2014 FORD ESCAPE Electrical System Problems

JUST GOT IN ONE DAY AND THE LED PANEL WAS A WHITE SCREEN, COULD SEE ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER 15C03 ' REPROGRAM INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ' 2014-2015 FORD ESCAPE FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2014-2015 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED MAY 19, 2014, TO FEBRUARY 6, 2015, AND TRANSIT CONNECT VEHICLES MANUFACTURED MAY 11, 2014, TO JULY 2, 2015. DUE TO A SOFTWARE INCOMPATIBILITY ISSUE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BE INOPERATIVE INCLUDING A BLANK MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY (MFD), AND NON-FUNCTIONAL WARNING CHIMES, MESSAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS. SPECIFIC WARNING CHIMES, MESSAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS. AS SUCH, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NUMBER 101, 'CONTROL AND DISPLAYS.' CONSEQUENCE: IF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER OF MAY NOT BE WARNED OF SAFETY RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS LOW TIRE PRESSURES OR DISABLED AIR BAGS, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

WHEN DRIVING MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND HAS STALLED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING FROM A STOP AND TRANSITIONING FROM 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. IT SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL NUMBER 14V495000 BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. THESE HESITATIONS HAVE CAUSED OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD TO HAVE TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THANKFULLY THE OTHER DRIVER SLAMMED ON THEIR BREAKS AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY RIME WE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN FORD WAS ASKED ABKUT IT THEY COULD CARE LESS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.

THE INFORMATIONAL SCREEN HAS GONE BLACK. IT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE 2015 AND 2016 FORD ESCAPES, BUT NOT IN THE 2014 MODELS. THERE IS NO MILEAGE, NO TIRE PRESSURE, NO GAS GAUGE, NO OIL PRESSURE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED LIKE THE LATER YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER BLEW OUT INSULATION INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FAILED TO WORK AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND CRANK IT UP AS I WAS LEAVING WORK ONE AFTERNOON AND WHEN I TURNED THE RADIO ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN FOR THE REAR BACK UP CAMERA AND RADIO WENT OUT.. ITS WAS FLASHING WHITE AND BLACK AND THEN BLACK WITH A WHITE LINE THRU IT AFTER IT KELLY FLASHING TURNING RED GREEN ORANGE WITH LIME JUST RUNNING THRU THE SCREEN.THEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES TOPS IT WAS GONE OUT.. IT ONLY TAKES ME 12 MINUTES TO GET HOME FROM WORK AND IT DIDN'T LAST THAT LONG SO TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WRONG WITH IT. BUT I HAVE NO RADIO AND NO CAMERA. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AROUND NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND ONE NIGHT IT MAKE A SPARK AS I WAS SITTING WITH IT RUNNING AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU. THE SMOKE WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 10-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. CLONINGER FORD (LOCATED AT 1241 US HWY 70 SE, HICKORY, NC 28602, (828) 615-8653) WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 8-10 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED STATIONARY WHILE I WENT INSIDE THE OFFICE BUILDING TO RUN AN ERRAND. WHEN I CAME OUT, MY DAUGHTER OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FIRST AS I WAS OPENING MINE AND SHE SCREAMED AND SMOKE AND FIRE CAME BURSTING OUT OF THE CAR AND ALL THE WINDOWS BLEW OUT AND KNOCKED US BOTH OFF OUR FEET. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL AS THE ENGINE WAS STILL INTACT.

CAR OCCASIONALLY DIED AT STOP LIGHTS, SIGNS AND ONCE ON THE EXIT RAMP WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY. OCCASIONAL TO OFTEN ROUGH RUNNING ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEED AND ODD SHIFTS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SURGING IN THE ENGINE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN SLOWING TO STOP. ENGINE FAULT MESSAGE WOULD COME UP IN DISPLAY AND I TOOK A PICTURE, SHOWED IT TO SERVICE MANAGER WITH NO SUCCESS. COMPUTER WOULD NOT STORE CODES WHEN THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED SO ON 4 SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT AND BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. VEHICLE FINALLY DIED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A SIGNAL RETURN FOR MAP WIRING PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. AFTER SOME READING I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN SERVICE ADVISORIES AND POSSIBLY A...

THE FAN BLOWER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THAT IS, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK WHEN ACTIVATED. MOREOVER, IT HAS NOW COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAUSES EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE WHEN WINDOWS ARE FOGGED UP INSIDE VEHICLE, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM SEEING. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND WHEN STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILED TO WORK AND WENT COMPLETELY BLACK. THE DEALER (RICHMOND FORD LINCOLN, 4600 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23230) STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS INOPERABLE AND NO INFORMATION WOULD DISPLAY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY INITIALLY BEGAN TO FLICKER, BUT THEN WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER (AUTONATION FORD MIAMI, 16800 NW. 57TH AVE, MIAMI, FL) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

WHILE HAVING TO REPLACE THE COOLANT AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK AND AFTER HAVING 2 RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM, THEN AFTER 10000 MILES AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, IE REPLACE OVERFLOW BOTTLE, SENSORS, ETC. THE CAR STILL IS LOSING COOLANT AND NOW THE "ENGINE HAS REACHED HIGH TEMP PLEASE STOP CAR SAFELY". WARNING IS SHOWING ON PANEL AND THE CAR WILL GO INTO DRIVE BUT WILL NOT MOVE. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN WHEN THIS "WARNING" OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS NO WAY ENGINE COULD HAVE OVERHEATED AS IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A DEFECT IN THE RECALL REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE OR THAT THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM.. I HAVE THE CAR CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AM TOLD THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 3 WEEKS FOR REPAIRS.

FAILURE AT 80,000 MILES, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ENGINE AT 76,000 DUE TO PROBLEMS FROM THE COOLANT RECALL; THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR WHILE DRIVING. COMPUTER SCREEN WOULD SHOW "SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN"; VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO "LIMP" MODE, REDUCE SPEED AND CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AFTER ISSUE OCCURING 4X IN A 2 MILE DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN. ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER 30 DAYS THEY RETURNED THE CAR WITH 75 MILES TEST DRIVEN AND SHOWED THAT THE TECH RESET THE COMPUTER MODULE PRIOR TO DUPLICATING THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD ME "RESET" THE VEHICLE BY DRIVING IT. WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE ISSUE REOCCURRED AT 100 MILES AFTER THE SYSTEM RESET. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A WEEK...

THIS IS NOW THE 4TH TIME MY CAR HAS STALLED ON THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THEY'VE ALL REVOLVED AROUND SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT EITHER CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START, OVERHEAT OR LOSE POWER ALL TOGETHER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON SURFACE STREETS. IN THIS MOST RECENT ONE. SOME OF THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER A RECALL BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MODEL THAT IS JUST WRONG. I HAD A FORD EXPLORER FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND 200,000 MILES AND IT NEVER BROKE DOWN ON ME THE WAY THIS ONE HAS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS CAR.

I PURCHASED MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE IN APRIL 2017. I ALSO PURCHASED THE FORD PROTECT 75000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. FROM TIME TO TIME I WOULD NOTICE A HARD SHIFT OR SLIP. I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO MY WARRANTIES END AND BRANG THE VECHILE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM. THEY SAID THEY UPDATED THE PCU (WHICH AFTER RESEARCHING IS FORDS RECOMMENDED FIX). COUPLE WEEKS PAST AND ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. WARRANTIES OVER NOT MY PROBLEM IS WHAT IM TOLD. BOTH FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD. I HAVE A RECALL FROM FORD DO TO SHIFTER CABLE BUSHINGS BEING FAULTLY. WERE YOUR CAR COULD ROLL AWAY DUE TO BEING IN THE WRONG GEAR. BUT THE KICKER IS THEY HAVE NOT YET PROVIDED A PART AND YOU CAN GET IT FIXED AND BE REIMBURSED OR ALWAYS USE YOUR PARKING BRAKE. WHICH IM SURE IS GREAT...

WHILE ON HIGHWAY. RPM SCDROPPED TO 0. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP. SMELL BURNING. CAR STOPPED WORKING ROLLED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP. TOWED TO KUHLMANNS'S AUTOMOTIVE ON MERIDENRD WOLCOTT CT 06716

BACK SEATS BUCKLES WITH NOT FASTEN. WIRING SYSTEM TRIPS MULTIPLE SENSORS SOMETIMES SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC

I WAS PARKED IN A LARGE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE. WHEN LEAVING MY VEHICLE WAS BEING PUT INTO DRIVE, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO REVERSE AND SHIFTER WAS IN PARK. THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED BUT UNABLE TO KEEP CAR SECURE W/O LEAVING PARKING BRAKE ON. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CRANK THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NOT IN PARK. CAR WAS COMPLETELY NON WORKING. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE LEFT IN THE PARKING LOT AND TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. IN SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING CAR WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON UNDER RECALL 18S20. INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO THEM. THAT WAS THE ONLY PART THAT WAS FIXED, SINCE IT WAS THE ONLY FAULTY PART. FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE,...

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY TWICE IN THIS CAR ALREADY, IT CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS CORROSION ON THE BATTERY TERMINALS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS CONSTANTLY PULLING ENERGY BUT THERE IS NOTHING LEFT ON AND NO ADDED EXTRAS AT ANYTIME.

THE NUT CONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLE TO THE SOLENOID WAS CROSS THREADED AT THE FACTORY CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START.I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD DOES NOT AGREE.

ON 13 AUGUST 2018 MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING TO OUR NEW HOME WE'RE BUYING WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOLD HER TO PULL OVER AND GRAB HER PURSE AND GET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. BY NOW FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY SHE HAD CRACKED OPEN THE DOOR BEFORE STOPPING BECAUSE BEFORE SHE STOPPED ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. I HAD ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND THE CARS FRONT END HAD VIRTUALLY MELTED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. IF MY FIANCE HAD NOT CRACKED OPENED THE DOOR SHE MOST ASSUREDLY WOULD HAVE BURNED TO DEATH. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME ESCAPING AS I AM A DISABLED VETERAN WITH SEVERAL MOBILITY PROBLEMS. OUR CAR WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 64000 MILES ON IT. WE NEVER EXPECTED WE MIGHT POSSIBLY BE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE DIGITAL ODOMETER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALLS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

ON AUGUST 22, 2018, I WAS DRIVING AND THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK. I DROVE TO WORLD FORD IN PENSACOLA, FL AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO RETURN THE FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO CHECK OUT MY PROBLEM. I RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY AT MY APPOINTMENT TIME, AND AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,600.00. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM. I DISCOVERED THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A RECALL #15V406000 ON JUNE 24, 2015 FOR SOME 2014 FORD ESCAPES. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. FORD KNEW THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE INCOMPATIBILITY ISSUE THAT WOULD CAUSE A MALFUNCTION. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH...

DROVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING OF 8/11 JUST FINE, IN THE AFTERNOON WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK, DASHBOARD STATES THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE SINCE 8/11 AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ON 8/13 THAT THIS ISSUE IS AN ACTUAL RECALL AND WHEN WE CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PART TO FIX OUR CAR! WHAT CAN WE DO? WE CAN'T USE THE CAR AND THEY CAN'T FIX IT! CAN WE SIMPLY RETURN THE CAR? WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING CAR LOAN AND ARE PAYING FOR A CAR THAT'S HAD THREE RECALLS SO FAR SINCE WE'VE HAD IT. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING UBER TO GET TO WORK AND A CAR LOAN AND CAR INSURANCE FOR A CAR THAT...

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I SAW WHERE A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON SOME BUT APPARENTLY NOT MINE. CAR ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILED AND THE CLOCK WAS UNABLE TO BE READ. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COLOR HAD CHANGED AND, EVENTUALLY, WENT BLACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FELIX SABATES FORD LINCOLN (7601 SOUTH BOULEVARD CHARLOTTE, NC 28273, (704)-224-5854) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE LEFT LANE GOING ABOUT 74 MPH WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON AND USING MY NAVIGATION WHEN THE SCREEN SUDDENLY WENT BLANK AND THE CAR STARTING SLOWING DOWN AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY AND I HAD TO SWERVE OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS WERE HONKING THEIR HORNS AND SWERVING AROUND ME. I WAS VERY LUCK NOT TO BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AFTER I GOT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO. I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN TO START IT AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. I CALLED AAA AND AND TOW TRUCK CAME ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER AND WHEN HE GOT IT IT STARTED UP AGAIN. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE...

I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD, TRAVELING 35 MPH AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE "WIRE REPAIR HARNESS 3526 CPD" HAD CAME LOOSE. I HAD NOT RAN OVER ANYTHING AT ALL AND THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT SHAPE, ALWAYS MAINTENANCED BY DEALER, 38,569 MILES. I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL BUT ONLINE I FOUND RECALLS FOR 2014 FOR ESCAPE FOR THE WIRING HARNESS. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR BUT I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A 2014 VEHICLE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A RECALL.

I WAS DRIVING UP THE INTERSTATE AFTER WORK AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING I BEGAN TO NOTICE SMOKE. I LOOKED AROUND AND REALIZED IT WAS MY CAR. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND MY CAR STARTED FLASHING EVERYTHING ON THE DASH PANEL WAS RED AND FLASHING ENGINE FAILURE. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN WENT TO TRY AND POP THE HOOD, I COULDN'T GET IT OPENED AND I LOOKED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SEE FLAMES. I CALLED 911 AND MY CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD SAYING THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE IF OILS WERE TO GET OUT AND HIT A HOT SURFACE. I GOT MY RECALL FIXED AND THEN MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE A FEW WEEKS LATER.

IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR FOR A WHILE (45+ MINUTES), TURN IT OFF, AND THEN START IT UP 15-45 MINUTES LATER. IT WILL START BUT THEN WITHIN THE FIRST 100 YARDS IT WILL GO SLUGGISH AND STALL. WHEN I TRY TO GIVE IT GAS THAT DOESN'T HELP. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT BACK UP. A FEW TIMES IT'S STALLED 3 TIMES IN A ROW. ONCE IT GETS GOING GOOD IT'S FINE. IT'S ALWAYS FINE IF IT'S BEEN OFF FOR A WHILE (FIRST THING IN THE MORNING OR STARTING AFTER WORK). EVENTUALLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO A SHOP, A GUY DIAGNOSED IT, CHANGED OUT A SENSOR AND THE FUEL PUMP. IT DIDN'T HELP.

I STARTED MY VEHICLE YESTERDAY TO WARM UP AND ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES LATER HEARD A BIG BOOM, LOOKED OUT THE DOOR AND THE FRONT END OF MY ESCAPE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD SCHEDULED IT TO GET REPAIRED YESTERDAY MORNING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT AS WE RECEIVED A LOT OF SNOW AND SCHOOLS WERE CANCELLED AND SUCH. I HAD KNOWN OF THE RECALL SINCE LAST YEAR SINCE I ALREADY WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER RECALL WITH THE LATCH. I TRIED TO GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF AT THE SAME TIME, BUT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULDN'T BE FOR SOME TIME. I RECEIVED A NOTICE DIRECTLY FROM FORD BETWEEN ONE AND TWO WEEKS AGO AND CALLED ZIEGLER IN ELKHART TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT THEY WEREN'T AVAILABLE FOR ALMOST A WEEK. IT IS OBVIOUS THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE WITH MY CAR ANYWAY, CONSIDERING THE DESCRIPTION...

AFTER ABOUT (3) MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED FLICKERING. I DIDN'T PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO IT. AFTER A WHILE, THE SCREEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE & THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTEE & IT WOULD COST ME AT LEAST 750.00 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER & THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS BECAUSE THEY HAD TO KEEP THE CAR UNTIL THEY RECEIVE THE NEW CLUSTER & INSTALL IT. IF THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD LIKE SOME ADVICE.

THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLS OUT. HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE ALREADY BUT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINE THE REPAIR. WOULD HAPPEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR THROUGH PARKING LOT UNTIL THIS LAST TIME. I MERGED ONTO A MAJOR FREEWAY AND WAS UP TO 75-80MPH AND THE CAR STALLED OUT, ALMOST HIT BY 2 SEMIS TRYING TO AVOID RE ENDING ME ON THE FREEEWAY. *TT CONSUMER STATED NEVER HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. ISSUE WAS ENGINE STALL. UPDATED 9/4/18*JB

MY VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AND DYING WHEN I AM DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED (ROADWAY OR PARKING LOT ALIKE) , I REPLACED THE BATTERY TO MAKE SURE THAT WASN'T CAUSING IT AND IT STILL DOES IT. I STARTED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT MODEL FOR THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE DESCRIPTION MATCHES MY ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL. I DID MORE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF DEALERSHIPS STATING THIS IS NOT A RECALL AND SOME PEOPLE WERE ALMOST INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS. VEHICLES STOPPING WHILE DRIVING IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS RECALL DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. THE CODE REPORTED FOR THIS IS TSP 13-12-12. PLEASE LOOK AT THESE LINKS: HTTP://WWW.FORDESCAPE.ORG/FORUM/ENGINE-TECHNICAL-DISCUSSION/22274-ENGINE-STALLING-CUTTING-OUT-WHILE-DRIVING.HTML HTTPS://JALOPNIK.COM/FORD-FOCUS-ST-FORUM-COMPLAINTS-RESULT-IN-WIRING-HARNES-1622529308 HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/WIRING-PROBLEMS.PHP

THE ELECTRONIC SCREEN IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FAILED. FORD RECALLED THIS MODEL UNDER SAFETY RECALL NUMBER "15V406000". HOWEVER, THE RECALL MAKE DATE STOPPED ONE MONTH BEFORE MY CAR MAKE DATE. MY VEHICLE HAS A BLANK SCREEN BUT IS CURRENTLY NOT COVERED. THE SCREEN STOPPED WORKING IN JULY, 2017 WITH 53000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $750.00 TO REPAIR.

FIRST THE WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACE, WEEK LATER CATALYIC CONVERTOR, WEEK LATER TRANSMISSION, CAR IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD

1. SEAT BELT: DRIVER'S SEAT BELT UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED WORKING AND WILL NOT CLICK OR LOCK INTO PLACE. THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS TO NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED WHEN NEEDED, INCREASE THE RISK OF OCCUPANT INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. 2: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL: BLANK DISPLAY, OR OFTEN TIMES INRESPONSIVE. IF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER OF MAY NOT BE WARNED OF SAFETY RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS LOW TIRE PRESSURES OR DISABLED AIR BAGS, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR A CRASH. 3.BODY: DOOR: THE BODY OF THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS OFTEN HARD TO CLOSE AND THE BODY OF THE DOOR OFTEN COMES OFF. A DOOR THAT OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE, MAY RESULT IN AN UNRESTRAINED OCCUPANT FALLING FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

THE DISPLAY SCREEN WHICH SHOWS MILEAGE AND TIRE PRESSURE JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT. IT WAS AS IF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF SHORT. THE SCREEN WOULD COME ON WITH LINES THROUGH IT AND TRY TO SHOW THE DISPLAY AND THEN COMPLETELY WHITED OUT. THIS WAS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I WENT OUT TO START IT ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE.

IN 3 DAYS MY CAR HAD DIED 6 TIMES. FIRST TIME I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD LEFT SOMETHING ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. I HAD SOMEONE AT WORK JUMP ME, AND I WENT ON MY WAY. THE FOLLOWING 5 TIMES, I HAD TO REPEATEDLY PUSH THE START BUTTON WHILE TRYING TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BREAK. EVENTUALLY THE CAR STARTS BUT ALL OF MY ELECTRONICS GO CRAZY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, DROVE 20 MILES TO GET THERE, TURNED THE CAR OFF, WHEN THEY TRIED TO MOVE IT, IT WOULDN'T START. I SHOWED THEM HOW YOU HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING THE BUTTON WHILE EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL GOES CRAZY. DEALERSHIP BLAMING THE BATTERY, BUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN SO FAST? MY CONCERN IS THAT ALL THE ELECTRONICS GO CRAZY AND IT DECIDES TO DIE WHENEVER IT WANTS. HOPE I AM NOT DRIVING WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN!!!!...

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE. BLANK MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL PLACED FOR THIS ISSUE FOR SAFETY CONCERNS ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME PLANT BETWEEN MAY 19, 2014 TO FEBRUARY 6, 2015. THE NUMBER FOR THE RECALL IS 15C03. MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED. MY VEHICLE IS FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURING PLANT, BUT WITH THE DATE OF MARCH 2014. MY CAR HOWEVER DOES HAVE A RECALL OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM, POSSIBLE OVERHEATED WITH FIRE HAS BEEN REPORTED. I AM WAITING FOR PARTS. IF IT WERE TO OVERHEAT I WOULD HAVE NO WARNING WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INOPERATIVE. ALSO WITH WEATHER CHANGING, I HAVE NO WARNING FOR PROPER TIRE INFLATION AND SEVERAL OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS. IF THE RECALL WAS PLACED BECAUSE A "SAFETY CONCERN" WAS RECOGNIZED, HOW CAN MY VEHICLE BE ELIMINATED IN THE RECALL. IT'S THE SAME SAFETY CONCERN.

ON FEBRUARY 2017 I BROUGHT A 2014 FORD ESCAPE AT ABOUT 59 K MILES AND NOW IT HAS ABOUT 70K MILES ON IT. I WAS TOTALLY CLUELESS AS TO HOW UNSAFE THIS CAR WAS AND ALL OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS/ISSUES THAT CONSUMERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS CAR. ON 09/22/2017, THIS CAR TOTALLY BROKE DOWN. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AS THE CAR WITHOUT MADE A LOUD NOISE, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING JUST STOPPED/SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. NONE OF THE SAFETY INDICATOR ALERTS WORKED IN THIS CAR SO I WAS CLUELESS THAT THE CARD HAD ANY ISSUES. I ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AT THE TIME AND IT WAS CLEARLY OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, BAD BATTERY, ABS ISSUES AND POSSIBLY AN ALTERNATOR. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT...

RECALL 14S17 VEHICLE HAS HESITATED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS STALLED TWICE AFTER BEING PUT IN REVERSE. EVENTUALLY CAR STARTED. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHILE DRIVING WHERE THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SPUTTER AND HESITATE BUT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE. YESTERDAY IT STALLED AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AFTER ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT MECHANIC'S SHOP AND MECHANIC IS REPORTING AN ERROR CODE OF "POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAIL". THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE! THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 14S17 AS IT IS A DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH 2014 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES.

SCREEN ON DASH, IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL, IS JUST A BLANK LIGHT. I CAN NO LONGER SEE MY MILEAGE, DIRECTIONAL, COMPASS, ETC

10/7/17 APPROX 6:30 PM WHILE ENTERING ON RAMP ONTO FRWAY AT APPROX 35 MPH, DRIVING DIST OF LESS THAN 1/2 TO 3/4 MILE FROM LAST PARKED STOP, INDICATOR DASH MEMO OF "ENGINE TEMP HIGH PULL OVER SAFELY", NO INDICATION ON ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AS IT REGISTERED BELOW MID MARK. PULLLED OVER ON FRWAY INTO CLOSED LANES, TURNED OFF ENGINE. TURNED ON AGAIN TO ADVANCE 10 FT OUT OF WAY OF ONRAMP VEHICLES, TEMP GAUGE INDICATED "H", TURNED OFF ENGINE. CALLED FOR TOW, TECH COULD NOT START ENG, BATTERY DEAD. TOWED HOME (LESS THAN 2-4 MILES), ENGINE OFF WITH TICKING SOUND THAT COULD BE HEARD ACROSS GRILL. TODAY, 10/8/17 THIS AM CHECKED COOLANT AND EMPTY. NO INDICATION OF ENG RUNNING "HOT" OR NO FLUID LOW INDICATOR LIGHT/WARNING. THERE WAS NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHTS, ETC TIME DRIVING FROM 9/27/17 THRU 10/7/17.. *ON 9/27/17 I HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, FLUIDS CHECKS W/RECEIPT OF...

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BEING DRIVEN WHEN HEAVY RAIN BEGAN. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON IN ANY LEVEL, MANUAL OR OTHERWISE. THIS CREATED AN EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH LITTLE TO NO VISIBILITY. THE DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2014 FORD ESCAPE BCM BUT INDICATED WAS THE CAUSE. THEY HOWEVER DID NOT REPLACE IT, BUT DID CHARGE $450 FOR DIAGNOSIS ONLY. NO ACTUAL REPAIR WAS MADE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL. IT IS AGAIN AFFECTING THE WIPER CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE

VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATES AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY HESITATES AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT, CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY ESCAPE HAS NEVER HAD ANY WORK PERFORMED ON IT BEYOND NEW TIRES AND OIL CHANGES SO THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPLICES IN THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE MAP SENSOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS FORD'S CURRENT RECALL NUMBER 14S17 FOR 2013-2014 FORD ESCAPES; HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL DUE TO ITS MANUFACTURING DATE. APPARENTLY ADDITIONAL VEHICLES NEED TO BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL OR A NEW RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AS THIS ISSUE CONTINUED ON MY FORD ESCAPE AND FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX MY PROBLEM SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE NUMBER OF MILES, EVEN THOUGH...

"TAKATA RECALL" EVEN THOUGH I NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR, HAD THEM REPOSSESSED IT. I MADE VERY CLEAR WHEN BUYING I WANTED A CAR I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH. I HAH JUST FILLED MY TANK WITH GAS ON MY WAY TO SEE MY PAIN MED DOCTOR 80 MILES AWAY FUEL SYSTEM QUIT, AT STATION, THIS IS AN IN CLOSED SYSTEM NOT SUPPOSED TO GO OUT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS STILL IN SHOP I MISSED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THIS DR. WHICH RESULTED IN ME BEING PUT INTO WITHDRAWALS FROM MEDICATION, HAD I DRIVEN THERE ANY SYSTEM HAD GONE OUT I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL ON HIGHWAY 287 TOWARDS WICHITA FALLS TX WHICH IS EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC. TWO TIMES MY LIFE WAS PLACED IN DANGER BECAUSE OF A RECALL I WAS NOT INFORMED OF. NOW FORD WHAT'S ME TO PAY FOR WHAT THEY DIDN'T GET FROM AUCTION I'M NOT PAYING FOR...