2010 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

VEHICLE HAS TAKEN TO STALLING/DYING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND GOING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS WITH 25 MPH LIMITS AND NO CARS WERE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY ON EACH OCCASION.

THE REAR SHOCK UPPER MOUNTING TOWER AND SUPPORT HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM FRAME OF VEHICLE CAUSING REAR WHEEL TO LOOSE CONTACT WITH ROAD. VEHICLE THIS AGE SHOULD NOT HAVE FRAME RUST / DAMAGE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ABILITY. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT WHEN TURING IN EITHER DIRECTION. BILL KAY FORD (14633 S CICERO AVE, MIDLOTHIAN, IL 60445, (708) 388-3000) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

WINDOW REGULATOR ON 3 OF 4 WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CABLE BREAKS (LOUD, STARTLING BANG), WINDOW "DROPS" AND CANNOT BE RAISED. ONE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN 2017, ONE OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND OCCUPIED IN 2018, AND ONE OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND VACANT (6/27/19).

THE VEHICLE FLEX FUEL SYSTEM IS HORRIBLE AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE HAVE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REVIEWED BY MECHANICS, WHO COME BACK WITH ONE ISSUE, THE FLEX FUEL SET UP. SO WE ORDERED AND REPLACED THE FLEX FUEL PIPE 2 TIMES NOW. THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL CONTINUES TO POP BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS GO BY. THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM A DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. I AM SCARED TO DEATH SHE WILL CRASH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ON THE INTERSTATE. THE 2011 RECALL FORD ISSUED COVERED THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE, WHICH IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE EXPANDED. MY DAUGHTER JUST CALLED AND STATED THAT THE CAR SHUT OFF 5 TIMES IN THE COURSE OF A MILE. LUCKILY, SHE WAS LOCAL.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAMO ,THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED I COULDN'T MOVE TO EITHER SIDE AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WHEN I'M OFF AND I HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN,IT HAPPENED TWICE AFTER THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ,THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED,

***THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT AND ITS VERY DANGEROUS!!!*** ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SCARY & DANGEROUS SITUATION TO STEER THE CAR. IT SEEMS AFTER I PULL OVER & TURN ON & OFF IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A WHILE, BUT DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN.. FORD COMPANY KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE MAKES & MODELS, BUT SAY RECALL IS NOT ON THIS ONE--(WHICH IT CLEARLY LANDS ON THE DATES & MANUFACTURING PLANT)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE FELL ASLEEP AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES OVER. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP FACING THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A RIGHT HAND AND WRIST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO HANDLE RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN A HIGHER GEAR DESPITE THE DRIVER DECELERATING AND THE VEHICLE SURGED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITANT, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE IN FIRST GEAR (LESS THAN 25 MPH) BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. DEWEY MOORE FORD (143 TX-49, HUGHES SPRINGS, TX 75656, (903) 639-2516) DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NO TRANSMISSION RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED NINE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD SEIZE AT ANY MOMENT. BETHLEHEM FORD (2135 W UNION BLVD, BETHLEHEM, PA 18018, (610) 867-8641) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP15001 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.