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.
Having properly working brake lights is a safety issue:
Ford says the LED high mount brake light is designed to last the life of the vehicle.
Followed my spouse down the road, she was driving ahead of me.
When she braked I saw the high mount light had failed.
No cheap $4 bulb in that unit! Had to replace the entire plastic housing with its LED light strip. $$
Hope this one lasts!
Then I thought the new unit wasn't working when I tested it in the driveway, but discovered
you have to have the engine running to get that one to light up.
Well the spouse definitely had the engine running when she was driving down the road
and the first unit had failed. Luckily the replacement did work properly.
- revveran,
Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Gonna see if warranty will cover, but we are at 1k miles past 36k limit.
LED's should last forever almost.
Update from Sep 21, 2015: Ordered a new light Assy from dealer and installed myself $125.00
- zenith, Mishawaka, IN, US