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.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 10
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
51,663 miles
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The vehicle was purchased September 19, 2017. It was a used vehicle with less than 65K miles. On January 5, 2018, I received a low coolant warning. I checked the reservoir and noticed substantial coolant depleted. The reservoir was replenished with coolant. On January 11, 2018, upon parking the vehicle, I noticed a strong coolant odor. Upon checking the reservoir, the level was ok! I became aware on January 6, 2018, that there is an upcoming Ford recall regarding coolant issue.
Strong exhaust odor inside of vehicle causing head aches and nausea with light headedness. Dealership sais they don't smell anything but me and my passengers definitly do.
A couple days ago my check engine light came on when I started my car and I found out my PCV valve needed replaced. I was reading online and I saw that there was a recall on the 2013 Ford Escapes because of coolant problems.
My antifreeze has been leaking and it's worse when it's cold out. My mechanic didnt see anything wrong when he took all quick look.. and the plan is to have a much better look here in 7 days. I have noticed that ever since the weather has gotten colder... it leaks faster... like I have to refill it every 24 hours. When I was getting my oil changed..the service worker said his wife had the same problem and there was a recall on 2013 for antifreeze sensor malfunction... but when I enter my bin number it is not included in the recall. I noticed this at the end of the winter last winter... and it wasn't too bad until about 30 days ago the temperature got significantly colder and it real bad now and costs slot to keep up on antifreeze. Please get in touch with me if you need my VIN number. Thanks.
- New Sharon, ME, USA
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The vehicle will shutdown during operation and lose electrical power. This has occurred 3 times over the last year. The vehicle's ECU will show overheating and engine overheating during operation and shutdown. The dtc have been checked and cleared several times with no answers for the issues.
Winshield wipers getting stuck and misalligned while I was driving in the rain and almost had an accident. I noticed the passenger one wants to work but the friver side just got stuck on the upright posititon and when I put it down it off throws the alligment and will not let the passenger side move either
I was going down the road, my battery light came on then my engine light came on then it started beeping and said my engine was over heating. Got pulled over and had to get it towed. Car would start but would not move. Mechanic told me the water pump locked up and broke a belt. I have read numerous comments of people that this has happened to. There should be a recall on this
Takata recall: Engine light on message engine failure!!! kit-term ab part # 3U2Z.14A088 part $17.40 wire $1.74 labor $558 total at Ford dealership $577.14 + $99 to run the test! there are a lot of complaints on this problem and needs to be a recall. Ford needs to deal with this issue. It's a faulty part. I took it in right away as you should with any engine light. The light came on when I started it one day and only drove it to dealership.
First incident: August 3rd 2016 while driving 50mph car displayed a engine overheating warning message and slowed down as I pulled off the road. After a few minutes I was able to drive again and the message did not reappear, the check engine light was on. I took the car to kearney person Ford 7303 clairemont mesa blvd san diego, ca 92111 they told me they couldn't find anything wrong and turned the check engine light off. Second incident: Driving to work earlier this year 2017 I got the same message that my engine coolant was low, and to slow down because of critical overheating, even though I had just had the car serviced for a regular maintenance check, once again at kearny person Ford. I was driving normally on a road at around 30-40mph but accelerating when the message popped up. I refiled the coolant as the check engine light did not turn on. Third incident: This was the most dangerous time. Critical engine overheating message and low coolant message popped up without warning while driving up hill in traffic going about 20mph on the I-5S at the in California grapevine. The engine nearly shut off and limped on just a couple cylinders as I tried to get to the shoulder. Smoke was coming out from under the hood and the engine was hot. It all happened immediately and without warning, the temp gauge was normal and then bam! overheated with warning messages crippling the car. Driving slowly but the weather was hot it was nearly 110 degrees outside. Seems super dangerous. Because of the lack of warning when these incidents happen. The way that the coolant just disappears, and the smoke and chance of fire.
My transmission failed in June, it was rebuilt and has already started to shift hard. So, once again back in the shop. The A/C has been acting funny. The rear vents barely work, blend door doesnt engage properly. Dealer has another vehicle identical to mine and it does the same thing.
NHTSA site and checked VIN to see if recall on my vehicle and there was one 9/16 for door latch. I never received contact about the recall. Just found this out today 7/28/17 by looking for myself.
Recall # 12M02 protocol interface module apim doesn't work all the time. Navigation backup review doesn't work all the time. Protocol interface module apim #12M02 recall. Recall # 14N02 needs to be checked. Backup review on the navigation doesn't work.
This vehicle has some sort of a coolant issue.I have been plague with this at least 4 times, it notifies the engine that it is running hot and then it goes into a limp mode phase in which it stops running.it has done this on the express way while I was on my way to work, two times on the neighbor street and my driveway, ,,each time on my way to work.when this happens the vehicle shuts down and it takes 8hrs for the vehicle to unlock before anyone can work on it.it is now at the Ford dealership in which it is awaiting repairs for the same problem.however now the dealership is telling us, my wife and I that they may have to break the whole engine down in order to find whats wrong with vehicle.my question is why do we have to pay for something that should have been done at first?
April 2015 Ford bagan recalling vehicles for door latch problems. In the intervening 2+ years, Ford has, multiple times, expanded the number and models of vehicles included in the recall. August 2016, is was publicly announced (autoweek.com/article/recalls/Ford-recalls-830000-cars-door-latch-issue) my 2013 Escape was included in the recall. Mid-August 2016, my left passenger door latch broke. Had to tie both back doors closed with rope. September 2, 2016 that Ford acknowledged my vehicle was included in the recall and an official recall notice (see attached). To date, Ford is not able to satisfy the recall action due to lack of parts. This is unacceptable and is allowing unsafe vehicles to be operated on american roadways without remedy.
Vehicle was in motion on a city street and the engine running to hot stop safely alert came on and the vehicle was stopping. This happened twice. Had my mechanic check it out. He did a scan and 2 codes came up P1299 cylinder head over temp and P1940 engine coolant level signal not available due to driving condition.. he did an inspection and confirmed engine coolant leaking from the water pump. There was a recall on 2013 Ford Escapes manufactured between 10/5/2011-8/31/2012. My car was manufactured 12/12.
When stop for light or stop sign car hesitates like stalling - having problems since 2016 brought to dealership could not find anything. Took car to local mechanic code came up for map sensor. Replaced map sensor 11/16. Exactly 5 months to the day car is acting up again starting on 4/15. I am so disgusted with Ford
If the engine is hot and you are doing a lot of stopping and tuning the vehicle off then restating it, it will stall while driving. It has happened 4 times in the last week. Thankfully I've only been going at a slow speed. The date of when it happened was the first imw.
Coolant light came on and after coolant was added the check engine light came on and what not go out. Also every time I added fuel my vehicle would not start. Each time I would add fuel it took several tries to start the engine. Every other day I would not be able to start the engine for hours. I took the car in to a Ford dealership for inspection I had several codes come up. A failed coolant bypass valve was replaced as well as a fuel pressure sensor. Codes (P 0087) (P 018 C) (P 26 B 7) (P 1450) the restraints module control replacement and did a coolant system flush. After extensive work and over almost $2,000 spent my vehicle engine light keeps coming on and I continue to have trouble starting my vehicle after adding fuel every single time. The fuel issue really worries me because whenever I get out of my vehicle I smell gas and don't think that is normal. I really hope I can get this resolved soon because I cannot go without driving but I am loosing sleep as well as being very nervous when I have to refuel. Please help me resolve this issue as soon as possible because I am starting to regret choosing a Ford!!!!!!
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- Philadelphia, PA, USA