2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

AROUND JANUARY 2018 THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW AND COOLANT WAS ADDED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOM'S FORD, KEYPORT FOR EVALUATION AND NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. IN JANUARY 2019 THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL AND IT SEEMED FINE. THE NEXT DAY ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO DRIVING THE HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARMING CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SAID TO SAFELY STOP. I PARKED AND CHECKED THE COOLANT AND IT WAS HALF EMPTY. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR TO DRIVE TO THE CLOSEST SERVICE STATION. AFTER 30 SECONDS THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I PARKED AND WALKED TO THE SERVICE STATION TO BUY COOLANT AND ADDED IT TO THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE DROVE OK. I TOOK IT TO TOM'S FORD ON JANUARY 4TH FOR EVALUATION. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK IN THE ENGINE AND WOULD NEED TO EITHER REPLACE THE ENGINE OR TEAR IT DOWN TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME UNREPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. I SEE THE MANY OTHER 2013 ESCAPES HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. IT WAS ALSO RECALLED IN DECEMBER 2012 FOR A COOLANT LEAK ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED PERIODICALLY FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. EVERY TIME THE COOLANT WAS REPLACED, IT WOULD LEAK OUT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PRODUCED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT NO FAILURE CODE COULD BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO PADUCAH FORD (3476 PARK AVE, PADUCAH, KY 42001, (270) 444-0011) FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

DEFECT CODE P1299 SAYS ENGINE OVERHEATING BUT JUST STARTED IT AND IT IS 6 DEGREES OUTSIDE WHEN IT HAPPENED SO HARDLY HOT.... I PULLED OUT OF WORK PARKING LOT AND CAR ENTERED 'LIMP' MODE - I COULD NOT EVEN BACK UP TO GET BACK IN THE WORK PARKING LOT. LET IT 'COOL DOWN' FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN TRIED AGAIN TO GET IT TO THE DEALER JUST 1/4 MILE FROM MY WORK. DIED AGAIN ON THE MAIN ROAD - PULLED TO THE SIDE AND WAITED ANOTHER 15 MINUTES (DID I MENTION IT WAS 6 DEGREES?) THEN STARTED AND FLEW TO THE DEALER AND IT LIMPED THE LAST 100 FEET AGAIN. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY SO I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SERVICE STATION AND THEY FOUND THE CODE. BUT ENGINE IS NOT OVERHEATED...NO SIGN OF LEAKING OR ANYTHING BUT THE CODE - WE WIGGLED ALL THE WIRES ON THE SENSORS AND CAR STARTED AND IS RUNNING WITH NO ISSUE. ... YET. GOING TO GET THE SENSOR REPLACED NOW AND HOPE IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WITHOUT WARRING. SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE NO ISSUES - BUT THE CAR STEERING HAS FAULT. PER SERVICE ADVISER, THE COST FOR REPAIR IS GOING TO BE BETWEEN $1,500 AND $2,000. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ ON LINE, FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL - HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT APPLY TO 2013 FORD ESCAPE - EVEN THOUGH THE PART AFFECTED IS EXACTLY THE SAME.

02/03/2019 I PURCHASED THE CAR 12/31/2018. THESE THINGS OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS STATIONARY, TAKING OFF AND EXCELLING, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET AND ON A HIGHWAY (INTERSTATE), DRIVING STRAIGHT, TURNING, BRAKING, AND ON INCLINES AND DOWN HILL. IT ALSO INVOLVES FUEL/PROPULSION, ENGINE, SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION, WHEELS. IT STARTED WITH THE DASH LIGHTING UP WITH NO KEY IN IT. THEN IT STARTED A HARD IDLE ALMOST SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE. SINCE I HAD IT IN LAST WEEK, THERE IS RATTLING, POPPING, GRINDING SOUNDS WITH GRABBING AND PULLING UNDER THE BACK OF THE CAR. NOW IT IS THE TRACTION AND INTELLIGENCE CONTROL ALL WHEEL WARNINGS AND SHUTTING DOWN THE CONTROL ON ITS OWN. IT STALLS IN TRAFFIC WHILE THE COMPUTER ATTEMPTS CORRECTIONS THAT FAIL TO CORRECT IT. IT HAS SLID FROM ONE SIDE OF AN OFF RAMP TO THE OTHER SIDE, BECAUSE THE TRACTION/ALL WHEEL INTELLIGENCE COULD NOT GET TRACTION. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. GRATEFUL THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE OTHER LANE. IT IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND EVERYONE AROUND ME IN SERIOUS DANGER OF BEING KILLED. I HAVE MENTIONED SOME OF THE ISSUES PRIOR TO THE LAST SERVICE ON IT AND TAKEN IT TO (PURCHASED FROM) JARRETT GORDON FORD WINTER HAVEN, FL AND (WORK DONE AT) JARRETT SCOTT FORD PLANT CITY, FL. I AM TOLD THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSIS IT UNLESS IT IS DOING THIS WITH THEM. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK IN TOMORROW WITH ALL THE NEW ISSUES GOING ON WITH IT. IT IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE OIL CHANGED, TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED AND REFILLED, FUEL INDUCTION, INJECTOR SERVICED (IT DID NOT HELP WITH FUEL CONSUMPTION), TUNE-UP, PLUGS CHANGED (DID NOT HELP), COOLANT FLUSH. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE I DIE OR ANY OTHERS DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS VEHICLES ISSUES. THESE LIABILITY ISSUES BELONG TO FORD COMPANY, NOT ME. ALL THIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT 12/31/2018 PROOF OF CONTACTING 6 + MEMBERS OF THE DEALERSHIPS. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER 2016 (SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 16S30/NHTSA 16V-643. THE RECALL RELATED TO A SIDE DOOR LATCH THAT MAY BREAK. I REPORTED THE SITUATION VIA REQUEST # 165121. I CONTACTED MY DEALER WHO SAID THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. I BELIEVE NEARLY 3 YEARS IS LONG ENOUGH TO SATISFY A SAFETY ISSUE.

CAR ECELERATES ON ITS ON, TRANSMISIN JERKS WHEN U PUT IT IN GEAR AFTER DISENGAGING THE HAND BREAK, ROLLING WHILE IN PARK WITH ENGINE OFF, TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN CHARGING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING A HILL. BRAKES NOT HOLDING PROPERLY; I ALMOST ROLLED BACK INTO A CAR TODAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON & STAYS ON. OMW TL THE SHOP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE IT GOES BACK OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS17024599. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,616.

CERTAIN 2013 FORD ESCAPES HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK WHICH LED TO ENGINE FIRES. MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO PUT COOLANT IN MY VEHICLE PROBABLY 10 TIMES NOW AND THIS MORNING I TURNED MY CAR ON AND IT SAYS 'ENGINE COOLANT LOW' FOLLOWED BY 'ENGINE TEMPERATURE HIGH. SAFETY' FORD COSTUMER SERVICE AND DEALERSHIPS REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY CAR IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS THE CARS ON THE RECALL, THEY RECOMMEND A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT ($8,400). THIS CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO HAVE AN ENGINE FIRE FOR FORD TO REALIZE OTHER CARS THAT ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST ARE AFFECTED.

STEERING LOCKS UP DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ITS LIKE HAVING NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. YOU CAN TURN IT BUT IT TAKES A VERY STONG PERSON TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 MONTHS. STARTING NOVEMBER 2018 AND IS STILL ON GOING. TOOK TO FORD THEY DONT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM