2010 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND ONLY A BLOCK FROM THE HOUSE, WHEN WITH NO WARNING LOST POWER STEERING. THE DASH LIT UP WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING AND FIRE HAVING A RECALL ON 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPES. ONCE GOING TO MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THEY NEED TO FESS UP TO.

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 REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MAXWELL FORD (5000 S IH 35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

FORD ESCAPE REAR WINDOW HINGES. THE HINGES DISINTEGRATED AND THE GLASS ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY. I LUCKILY CAUGHT THE GLASS BEFORE IT FELL. I NOTICED A WHITE RESIDUE ON THE GLASS WHIC WAS FROM THE FAULTY HINGES. MY CAR WAS IN MY GARAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND FUEL INTAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLINTON FORD LINCOLN (2850 VALLEY W CT, CLINTON, IA 52732, (563) 242-7011) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED A FAILURE CODE RELATED TO THE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE SAME DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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 REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND COULD NOT CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2016. AFTER, CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALER (CORWIN FORD OF SPRINGFIELD IN SPRINGFIELD, MO), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHEN TRYING TO GET THE CAR FROM STOP TO START THE GEAR ARE NOT WORKING CORRECLTY SEEM TO SKIP FROM 2ND TO 1ST AND STUDDERS WHEN TRYING TO MOVE.

MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 95, A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. IT STALLS AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, I HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RE-START THE ENGINE. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WHERE I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT STALLED.

MY CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WITH CODES P2112, P0443, AND C1963. THE ISSUE(S) SEEM TO HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING AT 55MPG OR HIGHER. THIS HAS OCCURRED BOTH ON THE INTERSTATE AS WELL AS BACK ROADS WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS A PERIOD STARTING ON 06/04/2018 THROUGH 06/05/2018. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 2017 AS WELL.