I pulled into the service station for fuel. The attendant placed the gas pump nozzle into my vehicles new style capless gas tank and began to fill the tank full of fuel. Once the tank reached the limit the nozzle shut off, when the attendant went to remove the nozzle it would not release from the car. For over 2 hours my car was attached to the nozzle, until the gas station owner came and had to use a screwdriver to pry it out. Good thing by law in nj a attendant must be their when the station is open or I would have been stuck, their was no phone reception.
2013 Ford Escape fuel system complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that there was no way to secure the fuel system from vandalism because there was not a locking mechanism on the fuel cap. The manufacturer was contacted however, they offered no assistance. The local dealer was contacted and advised that there was no remedy available for the problem. The failure mileage was 5,787.
2013 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle throttle issues and consumer seeks reimbursement. *smd the consumer stated the throttle response on the vehicle was horrible. The consumer stated there was an abnormal hesitation. The dealer claimed it had to with the new 1.6 no boost engine and the delayed response of the turbo. However, there was no fix for it. Also, the consumer noticed the clock would reset for not reason and the preset radio stations would randomly go blank. The dealer re-loaded the software for the display to fix the issue. However, a week later the radio went completely dead for one day, but came back on the next day. Also, the gas mileage was no where near where ford indicated it should be ( 23 mpg city, 26 mpg combo, 33 mpg highway).
2013 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle hood damage by dealership and several recalls.
2013 ford escape situation is that when I transfer my foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal, besides lightly braking the vehicle experiences a surge in acceleration ... Causing unexpected acceleration when the driver would expect the vehicle to be braking. There are 1 or 2 problems: 1) the brake pedal is too close to the accelerator pedal [more so for a male driver with a wider foot than a female driver]. 2) the brake pedal has too much movement while the driver is trying to brake, in that pressure on the brake pedal pushes the pedal to and past the accelerator petal; in that if the foot is not exactly on the brake pedal, the accelerator pushes down and causes a power surge, when the driver is expecting the vehicle to be braking. The problem is the design and function of the brake pedal. The brake petal has such a long travel, that when a person's foot is not 100% on the brake that the foot also presses on the accelerator pedal, causing the vehicle to surge forward unexpectedly, instead of stopping. This is most likely to happen with a man's foot, being wider than a female's foot. I have experienced this on various occasions; all of which caused an extremely traumatic situation(s): 1) traveling on the freeway, when traffic backs up or another vehicle changes into my driving lane - in either condition, where forced to brake 'unexpectedly', the vehicle surges forward. 2) when braking at an intersection, taking the foot from the accelerator to the brake, initially the car slows down, but when the brake is pressed to stop the car, the car accelerates unexpectedly, I.e, a pedestrian is crossing the street in an intersection and the vehicle accelerates unexpectedly and possibly injuring the pedestrian. The ford dealer said that they cannot fix a "design flaw".
My 2013 ford escape, 1.6 liter engine, had 3 recalls, (two were engine fire related). All 3 recall repairs were done by the local ford dealer, salem, va. We picked vehicle up after third recall work had been done on 9/17/12. We assumed the recall work was done correctly, and that ford's "fix" worked correctly. On 9/21/12 we were traveling east at 65 MPH in the right lane on I-64 near charlottesville, va. It was about 1 pm in the afternoon. There was a "pop" sound in the engine area. Instantly, the accelerator had no response, the high engine temperature warning light came on, and then all warning lights, gauges, & tachometer all went dead. Luckily, we were adjacent to an exit ramp, and we coasted to a stop on rte 20/53. Immediately, white steam came out of the engine compartment. Knowing the third recall dealt with the "risk of engine fires", we got out, and moved well away from the vehicle. Within minutes, brown, oily smoke came out from under the hood. Then flames came out from under the hood, at the windshield and out the sides of the engine compartment. Then the car burst into flames and was destroyed. Pictures were taken of the vehicle on fire, and after it was out, with a cell phone. After the fire was out, the vehicle was taken to the ford dealer in charlottesville, va.. We were told the insurance company had retained a fire inspector to look at the car, and ask me questions, which he did. Later the inspector said the insurance company did not require a report. We feel we are lucky to be alive!
Consumer writes in regards to recall for fuel line problems with ford vehicle *tgw the consumer stated he was not provided a loaner vehicle for the six days the dealer had his vehicle. Recall # 12v336000.
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