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.
2013 Ford Escape brakes complaints
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UNKNOWN, There are not any warning lights on, my cars rpm jumps when I try to accelerate. As I push the gas it acts as if it does not want to drive and won’t. I’ve had to pull over with hazards and wait for someone to come assist.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the brake pedal was hard while being depressed. The contact placed both feet on the brake pedal and shifted the vehicle into neutral(N) and was able to safely pull to the side of the roadway while the vehicle slowed down. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 113,000.
I picked my car up tonight from Haley’s in FarmVille va they fixed my door latches due to recall on latches. I told Them prior to dropping it off that the ABS light and traction control light and engine coolant light keeps coming on. When I pulled out the parking lot I almost got rear ended because the car didn’t want to go it was moving so slow I had to slowly make myself across the road into kfc parking lot without getting hit. Haley refuses to fix these problems bc the light automatically goes off on its own and they say it’s got to physically be on for them to fix it through recall but it keeps coming on whenever I have the car In my possession and it’s very dangerous
We have had to replace vacuum pump 4xs ,had multiple engine repairs done, turbo replaced ,jumped time 3xs, replace ABS sensor 2xs, wheel bearings 2xs, CV axels 2xs, since day 1 has been blowing lights in turn signals and brake lights, wiring issue, have replaced control arms,tie rods,tie rod ends, and so much more, have had transmissions since day one, needs evap system repaired again, transmission replaced a second time, having power reductions, and this vechiile has costed us over 12,000, Have been informed of 2 recalls Time frame 12/2015 to current date.
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The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that her daughter related to her that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle started independently braking without the brake pedal being depressed. The contact’s daughter stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact's husband drove the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rear driver’s side wheel speed sensor and ABS sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.
My 2013 ford escape has electrical problems, the biggest issue the gears are jumped. I put it on drive and it gets stuck and then it slows down no power to engine.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist after the ABS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with ABS failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Abs light and traction control lights sensors.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal would extend to the floor causing the stopping distance to delay. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,280.
Before having a engine replacement due to circumstances I had issues with the turbocharger overboosting after the engine replacement I still have the turbocharger overboosting. On top of the anti-lock brake system brake pedal miss message lost communication with TCM and lost communication with the ECM
Every winter while driving my 2013 ford escape info screen displays "hill start assist not available and ABS icon flashes. The radio also goes off and on. I have taken it to two different dealerships to get this corrected and I am told they could not see any codes for this problem. In other words I am lying. I am sure by checking with others, I am not the only one with this problem. I hope that this can be resolved because I don't know if and when this will effect anything else.
Last night leaving from work, in the dark at 9;30pm, started car and started to pull off the shoulder onto the roadway, pressed onto gas pedal and car went slow then the ABS sensor came on and a short distance later the traction control came on along with hill assist not available. I had this exact problem earlier this year, only the addition of the 4wd not being available and it was a bad ABS sensor. I had it replaced and have had no problems until last night. Then this morning, I had to back up to go to work and the rear end stopped the car and had there not been enough room I would have been stuck. I was able to go forward the ABS light came on, short distance later the traction control came and then when I went to park the no hill assist came on. Nothing visibliy wrong again. Appointment in the morning to have the codes read again.
On september 23, 2020, with roughly 45,000 miles the brake line on the rear driver's side burst. This appeared to have happened during driving conditions, as this problem was not an issue the previous driving occasion. This caused all the brake fluid to be expelled from the vehicle while it was being driven. There were no signs of rust when inspected by a certified technician.
While driving car, ABS/traction control warning lights and error message appeared, city driving, but not affecting drivability. After 20 miles car was parked, and when restarted days later same warnings appear but with additional loss of power steering, making car undrivable. Will be towing it to local ford dealership.
Today after 10 minutes of successful, normal suburban driving, and a stop for lunch, my ABS, traction control, hill start assist, and auto 4wd systems all threw warnings of malfunction. The warnings appeared after having been waiting in a drive-through line for about 20 minutes, and power off in the vehicle for about 30 minutes thereafter. Audible and physical indications of problem were thumping noise in right-rear wheel, and difficulty in making forward motion at low speed in a zero-slope parking lot. Visual check found no problems with tire inflation or obstacles in straight path of travel. Manual check of lug-nuts by hand without tools found none loose. After conferring with a local shop I trust, I was able to travel 1/2 mile without incident to their location. Audible and physical indications were present at the beginning of the trip, but all cleared after I got underway. Warnings on dash remained present. Shop was able to reproduce indications, but could not find any cause during detailed visual inspection of chassis and brake systems. I have scheduled an electrical diagnostic on the systems for next week, to attempt to find the cause of this set of conditions. Shop thinks a faulty ABS sensor, tone plate, or wiring may be the cause, which makes the brakes engage intermittently without input from the driver.
Car cuts off/looses power also have to constantly put engine coolant in and change transmission fluid engine will run hot, electrical system issues doors unlock, can not drive over 35mph, fuel system putting gas in car will not start automatically have to pump gas pedal causing unsafe travel
Heat gauge goes to normal but little to no heat. Air conditioner had to be repaired by mike bass ford sheffield ohio I have changed rotors ,calipers and brake pads 2 times in 2 years and 8000 miles I purchased the cat 09/28/2017 with 30849 miles
After service at a ford dealership, I found I hardly had any braking power when exiting their lot. The brake pedal was extremely hard to depress, and the vehicle would almost coast to a stop. Dealer said it is the vacuum line; a $300+ service. I was lucky as I have read about the entire vacuum pump shearing on other escapes while being driven.
Vacuum pump failure. No warning, was driving on an exit ramp from our state turnpike at low speed when brake pedal was very hard to press and in turn, creating a very dangerous situation. I had just stopped to pay a toll about 200 yards prior with no problem. The failure of the vacuum pump coupled with ford unable to provide a replacement from the incident date of june 6th, 2019 until august 28, 2019 can explain that this is not an isolated incident. Ford edge from the same model years have the same exact problem, with ford extending the vacuum pump warranty to 150,000 miles or 10 years. This expansion of the warranty should also be applied to the ford escape. Will it take someone being injured or worse before the nhsta forces ford to 'fix' the problem across the board with defective vacuum pumps on their watch?
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving, the vehicle failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed and the engine revved high. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle was taken to briarwood ford (7070 e michigan ave, saline, mi 48176, (734) 429-5478) to be diagnosed, but they were also unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 68,000.
On a long road trip with family and feel very fortunate this occurred when it did instead of two hours earlier when navigating atlanta traffic as this would have most certainly LED to a serious accident. We were driving to coastal georgia and had about 200 miles left to our journey. Not knowing area we pulled off to get gas to make sure we had enough to reach our destination. At bottom of exit ramp car would not stop. Pressed harder and harder on brakes and eventually stopped. Had this been a busy spot would have been disaster as we coasted through the stop sign and into the road before coming to a stop. It was 11 o'clock at night in in unfamiliar surroundings so I drove rest of the way using ebrake, nerve racking to say the least. No warning just sudden brake failure. When mechanic looked at it said vacuum pump failed. Still waiting to hear if they can fix it, some gear that turned it sheared off into cam. They are going to try to fish it out but, not sure if they'll be able to. Gladi was driving and it didn't happen in different situation where brakes were critical! Bad situation!
02/03/2019 I purchased the car 12/31/2018. These things occurred in the vehicle when it was stationary, taking off and excelling, in motion, on a city street and on a highway (interstate), driving straight, turning, braking, and on inclines and down hill. It also involves fuel/propulsion, engine, speed control, suspension, wheels. It started with the dash lighting up with no key in it. Then it started a hard idle almost shutting down the vehicle. Since I had it in last week, there is rattling, popping, grinding sounds with grabbing and pulling under the back of the car. Now it is the traction and intelligence control all wheel warnings and shutting down the control on its own. It stalls in traffic while the computer attempts corrections that fail to correct it. It has slid from one side of an off ramp to the other side, because the traction/all wheel intelligence could not get traction. I could not control the car. Grateful there was no one in the other lane. It is putting my life and everyone around me in serious danger of being killed. I have mentioned some of the issues prior to the last service on it and taken it to (purchased from) jarrett gordon ford winter haven, fl and (work done at) jarrett scott ford plant city, fl. I am told they can't diagnosis it unless it is doing this with them. I will be taking it back in tomorrow with all the new issues going on with it. It is seriously dangerous and getting progressively worse. I've already had the oil changed, transmission fluid drained and refilled, fuel induction, injector serviced (it did not help with fuel consumption), tune-up, plugs changed (did not help), coolant flush. This needs to be addressed before I die or any others die as a result of this vehicles issues. These liability issues belong to ford company, not me. All this since I purchased it 12/31/2018 proof of contacting 6 + members of the dealerships.
2013 ford escape, stalling, loosing power dash lighting up while driving. Dealer service dept can find nothing wrong.
Both left and right rear brake sensors (ABS) went out within 2 months of each other, after only 58,000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While reversing at unknown speeds, the gear shifter became stuck in the drive position; however, the vehicle continued to move in reverse. The brake pedal was applied, but failed to stop the vehicle. The emergency brake was engaged to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to san tan ford (1429 e motorplex loop, gilbert, az 85297, (480) 821-3200) where it was diagnosed that the shifter cable fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.
My brakes failed on my vehicle while driving home. My mechanic has informed me that it is the vacuum pump which pressurizes the power brake system.
2013 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to sudden braking system malfunction. *ld the consumer stated the brake booster and the vacuum pump failed. The brake booster was replaced. The manufacturer was mad aware, but did not offer any assistance. Updated 10/31/2017
Vacuum pump seized up causing the bolt connecting it to the camshaft to shear off and damage the turbo's and engine. This happened while going 70 MPH on a freeway. I had to use evasive action to get it off the road.
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