2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

I DROVE MY 2013 ESCAPE SE THE EVENING OF 11-27-2017 AND NEEDED TO AVOID A COLLISION BY BRAKING AND DOING A VERY QUICK, SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT. NO PROBLEM WITH FUNCTION AFTER THAT, FINISHED MY ERRAND AND RETURNED HOME, PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AS USUAL. NEXT AFTERNOON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, POSSIBLY NO MANUAL STEERING AT ALL. WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR, IN ANY DIRECTION, ANY MORE THAN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. ONLY ADVICE FROM LOCAL DEALER IS TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. THIS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE WITH NO MONEY AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THIS IS A WIDELY COMMENTED PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. A VERY SIMILAR, IF NOT EXACT, RECALL WAS DONE ON 2011 AND OLDER YEARS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. SINCE THIS IS A HIGH SAFETY ISSUE, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN DONE ON THE 2013? MY FAIL HAPPENED OVERNIGHT, IN THE GARAGE, CAR PARKED AND TURNED OFF, BUT MANY SAY IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECOME A RECALL? I AM WILLING TO HELP, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? MY GRANDKIDS COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR DURING A WHILE-IN-MOTION FAIL, SO GLAD IT WAS PARKED.

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH REVOLUTIONS OF ENGINE SOARED TO 4000 RPM'S ROADWAY WAS LEVEL THEN DROPPED RPM'S DOID TO ABT 2000

A COUPLE DAYS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND I FOUND OUT MY PCV VALVE NEEDED REPLACED. I WAS READING ONLINE AND I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2013 FORD ESCAPES BECAUSE OF COOLANT PROBLEMS.

ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY, THEN CAR SHUTS DOWN. THIS HAS OCCURED 2X RANDOMLY OVER THE PAST MONTH. THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT. HAVE TAKEN TO AUTO SHOP TWICE WITH NO APPARENT ISSUE THAT CAN BE RESOLVED.

DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, NO ENGINE LIGHT, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STALLED, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AFTER DIAGNOSIS FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THE CODE, THE TURBO WASTE GAIT CELLULOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. AFTER REPLACEMENT DEALER CALLED AND STATED THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN! STATED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE WASTE GAIT CELLULOID WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING, TOO MUCH AIR PRESSURE WENT INTO MOTOR CAUSING GASKET/MOTOR FAILURE. THEY QUOTED ME $7200 FOR A NEW FACTORY MOTOR

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JULY 26, 2015 AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE MANY MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT> EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO "FIX" YET AT THE TIME. MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING AT A RATE OF ABOUT 20/25 MPH WESTBOUND ON THE 2600 BLOCK ON ELM STREET ON SUNDAY 07/26/15 AT ABOUT 1:30 PM CST. I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE WHEN A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN FROM HIS LANE IN AN ATTEMPT TO PARK AND T-BONED MY CAR INSTEAD. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE SIDE IMPACT BAG ON THE DRIVERS SEE THAT WAS ON THE RECALL. MY HEAD STRUCK THE DOOR FRAME AND I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, MULTIPLE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES AND A TEMPORAL MANDIBULAR DISORDER

MY ANTIFREEZE HAS BEEN LEAKING AND IT'S WORSE WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. MY MECHANIC DIDNT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WHEN HE TOOK ALL QUICK LOOK.. AND THE PLAN IS TO HAVE A MUCH BETTER LOOK HERE IN 7 DAYS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT EVER SINCE THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN COLDER... IT LEAKS FASTER... LIKE I HAVE TO REFILL IT EVERY 24 HOURS. WHEN I WAS GETTING MY OIL CHANGED ..THE SERVICE WORKER SAID HIS WIFE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2013 FOR ANTIFREEZE SENSOR MALFUNCTION... BUT WHEN I ENTER MY BIN NUMBER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I NOTICED THIS AT THE END OF THE WINTER LAST WINTER... AND IT WASN'T TOO BAD UNTIL ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO THE TEMPERATURE GOT SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AND IT REAL BAD NOW AND COSTS SLOT TO KEEP UP ON ANTIFREEZE. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME IF YOU NEED MY VIN NUMBER. THANKS.

OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE AT 82,500 MILES HAS TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,900. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR AND BACKING UP, THE WARNING LIGHT "STEERING ASSIST FAULT-SERVICE REQUIRED" CAME ON. TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON THEN LIGHT GOES OFF HOWEVER A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO US AND OTHER DRIVERS IF LOSS OF POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. REQUESTING RECALL ON THE 2013 MODELS BE RECALLED SIMILAR TO EARLIER ESCAPE MODEL RECALLS WITH SAME SAFETY ISSUES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #-14V284000 & FORD RECALL # 14S05)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COOLANT AND AN OIL LEAK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERBOOST MALFUNCTION, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM AND COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR OPENED. UPDATED 11/07/2017*JS