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
2013 Ford Escape engine complaints
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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 .
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
Takata recall: while my vehicle is in motion the heat is coming out normal but will start to smell like something was burning but as I slow down or come to a complete stop the car starts blowing very cool then the tempature gage moves to h then the safety light pops on showing "overheating stop safely" but the car will never show any smoking from the hood. The car has been doing this for the past month until 12/17/2018 I started the car up to warm it before I left work, and it wouldn't defrost and immediately the temperature gage moved to h and on the dash it said overheating stop safely and the car wasn't in motion neither had it warmed up properly but when the light went off I was able to drive , as I approached my destination the car started slowing down on its own and the safety light came on again that's when the burning smell started getting stronger and it wouldn't let me give the car gas to go the odometer wouldn't move pass 5miles so I stopped the car and shut it off, but then when I started it up again before work the car would allow me to shift gears but not give it gas due to the car saying it's is overheating but the vehicle has never had a leak and has not physically showed leaking on to the ground I have had oil and fluids changed by professionals and authorized dealerships like valvoline and where I purchased the car and nothing was ever reported to me of a leak any where but somehow my coolant reservoir is staying empty after being refilled. I believe the only place the fluid could be leaking is within the motor because I have parked the car in several dry spot and it showed absolutely no leaking signs.
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.
2013 ford escape has been leaking coolant over the past few months. I have been filling it and the coolant low indicator continues to come on in increasing frequency. Today(12/20/2018) it came on while driving, started to shake, displayed overheating, and then stalled on the side of the road. Filled it with coolant and it was driveable again. I read that this is currently under investigation and beg that a recall will be issued to include the 2013s along with the 2014 and newer escapes.
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.
The car hesitate or the engine stall soon after starting, if you don't drive off immediately the car will shut off and has to be restarted. This happens on cold starts but mostly after the car has been running.
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!
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.).
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.
Coolant leaking from unknown location with no dampness or residue found. Low coolant in the reservoir is the only indicator of loss.
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.
Vehicle would display "high temperature, please stop" and temperature gauge would rise to the top within a couple of hours of driving. After displaying message, engine would lose power and vehicle became hard to control. This issue happened on different driving conditions. Coolant levels are at correct level. After shouting down the engine, within a few seconds the temperature gauge would go back to the middle. This became more frequent, and as of december 6, 2018 the vehicle would not start without this message and the temperature gauge all the way to the top.
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
Vehicle was attempting to merge onto a freeway, speeding up, and the vehicle stopped accelerating at a normal rate of speed around 30 MPH. It took an unacceptable amount of time for it to get up to a safe merging speed, but I could have died trying to merge. There is something wrong with the design of the power train on this car.
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.
My info light came on in car saying my engine coolant was low. I filled it 10 days later the same thing happened again. I took it to the mechanic because there were no leaks under my car so I didn't know where the coolant could be going to. The mechanic printed out a recall sheet for the exact problem and tole me I should call the dealer service center. I called and they said there was no recall on my car for that problem. The recall covers my car model, engine size, and manufactured date. I called ford customer service and they said the same thing as the service center. The first recall on this problem didn't include my cars manufactured date, but 3 months later the recall was updated to include more cars and my manufactured date was then included.
Driving to work one morning in a 40 MPH zone, about 1.5 miles, warning lights appeared and stated that the vehicle was overheating and to pull over safely. The temperature gauge had shot up to h for hot. The vehicle immediately slowed down, regardless of pressing the gas. I was able to pull off of a us highway and find a safe place to park just a short distance. The vehicle needed to be towed to the dealer.
This car showed a problem around march 2017 when it randomly stalled and did while in park at a parking lot. After that it would run fine for months at a time and then I would have the same problem of it stalling out and dying while parked or when the car was in park. I have replaced the battery 2 times in the last 2 years and something keeps frying my battery. The problem has escalated in the last 6 months to the point where the car now just dies while driving without any real warning and is unsafe to drive. I tried taking it to a ford dealership and they could not figure it out and had a hard time recreating what I had described was happening. They told me to replace the fuel pressure sensor, but it had already been replaced 2 weeks prior to it going to that dealership. They basically told me to throw money blindly at the engine to the tune of 3k to 4k or trade it in on something else. Those were the options given to me by ford. The problems did not really start until after 80k miles and the car is worse once it has been running for a little while, gets worse when you run the heater and game over if the AC or defrost are on. My mpg are horrible but I dont even know for sure because I will look at the gas gauge turn the car off and when I come back from letting it sit the amount of fuel showing has gone back up considerably. Also my mils to empty randomly went from the gas light turning on at 30 miles to empty to 50 miles to empty. My car acts like it has a traumatic brain injury and one moment it seems ok and the next is all over the place. We cant even drive it anymore because it is too dangerous and unpredictable.
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. The contact stated that the engine coolant and temperature warning indicators kept intermittently flashing. The contact refilled the coolant fluid and the warning indicators went off. As the failure progressed, the vehicle hesitated, there was a loss of power, an abnormal noise was heard, and the temperature high warning indicator illuminated. The contact made an appointment with maxwell ford (512‑916‑2661, 5000 s ih 35 frontage rd, austin, tx 78745) on november 19, 2018 to have the vehicle diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. *tt consumer stated there were signs of engine overheating. The engine coolant has been issue since purchasing the vehicle.
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