2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

MY CAR WILL STOP WHILE I AM DRIVING IT.. THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON THE CAR SHAKES AND THE LIGHT FLASH... THIS IS DANGEROUS.

MY ESCAPE SEL 1.6L 6 MONTHS AGO AFTER GETTING A FULL TANK OF GAS MY CAR STARTED AND THEN STARTED TO SHAKE AND STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 10 MINS AND ONLY IF I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOD. CALL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF A PROBLEM AND LET THEM KNOW IF IT OCCURRED AGAIN. MY CAR IS STALLING MAKING A NOISE, SHAKING AND THEN NO POWER JUST DIES. I AM SCARED FOR MY SAFETY. IT DOES IT NOW WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE FOUND WHERE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR BUILT AND TYPE CAR FOR THIS ISSUE. JUST NOT FOR THE 1.6 ENGINE BUT THE 2.0 ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT TO CAR PLACES AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE ISSUE.... THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE PLEASE HELP!!!! PLEASE LOOK AT THE NVA-215SM 15V-813 AGIAN THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MILES AN HOUR OR PULLING OUR FROM A STOP!! I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AN THERE ARE AT LEAST 40 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2013 ESCAPE 1.6L STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! AND CLEARLY THE SAME ISSUE AS LISTED ABOVE ON THE 2013 ESCAPE 2.0 ENGINE THEY WERE MADE AT THE SAME PLANT IN LOUISVILLE, SAME YEAR ETC... I AM CONCERNED I WILL BE HIT OR MY CAR. I CAN NOT LET ME TEENAGER DRIVE THIS CAR!!!! HELP HELP HELP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER SHIFTING INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE DISPLAY INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WILLIS FORD(15 NORTH DUPONT BLVD, SMYRNA, DE) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BUSHING THAT CONNECTED THE SHIFT CABLE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. *TT CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT BACK ON, NONETHELESS IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AS THE VEHICLE WAS STILL REGISTERING THAT IT WA "ON" AND IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND COOLANT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AS IT STALLED. AFTER WAITING A BRIEF MOMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN. BOB BELL FORD (7125 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, (410) 766-3600) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 12S39 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WERE ISSUED IN MID 2014. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE KIT REQUIRED TO SERVICE THE RECALL CAMPAIGN HAD NOT BEEN ADMINISTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PROVIDED TECHNICAL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO WHAT WAS INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DID NOT BELIEVE THE REMEDY WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE GUIDELINES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK THERE IS A CHANCE OF THE ENGINE STALLING. THIS STALLING OCCURS AT RANDOM. IN TRAFFIC THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. SO FAR WE HAVE HAD 3 CLOSE CALLS AFTER STALLING. MY CAR ENGINE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. 65K MILES AND HAS NOT HAD ANY OTHER GAS LINE PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THE CAR STALLING WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD STALL WHILE IN MOTION IN A STREET. THE CAR WOULD STALL AFTER START. THE CAR WILL STALL ON A HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD STALL WHILE TURNING.

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN BUCKLING UP. SLACK REMAINS WHILE DRIVING.THIS DOESN'T EFFECT THE G LOCK MECHANISM. IF IN A CRASH THE SEAT BELT IS USELESS TO PREVENT IMPACT OF STEERING WHEEL. A PERSON WOULD ONLY HAVE AND AIRBAG TO PROTECT DURING AN IMPACT. SEAT BELT THAT DON'T RETRACT SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN IN ANY VEHICLE.

ENGINE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. BUT NO ENGINE CODE SHOWING. HARD TO RESTART AFTER STALLING. THIS WAS ON A CITY STREET. ALSO MISSING WHEN GOING UP HILL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COURTESY FORD (1636 DOGWOOD DR, CONYERS, GA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MULTIPLE COOLANT LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE TO REFILL MY ENGINE COOLANT ON AVERAGE ONCE A WEEK. IT DRAINS QUICKER DURING WINTER MONTHS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS MAKES NO SENSE SINCE YOU RARELY NEED TO REFILL ENGINE COOLANT THIS OFTEN.

I HAVE TO REFILL COOLANT EVERY 10-14 DAYS. THE COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND IT IS DOWN TO THE MINIMUM LEVEL. THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO VISIBLE LEAK. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT STARTED IN MAY, 2018 AND HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED IN JUNE, 2018.