I had noticed coolant depleting finally got recall. dealer reprograms now engine is just revving and looses all power to powertrain in multiple situation-3 from stop, 4 while going highway speed with constant speed prior each time the engine rev's up while giving no power. then will spontaneously resolve within about 50ft then seems fine. i have video of the car doing this while i was attempting to get on the highway. we looked at oil and there is milk looking residue. the loosing power has only happened since reprogram for recall and now the cam shaft & high pressure fuel pump are destroyed per dealer this is my issue not recall related. again these problems have only started within a week of the recall reprogramming of the vehicle
The vehicle was purchased in mar/apr 2019 with 3000 mi. the vehicle had all regular maintenance checks prior to the 11/11/19 incident. there were no vehicle alerts regarding coolant or engine overheating prior to this incident. at 17349mi, the vehicle was parked after a 35min drive on the tollway. the vehicle had one coolant/hot engine warning after the vehicle had been parked for 2.5hrs in sub-zero weather. i turned off and then on again 5 min later. this time the engine shut itself off immediately following the key turn.the vehicle's engine "locked up" and is at the dealership awaiting repair. i have been told this repair could take 4-6 weeks because engines are on back order and generally take up to two weeks to install. the dealership also states that there was no way that this repair would have been found in previous maintenance checks.
When driving the vehicle after a cold night or not being used the transmission laggs shifting between 2-3 gear usually on surface streets there is a 3-5 second delay in acceleration which has almost resulted in two collisions from behind. i took it to the dealer which yeilded no problems found. the vehicle was purchased brand new and has less than 4000 miles.
2018 ford escape. consumer writes in regards to defective drive shaft. *ld *tr
I drove my 2018 ford escape into my driveway which is on a slight hill. i opened the garage door. i put the car in park and left the engine running to check out something in our yard. i walked across my small yard and then heard a very loud bang. i turned around and the car was no where in sight. i then realized it had driven itself into the garage. it ran into my bicycle, a car rack and some plastic cabinets. luckily there is only a small dent and scratch on the front of the car and no one was hit. this could have been a very serious accident. i am now afraid to drive the car again and don't feel safe in it. i took it immediately to the dealer, but they said they couldn't find anything wrong.