2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSING ANTIFREEZE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

IT WAS APPROXIMATELY AUG. 5, 2015. IT WAS RAINING THAT EVENING, AND THE WIPER QUIT WORKING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL IN A PARKING LOT. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET IT WORKING AND HAD TO CHANGE VEHICLES UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED THAT NIGHT. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE WIPER MOTOR HAD ALREADY GONE BAD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S EMPLOYEE INDICATED THE CAR'S EUROPEAN STYLE WIPERS WERE MORE PRONE TO FAILURE. ON THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER ROTATES RIGHT TO LEFT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ROTATES LEFT TO RIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,424. ...UPDATED 04/19/16 *BF *CN

ONGOING LIST OF RECALLS SOME OF WHICH DO NOT EVEN WORK ITS A DANGEROUS DISTRACTING VEHICLE TO DRIVE ENDLESS TRIPS TO THE DEALERS.THIS IS NOT A SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FIRST BEGAN TO APPEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. INITIALLY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THEN STAYED ON PERMANENTLY UNTIL I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER, THE ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED AFTER APPROXIMATELY A MONTH WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND STAYED ON STEADY AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED IT HAD TO DO WITH FUELING THE CAR. I TOOK PARTICULAR CARE IN NOTICING WHEN THIS CURRENT ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. IT WAS NO WHERE NEAR FUELING OF THE CAR. IT WAS DURING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THANK GOD IT HAS NOT BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH ANY "REAL" ISSUE OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I CAN'T USE THE CLICKER TO AUTO-START MY CAR DURING WHAT HAS UP UNTIL NOW BEEN A RELATIVELY MILD WINTER. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES, I AM ON A FIRST NAME BASIS WITH THE FORD STAFF. BUY JAPAN.

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. GOT OUT TO GET A BETTER LOOK WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THAT VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE 235/550R18 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE FRONT TIRES WERE FOUND WITH PREMATURE STEEL BELT SEPARATION. ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES EXHIBITED SIDEWALL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V597000 (SEAT BELTS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERING LIFT GATE GLASS. 2013 ESCAPE'S REAR GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED TWO TIMES IN 10 DAYS. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS IN FREEZING TEMPS, WARMING UP W/DEFROST ON. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WAS IN FREEZING TEMPS BUT NOT STARTED.