We bought 2013 ford escape in july, 2016, with approximately 62,000 miles. at 64,000 miles, after constant overheating issues, ford agreed to replace the engine. there were overheating issues on the new engine at time of install (stated in dealer notes), but they "fixed" them. the car now has 103,000 miles. has been serviced regularly, with occasional overheating issues noted. transmission failed last month. waited over 2 weeks for diagnosis. transmission needs to be replaced and another new engine is needed because of coolant leak. our extended warranty expired at 100,000 miles. contacted ford customer service and they refuse to do anything to help. it seems that they put another defective engine in at 64,000 miles because you should get more that 40,000 miles on a new engine. the cost to repair this piece of junk is prohibitive and i feel very unhappy with ford's response.
2013 ford escape experiences apparent transmission failures at highway speeds. often during passing acceleration. repeated instances. from 50k miles to 70k miles. one instance involving all wheels locking up at 80mph (felt like a shift into park) and the others involving drivetrain power loss and jerking. after car restart, codes "apparently" disappear and dealers are unable to identify any issues without codes.
The car will run for about a minute and then want to stall. also when you start it it will drive for about 20 yards and then start idling very weird and stall. it doesn't do this all the time. it's dangerous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. when the gear was shifted into park, the vehicle went into neutral. the contact had assistance with placing the gear in drive and took the vehicle to an independent mechanic. the mechanic released the gear shifter lever in order to drive; however, the gear could not be shifted into reverse or park. the contact also had to charge the battery. the contact was concerned that the battery had to be charged again due to the gear shifter not engaging into park or reverse. the contact spoke with an unknown dealer and was informed that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 18v471000 (power train). the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 56,826.
Tl* the contact's daughter owns a 2013 ford escape. the contact stated that while his daughter was driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. the driver was able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle operated as intended. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. the driver was informed that the belts and clutches in the transmission were slipping which caused the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. neither a dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 104,529.
The car suddenly stalls while driving for many times. the kings ford dealer couldn't fix the problem. it is a very dangerous problem.
While driving down highway 82, a fire started in the engine compartment, there was no notice of a fire within the cab. no smell and no visible smoke. after being flagged down about it, we managed to get out of the car and save just a few things out of the car, before the front half of the vehicle became engulfed in flames.
The torque converter on my 2013 ford escape started to thump when shifted into drive after initial start-ups. the problem began somewhere around 86000+ miles. there would be no subsequent problems when taking the vehicle out of drive (i.e., after backing up or being placed into park) once the vehicle was running a while (heated up). vehicle now has 87000+ miles and on 11/07/19 i received a message "transmission fault. service now." i put the car in drive and the message disappeared. on 11/08/19 i started the vehicle and shifted into drive. this time the transmission did not engage and was unable to move the vehicle forward. later in the evening i tried starting and shifting the escape into drive. the vehicle shifted into drive with the usual thump and i was able to move the suv forward. the torque converted appears to be on its way out. i plan to take it to a dealer for diagnosis. i want to report this as i understand that other who own similar vehicles (ford escapes) are also experiencing problems with their torque converts and transmissions.
Purchased the vehicle with around 74k miles, 3 months later, during winter, the car began to stall regularly while accelerating, basically going into "limp mode" as ford describes it, claiming the vehicle is overheating....while at normal operating temperature. after turning the car off and on, the issue goes away but check engine remains for 3 days until it clears itself. 3 trips to ford service center, over $2500 in repairs, and no resolution. now a field engineer from ford instructed the dealer how to diagnose with possible resolution, but still no certainty, and request vehicle for 3-4 days of diagnoses and no loaner vehicles, only out of pocket rentals offered @ $30 a day. 1st and last time i drive, rent, lease or purchase a ford vehicle. service was done at fair price, friendly service staff, but very inconvenient. last 3 incidents occured on the highway at 70mph and once of those incidents almost resulted in a collision, but ford doesn't seem too concerned. should this happen again, going from 70mph down to 55-45mph within 5 seconds is very dangerous and life threatening. i would not purchase this model vehicle unless life isn't a priority. being former military, it's sad ...
Car overheated while driving four times between 2016-2018 (after each instance, it was towed to and serviced at a ford dealer). car also experienced three instances of exhaust leaks between 2016-2018 (each instance was identified by a strong smell of gas and serviced at a ford dealer). in october 2019, the transmission failed while attempting to merge on the highway, requiring a tow to the ford dealer, who recommended a complete transmission replacement at 105,000 miles.
I just bought this vehicle used in april and i'm already hearing loud noises when i start the car and grinding noises when i accelerate. i took the vehicle to a mechanic who confirmed that the way this vehicle was manufactured, caused a leak that was dripping fluid and causing softening of the gears? he said is would eventually lead to overheating. i am now experiencing unexpected accelerations while driving and difficult breaking.
The vehicle stutters and dies upon restart; after being heat soaked from a long drive (highway for a hour). vehicle throws random codes related to pcm does not do so consistently. appears to be a problem with wires related to pcm
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. when the contact attempted to park the vehicle, the gear shifter failed and remained in neutral. the contact was unable to release the shifter out of neutral. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the gear shifter cable failed. the shifter cable was replaced. the contact also advised that the battery had to be replaced because the navigation screen remained on due to the gear failure. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 122,000.
This has been an issue over the past three months. the latest was yesterday (24 september 2019). the issue occurs once the vehicle has been started, the engine/transmission seems to stutter and will shut down. shutting the engine off, will re-start and it has the same issue. sometimes, it occurs after i have driven 100 feet (or less) and i have to pull over, shut the car down, or it shuts down, and then restart. this might happen 2-3 times before the vehicle seems to drive okay. this condition seems to be getting worse. sometimes, i have to turn the ac off prior to restarting the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. when the vehicle was placed in park, it rolled backwards. the instrument panel displayed that the gear was in reverse. the vehicle was taken to matthews ford (918-251-3673, located at 1101 w southwest expressway dr, broken arrow, ok 74012) where it was stated that the vin was not included in a recall. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. the contact was referred to nhtsa. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 99,355.