIR FAILURE TO ACCURATELY PERFORM AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH DOCUMENTATION. FORD REFUSES TO PERFORM ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I4 ENGINE IS A GUTLESS GAS-GUZZLER. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS ISSUE ON A 2013 FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED ON DECEMBER 31, 2013. WE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE SINCE THAT DATE. AT SPEEDS UNDER 35MPH AND ALWAYS WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND MUST BE COASTED TO A SAFE SPOT, STOPPED, PUT INTO PARK, AND THEN TURNING THE KEY TO RESTART. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS 1-4 TIMES A WEEK DURING DAILY USE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SHIP 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES I NOTIFIED THEM OF THE ISSUE VERBALLY, BUT SINCE IT DID NOT HAPPEN DURING THEIR TEST DRIVES, NOTHING WAS DONE OR NOTED. THIS LAST TIME, THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 24, 2014, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH A CITY INTERSECTION THAT ALSO PUT THE VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE POWER WAS LOST, AND WE COULD NOT COAST TO SAFETY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER...

CAR HAS BEEN GIVING US AN ERROR MESSAGE "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS NO STARTED TO SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. THE INCIDENT ON 12/27 I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CARS WHERE ABLE TO AVOID US AND WE WERE ABLE GET THE CAR RESTARTED BUT IT IS BECOMING A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY US BUT EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. TWO WEEKS PRIOR THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT. FORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX AND UNWILLING TO WORK WITH US ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN COMMENTS ON LINE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE FACED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE 2013 ESCAPE. WE JUST WANT THE SAFE WORKING CAR THAT WE THOUGHT WE PAID FOR. WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND BEEN VERY...

JUST TURNED ON CAR AND WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE INFORMATION LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID IT WAS LOW ON COOLANT. I NOTICED A BURNING TYPE SMELL WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE HOW LOW THE COOLANT WAS. THIS CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED BEFORE FOR ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS AND OVERHEATING. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET THAT RECALL FIXED IN MAY 2014 AND NOW IT'S HAVING THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF SOMETHING ELSE BROKE OR THAT THEY DIDN'T FIX IT RIGHT. I DIDN'T BUY THIS CAR BRAND NEW SO I COULD TAKE IT IN LIKE 5 TIMES FOR RECALLS. I ALSO CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL LAST WEEK AND IT WAS AT THE LEVEL IT SHOULD BE AT...SO IT MAY BE A FAST LEAK. *TR

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

ENGINE WAS MAKING ODD NOISE, RED LIGHT APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. DRIVER PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR BEGAN SMOKING. DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE. DRIVER CALLED 911 AND WAVED FOR HELP. VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES APPROXIMATELY 30 SECOND AFTER DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE. CAR COMPLETELY BURNED. *TR

10/29/14: WHILE IN THE BUFFALO, NY AREA, I TURNED ON THE CAR AND NOTICED THE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW' NOTICE CAME ON. AFTER I CLICKED OK TO MAKE THE MESSAGE GO AWAY I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS VERY SLUGGISH. THE CAR HAD NO PICKUP EVEN WITH THE LITTLE PRESSURE I APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE TACHOMETER WAS ACTING SPORADIC AND THE ENGINE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS CLOSE TO CUTTING OUT. I DECIDED TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND SINCE WE WERE IN A BIG OPEN PARKING LOT I DECIDED TO PARK THE CAR AND CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE US TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER (BASIL FORD, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY) KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND REPLACED A SENSOR. 11/9/14: AT LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER, I STARTED THE CAR THE 'ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW' NOTICE...

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

THE CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS, AFTER BRAKING AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IT'S HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES, AND IT'S BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER (VETERANS FORD IN TAMPA) AT LEAST 4 TIMES TO CHECK IT OUT, BUT THE SERVICE DEPT CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE RUN TESTS, AND CHECKED FOR 'CODES' IN THE ENGINE, BUT NO CODES APPEARED, ALTHOUGH THE LAST TIME, I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AFTER IT STALLED. IT ALWAYS RESTARTS, BUT I'M OFTEN IN TRAFFIC AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. IT'S VERY SPORADIC, AND THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT STALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HESITATED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ENGINE) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,410.

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.

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....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

FOLLOWING SERVICE PERFORMED FOR RECALLS FOR POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAK / ENGINE FIRE, ENGINE FAULT CODES FOR LOW COOLANT BEGAN TO DISPLAY. VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF LOW COOLANT IN RESERVOIR. ADDED COOLANT TO PROPER LEVEL SEVERAL TIMES AT WEEKLY INTERVALS WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 200 MILES PER WEEK. LOSS OF COOLANT WAS NOT AN ISSUE UNTIL THE RECALL SERVICING WAS DONE. THREE OR FOUR SERVICE VISIT ATTEMPTS TO FULLY DIAGNOSE AND RESOLVE HAVE RESULTED A REPLACED WATER PUMP (THAT LEAKED DURING PRESSURE TEST). THIS MOST RECENT LOW COOLANT ENGINE FAULT MESSAGE OCCURRED AFTER FOUR WEEKS POST-NEW WATER PUMP. I AM RETURNING FOR ANOTHER SERVICE VISIT IN AN ATTEMPT TO FULLY AND FINALLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

ON 7/30/214 THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. I WAS ON A TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA ON 8/19/2014 TAKEN TO MULLINAX FORD, 2317 S.R. 44, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168 (866) 511-8666. NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. AFTER A FEW DAYS CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME. ON 9/7/2014 THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. ENGINE RESTARTED NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT(MIL). ON 9/15/2014 THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. ENGINE RESTARTED NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT(MIL). ON 9/16/2014, TODAY, TAKEN TO MULLINAX FORD, 2317 S.R. 44, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168 (866) 511-8666. CURRENTLY IN SHOP. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY 9/16/2014, TODAY, THEY CREATED A CASE NUMBER [XXX]. STATED THAT FORD RECALL 14S17 WAS NOT APPLICABLE SINCE MY VIN INDICATES 4/19/2013 BUILD DATE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TURNS OFF/ENGINE DIES AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPEN 6 TIMES. *TR

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

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

AS I AM DRIVING ALONG, MY CAR STARTS TO JUMP & SPUTTER & DIES. INFORMATION LIGHT COMES ON WITH "ENGINE FAULT, SERVICE IMMEDIATELY." I TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE FORD DEALER & HE TELLS ME THERE IS NOT A CODE SHOWING UP SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I HAVE HAD MY ESCAPE TO THE FORD HOUSE 4 TIMES FOR THE EXACT SAME THING & EVERYTIME, NO CODE SHOWS UP. WHAT THE HECK? IF THE ENGINE DIES & IT TELLS YOU ENGINE FAULT SERVICE IMMEDIATELY HOW CAN THERE NOT BE A CODE SHOW UP? WE WERE ON VACATION THIS WEEKEND AND IT DIES 4 TIMES WHILE WE ARE GONE. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE IT IS NEVER AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED! SOMETIMES I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, SOMETIMES I AM DRIVING IN TOWN AT 30 MPH, SOMETIMES I AM ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75...

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND STAYS ON FOR ABOUT 48 HOURS. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CANNOT FIND OUT WHY THE LIGHT IS COMING ON BECAUSE THE CODE IS NO LONGER VISIBLE. THE CAR IDLES ROUGH AND CUTS OFF WHEN THE CAR IS WARM AND I'M STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, AT A RED LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE MY CAR CUT OFF IN INNER-CITY TRAFFIC. IT ALSO OCCURRED ONCE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START THE CAR AFTER BEING OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I HAD TO START IT 3 TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO STAY ON. EACH TIME, IT IDLED VERY ROUGHLY AND CUT OFF WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. *TR

VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD ON 7/3/14 FOR FUEL LEAK. ALSO TOLD FORD THAT FUEL RANGE CONSUMPTION GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT. FORD WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY FUEL LEAK CONCERN BUT DID THE 13S12 OVERHEATING AND 14S03 HANDLE RECALLS. ON 7/19/14 LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS AN AIR POCKET IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND TO ADD DISTILLED WATER AND DRIVE IT TO FORD. THE DEALERSHIP DRAINED THE COOLANT, ADDED COOLANT AND PRESSURIZED TO CHECK THE SYSTEM. EXPLAINED TO FORD THAT OUR DAUGHTER WAS TAKING THE CAR ON A 500 MILE ROAD TRIP THAT AFTERNOON. THEY REASSURED US IT WAS FIXED AND THAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE AN ISSUE, BUT IF SHE DID, SIMPLY ADD DISTILLED WATER AGAIN TO RESOLVE. LATER ON 7/19/14, AFTER DRIVING 150 MILES OF THE TRIP, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAPIDLY JUMPED FROM NORMAL TO HOT AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. ROADSIDE...

I BUY FORD ESCAPE 2013,SE ECOBOOST 1,6 IN FEBRUARY 2013.PAY $ 29,00,BRAND NEW.AFTER 10 MONTHS SEND ME RECALL NOTICE(13V583,14V-239,14V-237,14V164000) AFTER RECALL VALUE FOR MY CAR DROP DOWN 50%.WHO REFUND MY .AFTER FIX MY CAR ,MY CAR ,NO NOW CAR,THIS IS FIXED CAR.WHO AGREE FOR SELL WITH NO GOOD CONDITION CAR. *TR

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...

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

I HAVE MEDICAL CONDITION IN FLORIDA.MY CAR IS REGISTRATION IN CALIFORNIA.MY MEDICAL CONDITION IN NOT READY ,NADER FEW MONTH.I WANT FIX MY RECALL IN FLORIDA.PLEASE SEND MY DEALER ADDRESS IN FLORIDA 33418. PLEASE HELP MY! THANK YOU! *TR

I HAVE THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE 2.0 WITH ECO-BOOST. SUDDENLY IT BEGAN STALLING WHEN I WAS IN PARK, IT HAS GRADUALLY BEGAN STALLING WHEN I AM IN DRIVE BUT AT A STOP. LUCKILY IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH SERVICE NOW INDICATOR AND OTHER DASH ICONS. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART WITH NO PROBLEM. ALL ICON'S DISAPPEAR AND THE VEHICLE GOES BACK TO RUNNING NORMAL. I HAVE NOTICED IT IS IDLING ROUGHLY AND A BIT HIGHER THAN NORMAL ABOUT 900 RPM. IT CONSTANTLY IDLES AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL ALTHOUGH STALLING DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR. *TR

IN 2 WEEKS MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS STOPPED RUNNING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE SECOND TIME I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF AGAIN. BOTH TIME THE CAR RESTARTED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BOTH TIMES AND THEY CAN FINE NOTHING WRONG. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING AND SOMEONE WILL RUN INTO ME. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V583000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POPPED OFF COOLANT HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 9,300. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN UPDATED 2/11/2015*JS

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V583000 (ENGINE). AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS NEARLY THREE MONTHS AGO. 2013 FORD ESCAPE AS REPEATEDLY, WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY BUT RANDOMLY LOST POWER AND WITH THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. CAR HAS LOST ENGINE POWER AND WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, ACCELERATING POST STOP, TURNING LEFT, TURNING RIGHT AND WHILE NAVIGATING AROUND-ABOUT AND CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK. CAR WILL RESTART ONCE I PLACE IT IN PARK. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AND ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE LEARNED TO RESPOND QUICKLY WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I CALLED DON HINDS FORD IN FISHERS, IN AT THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND THEY FAILED TO EXPRESS THE SAME LEVEL OF CONCERN TELLING ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 4-5 DAYS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THE FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED, ALBEIT STILL RANDOM AND NOT DAILY IT...

IT STARTED AS A RECALL. THERE WAS DANGER OF FIRE IN THE MOTOR. TOOK IN ON APRIL 21, 2014 AND TOLD IT WOULD BE BACK IN 2 DAYS. DOWN HILL FROM THERE. BAD WATER PUMP. WAITING FOR PARTS. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN TAKEN APART AND PUT BACK. DEALER TEST DROVE AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. FORD HAS SAID THEY WOULD SEND A "NEW" MOTOR. THIS IS JULY 7TH AND I STILL DON'T HAVE MY CAR BACK. DEALER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN I WOULD GET IT. ALSO -- THE ESCAPE HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. IT HANGS WHEN YOU ARE TURNING OR CHANGING LANES DRIVING 70 MPH AND THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT FORD HASN'T HAD ANY COMPLAINTS. UPDATED 02/05/2015 *JS

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT THAT AFTER MY RECALL SERVICE FOR THE RISK OF LOCALIZED OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD THAT MAY LEAD TO OIL LEAK FIRES MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE STARTED OVERHEATING. THE ENGINE HEAT WENT FROM REGULAR HEAT TO MAXED OUT HEAT IN THE RED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS WITH NO WARNING OR TIME TO PULL OVER SAFELY!!!!! I PURCHASED MY FORD ESCAPE 2013 SEL IN APRIL OF 2013 AND USE MY CAR OFTEN FOR WORK SO HAVE PUT ON 23,000 MILES SO FAR. I GOT A LETTER OF A RECALL AND CALLED TO SCHEDULE MY RECALL ASAP ONLY ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT 2 MONTHS OUT. I GOT MY 3 RECALLS OF ONLY ONE I WAS NOTIFIED OF PERFORMED JUNE 16TH 2014 AND PICKED UP MY CAR JUNE 20TH FROM SAN LEANDRO FORD THINKING AND HOPING I WOULD NOW BE DRIVING A SAFE VEHICLE. SHORTLY...

1.6L ECOBOOST: SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR COMES ON. DEALER HAS DETERMINED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF ENGINE MISFIRE. INITIALLY TOO, A MORE URGENT INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON (AMBER) INDICATING THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL IS LOW. A YET MORE URGENT INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON (RED) INDICATING THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AND THE ENGINE IS REDUCED TO RUNNING ON TWO CYLINDERS. HOWEVER, THIS INDICATION APPEARED ONLY SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, AND SURELY AT THAT POINT, THE ENGINE WAS FAR FROM OVERHEATING. ON OTHER AND SUBSEQUENT INCIDENCES, ENGINE MISFIRES DURING THE FIRST SECONDS FOLLOWING START-UP. AFTER 3 TO 5 SECONDS, ENGINE USUALLY STOPS MISFIRING. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, THIS MISFIRE-AT-START-UP EVENT HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY A FAINT ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE. THE MOST RECENT MISFIRE-AT-START-UP EVENT INCLUDED A FAINT SMELL OF SOMETHING/NOT FUEL OR OIL, AND GRAY SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. BECAUSE DEALER HAS TESTED THE COOLING SYSTEM (OKAY) AND NO HINT OF COOLANT...