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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.
9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $500
- Average Mileage:
- 90,300 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 6 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (5 reports)
- replaced entire cooling system (1 reports)
cooling system problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Car sort of saying it was an overheating car would sit for a week in freezing temperatures. As soon as I started the car and put it in drive right away, it would "overheat" and turn off. Ran code reader on the car, repaired all the codes it was throwing. Car would run for about 30 miles and start doing it again.
I ran code reader again and once again fixed the problems it said it was having. It would run for a day then back to overheating. I had it towed to one shop for them to reset the code, charge me, and then it broke down again. Had it towed to the Ford dealership. They replaced the whole coolant system
- Dannielle S., Rapid City, US