2015 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THIS MORNING WHEN THE REAR SPRING BROKE ON MY 2015 FORD ESCAPE. I THOUGHT THAT MY TIRE BLEW OUT AT FIRST. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND WHEN A SHERIFF DROVE UP BESIDE ME TO ASK IF I WAS OK, I TOLD HIM YES, I THINK MY TIRE MAY HAVE BLOWN OUT AND THAT'S WHEN HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WASN'T THE TIRE, THAT THE SPRING ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND.

6-4-15 PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW 8-7-15 CAR'S BATTERY DRAINED COMPLETELY AND HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER 7-8-16 CAR'S BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINED. JUMP STARTED GOT NEW BATTERY AT FORD DEALER 7-29-16 BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINED, JUMPED STARTED. STOPPED AT FORD DEALER AND GOT AN APPT. ON 8-8-16 7-30-16 DROVE CAR OUT OF GARAGE APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM AT 3:30 PM, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. JUMP STARTED THE CAR TO PUT BACK INTO GARAGE. CALLED FORD DEALER AND GOT AN EARLIER APPT. ON 8-1-16 (CHARGED BATTERY 6 HRS WITH BATTERY CHARGER) EACH TIME, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE JUMPED TO START THE CAR. SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM IS DRAINING THE BATTERY COMPLETELY. THE CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE MY GARAGE EACH TIME THAT THIS OCCURRED. IT ALWAYS HAPPENED IN THE AM WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR WITH THE EXCEPTION ON 7-30-16, IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND DIED THERE DURING MID DAY. PURCHASED A PORTABLE BATTERY JUMP STARTER FROM SEARS ($125.00) TO STAY IN THE VEHICLE.

THE CAR ACCELERATED AFTER SLOWED DOWN TO PARK. IT SURGED TOWARD A CEMENT WALL AND ONLY SCRAPED IT BY ME TURNING WHEEL BUT WENT BETWEEN TWO CEMENT PILLARS AND KNOCKING OVER A CEMENT BENCH. DAMAGE ON THE CAR AND RECEIVED A CITATION . I AM JUST AFRAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I WON'T BE SO LUCKY. SO NOW I HAVE TO HAVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVOLVED AND IT IS COSTING ME PLUS THE CITATION . I THINK FORD MOTOR SHOULD TAKE OF THIS AND DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FIX THE PROBLEM

I HAVE A FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF THE CAR INTERMITTENT UPON STARTING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX IT.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT, THE MORE POWER THE HARDER THE PULL. WHEN ACCELERATING IN THE RAIN OR WET ROADS THE CAR BREAKS TRACTION AND SLIDES INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE OR OFF THE ROAD

AT 32,000 MILES SUSPENSION WAS MAKING LOAD KNOCKS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NOISES SUPRESSED BY ROAD NOISE, BUT STILL PRESENT. DEALER INSPECTION FOUND FRONT STABILIZER LOOSE, STABLIZER LINK BARS BOTH FRONT AND REAR LOOSE WITH DEFECTIVE RUBBER BUSHINGS ON SOME POINTS. ALL REPAIRED. AT 42,000 MILES NOISES HAVE RETURNED AND SAME CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT.

VEHICLE EXHIBITS EXTREME GLARE ON FRONT WINDSHIELD-- THIS CAN OCCUR DAY OR NIGHT. DAY GLARE CAN BE SO BAD AS TO MAKE VEHICLE TOTALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE-- NOT REFERRING TO GOING INTO A SETTING OR RISING SUN-- THIS IS NORMAL DAYLIGHT BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 6:00 PM. METAL DASH PIECES REFLECT IN SIDE MIRRORS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE APPROACHING CARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE BRAKING, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE OTHER LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE TIRES WERE ALSO CHECKED AND WERE VERIFIED AS SAFE AND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE TRUNK, THE LIFT GATE HANDLE WAS LOOSEN FROM THE LOCK HITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFT GATE NEEDED TWO LONGER SCREWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR, IT STARTED STALLING AFTER DRIVING IT HOME FROM WORK.TOOK TO DEALER PUT ON THE COMPUTER, NOTHING SHOWED UP AS BEING WRONG? THEY TOLD ME TO PUT SEAFOAM GAS TREATMENT IN DIDN'T WORK. THE STALLING KEPT HAPPENING AFTER DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE. AFTER MANY TIMES TO THE DEALER (1TIME THEY KEPT IT 2 WEEKS) THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM? DEALER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY THE ONLY THING THAT CONTROLS THE IDLE. IT STILL CONTINUED TO STALL ON AND OFF AFTER A LONG RIDE. THEN IN FEB. 2016 IT STALLED ON I-75 SEVERAL TIMES THIS TIME NOT EVEN 10 MILES FROM WORK. WE WERE GOING SLOW DUE TO ICY ROADS HAVING TO PUT IN NEUTRAL JUST TO KEEP FROM STALLING. BACK TO DEALER, NOTHING SHOWED UP ON COMPUTER. MY WIFE THEN CALLED DEALER CONCERNED THAT IT COULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE DEALER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY AGAIN. STUMPED ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM GOT THE CAR BACK SATURDAY. WENT TO WORK ON MONDAY AFTER WORK STOPPED TO GET GAS SHUT OFF RESTARTED CAR AND IT STALLED?? THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SPECIFIC REASON OR CONDITION THAT IT KEEPS STALLING. IT STALLS WHILE IN GEAR OR PARK? THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE BODILY HARM. DO I HAVE A LEMON?