2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYS LOW COOLANT WARNING AND VISUAL CHECKS CONFIRM LOW COOLANT LEVELS. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SUDDEN OVERHEAT WARNINGS WITH RAPID TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. TEMPERATURE BYPASS/DIVERSION VALVE RECALL WAS PERFORMED EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE LAST EVENT OCCURRED IN HEAVY MID-TOWN MODERATE SPEED (35MPH) TRAFFIC, LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AFTER START-UP, AND NEARLY RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS BEEN LEAKING COOLANT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN FILLING IT AND THE COOLANT LOW INDICATOR CONTINUES TO COME ON IN INCREASING FREQUENCY. TODAY(12/20/2018) IT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, STARTED TO SHAKE, DISPLAYED OVERHEATING, AND THEN STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FILLED IT WITH COOLANT AND IT WAS DRIVEABLE AGAIN. I READ THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND BEG THAT A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED TO INCLUDE THE 2013S ALONG WITH THE 2014 AND NEWER ESCAPES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE CAR HESITATE OR THE ENGINE STALL SOON AFTER STARTING, IF YOU DON'T DRIVE OFF IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENS ON COLD STARTS BUT MOSTLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING.

STARTING IN MAY 2018, COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, I REPLACED FLUID. SINCE THEN IT HAS BECOME A CONSTANT. I TOOK IT TO 2 DEALERS THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. I OUT A LARGE CARDBOARD UNDER CAR & THE LEAKAGE IS VERY OBVIOUS. I PUT ALMOST A GALLON OF COOLANT IN VEHICLE IN ONE MONTH. GOT IN TOUCH WITH FORD, THEY SAID CONTACT YOU & GO TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION OF LEAK. FORD ALSO SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS MODEL BUT OTHER MODELS OF 2013 & 2014 HAVE THIS PROBLEM & THEY ARE THE SAME TYPE OF CAR.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH,SUDDENLY, THE CAR BECAME WEAK AND WOULDN'T MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 65 MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY AND I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE DUE TO LACK OF ACCELERATION POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE,MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND AN ICON ON THE DASH STATING "STEERING ASSIST ERROR". LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY HOWEVER, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. I BEGAN LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CANT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE INNOCENT CIVILIAN'S DRIVING AROUND WHOS POWER STEERING CAN TURN OFF AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 62K MILES AND I FOUND THAT THE FIX WILL BE $2K. I ALSO FOUND ONLINE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS BUT FOR ONLY A VERY FINITE AMOUNT OF VEHICLE. THIS IS BEYOND DANGEROUS AND COMPLETELY NEGLIGENT BY FORD AND ALL OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED.

TURNED ON VEHICLE (STATIONARY); AND RECEIVED MESSAGE "STEERING ASSIST FAILED - SERVICE REQUIRED" AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES - TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. CONTACTED FORD - FORD ADVISED ME THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND OTHER FORD MODELS, THAT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM! DTC AFTER SCANNING : U3000: 49-48

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. NEVER HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. DRIVE THE CAR, TURN OFF WHILE IN A STORE. THEN I RESTART THE CAR, STARTS NORMAL, THEN START DRIVING AGAIN AND IT STALLS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. AFTER IT STALLS, I PULL OFF THE ROAD IF POSSIBLE, THEN TURN THE KEY OFF, AND BACK ON. IT STARTS UP NORMAL AGAIN AND THEN NO MORE STALLING ISSUE - UNTIL I STOP AT ANOTHER STORE, AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN, AND AGAIN... ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR FOR 5-30 MINUTES, AND THEN TRY TO START DRIVING AGAIN THERE IS A SERIOUS RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT!! WHEN THE CAR JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, AND YOU HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD - SERIOUS RISK OF HAVING A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO, AND IS GETTING WORSE. HAPPENS EVERY DAY NOW!