Was driving on a cold snowy day temp gauge went from c to hot in five seconds then the car check engine light cam on and car limped at about 5 miles hour to side of road engine was cold . Checked coolent it was 2 ozs low started up call garage ran codes came up 1299 ford said that normal it's okay to drive took it home every four days had to add coolent took it back. Had a part put on the coolent system threw more codes had to have wiring harness put on still leaked coolent ordered hose clamps through ford suppose to be here 1/19/18. Now they are saying middle of febury so still with out car.
2013 Ford Escape electrical complaints
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I just bought a 2013 ford escape with 1.6.I purchased this on december 31,2017.the SUV was doing great until yesterday and it stalled on me in a parking lot but it started right back up and ran fine.got off work heading home stopped got food and got back in started fine.I was at intersection at light and without warning it lost power shutter and then died.it started right back but light had changed as I waited it start losing power again I jumped into turning lane and as I turned it died again.it did this 6 more times and it finally stayed running to get home.I have only had this escape two weeks and now seeing all these problems I just want this corrected cause I almost got hit in the back due to this stalling.ford needs to take care of this
In reference to recall number 13s12 back in 2013 with 2013 ford escapes low coolant sensor. My ford escape was "fixed" per this recall 6/3/14 by bomritto ford in hazlewood mo. 3 1/2 years later the exsact part used to fixed the original recall has now become faulty and caused my vehcile to go into limp mode. Ford is refusing to replace this part and saying it is the customer responsibility for us to replace a part that was faulty originally and 3 1/2 years later faulty again. I have already replaced my vehicles transmission and computer module in the past year and spent over 3 grand in replacement and labor and this is putting me over the edge. This company does not replace their faulty parts even though they stand behind them. How am I supposed to believe these parts were validly replaced and are not made to last. The engine codes that we are getting are caused from the recall kit that was used to replace the faulty product originally. This kit costs 759 to the consumer and that does not include labor. Ford refuses to sell the parts to fix the problem and makes the customer purchase the entire kit. This issue needs to be handled properly because innocent customers are being taken advantage of. My vehicle only has 100k miles and I have already replaced the transmission which was 2700! Now this, which was a recall 4 years ago. The issue began on 1/16/2018 out of nowhere. No warning, no light I was driving on a busy road and my car went into overheat mode and I was told by the computer screen to stop my vehicle immediately which I did. I then had to have the car towed to a trusted mechanic that was able to diagnose the vehicle directly to the recall from 2013 as the same exact issue these ford's were having in 2013 which is a fire hazard. Ford did not handle this properly, I was hung up on multiple times, I was ignored.
In the summer when I run the A/C we smell burning smell and the dealership that we bought it from told me to just let it catch fire and then they will look at it, and now that I'm running the heater it starts leaking oil. It smells like oil in my garage now. Sometimes while pressing on the gas pedal it doesn't go. Friday my engine coolant light came on and then went off and then came back on. I'm not sure what's going on but I want a good look at everything.
Tl* the contacts wife owns a 2013 ford escape. On several occasions, while driving, the vehicle idled, stalled, and lost power. The vehicle was taken to joe myers ford (713‑766‑3600, 16634 northwest fwy, houston, tx 77040) where it was diagnosed that the oxygen sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer, but it was not diagnosed. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v813000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times without warning. The contact stated that there was an unspecified warning indicator that kept illuminating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure, and the code was cleared. The vehicle was not inspected and diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer was notified months later about the failures. The failure mileage was not available.
Our 2013 ford escape sel has been stalling out while driving. Our VIN was not included in the previous recall but the symptoms ate exactly as described in 2.0 liter recall. This event happens every couple days sometimes twice a day. It tends to happen shortly after starting and merging/turning from a stop/intersection. We've taken it to a ford dealer but they weren't able to fix it. Seems like a big safety issue to stall while driving.
The vehicle continuously sputters, and then dies while in driving mode - normally pulling out into traffic. We have been almost hit numerous times. In an hour time span, yesterday, it happened 10 times, today in a 15 minute timespan, 3 times. Am an uber driver and cannot put their lives in jeopardy - going to get someone killed. This happens in all situations - whether idling in line to pull out into traffic at a light, or while driving. Has even happened while traveling down the highway. It starts to sputter, and then just shuts off. Sometimes you can place in neutral and restart, but other times, you must coast to side of street, place in park, and then try to restart. There are 100s of incidences on the internet showing the same symptoms. Please help resolve this. Going to the ford dealership is not the answer - they tell me they cannot "duplicate" the issue and therefor do not know how to "fix" it. In the meantime, this is extremely unsafe, and a lawsuit waiting to happen. This has been occurring the entire month of december - on the 18th - 10 times in a 3 hour timespan - today, the 19th - 3 times in a 15 minute timespan. This is an everyday issue and getting work. This is preventing using this vehicle as an uber driver, and seriously impacting our income. There needs to be a recall. There is a tech service bulletin - tsb-13-12-12; the federal safety agency-10054363; dtc po106, po236.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the wiring was installed incorrectly when the vehicle was manufactured. The contact was concerned that the failure could cause a fire or the vehicle to break down. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brain box failed. Homer skelton ford of millington (9030 us-54, millington, tn) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
The vehicle will shutdown during operation and lose electrical power. This has occurred 3 times over the last year. The vehicle's ecu will show overheating and engine overheating during operation and shutdown. The dtc have been checked and cleared several times with no answers for the issues.
While driving I will get hill assist and 4wd warnings while on flat ground my instrument panel looses power my heater turns off and door locks click some times its just the warning lights this has happened on the interstate going 65mph and rural areas going slow have had three occasions where the dash lights come on but car would not try to start until several tries this started oct 2017 63000 miles on car
In 7/2017 we had alert lights of engine default, hill assist go on. It had a replacement part ABS that didn't correct problem. Next time on my way to the dealer lots of lightw went on and I went into safe mode a few hundred feet from dealer, five minutes earlier and I would have been on the freeway. A diff part was replaced. Same problem then next time it went into safe mode and I had it towed. This vehicle and year apparently had electrical/electronic issues. I feel this is an unsafe situation! I took from 7/26/2017 to 10/18/2017 to get things corrected and I don't know if they are
I was driving down i49, shreveport, la. At approximately 65 MPH, high tempature warning came on followed by engine failure warning, as I was making my way to the roadside engine shut down. Steam started coming from under the hood, when the vehical came to a stop, I popped the hood, as I got out of the car I noticed a small amount of blue smoke, followed by black smoke, I did not open hood, 30 seconds latter flames were shooting from under the hood, I called 911 as the flames engulfed the front of the car
Greetings, I have a ford escape 2013, 2.5 liters, and I almost crashed because the vehicle suffered an electrical malfunction. In the screen of the car it said: "motor damage, turn off". This almost caused me to loose my life, because the car lost all the energy, stopped in the middle of the highway, and the motor was hesitating. I looked for a recall and I found a ford number 14s17-s1 but that recall is for 2.0 liter and my ford escape 2013 is 2.5 which means that it doesn't have the same electrical wire that is recalled from the 2.0. I went to the dealer to find an answer, but the car does this malfunction intermittently and once you turn it back on the code disappears like if nothing would have happened. I took the paper of the recall to the dealer and they said that they cant do anything because the code disappeared and my car doesn't have the same system of the 2.0 liter.
Takata recall: engine light on message engine failure!!! Kit-term ab part # 3u2z.14a088 part $17.40 wire $1.74 labor $558.00 total at ford dealership $577.14 + $99 to run the test! There are a lot of complaints on this problem and needs to be a recall. Ford needs to deal with this issue. It's a faulty part. I took it in right away as you should with any engine light. The light came on when I started it one day and only drove it to dealership.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle was restarted and was pulled over to the side of the road. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to the dealer (midland ford, 500 joe mann blvd, midlan, mi 48642, 989‑631‑0040) where it was diagnosed that the wiring to the sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000. *ln
My car has ran a 100% since the day I bought it. I went to go move my car after I cut my grass and instantly my power steering sensor went off as soon as I started my car stating that it required service due to it not working. Just like that. No earlier warnings, no malfunctions prior to this incident, nothing. I am a mother of 4 daughters and thankfully I was just trying to reposition my vehicle in my yard vs. Driving down the road or else it could have caused severe bodily harm to us or even worse, it could have caused a major accident that could have resulted in death. I called the ford dealership and they stated even with so many complaints on this particular model, make, and year having this exact problem, this is not a recall yet. I researched it myself and found out that the 2013 ford fusion also has this problem, but there is currently an active recall for the fusion, but not the escape. I am confused on this. Are they waiting on a death toll to rise due to ford's malfunctioning part and a lawsuit before they decide that this is a real serious issue or is it because of the lack of concern for fords customers and families they had when they decided to use this poorly planned electrical design that is continuously malfunctioning? Or maybe its because they know that this is a big issue and charging customers over $1700.00 to fix this poorly planned product that is going to cost someone their lives was going to make their service department revenue sky rise with this power steering problem being high in demand. I don't understand why one model of ford with the same year is on recall for this, but the other model with the exact same set up and year is not. I am a single mother of 4 daughters that is still paying on this $19,000.00 vehicle that is now parked in my yard because it is too expensive to fix. Thanks ford!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While stopped at a traffic light and attempting to proceed forward, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted or notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,228.
Started vehicle and the wipers came on automatically and would not shut off (despite the wipers being in the off position). The car was stationary. Turned car off. Immediately turned car back on and the wipers would not work at all. Wipers will not work when raining and go from constantly working to not working at all for no reason. Very dangerous if it is raining, snowing, or any precipitation in the sky.
2013 ford escape se 1.6 l 4cyl I hope there is an investigation that is on going. My ford is over heating and sometimes it wont start because of a software fix that was supposed to fix the problem. Turns out it delays the inevitable. My car is now at the ford dealer for the second time. To make things worse, I woke up one day and my power steering didnt work. I go to work with no power steering and when I start it again it works, very weird. All in all, I do not think ford did enough. The coolant system or the engine needs to be replaced.
Vehicle powers down, leaks coolant , has rough ride, vibrates and has completely shut down atleast twice requiring a tow. Engine has hot smell to it, as if it is coming from hot coolant . Ford says "can't find a leak." they replaced a part on it, however I can not recall what it was because they were only guessing themselves as far as low coolant. However it did not fix it anyway. I have called ford many times, but they show no recalls to any of the problems I have mentioned. I am a single mom & nurse, I need a reliable vehicle. It is so depressing to make payments on vehicle. By the way I have no warranty. The issues occur at any time on any roads.
I was driving my 2013 ford escape at night and my instrument cluster information display with system warnings and odometer display started blinking colors, then black and white, and on and off. It has gone black several times and then it seem to work fine for a short time, and then it will all of a sudden start again. This happens on streets, highways, day and night. This started 3 weeks ago. My odometer is around 50,000. I checked on line for recalls and have read several other 2013 owners finding the same thing that I did, there is a recall for this on the 2014 models (recall (15c03 - reprogram instrument panel cluster) issued against 2014 ford escape for the same issue) but does not include the 2013 models. Please help.
My vehicle is telling me my coolant is low but it is not its also telling me im due for an oil change and has been coming off and on for the past 10 months ive had it serviced numberous(8) times had my coolant flushed and sensors checked. Had it serviced at the place I bought it and at airport ford. Even had my motor replaced 5 months ago. This issue is keeping me from driving my vehicle because once its (hot) it will shut the vehicle down..I can get in it start it after not driving it for hrs and pull out of my driveway and it says its over-heating. And will say stop safely. And the vehicle will shut down. Ive been stranded 3 times from this happening. I check the coolant and its not low or over full. I really hope nothing happens while im driving or when I have my 3 yr old daughter in the car with me. Thank god its only been on my way home from work.the place were I bought the vehicle has my paperwork for the replacement of the motor. And the cost.
The engine will randomly stall and turn off displaying the red oil lamp and red battery light. This happens when the car is cold and has just turned on, and started to move.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times without warning. The vehicle last stalled in the middle of highway traffic. The contact was able to push the vehicle off of the highway and the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to replicate and diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified and provided no solution other than suggesting the vehicle be diagnosed by a dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. *bf the contact has gotten rid of vehicle due to safety concerns.
The cars engine stalls and dies after pulling out of parking lot or driveway while turning on intersection or just turned from a curb. It starts to slow down and doesn't respond to stepping on gas. Then the dashboard light indicators turn on- battery, check engine, oil, etc. I had to put the cark on park, then turn the engine off. Restart it, cranks a bit before going to full start. Changed to drive transmission, then stepped on the gas. It started going then only a few feet later, the whole cycle starts again. In a couple of instances, itha--ened 4 types before I was able to drive normally. Theses happened a couple of times driving out of shopping complex, once just after I pulled out of my driveway and 2 houses down. Another time when I was pulling out of a hospital. It happened 3 times before I can even reach the highway, 3 curb turns from my parking spot. Another instance stalled 4 times when im leaving the parking area of our rec center into the street.
Vehicle was in drive and suddenly lost power. The accelerator was pressed but the vehicle stopped driving forward even though the engine was running. The engine did not rev. The dash light indicating the transmission disappeared. The vehicle suddenly jumped into gear so hard I suffered whiplash. It did this several times as I attempted to get clear of heavy traffic. I literally thought I had been rear ended at one point as the car jolted so hard. After getting out of the roadway, the transmission failure service now light came on. This is consistant with the PCM wiring harness recall done on other 2013 escapes but was not covered for my particular vehicle. The jolts to the vehicle kicking in gear destroyed the transmission. I was in motion at the time, in bumper to bumper traffic. I was lucky not to strike or be hit by another vehicle. I have contacted ford but they state my car was not covered under that recall and that they will not help me.
On four different occasions, the vehicle was being driven by accelerating from a stop. Seconds after beginning to accelerate, the engine appeared to stall. All ip lights went out and engine lost power. Moments after this power loss, all lights came back on and vehicle was able to be driven normally. This vehicle has had an extensive repair/recall campaign history. This was reported during a service visit and no problem was found. The problem occured three more times.
My car has an open recall for the door latch not latching properly and I was wondering since the recall was never remedied if it could pertain to the battery draining while my vehicle was simply parked in my driveway. I had to jump start my vehicle and I am hoping that this isnt going to be a reoccuring thing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving various speeds, the hill start assist not available, engine service, and engine fault message warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled, the rpms decreased, and the power steering failed. The driver was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a computer glitch. The computer was reset, but the failure recurred. The dealer diagnosed that the vehicle overheated and the computer was reset again. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer again where it was diagnosed with too many communication codes. The vehicle was not repaired and was taken to a different dealer. The diagnosis was unknown. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The contact was able to file a case with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000.
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