After driving for a length of time longer than 20 minutes when vehicle is placed in park and shut off when restarting the vehicle will turn on and start but after driving a few hundred feet the vehicle will sputter, jerk, rev up the rpms then the engine will shut down and won't restart till it has cooled down
2013 Ford Escape transmission complaints
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There have been several coolant recalls for ford escapes. Mine fell under one recall. My coolant light continued to come on and when I took it to the dealer, they would top it off as a courtesy and I never received a work order. I had to replace a coolant valve once and then I took it to the dealer again and the same thing was wrong. I reached out to ford since there have been several recalls for the coolant but they would not cover any portion of the cost. I feel that my car should have been part of the recalls since if I had not had this part replaced, the coolant would have leaked and the car could have started on fire. The advisor actually said, I was highly recommending you get this repair. I contacted ford and asked them for a customer review because my car could have caused serious damage and asked them to help with the cost and they said they couldn't. I am reaching out because my car should have been part of the recall and this should have been covered.
Tl* the contact's daughter owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The driver was able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle operated as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The driver was informed that the belts and clutches in the transmission were slipping which caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither a dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,529.
2013 ford escape experiences apparent transmission failures at highway speeds. Often during passing acceleration. Repeated instances. From 50k miles to 70k miles. One instance involving all wheels locking up at 80mph (felt like a shift into park) and the others involving drivetrain power loss and jerking. After car restart, codes "apparently" disappear and dealers are unable to identify any issues without codes.
We bought 2013 ford escape in july, 2016, with approximately 62,000 miles. At 64,000 miles, after constant overheating issues, ford agreed to replace the engine. There were overheating issues on the new engine at time of install (stated in dealer notes), but they "fixed" them. The car now has 103,000 miles. Has been serviced regularly, with occasional overheating issues noted. Transmission failed last month. Waited over 2 weeks for diagnosis. Transmission needs to be replaced and another new engine is needed because of coolant leak. Our extended warranty expired at 100,000 miles. Contacted ford customer service and they refuse to do anything to help. It seems that they put another defective engine in at 64,000 miles because you should get more that 40,000 miles on a new engine. The cost to repair this piece of junk is prohibitive and I feel very unhappy with ford's response.
I just purchased my vehicle almost 2 years ago. The vehicle has had stalling and acceleration issues since then. I took it back to the dealer and they stated that they didn't find a problem only in the joints of my wheel bearings. Two weeks later. I was driving on the highway and it felt like someone hit my car. When I looked back there was nobody behind me. I pulled over to check my vehicle out. When I got back in my car. It was hard to shift my gears. I tried to drive off but my car wouldn't move no faster than 5 miles per hour with me pushing the acceleration pedal to the ground. I almost got hit by a semi truck. I found out from a mechanic that it was my transmission. No warranty is available. My car is just sitting in my garage and now I'm catching the bus while paying a car note. Please help. I don't have 2500 to fix this. It's too many recalls on this site about the same problem. Please help us.
As I was driving I noticed my car jerking going in to first gear. I figured because I was on a hill that was the reason. Later that day as I was trying to run errand as I got in the highway my car wouldn't go above 60 MPH and was at very high rpms to maintain this speed and would not go into 6th gear. I pulled off of the highway and started to make my home to call the dealership. As I made it to a red light the car jerked again when I stopped. As I went to accelerate I made it in the middle of the intersection when my car lost all power and would only rev as if it was in nuetral. After turning it off and back on it ran well enough for me to make it home and I am currently awaiting my appointment with the dealership. I'm at 63k miles and purchased the vehicle 3 months ago and it had about 50k miles on it. I drive a 2013 ford escape ecoboost. This defect is very dangerous and I could have been seriously injured being stuck in an intersection like that. This issue needs to be resolved seeing that I'm not the only one who has had this issue speaking with mechanics here and the dealership who all have a number of this same vehicle with similar issues.
The car will run for about a minute and then want to stall. Also when you start it it will drive for about 20 yards and then start idling very weird and stall. It doesn't do this all the time. It's dangerous.
Have a 2013 ford escape titanium. My son was pulling onto a major road from a gas station. He was in the middle of the road the transmission failed no warning. Then it jerked and he had to give it high RPM for it to crawl. He almost got t boned by a big truck.very unsafe situation. Brought car to ford service tech said he would check transmission fluid as I could not no dip stick car had only 127,000 miles on it.service advisor got back to me he said you need new transmission. $3600-$5000. Asked to file complaint with ford he refused said it's a waste of time ford will not do anything. He said life expectancy of these transmissions was between 100,000-120,000 miles I posed this question to him if he knew life expectancy of a cars transmission and it was 100-000 to 120,000 miles would he buy car he said he could not answer that. Sent numerous correspondence to ford did not get 1 response from anyone at ford. Finally talked to a real person at ford headquarters in michigan. Ford won't do anything is what I was told. I posed same question as service advisor. Same answer. I can't answer that. Thousands of the same comments on internet same problems. Ford does not seem interested in doing the right thing with a recall or at least help out these ford customers. Very unsafe ford might be waiting till someone dies from this transmission problem. There playing the odds maybe? Comments on internet some people had the repair or replacement. Then transmission went for a second time. Can't drive car the way it is.
Beginning in march 2019 on my 2013 ford escape purchased nov. 13 2018, I was sitting at a red light began to drive and it did once I came home to another stop and began accelerating this car began to jerk and turn off showing the battery light and check oil light comes on, fast forward 4 months july I had the same issue that was repaired occurred again, the car began to jerk excessively while driving got it repaired apparently now beginning in november on the 4th my car began to turn off while in idle at a light now which caused my vehicle to be in the shop for repair for about 20 days when going to pick the car up drove for about 2 days until the problem reoccurred again, dropped it back off now the vehicle is still not operating once the car goes into idle at a red light, stop sign.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. When the gear was shifted into park, the vehicle went into neutral. The contact had assistance with placing the gear in drive and took the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The mechanic released the gear shifter lever in order to drive; however, the gear could not be shifted into reverse or park. The contact also had to charge the battery. The contact was concerned that the battery had to be charged again due to the gear shifter not engaging into park or reverse. The contact spoke with an unknown dealer and was informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v471000 (power train). The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 56,826.
The car suddenly stalls while driving for many times. The kings ford dealer couldn't fix the problem. It is a very dangerous problem.
I don't have heat and I'm loosing coolant. I am filling my coolant every other day.
My car constantly stalls. It stalled periodically but I thought well maybe it's was because of how hot it was outside. But that it's the case. I can be at a light stopped, driving down the street/expressway and it'll start to lose stutter and stall out with only the battery light and oil lamp light coming on. Sometimes itll start right back up others it has it sit and cool down. Even tho my engine isn't reading hot or anything along those lines. Everything reads fine. I've taken to multiple shops and finally just 5 days ago to a ford dealer who had my car for almost 3 days and all he could say is it looks like I could possibly have a cracked water pump! They need to do something for us with the 1.6 it seems to be the same exact thing going on with the 2.0. Today when my car stalled my oil dipstick was smoking
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. After depressing the accelerator pedal while the vehicle was idling, the vehicle stalled and shut off without warning. The contact took the vehicle to walnut creek ford (1800 n main st, walnut creek, ca 94596, (925) 932-2900) where it was diagnosed, but no failure was located. The contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v813000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000.
While driving down highway 82, a fire started in the engine compartment, there was no notice of a fire within the cab. No smell and no visible smoke. After being flagged down about it, we managed to get out of the car and save just a few things out of the car, before the front half of the vehicle became engulfed in flames.
The torque converter on my 2013 ford escape started to thump when shifted into drive after initial start-ups. The problem began somewhere around 86000+ miles. There would be no subsequent problems when taking the vehicle out of drive (I.e., after backing up or being placed into park) once the vehicle was running a while (heated up). Vehicle now has 87000+ miles and on 11/07/19 I received a message "transmission fault. Service now." I put the car in drive and the message disappeared. On 11/08/19 I started the vehicle and shifted into drive. This time the transmission did not engage and was unable to move the vehicle forward. Later in the evening I tried starting and shifting the escape into drive. The vehicle shifted into drive with the usual thump and I was able to move the SUV forward. The torque converted appears to be on its way out. I plan to take it to a dealer for diagnosis. I want to report this as I understand that other who own similar vehicles (ford escapes) are also experiencing problems with their torque converts and transmissions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact purchased the vehicle a month ago. While driving, the vehicle surged and then went into limp mode. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally. The contact also stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to gordie boucher ford of kenosha (8301 75th st, kenosha, wi 53142, (262) 697-0700) where it was diagnosed that the wastegate actuator failed and needed to be replaced. The technician also stated that the boost control solenoid needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 210,000.
Vehicle stalls in gear and/or idle. Stalls in drive, reverse, sport mode. Vehicle died in driveway on street and in motion. New battery previously installed.
Purchased the vehicle with around 74k miles, 3 months later, during winter, the car began to stall regularly while accelerating, basically going into "limp mode" as ford describes it, claiming the vehicle is overheating....while at normal operating temperature. After turning the car off and on, the issue goes away but check engine remains for 3 days until it clears itself. 3 trips to ford service center, over $2500 in repairs, and no resolution. Now a field engineer from ford instructed the dealer how to diagnose with possible resolution, but still no certainty, and request vehicle for 3-4 days of diagnoses and no loaner vehicles, only out of pocket rentals offered @ $30 a day. 1st and last time I drive, rent, lease or purchase a ford vehicle. Service was done at fair price, friendly service staff, but very inconvenient. Last 3 incidents occured on the highway at 70mph and once of those incidents almost resulted in a collision, but ford doesn't seem too concerned. Should this happen again, going from 70mph down to 55-45mph within 5 seconds is very dangerous and life threatening. I would not purchase this model vehicle unless life isn't a priority. Being former military, it's sad my life is more in danger here than during my service. Unacceptable, especially if it's a known issue but their own service center can't even repair it or at least offer a loaner during their attempts to do so. Issue is very intermittent and random, no real pattern or trigger. Last incident was yesterday, which would be the 7th time this month.
Car overheated while driving four times between 2016-2018 (after each instance, it was towed to and serviced at a ford dealer). Car also experienced three instances of exhaust leaks between 2016-2018 (each instance was identified by a strong smell of gas and serviced at a ford dealer). In october 2019, the transmission failed while attempting to merge on the highway, requiring a tow to the ford dealer, who recommended a complete transmission replacement at 105,000 miles.
I just bought this vehicle used in april and I'm already hearing loud noises when I start the car and grinding noises when I accelerate. I took the vehicle to a mechanic who confirmed that the way this vehicle was manufactured, caused a leak that was dripping fluid and causing softening of the gears? He said is would eventually lead to overheating. I am now experiencing unexpected accelerations while driving and difficult breaking.
I was driving home from work and without no warning signs when I went to go at a green light it just didn't want to go and was making a whining noise. Had to have it towed. Have gotten 3 different technicians from 3 different places and said that the transmission needs replaced. I have been doing a lot of research and have found that ford has had transmission problems from around 2010-2016. Why has there not been a recall, especially since the repair cost is $4000-$6000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the shifter lever cable bushing detached from the vehicle, preventing the vehicle from being placed into park. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v471000 (power train). The contact called groove ford (10039 e arapahoe rd, centennial, co 80112, 720‑523‑9154) and was informed that an entirely new shifter lever cable was needed. The contact also spoke with larry h. Miller ford lakewood (11595 6th ave, lakewood, co 80215, 720‑643‑1545) and was informed to call the manufacturer to dispute the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the matter and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.
The vehicle stutters and dies upon restart; after being heat soaked from a long drive (highway for a hour). Vehicle throws random codes related to PCM does not do so consistently. Appears to be a problem with wires related to PCM
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. When the contact attempted to park the vehicle, the gear shifter failed and remained in neutral. The contact was unable to release the shifter out of neutral. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the gear shifter cable failed. The shifter cable was replaced. The contact also advised that the battery had to be replaced because the navigation screen remained on due to the gear failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. When the vehicle was placed in park, it rolled backwards. The instrument panel displayed that the gear was in reverse. The vehicle was taken to matthews ford (918‑251‑3673, located at 1101 w southwest expressway dr, broken arrow, ok 74012) where it was stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 99,355.
This has been an issue over the past three months. The latest was yesterday (24 september 2019). The issue occurs once the vehicle has been started, the engine/transmission seems to stutter and will shut down. Shutting the engine off, will re-start and it has the same issue. Sometimes, it occurs after I have driven 100 feet (or less) and I have to pull over, shut the car down, or it shuts down, and then restart. This might happen 2-3 times before the vehicle seems to drive okay. This condition seems to be getting worse. Sometimes, I have to turn the AC off prior to restarting the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check oil and check engine now warning indicators illuminated. The contact mentioned that the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle would not increase in speed. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and was not able to start. The contact mentioned that the battery was replaced a year ago. The contact also mentioned that oil was found inside the vehicle when inspected. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
The bushing on my 2013 ford escape has gone out. I am unable to shift my vehicle into park or reverse. It will only go into drive and neutral. I am not able to go anywhere that I may need to reverse. When I start my car and park it the car has to be in neutral and I have to use the emergency brake. Their are other 2013 ford escapes with this issue but they are saying my VIN is not one of them. Obviously mine also is having an issue with the same problem. It happened when I was coming down a hill getting ready to pull into a friends driveway and park. It would not leave d and when it did it would only go into d or n.
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