2013 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

ENGINE FAULT - SERVICE NOW LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST ONCE/YEAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR HESITATES AND RIDES ROUGH. I CONTACT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE CAR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAK IN THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF A COOLANT LEAK. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT'S WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTHGATE LINCOLN, LLC (16800 FORT ST, SOUTHGATE, MI 48195) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND COOLANT WAS ADDED. THE MECHANIC FOUND NO DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS OUR ESCAPE WILL STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD BUT AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN IN MOTION FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES, THIS HAS BEEN TERRIFYING WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE CAR JUST STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE IT OUT WE HAVE REPAIRED THE TURBO AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AMONG OTHER VARIOUS REPAIRS THAT HAVE COST US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY A SEMI ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING IT! IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY.

ANY TIME I GET GAS THE CAR DOES NOT START IMMEDIATELY. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND DECELERATING IT SHUT OFF ON ME. INITIALLY WAS TOLD IT WAS MY REMOTE START UNTIL I GOT GAS AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT IT SHUT OFF AND TOOK A MINUTE TO START BACK UP. WHILE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN JACKSONVILLE, FL. THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING SLOW. WE BOUGHT THIS 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL BRAND NEW IN 2013 FROM PARKWAY FORD IN DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR POWER STEERING GOING OUT. THE CODE ON MY VEHICLE IS: U3000:53-C8 FROM A CODE READER. THE VEHICLE FAILED AFTER FILING WITH FUEL, BUT AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING IT WAS FINE AGAIN. LATER THE NEXT DAY IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE.

FREQUENTLY AND USUALLY RIGHT AFTER I TURN THE CAR ON, THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND THEN MY CAR WILL STALL. I CAN USUALLY CRAWL INTO A PARKING SPACE/OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OCCASIONALLY THE HILL START ASSIST LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OCCASIONALLY THE 4WD DISABLED LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL HAVE COME ON ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAYS BEFORE, BUT THEY HAVE ONLY CAUSED MY CAR TO STALL (LUCKILY) RIGHT AFTER I TURN IT ON AND BEGIN TO MOVE. THE HILL START ASSIST WILL USUALLY ONLY COME ON IF I COME TO A FULL STOP WHILE DRIVING, WHETHER I AM ON A HILL OR NOT. THIS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE CAR (4.5 YEARS AGO). IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. IT NOW HAS STARTED HAPPENING VERY FREQUENTLY AT MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS OR SO.

STARTING IN MAY OF 2020 MY FORD ESCAPE STARTED STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AS WELL AS THE EXPRESSWAY IT HESITATES IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE THE MOMENT YOU TAP THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STARTS TO SPUTTER AND THEN COMPLETELY STALLS OUT AND STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF WHEREVER YOU ARE THE STREET PARKING LOT IT DOESN'T MATTER IT ALSO HAS DONE THIS BACK-TO-BACK MULTIPLE TIMES OCCURRING MAYBE FOUR TO SIX TIMES IN A ROW BARELY ALLOWING ME TO MAKE IT FROM ONE DESTINATION TO THE OTHER. THE ESCAPE ALSO OVERHEATED REPLACED THE COOLANT SENSOR REPLACED THE FUEL REGULATOR AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME EXACT THING. IT JUST DECREASED THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THAT IT WOULD DO IT IN A ROW SO NOW IT DOES IT TO THREE TIMES. IT ALSO STALLS OUT AND DIES WHILE IT STOPLIGHTS MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AS YOU'RE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION COMING TO A STOP BARELY HITTING THE ACCELERATOR

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE CONTINUES TO LOSE ENGINE COOLANT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GARY SMITH FORD OF FORT WALTON BCH FL AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL 13S12. THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE 23-JULY-14 BY AUTONATION FORD OF JACKSONVILLE FL AT THE TIME OF REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAD 42780. I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HOWEVER THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSE TO BE THE REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM I'M NOW HAVING. I'M BEING TOLD I HAVE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE #3 CYLINDER AND WILL REQUIRE A ENGINE REPLACEMENT. NOT TO MENTION A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD'S FIX FOR THIS IS. I'M SURE CONSUMERS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THEY ONLY HAVE LIMITED AMOUNT OF MILES ON THEIR ENGINES. MY VEHICLE HAS A 140K MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED ONLY TO FIND OUT IT NO LONGER ANY GOOD BECAUSE OF EITHER A DESIGN FLAW OR JUST A POOR PRODUCT. I'VE GONE FROM TAKING MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE SOMETHING MINOR TO NEEDING A COMPLETE MOTOR REPLACEMENT AND FORD MOTOR CO IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SO AT THIS TIME I HAVE TO MONITOR MY COOLANT LEVELS SO MY VEHICLE DOESN'T OVERHEAT AND PRAY THE VEHICLE DOESN'T CATCH FIRE. HOWEVER IF IT DOES CATCH FIRE I GUESS THAT WILL JUST BE A ISSUE BETWEEN ME AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD MOTOR CO CAN BE ALLOWED TO DO THIS.

LOW COOLANT FOLLOWED BY ENGINE OVERHEATING MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD. WONDERING WHY THIS VIN IS NOT PART OF THE 12V431000 RECALL ON OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPES WITH SIMILAR SOUNDING PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY VISUAL LEAKS WERE SHOWN ON THE DRIVEWAY GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE IN MOTION OR IDLE RATE, THE FLUID PRESSURE REGULATOR TO LOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FLUID PRESSURE SYSTEM UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED HIS OIL SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AUTONATION FORD UNION CITY SERVICE CENTER 4355 JONESBORO ROAD, UNION CITY, GA 30291 (770) 674-6075 WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER THE CONTACT DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.