2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6 AWD. THE CAR PRESENTED A "WHIRING" TYPE OF SOUND FOR A FEW DAYS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE STEERING FAULT MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH. I PARKED THE CAR AND LEFT IT ALONE FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL I NEEDED TO MOVE IT. UPON ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE THE STEERING GEAR WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS JUST NOTIFIED THE STEERING GEAR WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED AND REPLACING IT WOULD BE JUST UNDER $2300. THIS IS MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS VEHICLE AND I COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF SHE WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. LUCKILY IT FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE IT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT AS A DAILY DRIVER VEHICLE FOR MY DAUGHTER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT INDICATED COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE AREA OF THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT COOLANT NEEDS TO BE FILLED EVERY 3 WEEKS DUE TO LEAK.*AS

IT WILL CHUG THEN STALL WHEN STOPPED. I HAVE TO START IT, REV THE ENGINE DROP IT INTO NEUTRAL, REV IT AGAIN AND DROP INTO DRIVE TO GET MOVING AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT STALLS NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO MOVE.

CAR HAS BEEN LOSING COOLANT(NO VISIBLE LEAKS), SMELLS OF GAS, HAS A HARD START AND POOR IDLE/SHAKES. ERROR CODE P0304 SHOWING 4TH CYLINDER MISFIRE. HAD IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. STILL THROWING CODE, STILL LOSING COOLANT. KEPT HAVING TO TOP OFF COOLANT. NO LOW COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT. BROUGHT TO FORD, COOLANT LEAKING INTO CYLINDER AND NOW NEEDS NEW ENGINE. FORD WILL NOT COVER, DEALER WILL NOT COVER EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM MATCHES TO THE LETTER OF A RECALL FOR THE FREEZE PLUG. 'YOUR VIN ISN'T GETTING FLAGGED' BUT THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY MATCHING THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND OF VEHICLES FROM 2013 WITH 1.6L ENGINES. CAR HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING SOMETIMES BUT IS STILL DRIVABLE AND MUST BE AS NO HELP FROM FORD OR THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM IS IN SIGHT. TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED FOR A MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BILL BROWN FORD (32222 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150, (734) 399-4244) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT STAND PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKE THE FAILURE STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.*DT*DT

WITHOUT WARNING, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ERROR MESSAGE COMES UP SAYING ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW. I'VE TAKEN IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE A THROTTLE STUCK OPEN CODE THAT SHOWS AND THEY CLEAR IT EACH TIME. NOT 3 MIN AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP, IT DIES AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE BEEN ON MAJOR ROADS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. EVERYTHING STAYS RUNNING BUT I HAVE ZERO GAS PEDAL POWER. I COAST INTO A SAFE PLACE AND TURN IT OFF AND START IT BACKUP FOR IT TO HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN. SHOP HAS RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON IT SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME CODE COMING UP. IF I'M CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER CAR IS COMING AT ME, I'D BE HIT WITHOUT A DOUBT. IT'S INSTANTANEOUS, NO WARNING AND VERY RANDOM. THERE IS NOTHING IN PARTICULAR HAPPENING THAT I CAN ATTRIBUTE IT TO.

VEHICLE DROVE ABOUT 8 HOURS STRAIGHT, THEN SHOWED A MESSAGE STATING 'ENGINE FAULT: SERVICE NOW' WITHOUT ANY CODES OR OTHER LIGHTS SUCH AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT SHOWN ANY OTHER ISSUE, AND THE MESSAGE WILL DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR EVERY TIME YOU TURN OFF/START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE LEAKS COOLANT HORRIBLY. I'VE HAD THIS FIXED TWICE AND THE PLUG WILL DISLODGE ITSELF AND LEAK MORE COOLANT. I'VE PROBABLY PUT OVER 30 GALLONS OF COOLANT IN TOTAL IN THE PAST 3 YEARS.

WHILE DRIVING CAR, ABS/TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS AND ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED, CITY DRIVING, BUT NOT AFFECTING DRIVABILITY. AFTER 20 MILES CAR WAS PARKED, AND WHEN RESTARTED DAYS LATER SAME WARNINGS APPEAR BUT WITH ADDITIONAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MAKING CAR UNDRIVABLE. WILL BE TOWING IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP.

THE COOLANT IS LEAKING. IT REQUIRES ME TO FILL IT UP MULTIPLE TIMES WEEKLY. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TO GET THIS 'FIXED' AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO PERSIST. I CAN'T SEE WHERE IT IS LEAKING. IT DOES NOT END UP ON THE GROUND WHERE I PARK IT. MY COOLANT LEVEL LOW ALERT POPS UP WHEN I AM BOTH ACTIVELY DRIVING AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON AT TIMES. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE CITY. THE ACCELERATOR SEEMS OFF. IT HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE ALSO BROUGHT THIS IN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. THEY REPLACED MY LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD BATTERY WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED EVEN AFTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING AND CAN HAPPEN ON ANY ROAD TYPE.

COOLANT LEAKING INTERNALLY, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, OVERHEATING AND HESITATION, SMELL OF GAS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS CAR ALREADY HAD RECALLS FOR ALL THESE SIMILAR ISSUES BUT NOT SURE IF IT WAS FIXED OR DONE CORRECTLY BECAUSE HERE I'M WITH A CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED 2 MONTHS AND HAS ALL THESE PROBLEMS, PROBABLY ALREADY PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE. CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE CODE, CYLINDER HEAD OVERHEATING CODE ETC.