Engine wiring harness and sensor problems in 2013 ford escape with 2.0 liter engine that was not included in previous safety recall. While on a vacation trip in february, 2018, the engine fault warning light came on in our 2013 ford escape titanium with the 2.0 liter engine after restarting the car and entering the highway. It was followed by the check engine light. As we drove to the nearest ford dealership, the car was increasingly hesitating and seemed to be misfiring, a dangerous situation since highway driving was required. The service technician at the dealership did an analysis and determined that the problem was in the map sensor. He replaced that sensor under warranty and the problem was apparently fixed until june 4, 2018, when identical problems appeared after a stop on a local trip.the car was parked at a safe location and on june 6 driven to a local dealership for service and repair. Analysis by the technician showed that there are problems in the engine wiring harness that are disrupting signals from the map sensor and the cam sensor, and that replacement of the complete engine wiring harness is required to fix the problem. Although this car was built during the same period as the cars covered by the federal safety agency campaign number 14v495000 and it has the same engine specifications and the same apparent problems, it was not included in that recall. It is clear to me it should have been. Further, it seems there are potential significant safety concerns regarding all 2013 and 2014 ford escapes with the 2.0 liter engine that were not included in the original recall.
2013 Ford Escape engine complaints
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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 the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 83,974.
Recently it died while driving on a busy highway. I was extremely lucky that I could get off the road, and that there was not a major accident. My car turns over, but will not restart. After my mechanic had it for a day, he contacted me stating it has an electrical problem and that he was calling the ford dealership, due to it being faulty and that they should fix it. I then was called back and he confirmed with auburn ford, in auburn, can, that there was a recall that could fix the problem and that the dealer had to do the repairs, why I called ford, I was told there was only 1-recall for the doors. After I told him the mechanic was told there were 2, he changed his story. He then said there were 2-recalls, but neither would fix my car. He then started I would need to pay $ to have them diagnose it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced premature engine failure that caused the motor to fail twice. The dealer (plattsburgh ford, 320 cornelia st, plattsburgh, ny 12901, (518) 561-5030) diagnosed that an unknown oem part within the motor needed to be replaced. In addition, the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages), but the same dealer confirmed that parts were unavailable. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.
Coolant leaks, was repaired in 2014 per recall. Coolant leak issue keeps happening.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While operating the vehicle, the "engine fault" message suddenly displayed and the vehicle began to hesitate, shutter, and vibrate before reducing speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (mahwah ford on franklin turn pike, mahwah, nj) where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to insufficient compression in the engine wiring harness. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v813000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Just because the VIN on this specific 2013 escape doesn't match all the recalls doesn't mean it doesn't have the same issues. I've already had to have the water pump replaced and the transmission rebuilt. There's electrical issues, HVAC issues, door issues, delayed acceleration issues, the list goes on and on and on with this vehicle. I reached out to ford and they offered no help. Your system only allows me to check three problems.
Freeze plug is leaking coolant and engine is stalling while driving coolant started leaking around 11/10/17 and the stalling started occuring 4/27/18 and no recalls have been issued to my vehicle but are having symptoms of the recalls that our present for other escapes
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. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the check engine and the low coolant warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle started to decelerate and was coasted over to the side of the road. The contact opened the hood and noticed that the coolant container was half empty. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
Purchased my 2013 escape del on 4/2014, it's been back to dealership for a total of 32 days since I've owned it. They had to replace at no cost due to recall 13s12 the water pump, long block 1.6ltr engine, engine indicator asy-oil level,battery,vacuum pump,therm.assy,staring angle sensor, coolant bypass solenoid, lower standpipe hose. Reprogrammed apim, PCM, icp, rcm. Ford discontinued the 1.6 engine back 2015 and the sex model. I continually have system issues even after they replaced my engine. I want a different escape.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
Coolant leaked into the engine and cracked the engine blocks back in july of 2017. The engine was replaced. March 5th 2018 the check engine light came on again. This time, the code is for a coolant bypass valve that they're not covering under warranty. We missed the recall by 10 days production date. This part was recalled for a reason and our car should be incorporated into that recall despite the production date.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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
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).
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.
Car stalled while driving and will not start back up
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 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.
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