2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

PURCHASED AUG 2012 HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE WIPERS,RATTLES IN FRONT END STEERING STALLS ON TAKE OFF ALSO A GAS SMELL STRONG MAKES EYES WATER WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE CAR I AM A RETIRED FORD TECH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE FRONT AND KNEE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LEFT LEG, KNEE AND CHEST. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,092.

MY CAR IS STILL OVERHEATING AFTER BRINGING IT INTO THE DEALER 6 TIMES. THEY HAVE DONE THE RECALL FIX TWICE NOW. THERE APPEARS TO BE SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY HOOD NOW WITH A BURNT SMELL. THE BURNING AND COOLANT SMELL IS TRIGGERING MY ASTHMA WHILE DRIVING. *TR

VERY DISAPPOINTED BY THE DESIGN. WHEEL WELL ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE ICE AND SLUSH THEY ARE TOO SMALL AND CAN'T REMOVE DEBRIS. WIPERS IN THE FRONT IS NOT THE GREATEST. LOSES CONTACT ON WINDSHIELD HAVE A HEARD TIME SEEING WHERE I AM GOING. TERRIBLE WIPERS WHEN PURCHASED NEW WIPERS REQUIRED. ENGINE HAVING REALLY ODD NOISE AND SLUGGISH. I SUPPOSED THEY REPLACED THE INJECTORS. HAD SOME TORQUE BUT SOUNDS LIKE TIMING CHAIN LOOSE OR LIFTERS ISSUE. SEATS ARE NOT COMFORTABLE IN THE REAR. NOT ENOUGH CUSHION. WINDOWS BARELY WENT UP AND DOWN. LOTS OF GIVE... TOO MUCH REPLACED FRONT WINDOW MOTORS. *TR

LOSES AND REGAINS POWER. TRANSMISSION REACHED 9000RPMS. CAR JERKED CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. HARD SHIFTING CONSTANTLY. *TR

THE AUTO STALLS RANDOMLY ON OCCASION. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, HOWEVER, THE DEALER CAN'T GET A CODE SO FORD WILL NOT FIX. FORD CLEARLY KNOWS THIS IS A THROTTLE PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES, AND AS I UNDERSTAND, IT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL SEVERAL TIMES. HOW CAN I GET THEM TO FIX IT? *TR

THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

MY CAR KEEPS OVERHEATING. HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=XGPIQXZG_HO&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE YOU CAN SEE IT HIGH AT THE START OF THIS VIDEO & STARTING AGAIN AROUND 50S. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=3KTAA6TT_6C&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE THIS IS AN OLDER VIDEO FROM APRIL. *TR

MY FORD ESCAPE 1.6L ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT IF I PARK IT BY THE BEACH ALL DAY & THEN TRY TO DRIVE OVER THE FOOTHILLS TO THE VALLEY. THIS IS A CONSISTENT AND REPEATABLE PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO VIDEOS THAT I SHOWED FORD BUT APPARENTLY THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE MY CAR CAN OVERHEAT WHEN I'M ON A ROAD LIKE HIGHWAY 17, WHICH DOESN'T HAVE A SHOULDER. *TR

WHEN CLOSING THE REAR HATCH USING THE INSIDE HANDLE, THE FLAIR AT THE BASE OF THE DOOR HIT ME ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE. MY GLASSES WERE KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AFTER THEY CUT INTO THE SKIN. I HAD TO HAVE 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND. THE DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE FROM THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE HANDLE AND THE LENGTH OF THE DOOR FROM BOTTOM EDGE TO HANDLE, IT IS LONGER THAN A TYPICAL REAR HATCH. I WAS INJURED IMMEDIATELY AFTER RENTING THIS CAR AND HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. *TR