2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR AND THE COOLANT LOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED LIQUID UNDERNEATH AND THE RESERVOIR WAS LOW. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) DUE TO THE DATES OF MANUFACTURING DURING THE YEAR MANUFACTURED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

HAVE HAD CAR FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES INCLUDING REPLACING ENTIRE TURBO SYSTEM HOWEVER CAR CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN DRIVING. THE ENTIRE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPMS WOULD RAPIDLY INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A COST ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAHL FORD (821 3RD ST, LA CROSSE, WI 54601) FOR REPAIRS ON THE TURBO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ODOR WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY AFTER A COUPLE OF OIL CHANGES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN WAS GETTING WORSE AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-25206696. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

MY CAR STARTED SHOWING ENGINE OVERHEATING AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO DEALER THEY CONFIRMED A CRACK LEAKING FLUID INTO ENGINE. RECALL WORK DONE IN 2014 WAS TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO BUY A NEW $6000 ENGINE TO HAVE IT RUN AGAIN. THEY WON'T COVER IT UNDER THEIR RECALL. I WROTE THE BBB BUT THEY REFUSE TO HONOR IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CAR JUST TURNED 6 YRS OLD. I'M THE ONLY OWNER AND PURCHASED IT NEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT HAD ASSISTANCE WITH PLACING THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC RELEASED THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER IN ORDER TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE GEAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE OR PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE CHARGED AGAIN DUE TO THE GEAR SHIFTER NOT ENGAGING INTO PARK OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,826.

AFTER SERVICE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, I FOUND I HARDLY HAD ANY BRAKING POWER WHEN EXITING THEIR LOT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO DEPRESS, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ALMOST COAST TO A STOP. DEALER SAID IT IS THE VACUUM LINE; A $300+ SERVICE. I WAS LUCKY AS I HAVE READ ABOUT THE ENTIRE VACUUM PUMP SHEARING ON OTHER ESCAPES WHILE BEING DRIVEN.

2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN STALLING OUT WHEN AT LOW RPMS, FOR EXAMPLE, PULLING OUT OF A PARKING STALL IN REVERSE AND THEN SWITCHING TO DRIVE, CAR WILL STALL OUT. IT SPUTTERS, THEN DIES OUT. I SWITCHED OUT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL FILTER AND ALSO THE LOW PRESSURE SENSOR WITH OEM PARTS AND STILL HAPPENS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT I NOTICED THAT WHEN I'M DOING ERRANDS AND HAVING TO TURN ON/OFF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE DAY IT WILL EVENTUALLY START DOING THIS. AFTER SWITCHING THOSE PARTS MENTIONED ABOVE NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LOW MILEAGE. THE 'MILES TO EMPTY' GAUGE SAYS LIKE 400+ MILES WHEN IT ONLY ACTUALLY GAVE ME 190 FOR THE WHOLE TANK! THAT'S CRAZY! I HAVE NOTICED THAT FUEL GETS CONSUMED A LOT ! CAN FORD FIGURE THIS OUT? I CHECKED MY VIN BUT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONES AFFECTED BUT I KNOW IT IS. IM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

PREVIOUSLY HAD DEALER REPAIR COOLANT LEAK HOSES IN FIREWALL BUT NOT LISTED IN RECALL AS WAS FOCUS/FUSION. TOOK A WEEK TO COMPLETE. ENGINE JUST HAD A HIGH TEMP FRIDAY THE 13TH WHILE DRIVING TWO MILES ON A STRETCH AND STALLED OUT. TURNED OFF CLIMATE SYSTEM AND DROVE TO DEALER THE NEXT MORNING.

THE ENGINE STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS. I'VE NOTICED IT'S WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW (40 MILES OR FEWER TO EMPTY)