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 !"
2013 Ford Escape engine complaints
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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 the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 106,591.
All 2013 ford escapes have bad transmissions and when it slips it causes the timing belt in the engine to fail causing the engine to fail.
Vehicle in motion, highway and city speeds, engine is hesitating and stalling when accelerating. 2013 turbo ford escape
Refer to original the federal safety agency 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.
Mid-day, 91 degrees. Car shuddered reversing out of the driveway. No previous problems. I waited and car idled well. I left the neighborhood and turned left into traffic on a five-lane road. I lost acceleration merging from the center turning lane. The vehicle revved, getting fuel, but there was no forward movement, no shuddering, nothing. I moved the vehicle into "sport" mode, in case I had bumped the selector, but it made no difference. Traffic honked and swerved around me. I was able to get into the right lane with my hazard lights on. My car shuddered off, completely and I lost power steering just as I completed the maneuver. I restarted my vehicle and the vehicle shuddered to a side-street, where I idled for five minutes and called for assistance. Assistance was going to take a long time and I suffer from a medical condition that makes me fragile in the heat. I tested the vehicle on the side streets and it performed. I was able to get the vehicle home slowly.
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 the federal safety agency 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 the federal safety agency 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 escape all of a sudden completely stopped accelerating in the middle of driving took it to a ford dealer they said there were no codes the 2013 ford escape 2.0 was recalled for the same reason!!! You need to recall the 1.6 ford escape ecoboost my car litterly did what the recall said was happening
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.
The escape has stalled several times. First time it stalled and stopped with no indication of issue on interstate. We were able to get it moved to parking lot after several times waiting for it to start. Had car towed to mechanic. The car never stopped for him. We picked it and drove in the morning to church and back with no issues. I drove it in afternoon temp around 85 degrees for about 3 miles. Car stopped running with no indication of problem while pulling up to stop light. After about 2 minutes car restarted and quit running again less then 1/4 mile while trying to get off street.I tried replacing ignition relay as noted by several websites but no change. Have no idea what is causing the unsafe sudden stalling. Car going back to mechanic. This is a very unsafe problem.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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. 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 the federal safety agency 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 "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.
While driving in morning rush hour (bumper to bumper) traffic on the highway, my vehicle died. The check engine and battery light came on and it took several attempts for it to start again. I had my battery replaced a month ago and the alternator checked with no issues.
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.
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