Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle constantly overheated. The dealer (ford of londonderry, 33 nashua rd #1, londonderry, nh 03053, (603) 434-4141) diagnosed that there were premature holes in three hoses that needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. There was no recall issued, but there were 24 technical service bulletins for the engine. The failure mileage was not available. *tt
2013 Ford Escape engine complaints
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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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving various speeds, the engine coolant warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to determine the cause of the failure. The contact called pennington ford polaris (807 s van buren st, newton, il 62448) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v4310000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.
Engine is suddenly saying high temp engine stop slowly then check engine light wil come on and low coolant fluid. Been doing it on and off for a year. Takeit to ford dealer and it will not do it for them. Fluid is full.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of engine power and the "vehicle overheating" warning indicator illuminated, while driving at 40 MPH. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant leaked out, which resulted in the failure. The vehicle was taken to town and country ford nashville dealer located at 101 anderson ln, madison, tn, but the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was notified and transferred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.
I have a 2013 ford escape, VIN is [xxx], I have approximately 40,000 miles on my car. In early november I had an incident that said my car was overheating and to "pull over now" I thought that was strange as I had only started driving a minute before the occurrence. I pulled over and stopped my car, about 10 minutes later it started back up without a problem, I took it to a place to have it checked out but they never found a problem. However on november 20th I had the same exact issue happen after only driving for about 30 seconds. I called ford and they said there was no recalls and nothing they could do if they didn't see the issue themselves. I again took it to my car mechanic and the wiring harness was changed as per a recommendation from a friend he had that works for ford. I just got my car back a few days ago and today I had the same exact issue. I did take it to a ford dealership today however I am completely appalled that I will have to pay for this issue. My car is not even 5 years old and has had over 14 recalls.. All of which I have gotten fixed. This is a very dangerous problem and I have read several complaints from other people with 2013 ford escapes that have had the same problem. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Coolant is leaking into the 3rd cylinder. The service technician at the dealership believes it to be a bad engine. They want to install a new engine. This car is only 4 years old with just over 71,000 miles on it. I've contacted ford for assistance, they will give none. This is not the first time there has been a coolant leak. About a year ago, I had my personal mechanic check the car because of a coolant leak, and found faulty heater hoses.
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.
Vehicle leaking coolant on to exhaust system and turbocharger malfunction causing a over boost.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving 35 MPH, the low coolant indicator illuminated, the temperature started running hot, and the service engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer (norris ford, 901 merritt blvd, dundalk, md 21222) where it was diagnosed that the thermostat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 67,855. *bf consumer stated this exact problem has happened another 3 times since this incident. No VIN available updated 9/4/18
My 2013 ford escape sel has the 1.6l v6 engine and is saying that it is over heating and giving me a p1299 code. I have replaced the thermostat it still gives me this code. I can let the car sit for several days and turn it on and it will immediately say that it is overheating. I can clear the code out of the system and drive the car for several days to a week with no problems. This issue happen with approximately 98,000 miles on the vehicle. I have researched online and the 2013 ford escape 1.6l engine has a recall on this issue but according to my VIN number my vehicle does not have this recall. Engine and engine cooling recall number 12v551000. I also have an issue with my vehicle hesitating. I will be driving and the rpms will bounce up and down then it will tell me there is a "transmission failure". After it sends that warning message the vehicle will run fine. I have had this issue since I have purchased the vehicle with approximately 40,000 miles on it at that time. The dealership told me there is nothing they can do about it that ford recall it but there is no way to fix it. Again I have researched and they have a recall on this with the 2013 ford escapes but according to my VIN my vehicle does not have this recall. Electrical system:wiring recall number 15v813000
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the heating system failed to turn on. The contact stated that coolant was applied to the vehicle, however was empty weeks later. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, jordan ford, ltd 13010 I-35, san antonio tx 78233 where the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While attempting to accelerate from a traffic light, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that there was an abnormal smoke odor coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to packey webb ford (1815 w ogden avenue, downers grove, il 60515, (866) 496-6602) where it was diagnosed that the engine seized due to a defective water pump, which caused a major coolant leak. The coolant leak caused irreparable damage to the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The engine was replaced, but the failure recurred every two to three months. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 13,014.
This vehicle has presented numerous issues & most recently a continuous coolant leak or loss into the engine. Despite a water pump replacement (covered) and that is the supposed issue but then, engine light, sorry a coolant bypass valve (not covered but should be!) on a 2013 ford escape 1.6; how is this not part of the 2013 recall!?! I'm researching our state lemon laws so that this can be resolved since we've had more lost wages on getting this into a dealership than any valuable time driving the vehicle. I blame the manufacturer primarily but the techs aren't outstanding considering they can't put wires back into a semblance of order. Also, how tough is it to change the timing belt when replacing a water pump? I would have asked them to, if offered, & it's covered'but since the response later was 'its only a little worn' (what does that mean?!) they decided a $30 part is worth risking the job they just finished'halfway of course. Guess what, it still smells like coolant. Ford has had a dozen or more recalls & we literally can't keep this vehicle out of our savings or on the road. I'll never own a ford as long as I can choose to have something safe for my family. Ford named it 'escape' for a reason. Take my advice & get out of these piles of garbage asap.
A couple days ago my check engine light came on when I started my car and I found out my pcv valve needed replaced. I was reading online and I saw that there was a recall on the 2013 ford escapes because of coolant problems.
Engine failure light comes on and says to pull over immediately, then car shuts down. This has occured 2x randomly over the past month. The car will not start for 10 minutes after the incident. Have taken to auto shop twice with no apparent issue that can be resolved.
Driving down road, car was running fine, no engine light, or any other kind of warning light came on, all of a sudden it stalled, had vehicle towed to dealership, after diagnosis ford dealership stated the code, the turbo waste gait celluloid needed to be replace. After replacement dealer called and stated the engine was blown! Stated because of the failure of the waste gait celluloid without any kind of warning, too much air pressure went into motor causing gasket/motor failure. They quoted me $7200 for a new factory motor
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the service engine warning indicator flashed. In addition, there was a coolant and an oil leak. An independent mechanic diagnosed that there was an overboost malfunction, which needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and indicated that there was no warranty or recall; therefore, they provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.
At times, engine fault - service immediately warning appears upon starting car. Car hesitates, jerks and has limited acceleration. Both map sensors have been changed. Problem still exists. Ford refuses to replace wiring harness at their cost. Escapes have been recalled for this matter. However, ford is saying that ours is not covered under previously issued recalls.
Car continued to shut off while driving locking up steering, brakes, etc. Car was brought to tunkhannock ford on 10/24 and remained there until 5 p.m. On 10/27. Told was doing it for them. I'm informed by a tunkhannock ford employee, the car was only taken out off lot & test 1 time. On 10/28, my wife, 4 & 8 yr. Old are driving & the car stopped 7 times total on route 6 in tunkhannock where a truck driver got out and assisted my wife as she was stuck in the middle of the highway with flashers on. After arguing with the service writer, sales manager for compromising the safety of my wife and daughters - I was still denied a loaner vehicle where we paid enterprise for a rental in order to get to work. I requested a loaner from their other tunkhannock dealership and was still denied and all I was told by matt kerr, sales manager is "I understand your concern, I have young children also but it's out of my hands." effective today 11/3/17, they still have our spare key & have yet to call to check on the status of the appointment that I did not go to scheduled for 10/30/17. I called montrose motors owned by the same previous owner of gateway ford where this car was purchased and they got it in immediately - provided a loaner vehicle hassle free and said many loyal customers have left tunkhannock ford for their crudeness with service by writing up work orders for loyal customers bringing their vehicles in for air - we don't care how long they needed to assess the car - our formal complaint which we are pursuing is tunhannock ford has jeporadized the safety and well-being of my family - especially my 2 daughters by denying me a loaner vehicle
The engine light is on. And I got it check and it says the coolant sensor was not working but the light came on saying low coolant and it was not. Somthing is wrong with it.
Initially I had been having issues with the engine light coming on and off. Initially when I took the vehicle to be looked at, by the hunt ford in la plata, md. They changed the oxygen sensor. So the light went off. Then a few months later in 2016 the light came back on. Eventually I started driving on route 5 north and heard a 'pop' noise in the engine area. The vehicle started to lose acceleration and would hesitate. Then eventually my check engine light came on and started blinking. Prior to the engine light blinking the car begin to misfire, hesitate when trying to accelerate, and the engine would overheat from time to time prematurely. The car would sometimes stall and misfire when trying to accelerate or when sitting idle. When I looked online it shows a recall for these specific issues for the same make, model & year, but not for my specific engine liter. For example, it shows the engine overheating, misfires and engine wiring splices may cause stall for 2013 ford escapes but only for 1.6l. My car is experiencing very similar issues as those listed under the recall, but my engine is a 2.0l. So while on my way home friday, 10/27/2017, I started to have issues with my vehicle. I was traveling on pennsylvania ave towards dc, when I reached an intersection (southern ave), and the car started to jerk and then the engine light started blinking. At one point I began to see white smoke once the engine light started to blink, and smelled fumes. Not too long after that began to occur, I make a u-turn at the light and pulled over in front of the funeral home. Before I was pulled over on the side of the road (while making the u-turn) the car started to misfire and stall. So I turned the engine off, and called aaa to have it towed. A few days later I had a mechanic come and run a diagnostic on the vehicle at the home. I have attached a copy of their report.
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.
Tsb 16-0052 indicates a defective part that can cause engine shutdown from loss of coolant. This can be sudden and is, therefore, a safety issue. Loss of engine on a freeway at speed in traffic can cause a fatal accident. This should be a safety recall, not a tsb. The first indication is a check engine light.
While driving down the highway at 65 MPH, an alert appeared stating "low coolant". In the past the car had stated the same alert before alarming that the car was overheating and needed to be pulled over. At that point the car would then going into limp mode. Due to this history, we knew we had to attempt to get to the side of the highway as soon as possible. Within one minute, the car did alarm "overheating" and went into limp mode. We were only able to get to the left hand shoulder of an on-ramp (middle of the highway). At this point we got out of the car and found that the coolant level was normal. After waiting 20 minutes we drove in reverse up the on-ramp to get off the highway, because we were confident we could not safely get to the next exit (several miles away). We then had the car towed to a local ford dealer (phil long ford of denver). This is the dealership where we had previously brought our vehicle to repair this same issue. At that time, the dealership replaced a broken temperature sensor, stating that this was what was causing the overheating issues. Our vehicle also had maintenance completed on it as part of the 13s12 recall (risk of overheating) in 2015. The issue clearly has not been resolved after multiple "fixes" have been performed.
While driving low coolant and engine over-heated warning lights came on and car quit.under some traffic conditions serious injury or even death could result.
Initially I had been having issues with the engine light coming on and off. Initially when I took the vehicle to be looked at, by the hunt ford in la plata, md. They changed the oxygen sensor. So the light went off. Then a few months later in 2016 the light came back on. Eventually I started driving and heard a 'pop' noise in the engine area. The vehicle started to lose acceleration and would hesitate. Then eventually my check engine light came on and started blinking. Prior to the engine light blinking the car begin to misfire, hesitate when trying to accelerate, and the engine would overheat from time to time prematurely. The car would sometimes stall and misfire when trying to accelerate or when sitting idle. When I looked online it shows a recall for these specific issues for the same make, model & year, but not for my specific engine liter. For example, it shows the engine overheating and engine wiring splices may cause stall for 2013 ford escapes but only for 1.6l. My car is experiencing the same exact issues as those listed under the recall, but my engine is a 2.0l. At one point I began to see white smoke once the engine light started to blink, and smelled fumes. Not too long after that began to occur I pulled over to the side of the road and the car started to misfire and stall.
As many other ford escape 2013 owners, my car stopped working properly putting my life and those of my wife and kids at risk. It started when the engin began to cut off when idle. At the begining, there were no check engine light. Car will restart but a 150 m later the engine will start fighting to stay on and most of the time the engine lose the battle. So I restart again until ( after 2, or 3 times) the engine stays constantly on. My big concern was with the hazardous and risky situations I found myself in, specially while getting inro a busy road or a high way and having the engine to shut down andlet I didn't have time when the engine let me out of power. Some drivers are in hurry and might not have the time to stop their vehicle before hitting me. That's why I always parked my car on the sidewalks while in distress. When I took the car to one of ford dealers, they couldn't find the issue. I took it to a private mechanic and he made me change a lot of pieces but still not fixed yet. I am going back to the dealer and hopefully they'll fix the issue. It cost me $ 2500 until now and still looking for the issue.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving 20 MPH, an abnormal burning odor entered through the engine compartment and the oil warning indicator illuminated. The contact managed to pull the vehicle over into a parking lot. The contact and passenger exited the vehicle and observed smoke under the vehicle and oil leaking profusely from under the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The local dealer (crown ford, 420 merrick rd, lynbrook, ny, 11563, 516‑599‑0600) did not diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In addition, the contact mentioned that the oil had just been changed two weeks prior at chatham ford (781 main st, chatham, ma, 02633, 508‑945‑0500). The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.
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