2013 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

MY FORD ESCAPE 1.6L ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT IF I PARK IT BY THE BEACH ALL DAY & THEN TRY TO DRIVE OVER THE FOOTHILLS TO THE VALLEY. THIS IS A CONSISTENT AND REPEATABLE PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO VIDEOS THAT I SHOWED FORD BUT APPARENTLY THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE MY CAR CAN OVERHEAT WHEN I'M ON A ROAD LIKE HIGHWAY 17, WHICH DOESN'T HAVE A SHOULDER. *TR

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE STALLED TWICE WHILE GOING SLOW ON A LOCAL ROAD IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. AFTER THE SECOND STALL (A WEEK APART) I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE (LEVITTOWN FORD) AND THEY COULD NOT FIND NOR RECREATE THE PROBLEM (THEY HAD IT 4 DAYS). IT STALLED AGAIN TWICE ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 13, 2013, ONCE GOING THROUGH THE EZ PASS LANE AT THE VERRAZANO BRIDGE AND AGAIN ABOUT 45 MINS LATER ON A SECONDARY ROAD IN NJ, AGAIN GOING SLOW (UNDER 15 MPH). WE REPORTED THIS TO LEVITTOWN FORD SERVICE AND ALSO TO CORPORATE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN WE SHOULDN'T RESTART THE CAR AND CALL FOR FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. CORPORATE HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALL. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE MAY GET REAR ENDED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE CAR STALLS AGAIN AND THE CAR / TRUCK BEHIND US DOESN'T STOP...

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES WITHOUT A STOP, STOPPED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL, VEHICLE ENGINE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. PUT IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. DID THIS AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 11 TIMES DURING THE DAY. ENGINE JUST CUT OFF COMPLETELY AT EVERY TRAFFIC STOP. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER VERY RESPONSIVE BUT CAN GET NO ERROR CODE AND DOES NOT KNOW WHY IT IS HAPPENING. THEY CAN NOT GET IT TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT ONLY A FEW MILES AT A TIME. THIS IT THE 2.0 L ENGINE AND I SEE OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO FIX. DEALER HAS VEHICLE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS HAPPENING. HOW ABOUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY STEPPING UP AND ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE GASES AND FUMES ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD DOWING THAT CAUSED ENGINE COMPARTMENT SEAL TO FAIL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURES AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT GENERATE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

ON AUGUST 30, 2013, I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS AT THE DRIVEWAY AND IT WAS DOWNHILL SO THE CAR ROLLED IN. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AT FIRST. I CALLED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. I DID AND THEY SAID SOME PEOPLE HAD COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE BUT IT WASN'T A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND TOLD ME I SHOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THEY COULDN'T TELL ME THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM LEFT TO WORRY THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. NOT ACCEPTABLE. YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 9 MONTHS. I AM PAST FRUSTRATED. THE DEALERSHIP...

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...

I HAVE A FORD CASE # 15607552, I QUALIFY FOR THE LEMON LAW. I CANNOT GET THE DEALER, DAHL FORD, DAVENPORT IA OR THE FORD REP JEFF SLONE, CHICAGO, IL TO RETURN MY CALLS. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION - THIS CAR CONTINUES TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND HESITATE RANDOMLY. PLEASE, HELP ME - I CANNOT AFFORD A LAWYER.

2013 FORD ESCAPE 2.0 ECOBOOST STALLED AT A STOP SIGN 8/21/13. THE CAR STEREO SHUT OFF FIRST THEN A OIL LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE ERROR CODES BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS FIXED TOLD US TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE WERE NOT HAPPY. TODAY 9/7/13, THIS TIME THE CAR STALLED AT A STOPLIGHT, BUT THE POWER STAYED ON OIL LIGHT WAS ON. THERE WERE NO RPMS. HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. WE STARTED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT STALLED A 2ND TIME ABOUT A HALF MILE AWAY SAME ISSUE EVERY TIME THE RED OIL LIGHT APPEARS. WE HAVE NO ANSWER TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, CAR LUNGED FORWARD. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMEONE HITS YOU FROM BEHIND. *JB

WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, CAR JUMPS/LUNGES FORWARD. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMEONE IS HITTING IT FROM BEHIND. *JB

AFTER DRIVING A 1/2 MILE FROM MY HOME MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE OVERHEATED AND SAID "STOP SAFELY TEMPERATURE HIGH" OR SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME INOPERABLE AND I MANAGED TO COAST TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE COOLANT CAP HAD EXPLODED OFF THE TANK AND MY MOTOR WAS COVERED WITH FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP KEEP MY CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND A DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY DID MANAGE TO ADD 100 MILES TO IT AND USE ALL MY GAS. PRESENTLY THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE BURNT COOLANT WHILE DRIVING IT AND NOW IDLES HIGH IN PARK. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ANY RESOLUTION OR HELP. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. THEY SAY MY VIN WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BUT I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE AND I AM DRIVING AROUND IN A TICKING FIRE HAZARD. *TR

THE ENGINE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY IS CRACKING AT THE HOLDING SCREWS. I NOTIFIED FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO HONOR WARRANTY. REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MGR. [XXX] FOR FORD BASED IN PHOENIX IS DENYING CLAIM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I STARTED THE CAR AND AN "ENGINE FAULT FAILURE SERVICE NOW" CAME ONE. WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP IT WOULD IDLE VERY ROUGHLY AND JUMP FORWARD. WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF AND RE-START IT, IT WORKS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CAR. IT WAS JUST SERVICED LAST WEEK FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND A MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *TR

TWICE, WHILE BACKING UP, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED. THERE IS NO HESITATION OR WARNING FROM THE ENGINE THAT A STALL IS IMMINENT. THE ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF. CAR WILL RESTART FINE WITH NO ISSUES. IT HAPPENS EITHER WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM OR COLD. *TR

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

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AFTER CAR WAS OFF FOR MORE THAN 10 HOURS, I STARTED CAR TO SEE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" ERROR. BACKED A FEW FEET OUT OF GARAGE, TURNED OFF VEHICLE. TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. NO ERROR. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. NO PROBLEMS. TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR 70 MINUTES LATER TO SEE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW ERROR APPEARED AGAIN. DROVE CAR FOR 10-15 MINUTES WITH HESITATION, LURCHING AND NEARLY STALLING. TURNED CAR OFF. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT DAY. THEY COULD NOT SEE THE ERROR IN THE COMPUTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNING, IF GAS IS NOT ACCELERATED I HAVE LOST ENGINE 4 TIMES. 3 TIMES IT WOULDN'T START WHILE PARKED, AND 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY, NO WARNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER AND LEFT IT THERE, HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL IF I LET OFF THE GAS IN ORDER TO REV ENGINE TO KEEP FROM STALLING A 5TH TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THE DEALER (FAIR OAKS FORD, NAPERVILLE, IL) IS TELLING ME THERE ARE NO 'CODES' SHOWING ANYTHING IS WRONG. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS 7,000 MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUES, THUS FAR TO NO AVAIL. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. IT'S UNSAFE AND THERE IS NO REMEDY. *TR

1ST INCIDENT: WHILE DRIVING THRU A STORE PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND FURTHER REDUCING THE SPEED TO PARK, THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER ENGAGING PARK, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE NORMALLY. NO CHECK LIGHT REMAIN LIT. VEHICLE MILEAGE 4850 - WEATHER CONDITION: ABOUT 85 DEG - HUMID - 10:00~11:00 AM - SECOND WEEK IN JULY 2013 2ND INCIDENT: WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH AND REDUCING SPEED TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT THE ENGINE STOPPED. NO PREVIOUS WARNING OR SYMPTOMS. CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER INTO A SAFE SPOT. AFTER ENGAGING PARK, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE NORMALLY. NO CHECK LIGHT REMAIN LIT. VEHICLE MILEAGE 5100 - WEATHER CONDITION: ABOUT 85 DEG - HUMID - 19:00~19:30 PM - LAST WEEK IN JULY 2013 TODAY 08/02/2013 CAR WAS CHECKED BY...

DRIVING APPROX. 15/20 MPH ON A SIDE STREET. WENT TO BACKUP AND TURN AROUND AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH NO ISSUES. I'M GLAD I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ON 08/02/13, WENT TO MY DRIVEWAY TO START THE CAR. I GOT A "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" ERROR. VEHICLE WAS JUMPING AND SEEMED LIKE IT WAS STRUGGLING TO GO PAST 25/30 MPH. SEEMED AS THOUGH YOU WERE DRIVING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON ALONG WITH THE JUMPING OF THE VEHICLE. I PARKED IT BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD TO DRIVE MY DAUGHTERS RELIABLE 05 HONDA TO WORK. CALLED FORD TO TOW MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. PURCHASED IN NOV/2012. HAS APPROX. 13000 MILES. *TR

THE "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE CHUGGED AND LURCHED. BROUGHT TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS SHOWED NOTHING APPEARED. I EVEN TOOK A PICTURE OF THE LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. THIS MATTER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER SINCE I HAVE NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

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

STARTED IGNITION AND AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAYED MESSAGE - ENGINE FAULT SERVICE ENGINE NOW. PULLED OUT OF HOME DRIVEWAY AND WHEN ACCELERATED ON THE GAS, VEHICLE JERKED SEVERELY. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED, THE SAME MESSAGE AND JERKING OCCURS. LATER THAT DAY I STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND HAD NO JERKING UPON ACCELERATING. THIS "ENGINE AT FAULT" IS A SERIOUS CONCERN IF THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE VEHICLE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE TO A DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE SITUATION, HOWEVER THE MESSAGE DID NOT APPEAR ON DISPLAY. THEIR CONCLUSION WAS IF THE ENGINE FAULT MESSAGE WAS NOT ON DISPLAY, THEN THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FINE. *TR

VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 15 DAYS, TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR ROADS WITH AVERAGE SPEED BEING ABOUT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE LITERALLY JUST TURNS OFF. IT DOESN'T SHAKE, JERK, MAKE ANY NOISE, NOTHING, JUST TURNS OFF. I GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW." IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO EXPERIENCE. SINCE THE CAR JUST DIES AT FULL SPEED THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR KEEPS THE CAR MOVING BUT OBVIOUSLY AT A MUCH SLOWER PACE. THIS LAST SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2013 THE CAR STALLED ON A VERY BUSY, MAJOR ROAD, SO I WAS IN A VERY CLOSE CALL FOR AN ACCIDENT. THE CARS BEHIND ME DID NOT SEE MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD STALLED. ALL I HEARD WAS THE SCREECHING OF BRAKES BEHIND ME. I WAS GETTING YELLED AT, FLIPPED...

VEHICLE DISPLAYED MESSAGE SERVICE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE ENGINE NOW ON START UP. IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. MESSAGE WENT AWAY. NEXT DAY VEHICLE DISPLAYED SAME MESSAGE AND THEN BEGAN JERKING SEVERELY. TAKEN TO FORD DEALER. FORCED TO PAY FOR RENTAL! VEHICLE HAS 6800 MILES! DEALER NEVER GETS BACK TO ME WHEN THEY SAY THEY WILL. TRIED TELLING ME TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT THEM FIXING IT. SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AS VEHICLE JERK AND HESITATES UNCONTROLLABLY. VERY DANGEROUS IF OCCURRED WHILE ON ROADWAY. *TR

THE CAM PHAZOR USED IN THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SYSTEM FAILED AFTER ONLY ONE WEEK AND 750 MILES. WE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START, IDLED ROUGH, AND HESITATED. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN EAST TENNESSEE ON JULY 4, 2013, AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP A WEEK LATER FOR A MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR. SO GLAD IT DID NOT BREAK DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE AND LEAVE US STRANDED, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE IF FORD HAS A BAD BATCH OF CAM PHAZORS ON 2013 FORD ESCAPES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ENGINE FAILURE SERVICE SOON WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. IN ADDITION, UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE ENGINE FAULT MESSAGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE SENSOR. THE DEALER CLEANED THE ENGINE SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,700.

FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN 4 MONTHS THE"ENGINE FAULT. SERVICE NOW." MESSAGE DISPLAYED. ANOTHER DAY OF WORK MISSED TO BEING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER. THANKFULLY I BOUGHT THE SERVICE PACKAGE BUT IT WAS FOR 'JUST IN CASE' NOT A MONTHLY VISIT. THE DEALER STAFF HAS BEEN VERY CLOSE-LIPPED ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS EVENT HAPPENING ON MANY OTHER OF THESE SAME VEHICLES. *TR

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,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE INFORMATION SCREEN CENTER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED SERVICE AND THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED AND STALLED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED; WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE MAP SENSOR. THE MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,558 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,769.

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...

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...

IN APRIL, WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND ENGAGED INTO DRIVE, IT SEEMED TO GET A SURGE OF POWER, ACCELERATING AT A FASTER SPEED THAN NORMAL. ON 6/16/2013, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO THE STORE. DURING THE TRIP, IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS LAGGING, AS IF I WAS DRIVING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. I VERIFIED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE (NOT THE "S'" MANUAL SHIFT POSITION). ON THE WAY HOME (APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LATER), WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, STALLING THE VEHICLE. I WAS GOING DOWNHILL, SO I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START. THE...

WAS DRIVING DOING 40MPH WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE I RECEIVED A MESSAGE INSTRUCTING ME TO IMMEDIATELY PULL VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT DOWN DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEATING. NEVER RECEIVED A "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT, JUST A SUDDEN WARNING TO PULL OVER. HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE INCIDENT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AS IT WAS A TWO LANE, ONE WAY, STREET WITH NO SHOULDERS. OPENED THE HOOD AND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO ENGINE COOLANT. ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN FACT VERY HOT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS HAS CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE ON MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. *TR

CAR WAS RECALLED IN DECEMBER WITH 786 MILES ON IT DUE TO RECALL NOTICE 12S41 AND WAS KEPT IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR FROM DECEMBER 3RD, 2012 TO DECEMBER 20TH, 2012. WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE ON MAY 17TH, 2013 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE HAS AN OIL LEAK AS WELL AS THE STEREO BUTTONS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR IS NOW BEING BROUGHT IN TODAY FOR AN UNKNOWN TIME OF REPAIR. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN PURCHASED ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2012 AND ONLY HAD 6,428 MILES AT THE TIME THE RECENT OIL LEAK AND STEREO MALFUNCTION WAS DISCOVERED. *TR

I JUST LEASED A NEW CAR, A 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH A 2.0 L ECOBOOST ENGINE. I HAD ONLY FILLED THE TANK ONCE BEFORE I NOTICED SERIOUS PROBLEMS; WHENEVER I CAME TO A STOP, THE ESCAPE WOULD SHUDDER AND STALL OR SIMPLY TURN OFF. IT HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DAILY FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. AS A SURGEON, I TYPICALLY GET OFF MUCH LATER THAN THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS OPEN. THEY HAVE TAKEN IT FOR REPAIR, BUT IT WAS PRETTY SCARY BECAUSE IT WOULD SHAKE AND RATTLE WHEN ACCELERATING SOMETIMES AND I WAS CONCERNED IT MIGHT STALL MID INTERSECTION. LUCKILY IT ONLY STALLED WHEN I HAD COME TO A STOP. *TR

THE ENGINE HAS DIED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 40 MILES PER HOUR TWICE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ONE WEEK LATER ON MAY 17 THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER HAD TO VEER UNPOWERED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN ONE WEEK. *TR

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ON MAY 7, DROVE 10 MILES AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. ON MAY 11, I NOTED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL UNDER THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FOLLOWING WAS NOTED: OIL LEAK DIAGNOSIS TIMING PEG PLUG MISSING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK. THE RIGHT HALF AXLE SHAFT AND BEARING BRACKET WERE REMOVED, THE PLUG HOLE WAS CLEANED AND THREADS TAPPED USING M10 X 1.5 TAP. INSTALLED NEW TIMING PLUG TIGHTENED TO SPEC. NEW OIL AND FILTER INSTALLED. THE ORIGIN OF THE LEAK COULD NOT BE SEEN BY OWNER VISUAL INSPECTION. EITHER THE PLUG WAS NOT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY OR IT WAS NOT TIGHTENED AND FELL OUT. EITHER WAY, HAD IT NOT BEEN NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTALLY LOST INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF ENGINE DAMAGE. FURTHER OIL COVERED THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF...

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND CRASHES INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENED LAST WEEK AT A DRIVE THRU AND I WAS FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

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

ON 4-16-13 THE ENGINE ON MY NEW ESCAPE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND NOT RUN RIGHT. ON 4-17-13 I CRANKED THE ESCAPE IN MY DRIVE WAY AND IT SPUTTERED AND DIED. AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS THE ESCAPE CRANKED AND I DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE ESCAPE HAS BEEN AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE 04/17/13 AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE OR THE OTHER PART THAT KEEPS IT FROM RUNNING. THE ESCAPE HAS DIED OR QUIT RUNNING AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES THAT I KNOW OF FROM REPORTS THAT THE DEALERSHIP STAFF HAS UPDATED ME WITH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE ESCAPE SIXTEEN DAYS. *TR

SINCE JANUARY, MY 2013 ESCAPE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME MAJOR ENGINE ISSUE. FROM THE DRIVER'S PERSPECTIVE, THE CAR LURCHES AND JERKS AND FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL STALL. THEN A ?SERVICE ENGINE NOW? LIGHT APPEARS. THIS OCCURS SHORTLY AFTER I PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PROCEED ON FLAT CITY BLOCKS. THIS LURCHING/JERKING IS FRIGHTENING AND FEELS UNSAFE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM THE FORD SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THEY HAVE TWICE REPLACED THE M.A.P. SENSOR AND CONNECTOR. 3/22/13, 4/3/13. NOW THE CAR IS AT FORD 4/29/13 WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. I AWAIT A CALL FROM FORD SERVICE TO GIVE ME THE LATEST DIAGNOSIS/PROGNOSIS. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES INVOLVING THE SYNC SYSTEM THAT ARE ALSO IN THE CASE RECORD. SUFFICE TO SAY, SYNC IS NOT WORKING AS ADVERTISED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CLOCK IS INCONSISTENT AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY...

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

VEHICLE REPORTED ENGINE TEMPERATURE TOO HIGH AND THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER SAFELY. THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE OVERHEATING / FIRE HAZARD PROBLEM SUPPOSEDLY FIXED DURING DECEMBER 2012 RECALL. *TR

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

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

I USED THE 'REMOTE START' FEATURE TOSTART MY CAR. I THEN ENTERED THE VECHICLE, STARTED IT UP [AS USUAL]. WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR STOPPED/STALLED OUT. I PUT IT IN PARK, RESTARTED. 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. WAS DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP AND CAR STOPPED/STALLED AGAIN. WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A 'PROBLEM WITH ONBOARD COMPUTER'. COMPUTER RESET. HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM TWICE. *TR

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...

UPON TAKING MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL, I WAS NOTIFIED ON 12/19/2012 THAT THE OIL GASKET WAS LEAKING. TO DATE ( 1/2/13) SARAT FORD IN AGAWAM MA STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS OR ANY IDEA WHEN MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. IT HAS 3100 MILES ON IT AND I PURCHASED IT IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2012. *TR

FIRST DEALER ISSUES NOW SITTING IN LOT SINCE RECALL AND BEING TOLD THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE FIX FOR 1.6 YET-12-4 WAS TOLD BY REP AT FORD THAT I WOULD GET A BUY BACK. THEN TOLD NO ON 12-14. CAN'T REACH EITHER PERSON AT FORD. DEALER SAID ON 12-20 THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE FIX YET-PEOPLE SHOULD BE MADE HOLD AND BE ABLE TO GET FULL VALUE FOR TRADE IN FOR 2.0. FORD IS LOSING ANY CONFIDENCE I HAD IN THEM BECAUSE OF THE HANDLING OF THIS SITUATION. *TR