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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My 2013 Ford Escape stalls and cuts off when it get close to a quarter tank off gas and I go to take off in iti have took it to the shop and it has had two thing fixed on it neither fixed the problem and now there no code on it so there saying nothing wrong with
My car started showing engine overheating and when I took it in to dealer they confirmed a crack leaking fluid into engine. Recall work done in 2014 was to avoid this from happening and now they are telling me I have to buy a new $6000 engine to have it run again. They won't cover it under their recall. I wrote the BBB but they refuse to honor it because I didn't buy an extended warranty. The car just turned 6 yrs old. I'm the only owner and purchased it new.
As I was pulling out of a parking lot and starting to press on the gas pedal the car completely stopped and wouldnt move. The gas pedal was no longer working. The car did not shut off just completely stopped.
The vehicle while in motion on a city street suddenly decelerated and goes at a very slow speed. The accelerator will not move the car forward or faster. We have been told by a mechanic that it may be an issue with the shifter cable bushing. There was a recall: 18S20 but when I inquired with Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 they stated the VIN to my car was not on recall. Referred me to NHTSA or a Ford dealer directly. I do not understand if the vehicle is the year and model why my car is excluded from this recall
While driving at any speed the car will suddenly lose power and shut down. This most recently happend while going 60 mph on the freeway. This has happend 3 times in 2 weeks while driving. Sound Ford says they can not identify the problem.
- Seattle, WA, USA
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Vehicle repeatedly stalls after starting the vehicle and taking off. The vehicle will start and then I begin driving and it will shutter, lose acceleration ability, and stall out. Then I have to put the vehicle in park in the middle of the road or parking lot and restart. Sometimes it starts after a little delay just fine, and other times I had happened back to back two to three times. No warning lights remain. I also had coolant leak occur. Just got engine hoses, sensors, a new fuel pump in hopes of fixing the coolant leak and the stalling. Too soon to tell if the coolant problem is gone, but stalling is still occurring! feels extremely unsafe in a vehicle that randomly stalls out while driving.
Me and my dad had brought this 2013 Ford Escape with warranty on August 20, 2018 at don davis Nissan it had 70,093 miles on the truck the sales man name Mr. Freeman was the one who had sold us this truck he had this truck was at don davis Nissan for a week the salesman Mr. Freeman told me and my dad that the reason the truck had took long because they were doing work to it to make sure that everything on it would be ok before they brought it too me and my dad. So we had the truck for about two weeks and everything on their was good until September 5 2018 the check engine light had came on I told my dad what happen he told me to take it back up their to don davis Nissan I took back up to them they tested and they came back and told me that the turbo charge needs fixing and it was going to be $500 dollars so when I told my dad he told the people at don davis Nissan that why should we have to pay for something out of his pockets when we have warranty on this truck and we just gotten this truck so my dad was pissed because we just gave don davis $500 and I looked on the internet and I seen were they a had a recall on this truck so I went out their to don davis Nissan and told them this and they come telling me that my truck doesn't have a recall and I told them like how do you know what I have and I seen on the internet that the same thing that the other customers who had a recall on their truck and as I look at the comments and I seen the same thing happening to my truck like for example the electrical system engine to wear my truck overheats to wear I hardly drive it sometimes I do because I go to school and to my doctor and run errands for my mother or father. And I been telling don davis Nissan since last and now and they acted like they don't want to help me but always be lying to me and my dad I have been telling don davis Nissan this and they straight ignore me.
I drive to town park to go in a store come back to my car start it and go to drive as I pulling in traffic it dies it starts back up and does it again for 4 to 5 times before finally driving normal, on hot days as the car is driving it will read as if it is over heating and pull reduce power in witch as U finally get out of traffic and pull over the heat hand drops back down like it wasn't hot this repeats on ever small hill I go up and the inside temperature reading goes up and down while this is happening and it is leaking coolant on back side of engine as all the other Ford Escape that was recalled that caused the fire
I am experiencing stalling and the vehicle dying much like the recall on the 2.0's that I have seen - mine is a 1.6. this happens when I am taking off.
Vehicle stalls in gear and/or idle. Stalls in drive, reverse, sport mode. Vehicle died in driveway on street and in motion. New battery previously installed.
Vehicle shakes violenty while under load and higher speeds (above 50mph), causing the steering wheel to shake, making the vehicle harder to control at highway speeds. No known cause found by dealerships or in online forums.
The coolant keeps getting low. I had a pressure test done with no issue found. The dealership told me everything was fine, however I have to keep adding coolant about every 10-14 days. I have done some internet searching since my local dealership was no help. I found there was a recall for 2013 Ford Escapes due to a coolant issue but my vehicle never received a recall. The sticker inside the door has a manufacture date of 8/2012.
The rear driver side door won't open. I've tried from the outside and tried to push it from the inside and just wont open. That day around 3:15pm it open just fine but later on around 11:15pm it just won't open and still won't.
Coolant level drops quickly, but there is no steam or puddle visible. Car overheats. It should be covered under safety recall 17S09, but 2013 Ford Escapes are not included. Our car has a 1.6 litre ecoboost engine & was built at the louisville plant. Ford also identified coolant and overheating issues with the 1.6L ecoboost engine for 2013 Escapes and has issued recalls. However, using the VIN search, none of the 2013 or 2014 model recalls covered this vehicle. It is clear that there is a significant problem with the 1.6L Escape engines and this particular vehicle exhibits all the same issues identified in the 2013 and 2014 recalls, but yet somehow is not technically covered by any of the recalls. This has been an ongoing problem for approx 2 yrs.
2013 Ford Escape sel 08/12 stalling problems. Stalled 4 times on a busy state highway. Hesitated to restart then would stall out again. This has been going on for months. Calling Ford dealer tomorrow to see if it's civered under recall due to being bought used from a dealer
Car cuts off unexpectantly and transmission lite comes on this has happened many times and transmission people say there is nothing wrong with transmission
Car keeps losing coolant. Had leaks but were repaired been pressured tested but cant keep coolant car overheats had about 30,000 miles when I bought the car and have had this trouble every since car has 63000 miles now
I have taken my vehicle to sheehy Ford ashland several times in regards to it losing coolant but they cannot find a problem but now my car will not start. I've researched my vehicle and apparently that is an ongoing issue for 2013 Ford Escapes.
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- Opelika, AL, USA