2012 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID Complaints

4/29/15 THIS ESCAPE WAS PURCHASED 8/17/12 DELIVERED WITH 35 MILES, PRESENTLY AT 17532 WAS SCHEDULED A WEEK IN ADVANCE, AND TO BE SERVICED ON 4/06/15, VERBAL/WRITTEN CONSENT TO REPAIRS. THE MILEAGE WAS 17532 AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY TO INVER GROVE FORD, AN AUTHORIZED FORD MOTOR CO. DEALERSHIP. PLEASE NOTE, THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP'S, AND CURRENT IN SERVICE RECORDS. REAR VIEW CAMERA, (WORKS INTERMITTENTLY) WITH BLACK SQUIGGLY LINES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOON ROOF HAS LEAKED AND 3 ATTEMPTED REPAIRS WERE MADE WITHIN MONTHS OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. THE LEAK CAUSED STAINS TO THE INTERIOR ROOF. THE MOONROOF HAS NEVER SEEDED PROPERLY AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE ELECTRICAL DRIVER COCKPIT IS UNSTABLE AND WORKS WITH PERIODIC SHORTAGES. A FORD AUTHORIZED/FORD PART, REMOTE STARTER INSTALLED, INTERIOR ROOF COVER DOES NOT FIX PROPERLY, WAS DAMAGED WITH AT TIME OF THE FORD PART BEING INSTALLED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY TORE THE FRONT HOOD, REPLACED IT WITH A NON FITTING ROOF INTERIOR COVER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATORS THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH GREAT EFFORT. IT IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED WITH SOME 2011 FORD ESCAPE MODELS MADE AT THE SAME PLANT IN KANSAS CITY AND THOSE VEHICLES WHERE RECALLED.

REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, EXPLODED WHEN I CLOSED THE HATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND I HAD UNLOADED WHAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND THEN CLOSED THE HATCH AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN SHARDS OF GLASS FLEW EVERYWHERE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HURT BUT DID HAVE MARKS ON MY CHEST AREA FROM THE FLYING GLASS. *TR

IN BOTH INCIDENTS AND THERE WERE TWO I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH OR LESS WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST ACCELERATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT USING THE BRAKES. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND ONE COMING AT ME IN THE OTHER LANE TOO. I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS FORCED TO JUMP A CURB FLATTENING THE TIRES AND DAMAGING THE WHEELS. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE JUST SLOWED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT LOU FUSZ FORD IN CHESTERFIELD , MO TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY PROBLEMS. IN THE 2ND INCIDENT I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, WHEN AGAIN THE VEHICLE JUST ACCELERATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL IT STRIKING A MAILBOX AND BASKETBALL UPRIGHT. AGAIN, THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND THEN IT JUST SLOWED TO NORMAL. I CONTACTED FORD AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS AND THEY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. NOW I AM STUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL IT TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AND THE VALUE IN TRADE TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT IS NEXT TO NOTHING WITH THESE ACCIDENTS ON ITS RECORD. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIME THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED, HE STRUCK A BASKETBALL STAND AND A MAILBOX. BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE FRONT LAWN OF A HOME. ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON SAYING CHECK BRAKES. THERE ARE NO CODES WHEN EVALUATED BY THE DEALERSHIP. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON, THE BRAKES WORK AND THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS WEEK, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE BRAKES FAIL BECAUSE I AM STEPPING ON THE BRAKE BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. THEY SAY THIS RESULTS IN BLEEDING PRESSURE FROM THE BRAKES WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE BRAKES FAILING. THE SOLUTION, ACCORDING TO THEM, IS TO NOT STEP ON THE BRAKES BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. THEY CLAIM THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE FORD SERVICE LINE AND THEY HAVE REITERATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY DEALERSHIP, THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS. I AM CONCERNED THAT SINCE IT IS NORMAL (AND NECESSARY IN SEVERAL MAKES OF CARS EG. TOYOTA, MERCEDES AND BMW) TO HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO START THE CAR, THAT PEOPLE COULD BE INJURED SINCE FORD CONSIDERS THIS "NORMAL". THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT SAY THAT ONE SHOULD NOT STEP ON THE BRAKES BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. THE BRAKE FAILURE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES OVER THE PAST 9 MONTHS. IT DID OCCUR ONCE WHEN GOING FORWARD. *TR