2017 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

WE TOOK OUR 2017 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR A TUNE UP AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED AND SAID THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, AND THE COOLANT HAD GOTTEN INTO OUR ENGINE AND RUINED IT, AND WE NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER FORD ESCAPES HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL YET, SO WE ARE LEFT TO PAY FOR THE NEW ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR SIGNALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SALINAS VALLEY FORD LINCOLN (1100 AUTO CENTER CIR, SALINAS, CA 93907, 831-444-4444) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND A SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AS THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING AND CAUSED THE PIPES TO SMOKE. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONTACT AN ESTIMATE OF $2,900 TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ASSES THE DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A RATTLING NOISE STARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO GREEN FORD OF GREENSBORO (3800 WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *JB

AT 26790 MILES THE HEAD GASKET FAILED LEADING TO OVERHEATING, NOTICED WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NEEDING TO LEAVE THE ROAD TO LET THE CAR COOL DOWN AND ADDING 1/2 GALLON OF ANTIFREEZE

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE AUTO START STOP FEATURE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS ENGINE OFF. IT SHOULD RESTART WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE. SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START WHEN BRAKE IS RELEASED. A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE SCREEN STATING THAT YOU MUST SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, DEPRESS BRAKE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU ARE LIKELY AT A INTERSECTION WHICH THE LIGHT HAS TURNED GREEN AND YOUR VEHICLE MUST BE RESTARTED.

2017 FORD ESCAPE WITH 29,918 MILES BOUGHT BRAND NEW. ENGINE LOST POWER GOING UP HILL WHILE PASSING A CAR IN FAST LANE, BARELY MADE IT SAFELY OFF THE ROAD, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO DEALER, FOUND NOTHING. THEN VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE ROUGH IDLE EVERY DAY, NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY, ALMOST STALLING, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN AFTER A DAY OR TWO GOES OFF. TAKEN TO DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND A CODE ON COMPUTER OF WHY LIGHT CAME ON. ASKED THEM IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, WAS WORRIED ABOUT BREAKING DOWN, THEY SAID YES, SAFE TO DRIVE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT TO DEALER WHILE LIGHT WAS ON, THEY CHECKED AND SAID NEEDS NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF ANTIFREEZE GOING INTO OIL. TOLD ME THEY HAD 3 OR 4 OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM WAITING AT GARAGE TO BE FIXED DUE TO PARTS ISSUE AND THE PROCESS DEALER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AUTO START FUNCTION WAS RESET AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE LOST COMMUNICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR FORD DALLAS (8900 W PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH HWY, DALLAS, TX 75252, (972) 985-3600) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500. *TR*JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND CODES INDICATE MISFIRE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW, AND AS OF 9/10/19, IT IS WAITING FOR A NEW LONG BLOCK. THEY SAID TO EXPECT AS LEAST 3 MORE AFTER THEY HAD IT FOR A FULL WEEK. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND HAVING NEW COILS INSTALLED, AND SPARK PLUGS, IT IS MY THOUGHT THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER IS THE ISSUE. I WILL CALL ON MONDAY TO SEE ABOUT GETTING A NEW CAR, THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLETE HEADACHE SINCE THE LIGHT CAME ON 2 WEEKS AFTER TAKING OWNERSHIP IN JULY. EACH TIME LIGHT GOES ON, IT IS USUALLY RIGHT AFTER STARTING CAR, IT DRIVES FINE BUT MAY IDLE RUGGEDLY FOR A BIT. ONE TIME, THE LIGHT CAME ON BUT TURNED OFF BEFORE I CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEN IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN, AND I BROUGHT IT...

PURCHASED THE 2017 FORD ESCAPE FROM HERTZ CAR SALES FEB 2019. IT WAS UNDER 50,000 MILES AT THE TIME. MILEAGE NOW IS AROUND 58,000. THE FIRST FEW MONTHS DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM, THEN GOING INTO SUMMER, THE CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE A ROUGH IDLING START. MIND YOU AT THE TIME, MY HUSBAND AND I USED IT MAINLY TO COMMUTE TO WORK(20MINS TO GET TO WORK) AND BACK WITH THE GROCERY TRIPS TO THE STORE OCCASIONALLY. I'D SAY STARTING JUNE AROUND THAT MONTH WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, SOMETIMES A ROUGH IDLING WOULD HAPPEN AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON TOO. THE AC STOPPED WORKING AROUND THIS TIME FRAME AND STILL DOES NOT WORK AS OF 9/5. IT WILL NOT BLOW OUT COLD AC BUT JUST REGULAR TEMP AIR. IN AUGUST WE VISITED MY HUSBAND'S PARENTS DOWN IN SOCAL, AND GOT IT CHECKED OUT BY AN AUTOZONE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH EXHAUST PIPES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TANK THAT HELD THE ANTIFREEZE WAS EMPTY, BUT THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,012.

ON 8/9/2019 MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE A CODE READER AND I HOOKED IT UP TO SEE WHAT THE CODE WAS FOR AND IT WAS FOR A CYLINDER MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 1. SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FORD ON 8/10/2019. I HAVE A 2017 FORD ESCAPE WITH 22811 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN AT FORD EVER SINCE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THESE VEHICLES SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2.0 ECOBOOST ENGINES IN THE FORD ESCAPE

2017 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DIFFICULTY PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND NOT ACCELERATING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. *JS

I WAS THE OWNER OF A 2017 FORD ESCAPE WITH UNDER 27000 MILES. ON 7/16/19, IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 6 HOURS AT MY PLACE AND I WAS AWOKEN AT 12:30 AM BY FIRE/POLICE THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE PASSENGER HOOD AREA. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND FIRE DEPT DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. STILL WAITING ON THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FIRE. I'M JUST GLAD THAT I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE OR HAD ANYONE WITH ME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. THIS IS THE SECONDARY CAR I HAVE GOTTEN FROM SAM PACK'S 5 STAR FORD IN CARROLLTON. THE FIRST CAR I PURCHASED FROM THAT DEALERSHIP WAS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE PRE-CERTIFIED USED BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS WITH ISSUES, IT TURNED OUT TO BE PART OF AN INSURANCE FLOOD SCAM AND WAS NOT LOOKED OVER FOR IT BE CERTIFIED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR TEMPERATURE HIGH WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ALL AMERICAN FORD (375 NJ-17, PARAMUS, NJ 07652, 201-262-4900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS LEAKING AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

WHEN BREAKING WITH AUTO STOP/START TURNED ON, THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY STALL OUT AND A NOTICE WILL POP UP ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN STAYING TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND MANUALLY START THE CAR. I BOUGHT MY CAR A WEEK AGO AND THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE. IT'S VERY SCARY AS IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE'S A FORUM FILLED WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TOO, AND YET, NO RECALL TO FIX IT. PICTURE ATTACHED IS FROM THE FORUM AS I DON'T HAVE MY PHONE NEAR ME WHILE DRIVING TO TAKE MY OWN PICTURE.

JUN.17.2019 --P0303 CODE CAME UP, AROUND,91300MILES; --THE CODE WAS GONE AFTER CHANGE SPARK PLUG; AT THAT TIME, COOLANT WAS LOW. SO TOP OFF; JUL.15.2019 --P303 CODE CAME UP AGAIN, 91900MILES RIGHT AFTER AROUND 300MILES HIGHWAY DRIVING; --COOLANT WAS LOW AGAIN, TOP OFF AGAIN JUL.20.2019 --WENT TO DEALER, FOUND COOLANT IN CYLINDER 3 ACCORDING TO TSB #SSM 47489 NHTSA ID #10144947 --THE SUGGESTED SOLUTION FROM DEALER IS TO REPLACE ENGINE LONG BLOCK; --THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT IS AROUND $8300

AT 26,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO DO SOME TESTING. THE DEALER TOLD ME 3 DAYS LATER THAT A NEW BLOCK HAD TO BE BACK ORDERED AS IT WAS CRACKED FROM ENGINE COOLANT GETTING INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. I WAITED 40 DAYS FOR THIS TO COME IN AND THEN WAS TOLD A HEAD GASKET WAS WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER SAID FORD HAD A SERVICE BULLITEN FOR THIS FIX. I HAVE THE CAR BACK AND WASN'T OFFERED A FULL WARRENTY. HOW CAN I BE SURE THIS WONT HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAD CORRESPONDENCE WITH 2 SEPARATE DEALERS AND BOTH SAID THEY HAVE SEEN MANY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.

BOUGHT CAR IN 7/18 WITH 33000 MILES ON IT. DROVE IT FOR 8000 . THEN EXPERIENCED A CLOUD OF GRAY SMOKE AND ROUGH RUNNING UPON STARTING AFTER CAR WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS. ALSO A LOUD CLUNK WHEN REVERSING MORE THAN 3 FT. ALSO INFO PANEL STATED THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED. CALLED DEALER AS HAD 2000 MORE MILES TO GO BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD TO IGNORE INFO SCREEN AND KEEP ORIGINAL OIL CHANGE SCHEDULE. 4 TO 5 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK CAR TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE CYLINDERS AND MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS PROMISED TO HAVE IT FIXED BY MID JULY, 2019. NOW DEALER STATES IT COULD BE MUCH LATER THAN THAT. I HAD TO CALL FORD CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE TO GET ANY TYPE OF...

HAPPENED TWICE. REPAIRED FIRST TIME WITH A NEW TURBO COOLER. 2000 MILES LATER SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID TO PULL OVER NOW. THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN TOTALLY AND I MANAGED TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. CAR WAS ON A COUNTY STREET GOING 40 MILES/HR. IT WAS REPAIRED WITH A TOTALLY NEW ENGINE.

AS AN UPDATE TO MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP AT FORD TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, THE "FIXED" THE ISSUE ON THE SAME DAY- THEY REPLACED A SENSOR THAT THEY SAID WAS BAD AND THAT WE SHOULD HAVE NO MORE PROBLEMS. THE NEXT MORNING, THE SAME OVERHEATING MESSAGE APPEARED AND THEN AGAIN LATER THAT DAY. GOT CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE SAME FORD DEALERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN ONE WEEK SINCE DROPPING IT OFF. THE FIRST DAY, THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD TO REACH OUT TO FORD TECHNICIANS BECAUSE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE BESIDES THE SENSOR. TODAY, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM FORD AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SUPPOSEDLY ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS HAS DRIVEN THE CAR 30 MILES AND HAS HAD NO ISSUES. WE HAVE MULTIPLE VIDEOS AND SHARED THEM VIA...

MY CAR HAD A MISFIRE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT, THEY REPLACED SOME PARTS IN 2017, THEN MY AIR CONDITIONER QUIT RUNNING COLD, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A COUPLE PARTS IN 2018, NOW IN 2019, THE ENGINE MISFIRES AGAIN LEADING TO AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SAFETY INFORMATION NOTIFICATION POPPED UP STATING THE ENGINE WAS AT AN UNSAFE TEMPERATURE AND TO SAFELY PARK RIGHT AWAY. THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO STUTTER AND SHUT DOWN WITHIN SECONDS. THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN STARTED ONLY MINUTES BEFORE AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS NOT HOT. WE ADDED COOLANT TO THE "MAX" AND THE CAR CRANKED UP AND RAN OKAY. THE NEXT MORNING, UPON STARTING THE CAR THE SAFETY NOTIFICATION POPPED UP IN THE DASHBOARD IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING. AFTER RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH OUR MECHANIC, WE BELIEVE THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR IS BAD.

ON FREEWAY, PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CHECKING ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH, WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE LOST POWER CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW ABRUPTLY. THIS CREATED A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.

I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT LEAST 12 TIMES NOW, DOING THE SPEED LIMIT, WHICH IS 80 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN! I GET A WARNING ON MY DASH SAYING ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN I'VE BEEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, & WHEN I HAVEN'T. MANY TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I'VE JUST PASSED A SEMI I'M THE PASSING LANE & THE CAR SHUTS OFF! SCARY AS HELL! I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY GET BACK INTO THE FAR RIGHT LANE, & PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER! THE STEERING & BRAKES STILL WORK, BUT I HAVE NO POWER! ONE OF THESE DAYS, SOMEONE IS GOING TO KILL ME, BECAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET OVER SOON ENOUGH! I BOUT THE CAR WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT & THE FORD CERTIFIED PREOWNED WARRANTY ON IT. THE SAME MONTH I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT HAD DIED ON ME...

WHEN STOPPED AT STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO SHIFT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE YOU FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE IS SUPPOSED TO RESTART BUT DOESN'T. TYPICALLY IT IS VERY CONFUSING FOR DRIVER AND OTHER CARS ARE EXPECTING YOU TO CONTINUE THROUGH INTERSECTION BUT YOU CAN'T BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO RESTART. CAN LEAD TO POTENTIALLY PUTTING IN REVERSE INSTEAD OF NORMAL DRIVING CAUSING ACCIDENT.

CAR IS RANDOMLY JUMPING TO OVERHEAT AFTER BEING IN MOTION. APPROX 5 MINS OF BEING ON. THEN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND CUTTING ITSELF OFF. DRIVING OUT OF AN APARTMENT DRIVEWAY. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE COOLANT LEAKING, HOWEVER IT "SOLVED ITSELF" AND I WAS SENT ON MY WAY. THIS IS NOW THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. UPON RESEARCH, IT SEEMS AS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORDS.

WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS FAILING. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT IT SHAKING. I COULD MAINTAIN A SPEED OF ABOUT 50MPH WITHOUT THE SHAKING. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS TAKING TOO MUCH POWER FROM THE ENGINE SO I TURNED IT OFF, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP THE ISSUE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF. IT WAS VERY SCARY. ITS HAPPENED TWICE. BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON MY APP THAT ANYTHING HAPPENED EXCEPT FOR A MISFIRE? EITHER WAY VERY SCARY ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN YOU'RE WITH YOUR 3 YEAR OLD.

WITHIN ONE YEAR OF OWNING VEHICLE, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINE LIGHT (RED MESSAGE INDICATOR0 CAME ON. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR 1 YEAR SERVICE/OIL CHANGE WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON, AT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY I CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL AND IT WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM MARK. COOLANT OEM RED WAS ADDED AND AFTER 3 DAYS OF DRIVING I CHECKED THE LEVEL AGAIN AND IT WAS BELOW COOLANT MINIMUM LEVEL. I HAVE NOTICED RECALLS ON ESCAPE VEHICLES IN THE PAST REGARDING THE SAME SITUATION HOWEVER NOTHING HAS BEEN SENT OUT REGARDING THE 2017 MODELS. A RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED SINCE THIS CAN SEVERLY AFFECT THE VEHICLE IN A DAMAGING WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING IN LOCAL TRAFFIC WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION IF IT WAS NOT AT THE PROPER FILL MARK...

WHEN AT RED LIGHT OR JUST DRIVING DOWN INTER-STATE THE ENGINE TURNS IT SELF OFF. THE CAR BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND IT TELLS YOU TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MY CAR BEGIN TO LOOSE PRESSURE AND THE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE NOW LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR BEGIN TO SHAKE VERY BAD. SO I PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN. THE CAR DROVE OKAY AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOW BUT, EVERY TIME I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME BACK ON. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE THEN AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND OUT THE ISSUE. AT FIRST THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WAS MY WHEEL BEARING & MOTOR MOUNT, THEY REPLACED THOSE AND MY CAR STILL CONTINUE TO SHAKE WHEN STOPPING. THE SHOP IS CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION AS OF 3/29/2019.

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MARCH 11, 2019 AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, EVEN THOUGH THE BREAKS WERE BEING APPLIED. FOR ANY TYPE OF BREAKAGE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO ACCEL THE CAR TO GO FASTER. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE NOT BEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM.

MY FORD ESCAPE HAS THE ENGINE START/STOP FEATURE. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN STOPPED, AND I LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK TO BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN, THE VEHICLE MESSAGING STATES THAT I MUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS (SUBURBAN IN STERLING HEIGHTS, MI) AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ESCAPES AND THAT I CAN COME IN FOR A SOFTWARE FLASH THAT WILL TAKE A FEW HOURS TO FIX. JUST WONDERING IF THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL? THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE SITUATIONS COME IN FOR REPAIR. SHOULDN'T FORD BE CONTACTING THEIR CUSTOMERS IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE? THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND AT A DEAD STOP, AND ALSO, TURNED OFF AT A RED LIGHT, AND WHEN TURNED GREEN, I HAD...

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE AUTOMATIC START STOP FEATURE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, HOWEVER, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. A MESSAGE FLASHED GIVING DIRECTIONS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE MANUALLY. THAT WORKED BUT A FEW DAYS LATER THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE CRUISING ON A CITY STREET AND DISPLAYED THE SAME MESSAGE. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTING, THE START/STOP FEATURE DID NOT WORK AT ALL. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT DID NOT RESET THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE. THE ON OFF SWITCH DID NOT RESTART THE FEATURE AND THE SYSTEM INFORMATION DISPLAY STATED THAT ALL SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. IT TOOK A VISIT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TO THEN RESET THE SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT OFFER ANY INFORMATION ON WHY THIS HAPPENED OR IF IT COULD...

THE STALL / START HAS FAILED TWICE IN ONE WEEK. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE: WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AT A FOUR WAY STOP INTERSECTION WITH IN THE CITY, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE STALL MODE. WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE: WHILE SITTING AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A BUSY CITY STREET THE VEHICLE WENT INTO STALL MODE. WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND AGAIN I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES PRESENT CAUSING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN EVERY TIME THE SPEED EXCEEDED 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY WYNNE FORD (1020 W MERCURY BLVD, HAMPTON, VA 23666) PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2019; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MARCH 2, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THE AUTO ON/OFF FUNCTION IS ENGAGED, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE DIES COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE MUST THEN BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS NOT BEEN NOTED TO OCCUR WHEN THE AUTO ON/OFF FUNCTION IS TURNED OFF.

THIS VEHICAL STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. FOR EXAMPLE, IT STALLS AND TELLS YOU TO AUTO RESTART THE ENGINE BEFORE MOVING ON. THIS IS UNSAFE AND PUTTING RISK ON MY FAMILY AND I.

CAR STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN JANUARY AND HAS HAPPENED 5-10 TIMES SINCE. MESSAGE COMES UP TO PUT CAR IN PARK TO RESTART. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I DO NOT KNOW IF THE CAR WILL RESTART AND POSSIBLE REAR END ACCIDENTS.

'AUTO STARTSTOP' WOULD NOT RESTART ENGINE FROM THIS MONTH, APPROXIMATELY ONCE A DAY. INSTRUMENT PANEL MESSAGE SHOWS ME TO 'AUTO STARTSTOP, SHIFT TO P, RESTART ENGINE'. AFTER SHIFTING TO P AND RESTARTING ENGINE, THE ENGINE WORKS WELL. I FEEL SO DANGEROUS TO RESTART ENGINE BY CHANGING TRANSMISSION SHIFT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT INTERSECTIONS.

2017 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM 2.0 ECOBOOST THE ENGINE JUST STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, WAITING AT LIGHT, DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT. A MESSAGE WILL COME ON THE DASH "AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P RESTART ENGINE." THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE LATELY. PLENTY OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE.

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. THEN THE BRAKING IS VERY DIFFICULT . YOU FEEL AS THOUGH THE CAR WILL NOT STOP . THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE SPAN OF 300 MILES .THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS.

WITHIN ONE YEAR OF OWNING VEHICLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE HEAD GASKET. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE NOTICED RECALLS ON ESCAPE VEHICLES IN THE PAST REGARDING THE SAME SITUATION HOWEVER NOTHING HAS BEEN SENT OUT REGARDING THE 2017 MODELS. THIS IS A PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING APPARENTLY AND A RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT IS SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

AUTO START STOP FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. AUTO START STOP SYSTEM WOULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. OCCURRED THREE TIMES WHERE I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SHIFT LEVER IN DRIVE, AUTO START STOP SYSTEM ACTIVE. INSTRUMENT PANEL MESSAGE INSTRUCTED ME TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND MANUALLY RESTART ENGINE, WHICH I DID. ENGINE RESTARTED FINE. NO FURTHER ERROR MESSAGES OR INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION, BEING DISABLED IN TRAFFIC WHEN EXPECTING TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM A RED STOP LIGHT AFTER IT TURNS GREEN. EASY TO BE REAR-ENDED. I WILL NOT BE USING THE AUTO START STOP SYSTEM ANY MORE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED.

AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND WENT TO BRAKE. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. I WAS PUMPING THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP, CAUSING ME TO HIT A CEMENT POLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND CONTINUING INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE SEATBELT TIGHTENED AND I GOT 2 BROKEN RIBS AND TERRIBLE BRUISING WHEREVER THE BELT IMPACTED MY BODY. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOTALED BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE BODY AND UNDER THE HOOD.

I TRADED IN MY 2007 FORD FUSION FOR A 2017 FORD ESCAPE SE OVER 5 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES EVER SINCE. THE FIRST FEW DAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SHOWED THIS TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD ME DROP IT OFF ON A SATURDAY AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM THAT MONDAY. THE ISSUE WAS A FUEL SENSOR. I ALSO NOTICED THE WIPERS WERE MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AND WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF RAIN. THE WIPERS WOULD STUTTER QUITE A BIT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY FINALLY FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. I ALSO NOTICED I WOULD GET A LOW TIRE MESSAGE. I TOOK IT TO THEM THE FIRST TIME AND THEY PUT AIR IN THE TIRE. I RECEIVED THE MESSAGE THE SECOND TIME AND PUT AIR IN THE TIRE. I...

I HAVE THE START/STOP ON MY 17 ESCAPE. WITH 16000 MILES. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THE AUTO START/STOP COMES ON, I WILL GET A NOTIFICATION ON THE DIGITAL SCREEN SAYING "AUTO START/STOP SHIFT TO P RESTART ENGINE." I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS IS A HAZARD FOR POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION.

I HAVE THE START/STOP ON MY 17 ESCAPE. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THE AUTO START/STOP COMES ON, I WILL GET A NOTIFICATION ON THE DIGITAL SCREEN SAYING "AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P RESTART ENGINE." I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED THE PAST 5 MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DRIVE NOW FOR THE PAST 4 WEEKS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED AND THEY WERE GOOD. NO ISSUES WITH THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING MORE THAN ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS REGARDING THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE 51 TSBS FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE "RESTART ENGINE" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING AWHILE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,696.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FROM FRONT TO BACK. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TUTTLE-CLICK FORD LINCOLN (43 AUTO CENTER DR, IRVINE, CA 92618, (949) 472-5200), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND A CHIME SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUNRISE FORD OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD (5500 LANKERSHIM BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 91601, (877) 510-8967), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: CAS16062115. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,852.