2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

THE CAR HESITATES SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, MOSTLY FROM THE STOPPED POSITION. FOR INSTANCE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND STOP AT A STOP SIGN, CHECK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE CROSS STREET(WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A STOP SIGN/SIGNAL), WHEN IT IS SAFE TO PROCEED I PRESS THE GAS TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION AND THE CAR SLOWLY ROLLS OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND THEN FINALLY AFTER ROLLING FOR A FEW SECONDS WILL PICK UP AND GO. THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A STREET WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I'VE TRIED LIFTING MY FOOT AND PRESSING BACK DOWN WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO AND IT DOESN'T WORK. IT'S ONLY STARTED DOING THIS IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO MAYBE AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT VERY SCARY WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I'VE ALSO HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN I'VE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVE HAD TO SLOW DOWN FROM TAKING AN EXIT ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY AND WHEN TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED AND IT LIKE IT TAKES IT A MINUTE FOR THE CAR TO REALIZE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ACCELERATING.

VEHICLE COMPUTER REPORTS THAT VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AND PLACES THE CAR INTO 'LIMP' MODE. OCCURS WHILE DRIVING OR AS SOON AS IT IS PLACE IN DRIVE AFTER VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN SITING OVERNIGHT (IN 60 DEGREE CONDITIONS, DID NOT HAPPEN AT ALL DURING THE SUMMER). FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DEC 2017 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY (55 MPH) LOST POWER AND 'LIMPED' TO A PARKING LOT. NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. LOCAL NAPA REPAIR SHOP DID A FULL REVIEW AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. DID NOT OCCUR AT ALL OVER THE SUMMER, LATEST WAS 10/5/18. VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVER NIGHT (60 DEGREES), VEHICLE STARTED, REVERSED FROM DRIVEWAY AND ONCE IN DRIVE IT ENTERED 'LIMP' MODE STATING THAT IT WAS OVERHEATING.

ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. IF I TRY TO TURN IT ON IT'LL HAPPEN 3-4 TIMES UNTIL IT WORKS FINE AGAIN. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR WEEKS & I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE "HILL CLIMB ASSISTANCE NOT AVAILABLE" AND "FOUR WHEEL DRIVE NOT AVAILABLE" MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TONE RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NOTICED THAT IT NEEDED FREQUENT REFILLS OF THE ENGINE COOLANT RECENTLY -- THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH (TWO OF THEM IN SERVICE SHOPS). THIS PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO A 2012 RECALL THAT MY VIN ISN'T PART OF, SO THIS MAKES ME HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE18007. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SIGNS OF FAILURE AGAIN. THE COOLANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED MORE FREQUESNTLY THAT IT SHOULD BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO #1 COCHRAN FORD OF ALLEGHENY VALLEY (LOCATED AT 110 ROUTE 908, NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA 15065, (877) 844-2719) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION TO THE FUSE AND WIRES, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CREATING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR ME AND MY CHILD. WE WERE DRIVING (NOT TURNING) APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH TOWN WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND WHILE THE CAR WOULD RUN, IT WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE LOW COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLACE MOTOR, INC (800-649-5785, LOCATED AT 19 THOMPSON RD, WEBSTER, MA 01570) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WE HAVE HAD THIS SUV FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, CHANGE OIL EVERY 3000 MILE AND DONE HAD THE GEARS IN TRANSMISSION GO OUT AND NOW NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS LATER WARNINGS FOR ENGINE OVERHEATING TURN OFF SAFELY BUT I'M NOT DRIVING IT. IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR HOURS. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAD RECALLS ABOUT THIS WARNING AND FOR CATCHING FIRE.

WHEN I COME TO A STOP THEN PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO ABOUT 4000 RPM'S BUT I DON'T GO ANY FASTER. THE CAR WILL THEN STALL FOR A BIT. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY AND GO IT WILL HESITATE AND THEN FINALLY KICK IN AND I CAN CONTINUE ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED DRIVING AROUND IN THE CITY AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS TO ONLY DO THIS WHEN I AM GOING SLOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN I HAVE TO STOP AND GO.