2014 Ford Escape: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Mar 2, 2023 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the transmission was slipping between gears and making a grinding sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the control module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Apr 6, 2022 · Transmission · 79,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 2 - 25 MPH, there was an unknown grinding noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed the failure to be a rear axle failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · 102,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle made a loud grinding sound. The contact pulled over and shut-off the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure recurred a second time after the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle would not restart. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with metal shavings inside the transmission fluid. The vehicle was not repaired. A local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Aug 25, 2020 · Engine · 109,000 miles · CO

I bought my car in november of 2018, almost immediately my low coolant light was coming on often, I took it to a mechanic and they found no leaks so I just continued to add coolant when it came on about every 2 months. I was driving from colorado to oklahoma on may 26th 2020 and my check engine light came on I immediately took it to a certified ford mechanic and was told I needed a new turbo charger $2800. Driving from oklahoma to colorado on june 5th 2020.my car overheated, once again I took it to a ford certified mechanic and was told it needed a new thermostat and 2 other sensors, $1300. On august 13th my car started making a loud grinding sound as I was driving on the highway I drove 2hrs to the closes ford dealership and was told I need a new engine to the tune of $8000. This vehicle is worthless and I am so frustrated with this whole situation. Only 109000 miles

Filed Nov 7, 2019 · Transmission · 91,000 miles · PA

My family and I (wife and newborn) were driving on the highway and I noticed a lack of power when trying to accelerate. Suddenly the ford escape began shifting up and down rapidly. The rpms would increase when trying to accelerate, and the engine was working, but there was a total loss of power and slight grinding noise. It felt as if the vehicle shifted into neutral. We coasted to the shoulder and waited for a tow truck. The shop that received the ford escape found internal transmission failure and quoted us for a replacement. The price for the replacement is over half of what the vehicle is worth! (according to kbb)

Filed Jul 24, 2019 · Transmission · 51,970 miles · FL

In the 2013-2014 escape, awd, there is a known failing part and they have a service advisory, ssm 46965, to address this but will not issue a recall. Many have failed, including ours, just out of warranty, and they get to charge us $800 to repair. This failing part is the "viscous coupler" or clutch in the rdu or rear differential. It is a 1.5 hour repair job that they charge 3 hours labor to do. When it fails, you get very loud pops and grinding noises from the rear end when turning tight turns in a parking lot. If neglected, it will eventually fail completely. This has been a known problem since 2013 and ford continues to milk profits off it to this day. I believe we should be re-embursed for the repairs.

Filed Mar 16, 2019 · Steering · 117,000 miles · MI

Power steering went out on me while driving out of nowhere. Was driving fine not even 8 hours beforehand. After turning on the car the steering was hard to keep control of. As I kept driving the power steering was locking up and sounded like it was grinding gears together. After stopping for food, turned the car back on to reverse and the steering wheel had locked and on the dash it stated 'steering loss. Park safely.' after this and everything locked I called a tow truck to tow it home in my driveway.

Filed Oct 26, 2018 · Wheels · 127,000 miles · MI

Had both front wheel bearing hubs replaced 10/18/18 at cost of $520.on 10/20/18 a loud grinding sound started happening. Took it back to dealership on 10/25/18 who said one of the bearings was defective. Ford motor company sent bad bearings to ford dealership bob maxey ford. Bearing could've caused an accident that resulted in my death or the death of another motorist.

Filed Oct 25, 2018 · Steering · 52,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. While driving various speeds, the vehicle made an abnormal grinding noise. In addition, the steering wheel pulled to the left and right, causing the contact to veer into other lanes. The dealer (briarwood ford, 7070 e michigan ave, saline, mi 48176) was notified. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 52,000.

Filed Apr 30, 2015 · Engine · 9,100 miles · CA

While pulling out of a parking lot, the A/C was turned on. There was a grinding noise, smoke starting coming up from the hood and out the wheel well, and the engine stalled out, leaving the car in half way out in traffic. Each time the engine was restarted, it stalled out again right away. Finally the vehicle was pushed out of the road and into an adjacent parking lot for towing. The dealership says the compressor blew and sent metal shrapnel throughout the hood, penetrating rubber hoses and belts, and causing the car to stop running.

Filed Mar 11, 2015 · Brakes · 11,454 miles · WV

The vehicle brakes had been making a grinding noise, specifically while backing up. After a trip to the dealer they stated there were no issues. A few month later (at night) the vehicles brakes became grabby, grinding, and squealing, causing the ABS system to activate thinking the vehicle tires were locked up and sliding. The vehicle then slid off the road. I inspected the brakes the following morning and found that rotors were heavily damaged with gouges and grooves. They looked as though they had 60k miles on them in-lieu-of the actual 11,454, and as though the pads were worn and had damaged the rotors. The pads actually showed little to no wear however the rotors had severe premature damage. The dealer reluctantly changed the rotors and pads. This seems to me to be either an engineering issue or bad parts, resulting in premature parts failure. This issue can lead to brake failure and a catastrophic accident.

Filed Jul 6, 2014 · Electrical · 80 miles · MT

While driving my vehicle it's approach sensor went off. I thought it was due to being in traffic but then it went off on a constant high pitch squeal. It lasted for about 3 minutes then shut off. Then when I was on the hands free telephone device through the ford consal it went off again and I could not stop the very high pitch squeal and I had to pull off the road and put it in park. Then it happened while sitting at a stop sign. The squeal was so loud I wanted to take the vehicle to ford and ask for a refund. I could not stop the sound and it sounded like my speakers were on high but I couldn't lower the volume. This was a new vehicle and just drove it off the lot about a month or less. It hasn't happened since.