2014 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

DECEMBER 3 2016 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON HWY 111 AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED ENGINE FAILURE, IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RAISED THE HOOD AND FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. I CALLED 911 TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILLED OUT BUT I DON'T HAVE IT AT THIS TIME.

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. ENGINE BEGAN TO JERK A BIT THEN WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED ON SCREEN. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER CAR STOPPED SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM UNDER HOOD AND ENTERING CAB THROUGH THE VENTS. I OPENED THE WINDOW TO CLEAR THE SMOKE AND LOOKED FOR PHONE NUMBER TO ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THINKING IT WAS ONLY A BELT THAT HAD MELTED OR BURNED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I BEGAN TO SEE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD BY THE WINDSHIELD. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HAPPENED TO BE PULLING IN BEHIND ME AFTER SEEING MY CAR IN DISTRESS. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. WITHIN FIVE TO TEN MINUTES THE ENGINE AREA OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. AFTER A SHORT INVESTIGATION ON THE SCENE THE FD BELIEVED THE CAUSE TO BE ELECTRICAL AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEGUN AND CAUSED THE MOST...

ON MANY DIFFERENT TIMES MY CAR OVER HEATS. I IMMEDIATELY HAVE TO PARK N WAIT A WHILE FOR IT TO COOL DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A HISSING NOISE WAS DETECTED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED A HORRIBLE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE AIR VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. EXHAUST FUMES ALSO ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,400. UPDATED 07/19/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,967.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS ENGINE POWER WHILE BEING OPERATED AT ANY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TERMINAL KIT AND GROUND WIRING INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 6-8 TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,764.

FORD - 2014 FORD ESCAPE (BUILT IN 2013). THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF AND AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER I WAS NOTIFIED IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND ACCORDING TO THE FIRE MARSHAL THE HEAVIEST DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE AIR FILTER AND BATTERY. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.

I DROVE 25 MILES IN TRAFFIC TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM DAYCARE. WHEN I GOT THE KIDS IN THE CAR TO GO HOME AND THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TURNING LEFT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY TURN/MERGE LANE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY UP. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED MY COOLANT. THERE WAS SO MUCH PRESSURE WHEN I TURNED THE LID, I THOUGHT THE COOLANT TANK WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. THE TEMPERATURE IN MY CAR WENT DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A MECHANIC CLOSE BY. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW COOLANT BYPASS SOLENOID. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR HAS SEEMED FINE. NOW, 1 MONTH LATER, IT IS LEAKING COOLANT. I READ ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING WHERE CARS CAUGHT FIRE BUT MY MODEL YEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE HOOD UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY AND FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE WITH THE 1.6L TURBOCHARGED ECOBOOST ENGINE. SHE NOTES THAT THE FUEL SENSORS IN THE CAR AREN'T INJECTING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE WHEN SHE ACCELERATES FROM A STOP, MEANING THE CAR WILL STICK IN NEUTRAL AND REV UNTIL IT KICKS BACK IN GEAR. SHE NOTES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. WE HAD TAKEN IT TO KELLER BROS. FORD WHICH IS WHERE SHE PURCHASED IT, AND THEY COULDN'T COME UP WITH THE PROBLEM. SO THEN WE WENT TO NEW HOLLAND FORD, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GUY EVEN SHOWED MY MOM HOW TO RESET THE FUEL SENSOR. BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK UP AGAIN. MY MOM, I, AND HER BOYFRIEND ARE AT THE POINT WHERE IF SOMETIME THE CAR HESITATES, AND SOMEONE HITS HER, SHE'S GOING TO BE KILLED. FORD, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I DON'T WANT...

THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH. DRIVING THE FORD ESCAPE AT LOWER SPEEDS (LESS THAN 40 MPH) ON A CITY STREET DURING MORNING TRAFFIC HOURS. SUDDENLY HEARD A CONTINUOUS LOUD SOUND ON THE REAR RIGHT OF CAR. VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE CAR. THEN IT WORKED FINE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES WHEN I TOOK IN FOR SERVICE. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 70F. NOT RAINING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,300.

MY ESCAPE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE PRESENTS A CLEAR AND POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING EVENT AS ALL POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST. AT THE TIME OF ENGINE FAILURE I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AC COMPRESSOR LOCKING UP CREATING TENSION ON THE DRIVE BELTS THAT RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH SEMI TRUCKS BARRELING UPON YOU, THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE FAILURE OCCURRED 1/2 MILE BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OTHER OWERS OF FORD PRODUCTS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD A BAD CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE TURBO CHARGE BOOST SENSOR AND AIR SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/20/16*LJ

JUST PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2014 FORD ESCAPE SE. A YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR. TROUBLE CODE P26B7 (DEALER SPECIFIC). IT LOOKS LIKE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE BYPASS COOLANT SOLENOID OR COOLANT LEAKS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ONLY OCCASIONALLY WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER IDLING. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT THREE MINUTES THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD START NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

A FEW MONTHS AGO, I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE 2014 FORD ESCAPE SE 1.6L TURBOCHARGED ECOBOOST WITH I-4WD MY MOTHER CURRENTLY OWNS. SHE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AT A STOPLIGHT OR WHLE MOVING AT A DECENT PACE (ABOUT 20-40MPH), THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY REV TOWARDS 4000-5000 AND NOT DROP INTO DRIVE. THIS HAD CONCERNED ME ALOT. MOM CALLED KELLER BROS. FORD HERE IN LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SAID THAT SHE WILL HAVE TO TAKE HER CAR DOWN FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE UPDATE FIXED EVERYTHING. NO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. AND SINCE THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE, I'VE NOTICED A HUGE DIFFERENCE. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS MORE HORSES IN MY MOM'S CAR THAN THERE WAS BEFORE THE UPDATE. THE UPDATE HAPPENED 4-6 MONTHS AGO. I FEEL MUCH SAFER KNOWING THAT HER CAR WON'T END HER IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE CURRENTLY HAS OVER 16,000 MILES, AND SINCE THAT TIME FRAME, NO...

CAR STALLS. POWER TO ENGINE STOPS. ENGINE FAULT LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON HIWAY AT SPEED OF 75 AND ON ROAD SITTING AT LIGHT.

I EXPERIENCED ON THREE OCCASIONS THAT THIS VEHICLE MISFIRES, STUMBLES, SHUDDERS AND ALMOST SHUTS OFF UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY.THE LAST TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED I WAS FORCED TO PULL ONTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND MY INABILITY TO ATTAIN A SUITABLE MERGING SPEED. I HAVE FURTHER OBSERVED THAT THIS SITUATION HAS ONLY OCCURRED AND COULD BE REPLICATED DURING RAIN AND HIGH HUMIDITY. THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM CONNECTOR WAS DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

THE CAR IS BUCKING AND ALMOST STALLING WHEN I ACCELERATE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. ONE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, EVEN THOUGH I FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE.

IN MARCH 2015 CAR KEPT STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP. AFTER A MONTH I GOT THE CAR BACK WITH REPLACED FUEL PUMP. AFTER THE FIX, CAR WOULD OFTEN HESITATE, SPUTTER AND SHAKE LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL. IN SEPTEMBER CAR KEPT STALLING ON START UP. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO SAID CAR WAS "FINE" AND OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAR CONTINUES TO HESITATE, SPUTTER AND SHAKE. AGAIN YESTERDAY CAR STALLED OUT 3 TIMES AT START UP. DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT.

USES TO MUCH GAS,GAUGES ON DASH GO UP AND DOWN TO MUCH, EX, IT SAYS 150 MILES TIL E GO 8 MILES IT SAYS 126. PARK IT SAYS 163 MILES TO E , START CAR BACK UP IT SAYS 187 MILES TIL E. IT IS NEVER THE SAME. DEALER SAYS THEY REPLACED GAUGES BUT IT STILL DOING IT. I PUT 11GALLONS OF GAS IN IT WILL SAY 287 MILES TIL E GO 60 MILES IT SAYS 164 MILES TIL E GAS GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO 1/2 TANK WHICH MEANS IT TOOK 7 GALLONS TO GO 60 MILES WHICH MEANS 8.5 MILES TO A GALLON.

"ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW LIGHT" CAME ON TWICE WITH "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" BOTH TIMES. AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND GAVE NO INDICATION IT HAD STALLED. ALL NORMAL LIGHTS WERE ON. I PUT CAR IN "PARK" AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON HILLS AND HAS DIED ON ME FOUR TIMES.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR THEN LOST POWER AND WENT INTO A "LIMP HOME" MODE. ONCE I SAFELY ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS TURNED BACK ON, IT WAS FINE. I TOOK THIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPAIRED A RECALL AND ORDERED PARTS. IT TOOK A FEW DAYS FOR THE PARTS TO GET IN. DURING THAT TIME EVERY TIME I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD GO BACK INTO THAT LIMP HOME MODE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMIS AND OTHER VEHICLES AT FAST RATES OF SPEED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR THEM TO INSTALL THE ORDERED PARTS. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK THE ISSUE CONTINUED,...

MOST RECENT AND TROUBLING INCIDENT WAS TRAVELLING DOWNHILL AROUND 30 MPH, NOT PRESSING GAS PEDAL, AND ENGINE RPMS ROSE TO OVER 4000 AND STAYED WITH THE ENGINE MAKING A DISTINCT NOISE THAT EVEN A 12 YEAR OLD NOTICED WAS NOT RIGHT. AFTER APPLYING BRAKE AND REACHING BOTTOM OF HILL, THE RPMS EVENTUALLY REDUCED. SO FAR THIS EXTREME CASE WAS A ONE TIME OCCURENCE, BUT SEEMS RELATED TO OTHER BEHAVIOR. DURING REGULAR IN-TOWN TRAVELLING THE ENGINE JUST DOES NOT SEEM TO CHANGE GEARS CORRECTLY OR SMOOTHLY. RPMS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 2000-3000 REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE GOING 10 MPH OR 55 MPH, BUT PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT. MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ALSO GOING INTO REVERSE, THE CAR ALMOST STALLS AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD GIVEN THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT SEEMS AS IF ALL OF THESE TYPES OF ISSUES ARE RELATED TO...

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE A/C WAS TURNED ON. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE, SMOKE STARTING COMING UP FROM THE HOOD AND OUT THE WHEEL WELL, AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT, LEAVING THE CAR IN HALF WAY OUT IN TRAFFIC. EACH TIME THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, IT STALLED OUT AGAIN RIGHT AWAY. FINALLY THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD AND INTO AN ADJACENT PARKING LOT FOR TOWING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE COMPRESSOR BLEW AND SENT METAL SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT THE HOOD, PENETRATING RUBBER HOSES AND BELTS, AND CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP RUNNING. *TR

I HAVE ISSUED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MONTHS AGO. AGAIN, MY MOTHER IS STILL HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH HER CAR. ON APRIL 22ND, SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS GOING UP A HILL, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED REVVING TO 4000-5000RPM. AT ONE POINT, SHE SAID SHE LIGHTLY WENT ON THE GAS TO SEE IF THE FUEL WOULD KICK IN AND IT REVVED UP 500 RPM PAST THE REDLINE, AND STILL NO ACCELERATION. ONE DAY, MY MOM IS GOING TO END UP BEING REAR-ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I WOULD NOT LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN. FORD ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I'VE SCROLLED THROUGH ALL COMPLAINTS OF THIS MODEL YEAR AND I'VE SEEN THAT AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. FORD MUST FIX THIS (THAT MEANS ISSUE RECALLS!!!)!!!!! *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START, HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE, BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY POWER GOING TO ENGINE TO START. NO CLICKING (AS WITH A DEAD BATTERY - ALL LIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY). WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT STARTED. TURNED IT OFF BRIEFLY TO GO INSIDE TO TELL SHOP OWNER THAT CAR HAD STARTED. CAME BACK OUT, IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART AND IT WOULD NOT. LEFT CAR WHERE PARKED AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER IN THE MORNING. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START EACH TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND TO PICK UP MY CAR. WHICH I DID. *TR

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PUT CAR IN GEAR AND "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" WARNING BOX CAME UP ON DASHBOARD. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE. WARNING BOX DISAPPEARED, BUT EXCLAMATION POINT IN TRIANGLE WAS ON DASHBOARD. DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL AND CAR MOVED FORWARD VERY SLOWLY WITH HESITATION AND JERKING POWER SURGES. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2-3 BLOCKS AS HESITATION, JERKING AND LACK OF POWER CONTINUED. WENT BACK HOME AND CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER. TACHOMETER WAS ERRATIC AND BOUNCING AROUND, WHEN CAR IDLED. CAR STARTED FINE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR RUN NORMALLY. DEALER VERIFIED COMPLAINT, AND REPAIRED AFFECTING WIRING. *TR

ONCE AGAIN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, WINDOWS, ETC. WOULD FUNCTION, BUT NO INDICATION OF IGNITION WHEN KEY WAS TURNED. TRIED BOTH KEYS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT A BAD KEY. NEITHER KEY WORKED. LEFT CAR WHERE PARKED OVERNIGHT AND RETURNED IN THE MORNING. CAR STARTED. CALLED DEALER AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I DRIVE THE CAR IN, RATHER THAN HAVE IT TOWED IN. I DID. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED LATER THAT DAY THAT THEY HAD BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY MY COMPLIANT. THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS A BUILD UP OF RESISTANCE IN A WIRE THEN THE ENGINE WAS HOT. IT WAS WRAPPED AND I WAS ASSURED THE I WOULD NO LONGER HAVE THE PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT SOME 2013-14 FORD ESCAPES...

WHILE ACCELERATING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE THE ENGINE STARTED STUMBLING AND WENT INTO SOME TYPE OF LIMP MODE AND LOST POWER. I HAD TO RAPIDLY PULL BACK INTO THE SLOWER LANE TO AVOID HAVING CARS BEHIND ME REAR-END ME. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF , AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER BUT THEY STATED THERE WAS NO ERROR CODES STORED IN THE ECU SO THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST LIKE BEFORE- I WAS PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT INTO A LIMP MODE AND I LOST POWER AND HAD TO QUICKLY PULL BACK INTO THE SLOW LANE TO AVOID HAVING CARS FROM BEHIND REAR-END ME. THIS TIME I HAD MY WIFE USE HER PHONE TO VIDEO THE ENGINE FAILURE LIGHTS ON...

PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, ENGINE DIES WITH NO WARNING. PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO THE HARDTOP ROAD, ENGINE DIES WITH NO WARNING. TRAVELING AT 20 MPH OR LESS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 MONTHS NOW. DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR GOES TO THE DEALERSHIP...CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,334.... UPDATED 06/30/15 *BF UPDATED 12/10/15 *JS

OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE OVER 100F. VEHICLE CUTOFF - LOST ALL POWER AND WAS COASTING. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL TO RESTART - WHICH IT DID. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY CALLED HERTZ ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE CUTOFF AGAIN WHILE PARKED. DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY HERTZ. *TR

WE LEASED A 2014 ESCAPE IN MARCH OF 2014. FROM THE START IT HAS A PROBLEM ON ACCELERATION, IT WILL HESITATE AND ALMOST STALL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE HESITATION IS SPORADIC AS AT TIMES IT IS OK. WE NOTICE AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 20 30 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING IT BUCKS, WILL NOT TAKE GAS. AT TIMES IT HAS BECOME SO FRUSTRATING I WILL STOP THE CAR AND RE START IF TRAFFIC PERMITS. THIS COULD BE A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT. IT DOES IT USUALLY WHEN IT IS COLD HOWEVER IT HAS DONE IT AFTER DRIVING FOR HOURS, STOP FOR 15 MINUTES AND IT DOES IT THEN TOO. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS THEN. THIS IS CONSTANT AND ANNOYING [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 73 MPH, WHEN I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE, MY ESCAPE JUST DIED WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS, STALL OUT OR ANYTHING. JUST AS IF SOMEONE TURNED IT OFF. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN WITH NO LUCK. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OVER, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WANTED TO START BUT WAS NOT GETTING THE GAS TO. I TRIED 3 MORE TIME AND FINALLY CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. I AM WAITING ON A REPLY (WITH NO LOANER ETC) THE REASON I BUY NEW IS FOR PEACE OF MIND. NOT EVEN , 10,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT BRAKES? WHAT GIVES. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE (THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT) BECAUSE...

SATURDAY, JULY 12 AROUND 3:00 PM DRIVING 70 MPH ON US 23 N, JUST SOUTH OF NORTH TERRITORIAL ROAD NEAR ANN ARBOR. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO RESTART. STARTED AND RAN FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN STALLED AGAIN. REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES WITH SAME RESULT. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE NUMBER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND A TOW WITHIN 30 MINUTES. POLICE STOPPED AND ASKED IF WE NEEDED HELP. LEFT AFTER WE SAID TOW WAS COMING. A FOLLOWING CAR TOOK ALL BUT ONE PASSENGER TO A GAS STATION AT NORTH TERRITORIAL BECAUSE HEAVY 75 MPH TRAFFIC PASSING INCHES FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. TOW TRUCK TOOK CAR TO VARSITY FORD IN ANN ARBOR AND WE CONTINUED TO TRAVERSE CITY IN THE FOLLOWING CAR. *TR

2014 FORD ESCAPE SE AWD WITH 1.6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. INFREQUENTLY UPON FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION THE ENGINE BOGS DOWN. WHILE THE ENGINE DOES NOT STALL, POWER DISAPPEARS AND THEN POWER/ACCELERATION REBUILDS. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN 3 MONTHS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ~3000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE HEARD THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY FOR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH F150'S WITH A DIFFERENT ECOBOOST ENGINE - RELATED? *JS

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING, WOULD NOT RESTART. HAVE HAD FOR 6 WEEKS. HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. 5 SENSORS ARE NOT COMMUNICATING FROM THE ENGINE. THEY HAVE CHANGED COMPUTER IT RESTARTED AND DIED AGAIN. FORD INSISTS THEY ARE GOING TO FIX IT AND ARE GOING TO FORCE ME TO TAKE IT BACK. *JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH, JERKING AND LURCHING, WHILE LOSING POWER. THE "ENGINE FAULT - SERVICE NOW" WARNING DISPLAY ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE KEYLESS START-STOP BUTTON. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST AND ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART BY PUSHING START-STOP BUTTON. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW CAR - WITH OTHER CARS CLOSE BEHIND- SHIFT GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND APPLY BRAKE PEDAL SO THAT START-STOP BUTTON WOULD RESTART ENGINE. I HAVE HAD FORD DEALERSHIP CHECK KEYLESS START-STOP SYSTEM AND THEY INDICATE THAT SYSTEM WORKS AS IT SHOULD. START - STOP BUTTON IS LOCATED IN DRIVERS RIGHT KNEE AREA AND IS TWO INCHES FROM SIMILAR LOOKING CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTON. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST WITH ENGINE OFF AND CAR IN MOTION. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY REFERRED US TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE CAR'S WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID "ENGINE FAILURE - SERVICE IMMEDIATELY." I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BUT, BEFORE I MADE IT OFF OF OUR STREET, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER VIOLENTLY, THEN DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO COAST TO A SMALL PARKING AREA. AS IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN, IT REQUIRED A TOW TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A SENSOR ISSUE AND ENSURED THAT IT WAS REPAIRED AND WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. TODAY (MAY 10TH) A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED, THOUGH THIS TIME IT WAS WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. AGAIN, THE SAME WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN AND GET THE CAR HOME BUT, BEFORE I COULD DO THIS, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THIS...

VEHICLE STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. ENGINE DIED. MOVED GEAR SELECTOR FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND RESTARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW FORD ESCAPE IN FEBRUARY 2014. SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE NOTICED AN EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. SIMILAR TO WHAT OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINED. I WILL BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT GOES IN FOR MAINTENANCE SERVICE WHEN IT REACHES 10,000 MILES, BUT MAYBE SOONER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

LEASED THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST, 2013. SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE NOTICED AN EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. I AM SENSITIVE TO ODORS IN GENERAL AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS ONLY SMELLED IT OCCASIONALLY, SO I DISREGARDED UNTIL RECENTLY THE ODORS ARE BECOMING STRONGER INSIDE THE CABIN AND NOT CLEARING WHEN WINDOWS ARE LOWERED TO AIR OUT. I WILL BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT GOES IN FOR MAINTENANCE SERVICE WHEN IT REACHES 10,000 MILES, BUT MAYBE SOONER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BETWEEN 1400-1600 RPM IT STARTS TO VIBRATE AND DRIVES ROUGH. IS THIS USUAL? HAD IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND COMPLAINED TO FORD. NO SATISFACTION!! *TR