2013 Ford Escape Engine Problems

Your car has a fuel vacuum line leak that's releasing gasoline odors into the passenger cabin, and a significant oil leak that has caused most of the oil to drain out within a month of an oil change. Both issues pose fire hazards and the fuel leak may expose you to harmful fumes. A Ford dealer has told you these are related to previous recalls that were supposedly completed, but the problems have returned and they're quoting $1,400 for repairs. Fixing these issues will likely require replacing the fuel vacuum line and locating and sealing the source of the oil leak.

Your car has been losing coolant from the reservoir and leaking fluid around the engine flange. A mechanic quoted around $400 to replace the flange, but a warranty company disputed this and said only an O-ring needed replacement. After being in the shop for nearly two months, a different mechanic quoted over $1,100 for the repair, and the car was never fixed. Additionally, your liftgate latch doesn't work, preventing you from accessing the brake lights.

While driving 60 mph on the freeway, your engine suddenly lost power and began to decelerate, forcing you to stop in traffic with no warning lights. A mechanic found a failed head gasket that allowed coolant to leak into cylinder two. This appears to be a recurring issue affecting multiple vehicles of this model.

Your 2013 Ford Escape with the 1.6L EcoBoost engine is experiencing overheating issues, and a diagnostic test has revealed a cracked cylinder head with coolant leaking into it. You've noted that other 2013 Escape models with the same engine have been recalled for similar thermostat and overheating problems, but your vehicle hasn't been included in that recall. The repair will likely involve replacing the thermostat and repairing or replacing the cracked cylinder head to stop the coolant leak.

Engine Coolant Intrusion. During normal operation coolant leaks into the engine cylinders causing power loss and eventual overheating once the coolant system runs out of coolant. This prompts an emergency shutoff of the vehicle into "limp mode"

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle in the winter, the coolant temperature warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an Independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the coolant sensor needed to be replaced. The coolant sensor was replaced; however, the warning light remained illuminated. The contact related the failure NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the model year was not included in the recall. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on two different occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the current failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.

I own a Ford Escape SE with 1.6 L eco boost engine. The vehicle started having loss of power and started smoking under the hood. The car is now not drivable and it’s the same issue people have been having with this engine. The engine made a popping sound with no warning beforehand and stopped in the middle of the highway. No fluids leaking but engine has failed. Engine temp gauge didn’t move but car was overheated. The engine is bad and needs to be replaced Spoke to Endurance warranty and they said the engine has 2 service alerts for same issue and my research corroborates as there is a lawsuit pending over that engine. However Ford continently says there isn’t an issue regarding my VIN but the engine is the original OEM engine that has had issues in the past reported by numerous other owners of the same engine.

This vehicle is going through coolant constantly. I couod not find a leak. I did find a recall FORD had for a cup plug and the cylinder head that leaks. My vehicle is outside the date range it looks like but looking under cylinder 2 coil pack I found that the cup head is visually leaking. Trying to see if this can be fixed under that recall.

Coolant intrusion on 2.0L ecoboost engine due to cracked cylinder head. Ford is aware of this issue yet has refused to issue a recall or offer a replacement to those affected as they have done for the 1.6L engines. The engine now needs to be fully replaced out of my own pocket.

The contact owned a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the contact's uncle was driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact's aunt called the contact's cell phone and informed the contact of smoke coming from underneath the contact's vehicle. The contact's aunt was trailing behind the contact's vehicle as they were traveling. The contact's uncle drove the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and turned the vehicle off. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact and all the occupants of the vehicle exited the vehicle. The contact stated that while exiting the vehicle, the contact noticed a lot of smoke coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact then noticed flames coming from underneath the vehicle and underneath the hood. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The contact stated that the vehicle was condemned as a total loss. The contact stated that the vehicle was consumed in the fire. In addition, the Police and the fire department advised the contact to contact the NHTSA Hotline and report the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.

Despite never overheating, the engine completely failed due to a block crack caused by a coolant and oil leak of unknown origins. This has occurred in multiple other 2013 Ford Escapes owned by many different individuals. The car completely stopped on a highway, and would no accelerate due to loss of compression within cylinder 3.

The contact owns 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 25 - 30 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as indented. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The engine was replaced once; however, the failure persisted. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number:13V583000 (ENGINE); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 167,294.

My engine leaks coolant and there is a recall for my car make and from the same year but my car is not included in the recall and it is a known issue with ford. They should expand the recall to more cars if they know it is an issue and a safety concern.

coolant leak-put more in and leaks took to Ford Dealer in LaFollette, Tennessee. Was told after review it was the waterpump needed and also if they do that do the timing belt and the drive belt all costs were $ 2,133.00 estimated. The car has approximately 150,000 miles on it. I do not feel with all the safety issues for the coolant and the cars catching fire possibly that we should have to pay for these repairs and it would of been in a recall and fixed by Ford Motor Company. The check engine light soon has come on and remained on. It smells like the car is burning and it will only hold coolant at the minimun level. They stated it is driveable but it will eventually fail, dont you think Ford would have fixed this issue with all the complaints that have come in for the same issue. I do not have the estimate in had at this time as it is at the dealer and they have just called me with what is wrong with vehicle. Their phone number is 423-562-2251 Tim Short Ford

Check engine light came on, Coolant intrusion into the engine block. Ford knew of the issue but had stringent and not widespread enough recalls for this issue.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the engine was overheating with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local Firestone Service Center who diagnosed that the coolant reservoir hose was faulty and needed to be replaced. The reservoir hose was replaced, and the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his mom was driving 35 MPH, there was white smoke coming from the engine and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that his mom pulled over into a parking lot and after several minutes, the vehicle was restarted; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that his mom was able to drive the vehicle the residence. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with a blown head gasket, a cracked cylinder head, and a crack in the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (ENGINE); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 97,773.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the warning light indicating that the Engine was Overheating was illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and became aware that the engine had overheated. The contact filled the coolant reservoir with coolant. The contact stated that the warning light became illuminated again the following morning while driving approximately 5 MPH. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic, who tested the vehicle and confirmed that the vehicle failed the block test, indicating there was a coolant leak into the engine. The contact stated that the coolant pump was replaced, and the mechanic performed an oil change. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Coolant constantly leaking. Need to fill every couple of days. Replace thermostat. Didn’t work.

Keeps constantly and randomly alerting that the engine is overheating, there is recalls for same make and models with same issues but my vin does not have the coolant issue listed for recall yet it has same issue? Plus have not received any info on lock recall to get fixed

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the messages "Engine Coolant Low" and "High Temperature Pull Over Safely" were displayed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact added water to the coolant reservoir. The contact stated that water leaked from the reservoir after the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Purchased a car from used dealership less than 24 hours later check engine light came on white smoke was coming out of the exhaust pipes displayed that coolant level was low . Had it diagnosed it is backfiring as well and it’s running hot there were 18 recalls that had same issues however it’s saying I have 0.

I just purchased this 2013 Escape with roughly 133,000 miles on it. The Car Fax showed the open recalls (latches and bushing) but that was it. Had the recalls done. Car immediately had issues with actuator and heater core. I tried to return the car and local dealer refused. Had heater core replaced for second time, after engine overheated due to coolant leak. Fuel sensor also had to be replaced due to fuel leak. Days after these repairs were done, car began leaking coolant again while driving, overheated and shut down.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "Engine Power Reduce - Lower Engine Temperature" message was displayed. The contact was continuously adding coolant to the coolant reservoir, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but no coolant leaks were found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to pull over to a safe place. The contact shifted to neutral(N), turned off, and restarted the vehicle, and the contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. Additionally, the contact stated that there was a misfire coming from the engine on cold starts intermittently. The contact, who was an industrial technician, used a code reader to scan the vehicle and retrieved DTC: P1299 and P0304. Additionally, the contact inspected the vehicle and determined that there was coolant intrusion in cylinder #4. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the failure had occurred due to an engine short block factory defect. The dealer recommended that the short block be replaced; however, the dealer had not diagnosed the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

Coolant intrusion. Coolant leaking internally resulting in smoke from exhaust and fumes inside cabin when heater is on.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off, the contact discovered fluid leaking on the ground. Additionally, the engine overheated while driving, resulting in a burning odor. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The "Coolant Low" message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the turbo was leaking coolant and engine oil, and the head gasket was leaking engine oil. The mechanic performed an unknown repair, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic, who determined that the turbo was again leaking coolant and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine overheated with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the cylinder head had failed, which caused the engine to fail. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was oil leaking from the turbocharger. The contact stated that the hose had detached, and the coolant had leaked out. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine overheated. The TPMS warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about a recall and referred the contact to the local dealer. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a claim, and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

Internal coolant leak into cylinder

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the coolant warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after adding coolant to the coolant reservoir, the failure recurred. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving approximately 65 MPH, there was an abnormal gasoline odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that after stopping the vehicle and raising the hood, the engine was very hot. The contact stated that the coolant level was not checked. The contact stated that no warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

There are terrible coolant leaks with this car. I have gotten this issue repaired twice already and it is now it is leaking again. I have to replace the coolant in the reservoir 3x a week. It would be full in the morning and in the afternoon the reservoir would be completely empty. I had to pull over on the highway multiple times because of coolant leaking. And Ford wants you to pay $2,000 just for them to fix it. If I could get rid of the car I would.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine coolant temperature warning light illuminated. The contact stated that there was no coolant leak found. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

Got my escape on christmas eve 2024. Problem started there before we got down the road from dealership. Call dealership explained car was overheatings told to bring back day after christmas. Took back car supposedly repair with new sensors and the issue was resolved. February noticed was loosing water out and overheating AGAIN. Replaced water reservoir and hoses and now car is still saying "ENGINE COOLANT LOW SERVICE RREQUIRED" and it is completely full of coolant. Took to shop had a code pulled on it and it showed thermostat housing and assembly. I called Ford they said not their problem, file complaint. I have had nothing but overheating problems with this 2013 Ford escape.When it overheats it shuts down no matter where you are at very dangerous.

There is oil leaking. Other 2013 Ford Escapes have the exact same issue and there is a recall for those vehicles but not mine. This seems to be a problem for all 2013 Escapes. These are costly repairs that have been caused by a defect in manufacturing. My vehicle only has 115,000 miles, I should not have this problem. Please help. There is already recall for this year and this problem.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the engine temperature gauge went to HOT, the vehicle decelerated, and the engine went into LIMP Mode. The engine overheated warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the water pump failed and needed to be replaced. The water pump was replaced, and coolant was added. The coolant level was low immediately. The failure persisted and the engine seized. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed and the contact was informed that there was coolant intrusion into cylinders #2 and #3. The contact was informed that the long block assembly and manifold needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 146,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 75 MPH, there was an abnormal coolant odor coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that her husband was adding coolant to the coolant reservoir weekly. The low coolant message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that an independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the freeze plug had failed, and that coolant was leaking into the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 151,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine started to overheat with the temperature gauge indicating that the engine was hot(H). The contact stated that the engine shut off with the "Engine Temperature High, Stop Safely" message was displayed. The contact later discovered that upon inspection of the vehicle, that coolant was leaking from the valve cover. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); which the contact related to the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact called the manufacturer who informed the contact that the vehicle was not under recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 128,000.

Engine block failed allowing coolant into the cylinder heads. Vehicle stopped going to interstate into "limp mode" and daughter was stuck. Check engine light came on and said there was a misfire in cylinder 3.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the temperature gauge suddenly indicated that the engine was hot(H), before the vehicle went into LIMP Mode. The vehicle eventually shut off in the middle of the highway, and the contact was forced to manually push the vehicle off to the shoulder of the highway. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to the residence where it remained. The dealer was notified of the failure and provided an estimate for the vehicle to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Coolant is leaking into the engine due to poor design and the engine needs to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was consuming an abnormal amount of coolant. Additionally, the contact stated there was an abnormal burning odor coming from underneath the hood. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed previously for an engine coolant leak. The vehicle was left parked at a gas station where it was diagnosed by an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the coolant reservoir was low. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to an unidentified recall; however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.

For months my vehicle has been leaking coolant. Non-stop. My car is constantly overheating and having an issue with the coolant reservoir being empty. I unfortunately cannot afford to fix the issue. I took it to 2 different mechanics in my city, they both said "We see this happening all the time with these specific vehicles. There should be a recall, get it fixed at a Ford Dealership." I came here to see if my vehicle had the recall and unfortunately it does not which is very upsetting.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware of an abnormal burning odor. The contact stated that the following day, the contact noticed a large puddle of oil on the ground underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a cracked cylinder head and turbo charger failure. The contact was informed that the failure was due to a severe oil leak. The contact was informed that the turbo and the turbo lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine); however, the contact was informed that the repair was not covered under the recall. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while having the vehicle serviced, the mechanic stated that there was a coolant leak into the cylinder head. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The independent mechanic referred the contact to the local dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (ENGINE). The failure mileage was 133,462.

Unexplained coolant leaks. Have taken to multiple shops and nobody can figure out where the leak is coming from.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an unclosed speed, the vehicle stalled, and the contact noticed that the engine had overheated with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the head gasket failed, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,512.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low coolant level warning light illuminated. The contact refilled the coolant reservoir. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of coolant. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the “High Engine Temperature - Stop Safely” warning light illuminated. The contact stated the vehicle lost motive power and the temperature gauge was raised to a higher-than-normal level. The contact was adding coolant daily. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the sensors were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (ENGINE); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 220,000.

Oil leak

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and refilling the coolant reservoir, the coolant leaked onto the ground underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the failure was not duplicated. The heater hose was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. In addition, the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of coolant. The coolant reservoir was refilled and leaked out unto the ground. The contact stated that the message “Vehicle in Protection Mode” was displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

Coolant is leaking into the engine and mechanic told me my whole engine needs to be replaced due to the damage. Ford has been ignoring this and refuses to issue a full recall.

I took my car into the mechanic after the coolant was filled up multiple times and they diagnosed it as coolant leaking into cly 2. This is a major defect in the engine design that is a known issue with this type of vehicle.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact became aware that there was coolant leaking on the driveway. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon inspection, the contact became aware that the coolant level was being consumed very quickly. In addition, the contact became aware of an unusual burning odor and saw white smoke coming from under the hood. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant had leaked into the engine and that the long block needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine was overheating. The temperature gauge increased to high(H). The engine overheating warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and the engine overheated. The vehicle was driven to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the enjoy had overheated and the plastic cooling line was leaking. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine idled incorrectly and was skipping. In addition, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a coolant leak and engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the message "Low Engine Coolant" was displayed, and the vehicle started driving rough. The vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was later taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that coolant had leaked into the cylinders and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 96,000. The VIN was not available.

I have done research along with my mechanic and have found that models just like mine or are the titaniums, have the Shutter problem that I am having with mine that are due to the torque converter in the transmission once the vehicle hits 150,000 miles or more. Due to the fact that this is a common problem, I think it should be considered as a recall instead of having to pay $6,000 to have the transmission replaced or are forced to trade the vehicle in before 200,000 miles because the person does not have $6,000 just laying around! It seems to happen with the models that have the turbo & eco boost in them.

MY COOLANT IS LEAKING, i HAVE ALREADY FIXED THIS ONCE. WHY HAVEN'T I GOTTEN A RECALL LETTER ON THIS?

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the Emission failure message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle lost motive power and then stalled. The contact had to depress the accelerator pedal continuously to regain normal acceleration. The failure occurred four times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a fracture on the canister purge valve resulting in the fuel failing to power the engine correctly. The contact was informed that the canister purge valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report a failure. The failure mileage was 108,206.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the engine was extremely hot; however, the engine did not overheat. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact's brother, who is an independent mechanic, performed diagnostic test and retrieved DTC code: P26B7. The contact stated that the code indicated that the failure was due to an engine coolant bypass valve failure. The contact was informed that the engine coolant bypass valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,900.

Engine Stalls while driving down the road at low RPMs This is a known problem with 2013 Escapes but only limited number of Recalls were given. Very dangerous

Coolant leaked into the cyclinder heads, causing overheating, misfiring and engine damage that necessitates a full engine replacement.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle sputtered. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion and engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 189,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 13N03. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 36,780.

I own a 2013 Ford escape SEL, and I have had a continuous coolant leak for over a year now. Codes from computer reading have come back as spark plugs and cylinders misfiring. I have taken it to a licensed repair shop. They have informed me that they could not find a coolant leak within the cooling and radiator system. However, after personal research and additional information from, my mechanic, I have come to realize that other issues within the Ford escape 2013 1.6 L eco-boost engine, our part of the problem. In my opinion, the Ford Motor Company has neglected to acknowledge, or repair the issues with this engine and what’s causing the vehicle to lose coolant, then causing other engine problems. It has put me in unsafe situations as acceleration and or overall performance is putting people at risk.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine started overheating. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the thermostat was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive coolant consumption. The coolant temperature warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics, where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion in the engine. The mechanics determined that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine misfired while the vehicle was being driven on a hill. In addition, the check engine and low coolant warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with coolant leak into the cylinder. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline and report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, white smoke was coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and became aware that coolant was leaking into the engine compartment and evaporating, causing the white smoke. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The contact related the failure with the NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Coolant leak into engine block. Coolant needs to be topped off weekly to avoid overheating. No loss of coolant on the exterior of cooling system

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a low coolant service engine soon message was displayed. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who advised the contact that there was a leak coming from a hose. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic and repaired again. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, there was a message stating: “Excessive Engine Temperature – Turn off Engine; and Park Safely”. The vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic. The vehicle was diagnosed, and the mechanic found coolant fluid on top of the engine and cooling system hoses leaking. The independent mechanic advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Vehicle overheated and displayed check engine light and overheating was towed to body shop was fixed Overheated 2hours later and was towed back Overheated the next day and was towed where they say nothing is wrong

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while receiving routine maintenance, the mechanic added more oil than the engine required. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine was smoking. There was smoke coming from the tailpipe. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion into the cylinder EcoBoost. There were also metal shavings inside the engine, and a short block engine replacement was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

The engine coolant keeps leaking and requiring me to put in coolant every couple of days.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant reservoir had failed, and an unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure; however, the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while pulling out of a parking lot and driving into traffic, the vehicle started overheating and failed to exceed 3 MPH. The contact activated the hazard lights and drove back into the parking lot. The contact parked the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to cool down after 30 minutes. The vehicle was towed to the dealer it was purchased from, and the coolant temperature sensor and other unknown sensors were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer, where unknown hoses were replaced and other unknown repairs were performed; however, the failure recurred upon starting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the coolant temperature sensor was replaced; however, the failure persisted in a parking lot. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to cool down after 3 hours and was parked overnight in a business parking lot. The contact returned the next day; however, the failure recurred while starting the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle remained parked in the business parking lot for another night and was towed to the residence on the third day. The local dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

The coolant reservoir on my Ford Escape is leaking, which is a known common problem with these cars. I have had to refill it every couple of months, and there is often a puddle of coolant on the ground when moving my car. Occasionally when driving, the car temperature monitor gets hot, which is incredibly dangerous; sometimes this happens only a week after refilling the reservoir. I took my car to a shop and they noticed the coolant leak and said it would be expensive, but that it is a common problem.

The coolant system contuiously leaks which cause my vehicle to over heat and shut down while im driving. I have to add coolant daily sometimes multiple times a day. I have been on the highway and my vehicle starts to overheat and stal. I have almost gotten into wrecks. This has been going on since I brought the car

There have been recalls on this year, make and model for substantial coolant leaks in the past. Our vehicle did not make that recall list, but we have been dealing with a similar issue for many years, and even after expensive repairs we are still losing coolant. The vehicle will not hold coolant for more than 24hrs at this point before having to refill it, and we are in need of more work on the coolant system.

Recurring coolant leak in engine system, coolant tends to also leak out when poured into reservoir. This puts engine at risk of overheating. Message appears marking low coolant, it has to be replenished every 7-14 days. Mechanic has not been able to locate leak.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled and lost motive power. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had been persistent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. In addition, the vehicle had been taken to the dealer several times in the past for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 42,900.

P0299 turbocharger underboost condition.

This 2013 Escape has a 1.6L Ecoboost engine with a known engine design flaw that allows coolant to leak and be consumed through cylinders 2 and 3. This is known to cause car fires, overheating of the engine, etc.. I recently experienced the precipitous consumption of coolant through the engine which resulted in abrupt warning messages and an overheating message after which I stopped the car immediately. This could happen to anyone on a freeway or in bad traffic causing immediate safety issues for the driver/passengers. Thankfully I was very near home when this happened. I have had my vehicle inspected, pressure tested and documented confirmation that coolant is in fact leaking into cylinders 2 and 3. The only known remedy is an engine replacement (with one that was redesigned and released by Ford in 2022). I want Ford to recall all cars with the 1.5, 1.6, 2.0 and 2.3L versions of this Ecoboost Engine which has been well documented to have this flaw, and provide said engine replacement at no cost to the owner.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle then began to slowly decelerate. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, but the vehicle was unable to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated with the "Engine Overheating" message displayed. In addition, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the radiator, valves, gasket, cylinder head, thermostat, and several other unknown parts were replaced. The contact stated that the failure recurred repeatedly. The vehicle was towed to a different dealer where the vehicle was several other unknown repairs were performed. The contact stated that the failure persisted, and the vehicle was taken back to the first dealer where several more unknown repairs were performed. The contact stated that the failure recurred, and the vehicle was not repaired. The contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 93,652.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 20 MPH, there was steam coming from under the hood. The contact stated that the Low Coolant warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and checked under the hood. The vehicle was driven to a nearby independent mechanic where the contact was informed that coolant needed to be added to the reservoir. The coolant was added by the independent mechanic and the contact continued driving; however, approximately a week later, the message was displayed again. Due to the independent mechanic's diagnosis prior, the contact added coolant to the reservoir. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer confirmed that the recall repair for NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) was performed for the previous owner of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the message "Add Coolant" had been displayed and the vehicle began to hesitate and sputter. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the standpipe was faulty and needed to be replaced. The standpipe was replaced but the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 90,000.

On 03-17-24 My daughter was driving a few miles away from home, when the dashboard system states "High engine temperature, pull over safely." Within 30 seconds of pulling off the road, the flames came out near the windshield from under the hood. Within 5 minutes the car was fully engulfed and completely destroyed. I am so upset and frustrated that Ford is not taking this matter more seriously as this appears to be a common occurrence with these vehicles. Fortunately my daughter was uninjured.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the engine coolant low message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the engine sensor; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic, who replaced the coolant bypass valve, but the failure persisted. The contact added coolant to the reservoir. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle had previously been repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine). The manufacturer advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle downshifted to first gear with the temperature gauge indicating that the engine was HOT. The check engine warning light flashed on the instrument panel and the vehicle shut off. The contact was forced to wait approximately 30 minutes to an hour before restarting the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. Several mechanics were notified of the failure and each informed that contact that the vehicle had sustained engine damage and that the engine needed to be replaced. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine) which was linked to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Unknown because I cannot afford to have it looked at however I believe it has to do with the recall on the coolant issue

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated when he started the vehicle in the morning, the vehicle was idling roughly, and clouds of white smoke was coming from the exhaust pipe. The contact stated that once the vehicle had warmed up, the smoke would stop. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that additionally, he would lose forward momentum and he saw that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he checked the vehicle and became aware that the coolant reservoir was consistently low and needed to be refilled. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin Number: 19-2100 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

2013 Ford Escape Coolant system is experiencing major leak. No engine sensor is light is coming on. The coolant leak is causing vehicle to overheat. Coolant leak is seeping onto the belts and hoses that were also replaced. Engine seals are scheduled to be replaced on March 2, 2024. I was previously advised that this used vehicle I purchased was not involved in an accident. I researched, and there are over 7,000 complaints regarding coolant leakage in this Ford year model. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Safety recall 13S12 with a risk of localized overheating of the engine cylinder head that may lead to oil leaks and fires was not completed per the procedure provided by FORD motor company.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low-coolant warning light illuminated on the instrument panel, and the temperature gauge began to indicate that the vehicle was overheating. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the coolant hose. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was towed back to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the cooling and control systems. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Vehicle will completely turn off while driving, battery indicator light comes on, once pulled over the vehicle can be restarted. Had it checked it out and it’s leaking coolant from a possible cracked block into #2 cylinder. Ford told me that they currently have no programs for me to get this replaced for free. These motors are dangerous and ford needs to address this.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the low coolant warning light illuminated. The vehicle was parked at the residence where coolant was added to the vehicle. On another occasion while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low coolant warning light illuminated again. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,924.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Coolant Low message was displayed, and the vehicle then lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact added coolant and was able to restart the vehicle; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the temperature gauge indicated that the vehicle was overheating, prompting the contact to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway. After a visual inspection of the engine compartment, the contact observed that the coolant reservoir was empty. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that coolant was leaking into the cylinders, resulting in damage to the engine and requiring the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 84,000.

Coolant leaks due to hole in cylinder head causing overheated engine.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that coolant was leaking from the vehicle. The contact added additional coolant, but within a week half of the coolant had leaked out. The engine was hot, and a message to “Pull Over” was displayed. The vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was unable to locate the leak. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed about a recall however, the contact declined the repairs. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 89,621. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH the messages "Engine overheating" and "Coolant level low" were displayed. The contact stated that the vehicle decelerated from 40 MPH to 5 MPH. The contact had coasted to the side of the roadway and waited for approximately an hour for the engine temperature to cool down before continuing to drive. The failure had occurred 3 times. The contact stated that during one failure, in addition to waiting, the coolant level was refilled above the suggested fill line and the vehicle regained proper function. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was determined that coolant was leaking into the engine. The mechanic informed the contact that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact was referred to the dealer. The dealer was contacted and it was confirmed the VIN was not included in the recalls. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

Cars is losing antifreeze with no visible leaks in engine compartment or under vehicle. Strong smell emitted around vehicle when driven.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated after starting the vehicle, he noticed that coolant was leaking significantly onto the ground. The contact stated that he added coolant to the vehicle and drove to the residence. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the cylinder head plug was fractured. The mechanic determined that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed him that the NHTSA was responsible for the VIN selection. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

I have been reaching out to ford for over 9 months my SUV started having issues with shifting at 90,000 and I took it to my local ford dealer 2 (Jefferson Ford Motors) Jefferson Georgia and then once to the Ford office in Winder Georgia both said that until the vehicle broke down they did not see what the problem was however the last time I took it to Jefferson Ford Motor they said they can tell its showing signs of some type of transmission failure at which they could not tell why because they said it was not enough miles to cause that fast forward to November of 2023 I was driving down a busy intersection and the suv stops shifting completely and slammed to a stop in the middle of 6 lanes all coming at my vehicle and nearly causing a horrible accident and unsafe environment to even have it towed ford had recalls on the shifting that caused this very same issue with the same model as my vehicle and they should be liable for this I have wrote letters and called ford spoke to the NHTSA multiple times with absolutely no help from anyone how is this fair to me I can not fix my SUV because I can not afford it I am not asking for ford to cover anything else but do the right thing and fix the issues with the vehicle that caused a near death accident I NEED HELP for someone instead of being ignored!

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on two occasions while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal gasoline odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated on another occasion while driving at various speeds the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the engine was running rough. Additionally, the contact stated that she was continually refilling the coolant reservoir due to an excessive coolant consumption. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with an internal coolant leak. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be taken apart for a full diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the "Coolant Level Low," message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and it was discovered that there was a hairline crack in the coolant reservoir. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that there was blueish-colored smoke coming from the vehicle upon a cold engine start. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the engine was misfiring, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he drove to the residence. The contact stated that he used an OBD reader and retrieved DTC code: P0304 (Cylinder #4 Misfire). The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 144,618.

Vehicle started to overheat. It now will not move. Car has sat for two days and as soon as you start it the overheating warning comes on

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 45-50 MPH, the vehicle overheated. Additionally, a message indicating a low coolant level was displayed, and the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the coolant temperature sensor housing was replaced; however, the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer, where the coolant temperature sensor housing and coolant hoses were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion in the oil reservoir. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the recall repair was performed in 2014. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked outside the residence, and she noticed that coolant was leaking onto the ground. The contact stated that she added coolant to the vehicle, but the coolant continuously leaked onto ground. The contact started driving the vehicle however, the vehicle started overheating and a message advising to pull over was displayed. The contact reversed to the front of the residence and parked the vehicle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55-60 MPH, the vehicle overheated and shut off. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times while driving. The vehicle was towed to the dealer several times, and the dealer diagnosed that coolant was leaking from the coolant hose, and the engine coolant temperature sensor housing was cracked. The dealer repaired the vehicle twice; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the coolant hoses were repaired; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 47,841.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to exceed 30 MPH. The engine overheated message was displayed, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the water pump. After the repair was performed, the contact and his passengers detected an abnormally strong oil odor while driving. The contact and his passengers suffered from headaches; however, medical attention was not received. Additionally, while driving, there was smoke coming from underneath the hood. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic, who determined there was an oil leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 133,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing abnormal coolant consumption. The contact stated that she placed a cardboard underneath the vehicle to check for coolant leaks; however, there was no leak. Additionally, the contact stated that she had noticed that there was oil intrusion into the coolant reservoir. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The Turbocharger Wastegate Regulating Valve Solenoid has been intermittently forcing a OBD2 code P0234. The solenoid location has not been determined and why the code goes away and then comes back later after driving the vehicle after clearing the code is not determined either. Ford charges more for this part than any other parts houses. The dealer labor is also costing just as much as the part ($200). This is a problem that is currently happening to quite a few Escape owners.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle started to overheat. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and restarted. Additionally, the contact observed condensation under the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic on several occasions where it was diagnosed that unknown parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired over 20 times, but the failures persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after driving the vehicle for an extended period, the vehicle would hesitate without warning upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact initially took the vehicle to a dealer where they informed the contact that the turbo booster needed to be replaced. Despite the turbo booster replacement, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for a second time; however, the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was given a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

coolant leaked into the cylinders causing major overheating. Only to be told by ford mechanics, that a new engine is needed.

I had issues with my turbo in July. It needed to be fully replaced. One week ago, is started leaking coolant. White smoke was coming from the exhaust. Last night while driving on the highway, it would not accelerate and threw an error code saying cylinder three misfire detected. I had to stop on the side of the highway in the middle of the night in pitch black with no streetlights due to no fault of my own. Car is no longer drivable until fixed.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that coolant was leaking from the vehicle. The contact added coolant, but the coolant continued leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the mechanic could not find a coolant leak. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that there was no recall on the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was 113,000.

The contact's granddaughter owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his granddaughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated while the accelerator pedal was depressed then the vehicle overheated. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact then stated that his granddaughter stopped the vehicle and then turned off and parked the vehicle to allow the engine to cool down. The contact's granddaughter was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine short block had cracked, and coolant had leaked into the combustion chamber and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Fire started in engine from oil leak in cylinder head on Saturday, 9/9/23 at approximately 1:15 pm. Car had been running for around 2 hours with no signs or indication of malfunction. Driver pulled car over after entering Mt. Rainier National Forest at a viewpoint. At this point driver noticed engine was smoking. NO lights or indicators on dashboard lit up notifying of overheating or malfunction. The temperature gauge did not indicate the engine was over heating. The safety of 4 passengers was at risk. Fire started with four passengers including the driver in the car. Vehicle was located in Mt. Rainier National Forest where passengers and driver had no cellphone service. This also occurred in a National Forest during the high risk season for forest fires/wildfires. Fire could have put lives of passengers at risk as well as those in nearby area, if car went ablaze in the forest. With no service, preventing the car fire from turning into a forest fire would be very difficult. This problem occurred AFTER TSB on this vehicle was completed for safety recall 17S09-S1 in April 2014 at Bellingham Ford. The crack in the cylinder caused by the recall was patched by Bellingham Ford by filling it with Copper silicone rather than removing the cylinder and replacing it. Repair shop (Mike's Shop - Buckley Washington) that inspected vehicle after incident on Sept. 9th 2023, found that copper silicone patch had split causing oil to leak into engine and catch fire. This inspection indicates that the initial repair done by Ford Manufacturer did not prevent leak from occurring and causing a fire to start in engine.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered abnormally before stalling. The contact waited for a while before restarting the vehicle; however, while driving, the failure recurred with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed and it was determined that coolant was leaking into cylinder #3 due to a fractured gasket, causing the engine to fail. The vehicle had since become inoperable. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,724.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the low coolant warning light was displayed on the instrument panel with heavy white smoke coming from the tailpipe. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was discovered that coolant had leaked into cylinder #3, causing engine failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The contact was given a case number and was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for further assistance. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

Heater coil hose leaking profusely. Common issue reported in 2013 Escape, yet no recall, why?

The contact's wife owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was significant amounts of smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure mainly recurred after the vehicle had been sitting overnight. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to TSB Number: SSM-49210. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking engine oil. The contact stated that after leaving the vehicle running for an extended period, there was smoke coming from the vehicle. The check engine warning light and engine overheating message was displayed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they diagnosed that the failure was with the cylinder block. The vehicle was then towed to a dealer and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 86,136.

Flywheel broke, causing the vehicle to lose power.

This car stalls while driving. I'll drive & the engine stops. I have to restart the car. It is Very Dangerous.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the odor of fuel was present inside the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local automotive service center who diagnosed that the coolant reservoir and engine belts were faulty and needed to be replaced. The contact was advised to contact the local service center for repairs to be performed. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 165,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle was shaking and rumbling. The engine coolant message was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the coolant standpipe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.

My coolant is disappearing daily. I’m putting at least three containers a week in the engine is overheating. I took my vehicle in for service. They had it for five weeks and told me nothing was wrong with it and did all kinds of diagnostic testing. I found a recall 13S12 which pertains to the exact situation. However, when I put in my Vin number, this recall is not coming up I don’t know if my vehicle was serviced for this. It states that the eighth digit of the Vin number will be a letter X, mine is a letter X potential outcome can be my engine, catching on fire and nobody will listen to me.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "Engine Overheated" displayed, and the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where an engine sensor was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was then towed to the local dealer, who diagnosed that the engine head had cracked and coolant had leaked into the engine cylinders. The contact was advised that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was idling at a stop light, the engine temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that there was coolant mixing with the engine oil. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment, and the vehicle lost motive power. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle seemed to return to normal functionality. The contact stated that the failure had become more frequent over the past two years. The contact stated that during the failure the check engine and low coolant warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined there was a crack in the engine block. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 97,612.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed the local mechanic how diagnosed that a engine coolant leak had occurred which caused severe damage to the engine and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 120.000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was a coolant intrusion into the engine, and the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to tow the vehicle to another dealer for a second opinion. The vehicle was towed to Asheboro Ford, Inc. (1602 E Dixie Dr, Asheboro, NC 27203) who provided the same result. Additionally, the second dealer diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 76,236.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that coolant was leaking into engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to her residence. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where the vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the housing unit and the thermostat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, but the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact towed the vehicle back to the independent mechanic and was informed that the coolant sensor and the regulator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and 12V310000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included in the recalls. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the low coolant warning light illuminated. The contact stated that two days later while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that coolant was leaking into the cylinder block causing a blown head gasket. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided the contact with a case number and referred her to the NHTSA Hotline. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, a message that the engine was overheating and would soon shut down was displayed. The vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the road and checked under the hood and noticed that the coolant level was low. The contact added coolant, and the vehicle operated normally. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine). The manufacturer was contacted but provided no additional assistance and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 123,000.

While driving down the highway, I suddenly got an alert that my coolant was low, and then that my engine was overheating. My car started slowing down, and I got a warning message to safely stop as soon as possible. I was barely made able to make it off the highway - And I am very glad I was not in traffic or going faster when it happened. I towed the vehicle to a Ford dealer who told me that the water pump needs to be replaced. I checked online and saw that many other 2013 Ford escapes had this part recalled, but my vehicle is not part of this recall. I have kept good care of my car and the vehicle only has about 60,000 miles on it. It seems like this part is clearly defective and my vehicle should be included in this recall.

Coolant leaks into the engine of my 2013 Ford Escape. This trips the coolant warning light on the instrument panel, prompting me to refill the coolant reservoir. I travel with a container of coolant and have so far been able to avoid fire or engine failure. But coolant leaking into the engine is an obvious, ongoing safety issue. The problem has been occurring for at least two years. I've taken the vehicle to two mechanics, who both have run pressure tests on the coolant system, have ruled out hose failures or other external causes of coolant loss and diagnosed the problem as coolant leaking into the engine. One of them said it is due to an engine design defect. I filed a complaint with Ford on June 2, 2023. The Ford representative I spoke with said there are no recalls on the vehicle and company has made no comment on the complaint. The case number is 43147023. This is a known problem with Ford's 1.6L EcoBoost engine which powers this vehicle.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal burning engine oil odor present inside the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. After retrieving the vehicle, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle overheated. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from underneath the hood. Additionally, the contact stated that the engine was consuming an excessive amount of coolant. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated the vehicle needed to be taken to an authorized Ford dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,055.

The water pump failed and it caused my head gasket in my engine to go.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, both a check engine light and a warning message instructing her to pull over immediately appeared on the instrument panel. The contact pulled into a parking lot as white smoke began to fill the engine cabin. The contact opened the hood and saw that a flame had ignited inside the engine. The occupants inside the vehicle exited as the police officers who happened to be on scene were able to suppress the fire with fire extinguishers. The fire department later arrived and managed to fully extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported and a police report was filed. The vehicle remained at the scene and had yet to be towed. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The contact stated that those same warning lights had flashed two months prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where an unknown hose had burst which led to the overheating failure. The contact was informed that the hose was replaced and that the failure was remedied. The vehicle had yet to be deemed a total loss. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

The car is loosing cooling fluid. I need to fill every weeks at least or every couple days in the hot days

Just bought this car from a Ford dealership back in Nov 2022 , in the past 3 weeks I've put in over $2000 in repairs and now it may need a new engine, there cracks running all through and leaks coming from oil pan and gasket. And turbo is bad ...... Which is gonna cost over 5000 to fix .... I've been seeing a lot of complaints on the engine of this model. Ford won't help , telling me there's nothing they can do. Clearly this make has engine problems and needs to be recalled. As I speak my car is just sitting at the dealership cause I cant afford to pay for a new engine , and why so it will go out again???? The repairs cost more than the car .I'm a single mother that relies on my car to get to work so I can support my family without my car I'm at risk of losing my job. Why isn't Ford taking this seriously? Car has been in the shop basically since April 5 2023 and still there

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the coolant low warning light illuminated. The contact stated that she refilled the coolant reservoir; however, the coolant low and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the Auto Zone and was diagnosed with a cylinder misfire. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the head gasket failed to seal properly letting coolant into the combustion chamber causing misfire to the engine and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle for routine maintenance, she was informed by the technician that the coolant overflow bottle was low. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low coolant warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The contact was informed that the VIN was previously included in an unknown coolant leak recall and the vehicle was repaired under the recall. The vehicle did not receive a second repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after the dealer had completed an unknown recall on the vehicle, a message indicating that the engine was overheating was displayed. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer, where an unknown repair was completed; however, the failure reoccurred. Additionally, the message "Low Coolant" was displayed. The contact stated that she had been adding coolant to the vehicle every month. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer several times, and unknown repairs were completed; however, the failure reoccurred. The dealer diagnosed that the water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, where the water pump, several coolant system hoses and clamps were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The independent mechanic diagnosed that there was a coolant leak, but the source of the leak was not determined. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring increasingly, and she had been adding coolant to the vehicle every week. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

I had a fuel line recall on my vehicle a few years ago but didn't get the notice until my car almost caught fire. The recall melted some coolant components that were replaced free of charge when they replaced the "entire fuel line". Now my car has constant coolant problems, heat and air problems, and suddenly (just started yesterday) it smells of raw gasoline in the cabin of the car and some on the outside of the car near the front. No visible leaks can be seen under the car(coolant or gas). Please help.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on various occasions, she noticed that the coolant level was low but had not seen a fluid leak. The contact then stated that after starting the vehicle, the message that the engine was overheating was displayed and the temperature gauge rose rapidly. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that there was a coolant leak, and the coolant was refilled. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to a local dealer for further diagnostic tests and repair. The contact made a local dealer aware of the failure; however, the vehicle had not been taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

Coolant leak

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started overheating. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, and the mechanic stated that the vehicle was experiencing similar failure as listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The dealer was contacted, and the dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. There was no additional assistance provided. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 175,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact inquired about the vehicle possibly being included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000.The contact stated that while parked there was visible coolant on the pavement under the vehicle and an odor of burnt coolant was observed .The contact stated that coolant is applied to the vehicle on a daily basis and that the check engine safety light was illuminated. The vehicle was seen by an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the coolant hoses needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure reoccurred twice in less than a month. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,842.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN TO SAFETY OPERATION. VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND HAD TO BE STOPPED ALONG HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND SHOWED NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND ACCELERATION. AFTER SHORT OPERATION VEHICLE REPEATED SAME WARNING OVERHEATING AND NO ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPORTED ANTI FREEZE IN MOTOR CAUSING IT TO OVER HEAT . REPLACED HEAT SENSORS $800. PROBLEM CONTINUED NEW ENGINE NEEDED COST $8,000. VEHICLE HAS 79,000 MILES. CURRENTLY SHOPPING FOR USED ENGINE

As I was getting to leave for work early in the morning, I had a low coolant light so I added coolant in the reservoir. I drive the car and within 50 ft the panel light up with “Stop - your engine temperature is high” and the vehicle started coasting. I stopped and fortunately I’m still in my neighborhood so I turned off the vehicle for couple minutes to cool. Then I started and returned to my driveway. But now I noticed the engine light is on. I have been filling up my coolant reservoir every so often but no leaks have been found. Took it to the shop couple of times and did pressure checks but no sign of leaks. Ford needs to do something about this. Thank you.

Overheating , cooling or coolant issues , coolant bypass valve , ford was unable to diagnose my issues before my motor became inoperable

Vehicle overheating and shutting down creating a hazardous traffic situation and potential for vehicle fire. Coolant level dropping, P1299 diagnostic code displayed on code reader. Vehicle has been inspected by a local repair shop who refused to work on it. I contacted the local Ford dealer in Fort Myers, Florida, and they indicate no open recall for the issue. The consumer should not have to be responsible to pay for costly repairs to maintain safety when Ford is well aware of the design defect that puts people's lives at risk.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she noticed an excessive amount of fluid underneath the vehicle. The vehicle had consumed approximately a gallon of coolant within a week. Additionally, the coolant temperature warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact the coolant needed to be flushed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.

My 2013 Ford ESCAPE SE has a motor that will either be replaced or possibly totaled out by insurance because of price of new motor! Coolant leak into the oil caused fatal damage to motor and cylinder #3 is shot and done.Years ago there was a recall for this same motor and make/model but VIN of my car isn’t included and now I have a motor that’s garbage.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle in the morning, there was a large puddle of coolant accumulated underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the leak had become constant, and she had to always keep a gallon of coolant in her vehicle. The contact stated that the "engine coolant low" warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who was not able to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The independent mechanic advised the contact that the engine coolant failure might be related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the message to add coolant started flashing consistently causing the contact to add coolant to the vehicle more than usual. The contact stated that while the vehicle was running, there was smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. There was no fire and the smoke dispersed independently. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on multiple occasions, she noticed that coolant had leaked on the ground and that the coolant temperature warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that upon inspection, she noticed that the coolant reservoir was empty and needed to be refilled every week. The vehicle was taken to and independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that coolant leaked out of the engine and a protective cap needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,771.

I have coolant leaking into oil-intrusion on #3 cylinder so far and gas into oil and car has been in dealership today and claim started. Ford issued a recall for this issue years ago but my vin isn’t included but has all same problems and I want Ford taking accountability and financially paying for new motor! I want a loaner car because mine is too dangerous to drive

My 2013 Ford Escape SE is part of an old recall that is a 1.6 L 4cyl motor and I bought the car used 1.5yrs ago and have coolant leaking into motor and has destroyed it! I wasn’t made aware of this when I purchased it!

11507580 – Consumer attempted to use the website to file the complaint. Attempt was not successful. The consumers computer battery was depleted. The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, there was a "Stop - Service Engine Immediately” message flashing on and off. The contact stated that she was able to add some water from a water bottle to the coolant reservoir and the engine temperature lowered and the vehicle operated normally. The contact stated that the failure had become a recurring failure and occurred at various speeds. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the heater control valves needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that coolant was leaking from the coolant lines and caused the stalling. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

The engine temp light came on. Checked the coolant level and it was low. Coolant was added to correct the low coolant level. This happened several time and now the engine barely runs. This happened over a period of a week. Dealer stated that the engine needs to be replaced at a cost of approx $8000. The car has only 59,000 miles on it.

The contact's mother owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his mother driving approximately 55 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started to lose motive power. The contact stated that his mother also noticed that the heater had stopped blowing hot air through the vents. The contact stated that his mother drove the vehicle to a local dealer, where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the mechanic determined that coolant had intruded into the engine block and that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the dealer stated that it was a known failure for similar vehicles. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The contact stated that there was a message stating that the engine was overheating and to pull over. The contact was able to pull over safely and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the water pump was replaced, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact was informed that coolant was leaking into the engine, and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine). The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 98,256.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the engine overheating warning light illuminated. The contact checked the coolant level, and the coolant reservoir was full. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed and the contact was informed that coolant was leaking into the engine and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Low coolant levels indicated by error trouble code caused by leaking freeze plug on top of the cylinder head. Leak is hard to detect because all coolant is burned on the top of the engine which releases odor into the cabin of the vehicle and could lead to possible engine fire.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the temperature gauge began to rise rapidly. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that after he parked the vehicle, he noticed coolant leaking underneath the vehicle. The contact was able to continue driving to his destination and added coolant to the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 169,000.

On or about June 17, 2022 my suv caught fire as I was driving. I pulled over at a convenience store and someone there had a fire extinguisher and extenguished the fire.

With a cold engine approximately 1-2 miles after beginning driving, the engine coolant low warning comes on quickly followed by the engine temperature rapidly rising, engine overheat warning and engine shutdown. This has occurred periodically since owning the car, 65,000 miles to 85,000 miles. It used to occur only when driving uphill which was mitigated by manually shifting but now occurs on a cold engine. The coolant leaks and requires additional coolant approximately every two weeks but engine shutdowns do not always correlate with low coolant. Mechanic ran a pressure diagnostic for coolant and claimed no leaks (Sept 2022). Problem seems consistent with other NHTSA complaints.

The engine shut off going down the road. The car started to beep letting me know that my transmission was not in park. I had to put my car in park and proceed to restart it. I could have been rear ended and my life could have been taken. I noticed it in September when I first got the car.

The contact owned a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local dealer for the repair of three previously unknown recalls. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact stated that while parked, the front of the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the flames and determined the origin of the fire came from the engine compartment. A fire department report was filed. The vehicle was then towed back to the dealer, where it remained awaiting further diagnosis. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

While driving the vehicle it started to overheat and before I could safely pull off the highway and stop it started smoking so I stopped it immediately and when I opened the hood the engine was on fire. Fire department was called a report was filed. I called ford after being informed by the fire department of a possible recall for this issue and ford denied any issues and hung up the phone on me on numerous calls.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shaking and the overheat fault message was displayed. Additionally, an abnormal antifreeze odor was detected while driving, and the contact had to keep adding antifreeze occasionally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the cylinder head cup plug was leaking antifreeze. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 58,900.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the check warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that coolant was leaking into the engine and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 72,000.

The contact called on behalf of his son who owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the engine was constantly overheating, with the coolant and engine oil level constantly low. The coolant level warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was it was diagnosed that the engine block was cracked, and that coolant and oil was leaking into the engine block. The independent mechanic informed the contact that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

My car stopped moving at full power while driving due to the engine overheating. My engine coolant warning came on that it was low. This has happened several times since I have owned this car. I have been given many different reasons for my engine coolant dropping over the years when I take it for service including the following: 1. Turbo line 2. Turbo unit 3. O-ring 4. couldn't find the leak, likely the cap was loose... This time when I brought it in they say it is an internal engine leak. Over the years, I have smelled burning and as I look into other recalls, it appears I have the same issue that was addressed with recall 13S12-S2. This incident started in 2015, happened twice in 2018, 2020 and the last incident and most severe happened 1/

I was on the interstate late, car stopped immediately. warning light said overheated. had vehicle towed. hose in back of motor had to be replaced. This has happened twice. this time water is streaming from lower motor mount was told this is coming from an internal water pump. That this is common for the 1.6 ford eco boost. The antifreeze could also cause a fire on a hot engine. Ford knows of this problem but will not do recalls. to fix this is very costly.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his brother was driving at an undisclosed speed, he depressed the brake pedal however, the brakes failed to engage. No warning lights were illuminated. As a result, the contact’s brother swerved off the road but was able to engage the parking brake. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 161,905.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the engine temperature gauge suddenly indicated the engine had overheated and an audible alarm was activated. Additionally, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle independently decelerated. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the coolant control sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The sensor was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the sensors were replaced three times however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 79,000.

Around 6,000 2013 Ford Escapes were recalled for a coolant leaking / hose issue that could cause a fire in the engine. My car, according to your site, was not one of them. However, I have experience the coolant issue and tried to repair it on multiple occasions, but yesterday the issue caused my car to leak coolant all over the engine and shut down completely. I am confident this is the same issue the other cars were recalled for.

I took my car to Ford they said it was leaking oil into the turbo and I will need a total engine replacement no oil low indicator light came on my car started knocking and I shut it off right away at the dealership they said oil was leaking into the turbo and when they drain the oil there was metal in my oil plan total engine replacement will cost me $10,000

My wife and I bought 1 new 2013 Ford Eco Boost 1.6 liter Ford Escape in 2013. In the last 2 weeks the engine/ cylinders went bad. upon further investigation, I found numerous online complaints and a Class action Lawsuit filed against Ford for coolant leaks that infiltrated the motor and destroyed #2 and #3 cylinders. The cost of repair is more than the value of the car. Ford has known about this problem according to the online articles and has failed to fix or recall the engines based upon this problem. My engine experienced the same problems posted online. Ford told me nothing about the engine except for the cylinder failure but not the possible causes. I had to walk away from the car, Both my wife and I are retired and on a fixed income. I think Ford should bear some responsibility for thier lack of concern over the quality of these engines! There were no prior warnings to this engine failure until the actual incident occurred!

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that she smelled antifreeze upon entering her vehicle. The contact opened the hood and discovered that the coolant level was low. The contact added coolant and resumed normal driving. The contact then stated that while driving at slow speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact opened the hood and saw that the coolant reservoir was nearly empty. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who discovered that the engine coolant bypass valve was defective. The mechanic then informed her that the part was under warranty and referred her to the dealer. The dealer and the manufacturer were contacted, and both informed her that the vehicle was not under warranty or recall for the defect. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) which she linked to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that coolant was leaking from underneath the vehicle. The coolant detector would not accurately detect the coolant level. The coolant reservoir needed to be refilled weekly. The ABS warning system would chime and illuminate whenever the vehicle was started, and the vehicle would fail to move. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle several times, the ABS warning light turned off and the vehicle operated as needed. The contact stated that the transmission was slipping out of the park(P) into drive(D). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the wheel hub bearing needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the wheel hub bearings were replaced four times and the front axles were replaced twice; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

This vehicle is a 2013 Ford Escape with a 1.6 Turbo Engine. This vehicle has coolant leaking into cylinder number 4. Ford Motor Company has recalled other 2013 Ford Escapes and Fusions with this same engine for this same problem but refuse to recall my vehicle. The engine runs ruff and has quit on occasion. This is a dangerous situation if I am driving in traffic and could cause an accident.

Engine coolant low message has continually been an issue with this car since it was purchased used at the end of 2013. It got so bad that at one time I would have to carry antifreeze with me. I have replaced the water pump, hoses, thermostat housing, and other parts at considerable expense. I noticed that NHTSA ID # 10218621 refers to 1.5L EcoBoost engines built before June 10, 2019 in 2017 thru 2019 Ford Escapes does not pertain to my car because I have a 1.6L EcoBoost engine, but what is described in that notice and the Ford Technical Service Bulletin 22-2322 is exactly what is happening to my car. I believe Ford has the same problem with this 1.6L EcoBoost engine. My problems began in 2016 and twice since the engine temp spiked to extremely hot without warning and the car had to be shut down while driving causing extreme safety issues.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle overheated and stalled. The message "Warning. Pull Over" was displayed. The contact stated that she waited 10-30 minutes for the vehicle to cool down. The vehicle was then restarted and operated as needed. However, the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed several times due to the failure to restart. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics where an unknown valve and the coolant flange housing were replaced, and other unknown repairs were completed; however, the failure persisted. The independent mechanic informed the contact that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that her VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Losing antifreeze but it's not leaking from underneath, I'm not sure where it's going my car smells like it's burning some where , and under my car on my muffler there is burnt looking marks on the muffler underneath I'm not sure why , I have my car since November 20th 2021, I bought it from Auto wholesale in Gladstone , I have appointment for the recall on the bushing Dec. 20 th, I called Ford in Sandy Oregon talk to the guy about my car is not acting right and I'm not sure on what to do , he said that I should not drive it very much , I said well do you guys provided a loaner car because I work everyday and have to drive up into the Mt. Hood everyday if I can't get to work then I will lose my job , he like sorry we have enterprise if you need to rent a car , I don't think it's really fair I have done everything wright for my car and it be there doing when they built my car , you think they would help there customer with proper care until they fix the wrong on my car that was there doing not mine , there are burnt marks on the muffler underneath

Coolant leaked from head gasket and into cylinder which caused internal engine failure. Corwin Ford has confirmed this and wants $12,302.67.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the low coolant service soon warning light illuminated, followed by a message stating that the engine was overheating before the vehicle stalled and lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over and waited for the vehicle to cool down and then was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the coolant level sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall for the failure. The contact was advised to file complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 138,300.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the low coolant level message was displayed, and the vehicle experienced rough operation before stalling. After adding coolant to the reservoir, the failure continued. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 99,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the temperature sensor indicator and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact then stated that while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine failed to engage. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that coolant had leaked into the engine over time and caused a blown head gasket. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her daughter was heading out to start the vehicle, there was a leak coming from underneath the engine compartment. The contact also stated that her daughter needed to refill the antifreeze very frequently. Additionally, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant hose and another unknown component needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

The contact's mother-in-law owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the while his mother-in-law was driving at an undisclosed speed the temperature gauge increased and she pulled over and called for assistance. The son-in-law inspected the engine and discovered an antifreeze coolant leak. The contact stated that he placed cardboard under the vehicle and found that the back side of the engine block was leaking. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer who stated that the failure was related to a recall. The contact stated that he called the manufacturer who stated a case was opened and he was informed to call the NHTSA Hotline to be added to the recall. The contact stated that the vehicle was not included in an unknown Ford coolant recall. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his wife was driving at an unknown speed and approaching a traffic light, the vehicle began decelerating independently. The contact stated the engine started overheating and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to park safely at a nearby parking lot. The contact added coolant and continued driving the vehicle to her destination. The contact stated that the coolant was leaking into cylinders #1 and #2. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.

Cylinder 3 misfire - cylinder allowed engine coolant to get into engine which should not happen - engine failed in light of this defect - engine replacement required - many Ford Dealerships will confirm the 1.6 L Turbo eco boost engine in the 2013 model year Escape are plagued with issues - Full Engine replacement required on my 2013 Ford Escape that only had 73,000 miles - Ford will not reimbursement for the new engine installed - costs for new engine just under $6900 - rental expense accumulated as well while we were down a vehicle - Ford told me to log my complaint with the NHTSA - I am doing this now - Can the NHTSA help? What can I expect from the NHTSA? Engines that fail as this one can be very dangerous - main concern is obviously and engine fire - any help would be appreciated

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated the vehicle was taken to the local dealer for an unstated recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The transmission warning light was flashing. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken back to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 149,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the head gasket was blown and that coolant fluid was leaking into the engine due to four cracks in the engine block. The mechanic informed the contact that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 59,600.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, there was an abnormal carbon monoxide odor detected. The contacted stated she felt weak and sleepy. On another occasion, the contact had to pull over on the side of the road due to the carbon monoxide odor inside the vehicle. The contact sought medical attention and was informed that she had 8 level of carbon monoxide in her blood. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the mechanic confirmed that carbon monoxide was leaking into the vehicle and that there was also an oil leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

I believe my car has the same issue noted on Ford Recall 12S39 (NHTSA Campaign #12V431000). My car's mfg date is 09/12 and my independent mechanic says that my vehicle has the same coolant issues noted in the recall, but the recall date only applied to vehicle with mfg date of 08/12. I would like to see how my mfg date can be included in the recall.

I bought my 2013 Ford Escape used in 2020 with 76,000 miles from a local Chevrolet dealer. They did not offer me a warranty on the vehicle and told me that they would not assume responsibility for it should anything break. At the time of incident, it only had 82,000 and I kept up with regular oil changes. On the day of the incident, I had been driving at about 45mph and came to a stop at a red light. When I went to accelerate as the light turned green I heard a strange noise and then the car stalled out with no other warning; no lights were lit up on the dash prior or during the stall out. I could not get the car to turn over at that point and I was stuck in the middle lane on a major highway. I had cars going all around me, with a large truck headed towards me, which had to swerve to keep from hitting my car. My mother was in the car with me and we were afraid we would be hit by oncoming traffic. Finally someone stopped to help and pushed me into a parking lot. I had the car towed to a mechanic where he has diagnosed it as engine failure.

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that he noticed a leakage on the ground underneath the engine. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be determined; however, the radiator, radiator hose, and coolant reservoir was replaced; however, the leak was still coming from the engine. The contact refenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Coolant leaked into engine. Need new engine. Ford won’t pay for it even though they knew about this ongoing problem

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle almost stalled. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated with a warning light flashing, indicating for the driver to pull over and stop. The contact stated that she was able to coast to into a parking lot with the engine was running; however, the vehicle would not exceed 15 MPH. The contact stated that the engine temperature gauge was in the RED. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer, where it was diagnosed and recommended that a valve in the A/C and radiator hose be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle failure had reoccurred. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle then started losing motive power and would not accelerate properly. Additionally, the vehicle experienced bucking, and hard shifting, and there was white smoke coming from the exhaust. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle had experienced vibration, hesitation, and jumping on several occasions. The vehicle also stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the failure was caused by engine coolant intruding into cylinder #2 causing damages to the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 115,000. The contact stated that the motor was replaced with a Ford factory motor by an authorized Ford dealer. The contact paid out of pocket for these repairs, but they have concerns that they were sold the same exact model that caused the vehicle to have issues.

I would like to report this extremely dangerous incident I had with my 2013 Ford Escape with the 2.0 engine. I parked my car and went shopping. The car was running fine. I returned about a half hour later. When I started the car the engine revved up to 5000RPM all by itself and stayed at that RPM even though I didn’t have my foot on the gas pedal. I had to tap the gas pedal to get the engine RPM down to the correct idle speed. I was glad the car was in park and not drive. I could have gotten in a terrible accident and maybe have killed someone. I contacted Ford customer service to see if they had a recall for this problem. My case number is 37993624. They told me there wasn’t any recall. They told me that I should take the car immediately to a Ford service center to get it checked out. The agent tried to make an appointment for me at the closest service center near me, Premier Ford located at 1072 East 49 Street Brooklyn NY 11234, but the lines were busy. I told her I would take the car there the next morning. The Ford center did a diagnostic check on the engine and told me they couldn’t find the problem or reproduce it and there were no codes in the system. They suggest I change the Throttle Body and the gas pedal assembly. They said it was only a guess but that could have been the problem. I did as they suggested and had the Throttle Body and gas pedal assembly replaced. Since they didn’t actually find the problem every time I drive my car I wonder in the back of my mind if it’s suddenly going to shoot out into traffic all by itself. 1-The vehicle is available for inspection on request. 2-The engine has not been inspected by the Ford Company. 3-There was no warning of the problem before it happened. *The service adviser at Ford wrote the problem wrong. He wrote that I shut the engine and restarted it. That’s not correct. I just tapped the gas pedal and it went down to the correct idle RPM.

I bought this car two years ago from rodeo Kia in Avondale Arizona and have had some issues with this car which all have been resolved but last year the car has had a major issue that still hasn’t been fixed I called numerous mechanics that have a identified the same problem over and over. I was told by repair smith that my car overheated and leaked Freon because of engine block crack that this cars are known for. So my car needs an engine block swap and I was told by the mechanic that this are one of fords cars that have this major problems down the line. So I did my research online and there is a lot of people with this problem with this 2013 ford escapes but when I put my vin number it says no recall for that but other escapes of the same year have that recall why is mine not showing that recall if it does have that diffract and problem and it’s the same year but it does not show the recall I think this is extremely unfair to me as a consumer.10

The engine has a coolant leak which is causing smoke to emit from the muffler pipes when started. The vehicle always seemed to burn off coolant in a way that was normal. I purchased the car in 2016. But I never had warning lights. Despite that, we (myself and my mechanics - I have gone to two) have tried to find the leak for several years, including changing hoses & seals. However, now the check engine light is on, and within the same day of the warning light, there is now smoke coming out of the muffler when engine is started. It disperses quickly but I am afraid this is some kind of fire hazard. I do not smell anything burning but this is a hazard I need to report.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle stalled after coming to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on numerous occasions, and the dealer replaced several unknown sensors; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine control module (ECM) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle was unable to accelerate to exceed 25 MPH. There was also a knocking sound coming from the engine. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle safely to her residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the daughter was driving approximately 35 mph the vehicle would not properly accelerate and experienced jerking before eventually stalling. upon inspection, it was discovered that the coolant had leaked from the vehicle. The contact replaced the coolant temperature sensor and the coolant tank and the vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the engine water pump. Eventually, the failures reoccurred and the local dealer advised that the coolant lines were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was 178,000.

August 8,2022 my 2013 Ford Escape displayed my engine temperature was high temperature & to stop safely. Had the truck towed & the dealer stated it codes were coolant hose C value, coolant hose & sensors. They fixed it all it drove good for 2days & the same thing happen again saying the engine was over heating but it wasn’t. It had coolant in it & was not leaking anywhere. Did another diagnosis it still saying the same thing. Problem not fixed

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on several occasions, the engine coolant was low. The contact would have to continuously put coolant in the engine. The engine coolant light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant plug needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall. The failure mileage was 161,825.

ford escape 2013 recall #14S17-S1 problem with electrical signal connections that causes car to stall when coming to stop, ford says not applicable with my car

On 06/21/2022 I took my 2013 Ford Escape to a Ford dealer because my check engine light was on. I was informed that a Evap Tube was needed and the part was ordered. A few weeks later I checked with the dealer and was told the part was on back order. 08/01 I checked again and was told that there were 3,000 people waiting for the part and there was no estimate on when it would arrive. Whenever I start the engine after getting gas the engine does not start right away. It takes several times to start. I am always worried that the engine will not start or there could be a fire.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated with the engine overheating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall and would be repaired pay out-of-pocket. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall and referred the contact to the NHTSA. The failure mileage was 108,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, a low coolant warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over and checked the coolant reservoir which indicated that the coolant was low. The contact attempted to resume normal driving; however, the temperature gauge indicated that the vehicle was hot as the vehicle began to stall. An engine warning message appeared on the instrument panel as the contact pulled over. The contact walked to the nearest store to purchase coolant and replenished the reservoir; however, the stalling continued as the check engine warning light appeared on the instrument panel. The contact was able to reach his destination despite the many engine stalls and vehicle restarts. The contact continued driving the vehicle; however, he noticed that coolant had started to leak from the engine. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) which he linked to the failure. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and low coolant warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who performed a pressure test; however, no leak was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,300.

This was taken to Kendall Ford of Anchorage. The check engine light come on and start running bad. I immediately took it into the dealership they said I just needed new spark plugs and turn up. But in the note it says there was leaking out of cylinder two and three. No recommendations were given to me. They change the spark plugs and gave it back. Then again it started running bad April 2022. I took back to the dealership in April 2022 and they said it was misfiring but no longer was. I took it back to the dealership again when coolant light started coming on. They gave it back to me and said nothing was wrong. Now because of the leak into the cylinders it’s started overheating due to an internal coolant / antifreeze leak that allows coolant to enter into the cylinders of the engine. The dealership is now stating the engine is flooded with coolant which caused total engine failure and now require replacement of the engine block. My car only has 52,000 miles.

We were experiencing the engine cutting out and dying very rarely for about 2 years. One day while driving the vehicle, I hit the accelerator and the car started to engage the drive train, but then cut out and died. I was able to restart the vehicle and put it into drive. It would accelerate but once it got to the correct RPM and tried to shift the engine would cut out again. Ford said that it was a transmission failure and because it wasn't under warranty it was our responsibility to replace it at our cost if we decided to do the repair. Now a year later, the exact issue that we were experiencing is beginning with the replacement transmission. If this is a recall is it the responsibility of Ford to reimburse me the cost of replacing the transmission and complete the recall repair for the transmission that they put in.

Vehicle was taken in for diagnosis as it kept alerting that coolant was low and shutting off due to over heating alert. Coolant reservoir ans sensors were changed prior to that date. I was advised that the vehicle needs the engine short block replaced. The repair of the vehicles along with the quote exceeds the vehicle value.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated he noticed a burning oil odor and smoke was coming from underneath the hood. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact stated that he noticed that the vehicle was experiencing the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine). The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not under recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was 104,075.

Complete engine failure and ecoboost needed due to internal coolant leak that was reported the day purchased. Ford knew about these recalls and the issues were exactly the same but sold this to me anyway and refused to properly fix it. The engine in my car has been recalled but like thousands of others our vin isn’t falling in the recall list.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the low coolant level message was displayed. The contact veered to the side of the road and noticed that the antifreeze was leaking from the radiator onto the ground. The contact looked underneath the vehicle and saw smoke. The contact then opened the hood and noticed that there was no antifreeze in the coolant reservoir. The contact contacted an independent mechanic who advised her to refill the coolant reservoir with water and to then take the vehicle to his location since she was 5 minutes away. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the heater hose assembly, the coolant return, and the vent tube assembly needed to be replaced. The parts were replaced. Additionally, the independent mechanic diagnosed that the fuel line hose directly connected to the ignition system was spraying out fuel. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V584000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) due to the vehicle manufacture date. The failure mileage was approximately 121,805.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving on a local street, the vehicle overheating warning light illuminated. The contact merged to the side of the roadway and discovered that the vehicle was leaking coolant fluid. The contact added more coolant fluid and was able to drive home safely. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Unknown Coolant is leaking, but from under the hood on the drivers side. All the coolant poured out of the vehicle after the car was shut off on June 16, 2022. This has not happened again but has continued to leak. I noticed there was a recall for my year escape for coolant leaks and possible fires in 2012. I would like my vehicle to be inspected for this by my Ford dealership, along with the other recalls to be done.

Service engine soon light came on and began having issues with the low coolant coming on every few weeks. Codes on engine light came up as Engine Coolant Bypass Valve C Control Circuit Open. Vehicle then started having coolant light come on multiple times in the same day after coolant had been added and then would not start. Tried to start and Engine made a clanking noise and alerted to turn off immediately. Codes read again for bypass valve and now Engine Misfire on Cylinder 4 and misfire on startup. Had vehicle towed to a shop and upon inspection they observed coolant leaking into the engine due to block/head porosity in metal. Was told that this was a common problem with this engine style and the only was to fix is to replace the engine. Was told if the engine was not replaced that it would continue to misfire and may experience engine failure or fire while driving.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH uphill the vehicle started overheating and fluid started leaking onto the exhaust manifold. The contact stated that the coolant temperature warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was restarted but was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

There is a coolant leak in my 2013 Escape engine. There were approximately 90,000 miles on this vehicle when we purchased it used. It started having problems immediately. The dealer where we got our vehicle from stated that they would make us pay the difference in depreciation to return the vehicle even though it had a 30 day warranty. The coolant would leak and then there was low coolant. Whitish blue smoke would pour from the tailpipe. Ford refuses to acknowledge that there is a manufacturing defect even though Ford installed "coolant temperature gauges" to prevent the overheating. This is simply just a bandaid to a larger problem that multiple Escape owners are experiencing. This vehicle has been to 2 different Ford dealers, both of whom told me different things that were wrong. Consequently, this vehicle has been sitting at a Ford dealership in Hanover, PA since February 2020 because they want 8K to replace the engine. I am awaiting a class action lawsuit against Ford to resolve this issue...

There is something that has been making my coolant go low in my vehicle I took it to the mechanics two times and they fall suggested to take it in to dealership for a recall because they have dealt with this exact same kind of car many times and that's the same problem it given other owners.

There is an internal coolant leak, coolant will get so low that vehicle gives warning that it will automatically shut down. While at highway speed it makes it dangerous to try and safely pull over.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle was vibrating abnormally. The coolant warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with a coolant hose leak. The coolant hoses were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

2013 Ford Escape 1.6 ecoboost engine, at around 103,000 miles, a quarter size spot of coolant on the drive was first notice. Every now and then the low coolant warning came on, but the coolant was barely below the minimum line. In 2020-21, had taken it to my local mechanic and another time to my Ford Dealer. Both told me no leakage was found. Neither informed me of this being a known issue with this engine coolant system, nor about the recalls. In April, the low coolant warning came on, this time coolant loss was significant. I had to add 1/2 gallon of water even it I drove only 5 miles. I noticed the coolant only leaked out while the vehicle was running, never when parked. I took it into Ford Service Department for repair. They determined it is an internal coolant leak. Due to a design defect, coolant leak into one or more engine cylinders. Engine replacement needed. The price will be $9721! (I purchased it in 2020 for $10,000). They said this is common with the Ford Escape's engine. They said, they have seen hundreds of Escapes in recent years, with this issue of the coolant leaking into the engine and ruining the engine.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH and accelerating to merge onto the highway, the contact stated that the high engine temperature alert warning light illuminated and the vehicle began to shudder and decelerate. The contact safely pulled off of the highway and shut the vehicle off. The contact restarted the vehicle and the check engine light illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the coolant sensor had malfunctioned and referred the contact to a dealer. The contact stated that the failure was recurring. The vehicle had not been taken to a dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, she smelled smoke and that a "stop driving" warning light illuminated. The contact safely pulled off of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. There was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact raised the hood and observed that steam was coming from the radiator and the radiator hoses. The contact had the vehicle towed to her residence and had it diagnosed by an independent mechanic who related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Bought vehicle with around 65K miles, started having issues with coolant level low and causing the engine warning light to come on. Then the car would go into “limp” mode to get the car to a safe place. There was no visible loss in coolant level. This happened on and off for about 3 months. Called local ford dealer about a coolant recall for 2013/2014, was told my VIN not included in that. Ended up replacing the coolant level sensor in this vehicle and was the part mentioned in the above recall conversation. This part was fixed at an independent service center and was disposed of.

My son was driving stopped at a red light vehicle shut off while in drive it will not stay running. This is not the first time it has happened in traffic. If he was not stopped he could of been seriously hurt along with myself and daughter. I see there is a investigation on the 1.6 but not 2.0. This needs to be looked at before someone gets hurt or worse killed.

This Vechicle has been serviced at Ford Dealership since purchasing it.every 3,000 miles synthetic oil change, balance, rotate and eliminate if needed and certified inspection at a cost of $412.00 plus any repairs. The Vechicle started overheating while my daughter was taking her kids to school in the neighborhood, she hurried and used the onboard fire extinguisher due to all the smoke and the children were in restraints car seats. This issue is a100% match to the recall for this Vechicle (not my vin?) the fuel line is also leaking and matches recall 100%. Ford needs to include my Vechicle it’s been sitting ever since the incident.

The contact owns a 2013 Focus Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH or exceeding 25 MPH, the oil pressure warning light illuminated on the instrument. The vehicle was also consistently overheating. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed of an oil and coolant dispenser failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate with an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the turbo charger needed to be replaced; and was referred to an authorized dealer for assistance. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.

Losing coolant much like the other vehicles with the same 1.6L engine.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while in the vehicle with the engine idling for 10 minutes, the contact then attempted to park the vehicle however, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The failure had recurred twice. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,575.

Engine frequently overheating, this was recall for my model/ year/vehicle and I was told vin# doesn't associate with recall. I would like to know why.

I’m having problems with my coolant leaking and overheating as a result. My coolant leaks out about a day or 2 after I fill it which causes my car to overheat. There is a recall on the leaking coolant but my vehicle vin does not show that it’s in the system. It’s not a big coincidence that my vehicle is having the problem that you recalled but I’d not listed. Please fix my vehicle with this recall. This is a safety issue that needs to be resolved. Thanks

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that her daughter's vehicle would overheat while driving at various speeds as the low engine coolant light would appear on the instrument panel. The contact had taken the vehicle to several independent mechanics where they discovered that coolant had leaked into the engine. After several repairs, the failure persisted. The contact then stated that while her daughter was driving 65 MPH, the vehicle shut-off without warning. Due to the failure, her daughter had the vehicle towed to a dealer where they informed her that her vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer had been notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 5-10 MPH, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was unable to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact stated that he continued to drive the vehicle; however, the failure reoccurred the next day while pulling out of a parking spot. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice and the dealer informed the contact that they could not replicate the failure. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring increasingly, 2-3 times per day. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who informed the contact that they could not replicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

The contact's friend owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the cabin would fill up with exhaust and fuel fumes to the point of having to roll the windows down to clear the cabin odor. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed however, the cause of the odor was not yet determined. The contact was also informed of an open recall for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V331000 (Latches, Locks, Linkages). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,125.

The computer issues a high engine temperature warning without physical indication of high temperature on the dash thermometer. This results in reducing engine power into “limp mode”. The temperature indicator immediately rises to maxim high. The engine does not shut off but there is no power. The safety concern is: if this condition would occur while in fast moving traffic around a city belt-way, the sudden loss of power and speed reduction could make the vehicle susceptible to a rear end collision or endanger other drivers trying to avoid a slow moving vehicle tryin to get off the road.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was losing coolant, causing her vehicle to overheat. The contact had to add coolant several times per week. The low coolant level warning light would illuminate whenever the coolant level was extremely low. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as a coolant leak. The contact was referred to the local dealer and was also notified of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 mph, there was smoke coming from underneath the hood and from behind the vehicle without warning. The contact stated that the failure progressively got worst and the smoke was gray. The contact said a third-party driver had stopped and advised that he saw flames. The contact opened the hood and saw the smoke. The fire department was not called and the contact did not have to put out any flames. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine head was cracked on the back side of the motor. The independent mechanic advised that there was a recall associated with the failure NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine). The contact did not take the vehicle to a local dealer, however, the dealer was contacted and advised that there were no open recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle overheated, lost motive power, and stall with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was referred to NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while her husband was driving 25 MPH, the engine overheating warning light was illuminated before the vehicle stalled. The driver was able to restart the vehicle. The driver added engine coolant but continue to experience failure. The vehicle was not drivable. The driver towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the head gasket needed to be replaced. The mechanic also noticed that the engine was cracked. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The contact attempted to call the manufacturer but was unable to speak to a representative. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. There was a faulty fuel injector which caused it to not pass emissions. After taking care of that problem, the coolant would run dry very quickly, in a matter of minutes. At this point, the engine light came on and the car just stopped dead in the middle of the street. Consumer sold the vehicle due to hazard.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated the vehicle was losing coolant. The low coolant indicator light was illuminated. The contact added coolant to the vehicle and the warning indicator light went away. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who referred the contact to the local dealer. The contact called the local dealer and was referred to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "Low Coolant", "Pull Over Car Overheating" warning messages were displayed, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with a coolant level sensor kit failure. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the independent mechanic. The dealer and manufacturer were made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000. Consumer stated while driving in a school zone approximately 20mph, current temperature was 14 degrees. This has been a recurring problem.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after returning from an independent mechanic and driving at 55 MPH, the vehicle shut-off with the "coolant level low" warning message illuminated on the instrument panel. With the assistance of a State Trooper, the contact was able to pull the vehicle off to the side of the highway and add water to the coolant reservoir. The contact then took the vehicle back to the mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed with a defective coolant level sensor. The dealer was then notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 113,500.

I bought my car at the end of winter in 2018, and every winter, when it gets 20 degrees or below, every few weeks, my engine overheating light will come on after 10 minutes of driving it. When I look at my coolant, it is right at the minimum line every time. I have since learned to keep a bottle of coolant in my car as well as a funnel to fill it just a little. Afterward, it would drive okay. Every shop I have taken it to states there are no leaks, and it was working just fine. I've also been told that it's a common issue with the 2013 Ford Escape, and I will have to continue to fill it. This has been an issue as I have been stuck on the freeway with my 3 and 7 year old numerous times trying to get under my hood with the car shut off in negative degree weather. I DO NOT feel safe getting out of the car to fill the coolant with my children in the backseat on a freeway with cars flying past me. Winter of 2022, the issue became worse. I was turning and saw smoke pouring out of my hood, and my check engine light came on. Luckily, I was right by my destination, where it quit working altogether and coolant emptied altogether. My husband, a former mechanic, is replacing the overflow coolant reservoir hose, which broke. The head gasket appears to be okay; however, he believes there may be tiny cracks in the head gasket which would explain why all of the shops I've been to state there is no leak. My vehicle is available for inspection upon request. My kids safety, my safety, and those on the road are at risk every time my vehicle stalls, especially with no heat. At times, my hood is frozen shut, and I cannot open it right away, so my kids and I freeze until I can get the hold open while I hope no one hits my car while the roads are icy. No one has been able to reproduce the issue at a shop. My check engine light comes on periodically every winter but will disappear the same day. It also came on moments before the hose burst.

TRANSMISSION HAS SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING

Coolant bypass valve has failed for a third time now in my 2013 escape since I bought it in 2016. First time in 2017. Was told this was not covered under my warranty by ford and no recalls (for my specific vehicle). The bypass valve, from recall reviews i've read online, could stuck closed not allowing antifreeze to pass into the engine. This could cause engine to overheat and catch fire. Other recalls have noted possible engine fire from coolant leak. The check engine light has come on in all three instances. The diagnostic code is the same this time as the last two-P26b7. No recall for my specific vehicle because it wasn't built in the factory that the recall vehicles, with same problem, was built in. Although, it's the same problem, with the same cooling design.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle lost all power and the contact stated that the engine overheating warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and refilled the coolant reservoir and was able to restart the vehicle after waiting approximately 2 hours. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

When heater is turned on in my vehicle (2013 Ford Escape) during winter, the radiator light and check engine lights come on. Oil is visible on the engine. I refill the radiator and radiator light goes off. There is oil spewed under the vehicle's hood and on the motor. It is my understanding that there was a recall for the powerplant, which overheats and leaks oil and other fluids onto the engine which could possibly result in fire. I would prefer to avoid this

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would overheat with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle would stall and independently enter safe mode as the temperature gauge would indicate that the engine was hot. The contact had initially taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who could not determine the cause of the failure. The mechanic then took the vehicle to a dealer where he was instructed on how to repair the failure. Upon return of the vehicle, the contact stated that the vehicle no longer stalled; however, coolant and oil began to leak from the vehicle. The contact then took the vehicle to the dealer where they informed her that they could not service the vehicle in a timely manner. The contact then called the manufacturer who informed her that her vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. Due to the failure, her daughter had the vehicle towed to a dealer where they diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was unknown.

when i back up then turn sharp to the right it will shut off. it will crank up . but i have had this to happen 2 times. its very scary to pull out into traffic .

I purchased my 2013 Escape SE AWD (non-turbo) last January 5, 2021 at approximately 59k miles (currently at 81+k miles) and haven't had any issues (other than having to replace ALL of the defective lugnuts that swell and make it so the included tire iron that Ford provides, don't even fit them for removal after almost getting hit by a car when I couldn't get them off when trying to change a flat tire three days after taking ownership of the vehicle) until today. I do my regularly scheduled oil changes and such and I'm still about 1050 miles away from when my next oil change is due. I was driving on a non-interstate highway, going up an incline at about 45-50mph, having pulled away from a full stop at a traffic light. Suddenly, I hear a ding, and look down and the 'engine coolant low' warning comes on, then another ding, and the 'danger of overheating' warning comes on, I look at the temperature gauge and it's right at normal. Within 3 seconds of the overheating warning coming on, while I was in heavy active rush hour traffic the engine just died, shut off, no power, nothing and all the dash lights came on. Luckily I had a little momentum and was able to pull over (after having to cross two lanes of traffic) safely and turned off the car. I waited a few minutes and then started it back up, the temp gauge now, shot to the top, but quickly came back down to normal, the coolant light warning was off with just the check engine light on. I pulled into a gas station purchased coolant and much to my surprise when I opened the hood, it wasn't low at all and was just slightly above the Minimum mark. I put a little in (but not over MAX) and was able to get it to a mechanic, but they can't look at it until tomorrow (12/14/21) as they were about to close. The vehicle is garage kept, and there are no spots underneath where the car parks. Considering the reservoi was full and hadn't been topped off since my last oil change in August, it doesn't appear to be burning anything.

While driving on the morning of 12/9/2021, the low engine coolant warning came on. Vehicle is leaking engine coolant from undiscovered location.

I have a 2013 Ford Escape with the 1.6l motor. The cup plug is leaking on my exhaust. This issue has a recall on it on vehicles manufactured from 10/5/2011 to 8/5/2012 in which mine is 7/2012 but my vin was not on the list for the recall. I don't want to drive the car for risk of fire as the recall states but it's my only vehicle.

For several years, we have been taking the car to the dealer because we continue to have to top off the reservoir with antifreeze. At our most recent service visit, we were informed that there could possibly be a crack in the engine block causing the antifreeze to leak into the engine. This is the same problem as a recall associated with the same year, make and model vehicle. The recall number is 12V431000

Vehicle started grumbling upon acceleration. No warning lights came on indicating an issue but I felt the vehicle was unsafe to drive and had it towed to the dealer. The dealer inspected the car and found that the cylinder head of the engine was cracked. The vehicle has had coolant issues repaired on multiple occasions, once over the summer when the hose exploded causing the vehicle to overheat. The crack in the engine and the lack of warning light could have caused me to drive this vehicle and it catch on fire while driving.

Upon driving with my 3 young children on a 45mph road with 0 warning or notification the car quit accelerating. upon pulling over it would not restart. I had it towed to my house. A new battery was purchased and the car seemed fine. not even a few days later the low coolant light came on and even after filling it the next day it was empty again. Then whenever i slowed down, stopped at a light or stop sign the car will not accelerate as if the gears are not engaging.the reverse doesn't work at all anymore. after making a left turn into my neighborhood the car without any warning lights or notice would not go at all and i tried to restart to get it to go and a car (that was wayyy down the rd) honked it's horn and sped by me to where my car rattled. With my 3 children in the car who were terrified. My oldest who is 8 now has anxiety getting into vehicles. I called ford dealership and was told to call Ford. Ford said they had assistance prpgrams and then upon calling back with scheduled appointment said there was no such thing. Im told it's $100 just to diagnose it at ford and refuse to wave it. They said it sounds like the transmission which would be around 8k +... I'm only halfway through this car loan and am now paying on a car that is no longer drivable and costs more to fix than it's even worth. This is totally wrong that this car can still legally be sold with an open investigation as dangerous as this. it shouldn't take a death for action. The car is available for inspection upon request. It is sitting in my driveway.

I have a Ford Escape 2013 1.6 engine. The engine will sputter and stall and completely die. It does this spontaneously and no warning to indicate it will. I have gone to Ford multiple times about this issue yet they say there's nothing they can do about this issue.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that her daughter had to add coolant to the vehicle. The coolant warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic contact who stated the vehicle was leaking coolant internally. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact's wife owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, a warning alert would frequently chime as the low coolant warning message would illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact had to frequently replenish the coolant due to the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed him that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and provided the same information as the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 141,460.

2013 Ford Escape Titanium 2.0L Ecoboost started making weird noises. I took it to the dealer to be looked at and now the Cylinder and turbo have to be replaced along with associated parts, due to coolant leaking into the block. Cost upwards of $6k to have it fixed. The parts alone costs almost the same as a new engine. I am blessed that it didn't seize or catch on fire before now. The backup camera is also giving me issue. I was told by the mechanic that it is also a well known problem and they have to replace a lot of Ford cameras costing about $900 to do so.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would overheat without warning. The contact had the spark plugs, engine coils, and valve cover gasket replaced on multiple occasions; however, the failure persisted. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer however, a diagnostic test was not performed. The contact was informed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and informed him that there was no recall on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the low coolant warning light was illuminated. The message to “Pull Over Immediately” was displayed on the instrument panel before the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer three times to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that coolant was leaking into the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided the contact the NHTSA.gov website to file a complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the catalytic convertor to be replaced however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was 111,319.

Check engine light soon light appeared in the morning. When accelerating up a steep incline, the engine temperature rose to the level of overheating within ~30 seconds and displayed the pull over immediately warning. At this time the engine began to emit a burning smell The check engine light went off but when I took the vehicle to a garage the next day, they were able to pull code P26B7, related to the engine coolant bypass. There is a TSB 13-2-15 related to this issue. The vehicle has less then 38,000 miles on it

The water pump is leaking which is causing residual issues with the timing. I don't know enough about engines to know for certain how severe the safety concern is with this, but I felt negligent to not report it. The problem has been reviewed by a garage and an independent mechanic. It has not been inspected by insurance or police. The warning light only came on after the leak almost completely drained the coolant.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that she had initially observed spots on her driveway due to an unknown leak. The contact had taken the vehicle to several independent mechanics however, none of the mechanics could find the source of the leak. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle began to shake with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact had discovered that the coolant reservoir was empty. While refilling the coolant reservoir, the coolant spilled out of the vehicle. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to her residence. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) which she linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was provided a case number and was referred to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

After warmup, engine stalls at stop. It restarts, but intermittently stalls again at stop/go or when slowing down.

The contact's cousin owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that his cousin informed him that the vehicle was overheating and leaking antifreeze after parking the vehicle. The contact, an independent mechanic, performed a pressure test and noticed there was antifreeze leaking from a hole in the cylinder head. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure but did not diagnose the vehicle. The dealer gave the contact a printout of a possible failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 151,058.

We have constant issues with the coolant system and finally a mechanic said that what was wrong was actually a recalled item. There was localized overheating of the engine cylinder head which caused a crack in the head/ gasket and is allowing oil/ coolant to leak internally. We then took it to out local Ford dealership, they confirmed the problem and that it would have been covered under USANHTSA recall # 13V583000, EXCEPT that there was an "inspection" done and "no leaks were found at this time". We are questioning the inspection/ remedy since the EXACT problem stated in the recall happened.

The car just stalls while driving. Sometimes it will restart and sometimes it wont.

[XXX] October 3, 2021 at 10:09 PM I also have a 2013 Ford Escape SEL 1.6 ECO BOOST. I purchased the car is March 2018. I was permanently disabled from military service so they made me purchase a very expensive warranty and because I couldn’t work my credit had suffered while waiting on my VA and SS. That cost me 18% interest, but we had no vehicle as we had to give it back while recovering from 8 surgeries . Never missed a payment but I think I know why the bank made me pay $1800 for the warranty in cash. Less than a month both drive shafts had to be replaced. $400 out of pocket. Then Ford said I had a leak and replaced a gasket, which triggered a Ford mandated replacement of the flanged fuel line not covered by warranty. $800 out of pocket. Back up camera is a joke. They have no answer. NOW MOST DANGEROUS ISSUSE. When ever we would slow down our car lost power and stalled. The car had to be turned off and restarted. Extremely dangerous for anyone, but with my three Grandchildren we had to get to the bottom of it. Another Ford dealership said it was a bad battery. Charged me $140.00 and didn’t change the battery. We bought a $200 battery but this has not stop the problem. Seems when you let off gas is mainly when. Making Red lights and stops dangerous, your at a stop light or sign you must be aware that the car could stall 50/50. We can’t put our Grandchildren in the car. It’s not safe We paid $400 to replace the fuel something or other, that controls the amount of fuel going into the combustion chamber as I was told, BUT nope hasn’t worked. NOW when the car does take off the RPM shots up before the gears shift. We took it to get the code read and it’s telling us to replace the TURBO. If they said something should be fixed we fixed it. I ask them about recalls on 2013 Ford Escapes and was told straight to my face there were non though I had gotten letters regarding the doors. Also by the way I know that a coolant system is a closed system and we are losing. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Engine has begun to leak oil and smells like burning oil while driving. Have taken to mechanic to find the source of the leak and was told that it is coming from the engine or cylinder head, not the drain plug or oil filter as suspected since it just had an oil change. Mechanic then looked up the vehicle model on- line and informed me that his problem shouldbe covered under several recalls for this make and model. However, calling the dealer to have it serviced was informed that this particular vehicle doesn't qualify for the recall even though it is the same year/model and problem as the other ones that are covered. Am afraid to drive vehicle for fear of engine fire.

2nd day I had it temp out side was -15° in Feb. I started my car and warning lamp said low coolant service immediately not even 2 minutes it said pull over safely engine will shut down. dealership came got it said it was a coolant hose.... they lied. it was the coolant bypass valve that was malfunctioning. I got the car back and it was okay for a couple weeks then said low coolant. I've been dealing with pretty significant coolant bypass valve problem since. so I got to researching and found that there was infact a recall on my year, make and model car but yet my vin wasn't included. this is seriously going to cause me or my family serious injury if not fixed and I do not believe I should have to pay for repairs on something that's known to be faulty.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated his wife was driving 75 MPH when the low coolant warning light illuminated, and the vehicle decelerated independently. The driver pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and called her husband to meet her so the contact could add water in the coolant so the driver could restart the vehicle and continue to drive to the residence. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that there was a coolant leak coming from the engine block. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 137,000.

Anytime I am driving for an extended amount of time, inevitably, the vehicle will come up with a P1299 fault code and the vehicle will reduce power by 50%, causing me to have to pull over on the side of the road. Check the coolant levels and they are fine, there is no smell of anything burning, and the coolant temp - recorded by the vehicle, is just shy of a normal 199 degrees F. This issue seems like it falls under the well-known Safety Recall kit 17S09, but when I check my VIN #, there are no 'unanswered recalls'

Massive leak at Turbo hose, would of blown my engine if I didn’t catch the massive oil leak. Was informed Ford changed the hose from rubber to steel. Won’t do a recall on it.

The coolant runs low and puffs smoke from the exhaust each morning upon startup. This is consistant with recall # 12V551, but my VIN is not included in that recall. It has the same exact issues, so I would like this to be covered before our engine blows up.

Smelling fuel & coolant leak took to ford & had diagnostic test done they replaced hose's..picked back up drove 1day & started doing same thing saying low coolant pulled over and it was steaming bad .. looked at overflow tank & it was almost full so I just left it in my driveway came out to look at it again and it was empty.... I don't understand why it's leaking coolant and why it's doing this if hose's have been replaced why it loosing coolant where is coolant going doesn't make any sense .... I seen where there was recall on 2013 model with coolant leak / freeze plug & fuel leak in lines??

The engine loss power and stall. I press the accelerator and it does not responde or it runs very slowly. When the AC is turned on this gets worse.

Check coolant light came on, took to my local Ford dealer. Diagnosis from Charles Gabus Ford: Vehicle is losing coolant due to a crack in the engine. This is a known Ford defect. The car is currently not in operation due to the risk of the engine catching fire. Estimate from Ford = $8,880.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not immediately accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. Additionally, while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated and the vehicle would occasionally stall. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 105,000.

2013 Ford Escape 1.6 ecoboost engine started to show signs of coolant loss at around 32,000 miles. No visible leaks but coolant level in reservoir was low. Reported this to Ford Dealer service department. They pressure tested system but found no leaks so they just added more coolant. Coolant loss persisted but was very slow. Now at aproximately 53,000 miles, vehicle has been diagnosed by Ford service with an internal coolant leak. Coolant leaking into cylinder 1. Engine replacement needed.

Engine sputtering, took into dealer service week of 7/30/2021 - had wiring harness replaced. Took car back, engine light came back on, returned to dealer service week of 8/6. Car gave Evac code of a solenoid sensor issue. Team suggested solenoid replacement and new spark plugs - work done and picked up Friday 8/6/2021. By Monday 8/9/2021 Check engine light back on. Took back to dealer service. Code given out was #4 Cylinder Misfire and cylinder was "wet" looking. Overnight pressure test was completed and leaking was found from the coolant system into the engine. A boarscope was used and coolant was found on top of #4 piston. Engine is leaking coolant internally. Service Manager at dealership says this is a design flaw not an indication of use/wear/tear. Said there was a tech bulletin put out about the flaw, but that tech sheet has now been wiped from their system. There is a former recall in 2012 about a similar issue affecting the 2013 Ford Escape and 2013 Fusion. Ford denied our request because of their policy that the date of the warranty (2/13/2013) is more than 7 years old. We believe this is a design flaw of the engine itself and not a wear and tear issue. Our concern is how many of these vehicles are on the road and are having the same issue unknown to the owners. The additional coolant/liquid in the engine can cause the engine to corrode or sieze while driving - creating a hazard condition.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "engine temperature high" message was displayed. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic performed a diagnostic test but could not determine the cause for the overheating. The mechanic pointed out a recall notification with NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V583000 (Engine) relating to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

There was a pop noise and then screeching under the hood for a short period & then the noise stopped. Pulled into my garage for the night. Pulled out the next morning to go to work and the car overheated, low coolant warning light came on. I pulled over into a gas station to let it cool down and added coolant. had it towed to a repair shop & diagnosis is: Water pump bearing failed and leaked engine coolant leading to engine overheating and cracked block and is now leaking oil. Car is available for inspection.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle started to overheat. The message "Check Coolant, Coolant Low" appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was not repaired however, the engine coolant was refilled. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine coolant was leaking. The engine coolant was refilled however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact the vehicle was not included in a recall and offered no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Unknown. The problem is that. My turbo is over boosting even after a full engine replacement.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated due to a coolant leak. The contact stated that the service engine message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 13V583000 (Engine) however, the Vin was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that Vin was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 232,227.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the engine started to shake violently and was leaking coolant. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

The vehicle overheats. Happens every now and then. It once overheated, shutdown and had to be towed to the Ford dealer; who said there is nothing to do other than turning off the AC when going up a steep hill. And even that doesn't work.

The coolant low gauge failed, stating that the coolant was low and the car was overheating and needed to be pulled off to a safe side. With the odometer not reaching the H showing it was approaching hot too soon. Before an individual could fully pull off the road safely car started to shake, the light went red, the dash said car overheating pull off, and the car turned off. The individual was still somewhat in a lane and on the side of the freeway where cars could still possibly hit the car and roll off the side of a cliff. This problem has been confirmed by a dealer before. The vehicle has been inspected by the manufacturer. The warning lights and messages did not give enough warning to get off the road to safety.

Coolant has been leaking from vehicle over the course of a month and a half. Fill reservoir only to have to refill within a week to two weeks with coolant.

The purge valve (whole system) has failed on my vehicle when it was on less than 5 years old. This can cause for the vehicle to pause which is dangerous. Because my purge valve (whole system) failed, not only did input my family at risk for danger, I now have to pay out of pocket to have this repair. I did not have the money to get it repair and now that I do I have to pay over $600. Ford has recognized that this is a systemic issue, however they somehow were able to focus their recall to specific manufacturers which did not cover all including my vehicle.

One of the radiator hoses, causing all of the coolant to drain in less than 1 second, followed by tremendous amounts of smoke coming from the engine. A warning light came on the dash, with a loud alarm. The car immediately overheated and had I not stopped driving the car in seconds, it would have overheated & destroyed the engine. This occurred in heavy traffic, on a highway while I was in a middle lane. This made it hard to get to the shoulder and other drivers were not letting me move over easily. Once of the shoulder, I was stuck for 4 hours with an engine that was smoking so badly, I thought it might catch on fire. Prior to the moment the part failed, there was no warning. I had the vehicle towed to the dealer repair and they replaced the hose. The dealer repair person said that these hoses fail with some regularity and I was just unlucky to have it happen under the circumstances (being on a highway, at speed, during high traffic time).

Code P26B7 Engine Bypass Coolant is shown when diagnostic is performed. I have to add coolant on a regular basis (1-2 x’s a week) My VIN has not been included in SAFETY RECALL 13S12 or any other pertaining to engine/coolant issues. My year model, date manufactured which is 1/13, engine type (1.6L) should qualify for this type of recall. This has been an ongoing problem for 3 years plus. I always check my coolant levels before I leave to see if I need to add coolant and I keep extra coolant in my car to add whenever warning light “coolant low” warning appears (which I never know when that will happen). The first incident I did not have coolant in my car and it overheated and engine shut down. I had it towed to nearest auto parts store to purchase and add coolant. I have not had it fixed by the dealership because of cost of repairs to fix since it was not included for recall. I am the only owner of this car, I purchased it May 2013.

While driving vehicle, the temperature warning light came on as did the power steering light. Went into limp mode. Coolant was full. Had to have it towed. This is second time this happened. Let vehicle sit for a day and tried it again. With in 2 minutes of it cranking, it did the same thing. Now have it at a mechanics shop.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start with black smoke coming from the exhaust. The vehicle was towed and diagnosed with needing a new engine. The vehicle has not been repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the Vin was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that the Vin was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact’s daughter stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle started to overheat and stalled. The emergency shutdown message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact that the Vin was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

My engine will not hold coolant and apparently has coolant in the cylinders acording to Ford new motors are required for this and it’s a defect from the way the motor is designed

FORD has recalled certain 2013 Escape's for the Engine coolant bypass solenoid. My 2013 Escape has failed(check engine light code P26B7) but is not covered. The Ford dealer wanted to charge $550 to fix it. I declined as the part is $59 and labor at 2 hours is $120 in my area.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that within five minutes of starting the vehicle, the engine overheated with the warning message turn off the engine displayed. The contact indicated that the engine cooling system was replaced by an independent mechanic however, the failure recurred. The local dealer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? - Engine overheating. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? - The engine overheats while driving and the car stalls. This put me and my family in danger as the engine does not provide any power to the vehicle and essentially stalls and 'shuts down'. If the car overheats it could potentially catch on fire putting me in danger. Additionally, if I am traveling on a highway or a city street with no engine power, I risk a collision with other drivers. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? - The car has been to the dealer for service on 8+ occasions for this issue. They have seen the vehicle overheat and have downloaded the codes from the vehicles computer that confirm the issue. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? - The vehicle has been inspected by the manufacturer's engineers. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? - Yes, there was a warning each time the vehicle overheated. However, the warning happened simultaneously to the overheat issue. So, while it technically warned me - it was a moot point because i was already traveling at city street speeds. This is a recurring issue that began 5+ years ago and persists today. Ford has not been able to properly diagnose the root cause, or provide a fix to the issue. I am nervous to put my family in this vehicle. Uploading the initial service request below - can provide additional files if needed.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where he was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000. The VIN was not included.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LOSS OF COOLANT WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKING. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER STARTING THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE COOLANT GAUGE WAS SHOW A LOW COOLANT LEVEL BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER ADDED WATER TO THE COOLANT AND DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN 2014. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOT TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHAKER'S FAMILY FORD LINCOLN (831 STRAITS TURNPIKE, WATERTOWN, CT 06795) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR BEING UNPLUGGED FROM THE COOLANT TANK. THE DEALER REATTACHED THE SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V583000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I RECEIVED A SERVICE ALERT SAYING "LOW COOLANT SERVICE NOW". INTERESTINGLY MY CAR HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO HATE GOING SLIGHTLY UPHILL AND I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT IT MUST BE RELATED, BUT I JUST HAD MY CAR SERVICED ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR. ABOUT 1/4 MILE LATER MY CAR THROUGH A RED SERVICE ALERT THAT SAID ENGINE OVERHEAT TURN OFF FOR SAFETY. I PULLED OVER QUICKLY AND MY ENGINE WAS SMOKING. STEAM WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A LOT OF ANTIFREEZE WAS DRIPPING OUT OF THE BOTTOM. FROM HERE I GOT A TOW AND NEED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. LUCKILY I WAS A SMART DRIVER IN THKS CASE AND THE CAR DID NOT IGNITE. WHILE I WAS PULLED OVER IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES MY HAZARD LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED BECAUSE I HAD NO BATTERY AND HAD TO JUMP IT IN ORDER TO ROLL UP THE WINDOWS WHEN THE TOW TRUCK FINALLY ARRIVED. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBED JUST LIKE THIS AND BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS COOLANT SYSTEM ISSUE. I CHECKED ALL AVAILABLE RECALLS AND NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET. IN SPEAKING WITH FORD UNTIL NHTSA ISSUES A RECALL THEN ALL FORD OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE ARE ON THE HOOK. PLEASE ISSUE THE NEEDED RECALL. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE 190+ COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE AND THESE ARE JUST THE CAR OWNERS WILL TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THIS SERIOUS MATTER.

UNKNOWN - ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING. TOOK OWNERSHIP OF CAR 08/25/2020. OCTOBER 2020 LOW COOLANT INDICATOR CAME ON. ADDED COOLANT TO RESEVOIR. APRIL 10, 2021 LOW COOLANT INDICATOR CAME ON AGAIN. ADDED COOLANT TO RESEVOIR. APRIL 26,2021 LOW COOLANT INDICATOR CAME ON AGAIN. ADDED COOLANT TO RESEVOIR. COOLANT LOSS IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. CAN'T SEE WHERE THE LEAK IS. FOUND ARTICLE ON RECALL OF ENGINE COOLANT LEAK ON 2013 FORD ESCAPE. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF RECALL APPLIES TO MY CAR?

MY CAR HAS HAD MANY ISSUES WITH COOLANT LEAKING, AND VERY STRONG BURNING SMELLS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ON A HILL, IDLING, OR AFTER RUNNING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. FORD PREVIOUSLY RECALLED CERTAIN 2013 AND 2014 FORD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 1.6L ENGINE FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGNS 12V551 AND 17V209, BUT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS HAD THIS RECALL "FIXED", THE ISSUES IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAP AIR PRESSURE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER FORD (5001 GLENWOOD RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11234) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE UPDATE FOR THE ENGINES COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MAP AIR SENSOR WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT THE RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A MOMENT THE VEHICLE REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TRACY FORD (3500 AUTO PLAZA WAY, TRACY, CA 95304, (855)227-1279) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VOLTAGE OF THE BATTERY WAS VERY LOW. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ALSO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT DID NOT RETRIEVE A TROUBLE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *DT*DT THE CONTACT EMAILED THE NHTSA INVESTIGATOR 04/23/21, INFORMING NHTSA THAT WHEN HE WENT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE FROM TRACY FORD ON 4/22/21, TRACY FORD NOW HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION), AND THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE VEHICLES EXISTING THIRD PARTY EXTENDED WARRANTY (PURCHASED AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE FROM TRACY FORD). CONTACT STATED HE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH NHTSA TO INFORM IF SAID REPAIRS ACTUALLY FIX THE STALLING PROBLEM. AS OF 05-06-2021, REPAIRS ARE NOT YET COMPLETED, AND VEHICLE IS STILL AT TRACY FORD UNDERGOING A FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN S A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK COOLANT WITHOUT WARNING SPECIFICALLY DURING THE WINTER. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT READ THAT THE COOLANT LEAK COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET TO TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

WHEN I DRIVE MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE ON INTERSTATE, UPHILL, OR AT FAST SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE IT HOLDS BACK. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS DUE TO THE ECO BOOST ENGINE OR WHAT. BUT IT DOES NOT RUN SMOOTH AND CLEAN. THERE'S A HOLD BACK AND U CAN CONSTANTLY FEEL IT. IT DOESN'T ROLL SMOOTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING COOLANT VERY QUICKLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RODMAN FORD SALES INC (45 WASHINGTON ST, FOXBOROUGH, MA 02035) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE HEAD GASKET NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,737.

WAS ON HIGHWAY ACCELERATING TO APPROX 60 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. RPMS REDLINED AND THEN DROPPED BACK. ENGINE FAULT, SERVICE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY WAS SHOWN ON DISPLAY AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY OFF HIGHWAY AND TO REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR SHOP IS NOT ABLE TO FIND A CODE AND CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AROUND IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT-OFF AS THE ENGINE SERVICE FAULT WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PALM COAST FORD (1150 PALM COAST PKWY SW, PALM COAST, FL 32137) WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE CONTACT HAD THE COMPUTER SYSTEM REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE A WEEK FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS. NO ENGINE CODES HAVE APPEARED AND NONE WERE DETECTED WHEN I TOOK CAR TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP SHORTLY AFTER AN EVENT. HAS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER INITIALLY STARTING VEHICLE.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE JUST HIT 100,000 MILES. THE CAR STARTED STALLING OUT WHEN EXCELERATING. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES WHEN ANALYZING IT. THEY REPLACED POINTS & PLUGS. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ENGINE STALLING; THANK GOODNESS IT HAPPENED TO THE SERVICE WHEN HE TEST DROVE IT. I CAME HOME AND RESEARCHED STALLING 2013 ESCAPES, WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ALL THE PROBLEMS; NOT SURE WHAT SITES FORD USES FOR RESEARCH. WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP AFTER PAYING MY $400 BILL, I NEVER MADE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. SO THE ESCAPE IS STILL SITTING ST THE DEALERSHIP.

MY VEHICLE STALLS/ LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND RESIDENTIAL ROADS, , STALLS / LOSS OF POWER WHILE AT LOW RPM OR COMING TO A STANDSTILL , I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY OTHER CARS SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO NAPA FORD AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE ISSUE, NAPA FORD TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY AN ISSUE WITH MY BATTERY SO WE REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE, THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH STALLING/ LOSS OF POWER!

ENGINE IS LOSING COOLANT, BUT NO LEAK IS VISIBLE. ENGINE IS ALSO LOSING OIL BUT NO OIL IS VISIBLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 6/12 WHICH SHOULD MEAN IT'S IN THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT IT'S NOT FOR SOME REASON

WHEN IDLING THE ENGINE WILL STALL. IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP BUT SOMETIMES WILL STALL AGAIN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. OFTEN THERE ISOK NO POWER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE.. I HAVE HAD TO PUT COOLANT IN AT LEAST TWICE IN 2 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND FORCES ME TO PULL OVER. NONE OF THE GAGES INDICATE OVERHEAT.

2013 FORD ESCAPE, COOLANT LEAK FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IN 2015, RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE ISSUE 3 TIMES AND ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. LAST TIME THERE THEY INFORMED ME A RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD.I HAVE BEEN FILLING W/ANTIFREEEZE UNITLNOW TO BRING TO A MECHCANIC. NO LEAK IN RADIATOR HE FEELS THE ENGINE BURNING THE COOLANT AND A HEAD GASKET NEEDED. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL DO TO COOLANT LEAKCAUSING A FIRE. I NEED TO KNOW WHATS MY NEXT STEP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE TO AVOID A DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, WHEN THE OVERHEAT AND EMERGENCY PULLOVER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE POURED WATER INTO THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT INFORMED CAPITAL FORD OF LILLINGTON (945 N MAIN ST, LILLINGTON, NC 27546) OF THE FAILURE AND RECALL BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT RECALLS WERE VIN SPECIFIC. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE STATED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

SLOW COOLANT LEAK THAT IS NOT VISIBLE ANYWHERE. REPORT SHOWS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE & VEHICLE WAS SERVICED; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

SINCE THE DAY WE BROUGHT IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT WILL RANDOMLY DIE OR STALL OUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. TODAY IT ACTUALLY DIED WHILE STILL IN PARK. ONCE IT GETS GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT'S FINE BUT SOMETIMES IT DIES WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE. YESTERDAY IT DIED 7 DIFFERENT TIMES. IT IS NOT SHOWING ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR ERROR CODES.

I OWN A 2013 FORD ESCAPE SE WITH THE 1.6 ENGINE. DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER THE LAST 2 OR 3 MONTHS THE ENGINE COOLANT SEEMS TO BE DISAPPEARING RATHER FAST. WE CAN TAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE CAN TOP OFF ALL THE FLUIDS, ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE ADD COOLANT LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND SAYS TO STOP CAR IMMEDIATELY DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEAT. WE GET IT PULLED OVER AND THE COOLANT IS JUST UNDER THE MIN. LINE. THE CAR BARELY HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT AND WE ARE THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNERS. FORD TOLD US THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNTIL THE RECALL IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS A $3,000 + JOB THAT IS NOT JUST AN EASY FIX. THIS CAR IS A FIRE HAZARD DUE TO THE FREEZE PLUGS IN THE ENGINE NOW BREAKING LOOSE AND COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDERS. SO WHEN THIS DOES FULLY FAIL AND EITHER CATCH FIRE OR STALL IN TRAFFIC AND KILLS MY WIFE WHO DO I SUE? I HAVE ANTHER QUESTION THAT I AM HOPING TO GET ANSWERED ALSO. IF ANOTHER PERSON IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY IS THEIR CAR GETTING FIXED BUT MY VIN IS GETTING SKIPPED IN ALL THE RECALLS. MY MECHANIC IS ABLE TO SEE THE FREEZE PLUG RECALL ON OTHER 2013 MODELS OF MY CAR MY BUT MY CERTAIN VIN NUMBER IS NOT ABLE TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BE FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE OIL AND ENGINE COOLANT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. AN AUDIBLE CHIME AND THE MESSAGE "CAUTION IMMEDIATE ALERT CHANCE OF FIRE" WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE NEXT DAY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FILLED THE ENGINE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS OVER TEMPERATURE AND THAT THE POWER REDUCED TO TEMPERATURE AS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER STEVEN'S JERSEY CITY FORD (740 NJ-440, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305) OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED RECALL WAS DONE IN 2014 BUT HAPPENED AGAIN.*JB CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO RECORD OF RECALL BEING DONE.*JB*DT

THERE IS AN ONGOING LEAK IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM. BEING REPORTED ON THE LAST DATE OF COOLANT ADDITION. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS PART OF A RECALL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE NHTSA SYSTEM INDICATES THAT MY VEHICLE EITHER IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL OR HAS BEEN FIXED. AS STATED IN THE RECALL, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

ENGINE STALL TWICE WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING, STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, SEEMS SAME SYMPTOMS AS OTHER RECALLS FOR SAME YEAR ESCAPES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO HERITAGE FORD (2075 EDSEL LN NW, CORYDON, IN 47112) FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V331000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND AN UNKNOWN RECALL, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE LOSS OF COOLANT PERSISTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SET CYLINDER OVER TEMPERATURE AND ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY IN A BUSY METRO AREA, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITH AN INSTANT LOSS OF POWER AND FLASHED A CODE THAT SAID THERE WAS AN 'ENGINE MALFUNCTION' AND 'SERVICE NOW'. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS AT THOSE SPEEDS ON A METRO FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE PUSH BUTTON START AND ALTHOUGH IT STARTED SLUGGISH, IT RESUMED DRIVING WITH NO CODES AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. UNTIL AN HOUR LATER, WHEN THE SAME REPEAT INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CAR WAS FUNCTIONING COMPLETELY NORMAL WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATOR THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE....UNTIL THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY SHUT DOWN AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS IS ABSOLUETLY HAZARDOUS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, DESPITE THE MULTIPLE ONLINE REPORTS OF OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE IDENTICAL ISSUE. THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE IS UNKNOWN AS ALL LEVELS ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION UNTIL IT SHUT DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I REPEAT......IT WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLE CODE READERS DISPLAY NO CODE WHEN I HAVE HAD THEM READ. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A DEALERSHIP AND WAS INSPECTED LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHULTS FORD SOUTH (900 REGIS AVE, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15236) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE STATED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT. CONSTANTLY REPLACING FLUID. ENGINE LIGHT NOW COMES ON CONSTANTLY. MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. I HAVE PURCHASED OVER 6 BOTTLES OF ENGINE COOLANT. I REFILL THE TANK AT LEAST 4X MONTH.

VEHICLE STALLS AND BUCKS AT LOW IDLE OR AT A STOP. WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT AS WELL AS VCT SOLENOIDS AND CAM PHASERS REPLACED.

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, 70% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER 1 MINUTE, SOMETIMES ON THE ROAD WHICH IS DANGEROUS. NOW IT IS STALLING AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE AND I PLACE IT IN PARK. IT NOW STALLS WHILE IDLING. IN ALL INSTANCES I CAN RESTART THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEMS...EXCEPT IF IT STALLS AGAIN, WHICH IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COOLANT INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNNYSIDE MOTOR CO., INC. (944 MAIN ST, HOLDEN, MA 0152; (508) 829-4333) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE CYLINDER AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE CAR HAS STALLING ISSUES. WHEN I START IT IT CHUGS AND STALLS. I RESTART IT AND DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES. LET THE CAR SIT A FEW MINUTES AND GET IN TO DRIVE AWAY AND IT STALLS AGAIN. IT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I ALSO HAVE A HEATING ISSUE. I PURCHASED THE CAR DEC.26. 2020 AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE FORD SERVICE DEPT SINCE JAN 4, 2021. ONLY THE HEAT HAS BEEN GBEING LOOKED AT. THE STALLING HASNT BEEN LOOKED INTO . HEAT ONLY WORKS WHEN ACCELERATING.

COOLANT LEAK AND CANT FIND WHERE OR WHY CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,ALSO YOU CAN SEE THE COOLANT ON THE GROUND WHILE PARKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HER BOYFRIENDS RESIDENCE, THE CONTACTS BOYFRIEND NOTICED LEAKS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL ODER APPEARED AS THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER KOONS FORD OF ANNAPOLIS (2540 RIVA ROAD, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401 (410) 224-2100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FUEL LINE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V583000 (ENGINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BACK IN 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND LOW ENGINE COOLANT SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO VISUAL LEAKS PRESENT. THE CONTACT PURCHASED COOLANT TO PLACE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NORTH CENTRAL FORD (1819 N CENTRAL EXPY, RICHARDSON, TX 75080, (972) 584-1338) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,800.

WE HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE AND IT DIES/STALLS OUT PERIODICALLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO WARNING AND TYPICALLY IT IS AFTER IDLING (EX: AT A STOP LIGHT). MY DAUGHTER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AFTER GETTING GAS AND ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AND SHE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DIED AND SHE HAD TO COAST ACROSS A 7 LANE BUSY STREET TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM, IT HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT DOESN'T TYPICALLY BRING UP A "CODE" ON THE MACHINE THEY USE. ON ONE OCCASION, IT DID AND WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ($600) WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN!!! AND AFTER READING SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! PLEASE DO SOMETHING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING ANTI-FREEZE PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER CUP PLUG WAS NOT SECURED TO THE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO FUTURE FORD LINCOLN OF ROSEVILLE (650 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, UPON PERFORMING A VIN SEARCH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.*DT*DT

THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COOLANT LINE ISSUES RESULT IN THE CAR STOPPING IMMEDIATELY NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE. THERE HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS STATED ISSUE I DO NOT FEEL LIKE MY CAR WAS FIXED PROPERLY BEFORE BUYING IT AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE REOPENED AND CONSIDERED AN HAZARDOUS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED, LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNSAFELY, THERE IS LITTLE TO NO WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF IF YOU CAN'T PULL OVER IN TIME. IT WILL END UP HURTING PEOPLE IF IT ISN'T RESOLVED. THERE IS A CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OPEN FOR IT, I DON'T WANT THAT I JUST WANT MY VEHICLE SAFE. I ACTUALLY LOVE IT. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES I ALWAYS HAVRE COOLANT WITH ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE A WARNING MESSAGE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATED AND THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR. UPON RESTART OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. TED RUSSELL FORD LINCOLN (8551 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37919) WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WHICH SHE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FEBRUARY 2019 I HAD MY WATER PUMP, WATER GASKET, AND HEATER HOSE REPLACED BY FORD BECAUSE THEY FOUND COOLANT PUMP AND HEATER HOSES WERE LEAKING. BEFORE THEY FIXED THIS ISSUES I WOULD SMELL A HORRIBLE SMELL WHEN I USED MY HEATER. LATELY, I HAVE BEEN SMELLING THE SAME SMELL FROM THE COOLANT LEAKING WHEN I USE MY HEATER, THIS SMELL GIVES ME HEADACHES EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DECEMBER 29TH 2020. I HAD TAKEN IT TO AUTO ZONE TO CHECK THE CODES. THEY DETECTED THE CODE P26B7 -REPLACE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE AND THE SMELL IS INCREASING WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR AND USE MY HEATER. NOW I AM GOING TO BE OUT MORE MONEY FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT LOOKS LIKE TO BE HAPPENING FOR YEARS NOW. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6L ' THE COOLANT LIGHT SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT INDICATOR HAS BEEN COMING ON. I FIRST WOULD FILL THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WITH ANTIFREEZE AND A MONTH OR SO LATER THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN. I WOULD REPEAT THE PROCESS. I BROUGHT IT IN TO BAY STATE FORD IN EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY WATER PUMP WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. ($1,500). I HAD THEM REPAIR IT. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND A MONTH OR 2 LATER THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON (COMPRESSION TESTS) AND INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS AND THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AIR POCKETS THAT CAUSED IT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AGAIN AND WITHIN 1 MONTH THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. AGAIN, THEY DO DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID THERE WAS NO LEAK AND BLAMED AIR POCKETS. I TOOK IT BACK AND WITHIN 1 TO 2 WEEKS THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. THEY LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND DID THE SAME DIAGNOSTICS AND NOW TELL ME THAT THERE IS AN INTERNAL LEAK AND THAT IT COULD BE WITHIN THE ENGINE AND WANTED MY APPROVAL TO PERFORM MORE DIAGNOSTICS AT MY EXPENSE AS THEY WERE NOT SURE WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM INTERNALLY. THIS COULD COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AS THEY THINK IT COULD BE THE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING COOLANT INTERNALLY AND I ALREADY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. THEY TOLD ME MY CHOICES ARE TO TRADE UP TO A NEW CAR OR PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE IF INDEED THAT IS THE ISSUE. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO ME. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND THAT I HAD A 2.0 ENGINE. (I DO NOT HAVE A 2.0 ENGINE, I HAVE A 1.6L ENGINE). RECALL NUMBER 12V551000 IS AN ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ISSUE AND IT SOUNDS THAT MY FORD ESCAPE IS PART OF OR SHOULD BE PART OF THIS RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT WARNING MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FREQUENTLY REFILLED THE COOLANT DUE TO THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

ON MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE WHENEVER I POUR COOLANT IN IT AUTOMATICALLY LEAKS. IT HAS BEEN SMOKING, OVERHEATING AND DANGEROUS. I NEED THE CAR FIXED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH AUTONATION FORD MARGATE AT 5401 W COPANS RD, MARGATE, FL 33063 AND WHEN I GOT THERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE A CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE. FORD SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND READY TO FIX IT FOR THE CUSTOMER. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS AND NEED IT FIXED FOR FREE.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6L STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT.

A MONTH AGO WE FILLED THE COOLANT UP AFTER NOTICING IT WAS LOW. LAST WEEK WHEN I STARTED IT UP IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT ONLY STAYED RUNNING IF I GAVE IT SOME GAS. DROVE IT ABOUT 2 MILES AND WHEN I ARRIVED BACK HOME I GOT THE WARNING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT THEN KILLED ALL THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE. STATED IT WAS OVERHEATING. THE RESERVOIR WAS ALMOST EMPTY OF COOLANT. FILLED IT BACK UP AND THE MESSAGES WERE GONE. DROVE IT TO GET THE CODES PULLED. SEE PICTURE. WAITING TO HEAR BACK ABOUT WHAT IT MAY BE BUT THE MECHANIC SEEMED TO THINK IT'S THE HEAD GASKET. ONLY 90K MILES ARE YOU KIDDING?

ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS, VEHICLE HAS ISSUED WARNING OF OVERHEATING. FIRST TWO TIMES WERE IN FL AS MY DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING HOME, HEADED TO WORK. SHE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE CAR STALLED ON HER. THE WARNING STATES TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND STOP THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 12/18/20 AS MY DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING WORK. SHE STARTED THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY THE WARNING SOUNDED, THE CAR SPUTTERED AND DIED COMPLETELY. THE COOLANT WAS BELOW THE NORMAL RANGE, SO WE WENT BACK TWO DAYS LATER WITH ANTIFREEZE (SHE IS NOW LIVING IN NE). WE TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT TANK AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME AT NORMAL INTERSTATE TRAVEL APPROX 5 MILES. ON 12/24/20, I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND THE WARNING HAPPENED, AGAIN. THE ENGINE SHOWED AT THE HOTEST LEVEL, SPUTTERED AND DIED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL FOR POTENTIAL ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. HOWEVER, HER VIN IS NOT LISTED UNDER THIS RECALL.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE IS LOSING COOLANT. IT IS NOT LEAKING ON GROUND. I HAVE HAD IT IN 3 TIMES TO FORD AND LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY CANNOT FIND A LEAK. THEY SAY IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I NEED TO FILL IT EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2.5 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM.

COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKING CONSTANTLY

I HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6 LITER. MANUFACTURE DATE IS 02/2013. APPARENTLY SLIGHTLY EARLIER MANUFACTURED ESCAPES HAD A RECALL FOR A COOLANT LEAK. FORD IS TELLING ME THIS CAR IS OUT OF THAT MANUFACTURE DATE YET THIS CAR IS NEARLY IN MINT CONDITION EXCEPT THIS ONE THING WHICH SEEMS A LITTLE IRONIC TO ME. IT IS LEAKING COOLANT SIGNIFICANTLY AND I CAN'T TELL WHERE FROM.

OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK AND OIL LEAK. THE COOLANT LEAK IS FROM THE WATER PUMP AND THE OIL LEAK IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL AND FORD HAS RECALLED SOME BUT OURS DOES NOT COME UP UNDER THAT RECALL.

VEHICLE STARTED LOSING ANTIFREEZE NO LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE. LEAKED COOLANT TO THE ENGINE FORD SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUES BUT FORD DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR TWICE IN A YEAR. BOUGHT CAR A YEAR AGO AND HAVE SMELLED BURNING SINCE. TURBO WAS REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL OIL LEAK. NOW CAR OVER HEATS AND HAVE TO ADD COOLANT WEEKLY. SMOKE COMES UP THROUGH HOOD ON OCCASION. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS OR TELL ME WHY I CAN SMELL BURNING AND SEE SMOKE. SAID COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT VIN WASN'T FLAGGED) BUT HOW IS THAT GOING TO FIX ADDING COOLANT WEEKLY? FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 2010 AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT.

CAR STARTS TO SPUTTER THEN JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. THIS IS NOW THE 9TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A MAIN ROADWAY.

IN JANUARYAND FEBRUARY OF 2019 I TOOK MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE TO SONORA FORD IN SONORA,CA BECAUSE IT STARTED STALLING ON ME. IT HAPPENED USUALLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING 50 TO 100 FEET AND THEN IT WOULD START TO SPUTTER AND DIE. I GOT NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT SEEMS TO DO IT EVERY TWO OR THREE STOPS. SONORA FORD CHECKED IT AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK IT LATER THEY TOLD ME SOMETHING WAS WRONG IN THE MANIFOLD BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TERRET DOWN TO FIND OUT. THEY SAID I WHAT IS MISSING A BOLT IN MY MANIFOLD GASKET. THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED BUT AFTER ONE WEEK IT WAS STILL WAS STALLING. I TOOK IT BACK A WEEK LATER AND THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DROVE IT HOME TO HIS HOUSE WHILE IT WAS HOOKED UP TO SOME MACHINEAND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I TOOK IT HOME AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE STALLING SEEMED TO STOP ON ITS OWN UNTIL NOVEMBER 2020 NOW IT'S STALLING AGAIN. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND LOOKED UP MY CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE'S BEEN TROUBLE FOR YEARS WITH THIS CAR STALLING BUT SONORA FORD DID NOT BOTHER TO TELL ME THIS. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AS I PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR STALLED BUT YESTERDAY I HAD MY TWO YOUNGER GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT SEEM TO BE FINE AND I PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC, AFTER ABOUT 20 YARDS IT STALLED AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME. I AM SENDING YOU THIS EMAIL ON A SATURDAY. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON TUESDAY, THE 8TH OF DECEMBER FOR MY 5000 MILE OIL CHANGE AND I PLAN ON TELLING THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY ADVICE ABOUT WHAT TO DO TO HAVE THEM HELP ME.THANK YOU

LOSS OF COOLANT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 45 DAYS. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKINF AND A PRESSURE TEST DID NOT SHOW ANY NON VISIBLE LEAKS. YET I HAVE TO REFILL AFTER A LOW COOLANT ERROR AS STATED. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND QUITE A FEW OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2013 MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAK IN THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF A COOLANT LEAK. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT'S WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTHGATE LINCOLN, LLC (16800 FORT ST, SOUTHGATE, MI 48195) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND COOLANT WAS ADDED. THE MECHANIC FOUND NO DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY VISUAL LEAKS WERE SHOWN ON THE DRIVEWAY GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE IN MOTION OR IDLE RATE, THE FLUID PRESSURE REGULATOR TO LOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FLUID PRESSURE SYSTEM UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED HIS OIL SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AUTONATION FORD UNION CITY SERVICE CENTER 4355 JONESBORO ROAD, UNION CITY, GA 30291 (770) 674-6075 WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER THE CONTACT DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

LOW COOLANT FOLLOWED BY ENGINE OVERHEATING MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD. WONDERING WHY THIS VIN IS NOT PART OF THE 12V431000 RECALL ON OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPES WITH SIMILAR SOUNDING PROBLEM.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE CONTINUES TO LOSE ENGINE COOLANT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GARY SMITH FORD OF FORT WALTON BCH FL AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL 13S12. THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE 23-JULY-14 BY AUTONATION FORD OF JACKSONVILLE FL AT THE TIME OF REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAD 42780. I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HOWEVER THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSE TO BE THE REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM I'M NOW HAVING. I'M BEING TOLD I HAVE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE #3 CYLINDER AND WILL REQUIRE A ENGINE REPLACEMENT. NOT TO MENTION A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD'S FIX FOR THIS IS. I'M SURE CONSUMERS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THEY ONLY HAVE LIMITED AMOUNT OF MILES ON THEIR ENGINES. MY VEHICLE HAS A 140K MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED ONLY TO FIND OUT IT NO LONGER ANY GOOD BECAUSE OF EITHER A DESIGN FLAW OR JUST A POOR PRODUCT. I'VE GONE FROM TAKING MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE SOMETHING MINOR TO NEEDING A COMPLETE MOTOR REPLACEMENT AND FORD MOTOR CO IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SO AT THIS TIME I HAVE TO MONITOR MY COOLANT LEVELS SO MY VEHICLE DOESN'T OVERHEAT AND PRAY THE VEHICLE DOESN'T CATCH FIRE. HOWEVER IF IT DOES CATCH FIRE I GUESS THAT WILL JUST BE A ISSUE BETWEEN ME AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD MOTOR CO CAN BE ALLOWED TO DO THIS.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STALLS THEN SHUTS DOWN . THEN WHILE JUST DRIVING IT DOES THE SAME. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING THE CAR .

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND LOOSES COOLANT ALWAYS NO MECHANIC CAN FIND THE ISSUES I'M SCARED FOR ME AND CHILDREN THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE REACHED OUT TO YOU

COOLANT LEAKING IN ENGINE 5/2017 COOLANT LEAKING IN ENGINE 10/2017 ON BOTH OCCASIONS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DATED 2012 AND I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE. THEY TOLD ME MY VIN WASN'T AFFECTED. I SAY IT WAS. CAR IS DEAD NOW DUE TO COOLANT WARPING BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK. IT IS ON,Y 7YRS OLD! I HAVE DOCUMENTS FROM DEALERSHIP .I DON'T KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD. CAN SUPPLY RO #'S IF NEEDED

MY ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS ANTIFREEZE LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE FROM WHAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE RESERVOIR AREA. I TOOK MY FORD TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW HEATER HOSE. I HAD THE HEATER HOSE REPLACED LAST WEEK AND TODAY I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN, ENGINE OVERHEATED LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE EMERGED. I THINK MY 2013 MODEL ESCAPE SEL MAY HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS BEFORE BUT THE ISSUE WAS NEVER ADDRESSED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND ANY PASSENGERS THAT MAY BE RIDDING WITH ME DUE TO THE RISK OF FIRE IN MY ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN BOTH OCCURRENCES BEFORE AND AFTER THE HEATER HOSE REPLACEMENT. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE GOING APPROPRIATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET.

WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE MYRIAD OF RECALLS IN 2018 WHEN IT WAS NO LONGER SERVING AS OUR PRIMARY FAMILY VEHICLE AND WE COULD STAND TO BE WITHOUT IT FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS IT HAS SERVED AS A SECONDARY VEHICLE, TAKING SHORT TRIPS TO THE STORE OR PARK. ON 10/23 WE WERE DRIVING IN THE ESCAPE ON A LONGER TRIP (26 MILES TO DROP ME OFF AT THE AIRPORT). HE WAS MANEUVERING FROM THE AIRPORT CAMPUS DRIVING TOWARDS THE ON RAMP WHEN THE DASH CONSOLE INDICATED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS TOO HIGH AND TO SHUT IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ON THE INTERSTATE RAMP AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. IT NEVER CRANKED AGAIN FOR HIM, HE REPLACED THE COMPLETELY EMPTY COOLANT COMPARTMENT AND IT STILL DID NOT START. HE SPENT HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH OUR TODDLER AND FINALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AUTONATION FORD UNION CITY. THEY CALLED ON 10/28 AND INFORMED US THAT THE ISSUE WAS UNDER THE KNOWN FORD RECALL REGARDING A COOLANT LEAK AND THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY COOLANT IN OUR DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE TO INDICATE A LEAK TO US. FORD JUST CALLED US BACK TODAY, 11/2 AND TOLD US IT WOULD COST $1,000 TO REPAIR THE COOLANT LEAK BECAUSE OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (MIKE FITZPATRICK) ADDRESSED THE RECALL IN 2018. I SHUDDER TO THINK OF THE WORST CASE SCENARIO THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH MY KIDS STRAPPED INTO THEIR CARSEATS IF WE HAD BEEN IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE RECALL REPAIR HAS OBVIOUSLY FAILED AND FORD IS LEAVING US IN THE LURCH AFTER INDICATING TO US ALREADY THAT THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY THE KNOWN ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KRAUSE FAMILY FORD OF WOODSTOCK (195 WOODSTOCK PKWY, WOODSTOCK, GA 30188; (770) 592-0090) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,414.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND COOLANT WAS BEING CONSUMED VERY QUICKLY. THERE WAS A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND LOSING MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE ENGINE STALLS OUT WHEN TAKING OFF AFTER NORMAL DRIVING AND IN ALL TEMPERATURES. IT WILL DRIVE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN IT WILL STALL OUT 4 OR 5 TIMES IN A SINGLE DAY AND FOR MULTIPLE DAYS. IT HAS STALLED OUT WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC, AS WELL AS WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY.

IT KEEPS STALLING ON ME. WHEN I BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY IT DIES. AT STOP SIGN, READY TO GO AND IT DIES. I'VE CALLED FORD AND THEY SAY IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE 3 GRANDCHILDREN AND IT DIED ON ME 3 TIMES WHEN THEY ARE N THE CAR WITH ME. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT BEFORE A FATALITY HAPPENS. LAWSUITS WILL BE COMING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A HUMID DAY, THE VEHICLE KEPT OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AND STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. ALLAN VIGIL FORD LINCOLN (6790 MOUNT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260, (678) 355-8257) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,306.

WHEN TAKING OFF AND OR IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING CAR WILL STALL OUT. I HAVE HIT MY HIT MY HEAD HEAD ON THE WINDOW FROM THE POWER STOPPING SO QUICKLY. I'M SCARED THAT ONE DAY THIS COULD COST ME, AND MY CHILDREN'S LIFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM REVVED UP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOWLER FORD LOCATED AT 3400 S. SHERIDAN RD, TULSA, OK 74145, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, NO HELP WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V583000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

VEHICLE LEAKS COOLANT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODELS BUT MINE IS NOT INCLUDED AND IT SHOULD BE. THIS CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD. I FILL WITH FLUID EVERYDAY I DRIVE IT.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE OCCASIONALLY GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" AKA "FAIL-SAFE MODE" WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE- WE NEARLY CRASHED AS WE TRIED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE THEN AND WE ARE FEARFUL OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TO BE MORE SPECIFIC, WHEN I TRY TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL MY CAR DOESN'T RESPOND AND IT WILL ONLY ACCELERATE UP TO 10-15MPH.

I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH A COOLANT LEAK AND ALL OF THE MECHANICS I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO CAN NOT FIND THE LEAK. I'VE HAD HOSES REPLACED AND WASTED SO MUCH MONEY JUST TO KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROMISE.

VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN WITH NO OTHER ISSUES OR NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN VEHICLE PERFORMANCE/OPERATION. HAD CODE READ AT AUTO PARTS STORE AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS P0303; CYLINDER #3 MISFIRE DETECTED. HAD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE, AND DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK IN TO #3 CYLINDER. THIS WAS 3 MONTHS AFTER DEALERSHIP TROUBLESHOT A COOLANT ISSUE AND CHARGED TO REPLACE THE COOLANT PUMP DUE TO IT LEAKING.

IN MAY 2020, ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEATING WHEN ANY POWER WAS APPLIED AND ISSUE WOULD RESOLVE WHEN STOPPED. OVERHEATING WOULD CAUSE ENGINE PROTECTION SYSTEM TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE PREVENTING ANY SORT OF DRIVING. COOLANT LOW LEVEL ALARM WOULD ACTUATE DESPITE COOLANT RESERVOIR BEING IN NORMAL RANGE AND COOLANT PRESSURE SHOWING NORMAL ON GAUGE. AFTER INVESTIGATION, ISSUE WAS FOUND TO BE A LEAK IN THE WATER PUMP.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK SOMEWHERE. THE MECHANIC AT INDEPENDENCE FORD CANNOT FIND THE LEAK. THE ANTIFREEZE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING COILS RANDOMLY 1 THROUGH 4. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THE ONLY CODE THAT COMES UP ARE THE CODES FOR THE COILS. HOW CAN THEY COILS BE BAD WHEN WE JUST REPLACED THEM AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON OPENING THE HOOD, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW AND WAS TOPPED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A LEAK. THE CONTACT CALLED KOONS FALLS CHURCH FORD (1051 E BROAD ST, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22044 HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

THE COOLANT LEAK RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY BUILD DATE BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS WHAT THE RECALL FOR THE LOOSE FREEZE PLUG HAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT INDICATED COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE AREA OF THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT COOLANT NEEDS TO BE FILLED EVERY 3 WEEKS DUE TO LEAK.*AS

IT WILL CHUG THEN STALL WHEN STOPPED. I HAVE TO START IT, REV THE ENGINE DROP IT INTO NEUTRAL, REV IT AGAIN AND DROP INTO DRIVE TO GET MOVING AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT STALLS NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO MOVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BILL BROWN FORD (32222 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150, (734) 399-4244) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT STAND PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKE THE FAILURE STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.*DT*DT

CAR HAS BEEN LOSING COOLANT(NO VISIBLE LEAKS), SMELLS OF GAS, HAS A HARD START AND POOR IDLE/SHAKES. ERROR CODE P0304 SHOWING 4TH CYLINDER MISFIRE. HAD IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. STILL THROWING CODE, STILL LOSING COOLANT. KEPT HAVING TO TOP OFF COOLANT. NO LOW COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT. BROUGHT TO FORD, COOLANT LEAKING INTO CYLINDER AND NOW NEEDS NEW ENGINE. FORD WILL NOT COVER, DEALER WILL NOT COVER EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM MATCHES TO THE LETTER OF A RECALL FOR THE FREEZE PLUG. 'YOUR VIN ISN'T GETTING FLAGGED' BUT THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY MATCHING THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND OF VEHICLES FROM 2013 WITH 1.6L ENGINES. CAR HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING SOMETIMES BUT IS STILL DRIVABLE AND MUST BE AS NO HELP FROM FORD OR THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM IS IN SIGHT. TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED FOR A MONTH.

WITHOUT WARNING, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ERROR MESSAGE COMES UP SAYING ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW. I'VE TAKEN IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE A THROTTLE STUCK OPEN CODE THAT SHOWS AND THEY CLEAR IT EACH TIME. NOT 3 MIN AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP, IT DIES AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE BEEN ON MAJOR ROADS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. EVERYTHING STAYS RUNNING BUT I HAVE ZERO GAS PEDAL POWER. I COAST INTO A SAFE PLACE AND TURN IT OFF AND START IT BACKUP FOR IT TO HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN. SHOP HAS RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON IT SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME CODE COMING UP. IF I'M CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER CAR IS COMING AT ME, I'D BE HIT WITHOUT A DOUBT. IT'S INSTANTANEOUS, NO WARNING AND VERY RANDOM. THERE IS NOTHING IN PARTICULAR HAPPENING THAT I CAN ATTRIBUTE IT TO.

COOLANT LEAKING INTERNALLY, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, OVERHEATING AND HESITATION, SMELL OF GAS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS CAR ALREADY HAD RECALLS FOR ALL THESE SIMILAR ISSUES BUT NOT SURE IF IT WAS FIXED OR DONE CORRECTLY BECAUSE HERE I'M WITH A CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED 2 MONTHS AND HAS ALL THESE PROBLEMS, PROBABLY ALREADY PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE. CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE CODE, CYLINDER HEAD OVERHEATING CODE ETC.

OUR VEHICLE OFTEN EXPERIENCES A ROUGH IDLE OR SHUDDER AT LOW SPEEDS, SOMETIMES RESULTING IN A COMPLETE STALL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE CAUSE CAN BE TRACED VIA AN OBD CODE READER TO THE MAP SENSOR - WHICH HAS BEEN CLEANED AND REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS EVIDENCE THAT THE RECALL ISSUED BY FORD (14S17-S1) FOR FAULTY MAP/ENGINE HARNESS WIRING AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR (NOT PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER - PRIOR TO OUR OWNERSHIP) WERE NOT PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED AGAIN BY AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITY (A FORD DEALER). THIS ISSUE CAUSES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS, AS THE VEHICLE CAN SHUT OFF WHILE IN GEAR AND MOVING. FORD REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RECALL HAS "ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED" AND WAS A ONE-TIME ONLY SOLUTION. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND HAS RESULTED IN A FEAR OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, DUE TO THE PROPOSED DANGERS.

CONSTANT COOLANT LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND ENGINE BLEW. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, THEN SUDDENLY CAR LOST ALL POWER. WHEN I PULLED OVER THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. I HAD ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 4 MILES. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AFTERWARDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND THE SERPENTINE BELT FRACTURED. THE BELT RIPPED APART THE HEAT SHIELD AND IGNITED THE SOUNDPROOF FOAM. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (J.C. LEWIS FORD HINESVILLE 309 W OGLETHORPE HIGHWAY HINESVILLE, GA 31313 912-876-3673) AND THEY INFORMED THE DAUGHTER THAT IT WAS THE SERPENTINE BELT AND THE BELT TENSIONER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOLD THE DEALER TO HOLD OFF INITIALLY ON REPAIRS UNTIL SHE CONSULTED WITH HER FATHER. THE DEALER CALLED HER BACK AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS ANYWAY AND QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $300. THE CONTACT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY AND THE HEAT SHIELD WAS DAMAGED AND STARTED TO SMOKE AND POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BACK AFTERWARDS AND THEY HAVEN'T CALLED BACK. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,780.

ANTIFREEZE DISAPPEARING. HAD RESERVOIR TANK, HOSES, CLAMPS, COOLANT PARTS LEADING TO AIR CONDITIONING, NO VISSABLE LEAKS OF COOLANT. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT RANDOM AND HAS FOR PAST 4 + YEARS WITH NO RESOLUTION. RECENTLY HAD FORD DEALERSHIP RUN A 5 HOUR PRESSURE TEST WAS TOLD, 1) ENGINE LOSING PRESSURE, 2) #3 CYLINDER DEFECTIVE, 3) EITHER NEEDS HEAD GASKET OR POSSIBLE CRACKED BLOCK, UNSURE WITHOUT DISASSEMBLING ENGINE AT COST TO MYSELF OF AT MINIMUM $600. SAID SOME EROSION WAS SEEN, UNSURE CAUSE OF IT. WAS RECENTLY TOLD IN 2014 THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF CAR IN 03/2014, AT FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED VEHICLE. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WATER PUMP REPAIR UNTIL 07/2020. HAD I KNOWN, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED BEING CAR "1" YEAR OLD NEEDING SUCH A VITAL REPAIR. DURING ONE OF THE PRESSURE TESTS IN 03/2020, A MINOR OIL LEAK WAS REPAIRED, VALVE COVER GASKET REPLACED. CONTACTED FORD MANUFACTURER ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE IN REPAIR OF DEFECT, CASE # 27007133 , WAS TOLD NO FUNDING AVAILABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH ISSUE. HAD AUTO SHIELD INSURANCE, DENIED COVERAGE DUE TO REQUIRING ENGINE TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO DETERMINE WHAT THE EXACT PROBLEM IS? WHERE IS IT COMING FROM? HOW DID IT OCCUR? ALL AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY VEHICLE, MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED TO CONTINUE RELIABILITY. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE'S ISSUE HAS EXISTED, MAYBE AN UNDERLYING ISSUE, SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 02/2013 DUE TO REQUIRING A WATER PUMP DURING 1ST YEAR OF BEING MANUFACTURED. AS I MENTIONED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND WENT OFF THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. IVE HAD AUTO PARTS USE A SCANNER TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS REVEALING, HOWEVER NOTHING WAS DETERMINED PREVIOUSLY. I HAVE SERVICE RECORDS IF NEEDED. IS THERE ANY HELP AVAILABLE FOR ME TOWARDS RESOLVING THIS ISSUE? NO VISSABLE COOLANT LEAKS, HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON. NO OVER HEATING.

THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 3. THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS WERE DISPLAYED: LOW COOLANT AND ENGINE FAULT: SERVICE NOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JANNELL FORD IN HANOVER, MA TO BE DIAGNOSED. I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 MILES. CURRENTLY WEIGHING REPAIR OPTIONS AND IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

FUEL LINE SEPARATION RELATED TO RECALL NUMBER 12V336000 HOWEVER CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 8 DAYS PAST THE RECALL CUTOFF

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE BEING DRIVEN, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AT START-UP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENNESSY FORD ATLANTA (5675 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, ATLANTA, GA 30341, (470) 602-2073) HOWEVER, WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #3. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND LOW COOLANT LEVEL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARCOTTE FORD SALES INC (1025 MAIN ST, HOLYOKE, MA 01040) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

THE ENGINE WILL QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING... SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY AFTER THE ENGINE IS WARM. I WILL BE DRIVING FINE, STOP AT A STORE FOR 10-30 MINUTES. RESTART THE CAR AND START DRIVING, AND THEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS. I HAVE TO DRIFT TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEN IT WILL RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WILL DRIVE NORMAL AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM USUALLY LEAVING SOME PARKING LOT, AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE COMPLETE POWER LOSS HAPPENS. NOT SPEED RELATED. WILL HAPPEN WITHIN 3 MINUTES AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR (WITH WARM ENGINE). AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO - IN 2017... THE FORD DEALERS SAY THEY CAN'T TROUBLESHOOT UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHILE ON THEIR DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE. BUT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, SO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE CAN'T HELP. THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING UP WHEN THEY CHECK ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. OLDER FORD ESCAPE MODELS HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND FIX FOR THE 2013 YEAR MODELS AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PURGE VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY CAR HAS A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD AND SHOULD FALL UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN # 12S41, HOWEVER MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 1 MONTH AFTER THE DATES LISTED. I SHOULD STILL FALL UNDER THE RECALL IF THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING FOR CARS THAT WERE MADE 4 WEEKS EARLIER THAN MINE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING GASOLINE TANK. REQUIRES 3-4 ATTEMPTS TO START, INTERMITTENTLY DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

SO I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 17 MONTHS.... IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 3X SINCE OWNING...AND JUST RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION BLEW!!!! 60,000 MILES, NO WARNING. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE WITH THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR OF ESCAPES AND SOME CUSTOMERS EVEN SAYING ITS BLOWN 2 TIMES!!! SO WHY IS THERE NOTHING BEING DONE!!!??? DO I NEED TO HIRE LEGAL ASSISTANCE. THIS WAS A $5000 REPAIR!!! $5000!!! ON A VEHICLE WITH 60,000 MILES!! WHY IS NOTHING DONE??? THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND SOMETHING NEEDS CHECKED INTO. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO USE EVERY LAST PENNY IN MY SAVINGS TO PAY THIS BECAUSE THE CAR LOAN IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD... AND WHAT DEALERSHIP WOULD WANT A CAR WITH NO TRANSMISSION????? *TR

LOSS OF COOLANT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 45 DAYS GIVE OR TAKE. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKING AND A PRESSURE TEST CHECK DID NOT SHOW ANY NON-VISIBLE LEAKS. YET I HAVE TO REFILL A LOW COOLANT ERROR AS STATED. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND QUITE A FEW OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2013 MODEL. *TR

COOLANT LEVEL IS DEPLETING WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE LEAKS. VEHICLE HAS A COLD START AND SOMETIMES HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. HIGH IDLE AT START. COOLANT LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I'VE REFILLED IT TWICE IN 3 MONTHS. CONTACTED PORTSMOUTH FORD(PORTSMOUTH,NH) AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND TRIED TO CHARGE $150 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY VEHICLE. I PRESENTED THE NHTSA BULLETIN 12V431000 AND THE SERVICE WRITER JUST DISMISSED IT. MADE MY APPOINTMENT A WEEK AGO, CONFIRMED IT AND GAVE A THOROUGH EXPLANATION TO BE TURN AWAY. WASTE OF TIME AND INCREDIBLY AGGRAVATING. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID COOLANT ENGINE, WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION THEN IT TURNED RED AND SAID STOP THE VEHICLE. I STOP MY HUSBAND PUT WATER IN IT TO DRIVE IT HOME AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN WHEN I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 30 MILES AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING.

LOOSING COOLANT EVERYDAY SINCE PURCHASING IN 2015

VEHICLE PERIODICALLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING SHORTLY AFTER STARTING OR DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT'S INCONSISTENT WITH WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE STALLING TYPICALLY OCCURS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING A VERY SHORT DISTANCE (I.E., <50 FEET) AND REQUIRES US TO SIT AND TRY MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT CONTINUES TO DRIVE WITHOUT STALLING. NO ENGLNE LIGHT TURNS ON AND NO NOTICE FOR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

AT 132,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE BEGAN GIVING A CODE FOR ENGINE COOLANT LOW AND ENGINE OVERHEATING. AFTER ADDING AN AMOUNT OF COOLANT, THE WARNING WOULD GO AWAY. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND, AND NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED WHEN ASKED OF THE DEALER. NOW AT 154,000 MILES THE ENGINE HAS A SEVERE OIL LEAK COMING FROM SOMEWHERE NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE ENGINE. THE OIL SPRAYS ALL OVER THE ENGINE BLOCK AND INSIDE THE ENGINE WELL. FORD DOES NOT ASSOCIATE ANY ISSUE WITH THE VIN. *TR

2 THINGS HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING, FIRST THE VEHICLE DOES WHATS CLASSIFIED BY FORD AS A FAKE OVERHEAT, IT SHUTS OFF THE CAR SLOWLY AND STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT WHILE SAYING THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING, AND ANOTHER THING IS OIL LEAKS (WHICH BOTH OF THESE THINGS SAY THEY WERE ONCE RECALLS BUT MY VEHICLES SAYS THERE AREN'T RECALLS.) *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING. IT HAS BEEN DISPLAYING A MESSAGE OF OVERHEATING AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I JUST PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE JIM BURKE FORD DEALERSHIP ON OAK STREET IN BAKERSFIELD, CA. YESTERDAY AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN FROM HWY 58 TO TEHACHAPPI TRANSMISSION SHOP AT787 W. TEHACHAPI BLVD. STEP A. PHONE NUMBER 661-822-4950. THE SHOP I HAD IT TAKEN TO IS THE SECOND SHOP TO TELL ME IT HAS RECALL NUMBERS 13S12 AND 12S41. THE FORD COMPANY HOWEVER IS SAYING THIS IS NOT VALID. MY CAR IS UNDRINKABLE AT THIS TIME UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. *TR

MY LOW ENGINE COOLANT WARNING KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE FILLED THE COOLANT TANK AND IN ABOUT 3 HRS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING THE COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON SAYING LOW COOLANT THEN OVERHEATING AND TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND HAVE TO PULL OVER. (OFTEN TIMES ON A HIGHWAY) I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY LEAKING WHILE THE CAR IS NOT IN USE. THE COOLANT TANK IS BEING LOWERED QUICKER AND QUICKER. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR ABOUT 1 YR. AT FIRST THE COOLANT TANK TOOK A COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE IT GOT LOW BUT IT NOW HAS TO BE FILLED ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SUSPECTS A HEAD GASKET, BUT DOESN'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE BECAME AWARE A COOLANT LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT WOULD FREQUENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REQUIRED FREQUENT REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LINKED HIS FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

WHILE MY CAR WAS RUNNING IT GOT OVERHEATED AND START SMOKING.SO I PULLED OVER TO CHECKED IT FOUND OUT THE COOLANT IS COMING OUT FROM ENGINE .AS I ADD MORE WATER IT WONT HOLD IT KEPT GUSHING OUT FROM PASSENGERS SIDE OF ENGINE..IT WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREETS IN 30 MPH. *TR

HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE (10-12) INSTANCES WHERE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. MOST COMMON SITUATION IS WHEN SLOWING FOR A TURN IN CITY TRAFFIC. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, SO I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, BLUEISH GREY/WHITE SMOKE EXITED THE REAR TAIL PIPE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE CYLINDER AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HALDEMAN FORD LOCATED AT 607 NJ-33, TRENTON, NJ 08619, WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

MY CAR STALLS OUT OF NO WHERE WHEN I'M DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE FREEWAY AND THE STREET. AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS. IT SOMETIMES GIVES A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT GOES AWAY ON IT'S ON WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKS OR USES TOO MUCH COOLANT. I HAVE TO PUT COOLANT EVERY FEW DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW COOLANT LEVEL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS CHECKED AND REFILLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND PRESSURE TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM. A LEAK WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *BF *AS

MY WATER PUMP SUDDENLY DIED. NO WARNING. I WENT FROM LOW ON HEATING FLUID TO OVER HEATING IN ABOUT A MINUTE. I KEEP MY CAR UP TO DATE ON ALL SERVICES WITHOUT FAIL. THIS IS MUCH SOONER THAN IT SHOULD FAIL. PLUS THE FACT THAT FORD CHARGES 4 TIMES MORE THAN OTHER CARS.

I PURCHASED A USED 2013 FORD ESCAPE SE, 1.6L ECOBOOST FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALER IN NOVEMBER, IT STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH LOW COOLANT AND OVERHEATING CAUSING THE CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE IS NO SIGN OF OVERHEATING UNTILL THE ERROR COMES UP ON THE SCREEN AND THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE, THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION OCCASIONALLY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PUT COOLANT INTO THE RESERVOIR SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK NOW (IT HAS PRGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE). THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SIGNE OF LEAKING ANYWHERE AND WE HAVE HAD A MECHANIC DO A PRESSURE TEST ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM WHICH PASSED INDICATING THAT THERE IS NO LEAK. WE HAVE REPLACED THE COOLANT RESEVIOR AND CAP AS WELL AS THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR. NOTHING WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. IN REVIEWING OTHER FORD ESCAPE FORUMS AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO FIX. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE ALL RECALLS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. WE ARE ALSO GETTING A MIFIRE ON CYLINDER 3 ERROR INDICATING COOLANT COULD POSSIBLY BE LEAKING INT THE CYLINDER. THESE ISSUES CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK IF DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT WORKS FOR A FORD DEALERSHIP THAT TOLD ME THAT ENGINE HAS A LOT OF ISSUES, UNFORTUNATELY I DID NT ASK HIM ABOUT IT BEFORE I MADE THE PURCHASE- LESSON LEARNED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE PRIOR OWNER HAD THE SAME ISSUES BUT I SUSPECT THAT THEY DID. I DID SEE THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (PE18007) FIR THIS ISSUE AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THERE ARE MORE OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

COOLANT LEVEL IS DROPPING ON A MULTI WEEK BASIS. ENGINE SMELLS OF HOT COOLANT WHEN OPENING HOOD. CANNOT DETECT COOLANT DRIPPING ON TO THE GROUND BENEATH VEHICLE WHEN IT IS STATIONARY NO VISIBLE LEAKS DETECTED IN SYSTEM..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVID MCDAVID FORD FORT WORTH LOCATED AT (300 W. LOOP 820 S, FORT WORTH, TX 76108), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 TO 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITHOUT STALLING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER REFUELING, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WOULD BE NEEDED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAUS NISSAN LOCATED AT (937 S SUNCOAST BLVD, HOMOSASSA, FL 34448, (352) 628-4300) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A DRIVE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. AFTER STALLING IT NEEDS TO SIT IN ORDER TO BE RESTARTED OR ELSE IT WILL START UP AND STALL WITHIN A MINUTE. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHEN IT DOES THIS, SOMETIMES IT GOES MONTHS AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS MORE THAN ONCE IN A WEEK. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON MARCH 24TH, 2020 BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES (OVER 25 TIMES) OVER THE 2-3 YEARS OWNING THE CAR.

COOLANT CONTINOUSLY DISAPPERS FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING TO OVERHEAT AND STALL. THERE ARE NO LEAKS. BUT CAR STOPS WHEN HEAT NEEDLE GOES TO MAX ON HIGHWAYS AND IN A CITY. VERY DANGEROUS AND FEARFUL FOR ME, WHEN MY DAUGHTER IS IN MAY CAR.

THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM WITH THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE, HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH I HAD TO REPAIR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE ON MY ESCAPE AS THE RECALLS FORD SAID MY VIN WASN'T IMPACTED ON THIS ISSUE. REALLY MY 2 CURRENT FORD VEHICLES I OWN WILL BE MY LAST!

VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE DUE TO OVERHEATING FROM THE FAILURE OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH DOWN TO 15MPH IN A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WORKED ON 5 SEPARATE TIMES, TWICE AT THE DEALERS EXPENSE AND THREE TIMES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE CODE GIVEN FROM THE OBM IS P26B7, THAT POINTS TO A COOLANT SOLENOID C PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE PCM, RESET THE NEW PCM, COOLANT RESERVOIR, AND HEATER HOSE TWICE. I SMELL BURNING COOLANT WHEN EITHER THE AIR CONDITIONING OR HEATER IS ON ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP. THIS COOLANT ISSUE HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. I HAVE ATTACHED ONE SERVICE RECORD FROM NOV 2019. THE NEWEST SERVICE RECORD IS FOR FEB 2020.

ON 2 OCCASIONS, 11/4/2019 AND 3/10/2020, I TURNED THE IGNITION OF MY VEHICLE ON MY WAY TO WORK (AFTER CAR HAD COOLED DOWN ALL NIGHT). I DROVE ABOUT 5 HOUSES DOWN THE STREET ON A SUBURBAN ROAD AT 20 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE WARNING INDICATED THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS OVERHEATED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST MOTIVE POWER. BOTH TIMES MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE MECHANIC ADDED COOLANT FLUID EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A LEAK OR OTHER EXPLANATION FOR THE LOSS OF COOLANT. I AM FEARFUL ABOUT WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I'VE HAD ALL 15 OF THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE FIXED IN 2018. I BELIEVE MY SITUATION IS JUST LIKE THE PENDING INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE18007.

ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MY LOCAL HOMETOWN, THE COOLANT HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE AND HAS CAUSED THE BLOCK TO WARP. ALSO IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY FORD ESCAPE MODELS, I'D LIKE TO HAVE OUR VEHICLE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL BECAUSE THE COST IS OVER $7,000. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND COOLANT LIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY COMING ON WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT INDICATES THAT IT'S OVERHEATING

ENGINE COOLING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE AT THIS TIME THAT WAS INSPECTED AS WELL. CONCERNED ABOUT OVERHEATING, SAFETY MODE AND OTHER ISSUES REPORTED FOR THIS 2013 1.6 LITER VEHICLE FOUND ON VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT COULD FOLLOW. VEHICLE PRODUCED 2/13 THAT FALLS OUT OF 2013 EARLIER RECALL FOR COOLANT/ENGINE PROBLEMS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS ISSUE IS OUTSTANDING FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR MODEL GIVEN MY SIMILIAR ISSUE ALONG WITH A MULTITUDE OF OTHER 2013 1.6 L ESCAPE OWNERS. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING.

MY TRUCK KEEPS SAYING HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE STOP SAFELY....LIKE IT'S RUNNING HOT AND IT WILL NOT LET ME DRIVE...I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TWICE...THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TWICE..I FEEL LIKE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT ONCE AND I CALLED FORD TO TELL TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT DID NOT GET A GOOD ANSWER I WAS LOOKING FOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED INDEPENDENTLY TO 30 MPH AND VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE RPM WAS REVVED UP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DETECTED COOLANT LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TURBO LINES ARE STRESSED. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN SANG FORD 195 UPPER RIVER RD, GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631(800) 272-5179, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS. INCLUDED IS A LETTER WRITTEN TO FORD THAT WAS SENT TODAY, 3/2/2020, IN THE MAIL. AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THIS EVENING I CONTINUED MY RESEARCH WHICH LEAD ME TO STUMBLE UPON A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED "FORD ECOBOOST NIGHTMARE" WHICH THEN FURTHERED MY RESEARCH MORE. I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD TO FILE THIS WITH THE NHTSA IN ORDER TO KEEP MYSELF AND FELLOW-DRIVERS SAFE.*DT *TR

ENGINE KEEPS STALLING AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE TOOK IT TO FORD GARAGE A FEW MONTHS AGO THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND BASED ON RESULTS OF NEW DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BY A FRIEND AND NOT FORD GARAGE 2103 FORD ESCAPE P0234 I MAY EVENTUALLY BE REPLACING ANOTHER. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING BECAUSE THE FORD GARAGE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM.

AFTER DRIVING JUST 1 MILE ON CITY STREETS AT LESS THAN 40 MPH, MY FORD SUDDENLY DISPLAYED THESE ALARMS: "LOW COOLANT LEVEL, ENGINE OVERHEATING, PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY.". I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS: WARPED ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH ENABLED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. IT TOOK 12 WEEKS AND $7,930 TO GET THE ENGINE REPAIRED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW ON OCTOBER 5, 2012. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY RESEARCH ON YOUR WEBSITE REVEALED THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF 15 RECALLS, 3 OF WHICH HAD TO DO WITH ENGINE OVERHEATING AND LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. ONE OF THE LATTER RECALLS (FORD RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12S39) OCCURRED BEFORE I PICKED UP THE CAR, BUT I CONFIRMED THAT MY ENGINE WAS ONE OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THAT RECALL. THUS, I HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT THE REPAIR RELATED TO THIS RECALL WAS EVER PERFORMED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE OTHER RECALLS (FORD RECALLS 12S41 AND 13S12) ATTENDED TO. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT AS OF 16-JULY-2018, THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAD RECEIVED 40 VEHICLE OWNER QUESTIONNAIRE (VOQ) REPORTS FOR MODEL YEAR 2013 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES REPORTING THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 1.6L GTDI (TURBO) ENGINE. COMPLAINANTS ALLEGED STALLING CAUSED BY OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE RESULTING IN DELAYED OR NO RESTART POSSIBLE. THIS ENGINE IS THE ONE I AM WRITING ABOUT. THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED MY VEHICLE ALSO REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD OR FOURTH SUCH REPAIR THAT HE HAD PERSONALLY CONDUCTED. MY TWO PHONE CALLS TO FORD MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN UNFULFILLING. THE CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED BY ITS 5-YEAR WARRANTY DESPITE THAT FACT THAT IT HAS ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD IT SERVICED PROPERLY.

MY WIFE DRIVING THE CAR, 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH 75000 MILES AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT SOME COOLANT IS LEAKING TO THE ENGINE CYLINDER 4

THE ENGINE KEPT STALLING OUT AT IDLE OR JUST PUTTING INTO GEAR. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AS GDI PUMP PSI WAS DROPPING TO 526. HE REPLACED IT. IT IS STILL STALLING OUT WHEN RIGHT AFTER PUTTING IT IN GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE REPORTED A FALSE ALERT STATING THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS AT THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL. A SECONDARY ALERT WAS RELAYED WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO PULL OVER AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. WOODY ANDERSON FORD 2500 JORDAN LN NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35810, WAS CONTACTED BUT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

2013 FORD ESCAPE STALLING OUT. RUNS AND STALLS ANYWHERE.

VEHICLE LEAKING CONTINUED LEAKING COOLANT AFTER WATER PUMP CHANGED. DEALERSHIP REMOVED IGNITION COILS & SPARK PLUGS LOOKED WITH BORESCOPE, CYLINDER #3 HAD COOLANT RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. TORE DOWN ENGINE FOUND POROUS CASTING ON BLOCK ALLOWING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. THIS COINCIDES WITH FORDS RECALL #12V431000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING AND RECALL#13V58300 ENGINE FOR OTHER MANUFACTURED 2013 FORD ESCAPE MODELS BUT FORD IS NOT EXTENDING RECALL TO THIS ESCAPE STATING IT WAS MFG AT A DIFFERENT PLANT AND DURING A DIFFERENT TIME THAN THE OTHER ESCAPES THAT WERE RECALLED. AS STATED BY FORD "OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD MAY CAUSE CRACKS THAT COULD ALLOW OIL TO LEAK POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. FORD NEEDS TO INCLUDE THESE OTHER ESCAPES IN THEIR RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING IT STALLS AND I CAN'T CONTINUE UNLESS I TURN IT OFF AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN. I ALSO EXPERIENCE THE SMELL OF BURNT WIRE.

MY `13 ESCAPE ENGINE WILL SHUTDOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BUT THE LAST EXPERIENCE WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEARLY RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE CAR THIS PAST WEEK AND SIMPLY STATED THAT IT REQUIRED A NEW ENGINE AD OFFERED LITTLE MORE INFORMATION. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE ECU PROGRAMMING CAUSES THIS CONDITION. OVER TIME, THE CYLINDER HEAD AND/OR ENG BLOCK DEVELOPED INTERNAL CRACKS. THIS OCCASIONALLY LEADS TO OVERHEATING AND COOLANT CONSUMPTION. IN AN OVERHEAT SITUATION THE COMPUTER/DASH WILL INFORM YOU A FEW SECONDS BEFORE SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, WHAT SPEED YOU'RE TRAVELING OR WHETHER YOU NEED POWER STEERING TO AVOID A DEADLY SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP AND FMC OFFERED NO SOLUTION OR FINANCIAL COMPENSATION.

LEAKING COOLANT EVAPORATES ON THE HOT ENGINE, THE GLYCOL MAY IGNITE CAUSING A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. COOLANT EVAPORATED OVER FOUR DAYS TIME, THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY, IN MOTION OR ON HIGHWAY. LIGHT CAME ON TO WARN ME. HAVE BROUGHT THIS FOUR TIMES TO MECHANICS, YESTERDAY BEING THE FIFTH TIME TO FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN FIXED PREVIOUSLY TO ME OWNING IT. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH THE 2013 FORD ESCAPES. NOW I'M PAYING OUT OVER 500.00 NOT INCLUDING A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I'M VERY UPSET OVER THIS ISSUE BECAUSE HONESTLY THE ISSUE WASN'T FIXED AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT. PEOPLE DON'T PURCHASE VEHICLES TO BE IN THE SHOP CONSTANTLY..

A YEAR AGO... COOLANT WAS BEING LOST ADD COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I ADDED COOLANT THEN CALLED DEALERSHIP AND GOT IT IN. DEALERSHIP HANDED ME KEYS BACK TWICE AS BOTH TIMES SAYING THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE OR LEAK .AFTER DEMANDING THEY FIND ISSUE LAST YEAR BECAUSE COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUT AND I NEEDED TO ADD IT ONCE A WEEK OR TWICE.., THEY DID THOROUGH TEST AND AGAIN SAID FOUND NOTHING. YESTERDAY IT LET ME SIT ALONG SIDE OF ROAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE HEATED UP TO THE HIGH RED MARK. DEALERSHIP REALIZED ISSUE IS THERE NOW AND THEY FOUND HEATER HOSE TO COOLANT TANK HAD A LEAK IN IT- THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I REPORTED THIS ISSUE AND I HAVE TO PAY SINCE MY WARRANTY COMPANY THROUGH DEALERSHIP WON'T COVER THE HEATER HOSE PART. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SLOWED MY VEHICLE DOWN SO I KNEW TO PULL OFF AND TEMP GAGE WENT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

2013 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO COOLANT SYSTEM AND EGR SYSTEM ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 17S09. *JS

WE WERE TRAVELLING IN COLORADO. SUDDENLY ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE. WE PULLED OVER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GARAGE. WAS COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR 40MI/HR ON DECEMBER 23RD, THE LOW ENGINE COOLANT FLUID MESSAGE CAME ON, AND ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER, THERE WAS A MESSAGE SAYING THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND TO PULL OVER SAFELY IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR STARTING STALLING AND I PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER PUTTING MORE ENGINE COOLANT, IT WORKED JUST FINE. THEN TWO WEEKS THE LOW ENGINE COOLANT MESSAGE CAME BACK ON AND I TOOK IT TO MIDAS IN WESTLAND, MI WHERE THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DETECT A LEAK. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT THE SAME SITUATION WITH THE LOW ENGINE COOLANT SIGNAL, OVERHEATING ENGINE, AND STALLING CAR HAPPENED, FOLLOWED BY MORE ENGINE COOLANT ADDED TO CAR. SINCE THEN IT HAS DRIVEN JUST FINE BUT I'M AFRAID IT WILL STALL OR START AN ENGINE FIRE.

THE ENGINE WILL SHUDDER AT RANDOM TIMES AND OCCASIONALLY STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ISSUE ALSO WILL APPEAR RANDOMLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK. SOMETIMES VENTING THE TANK AT THE INLET WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE. ACCORDING TO FIRESTONE, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE...AND AS A DRIVER, IT IS AWFULLY UNSAFE. FORD HAS DIAGNOSED IT AS HAVING TO DO WITH A FUEL PRESSURE VALVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. GET THIS FIXED!

VEHICLE CUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP CAN'T DIAGNOSE PROBLEM OR FIX. NO CODES.

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE WILL LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AND STALL. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT HAS DONE THIS WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND 70 MPH, DRIVING IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE FUEL IS FULL, 3/4, 1/2 OR ALMOST EMPTY. MY CAR LOSES ALL POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL AND STALLS. MOST TIMES IT WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT 30 SECONDS IT WILL START. VERY SCARY TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AGAIN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN BUT IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2 TIMES A DAY.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM DRIVETIME IN JANUARY 2018. THEY DID NOT TELL ME OF ANY RECALLS. I SEE ONLINE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 15 RECALLS AND THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING HAS BEEN RECALLED 2 TIMES. I HAVE HAD ISSUES FOR OVER A YEAR WITH THE COOLING. I HAVE TO ALWAYS PUT COOLANT IN. WE HAVE EVEN BEEN STRANDED WITH AN OVERHEATED VEHICLE. I HAD AN ESTIMATE DONE TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THE PART IS $1,400, IT IS THE COOLANT BYPASS. NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS, HOWEVER WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE, THE PARTS ARE LESS THAN $100. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS STILL THE SAME RECALL AND CAN GET FIXED BY THE DEALER FOR FREE? PLEASE LET ME KNOW BEFORE THE ENGINE BLOWS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON, I AM UNABLE TO USE REMOTE START IN THE FREEZING COLD NOW DUE TO THIS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET THIS FIXED AS I LOVE THIS CAR AND DO NOT GIVE IT UP. THE DATE I AM USING BELOW IS THE LAST DATE THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. PLEASE GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF FOR ME!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH WITH THE SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED AND MAKING A RIGHT FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE OVER HEATING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AUTO ZONE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS COOLANT FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS ADDED AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTICED UNTIL RECENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT LEAST A SIXTH OF A GALLON OF COOLANT NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE LOW COOLANT WARNING ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE OVER HEATING WARNING AND THERMOSTAT INCREASE WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED RESEARCHED FAILURE ON-LINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 5, 2011 THROUGH NOVEMBER 26, 2012 WAS THE CONTACT STATED HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH ZECK FORD (4501 S.4TH ST. LEAVENWORTH, KS 66408). THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF FAILURE AND ADVISED CONTACT TO SCHEDULE DIAGNOSED APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,496.

I BOUGHT THE 2013 ESCAPE BRAND NEW AND FOR 4 YEARS CAR RAN FINE THEN FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS THE CAR WOULD STALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART IT AND WOULD STALL AGAIN. THIS REPEATED FOR YEARS AND HAD IT FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CAR WAS ALSO LEAKING ANTI FREEZE AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT I NEVER RECEIVED. AFTER THE LATEST STALLING ISSUES THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD A SMALL CRACK WHICH NOW I HAVE NOTIFIED THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AT COST OF 6K - 8K. THE CAR HAS 150K MILES WHICH IS NOT ALOT FOR CARS AND HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE FOR YEARS, I WOULD NOT LET ANY ONE DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THIS AS WAS SO DANGEROUS.

VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. I CAN BE DRIVING AND PULL OUT OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING LEAVING ME VULNERABLE TO AN ACCIDENT DUE THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE. IN ADDITION TO THIS THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A COOLANT LEAK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY DISAPPEARED FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A LEAK HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND COOLANT LOW WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE COOLANT WOULD BE TOPPED OFF REPEATEDLY IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE LEAK IN THE HEAD GASKET. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AS OF 1/16/2020, I HAVE HAD MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE FOR 6 MONTHS. A WEEK AFTER I GOT MY CAR, IT OVERHEATED. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AS THE ENGINE STALLED AND SEIZED UP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE THERMOSTAT FIXED. AFTER TWO OR THREE MONTHS, THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. I DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS AND A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE. I TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANIC SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. IT CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT, EVEN WITH COOLANT FILLED IN THE RESERVOIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN, OVERHEATING IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR OVERHEATING ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN NUMBER. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP FOR A THIRD TIME, AFTER MY CAR STALLED ON A COLD WINTER'S DAY WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY ALSO NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS PART OF RECALL 13S12 (NHTSA-13V583). I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CALL INSPECTED FOR ALL RECALLS. APPARENTLY MY CAR WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS RECALL THAT EFFECTED OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPES THAT CAUSES THE OVERHEATING. I REGRET MAKING THIS PURCHASE. MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD HAS PROVED TO BE WAY MORE RELIABLE THAN THIS FORD. I WOULD NOT PURCHASE A FORD AGAIN AND PLAN ON TRADING IT IN AFTER I GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MALFUNCTION IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS VEHICLE.

WITH IN A YEAR, THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED; THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND WHEN IT DID, IT IMMEDIATELY DIED BUT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE BATTERY. KEY FOB WOULD NOT REGISTER TO VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE HOOD, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOR TEMPERATURE GAGE MOVED. THIS CAR IS LEMON BASED ON THE HISTORY FROM PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD - HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR CAR JUST STOPPED - WE WERE CLOSE TO A REST AREA AND WAS ABLE TO COAST IN AND THEN WE WERE TOWED. OUR VEHICLE ONLY HAD 90,000 MILES ON IT AND AFTER GOING TO 4 SHOPS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS IN DEED THE ENGINE SO WE HAD TO GET A NEW ENGINE. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD SIGNS LIKE OVERHEATING BUT WE HAD NONE - THEN WE WERE TOLD THAT WITH THIS CAR - THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER GOES OVER HALF SO WE WERE MISLEAD.

VECHICLE STALLES WHILE DRVING ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS

CAR WAS STALLING MULTIPLE TIMES HAD REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES KEPT STALLING AND MISFIRING THE VEHICLE HAD 120K MILES ON IT LATEST TEST INDICATED CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK WHICH MAKES THE CAR USELESS. QUOTED NEW ENGINE BY FORD FOR 6K TO 8K TO FIX. CAR HAS HAD ISSUES FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS AND WAS RECALLED 15 TIMES. THE LATEST ISSUE OCCURED IN OCT 2019 AND HAD FUEL SENSOR REPLACED TWO MONTHS LATER STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND ASKED DEALER TO FIX THAT OCCURED ON DEC20 AND THE FIRST DATE TO FIX WAS LISTED AS JAN 07 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEALER WAS FIXING SO MANY RECALLS

ENGINE COOLANT GETS LOW EVERY WEEK/ LIGHT COMES ON / IN MOTION OR STATIONARY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVENS FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT 717 BRIDGEPORT AVE, MILFORD, CT 06460 (203) 783-5900, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE COOLANT RESIOVR IS EMPTY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING LOW COOLANT. THEN THE CAR START TREMBLING AND START SLOWING DOWN. THEN I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR. ON 12/1719 FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THE COOLANT PROBLEM IS FIXED.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE COOLANT RESIOVR IS EMPTY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING LOW COOLANT. THEN THE CAR START TREMBLING AND START SLOWING DOWN. THEN I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR. ON 12/1719 FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THE COOLANT PROBLEM IS FIXED.

COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. WHILE ON MOTION ENGINE OVER HEAT AND MADE THE CAR SHAKE . FROM THAT TIME NOISE IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE.. COOLANT LEVEL GOES LOW UNTIL TANK GOES EMPTY . NO ALERT GIVING WHEN COOLANT DROP OFF LEVELS , AT THE SAME TIME OIL LEVELS INCREASE.....

MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN HAS A LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT AND OVERHEATS TO EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES. THEN THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL AS I'M DRIVING IT. THIS WAS PART OF A RECALL OF OTHER FORD ESCAPES BUT SOMEHOW MY CAR WAS NOT ADDED TO THIS LIST.

ON AT LEAST 9 OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST YEAR, CAR STALLED WHEN COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 10MPH OR LESS. SEQUENCE WAS: 1) THE CAR WAS WARMED UP DRIVING TO A STORE; 2) ENGINE WAS OFF FOR AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES WHILE IN STORE; 3) AFTER LEAVING STORE AND STARTING CAR, THE CAR STALLED WITHIN A MINUTE. UPON STALLING, ENGINE COULD BE RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSE. NO PARTS HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THE CAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STALLED OUT OR DIED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO WERE NOT AFFECTED. THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT THE RPMS WERE AT 0 AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT.

I OWN A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. I CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STALLS WITH NO WARNING. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND AFTER LOTS OF MONEY OUT OF POCKET , I STILL DO NOT HAVE A RESOLUTION. THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS LOST COOLANT SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. IT WAS SLOW, SO I LET IT GO. I JUST ADD A LITTLE COOLANT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE IN A NEW VEHICLE. WELL, NOW IT IS 2019 AND I HAVE AN ALL OUT LEAK. I HAVE TO ADD COOLANT EVERY FEW DAYS. I LEAVE A PUDDLE ON ANY PARKING SPOT I USE FOR A FEW HOURS OR MORE. THIS MODEL YEAR, AND ENGINE (1.6 ECOBOOST) IS KNOWN FOR THIS ISSUE. I FEAR IT IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND I'M OUT A LOT OF MONEY.

THE VEHICLE HESITATES THEN STALLS EVEN WHEN IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE CITY STREETS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND WHEN PULLING FORWARD AT A GREEN LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT DOES NOT RE-ENGAGE AND STALLS. I HAVE REPLACED ALL SPARKS PLUGS AND CLEANED THE INJECTORS AND FUEL LINES. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE - THE DEALERSHIP IS AT A LOSS.

VEHICLE HAS HAD FREQUENT "ENGINE STALLS," WHERE THERE IS HESITATION AND STUMBLING WITH THE RPMS MOVING FROM 1-6 SPORADICALLY. FREQUENT POWER LOSS WITH ENGINE, AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE NYS THRUWAY, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WITH MAJOR POWER LOSS. AFTER THIS OCCURRED, IT WAS WAS FOUND BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO REQUIRE AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE AND HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *LN

SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE AROUND ENGINE. RESOVOIR WAS LOW BUT NO SIGN OF LEAKS OR WET SPOTS ON GARAGE FLOOR. VERY APPARENT SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. VECHILE OIL WAS CHANGED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND ANTIFREEZE WAS ADDED TO OVERFLOW TANK, BUT NO LEAKS WERE FOUN.

THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE WHEN IT HAPPENS AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF HAVING STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT LOW AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RESERVOIR LEAK. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING OIL ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MONTROSE FORD-LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 2480 W STATE ST, ALLIANCE, OH 44601, 330-823-1128) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBERS: 17515194 AND 25220147. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE HEARING FROM SOMEONE AT FORD; HOWEVER, SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE RPMS DECREASED TOO LOW AND THE VEHICLE STALLED TWENTY ONE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED HINES PARK FORD INC (56558 PONTIAC TRAIL, NEW HUDSON, MI 48165, (888) 482-7660) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

HAVE HAD CAR FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES INCLUDING REPLACING ENTIRE TURBO SYSTEM HOWEVER CAR CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN DRIVING. THE ENTIRE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR AND THE COOLANT LOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED LIQUID UNDERNEATH AND THE RESERVOIR WAS LOW. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) DUE TO THE DATES OF MANUFACTURING DURING THE YEAR MANUFACTURED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAHL FORD (821 3RD ST, LA CROSSE, WI 54601) FOR REPAIRS ON THE TURBO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ODOR WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY AFTER A COUPLE OF OIL CHANGES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN WAS GETTING WORSE AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-25206696. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

PREVIOUSLY HAD DEALER REPAIR COOLANT LEAK HOSES IN FIREWALL BUT NOT LISTED IN RECALL AS WAS FOCUS/FUSION. TOOK A WEEK TO COMPLETE. ENGINE JUST HAD A HIGH TEMP FRIDAY THE 13TH WHILE DRIVING TWO MILES ON A STRETCH AND STALLED OUT. TURNED OFF CLIMATE SYSTEM AND DROVE TO DEALER THE NEXT MORNING.

THE ENGINE STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS. I'VE NOTICED IT'S WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW (40 MILES OR FEWER TO EMPTY)

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES. IT WILL START BACK ONCE PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT HAS STALLED IN ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG BECAUSE IT'S NOT THROWING IN CODES.

A SMALL COOLANT RETURN LINE ON BACKSIDE OF MOTOR WAS MIS-CRIMPED CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE AND COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO MOTOR WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT TELLING ME COOLANT WAS LOW. CAR SHUT DOWN DUE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURE, AND MOTOR STARTED SMOKING FROM COOLANT LEAKING ON HOT MOTOR. LUCKILY I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WASN'T AFFECTED BY PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR SAME PROBLEM AND WERE VERY RUDE ABOUT IT. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT AND LUCKILY THE CAR DIDN'T CATCH FIRE DUE TO THIS DEFECT. AGAIN THERE WAS NEVER AN INDICATION OF LOW COOLANT, JUST A SHUTTING DOWN DUE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURE RIGHT BEFORE CAR SHUT DOWN. *TR

THE PAST MONTH THE CAR HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES 15 TO 30 SECONDS AFTER STARTING, IN STATIONARY POSITION OTHER TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT, WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE TURNING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, NO LEAK WAS FOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. OVER TIME, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TINDOL FORD (1901 E FRANKLIN BLVD, GASTONIA, NC 28054, (704) 867-8341) AND COOLANT WAS PURCHASED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-FREEZE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND LOST POWER. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD LINCOLN OF HUNTINGTON (147 W 11TH ST, HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746, (631) 923-2145) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR, PRESSURE SENSOR, AND WASTEGATE SOLENOID FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE "SERVICE ENGINE" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SAME MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING COOLANT, BUT THE ORIGIN OF THE LEAK COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. GURLEY LEEP FORD (320 E IRELAND RD, SOUTH BEND, IN 46614) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURES VIA PHONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,402.

ENGINE COOLANT SENSOR IS BAD, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK AND CAR TO OVERHEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT ADDED ANTIFREEZE AND NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE PULL OVER SAFELY MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE MACHENS FORD (1911 W WORLEY ST, COLUMBIA, MO 65203) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE CAR STALLS OUT FROM A STANDING STOP RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, YET NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER COMES ON. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAS STALLED JUST AS I'M PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT HAS RANDOMLY BEEN HAPPENING IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

CAR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLS THEN LOSES POWER. THIS HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO...

THE CAR STALLS WHEN STARTING AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ESCAPES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND WHITE SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ADDED COOLANT. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT THEN BEGAN SMOKING AGAIN. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED A LINE BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTHSIDE FORD (12300 SAN PEDRO AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS, WITH ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE STALLING OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING, OR SLOWING DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, AND I HAVE TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN PARK, AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITH OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME, CAUSING THEM TO HAVE TO HIT THEIR BRAKES AND STOP AS WELL. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT TOOK THEM A DAY AND A HALF TO DIAGNOSE THAT IT WAS AN EVAPORATIVE PURGE VALVE THAT WAS STICKING OPEN. THE REPAIR COST CAME TO $629.97, PLUS $68.86 FOR A RENTAL CAR. THE VEHICLE RAN FOR ABOUT 1.5 MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS, BUT IS NOW STALLING AGAIN WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOW ENGINE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC TO HAVE SEVERAL RECALLS FIXED INCLUDING THE "13S12 RISK OF LOCALIZED OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD THAT MAY LEAD TO OIL LEAK FIRES" IN JANUARY 2018. IN NOVEMBER 2018 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP IN SOUTHERN PINES, NC DUE TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING WHILE THE VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 10 FEET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY LOW ON COOLANT AND WHEN I EXPLAINED THE PREVIOUS ISSUES THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE FIXED. AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2019 THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP ON FORT BRAGG. WHILE LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE THE REPAIR SHOP NOTED TWO SAFETY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE, ONE PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. WHEN I CALLED THE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS THEY CLAIMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE RELATING TO THE ENGINE. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT OPTIONS FOR THEM TO FIX AN ISSUE THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE ALREADY FIXED, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OVER A YEAR SINCE IT WAS DONE SO THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT WITH THE RECALL WORK. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH SYSTEMS NOT COMMUNICATING THE SAME INFORMATION FOR RECALLS. THE ISSUE WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT RESOLVED AND NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. IF THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FIXED THE SAFETY RECALL ISSUE AND IT STILL PERSISTS, DO THEY NOT HAVE TO FIX IT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WATER PUMP BEGAN TO FAIL AND WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE WATER PUMP CONTINUED TO FAIL AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE SLOWLY LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE, WHICH THEN LEAKED INTO THE CYLINDER CRACK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GARY SMITH FORD (1 BEAL PKWY NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548, (888) 814-7437) WHERE THEY REPLACED THE LONG BLOCK (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THERE IS A RECALL ON ENGINES OVER HEATING, HOWEVER I HAVE CHECKED MINE WITH 2 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY BOTH SAY THAT THEY CANT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE AND THAT MY ESCAPE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE CORRECT BECAUSE IT OVER HEATS, ITS NOT LEAKING, NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. IVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS. TIPTON FORD IN NACOGDOCHES, TX AND AL MYER FORD IN LUFKIN, TX. BOTH COMPANIES HAVE HAD MY SUV FOR 1 WEEK AT A TIME AND STILL CANT TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS RECALL HAS TO DO WITH MY SUV?

ENGINE FIRE ON 9/21/19 WHILE CAR WAS PARKED ON SIDE STREET IT APPEARS AFTER BEING PARKED FOR NEAR 2 HOURS 2013 FORD ESCAPE PURCHASED ON 4/30/13 ENGINE: 2.0L I4 GTDI ECOBOOST ENG MILES: 49400 ALL WORK DONE AT DEALER INCLUDING ALL RECALLS LISTED ON NHTSA FOUR OF WHICH WERE RELATED TO FIRE. ENGINE FIRE VEHICLE TOTALED (PICTURES AVAILABLE) WHILE PARKED ON SIDE STREET IT APPEARS NEAR 2 HOURS AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES START STOP BACK STREETS AVERAGE SPEED ESTIMATED 25 MILES/HOUR. NO KNOWN ISSUES BEFORE FIRE. NO OTHER DAMAGE NO INJURIES.

MY ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS ENTERING AN ON RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE GET TO A SAFE PLACE BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO BROUGHT COOLANT AND PUT IT IN MY VEHICLE AND AFTER IT COOLED DOWN I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I CHECK FLUID LEVELS OFTEN. I AM ALSO AWARE THAT OTHER BLOCKS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THIS VIHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ECO BOOSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,037.

I HAVE A 2012 FORD ESCAPE BOUGHT BRAND NEW ONLY HAVE 68000.MILES ON IT AND NOW IT HAS STARTED STALLING. I HAVE DRIVING DOING ERRANDS AROUND MY HOME TOWN. LUCKILY IT RESTARTED BUT NOT EASILY.

EARLIER IN THE WEEK I REPORTED THE ENGINE STALLING ISSUE. I WISH TO REPORT THE COOLANT LEAK ISSUE AS WELL. I'VE HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED BUT COOLANT IS STILL LEAKING AND HAS TO BE TOPPED OFF REGULARLY. THIS IS ON THE 1.6L ENGINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE COOLANT AND ENGINE STALLING ISSUES; LOOKING FORWARD TO RECALLS BEING ISSUED FOR BOTH PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ADDITIONAL COOLANT HAD TO BE ADDED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PROVIDED A PRESSURE TEST, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HALL FORD NEWPORT NEWS (12896 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23608, (877) 398-2216) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A PRESSURE TEST AND ENGINE WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS24815719, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V431000 AND 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS VERY LOW. THE CONTACT ALSO REPORTED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE ORIGIN OF THE COOLANT LEAK WAS NOT LOCATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE LEAK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOGGUS FORD MCALLEN (1400 E EXPRESSWAY 83, MCALLEN, TX 78501, (956) 686-7411) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE SINCE THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS NORMAL AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER, [XXX], OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE MAINTENANCE (ENGINE) WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE MACHENS FORD (1911 W WORLEY ST, COLUMBIA, MO 65203, (573) 445-4411) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V583000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.*PM CONSUMER SPOKE TO MANAGER AT JOE MACHENS WHO SAID THAT FAILURE WAS RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL 13S12 AND THAT CONSUMER SHOULD CONTACT THE SELLING DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER TO REQUEST A REFUND. CONSUMER CONTACTED LOU FUSZ FORD (CHESTERFIELD, MO), SUNTROP FORD (SUNSET HILLS, MO) AND THE MANUFACTURER. ALL OF THEM DENIED LIABILITY AND REFUSED TO ASSIST. CONSUMER TRADED IN VEHICLE, BUT IS REQUESTING A REFUND ON THE LOSS OF FUNDS. *DL PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE KEEPS STALLING WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. ALL THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLS TO A STOP WITHOUT BE BEING ABLE TO PRESS ON THE GAS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT I GUESS MINE IS NOT COVERED, WHEN IT SHOULD BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET WERE LEAKING COOLANT. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS OUT AT LOW IDLE, EITHER WHEN STATIONARY OR ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UP HILL IN FORWARD AFTER BACKING OUT INTO STREET. THIS IS NOT TRIGGERING AN ERROR CODE AND SEVERAL MECHANICS CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. AFTER COMPLETING SOME RESEARCH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2013 FORD ESCAPES.

ENGINE CUTS OFF/STALLS WHILE CAR IS IN OPERATION. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING AFTER START UP. I CAN DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE AT LOW SPEED AND THEN CAR STALLS. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME AND MY COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, ABOUT EVERY OTHER START.

I RECEIVED A COOLANT LOW ALERT IN THE SUMMER OF 2019. WENT TO DEALER, THEY BLAMED IT ON VEGAS WEATHER, TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT. ALERT CAME UP AGAIN 10/28/19. RETURNED TO DEALER, GOT TOPPED OFF. & GOT APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE ON 11/1 /19. I HAD GOOGLED COOLANT LEAKS IN MY CAR. LEAKING ON DRIVE WAY, I WAS TOLD MY ESCAPE IS NOT ON RECALL, BUT THE NHTSA. IS REPORTING SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY MAKE & MODEL. I ALERT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING & WHEN I START IN THE AM, ALERT STAYS ON STATIONARY & MOTION

EXCESSIVE STALLING ISSUES. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE OWNER, THIS CAR WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL BUT MANY ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL WERE REPORTED AS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. ONGOING ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS

MY WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH FORD ESCAPE. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL IN 2013 FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM.

CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN MOTION, ENGINE CUTS POWER AND IS SLOW TO START BACK UP AFTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A COOLANT LEAK, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE SMOKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMOKE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEATER HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

CAR WILL STALL RANDOMLY NO MATTER AT WHAT SPEED USUALLY AFTER DRIVING OVER 15 MILES THEN STARTS ASKING FOR COOLANT

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON COUNTRY BACK ROADS AND CITY STREETS (I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SUV). I AM PROBABLY GOING 30 MPH IN SPEED WHEN STALLING OCCURS. STALLING NORMALLY HAPPENS WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES AFTER STARTING CAR. I LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND CAR STALLS OUT. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY EACH DAY (EX. 7 TIMES TODAY).

LOSING COOLANT BUT NO VISIBLE SIGNS WHERE IT'S GOING. THE WATER PUMP WAS CHANGED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2013 AND WHEN THE WEATHER BEGAN TO GET COLD THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT THEN. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHERE I'M LOSING IT FROM. I SAW WHERE OTHER FORD ESCAPES ARE BEING RECALLED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?

CAR WOULD HAVE HESITATION AND STALL WHILE IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON (P1450). ALSO HAD VIBRATION FROM FUEL TANK AND/OR FUEL CAP. FORD DEALER SAID HAS TO DUE WITH EVAPORATOR PURGE VALVE. SAID HAS SEEN THIS ON 'LOTS OF ESCAPES FROM 2013-2014'. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO SYMPTOMS BEFOREHAND.

WHEN IT GETS COLD MY VEHICLES RUNS THROUGH COOLANT LINE WATER AND THEN SHUTS DOWN WHEN IT GETS JUST LOW ENOUGH. TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND A LEAK. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT GETS COLD. ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS A COOLANT LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN A WATER PUMP AND HOSE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT THE 2013 1.6L FORD ESCAPES HAD WHEN THEY WERE RECALLED. I HAVE 66,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I HAVE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND HOSE BECAUSE OF A COOLANT LEAK.

THE VEHICLE IS LOOSING COOLANT. START RUNS AND AFTER A COUPLE MILES SHUTS OFF. WILL START BACK UP AND DRIVE. FORD RECALLED THE 2013 FORD ESCAPES MADE UP TO AUGUST 31,2012. MINE WAS MADE IN AUGUST 2012. TICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SMOKES WHITE SMOKE WHEN FIRST STARTED.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS AROUND 45 MPH, MY VEHICLE JUST STALLED AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.

WITHIN THE LAST WEEK THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT AND DIED WITH ZERO WARNING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND.

ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND SAID "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" AND WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN FIVE MINUTES.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2013. A YEAR AFTER I HAD IT THE LOW ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. IT TOOK A SMALL AMOUNT OF ANTIFREEZE TO FILL IT UP. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. LAST YEAR IT WAS MORE FREQUENT. I HAD IT CHECK AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A WATER PUMP. THE WATER PUMP DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M HAVING TO ADD ANTIFREEZE WEEKLY TO MY CAR NOW. I PULLED UP FORD RECALLS AND SAW WHERE FORD ESCAPES WERE BEING RECALLED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT PARTICULAR RECALL. IF I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY IS MINE NOT BEING RECALLED?

CAR SIGNALS ITS OVERHEATING AND SHUTS DOWN AFTER BEING SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES ITS FINE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IT HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY ONRAMP. I HAVE REPLACED PRACTICALLY THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM IN ADDITION TO THE RECALLS FORD HAS DONE.

ENGINE COOLANT KEPT LEAKING. NOTICES ABOUT 'ENGINE COOLANT LOW' WERE NOT CORRECTED, EVEN AFTER I HAD 2 HEATER HOSES REPLACED, AS PER THE SERVICE REPAIR REPORT RECOMMENDED. THIS WAS DONE, FIRST ONE HOSE, COSTING $485, THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON ABOUT 4 WEEKS LATER, AND THE SECOND HOSE WAS REPLACED COSTING ~ $475. EVEN AFTER THIS, ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2019, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING INCREDIBLE NOISES AND SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I GOT OUT IMMEDIATELY! NO COOLANT, NO OIL AND THE RADIATOR(/) CAP HAD BUBBLY 'STUFF' IN IT. I HAVE COPIES OF PAPERWORK THAT STATES, " CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE 'LOW ENGINE COOLANT 'LIGHT COMES ON, OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ...N E V E R.. MENTIONED THAT THIS MIGHT BE PART OF A RECALL, FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM! I CONSIDER THIS FRAUD BY DECEPTION. AFTER BEING TOLD THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST ME $7,000, FORD SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME 'FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF $1700, TOWARD THE ENGINE COST. I AM RETIRED, WORKING A PART TIME JOB! I CANNOT AFFORD THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I FEEL THAT THIS WAS SUCH A WELL-KEPT SECRET BY THE DEALER. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED NHTSATO REQUIRE A RECALL ON:12V551000 12/03.2012 AND RECALL #12V431000 09/04/2012. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE RECALLED!! I'M LUCKY MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I WEREN'T KILLED ON A HIGHWAY, OR INJURED OTHERS WHILE ON THE ROAD, DURING THIS FIASCO. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE. I APPRECIATE SOMEONE LOOKING OUT FOR THE CONSUMER.

VEHICLE STALLS THEN RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY THEN STALLS AGAIN AFTER A SHORT TIME RUNNING, IT HAS DONE THIS ON 3 SEPARATE DAYS NOW IN THE LAST MONTH. IT WILL STALL AND RESTART ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES IN A ROW AND THEN DRIVE NORMALLY. THIS CONCERNS ME AS TO A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SCANNED AND IT SHOWS NO FAULT CODES. MY LOCAL.FORD DEALER SAYS THEY ARE AT MINIMUM A MONTH OUT FOR APPOINTMENTS...... THIS IS NOT GOOD. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP.AND STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE SEEN VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. AS I SAID, FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR HEAVEN FORBID....KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE ENGINE NEED SERVICE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PACKEY WEBB FORD (1815 W OGDEN AVE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515, (630) 598-4700) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE AND CYLINDER FOUR WAS MISFIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY PART OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TOOK MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN FOR 100,000 MILE CHECK UP. OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. HAD THIS GONE UNCHECKED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE ON THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY. VERY SCARY.

MY CAR HAS PERSISTENT COOLANT LEAKING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER CHECKED AND COULDN'T FIND PROBLEMS. IT HAPPENS AGAIN TODAY WITH COOLANT LOW WARNING.

MY 2013 ESCAPE RANDOMLY STALLS. MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. PUTS ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN I DRIVE IT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE 'COOLANT LOW' MESSAGE APPEARED. AFTER COOLANT WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED HOURS AFTER CHECKING THE COOLANT LEVELS, WHICH WERE NORMAL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, COOLANT WAS FOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TT

CAR WILL REV. HIGH AND THEN SHUT OFF.

CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND HESITATING, TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH COOLANT LOSS, SAID THEY FIXED. CAR CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH TOOK BACK AND IT SMELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING, AND NOW WHEN STARTED WHITE SMOKE CAN OUT OF EXHAUST. NOW THEY SAY I NEED A NEW ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE, AND "COOLANT OVERHEATING' APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THOROUGHBRED FORD (8501 N BOARDWALK AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64154, 816-505-1818) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,950.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE FAULT AND SERVICE NOW WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE PARTIALLY STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND FUEL GAUGE DECREASED TO 0. AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING, THE GAUGES RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TO FIVE TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENDALL FORD OF MERIDIAN (250 E OVERLAND RD, MERIDIAN, ID 83642, (855) 982-8853) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE SOFTWARE UNIT. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES WITHIN THREE MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WENT AWAY AND THEN RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MCU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE ENGINE APPEARS TO GIVE A FALSE OVERHEAT ALARM AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE SOON AFTER ENGINE START. TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING USUALLY CLEARS THE OVERHEAT ALARM AND THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. IT WILL SOMETIMES REPEAT AND COULD BE A PROBLEM IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN YOU NEED TO CLEAR QUICKLY. FALSE OVERHEAT ISSUES BEING REPORTED ALL OVER FORUMS WITH 1.6 ENGINE. MECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. NO OTHER APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM WERE FOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION LEVELS WERE LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SHEEHY FORD OF SPRINGFIELD (6727 LOISDALE RD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, (703) 651-1549) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION BECAUSE HE FELT SICK. THE HOSPITAL STATED THAT THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ANTIFREEZE POISONING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MALL OF GEORGIA FORD (4525 NELSON BROGDON BOULEVARD, BUFORD, GA 30518, 678-804-7726) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,272.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND OVERHEATED. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKETS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SUNBURY MOTOR CO (943 N 4TH ST, SUNBURY, PA 17801, (888) 690-0756) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL WAS UPDATED IN JULY OF 2014. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

STEADY ENGINE LIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL OFF/ON - OVERHEATING - REPLACED WATER PUMP - ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON -- WATER PUMP BLEW, CAR WAS RUNNING. CAR INFORMATION SYSTEMS SAID "PULL OVER AND STOP !"

CONTINUED LEAK OF ANTIFREEZE NOW SYSTEM HAS DRAINED EMPTY

I HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6L ECOBOOST THAT STALLS REGULARLY WHILE DRIVING. YESTERDAY IT STALLED 5 TIMES WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. IT ALSO WILL NOT START AFTER GETTING FUEL. IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES OF SITTING AND CRANKING THE ENGINE TO START. DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU PUT IN 1 GALLON OR 12 GALLONS IT DOESN'T START RIGHT AWAY. I ENTERED THE VIN# INTO THE RECALL DATABASE AND IT ONLY SHOWED TWO RECALLS OUTSTANDING. BOTH WERE UNRELATED TO MECHANICAL ISSUES. VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO TRADE IN SINCE IT STALLS ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD USUALLY RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARK MARTINS FORD (1601 BATESVILLE BLVD, BATESVILLE, AR 72501, (800) 566-4461) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VENT PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. CAVENAUGH FORD (2000 E HIGHLAND DR, JONESBORO, AR 72401, (870) 972-8000) DIAGNOSED THAT A FUEL SENSOR, AIR CONDITIONER SENSOR, AND FILTER NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE OTHER REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER, AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,591.

REFER TO ORIGINAL NHTSA RECALL 13V583. CURRENTLY CAR HAS 93,00 MILES AND THE #4 CYLINDER IS NOW LEAKING COOLANT AND OIL. THE CAR STUTTERS AND VIBRATES AT START UP. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. REPAIR COST $3,200. THIS RECALL WAS ORIGINALLY CLEARED BY DAVID MCDAVID FORD, FT. WORTH IN 2014. I CONTACTED FORD TOLL FREE AND THEY DON'T FEEL LIABLE SINCE RECALL ISSUE WAS CLEARED IN 2014.

WHEN I START MY CAR, ABOUT 1 OUT OF 10 TIMES IT WILL START BUT GIVE ME AN ALERT THAT IT NEEDS SERVICES AND WILL JUMP AND STUTTER WHILE DRIVING. FORD REPORTED IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE OXYGEN INTAKE AND ALTITUDE AND REPORTED THEY FIXED IT BUT IT IS STILL DOING IT. THIS IS ONLY RIGHT AFTER I START IT. IF I TURN IT OFF AND RESTART WILL IS FINE. NOW IS HAS ALSO STARTED STALLING WHILE DRIVING. AGAIN IF I TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT IT DRIVES FINE. I WILL BE CALLING FORD BACK TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE WAS INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD ARRIVE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AS WELL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER (JENKINS & WYNNE FORD, HONDA, & LINCOLN 2655 TRENTON RD, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040 (931) 542-4886) AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT A WRITTEN RESPONSE WOULD BE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE CONTACT AND REQUESTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO FILE A REPORT WITH THEM IN REGARDS TO THE RECALLS THAT WERE ON THE VIN. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 5 NHTSA RECALLS ASSOCIATED TO THE VIN AT THE TIME IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE ONE RECALL UNDER THE VIN THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE WAS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V584000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

STALLS F4EQUENTLY. SOME TIMES WITHIN 1 MINUTE RUN TIME IT DROPS TO REALLY LOW RPM. THEN DIES. RESTART IT WILL JERK AND DIE AGAIN. MOST OF THE TIME BY 3RD START IT STAYS RUNNING. REALLY SCARED IT MIGHT GET ME KILLED.

EVERY TIME I GET GAS, THE VEHICLE STALLS THE FIRST TIME I TRY TO START IT.

JUST LIKE 130,000+ OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPES WITH A 1.6L ENGINE. I BELIEVE THIS ONE WAS PRONE TO A FIRE ISSUE. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHOOK AND THE "CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND FAILURE CODES: P1299 AND P0301, BUT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE ON I-65 SOUTH AND IT WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE MONITOR ON MY CAR READ 'CAR OVERHEATING, PULL OVER SAFELY' SO I PULLED OVER AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND LIFT THE HOOD AND SEE FLAMES. I IMMEDIATELY CALL 911 AND THE SEND A FIRE TRUCK. BEFORE THE FIRE TRUCK COULD GET THERE THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR IS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, BURNING OR MELTING EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THIS I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM THAT COULD DIRECTLY LEAD TO FIRES. NEITHER FORD NOR THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME OF THAT RECALL AND THE FACT THAT IT COULD'VE BEEN LIFE THREATENING. I'VE CONTACTED THEM BOTH AND NEITHER HAVE TRIED TO HELP ME AT ALL WITH THIS SITUATION. CARS SHOULD NOT JUST RANDOMLY CATCH ON FIRE AND I BELIEVE THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE VIOLATIONS OF PRODUCT LIABILITY. THEY BOTH ARE LEAVING ME IN A POSITION TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT NO LONGER EXISTS DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN, WHICH ALSO MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO GET ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.

MY WELL-MAINTAINED 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES ON IT RECENTLY DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK. UPON COMPLETE INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK THAT IS VERY SIMILAR IN DESCRIPTION TO THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR IN SELECTED MANUFACTURED VEHICLES. MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THESE SELECTED VEHICLES IN PRIOR RECALLS, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AFFECTED, INCLUDING MINE, THAT SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED. IN MY CAR, THERE IS AN INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK WITH EVIDENCE OF ACTIVE LEAK ONTO THE SPARK PLUGS AND DESTROYING THE ENGINE, AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE. PRIOR RECALL REPORTS A 'COOLANT SYSTEM LEAK THAT MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND LEAK FLAMMABLE ENGINE FLUIDS'. I WAS ALERTED TO THE LEAK ISSUE IN MY CALL WHEN AN 'ENGINE OVERHEATING' WARNING CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A LOW COOLANT WARNING, WHICH PROMPTED ME TO PROCEED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY CAR. THIS WARNING CAME ON WHILE DRIVING MY CAR VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET. THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS CONCERN.

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN 6 MONTHS THIS CAR HAS STOPPED RUNNING BECAUSE IT SAYS THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS HOT, BUT BOTH TIMES THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN RUNNING FOR 5 MINUTES.

FUEL: THE CAR WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD STARTED WITH A FUEL ISSUE. EVERY TIME I PUT GAS, THEN TURN ON CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS OCCUR. BUT IT DOES TAKE A WHILE FOR IT TO START. KIND OF LIKE WHEN THE BATTERY IS DYING. ENGINE: WHEN GOING UP STEEP HILLS THE ENGINE OVER HEATS. IT STABILIZES ONCE WE DRIVE ON FLAT SURFACE AND DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL WE GO UP STEEP HILLS AGAIN. BOTH ITEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FR ABOUT 3 YEARS. THE FUEL PIECE IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE WAY FORD BUILT THE COMPACT ENGINE.

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION DRIVING STRAIGH-FORWARD WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS AND ON CITY STREETS. I SEE THIS CAR HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THIS AND I DON'T SHOW ANY CURRENTLY OPEN RECALLS SO PERHAPS THE FIX FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED ABOUT A FEW MONTHS AGO FROM A FORD DEALER.

WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEAR AGO, WHEN IT WAS CLOSE TO 50,000 MILES), I BROUGHT MY CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS SLOWLY LEAKING COOLANT. THEY FOUND A LEAK, BUT SINCE THE REPAIR WAS SO EXPENSIVE, I DECIDED IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO JUST KEEP REFILLING IT. AT THAT TIME, I HAD TO REFILL IT EVERY FEW MONTHS. RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN MUCH WORSE WHERE I NEED TO REFILL IT EVERY WEEK. MY CAR ALSO STALLED (WITHIN A MINUTE AFTER STARTING IT), BUT I AM UNSURE WHETHER THOSE THINGS ARE CONNECTED. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE (SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR), BUT MY NOTHING COMES UP WHEN I SEARCH MY VIN. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 99,000 MILES.

ON MONDAY, MAY 6 I WAS IN A STORE PARKING LOT AND I STARTED MY CAR TO BACK OUT AND DRIVE HOME. MY CAR GAVE AN ALERT THAT SAID THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTICE. THE CAR STALLED AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I RESTARTED I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE FEW MILES HOME. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY. MY CAR WAS SERVICED AND THEY SAID THERE WAS SOME ISSUE WITH A COOLANT LEAK WHICH THEY FIXED. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH I WAS ALSO IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I STARTED MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME. THE SAME ALERT CAME ON AND MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I TRIED THE SAME METHOD OF RESTARTING MY CAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE HOME, HOWEVER THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THIS TIME IT IS STILL IN SERVICE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. I PAID $1000 TO HAVE THE "ISSUE" FIXED A MONTH AGO. THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT THE "ISSUE" IS NOW. I DO HAVE THE RECEIPT AND PRINT OUT OF WHAT EXACTLY WAS DONE IN THE FIRST REPAIR BUT IT IS INSIDE MY CAR WHICH I CAN'T ACCESS RIGHT NOW. IF NEEDED I CAN PROVIDE LATER.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TURBO BOOST. I HAD SEEN THAT OTHER VEHICLES THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND MANUFACTURING DATE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THAT ISSUE BUT MINE HAS NOT AND NOW I'M LOOKING AT A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. I HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL FORDS IN THE PAST BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT THE QUALITY IS STARTING TO WANE AND I'M DISAPPOINTED THE RECALL HASN'T BEEN EXPANDED WHEN IT'S EVIDENT THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH AND THE ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. MULLINAX FORD (1551 EAST SEMORAN BLVD, APOPKA, FL) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PACIFICO MARPLE FORD LINCOLN DEALER, LOCATED AT 3015 WEST CHESTER PIKE, BROOMALL, PA 19008, (888) 320-6221, WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 13V583000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRED DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX MONTHS LATER HE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH OIL DRIPPING DOWN ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HE NOTICE THE OIL WAS DRIPPING FROM THE HEAD GASKET UNTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH LITTLE BUBBLE BUBBLING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR OF OIL COMING THROUGH THE VEHICLE VENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STOPED AT A SCHOOL LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "SERVICE ENGINE NOW" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ENGINE ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND CODE NUMBER: B0236 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARRIAGE FORD (812-284-4444, LOCATED AT 908 E LEWIS AND CLARK PKWY, CLARKSVILLE, IN 47129) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

CAR STALLED TWICE WHILE IN MOTION WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON

CAR LIGHTS INDICATE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AND CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY. CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. MECHANICS CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS TIME THE MECHANIC SAID THE SENSOR IS SENDING A FALSE REPORT AND THE ENGINE IS NOT OVERHEATING. OCCURS WITHIN 1-5MINUTES OF DRIVING ON SIDE ROADS GOING NO MORE THAN 35 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS EACH TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT SMELLED COOLANT AND NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ORANGE TO RED WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE COOLANT SYSTEM FLASHED "LOW" AND "SERVICE REQUIRED". THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN ONCE DUE TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO CONSTANTLY HAVE THE COOLANT REFILLED TO PREVENT AN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,120.

CAR NOW SHUTS OFF FREQUENTLY AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE. RECENTLY HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF A HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PLACED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE FOUR TIMES, BUT THE COOLANT CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED OUT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,050.

CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY, ON A CITY STREET, APPROACHING INTERSECTION, WHILE IN MOTION. NO WARNING. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART CAR. AFTER PUSHING CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC, CAR RESTARTED. DROVE CAREFULLY TO REPAIR SHOP, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR. DROVE CAR TO FORD DEALER WHERE DIAGNOSIS WAS FAULTY FUEL VAPOR CAP. DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS HAPPENED TO MANY OF THESE CARS.

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN A CITY STREET APPROACHING INTERSECTION. STOPPED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. AFTER PUSHING CAR OUT OF THE WAY, CAR RESTARTED. DROVE SLOWLY TO CAR REPAIR SHOP--UNABLE TO REPAIR, ADVISED OF NHTSA INVESTIGATION. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, FORD REPAIR SHOP SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH FUEL VAPOR CAP. CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE, BUT AM UNABLE TO GET REIMBURSEMENT.

WAS ACTIVELY DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IN DEERFIELD BEACH FL WHEN THE CAR STALLED. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER PUSHING THE CAR OUT OF THE TRAVEL LANES, IT RESTARTED. TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY ADVISED OF INVESTIGATION AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER, WHERE THEY RELATED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY FUEL VAPOR CAP, AND REPAIRED IT. AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE REP ADVISED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF FORD CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRIECO FORD OF DELRAY BEACH (3000 S FEDERAL HWY, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, (561) 278-0303) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL VAPOR CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,970. *BF CONSUMER SENT 2 LETTERS TO MANUFACTURER REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND "STOP ENGINE SAFELY/OVERHEATING" INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO GULF COAST FORD (LOCATED AT 3000 STATE HWY 288, ANGLETON, TX 77515, (713) 422-7200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAP SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SETH WADLEY FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 333 N, BUTLER ROAD, PAULS VALLEY, OK 73075, (877) 710-2709) WHERE THEY WIGGLED SOME WIRES AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR TURNED OFF; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 17452552. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,572. *TT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC RANDOMLY. *JB

I HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH OVER 120,000 MILES. I'VE HAD IT 2 YEARS. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH ABOUT 84,000 MILES ON IT .. RECENTLY MY COOLANT WOULD GO LOW AND THEN SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD SAY IT'S OVERHEATING WHEN IT ACTUALLY WASN'T CAUSING IT TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. TODAY, 04/24/2019 THE CAR STARTED TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF STARTING THE CAR TO DRIVE IT THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOW COME ON. I SEE THIS IS A VERY POPULAR COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO IF ANYTHING IS BEING DONE ON FORDS END REGARDING REPAIRS OR ANY TYPE OF RECALL . I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE MECHANIC IN THE MORNING

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR AT IDLE THE VEHICLE LUNGES AND STALLS OUT. IT DOES COMPLETELY AND THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE RESTARTED . SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN A ROW. IT HAPPENS AFTER CITY DRIVING , HIGHWAY DRIVING OR WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE LUNGES AND STALLS AND WHILE DOING SO THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE GASOLINE PEDAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON A CITY STREET I CAME TO A RED LIGHT I WAS STOPPED FOR JUST A MOMENT AND THE LOW COOLANT SIGN/MESSAGE CAME ON NOT EVEN A SECOND LATER IT STARTS FLASHING RED SAYING SYSTEM OVERHEATING TURN ENGINE OFF THE THERMOSTAT SPIKES ALL THE WAY UP I AM ON A 4 LANE ROAD WITH MY CHILD IN THE VECHELE AS I AM GETTING OVER TO GET US OUT OF HARMS WAY THE CAR IS STARTING TO STALL. I GOT TO A PARKING SPOT MIND YOU THIS MIGHT HAVE TAKEN 1 MINUTE OR LESS I TURN CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO POP THE HOOD AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. THE ANTIFREEZE JUG IS FULL THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE CAR TO OVERHEAT I WAITED A FEW MORE MINUTES STARTED THE CAR AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT GOES OFF TEMPERATURE IS FINE NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON I DROVE THE CAR HOME IT DROVE FINE NO ISSUE. I CAN NOT PUT MY CHILDREN IN A VEHICLE THAT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GONNA DO IF I COULD NOT HAVE GOT MY CAR TO A PARKING SPOT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT ON THIS ROAD.

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (AT ~35 MPH), AN ALERT APPEARED WARNING ME OF THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND TO "STOP SOON". I LOST POWER FOR THE MOST PART AND HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES (COOL DAY, ~60 DEGREES F, DRY CONDITIONS).

AT 73K MILES, LOW COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE SIGNS OF A LEAK. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT WATER PUMP AND HEATER HOSE WERE LEAKING. THE NEXT WEEK THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CONNECTION HOSE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS LEAKING. AFTER REPLACING THIS HOSE CONNECTION, DEALERSHIP NOW TELLS ME THAT LEAK IS COMING FROM CYLINDER HEAD. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE ESCAPE INDICATING LOW COOLANT AND/OR OVERHEATING/PULL OVER SAFELY (LIMP MODE). SEVERAL TIMES, WE WERE IN TRAFFIC ON CITY STREETS WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND PULLING OVER SAFELY WAS SCARY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED, THE HEATER BYPASS HOSE REPLACED AND THE COOLING SYSTEM "BURPED". DURING THE LAST VISIT, WE WERE TOLD THE "COOLANT STAND PIPE" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A FEE OF $1275. I UNDERSTAND THAT PART WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED DURING FORD'S 13S12 RECALL CAMPAIGN. AT THIS POINT, THE ESCAPE CAN'T BE TRUSTED TO GO ANY DISTANCE WITHOUT GOING INTO LIMP MODE AND POSING A SAFETY HAZARD TO US AND OTHERS NEAR US.

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD ISSUES THE LAST YEAR. IT STARTED WITH A COOLANT LEAK THAT CAME OUT OF NO WHERE WHICH STALLED MY CAR BECAUSE A WARNING CAME UP STATING IT WAS TOO HOT. I JUST ADDED COOLANT AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE, A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. IT SEEMED TO BE FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT I WAS CONSTANTLY HAVING COOLANT ISSUES AND HAVING TO ADD MORE. IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND I WAS GOING THROUGH ONE GALLON OF COOLANT A WEEK. THE CAR WOULD STALLED ALL THE TIME WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BUT AS SOON AS I OPENED THE RESERVOIR TO ADD MORE IT FILL ALMOST COMPLETELY BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THE QUOTED ME $7,100 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO A WARPED HEAD GASKET. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD NOT TAKE MY MONEY BECAUSE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BY MY DESCRIPTION BEFORE EVEN RUNNING ANY TESTS, THEY ALSO SAID IT COULD LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. I STARTED DOING MY RESEARCH AND REALIZED THAT THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT LOOKING UP RECALLS WITH MY VIN SHOWED MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY WITH THIS SPECIFIC RECALL. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS CREATING A REAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.

THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO STRUGGLE TO RUN AT IDLE SOMETIMES WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR WHEN TURNING.

COOLANT COMPLETELY DEPLETED TWICE WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE CYLINDER 3.

LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAD NO HEAT (BLOWING COLD AIR ) IN JAN 2019 SO I CHECKED THE ANTIFREEZE IT WAS LOW SO I ADDED TO IT .THE HEAT STARTED WORKING .MARCH 30TH IT STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR AGAIN DRIVING HOME FROM CLEVELAND IN A SNOW STORM THEN A WARNING... ENGINE OVER HEATED SAFELY PULL OVER . I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED 29 MILES AT 11:30 AT NIGHT. I HAVE READ THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS . WE DROVE 30 MILES ELYRIA OH TO CLEVELAND OH . PARKED AND WORKED A CHARITY EVENT FOR 3 HRS THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING GARAGE . WHEN WE LEFT WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I WAS DRIVING ON I71 SOUTH (HIGHWAY )WHEN THE WARNING CAME ON . I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY .WE WERE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 11:00 PM IN A SNOW STORM

LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE, CONSTANT REFILLING. I HAVE TO REFILL IT EVERY WEEK OR LESS. CHECKED SYSTEM AND PIPES, COULD NOT FIND ISSUE. HARD SMELL OF CHEMICALS IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING BUT EVEN STRONGER WHILE STATIONARY.

CAR ALWAYS SPUTTERS AFTER FILLING GAS TANK!! FAULTY EVAP VALVE

I HAVE A FORD ESCAPE SEL 2013. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT LEAKING. I HAD AN DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE AND IT CAME UP SAYING "ERROR CODE P1299, CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE SENSOR DETECTED ENGINE OVERHEATING CONDITION". I CALLED FORD COMPANY AND A FORD DEALERSHIP TO QUESTION ABOUT THE SENSOR AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR SUV. MY FRIEND AND I TOOK TO THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE SUV AND UNDER FORD AND NTHSA THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH THE FORD ESCAPE 2013 SEL. WE CALLED FORD AND THE SAME DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON MY ESCAPE. I CALLED NTHSA AND WAS ASKED FOR MY VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD ALSO THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL WHEN OTHER 2013 ESCAPE SEL'S ARE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FURTHER INVESTIGATED BECAUSE MY SUV IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE OTHER ESCAPE SEL SUV.

CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP NO CODES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAVE TAKEN TO THREE MECHANICS NOT ONE KNOWS THE PROBLEM

I'M DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE IS STALLING AND HAVING HESITATION TO GET GOING AGAIN. IT STALLS THREE OR FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT WANTS TO RUN CORRECTLY. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR VIN. NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THERES MANY CARS LIKE MINE THAT ARE ON THE RECALL LIST. MY CAR IS ACTUALLY MOVING WHEN IT STALLS ON ME. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND IT STALLS ON ME WHERE I CAN GET HIT OR KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WHEN STOPPED, AND WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY OR THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. FLAMMER FORD OF SPRING HILL (3335 COMMERCIAL WAY, SPRING HILL, FL 34606, (352) 686-8255) QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,700.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2018 FROM MURFREESBORO VOLKSWAGEN . 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED ONCE A MONTH THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN I ADD A LITTLE COOLANT TO IT THE LIGHT GOES OUT. BUT ONCE A MONTH YOU HAVE TO ADD COOLANT TO IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, IT TOOK FOUR ATTEMPTS FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SOLENOID EVAPORATION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE BEING COMPLETED WITH MANUFACTURER APPROVED PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

CAR HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR COOLANT BYPASS VALVE NEEDING REPLACED. I AM GOING THROUGH COOLANT QUICKER THAN IT SHOULD, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT FOR OVERHEATING COMES ON ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. THE PART HAS BEEN PART OF A RECALL FOR LATER MODELS OF MY CAR, BUT NOT MINE.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAD AN ENGINE FIRE IN NOV 2018. WHAT HAPPENED MATCHES A RECALL FORD HAD ON A COOLANT LEAK CAUSING AN OIL LEAD CAUSING THE FIRE. I CONTACTED FORD ASKING FOR A REFUND FOR MY REPAIRS BECAUSE IT MATCHED THE RECALL. THEY ARE TELLING ME NO BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED IN RECALL. I ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THERE WERE CARS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL, BUT HAD THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD YES. ASKED HOW I COULD HAVE I CASE LOOKED INTO AGAIN FOR POSSIBLE PAYMENT AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE NHTSA, WHICH IS WHAT I AM DOING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS ALWAYS LOW AND CONTACT HAD TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE WEEKLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 17326922. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

VEHICLE "SERVICED" FOR SAFETY RECALL 13S12 ON JULY 22ND 2017 AT FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER IN TULSA, OK VEHICLE IN SERVICE CENTER FOR 7 DAYS WHEN THE WORK ORDER CALLED FOR 2 DAYS. VEHICLE NEVER GAVE ANY INDICATION OF LOW COOLANT ENGINE TEMPERATURE WOULD BE HIGH UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNINGS. VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND DIE REGULARLY. VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY 03/02/19 AND CEASED COMPLETELY REQUIRING A TOW TO FORD DEALERSHIP. AWAITING DIAGNOSIS FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT. EXPERIENCING LOCALIZED OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERHEAD WHICH MAY CAUSE CRACKS THAT COULD ALLOW OIL TO LEAK . THIS IS THE EXACT REASON FOR THE RECALL AND FORD HAS FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND USING IT TO COMMUTE MY FAMILY. FORD SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP AND MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR ALL OWNERS EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES IT IS A DANGER TO PERSONAL SAFETY.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A NEAR-ZERO TEMPERATURE MORNING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM LEAVING MY GARAGE, MY VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND SET TWO OBD CODES P2560/ P1299 . MEANING WITH NO WARNING MY SPEED WENT FROM 40 MPH TO LESS THAN 3 MPH. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY ENGINE FOR 2014 FORD ESCAPES BUT NONE FOR A 2013. THIS IS A KNOWN COOLANT SENSOR PROBLEM. ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THIS HAS CAUSED MANY KNOWN ACCIDENTS. THERE IS NO WARNING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM AN ENGINE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONLY THE MANUFACTURER HAD A SPECIAL TOOL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ASHLAND FORD CHRYSLER (28715 US-2, ASHLAND, WI 54806, (715) 682-8400) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

ENGLINE LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO COOLANT LEAK. LEAK HAS BEEN FIXED AND CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT THE ENGINE. MOST OF THE COOLANT CONTAINER, VALVES AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN FIXED STILL IT CONTINUES. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG. THE CAR IS STATIONERY, JUST AFTER STARTING IT SAYS COOLANT IS LOW AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE POURED MONEY INTO THIS CAR FOR COOLANT ISSUES FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING.

I HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE AND IT STALLS IN THE PARKING. I DRIVE TO THE STORE AND PARK DO MY SHOPPING I START THE CAR AND BEGIN TO PULL AWAY AND IT DIES OR STALLS. THE CAR RUNS GREAT AND STARTS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO BUT STALLS OR DIES AND ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT STARTED IN EARLY FEB OF THIS YEAR

CAR MILAGE 11500 FUEL PUMP MAKING WEIRD NOISE AND THEN CAUSING CAR TO STALL SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT IDLE WHEN COMING TO A SLOWER STOP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP 5 MONTHS AGO WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME. ALSO WAS TOLD FROM THE DEALER THAT THERE IS SOME ISSUES WITH THE FUEL MODULE THAT CAUSES THE PUMP TO FAIL. I AM TAKING THIS IN TOMORROW TO RECTIFY. MUST BE THE FUEL MODULE AFTER ALL.

THE ENGINE HAS STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE FIRST TIME IS STALLED IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION (I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER) AND IT WOULD NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. MY MECHANIC REPLACED AN 02 SENSOR, BUT WITHIN A WEEK IT STALLED AGAIN, THIS TIME AS I DROVE ON A CITY STREET. THIS TIME IT RESTARTED AFTER I PULLED OVER.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE CONSTANTLY IS LOSING ANTIFREEZE SOMEWHERE... I DON'T KNOW IF ITS LEAKING OUT AND EVAPORATING ON THE ENGINE OR WHAT... BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE TEMP LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I WILL FIND THAT I AM EXTREMELY LOW ON ANTIFREEZE.... I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IS HAS NO OPEN RECALLS, BUT I DO SEE THAT THIS EXACT YEAR HAD AN IDENTICAL RECALL DONE

I HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE WITH 73K MILES. LAST WEEK AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON WHEN COOLANT WAS ADDED IT DRAINED OUT OF THE WATER PUMP ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. APPARENTLY FORD IS THE ONLY RESOURCE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THEY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT AS IT HAD BEEN CONTAMINATED. THIS REPAIR CAME TO $1600. I HAVE ALSO SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL ON LINE FORUMS WHERE FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE COOLANT LEVEL LOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CALLED JIM FALK MOTORS OF MAUI AT 808-270-2600 (LOCATED AT 260 HANA HWY, KAHULUI, HI 96732) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500.

BOUGHT VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018, WHICH SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY GOING INTO A LIMP MODE DUE TO "FALSE OVERHEATING". ENGINE THINKS IT IS OVERHEATING WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING VEHICLE, AND WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. WITH 20 DEGREE WEATHER, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN ENGINE TO FULLY WARM. OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: 12/31/18 - ONE TIME, A RESTART OF THE VEHICLE RESOLVED 1/10/19 - ONE TIME, LEFT VEHICLE AT WORK AT AFTER DRIVING 2/15/19 - 4 TIMES IN A ROW, AND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP 2/18/19 - SOON AFTER THE SHOP HAD IT AND REPAIRED A COOLANT LEAK. LIMP MODE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH IS NOT NOT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BUT I GENUINELY FEARED FOR MY LIFE. WHILE THE SHOP WAS HAVING TROUBLE REPLICATING THE PROBLEM TODAY, AS WAS I, THIS IS A LEGITIMATE SAFETY CONCERN. OVERHEATING CODE WAS PULLED BY COLUMBIA CAR CARE IN COLUMBIA, MO. STEVE, THE OWNER OF THE SHOP CAN ATTEST TO THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. OTHER FORD ESCAPES WITH THE 1.6 MOTOR HAVE RECALLS FOR COOLING ISSUES, AND IT IS INTERESTING THAT MINE DOES NOT HAVE RECALLS PER YOUR WEB SITE. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.

WHILE DRIVING, MY ENGINE COOLANT LOW NOTICE CAME ON AND THEN A BEEPING STARTED AND THE WARNING CAME UP THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND TO STOP SAFELY. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED, A HEATER HOSE AND COOLANT REPLACED. 3 WEEKS LATER, AGAIN AFTER A COLD START (IT WAS 25 OUT) I STARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE COOLANT LOW WARNING CAME ON AND RIGHT AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE, THE WARNING NOISES CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. I HAD IT CHECKED BY BOTH FORD AND ANOTHER MECHANIC. THE OTHER MECHANIC WAS TOLD BY FORD IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE HOWEVER, FORD SAYS THERE IS NOT UPDATE AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.

ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. YOU CAN ONLY ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WILL RESTART AFTER SITTING AWHILE. VERY DANGEROUS.

HAS BEEN LEAKING COOLANT INTERMITTENTLY FOR PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. DEALER CHECKED IN PAST BUT NO CAUSE FOUND. HAS GOTTEN WORSE PAST MONTH. TODAY TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT IS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE AND THE 1.6 ECOBOOST NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF $2500. VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 55,000 MILES WITH ALL PREVENTIVE SERVICES PERFORMED. NO EXCUSE FOR THIS OTHER THAN A MANUFACTURING DESIGN DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON EARLY VERSIONS OF THE ESCAPE WITH SOME RECALLS DONE. THIS PRESENTS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA WITH EXTENSION OF SAFETY RECALLS TO PROTECT ALL ECOBOOST ENGINES. FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

RECALLS ON FORD ESCAPE. I AM AWARE THAT A LOT OF THE 2013 FORD ESCAPES HAVE RECALLS ON THEM. MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT I HAVE A LEAK IN MY COOLANT HOSE THAT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE NOW. I HAVE HAD A LOTS OF TROUBLE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK AND MY CAR FOR THE LONGEST TIME WOULD JUST STOP IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AFTER TAKING OFF.

THIS CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AND COOLANT SYSTEM AS 2014 MODEL AND THAT MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR COOLANT LEAK ON ENGINE THAT COULD CAUSE ENGINE OVERHEATING OR ENGINE FORE, FOR SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON 2013 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE HAS THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS ABSURD.

THE CAR LOOSES COOLANT INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY 2012, JUST OUTSIDE THE DATES REPORTED ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR A POTENTIAL FIRE RISK FROM COOLANT LEAKS ON THESE VEHICLES. YOUR WEBSITE DAYS "AUGUST 2012" IS THE START DATE FOR THE PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. SHOULD THE DATE RANGE BE CHANGED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARKS FORD & LINCOLN OF GAINESVILLE (3333 N MAIN ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32609, (352) 372-4251) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

AROUND JANUARY 2018 THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW AND COOLANT WAS ADDED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOM'S FORD, KEYPORT FOR EVALUATION AND NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. IN JANUARY 2019 THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL AND IT SEEMED FINE. THE NEXT DAY ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO DRIVING THE HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARMING CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SAID TO SAFELY STOP. I PARKED AND CHECKED THE COOLANT AND IT WAS HALF EMPTY. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR TO DRIVE TO THE CLOSEST SERVICE STATION. AFTER 30 SECONDS THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I PARKED AND WALKED TO THE SERVICE STATION TO BUY COOLANT AND ADDED IT TO THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE DROVE OK. I TOOK IT TO TOM'S FORD ON JANUARY 4TH FOR EVALUATION. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK IN THE ENGINE AND WOULD NEED TO EITHER REPLACE THE ENGINE OR TEAR IT DOWN TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME UNREPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. I SEE THE MANY OTHER 2013 ESCAPES HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. IT WAS ALSO RECALLED IN DECEMBER 2012 FOR A COOLANT LEAK ISSUE.

SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR ENGINE ISSUE

DEFECT CODE P1299 SAYS ENGINE OVERHEATING BUT JUST STARTED IT AND IT IS 6 DEGREES OUTSIDE WHEN IT HAPPENED SO HARDLY HOT.... I PULLED OUT OF WORK PARKING LOT AND CAR ENTERED 'LIMP' MODE - I COULD NOT EVEN BACK UP TO GET BACK IN THE WORK PARKING LOT. LET IT 'COOL DOWN' FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN TRIED AGAIN TO GET IT TO THE DEALER JUST 1/4 MILE FROM MY WORK. DIED AGAIN ON THE MAIN ROAD - PULLED TO THE SIDE AND WAITED ANOTHER 15 MINUTES (DID I MENTION IT WAS 6 DEGREES?) THEN STARTED AND FLEW TO THE DEALER AND IT LIMPED THE LAST 100 FEET AGAIN. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY SO I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SERVICE STATION AND THEY FOUND THE CODE. BUT ENGINE IS NOT OVERHEATED...NO SIGN OF LEAKING OR ANYTHING BUT THE CODE - WE WIGGLED ALL THE WIRES ON THE SENSORS AND CAR STARTED AND IS RUNNING WITH NO ISSUE. ... YET. GOING TO GET THE SENSOR REPLACED NOW AND HOPE IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED PERIODICALLY FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. EVERY TIME THE COOLANT WAS REPLACED, IT WOULD LEAK OUT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PRODUCED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT NO FAILURE CODE COULD BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO PADUCAH FORD (3476 PARK AVE, PADUCAH, KY 42001, (270) 444-0011) FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

CERTAIN 2013 FORD ESCAPES HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK WHICH LED TO ENGINE FIRES. MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO PUT COOLANT IN MY VEHICLE PROBABLY 10 TIMES NOW AND THIS MORNING I TURNED MY CAR ON AND IT SAYS 'ENGINE COOLANT LOW' FOLLOWED BY 'ENGINE TEMPERATURE HIGH. SAFETY' FORD COSTUMER SERVICE AND DEALERSHIPS REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY CAR IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS THE CARS ON THE RECALL, THEY RECOMMEND A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT ($8,400). THIS CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO HAVE AN ENGINE FIRE FOR FORD TO REALIZE OTHER CARS THAT ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST ARE AFFECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS17024599. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,616.

CAR OVERHEATED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO PULL OVER ON AN EXIT RAMP. ATTACHED IS MY BILL FROM FORD FOR THE REPAIRS.

I HAVE A FORD ESCAPE 13 AND IS ALWAYS OVER HEATING ON ME,I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT 5 TIMES , .AND THEY CAN NOT FINE THE PROBLEM WITH IT, I GO OUT TO GET IN THE CAR AND IT GETS HOT RIGHT NOW ,WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE IT, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SENSE I BUT THE CAR 12/17

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND FINALLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500.

THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAD A RECALL FOR LEAKING COOLANT ON BACK OF ENGINE. THE ONE I HAVE HAS THAT PROBLEM AND SAYING IT'S NOT ON THAT RECALL LIST. IT'S THE RECALL THAT COULD START A FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND COOLANT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AS IT STALLED. AFTER WAITING A BRIEF MOMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN. BOB BELL FORD (7125 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, (410) 766-3600) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 12S39 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WERE ISSUED IN MID 2014. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE KIT REQUIRED TO SERVICE THE RECALL CAMPAIGN HAD NOT BEEN ADMINISTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PROVIDED TECHNICAL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO WHAT WAS INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DID NOT BELIEVE THE REMEDY WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE GUIDELINES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COURTESY FORD (1636 DOGWOOD DR, CONYERS, GA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MULTIPLE COOLANT LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

ENGINE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. BUT NO ENGINE CODE SHOWING. HARD TO RESTART AFTER STALLING. THIS WAS ON A CITY STREET. ALSO MISSING WHEN GOING UP HILL.

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE TO REFILL MY ENGINE COOLANT ON AVERAGE ONCE A WEEK. IT DRAINS QUICKER DURING WINTER MONTHS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS MAKES NO SENSE SINCE YOU RARELY NEED TO REFILL ENGINE COOLANT THIS OFTEN.

2013 ESCAPE WAS "ROUTINE" TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT MATTHEWS FORD IN BROKEN ARROW OKLAHOMA ON NOVEMBER 26,2018. AFTER THIS SERVICE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND APPT. MADE TO RE-CHECK BECAUSE OF A JERK SENSATION IN LOWER GEAR SHIFTS. ON DECEMBER 6, 2018, ABOUT 60 MILES FROM TULSA, TRAVELING SOUTH ON INDIAN NATION TURNPIKE TO TEXAS, CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT 80MPH. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES LATER, THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. CRUISE CONTROL AND A SPEEDOMETER DID NOT MATCH SO CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED. JERKING AND SPUTTERING BEGAN AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. AT THAT POINT SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE AND FIRE HAD IGNITED UNDERNEATH. WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE ESCAPE WAS IN FLAMES. (VIDEO OF FRONT IN FLAMES, AND A TRAIL OF FLUID LEADING UP TO THE BURNING ESCAPE). IT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED INCLUDING ALL CONTENT. CONTACTED MATTHEWSFORD AND FORD CORPORATION AND BASICALLY WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. INSURANCE ADJUSTER HAD ASSESSED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. MATTHEWSFORD, NOT FORD WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY SHOULD HAVE IN SOMEWAY. THEY FAILED IMMENSELY.

I HAVE TO REFILL COOLANT EVERY 10-14 DAYS. THE COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND IT IS DOWN TO THE MINIMUM LEVEL. THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO VISIBLE LEAK. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT STARTED IN MAY, 2018 AND HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED IN JUNE, 2018.

VEHICLE SHOWED AN OVERHEATING ERROR LIGHT AND BEGAN TO STALL IN A PARKING LOT. HOOD WAS POPPED AND COOLANT INVESTIGATED. COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. OWNER WALKED TO NEAREST STORE, BOUGHT COOLANT, AND REPLACED COOLANT. VEHICLE OVERHEATING LIGHT WENT AWAY, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSING. DEALERSHIP RAN PRESSURE TEST AND CHECKED FOR VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAK. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DISCOVER LEAK OR ISSUE. NOTHING WAS REPLACED OR FIXED. DEALERSHIP TOLD OWNER TO JUST KEEP DRIVING IT AS NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. OWNER DROVE VEHICLE FOR 2 MORE MONTHS. UPON GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAID THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AND REPLACED MISSING COOLANT. VEHICLE HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHIPOLA FORD (4242 LAFAYETTE ST, MARIANNA, FL 32446, (850) 482-4043) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE MOTOR AND THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V584000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DRIVE SAFELY. ONCE SHE APPROACHED ANOTHER RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. ON ONE OCCASION, PRIOR TO STALLING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARMAX (13300 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, AUSTIN, TX 78753, (512) 873-2315) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

LOSS OF COOLANT AT OR NEAR THE RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL LIGHT GOES ON ABOUT EVERY 3 WEEKS. MECHANICS HAVE CHECK SYSTEM TWICE UP TO THE FIREWALL AND HAVE NOT FOUND A LEAK/CAUSE. THE LEAK OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION AS EVIDENT OF THE POOL OF COOLANT UNDER THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

I HAVE A 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6 ECO BOOST. FIRST ISSUE WAS A FAULTY WATER COOLING VALVE CODE P26B7. REPLACED THE VALVE AND 2 DAYS LATER THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT LEVEL AND ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER THE COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT COMES BACK ON. MY VIN ISN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL, BUT THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS MULTIPLE COOLANT LEAK RECALLS .

SUDDEN LEAK OF RADIATOR FLUID AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH EXTREME HEAT WARNING. CAR ALERTED TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY, AND ON THE ROAD IT WAS A RISKY MANEUVER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE WAS INFORMED IT WAS A BAD WATER PUMP AND HOSES. HOWEVER IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO EXISTING RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS

CAR IS STALLING OUT AT LOW SPEEDS, PARKING LOTS, LIGHTS, DOES'NT MATTER IF IT IS HOT OR COLD OUTSIDE HEATER ON OR OFF, THE LAST TIME IT STALLED OUT I WAS IN A 45 MILE ZONE AND JUST CUT OUT ON ME, I GOT TO THE CENTER TURN LANE AND GOT MY FLASHERS ON, I HAD TO GET IT TO A STOP, THE WORST PART IS NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER IT. I GOT IT IN PARK AND IT FINALLY RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN TO PARKING LOT. IT WAS RAINING AND I COULD SEE A CAR COMING IN BEHIND ME, THANK GOD IT STARTED RIGHT BACKUP AGAIN. THOUGHT I HAD GOT SOME BAD GAS WITH WATER, RAN THE CAR TO ALMOST EMPTY 2 TIMES AND PUT IN GAS TREATMENTS AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE GAS, DIDN'T HELP. I ALSO AM GETTING LOW ENGINE COOLANT EVEN THOUGH I FILL IT EVERY WEEK. THIS STARTED LAST WINTER, I DON'T GET THE WARNING DURING THE SUMMER ONLY WINTER WITH THE HEATER, FORD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THIS WHEN THEY FOUND A LEAKING HOSE $812 DOLLARS LATER STILL HAVE TO ADD COOLANT AND STILL STALLING OUT ON ME. I MENTIONED THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. FORD MENTIONED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND AIR FILTER, THE ONLY THING IS I AM NOT GETTING CHECK ENGINE CODE OR LIGHT, JUST STOPS . TALKED WITH NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY IF IT WAS SPARK PLUGS ETC, I WOULD GET A MISFIRE CODE OF SOME KING. CHANGED THE AIR FILTER WHICH IT WAS LONG SINCE I DONE THIS. LOOKING INTO GETTING SPARK PLUGS CHANGED BUT DON'T THINK THAT'S THE PROBLEM SINCE I AM NOT GETTING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THINK SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG

VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYS LOW COOLANT WARNING AND VISUAL CHECKS CONFIRM LOW COOLANT LEVELS. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SUDDEN OVERHEAT WARNINGS WITH RAPID TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. TEMPERATURE BYPASS/DIVERSION VALVE RECALL WAS PERFORMED EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE LAST EVENT OCCURRED IN HEAVY MID-TOWN MODERATE SPEED (35MPH) TRAFFIC, LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AFTER START-UP, AND NEARLY RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TWO ISSUES ' SOMETIMES ONE WOULD FOLLOW THE OTHER. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 94,000 MILES ON IT. AUTO LOSES COOLANT FREQUENTLY WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE LEAKS. HAVE TO REPLACE/ADD COOLANT EVERY COUPLE WEEKS, SOMETIMES MORE FREQUENTLY. VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY LOW COOLANT SIGN AND WITHIN MINUTES THE "HIGH TEMPERATURE, PLEASE PULL OVER SAFELY" SIGN WOULD SHOW AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RISE TO THE TOP AND CAR WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE. ISSUE HAPPENED IN DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS - TWICE ON HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS HAD THERE BEEN A CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. TWO LOCAL AUTO SHOPS POINTED OUT SAME RECALLS/TSB'S AND SAID THE CAR SHOULD BE TAKEN TO DEALER. I TOOK MY CAR TO TWO DEALERS AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND COULD GIVE ME NO VALID SOLUTION TO MY ISSUE. (EVENTUALLY ONE DEALER SAID I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND BLOWN ENGINE AND THAT THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WANTED $6500 TO REPLACE THEM ' SO WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID THE GASKET/ENGINE WERE JUST FINE.).

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. NEVER HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. DRIVE THE CAR, TURN OFF WHILE IN A STORE. THEN I RESTART THE CAR, STARTS NORMAL, THEN START DRIVING AGAIN AND IT STALLS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. AFTER IT STALLS, I PULL OFF THE ROAD IF POSSIBLE, THEN TURN THE KEY OFF, AND BACK ON. IT STARTS UP NORMAL AGAIN AND THEN NO MORE STALLING ISSUE - UNTIL I STOP AT ANOTHER STORE, AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN, AND AGAIN... ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR FOR 5-30 MINUTES, AND THEN TRY TO START DRIVING AGAIN THERE IS A SERIOUS RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT!! WHEN THE CAR JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, AND YOU HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD - SERIOUS RISK OF HAVING A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO, AND IS GETTING WORSE. HAPPENS EVERY DAY NOW!

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL 1.6L STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 1.6L GTDI (TURBO) ENGINE. THE STALLING HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND JUST AFTER STARTING AND PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE AND PUSHING ON THE ACCLERATOR. ADDITIONALLY AFTER THE LAST STALL (PARKING LOT), THE CAR SEEMS TO BE IN "LIMP MODE" AND NEEDS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER.

LEAKING COOLANT ON THE ENGINE STARTED A FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER $9,000 TO FIX IT BUT THE TRADE IN VALUE IS ONLY $9-10,000. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED SMELLING ANTIFREEZE. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ONLY MOVED A BIT, BUT THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE.

FALSE OVERHEAT & SAFETY ENGINE SHUT-DOWN IN MOTION

AUTO LOSES COOLANT FREQUENTLY WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE LEAKS. HAVE TO REPLACE/ADD COOLANT EVERY 50 TO 100 MILES DRIVEN. WHEN COOLANT IS LOW, THE CAR REQUIRES PULLING OVER UNTIL COOLANT IS ADDED. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS, IT HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED, EXPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, EVERY YEAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. COOLANT LEAKAGE SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN I USE THE AUTO STARTER TO WARM UP THE CAR BEFORE DRIVING.

2013 FORD ESCAPE SE. CONSISTENT LOW COOLANT WARNINGS IN THE WINTER. NEEDS COOLANT ADDED EVERY 4-5 WEEKS IN COLDER MONTHS. NEITHER FORD SERVICE DEPT OF MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE ISSUE. HAS TWICE OVERHEATED AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE; LOW COOLANT LIGHT DISPLAYS AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY OVERHEATS AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 57,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE COOLANT LOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE FORD LINCOLN OF YORK (1801 WHITEFORD RD, YORK, PA 17402, (717) 755-2911) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE AND THAT A HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

VEHICLE HAS STALLED MANY TIMES WHEN FIRST PROCEEDING INTO TRAFFIC AFTER A COLD START OR HAS EVEN STALLED AFTER COLD START BEFORE PROCEEDING(WHILE PARKED). VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THEY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWING AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRIO CHEVROLET (6919 I-35, DILLEY, TX 78017, (830) 469-1209) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER PRINTED FAILURE CODE NUMBER: P26B700 REGARDING THE COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE SAME THING AS THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN IN TRAFFIC DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT WARNING, CAR HAS HISTORY OF THIS REPAIR STARTING IN 2012, 2014 AND 2015 RECALL REPAIR, SEPTEMBER OF 2018, I PAID $1250 TO HAVE COOLANT SENSOR REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE ENGINE SHUT DOWN 2 MONTHS LATER FOR SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ENGINE LITERALLY STARTS SHUTTING DOWN IN TRAFFIC SO QUICKLY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY CONFIRMED HISTORY OF REPAIRS AND EVEN HAD RECORD OF REPAIRS BUT DENIED RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH IT IS SAME 5 REPAIRS AND SAME PART.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND ALMOST STALLS OUT. WARNING LIGHTS AND SOUNDS ALERT DRIVER THAT ENGINE TEMP IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH AND TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN LAST YEAR. EACH TIME IT WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC AND SOMETHING COOLANT RELATED HAS BEEN REPLACED. HOSES, THERMOSTAT, SENSORS, COOLANT SOLENOID. ONCE AGAIN HERE WE ARE AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD TO TRY AND SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER AND HESITATION ON A 65MPH HIGHWAY.

INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (HAPPENS WHEN IN PARK OR WHEN DRIVING). HOOKED UP TO CODE READER AND GOT P026B7; FOUND ONLINE THAT THE THE ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, BUT NOT RECALLED (TSB 13-02-15). DEALER CONFIRMS CODE AND THAT ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT REFERENCED TSB 16-0052. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER ANY FORM OF WARRANTY/RECALL

WHILE DRIVING LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ENGINE OVER HEATING WARNING, TO SHUT DOWN WHEN SAFE TO DO SO. THIS HAPPEN TWICE. EACH TIME COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. I WAS INFORMED BY FORD MECHANIC LOSS OF POWER IS FORDS WAY OF NOT DAMAGING ENGINE. HIGHWAY DRIVING IS A SURELY A LIFE & DEATH SITUATION. FIRST TIME ISSUE ON CITY STREET SEPTEMBER 14 2015. REPAIR REPLACE WATER PUMP. SECOND TIME ON HIGHWAY NOVEMBER 19, 2018. SECOND REPAIR PENDING. BIG CONCERN IS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO SAVE AN ENGINE WITH LITTLE CONCERN FOR PEOPLE. SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS THINKING. ANOTHER ON GOING ISSUE IS VEHICLE HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP POSITION OR WHILE MOVING. ALWAYS HAVE TO BE SURE THERE IS PLENTY OF SPACE, NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.

COOLANT LOW LIGHT AND ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN. HAVE TO ADD COOLANT ABOUT EVERY 6 WEEKS OR THIS WILL HAPPEN. I'M A FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENT AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING!! HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. HAVE TAKEN TWICE TO FORD TO HAVE FIXED AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR ONCE I KNOW DON'T THINK THEY DID ANYTHING THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT. SINCE IT ONLY DOES THIS ABOUT EVERY 6 WEEKS I GUESS THEY AREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THANKS (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I BOUGHT MY FORD ESCAPE 2013 IN MARCH 2016 AS USED CAR. FROM THE BEGINNING I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE COOLANT. COOLANT JUST DISAPPEARS. I WENT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT HEATER HOSES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I DID IT. BUT STILL I HAVE TO ADD COOLANT BECAUSE IT EVAPORATES SOMEHOW. NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT AND WHAT IS WRONG, BECAUSE IT LOOKS THAT COOLING SYSTEM IS OK, BUT IS NOT. I'M AFRAID TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

I CAME TO A STOP AT SIGN. THE ENGINE STALLED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT TOOK AN EXTRA AMOUNT OF TIME TO START BUT DID RESTART. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD. UPON ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND NARROWLY AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE NOR ARE THERE ANY OBD CODES. DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE OTHER YEAR MAKE AND MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I URGE YOU TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION WITH FORD. THIS IS NOT ONLY A DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

SINCE PURCHASING THIS FORD ESCAPE SEL 1.6L, I'VE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH COOLANT LOSS. EVERY TIME I'VE FLAGGED IT TO THE DEALER, THEY BRUSH ME OFF AND HAVE FILLED UP THE COOLANT, SAYING THEY CAN'T SOURCE THE ISSUE. I'VE BEEN CONCERNED THAT I'VE HAD A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD EVER SINCE THE 13S12 RECALL IN 2014. IN RECENT YEARS, THE COOLANT LOSS ISSUE HAD ACCELERATED DRAMATICALLY. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. AND WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE COOLANT WILL SUDDENLY GO FROM AN OK LEVEL TO SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW MINIMUM. FURTHERMORE, THE ENGINE HAS A PERSISTENT BURNING SMELL OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I'VE HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH A JUG OF COOLANT AND A PLASTIC SOLO CUP TO REFILL THE COOLANT TANK WHENEVER THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT LIGHTS UP. OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, I'VE HAD TO REFILL THE COOLANT AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. OVERALL, I AM CONCERNED THIS WAS A FUNDAMENTAL FLAW FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, AND INSTEAD OF DOING THE PROPER THING AND REBUILDING/REPLACING ENGINES BACK IN 2014 WHEN THE 13S12 RECALL OCCURRED, FORD PUT A BAND-AID OVER IT AND NOW THE ISSUES ARE RE-ARISING JUST WHEN SO ALL THE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THEIR WARRANTIES LAPSE. I DO HOPE THE NHTSA FORCES FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,422.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW COOLANT LEVEL WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT COOLANT WAS CONSTANTLY LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 5 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL KAY FORD (14633 S CICERO AVE, MIDLOTHIAN, IL 60445, 708-388-3000) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE DEALER MUST DUPLICATE THE FAILURE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *DT CONSUMER STATED REPORT IS INCORRECT. VEHICLE STALLED THE DAY AFTER CONSUMER PURCHASED IT ON MARCH 10TH AT 55,800 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A KEY PROBLEM BUT IT WASN'T, 3 DAYS LATER THERE WAS NO POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE AT 56,100 MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES. UPDATED 12/20/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. IF THE RPMS INCREASED TO HIGH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE FOR A FEW DAYS. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN AND HAD TO REFILL THE ANTIFREEZE MORE OFTEN THAN NORMAL. THE DEALER (CIOCCA FORD QUAKERTOWN, 321 S. WEST BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951, (844) 224-6525) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DRIVING SUV ON A CITY STREET WHEN ENGINE BECAME OVERHEATED & SHUT OFF DUE TO A COOLANT LEAK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE WATER PUMP AND THE PUMP WAS LOOSE AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOMBALL FORD (22702 TOMBALL PKWY, TOMBALL, TX 77375, (281) 378-3160) AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 60,000 MILE AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THE DEALER ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I REPORTED PREVIOUSLY AND NOW HAVE THE FULL REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING AT THE YMCA IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP THE CAR STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE COMPUTER STATED ENGINE OVERHEATING FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. UPON DOING SO I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE NEXT MORNING. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR IS THROWING CODES THAT STATE COOLANT VALVE LEFT OPEN, ALONG WITH 4 OTHER CODES THAT WERE TRIPPED. THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME MULTIPLE TIMES THIS WAS UNRELATED TO THE PREVIOUS COOLANT SENSOR RECALL HOWEVER THE 54 PAGES OF INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP ARE STATING OTHERWISE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GAVE A LOW COOLANT MESSAGE THEN SAID VEHICLE OVERHEATING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT DID NOT GIVE ME MUCH OF A CHANCE TO PULL OVER SAFELY BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. LUCKILY I WAS JUST PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT AND DROVE INTO THE NEXT LOT. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AND COULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN TO FULL TEMP BY THE TIME THE MESSAGE CAME UP. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I COULD THEN RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD IDLE AND REV UP FINE IN PARK BUT AS SOON AS I TRIED TO DRIVE IT WOULD STUMBLE AGAIN AND GIVE THE OVERHEATING MESSAGE. THIS IS THE 1.6L ECOBOOST ENGINE. IT HAS DONE THIS A COUPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. I TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. I'VE READ LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR FORD TO TAKE CARE OF. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR MULTIPLE WARRANTY REPAIRS INCLUDING RECALL 13S12-S2 WHICH WAS FOR THESE OVERHEATING ISSUES. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT FOR SOME REASON DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2013 MODEL YEAR IN THE OTHER RECALLS. HOW MANY VEHICLES NEED TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE BEFORE FORD IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VAN HORN FORD (1000 E SUMMIT AVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066, (262) 567-5574), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GRIFFIN FORD (1940 E MAIN ST, WAUKESHA, WI 53186, (262) 542-5781) WHERE THEY TOPPED OFF THE FLUIDS, BUT ALSO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED REFERENCE NUMBER: CAS16181232 AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,850.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTONATION FORD NORTH CANTON (5900 WHIPPLE AVE NW, NORTH CANTON, OH 44720, 330-238-3206) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER (GRESHAM FORD, 1999 POWELL BLVD, GRESHAM, OR 97080) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,356.

CONSTANTLY LOSES COOLANT FLUID AND ENGINE STALLS AT TIMES, I UNDERSTAND FORD HAS RECALLED THIS YEAR AND MODEL FOR THIS, BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME OUR VIN# IS NOT ON RECALL LIST, BUT IT IS DOING WHAT THEY HAVE RECALLED OTHER SAME YEAR SAME MODELS FOR

ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. IF I TRY TO TURN IT ON IT'LL HAPPEN 3-4 TIMES UNTIL IT WORKS FINE AGAIN. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR WEEKS & I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE.

VEHICLE COMPUTER REPORTS THAT VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AND PLACES THE CAR INTO 'LIMP' MODE. OCCURS WHILE DRIVING OR AS SOON AS IT IS PLACE IN DRIVE AFTER VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN SITING OVERNIGHT (IN 60 DEGREE CONDITIONS, DID NOT HAPPEN AT ALL DURING THE SUMMER). FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DEC 2017 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY (55 MPH) LOST POWER AND 'LIMPED' TO A PARKING LOT. NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. LOCAL NAPA REPAIR SHOP DID A FULL REVIEW AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. DID NOT OCCUR AT ALL OVER THE SUMMER, LATEST WAS 10/5/18. VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVER NIGHT (60 DEGREES), VEHICLE STARTED, REVERSED FROM DRIVEWAY AND ONCE IN DRIVE IT ENTERED 'LIMP' MODE STATING THAT IT WAS OVERHEATING.

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NOTICED THAT IT NEEDED FREQUENT REFILLS OF THE ENGINE COOLANT RECENTLY -- THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH (TWO OF THEM IN SERVICE SHOPS). THIS PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO A 2012 RECALL THAT MY VIN ISN'T PART OF, SO THIS MAKES ME HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE18007. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SIGNS OF FAILURE AGAIN. THE COOLANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED MORE FREQUESNTLY THAT IT SHOULD BE.

ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CREATING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR ME AND MY CHILD. WE WERE DRIVING (NOT TURNING) APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH TOWN WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND WHILE THE CAR WOULD RUN, IT WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED.

WE HAVE HAD THIS SUV FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, CHANGE OIL EVERY 3000 MILE AND DONE HAD THE GEARS IN TRANSMISSION GO OUT AND NOW NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS LATER WARNINGS FOR ENGINE OVERHEATING TURN OFF SAFELY BUT I'M NOT DRIVING IT. IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR HOURS. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAD RECALLS ABOUT THIS WARNING AND FOR CATCHING FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE LOW COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLACE MOTOR, INC (800-649-5785, LOCATED AT 19 THOMPSON RD, WEBSTER, MA 01570) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WHEN I COME TO A STOP THEN PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO ABOUT 4000 RPM'S BUT I DON'T GO ANY FASTER. THE CAR WILL THEN STALL FOR A BIT. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY AND GO IT WILL HESITATE AND THEN FINALLY KICK IN AND I CAN CONTINUE ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED DRIVING AROUND IN THE CITY AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS TO ONLY DO THIS WHEN I AM GOING SLOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN I HAVE TO STOP AND GO.

COOLANT LIGHT AND HOT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY OF COOLANT. FILLED IT UP AND WITHIN 4 MILES, TOTALLY EMPTY. HAD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. TOLD THE WATER PUMP SHAFT LITERALLY CRACKED. NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS. REPORTED TO FORD SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THIS IS BOGUS. CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 55,000 MILES. NEVER HAD ISSUE WITH COOLANT UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO. NO WARNING WHATS SO EVER AND WENT FROM FULL COOLANT TO EMPTY WITHIN A 3 MILE RADIUS. AM I SUPPOSED TO CARRY AROUND COOOLANT WITH ME. DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR, LIGHTS CAME ON, IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. ADDED COOLANT CAR RAN NORMAL, THEN LOST ALL COOLANT AGAIN. PLUS IN ADDITION, NO ONE CAN WORK ON THIS AS "SPECIAL TOOLS ARE REQUIRED" HOW CONVENIENT FOR FORD. MORE BUSINESS FOR THEM AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS

I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN 2015 WITH A TRADE-IN OF MY 2006 DODGE STRATUS. APPROXIMATELY, A YEAR IN I HAD TO PURCHASE A BATTERY FOR THE VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAD 38, 000 MILES. IN 2017 I HAD TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE FOR THINGS OUTSIDE OF BASIC WARE AND TEAR. IN JUNE I HAD TO PAY $500.00 ON CANSTER PURGE VALVE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. ALSO, MY WINDOW CABLE BROKE TWO DAYS AFTER I PAID $500 TO GET THE ENGINE FIXED. CURRENTLY MY WINDOW REMAINS TAPED UP WITH USE AND IT COST IS $206 PLUS LABOR. AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 MY ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I PAID $542 INCLUDING LABOR. APPROXIMATELY 6 DAYS LATER (SEPTEMBER 30) MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON ROUTE 51 AND LEBANON CHURCH RD BY SHUTTING OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH WITH MY MOTHER WHO IS AN ARMY VETERAN WITH DEMENTIA. THE VEHICLE HAD THICK SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CONTINUE TO 45 MINUTES. WHILE BEING STRANDED I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOME BECAUSE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER DIDN'T KNOW WHERE MONROEVILLE WAS LOCATED AND HIS TRUCK HAD ISSUES SHUTTING OFF TOO. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE WITH MAJOR ENGINE ISSUES THAT ARE "ALL" NOT BEING FIXED BY THE DEALER OR COMPANY. AS OF AUGUST 2018 THE VEHICLE IS ON RECALL FOR REPLACING THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING ON THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO "ROLL AWAY" CONCERNS. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND REFUNDS NEED TO BE ISSUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND STATED THAT THE CYLINDER MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V583000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,667.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH WARNING TO PULL OVER ENGINE OVERHEATING. COOLANT IS FULL.

THE CAR OVERHEATS WITHOUT WARNING. THE HOT ENGINE WARNING GOES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER MAKING IT UNABLE TO MOVE. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND ANOTHER TIME WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AFTER SHOPPING. I BELIEVE I WAS DRIVING THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.

VEHICLE COOLANT WARNING INDICATES COOLANT LOW. WATER PUMP REPLACED IN 2016 RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. ISSUE PERSISTED IN LATE 2017/EARLY 2018 WHERE WARNING FREQUENTLY INDICATES COOLANT LOW, SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR SERVICED AND NO LEAKS OR ISSUES WITH ENGINE WERE IDENTIFIED. SEPTEMBER 2018 COOLANT WARNING CAME ON AND COOLANT WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING, THREE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, COOLANT WARNING SIGNALED AND ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING SIGNALED IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. CAR BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AS THE CAR WAS PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. CARY CROSSROADS FORD SERVICE IDENTIFIED INTERNAL LEAK WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE ENGINE POSSIBLY DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD OR BLOCK. ISSUE REQUIRES A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED TO HIGH AND A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED REGARDING THE ENGINE BEING TOO HOT. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE COOLANT CAP IN ORDER FOR THE GAUGE TO RETURN TO NORMAL AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TO CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AFTER THE FAILURES, THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. COGGIN DELAND FORD-LINCOLN (2655 NORTH VOLUSIA AVENUE, ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA 32763, (386) 490-4325) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REPLACED THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBERS: CAS-AS15834530 AND CAS-1576. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE YOU ARE USUALLY PULLING INTO TRAFFIC IN THOSE MOMENTS. I HAVE BEEN CROSSING BUSY ROADS MANY TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLS OUT. IT IS HARD TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, AND IT DOESN'T TURN ON A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, LEAVING ME DRIVING A DEATH TRAP. IT FINALLY HAPPENED ENOUGH TIMES IN A ROW YESTERDAY THAT IT TURNED ON A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, FORD IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE PART NOW. I WAS STANDING NEXT TO SOMEONE AT FORD WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE "ADD COOLANT TO SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HANSEL FORD (3075 CORBY AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK AT THE HEATER HOSE AND HEATER CORE, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRED COOLANT TO BE ADDED EVER SINCE 2014, WHICH WAS CURRENTLY A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED CASE NUMBER: CAS-15524590. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,187.

ON 8/29/2018 I FELT LIKE MY WAS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. ON 8/30/18 MY ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. BOTH TIMES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AFTER MY ENGINE LOST POWER ON 8/30/18, AND I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR PLACE. I'M LUCKY THAT IT DID START BACK UP BECAUSE I WAS NOT IN A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE IT. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND BEGAN HONKING SO THAT CARS BEHIND ME WOULD TAKE NOTICE AND AVOID CRASHING INTO ME. I AM ALSO LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT DIE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY! THE REPAIR PLACE TOLD ME THAT THEY TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND IT DIED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE TECHNICIAN WAS DRIVING IT.

EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000. FORD KEEPS LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM BUT SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN LIVE TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING. THE MAP SENSOR FINALLY THREW A CODE P0106 AND AFTER REPLACEMENT IT RAN FINE FOR A DAY AND STALLED AGAIN WHICH POINTS TO THE HARNESS. THE INCIDENTS WHERE IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHERE WHEN I WAS ON I75 AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN, I PRESSED THE BREAKS AND MY CAR LOST COMPLETE ENGINE POWER WHICH WAS VERY SCARY.

A FEW MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY CAR IT BEGAN TO HAVE COOLING ISSUES. MY CAR IS CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATING AND NEEDING COOLANT. AS I AM DRIVING THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT/ DISPLAY WILL COME ON AND THEN MY CAR WILL SLOW DOWN THEN STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS THE CITY STREETS. I ADD COOLANT TO MY CAR AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK AND THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WHEN I AM PARKED MY CAR IS FINE BUT AS I AM DRIVING IT GETS REALLY DANGEROUS. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE PERSON BEHIND ME WOULD HAVE TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS OR SWERVE TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF ME. IT IS A TRUE MIRACLE I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND SHE IS TERRIFIED TO BE IN MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THERE IS AN OVERALL PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM. I HAVE TALKED TO VARIOUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND WE ALL EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES.

PURCHASED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE TURBO FROM WICKENBURG JONES FORD IN WICKENBURG AZ. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME. UNFORTUNATELY THE FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT (WISH IT HADN'T B/C THEN MY INSURANCE WOULD HAVE TOTALED IT). BUT IT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE BEFORE IT WENT OUT. OIL LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD OR VALVE COVER GASKET DUE TO OVERHEATING AND ENGINE OIL IGNITED ON THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM STARTING THE FIRE. THIS ALL OCCURRED ON THE SIDE OF US 60 AS MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER AS SOON AS HE REALIZED IT WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAZARETH FORD (4067 JANDY BLVD, NAZARETH, PA 18064, 866-601-7744) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

I HAVE DRIVEN THIS 2013 ESCAPE FOR 2.5 YEARS. WE HAVE 34,838 MILES ON IT. IN THE PAST YEAR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES HAVE ARISEN. 1) HEAT SENSOR HAS GONE BAD, WARNING LIGHTS AND BELLS SIGNALING A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AS THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. CAR WILL NOT START. REPLACED TWICE IN 8 MONTHS. 2) LEFT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE - LATCH ISSUE AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 16V643. 3) IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THE CAR WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NOT OVERHEATING. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS SHOW NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, RESIDENTIAL DRIVING WITH FREQUENT STOP SIGNS, PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, IN PARKING LOTS, A SHORT TRIP USUALLY DOES NOT PRODUCE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IF WE ARE RUNNING ERRANDS AND MAKE MORE THAN ONE (1) STOP, WE WILL DEFINATELY EXPERIENCE THE STALL DURING THE DRIVE HOME. CAR WILL COAST TO A STOP, NO INDICATION FROM GAUGES OF ANY ENGINE ISSUES. CAR HESITANTLY RESTARTS. WE PROCEED WITH EXTREME CAUTION, AS WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL AGAIN, AND IN WHAT TRAFFIC SITUATION. IT IS AT THE DEALER TO HAVE 3 RECALLS ADDRESSED, AND THEY WILL 'DETERMINE' IF THEY CAN IDENTIFY THE REASON FOR THE STALL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO DID NOT GET TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL A FEW HOURS AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF. OF COURSE, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING PRODUCED NO RESULTS AND THE MECHANIC DROVE THE CAR ONCE, FOR TEN MINUTES - STALL DID NOT OCCUR. NOTED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECORD WITH NHTSA 40 TIMES, AND A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IN RESPONSE TO QUESTION BELOW, "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?", I AM PROVIDED THE MOST RECENT DATE: 08/19/2018. (IT HAPPENS DAILY). I CONTACT THE DEALER LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN 08/20.

VEHICLE STARTED TO CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO PREVIOUSLY SERVICED RECALL THAT WASN'T DONE CORRECTLY . DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR STARTED MAKING CRAZY NOISE AND SMOKING BAD . THERE WAS COOLANT IN IT AND IT WAS NOT LEAKING. VEHICLE STARTS ALERTING ' PULL OVER SAFELY CAR OVERHEATING ' DURING ROUTINE DRIVES EVEN WHEN COOLANT IS FULL . THIS TIME IT WAS PRACTICALLY ON FIRE . CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AND FORD WILL NOT HELP US . THEY SAY BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED THEY AREN'T UNABLE TO ASSIST ANY FURTHER . NOW WE ARE OUT OF A VEHICLE AND FORD IS REFUSING ANY RESPONSIBILITY .

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS. PLUS A CYLINDER STOPPED FIRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. PART OF THE SPARK PLUG BROKE LEADING TO THE HEADER NEEDING TO BE REMOVED NOW.

BUSHING CABLE DETACHED FROM THE SHIFTER CABLE DURING DRIVING IN CLUTCHLESS AUTOMATIC MODE, LEAVING CAR IN NEUTRAL AND UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS OR PARK. ROLLED INTO A PARKING LOT (BY GOD'S GRACE). WAITED 2 HOURS WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HELD BUT SINCE I WAS ON A HILL WAS WORRIED FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND ME. TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. RESEARCHED THE ALREADY STATED SAFETY RECALL AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT UNLESS IT IS AT MY OWN EXPENSE OF ALMOST $1000. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V471.

COOLANT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH OR SO. SEVERAL DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS REVEALED NOTHING, NO LEAKS, NO DAMAGE. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 3 DAYS AGO DUE TO POTENTIAL OVERHEAT. DEALER SAYS ENGINE IS NOW DAMAGED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO IT OVER TIME AND MUST BE REPLACED. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND THE 5 YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IS EXPIRED BY A FEW MONTHS. NO HELP FROM THEM OR THE DEALER. THIS WAS A FULL ON SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING, AND WE NEVER KNEW IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. **TR *TR

VEHICLE WAS JUST STARTED AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT AND IT HAD A VERY ROUGH IDLE WITH WHITE SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF COOLANT. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE OUT AND STALL. IT HAS BEEN DRAINING COOLANT LIKE IT'S ITS ADDICTION. THE CODES FOR THE CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE AND THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR/OVERHEATING CONDITION ARE DETECTED AND PERMANENT. WHILE DRIVING IT HAS OVERHEATED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST MONTH. SPARK PLUGS AND COILS PACKS ARE BRAND NEW. SPARK PLUG #3 CROSS THREADED FROM FACTORY, IT TOOK 4 DAYS TO CHANGE IT.

I'VE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND 5 TIMES NOW IT HAS LOST ENGINE COOLANT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND MY VEHICLE MEETS ALL CRITERIA TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE WATER PUMP, PRESSURE TESTED, REPLACED THE BATTERY AND REPLACED THE HEATER HOSE. AT THIS POINT, IT IS STILL LOSING FLUID AND THE DEALER STATES THAT IF I WANT THE WORK DONE THAT THE RECALL RECOMMENDS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3/2/17 AND THIS STARTED 5/16/17,.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RAY VARNER FORD (2026 N CHARLES G SEIVERS BLVD, CLINTON, TN 37716, (865) 457-0704), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,600.

THE ENGINE IS STALLING WHEN SWITCHING GEARS, AND IS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND STILL IS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS WITHOUT CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL, AS IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE TESTS ARE NOT SUPPORTING THAT IT IS BEING CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 48K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED STEAM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND ALLOWED IT TO COOL OFF. AFTERWARDS, THE STEAM WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE EXHAUST, WHICH CAUSED THE STEAM. AS A RESULT, THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,992.

OCCASIONALLY WHEN LEAVING PARKING LOTS, MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT AND STALL CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. USUALLY THE VEHICLE WILL START RIGHT BACK UP AND OPERATE COMPLETELY FINE AFTER THAT, BUT OCCASIONALLY IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO START UP. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY, IT SEEMS TO BE OK. THIS ISSUE HAS ONLY HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS OR WHEN PULLING OUT OF A STATIONERY SPACE AND IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE TIME MAKING THE ISSUE HARD TO RECREATE.

THE COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKED ON THE TURBO CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND I HAD TO PAY 1400 IN REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JIM BURKE FORD AUTOMALL, 5300 GASOLINE ALLEY DR SUITE B, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING VALVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,069.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FOX TOYOTA OF CADILLAC, 1490 N MITCHELL ST, CADILLAC, MI 49601, (231)-779-1784) WHERE SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE COMPLETED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,825.

THE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE WAS REPLACED IN 2014 AS PART OF A RECALL. IN JULY 2018 THE CAR OVERHEATED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S THE BYPASS VALVE AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

CONTINUAL LOSS OF COOLANT. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE REASON FOR COOLANT LOSS. NO NOTICEABLE EVIDENCE OF LOSS SUCH AS DRIPS OR POOLS OF COOLANT. NO EXPERIENCE OF STALLING OR OVERHEATING AS LONG AS I REPLACE LOST COOLANT ONCE IT REACHES "ADD COOLANT" LEVEL, WHICH OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED AS MY COOLANT WAS "TOPPED OFF" WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE EVERY 6 MONTHS. SINCE I NO LONGER DRIVE MANY MILES I DO NOT CHANGE OIL EVERY 6 MONTHS AND STARTED NOTICING THE LOW COOLANT LEVELS MYSELF IN JUNE 2017 AND HAVE BEEN ADDING COOLANT MYSELF SINCE THEN.

CAR READS THAT IT IS OVERHEATING BUT IT IS NOT. CAR CAN BE MOVING STATIONARY OR ANYWHERE AND IT JUST KICKS ON THAT IT IS OVERHEATING WHEN IT IS NOT

AROUND 10 MONTHS AGO WE PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, TWO WEEKS LATER THE CAR OVERHEATED. $750 LATER WE KNOW IT THE ENGINE IS CRACKED. STILL OWE LIKE $9,000 ON IT... THIS CAR HAD ALL OIL CHANGES AND EVERYTHING HAS NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RYE FORD (1151 BOSTON POST RD, RYE, NY 10580, (914) 967-6300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILS BLOCKING THE WATER PUMP, WHEN THIS PART LOCKS THE SERPENTINE BELT BREAKS AND CAR OVERHEATS, CREATING A LOT OF PROBLEMS INSIDE THE ENGINE, CAR CAN CATCH FIRE TOO, VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WITH KIDS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (COURTESY FORD, 455 PROVIDENCE RD, BROOKLYN, CT 06234, (860)-774-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

UNKNOWN OSS OF OIL CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE HIGH ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD LITTLETON (8252 S BROADWAY, LITTLETON, CO 80122, (303) 578-6106), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND COOLANT VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ERROR CODE: P068A (COMPUTER COMMUNICATION ERROR) WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAMILY FORD OF ENFIELD (860-745-1111, 65 HAZARD AVE, ENFIELD, CT 06062), BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE DEALER IF THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SCREECHING NOISES EMITTED FROM CAR AND THEN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOWED THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED TO LOWER TEMPS" AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES "ENGINE OVER TEMP, STOP SAFELY." TURNS OUR THE WATER PUMP FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF PUMP AND BELT AT 35K MILES,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE IN THE VEHICLE WAS DEPLETING RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD AT 205-491-0000, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. *TT UPDATED 10/17/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A FUEL STATION WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE OR A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V584000 (ENGINE) PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-15003539. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

CONSISTENT ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM RESULTING IN ANTIFREEZE GOING INTO THE VALVES. WE ARE NOW HAVING TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED.

ENGINE STALLED ON MAJOR FREEWAY. MECHANIC AND FORD DIAGNOSED IT WITH THE TURBOCHARGER FAILING. IE; LITERALLY CAME APART. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE NOW ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO THE TURBOCHARGER FAILING AND GIF KNOWS WHAT ELSE. THERE WERE NO CODES, THE ENGINE SYSTEM, STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ERRORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ADVANTAGE FORD LINCOLN SALES, INC. (885 HAGERTY DR., FREMONT, OH 43420), BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE COOLANT SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE LEVELS TO BECOME TOO LOW; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO KEEP THE COOLANT LEVEL TOPPED OFF IN THE INTERIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,974.

COOLANT LEAKS, WAS REPAIRED IN 2014 PER RECALL. COOLANT LEAK ISSUE KEEPS HAPPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE DEALER (AUTONATION FORD AMHERST, 8000 LEAVITT RD, AMHERST, OH 44001) WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

COOLANT LOSS/LEAK THAT GREW OVER TIME TO A LARGE LEAK/FIRE RISK NOW. OVER THE PAST YEAR COOLANT LEVEL WOULD FALL AND NEED TO BE ADDED EVERY FEW MONTHS. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOW FAILED AT 76K MILES CAUSING A LARGE COOLANT LEAK COVERING THE ENGINE/UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN COOLANT. IT HAS NEVER OVERHEATED BUT THERE IS A RISK OF FIRE FROM THE COOLANT LOSS ON THE HOT ENGINE/EXHAUST PARTS. THE VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPROGRAMMED ON A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE REDUCED POWER MODE IF TEMP RISES/COOLANT LOSS WHEN THE TURBOCHARGER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FOR A LEAK. CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALER SHIP (GRAPEVINE FORD IN TX) AND WAS TOLD NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THEY PERFORMED THE WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF THE TURBOCHARGER FOR LEAKS AND PERFORMED PCM UPDATE FOR TEMP/REDUCED POWER LIMITER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY A FORD DEALER. THE DEALER (HUNTERSVILLE FORD, 13825 STATESVILLE RD, HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078) WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO ANY RECALL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE COOLANT POURS OUT OF SYSTEM. RESERVOIR DOES NOT HOLD COOLANT LONGER THAN 2 DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO (J C LEWIS FORD IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED HEAD BETWEEN CYLINDERS TWO AND THREE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND ADDED COOLANT, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE LOW COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED 'VEHICLE OVER HEATING WILL TURN OFF' AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AGAIN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHOM COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, LOST ACCELERATION, AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED AGAIN. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK SINCE JULY OF 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (RAMEY FORD IN PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS14424184. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GWINNETT PLACE FORD (3230 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (404) 418-6877) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN APART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLENN FORD LINCOLN (4080 LEXINGTON RD, NICHOLASVILLE, KY 40356, (859) 587-9020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (FORD FAIRFIELD, 3050 AUTO MALL CT, FAIRFIELD, CA 94534) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE COOLANT WAS TOPPED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND LOW COOLENT LIGHT CAME ON.CAR WENT INTO SAFETY MODE IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR.GOT IT TO AUTO STORE ADDED SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLENT AND IT STARTED BACK UP WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON TOOK IT TO DEALER.JANUARY 5 GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER NEED HOSES,VALVE,DROVE FOR ONE DAY AND LOW COOLENT LIGHT CAME BACK ON.HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK YET,CALLED FORD CALLED DEALER BUT STILL WITH OUT VEHICLE MILLAGE IS 89000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AVIS FORD (29200 TELEGRAPH RD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034, (248) 355-7500) FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED OIL LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE GASKET BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: CAS-14212661. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,096.

THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS. FIRST, THE ENGINE COOLANT DROPPED SO LOW THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON VACATION (SUMMER 2017). GOT THE COOLANT REFILLED AND THEN THE LEVEL STARTED DROPPING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED (FALL 2017). NOW THE ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT IS ON AGAIN; THEY SAY IT HAS TO DO WITH HOSES CONNECTING THE COOLING SYSTEM TO THE ENGINE. THEY BELIEVE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT IT WILL BE 4-6 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN REPLACE THE HOSES. THEY WILL LET ME RENT A CAR FROM THEM (WINTER 2018).

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT START BACK UP

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS WITH NO ISSUES UNTIL THIS MONTH. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE CAR LEAKING COOLANT. COME TO FIND OUT, THE ENTIRE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK. ONCE THAT WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS STILL A LEAK IN ONE OF THE HOSES; THAT WAS REPLACED. THEN THE CAR IS STALLING. AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, A SENSOR HAD BURNT BECAUSE OF THE OVERHEATING FROM THE COOLANT ISSUES PREVIOUS TO THE CAR STALLING. THE SENSOR WAS FIXED AND I HAD THE CAR BACK A WEEK, AND THE CAR STARTED STALLING AGAIN, HESITATING TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE WHERE THE CAR SHAKES. I TOOK IT BACK AND NO ENGINE CODE OR FAILURES SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER WHEN THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT. THIS CAR STALLS IF IT IS SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME RUNNING, OR WHEN IT IS STARTED AND I GO TO ACCELERATE AND LEAVE A PARKING SPOT OR DRIVEWAY. THE BATTERY IS BRAND NEW, THE ALTERNATOR IS PROVIDING ENOUGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO POWER THE VEHICLE, THERE IS CURRENTLY NO EXPLANATION TO WHY THIS CAR IS STALLING OUT. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE THERE ARE RECALLS OUT FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND ENGINE TYPE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY VIN COMES BACK CLEAN, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. FURTHER INTO MY RESEARCH, THERE ARE RECALLS OUT FOR THE DATE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED AND THE PLANT IT WAS MANUFACTURED AT BUT FORD IS NOT WILLING TO LISTEN TO MY CONCERNS/COMPLAINTS.

VEHICLES LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE 12/26/17. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN A NON-FORD MECHANIC AND ON 12/27 THE WATER PUMP, COOLANT BYPASS VALVES, AND GASKETS AND SEALS WERE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD THE WARNING COME ON FOR OVERHEATING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REDUCE SPEED. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME, CHECKED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND IT WAS LOW. I FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH COOLANT AND RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC. THIS TIME THEY FOUND A LEAK IN A HEATER CORE HOSE AND THAT WAS REPLACED. ON 2/10/18, THE WARNING LIGHT FOR LOW COOLANT CAME ON AGAIN. THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM LINE. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY COULD FIND NO VISIBLE LEAKS. THEY LET THE CAR RUN FOR 15 MINUTES AND FOUND THAT THE FREEZE OUT PLUGS ON THE HEADS WERE DAMP; NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT FORD. I CALLED FORD ON 2/13/18 ABOUT THE ISSUES, SINCE NUMEROUS OTHER 2013 ESCAPES WERE INVOLVED IN RECALLS AND THEY SAID YOUR VEHICLE ISN'T APART OF THAT RECALL AND IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, TO BAD. THE ISSUE HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS I'VE BEEN FILLING THE COOLANT EVERY OTHER WEEK. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 61,960 MILES WHEN THIS STARTED TO OCCUR.

FORD HAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THESE TYPES OF CARS BUT HAVE NOT GONE FAR ENOUGH. I HAVE TAKEN MINE TO TWO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS FOR ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AND BOTH COULD NOT FIND WHERE IT LEAKING YET I HAVE TO EVERY MONTH ADD COOLANT IT HAS THE 1.6 ECOBOOST ENGINE WHICH IS RECALLED IN SEVERAL VEHICLES BUT WHEN I CALL FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY SAY MINE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST EVEN THOUGH IT IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT ALL THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN RECALL FOR. I HAVE CALL CALLED TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY JUST SAY SORRY YOURS IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A DEFAULT IN THESE ENGINES THAT FORD IS NOT WANTING TO MAKE GOOD THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO DO AS LITTLE AS THEY CAN TO GET BY. THEY SHOULD INSPECT THESE CARS AND FIX THEM AS WELL THEY SHOULD EXPAND THE RECALL INCLUDE ALL OF THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE BEING TOLD THAT OURS IS NOT ON THE LIST I HOPE ALL OF THESE DRIVER ALSO CONTACT YOU. A GOOD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT LEAK ANTIFREEZE FORD KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULD MAKE THEM ALL GOOD NOT JUST A FEW OF THEM ON THE DATE IT HAPPENED I AM PUTTING WHEN I PUT ANTIFREEZE THE FIRST TIME

CAR SAYS ENGINE OVERHEATING AND COMPLETELY DISABLES THE CARS ENGINE TO WHERE IT WILL STOP YOU MID DRIVING. I WAS GOING 70 MPH GOT THE WARNING AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR DROPPED MY SPEED TO 5MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. HAD TO DODGE AND WEAVE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STILL WAS MID WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EMERGENCY AND RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY.

CAR BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON RED LIGHT IN BOTTOM RIGHT OF CONSOLE, THEN IMMEDIATELY EXCLAMATION POINT CAME ON WITH MESSAGE ENGINE OVERHEATING STOP SAFELY. WHEN I HAD ONLY DRIVEN 1 1/2 ON A CITY STREET. THE MESSAGE CAME ON WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND AS SOON AS I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND IT TURNED OFF. EVEN 3 HOURS OF SITTING WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO ACCESSORY OVERHEAT LIGHT AND MESSAGE APPEARED AS WELL AS WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED IT OFF AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6 SE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY TELL ME MINE ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. TWO DEALERS (BURDICK FORD, 3004 EAST AVE, CENTRAL SQUARE, NY 13036, (315) 668-7102 AND ROMANO FORD, 5431 N BURDICK ST, FAYETTEVILLE, NY 13066, (315) 637-4491) WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE MORE THAN ONCE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO PROGRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A THIRD DEALER (BEACH FORD, 2717 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452, (757) 486-2717) FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A WARRANTY CAMPAIGN, BUT THE STATUTE HAD EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THEY PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN THE CONTACT REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING I SAY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IT WAS AN ENGINE MISFIRE ON #3 SO I BOUGHT SPARK PLUGS AND A NEW COIL, I INSTALLED IT, AND IT DROVE HOME FINE. THEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, WHO MISSED IT WAS LOW ON COOLANT, A MESSAGE CAME UP SAYING LOW COOLANT THE NEXT DAY. I THEN KEPT GOING BETWEEN LOW COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE UNTIL WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT THE TAIL PIPE AND THE CAR STARTED CUTTING OFF. FYI BOUGHT ALL MY PARTS FROM THE DEALER SPARK PLUGS, COIL, COOLANT, AND I TRIED TO ADDRESS EVERYTHING RIGHT AWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO A SHOULDER LANE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT IN THE VEHICLE WAS GONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED THE LEAK. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING A COOLANT LEAK AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ENGINE HEAD CRACKING, IF NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED IN OCTOBER OF 2014. IN APRIL OF 2016, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (GARY FORD, 1 BEAL PKWY NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A HOSE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALER A FEW MONTHS LATER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN OIL LEAK, A CRACK IN THE LONG BLOCK, AND COOLANT IN THE CYLINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL IN 2014, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT ONLY THE DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST DUE TO THE INFORMATION ON THEIR END STATING THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE COOLANT CONSUMPTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO REFILL THE COOLANT EVERY THREE DAYS AND THE LOW COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE "COOLANT LOW SERVICE REQUIRED" AND "SERVICE ENGINE" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A FUEL STATION AND BOUGHT COOLANT FOR THE VEHICLE. AFTER ADDING THE COOLANT WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE "COOLANT LOW SERVICE" WARNING MESSAGE WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE "SERVICE ENGINE" INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SAMES FORD (6001 SAN DARIO AVE, LAREDO, TX 78041) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WATER PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE WEEKS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES TO HAVE THE WATER PUMP, COOLANT BOX, AND RADIATOR HOSE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURES STILL OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TODAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

1/20/18 -DRIVING VEHICLE TO STORE WITH HEATER ON, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR TEMPERATURE START GOING UP AS IF IT WAS OVER HEATING, AND CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF. MADE IT HOME, CHECKED COOLANT, AND COOLANT WAS FULL. DROVE CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE; HOWEVER, MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO NOW I AM OUT OF POCKET $500. SERVICE DEPT. STATED THAT IF I DID NOT CORRECT ISSUE ASAP THEN COOLANT COULD GET ON ENGINE AND START A FIRE. PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS THE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE. FORD NEEDS TO EXTEND THIS RECALL TO ALL 2013 FORD ESCAPES SINCE THE ISSUE IS BIGGER THAN THEY FIRST EXPECTED.

ON 9/7/17 MY CAR OVERHEATED DUE TO NO COOLANT IN TANK, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FILLED THE COOLANT TANK AND GAVE ME AN OIL CHANGE. ON 12/29/17 CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN DUE TO NO COOLANT IN TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO WINNER FORD IN CHERRY HILL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON DUE TO CAR NEEDED A NEW COOLANT BYPASS SOLENOID VALVE, WHICH I PAID TO HAVE FIX. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THEY DID A PRESSURE CHECK AND CONCLUDED THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE DEGAS BOTTLE. I PAID FOR A NEW DEGAS BOTTLE AND THE PAPERWORK STATES THE SYSTEM WAS REFILLED AND CAR IS NO LONGER LEAKING COOLANT. TWO WEEKS LATER (JAN 18TH, 2018), I START MY CAR AND THE OVERHEAT MESSAGE IS DISPLAYING, I CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND THE COOLANT TANK IS EMPTY! NOW THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS STATING THE HVAC HEATER HOSE (CV6Z18472S) IS LEAKING AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER WITH FORD UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, I CAN NOT BE WITHOUT A CAR FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH. MY CAR IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD, WHY ARE THE PARTS ON BACK ORDER FOR SUCH A LENGTHY TIME. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS? I HAVE A RENTER CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THAT FINANCIALLY I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE FOR A MONTH ON TOP OF PAYING $285 FOR THIS ISSUE. I NEED THIS PART TO SHIP ASAP AND I NEED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE REGARDING HAVING THE LOANER CAR AS A COURTESY UNTIL THE PART IS DELIVERED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT YOUR COMPANY WOULD HAVE TO GIVE THE OK FOR THE RENTAL COURTESY. I SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT FORD (REFERENCE #CAS-13964173) AND WAS INFORMED THAT I COULDN'T SPEAK TO A MANAGER AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR MY OWN RENTER CAR EVEN THOUGH THE ONLY REASON I NEED THE RENTAL IS DUE TO FORD NOT HAVING THE PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE COOLANT CONSTANTLY HAD TO BE ADDED TO THE COOLANT RESERVOIR EVERY TEN DAYS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF A COOLANT LEAK ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE OR ANY ODOR OF BURNING COOLANT. THE "ENGINE COOLANT LOW SERVICE REQUIRED" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ATCHINSON FORD, 9800 BELLEVILLE RD, BELLEVILLE, MI 48111). THE DEALER REPLACED THE COOLANT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673 AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ASKED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. *TR

STALLING RISK / ENGINE OVERHEATING /FIRE - OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE IS CURRENTLY "GROUNDED" PER THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE PART WE NEED TO REPAIR IT IS NOT AVAILABLE INDEFINITELY. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK ORDERED INDEFINITELY DUE TO A RECALL OF OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPES (SAFETY RECALL 12S41) THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE BUT WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT BEING COVERED BECAUSE OF THE VIN & DATE OF ASSEMBLY YET IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER 2014 FORD ESCAPES. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT POWERED DOWN AND STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE PART IN QUESTION IS 7M5Z12A648B SENDER-ASY. I AM IRATE TO THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND FORD IS NOT COVERING THIS UNDER A RECALL JUST BECAUSE OF THE DATE AND LOCATION OUR VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED DOES NOT MATCH THE CURRENT RECALL. IF MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS HURT OR KILLED THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO STEP UP TO THE ISSUE. I NEED HELP ASAP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I AM PAYING FOR IT! DO WE NEED SOMEONE TO BE KILLED TO IDENTIFY THIS AS AN ISSUE!

I HAVE BEEN SMELLING A BURNING SMELL WHEN I RUN MY A/C AND THEN A MONTH LATER IT FROZE UP WHILE DRIVING TO KANSAS. THEN WINTER TIME CAME AND NOW MY HEATER IS NOT HEATING PROPERLY. WELL I TOOK IT TO ONE OF THE FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE EVEN THOUGH THEY CLEANED UP COOLANT. I WAS ALSO SMELLING COOLANT IN MY GARAGE AND UNDER MY HOOD OF MY ESCAPE. SO TODAY I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE HEATER HOSE IS BROKE. AND IT'S ON BACK ORDER. I COULD OF LOST MY CAR DUE TO NEGLIGENCE. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF RECALLS/WORK ALREADY ON THE COOLING SYSTEM IN IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. IT'S NOT SAFE. IT SENDS UP RED FLAGS SINCE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.