2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO AN UNDISCLOSED OBJECT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 750.

2013 FORD ESCAPE 2.0 ECOBOOST STALLED AT A STOP SIGN 8/21/13. THE CAR STEREO SHUT OFF FIRST THEN A OIL LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE ERROR CODES BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS FIXED TOLD US TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE WERE NOT HAPPY. TODAY 9/7/13, THIS TIME THE CAR STALLED AT A STOPLIGHT, BUT THE POWER STAYED ON OIL LIGHT WAS ON. THERE WERE NO RPMS. HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. WE STARTED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT STALLED A 2ND TIME ABOUT A HALF MILE AWAY SAME ISSUE EVERY TIME THE RED OIL LIGHT APPEARS. WE HAVE NO ANSWER TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, CAR JUMPS/LUNGES FORWARD. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMEONE IS HITTING IT FROM BEHIND. *JB

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, CAR LUNGED FORWARD. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMEONE HITS YOU FROM BEHIND. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,440.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER BEGAN TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER AND BEFORE THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, FLAMES ENGULFED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,617.

THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE BRAKE, YOU COULD ALSO BE PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL IF YOU HAVE NORMAL SIZED FEET. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RACE AND YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE HARDER WHICH PUSHES DOWN THE GAS PEDAL MORE AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RACE MORE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR

THE ENGINE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY IS CRACKING AT THE HOLDING SCREWS. I NOTIFIED FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO HONOR WARRANTY. REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MGR. [XXX] FOR FORD BASED IN PHOENIX IS DENYING CLAIM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER DRIVING A 1/2 MILE FROM MY HOME MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE OVERHEATED AND SAID "STOP SAFELY TEMPERATURE HIGH" OR SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME INOPERABLE AND I MANAGED TO COAST TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE COOLANT CAP HAD EXPLODED OFF THE TANK AND MY MOTOR WAS COVERED WITH FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP KEEP MY CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND A DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY DID MANAGE TO ADD 100 MILES TO IT AND USE ALL MY GAS. PRESENTLY THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE BURNT COOLANT WHILE DRIVING IT AND NOW IDLES HIGH IN PARK. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ANY RESOLUTION OR HELP. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. THEY SAY MY VIN WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BUT I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE AND I AM DRIVING AROUND IN A TICKING FIRE HAZARD. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR AND AN "ENGINE FAULT FAILURE SERVICE NOW" CAME ONE. WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP IT WOULD IDLE VERY ROUGHLY AND JUMP FORWARD. WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF AND RE-START IT, IT WORKS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CAR. IT WAS JUST SERVICED LAST WEEK FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND A MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *TR