2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH CONNECTOR FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHILE STATIONARY, AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN PLACE EVEN AFTER THE CHILD LOCK MECHANISM WAS ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS TO PREVENT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FROM OPENING. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,898.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE KEPT DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,109.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AFTER THE FAILURES, THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. COGGIN DELAND FORD-LINCOLN (2655 NORTH VOLUSIA AVENUE, ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA 32763, (386) 490-4325) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REPLACED THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBERS: CAS-AS15834530 AND CAS-1576. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED TO HIGH AND A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED REGARDING THE ENGINE BEING TOO HOT. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE COOLANT CAP IN ORDER FOR THE GAUGE TO RETURN TO NORMAL AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TO CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,918.

ENTERING THE HIGHWAY I SPEED UP TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. I GET TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND LOOSE ACCELERATION POWER. WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT HAVING NO ACCELERATION A STRONG THUD HAPPENED. SEEMED LIKE THE GEARS FINALLY CAUGHT...BUT STILL NO ACCELERATION AND THEN THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO ALMOST 8000 RPM...AND STILL NO ACCELERATION. I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED IT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES (ONE TIME IT ALSO STALLED COMPLETELY). EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE DEALER CAN TELL ME. IT SEEMS TO "REMEDY" ITSELF AFTER EACH PAID SCAN. THE VEHICLE SCAN DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING. I'M VERY TIRED OF PAYING FOR SCANS THAT SHOW NOTHING. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY OWN CAR.

PARKED THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A TREE DAMAGING THE LIFTGATE, REAR BUMPER AND EXHAUST COMPONENTS. THE FORD RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE COVERED FORD ESCAPE 2013 MODELS MANUFACTURED IN THEIR LOUISVILLE, KY PLANT BETWEEN MAY 2013 AND SEPTEMBER 2013. MY FORD ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN APRIL 2013. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT CHANGED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY THAT WOULD EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THE RECALL.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE YOU ARE USUALLY PULLING INTO TRAFFIC IN THOSE MOMENTS. I HAVE BEEN CROSSING BUSY ROADS MANY TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLS OUT. IT IS HARD TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, AND IT DOESN'T TURN ON A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, LEAVING ME DRIVING A DEATH TRAP. IT FINALLY HAPPENED ENOUGH TIMES IN A ROW YESTERDAY THAT IT TURNED ON A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, FORD IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE PART NOW. I WAS STANDING NEXT TO SOMEONE AT FORD WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. EL CAJON FORD (1595 EAST MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA 92021) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL IN MY CAR DURING AND AFTER OPERATING. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE FUEL LINE FROM THE RAIL INTO PULSATOR/DAMPER IS LEAKING. HE SAID THE CABLE NEXT TO THE FUEL LINE HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST IT AND CAUSED THE LEAK. THERE IS A CURRENT NHTSA RECALL 13V584000 FOR MY EXACT CAR MAKE, MODEL, PRODUCTION DATE AND ENGINE STYLE BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED AS AN AFFECTED VEHICLE, YET IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS AS A RECALL BECAUSE OF THIS. THE MECHANIC STATED WHAT HE OBSERVED IS EXACTLY IN LINE WITH THE RECALL.

DISPLAY WILL READ ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW AND THEN THE CAR WILL SEEM LIKE IT RESTARTS, IT WILL NEXT READ TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK, THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING 75 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS RECALLED, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE.