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.
I was driving down the road and the rear window made a popping sound as a baseball sized piece of glass fell out. Then it started making a crackling sound as it started shattering and slowly falling out. I was on the interstate where nobody could've thrown anything at the window. It was really cold out, but I didn't have the rear defroster on and the heater and JUST barely kicked on. Super weird.
I was back from a week vacation at my lodge, while driving at 70 km per hour on a gravel road, the back window suddenly broke in thousand pieces as if it had been hit with a baseball stick.
I am awaiting Ford answer on warranty....
- gate071,
Laval, Quebec, Canada
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Ford should have a recall on this issue. This is twice it has happened to us.
- Kim Z., Harlan, IA, US