2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TRANSMISSION/SHIFTER LINKAGE BREAKS EASILY LEAVING VEHICLE IN OR OUT OF GEAR. *TR

ENGINE FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND MESSAGE APPEARED STATING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE WITH A PORTION OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WHICH DUE TO ITS PLACEMENT HAD ABRADED CAUSING A SHORT AND ERRONEOUS ENGINE FAULT MESSAGE. FORD CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR/IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH OTHER BUILDS OF THIS VEHICLE. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A WIDER MANUFACTURING TIME FRAME. OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID FOR THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE REIMBURSED.

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TENSIONER QUIT WORKING. SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER TIGHTEN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP.

FORD CHQ EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 2013 ESCAPES DUE TO NUMEROUS ISSUES. DURING THIS WARRANTY PERIOD, MY EMISSIONS SENSOR FAILED, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED & FORD IS REFUSING TO REPAIR IT STATING 'EMISSIONS IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS WARRANTY'. THE REPAIR COST IS $375 & MY CAR WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS INSPECTION UNTIL IT'S FIXED. THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNRESOLVED UNTIL/UNLESS FORD FIXES IT. A 3 YR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM UNLESS THERE ARE DEFECTIVE PARTS (IN WHICH CASE FORD SHOULD PAY TO RESOLVE). NOTE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER FROM FORD DOES NOT SPECIFY ANY EXCLUSIONS.

THE DOORS ON THIS CAR DO NOT STAY OPEN & FREQUENTLY CLOSE ON YOU WHEN YOUR ENTERING OR EXITING THE CAR (EVEN ON LEVEL GROUND). AFTER OPENING THE DOOR TO GET IN, IT CLOSED BACK ON MY HIP BONE CAUSING AN INJURY. NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE FORD REPLACE DOOR HINGES ON THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH PROBLEMS IS IDENTICAL TO PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER REQUESTS RECALL FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH. *SMD

TWO PROBLEMS. 1.) REMOTE START NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT SHUTS ITSELF OFF WITHIN 30SECONDS DUE TO CORROSION ON NEGATIVE TERMINAL WIRING TO BATTERY. UNKNOWN CAUSE WHY THE CORROSION WOULD OCCUR ON MY BATTERY. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND IT IS IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. 2.) ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. UNKNOWN REASON. TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE A SOFTWARE UPGRADE DONE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ON MY CAR, BUT NOT TOLD IF THIS WOULD FIX THE STALLING 100%. UNCLEAR WHY I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR AN UPGRADE SO MY ENGINE DOES NOT STALL WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR SHOULD WORK AND DRIVE WITHOUT STALLING. IF I NEED A UPGRADE TO THE COMPUTER ENGINE SOFTWARE SO THE CAR WILL NOT STALL THEN I WOULD EXPECT THIS TO BE COVERED BY FORD ON A RECALL. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR CAR SUDDENLY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I DID NOT GET ANY SIGNALS THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STOP, IT JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AFTER LEAVING WORK. *TR

UPON VEHICLE STARTUP DISCOVERED POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED- UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE SAFELY. MANAGED TO WRESTLE THE STEERING TO BACKUP CAR FROM STREET INTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER SAYS CONTROL MODULE AND STEERING GEAR IN A SEALED UNIT- MUST REPLACE ENTIRE UNIT AT COST OF ABOUT $1800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SEND THE PARTS TO THE DEALER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE REMEDY AND PARTS TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.