2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

MILEAGE ABOVE IS FROM INCIDENT IN 2/15, OCCURRED FIRST TIME AT OR ABOUT 9/14, AND OCCURRED AGAIN 3/15. ON EACH OCCASION THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. ON THE 3/15 OCCASION I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD....WHEN THIS OCCURS I AM ON THE GAS PEDAL....NOT THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I AM TRYING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD. I WAS TERRIFIED TO BE STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND WATCHED AS TRAFFIC WAS COMING TOWARDS ME. EACH OCCURRENCE HAD A DIFFERENT REPAIR BECAUSE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS DIFFERENT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY.....FOR THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES. I WANT TO FEEL SAFE AND NOT FEAR FUTURE PROBLEMS. I CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION/AND OR COMPLAINTS BUT AS I AM NOT THAT KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CARS, I TRUST THAT YOU WILL SEE ALL ISSUES THROUGH MY VIN NUMBER PROVIDED. ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND THEIR ACCURACY? *TR

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WAITING FOR PARTS TO COMPLETE VEHICLE REPAIRS. *SMD

MOTOR STARTED RUNNING VERY POORLY MISSING AND BUCKING WITH REDUCED POWER THEN THE ENGINE DEFAULT SERVICE NOW LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER WHERE THEY FINALLY TOLD ME IT HAS A WIRING HARNESS ISSUE WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER ALTHOUGH THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER ESCAPES WITH DIFFERENT ENGINE SIZE. *TR

TOOK DELIVERY OF 2013 FORD ESCAPE AS NEW CAR CONSUMER PURCHASE IN AUGUST 2013. BATTERY HAS BEEN BIGGEST ISSUE TO DATE. I HAVE HAD DEAD BATTERY ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO DATE, LATEST BEING THIS MORNING (MARCH 16, 2015). BATTERY GOES DEAD AFTER AS LITTLE AS 48 HOURS OF NON-USE. FORD DEALERS HAVE TESTED THE BATTERY TWICE DURING MAINTENANCE VISITS. THEY SAY THE BATTERY MEETS MINIMUM TEST STANDARDS. I CAN'T LEAVE THE CAR ANYWHERE FOR 2+ DAYS W/O DISCONNECTING BATTERY. GOOGLE SEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS EITHER IDLING AFTER START OR WITHIN A TENTH OF A MILE. THIS OCCURS EVEN IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN EXTENSIVELY THEN PARKED AND RESTARTED OR FROM A COLD START. THIS CONDITION IS HAZARDOUS AS POWER HAS BEEN LOST ENTERING TRAFFIC. THE CAR MUST BE STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THIS OCCURS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED SPLICES IN WIRING HARNESS PER FORD TSB15-0005. PROBLEM RECURRED. RETURNED TO FORD. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. PROBLEM RECURRED; RETURNING TO FORD AGAIN. *TR

STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO STEER FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FROM THE COLD WEATHER. I COULD HEAR A GRINDING SOUND WHEN I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE 3 DIFFERENT PARTS IN THE STEERING. IT IS GOING TO COST ME $2000.00 I DON'T THINK A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I AM NOT VERY HAPPY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V597000(AIR BAG) WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL BETWEEN JULY 2015 AND DECEMBER 2015. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

VEHICLE INFO CENTRE INDICATED A BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION. ALL 3 BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. PERSONALLY CHECKED FUSE WHICH WAS NOT BLOWN AND CONTACTED SAM GALLOWAY FORD IN FORT MYERS FOR SERVICE APPOINTMENT. WAS TOLD ONLY A BULB WAS BURNT & THAT ALL BULBS WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE OF "XMAS TREE EFFECT". I FIND IT UNSAFE FOR A VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL BRAKE-LIGHT FUNCTIONALITY BECAUSE 1 BULB IN THE CIRCUIT EXPIRES. THIS IS EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT; WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A FACTUAL SITUATION WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ON DECEMBER 20, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM WE WERE DRIVING ON I15 - INTO SALT LAKE CITY - 19 MILES SOUTH OF I-80. PASSENGER MOON ROOF SHATTERED WITH A LOUD BANG! SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. IT RAISED UP THE GLASS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 41 DEGREES OUTSIDE & 71 DEGREES INSIDE CARE. MY HUSBAND & I WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE CAR. WE WERE IN 5-6 LANES OF TRAFFIC & DID NOT STOP UNTIL WE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. RAIN WAS COMING SO WE TOOK PICTURES WITH OUR CAMERA & I PHONE & TAPED UP THE ROOF OVER THE CRACKS & COVERED IT WITH A TARP. WE RETURNED TO BOISE AREA THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE PARKED IT IN OUR GARAGE UNTIL WE COULD DELIVER THE CAR TO LITHIA FORD IN BOISE ON 12/22/14. (WE PURCHASED IT FROM LITHIA FORD) THE SERVICE TECH SAID HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT FORD & GET BACK WITH US. WE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM & SAW IN THE PAST THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. FORD MADE THE DECISION, IT WAS SOMETHING WE DID & WE THEREFORE HAD TO TURN IT INTO OUR INSURANCE & WE HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE. WE BELIEVE FORD SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS DAMAGE, NOT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V597000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.