CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013 Ford Escape has been in the news quite a bit and for all the wrong reasons. Within a few months of its release the SUV was recalled three times, twice because of engine fires.
In July 2012, due to a fuel line that could split and leak, Ford told owners to park their cars because even driving to the dealership for repairs was deemed too dangerous. Instead, in a somewhat unprecedented move, Ford sent tow trucks to pick up the affected vehicles and handed out rental cars while the owners waited for repairs.
A few months later the Escape was recalled again because antifreeze could leak out onto the engine due to a freeze plug becoming dislodged. As the coolant hit the hot engine there was, once again, a threat for fire.
The 2013 is the first model year of the Escape's 3rd generation and proves once again that you want to avoid the first model year when at all possible.
So after the failed attempt at fixing the rear hatch, I come to find that my rear doors won't open. The door panels had come loose. The clips that hold the panels in place were broken. They said my dogs did it! Still waiting for the clips...were they even ordered?
Will the warranty cover it? I think the mechanic, aka technician did it when he was attempting to fix the hatch. Or it could have happened when they were doing work on the airbag recall that they supposedly did when I took it in for the hatch repair.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
So after the failed attempt at fixing the rear hatch, I come to find that my rear doors won't open. The door panels had come loose. The clips that hold the panels in place were broken. They said my dogs did it! Still waiting for the clips...were they even ordered?
Will the warranty cover it? I think the mechanic, aka technician did it when he was attempting to fix the hatch. Or it could have happened when they were doing work on the airbag recall that they supposedly did when I took it in for the hatch repair.
- buttle, St. Thomas, VI, Virgin Islands (US)