2010 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND BLEW HOT AIR THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST HILL FORD (1100 OYSTER BAY AVE S, BREMERTON, WA 98312) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH, CONDENSER, AND THE EXPANSION VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO WEST HILL FORD WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RECEIVER DRYER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING THAT THE LIFTGATE WAS OPEN. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THE LIFTGATE WAS HANGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HINGES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, FRACTURED, AND DETACHED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB MAXEY FORD, INC. (1833 JEFFERSON AVENUE, DETROIT, MI, 48207) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HINGES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JIM BURKE LINCOLN (5300 GASOLINE ALLEY DR, BAKERSFIELD CA, 93313, (888) 454-8292) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,023.

THERE IS A SMALL GAS LEAK EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK UP FULL. THE ODOR IS POTENT AND I FEEL LIKE MY SAFETY IS AT RISK WHENEVER I FILL MY TANK UP. I SMELL IT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY

FUEL FILL INLET'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT'NO GAS CAP. SEEMS THIS IS HAPPING TO ALL CAPLESS FOR VEHICLES.

2010 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. *LD *JS

MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE ISNT BUT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL OF WHEEL BEARING BEING INCORRECTLY SIZED AND POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HAVING THEM CHECKED ASAP. BECAUSE OF THE INCORRECT SIZING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILING DRIVING WITH THEM WILL END UP COSTING YOU A LOT OF MONEY AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY. WHEEL BEARINGS INCORRECTLY SIZED WILL LOCK UP ON YOU WHILE DRIVING RANDOMLY.

ENGINE STALLING. OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD ESCAPE RANDOMLY STALLING. I HAVE HAD IT AT 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BOTH HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND OTHERS HAS SIMILAR ISSUES. THEY STATED THE CAUSE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD THAT REPLACED. I AM HAVING LESS OF THESE EPISODES, BUT STALLING IS STILL OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY. THE STALLING ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT EITHER A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT.

ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING, ONCE ON A STREET AND TWICE IN PARKING LOTS. EACH OCCASION WAS DURING COLD WEATHER (GENERALLY AROUND FREEZING). ON EACH TIME, SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL THEN TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN BEFORE RE-ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION RESULTED IN THE POWER STEERING RETURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER (STEVEN'S JERSEY CITY FORD, 740 NJ-440, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305, 201-432-7272) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.