Cooling fan failure.. resulting in $1300 in repairs not needed and is now in shop for more money… to reapir
2016 Ford Escape engine complaints
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January 5, 2021 we took the car into the ford dealership because after 20 minutes of driving the car started to shudder and jerk and hesitate. And this happened at 50 MPH. The check engine light came on and we could smell what we thought was exhaust in the car. They used the diagnostics and determined the number two ignition coil as bad and needed to be replaced. The spark plug was also replaced. Also while the car was being diagnosed the battery died and had to be replaced. Cost $484. ***we were back at the dealership on february 8th with the same issue. This time they informed us that the number 2 and 3 cylinders were misfiring and that there was there was coolant intrusion in the engine. I was informed it would cost about $900 just to take the engine out and do further diagnostics and that the engine may need to be replaced. They only offered $375 toward the expenses. After seeing all the remarks about the issue with the ford eco boost engine, I hope they will do a recall and fix the problem. The car is currently parked in my driveway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated she continued driving the vehicle. On a another occasion while driving 70 MPH, the hot temperature sensor warning light was illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the road and the temperature gauge went back to normal. The contact stated she continued to experience the temperature gauge failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to corwin ford sales inc (5107 us-250, mannington, wv 26582, (304) 986-1111) and was in the process of being repaired. The vehicle had not been diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. The contact noticed that there was a burning odor coming from outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the turbocharger was leaking and they needed to replaced the turbocharger, fuel line and fuel gasket. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,805.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle started to stall. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact continued driving to her residence. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer van bortel ford, inc. (71 marsh rd, east rochester, ny 14445, (585)586-4415) where it was diagnosed with needing the coil for cylinder number 3 to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired but continued to experience the failure. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
When purchase 2016 ford escape within a month service engine light came on you can smell coolant sometines smoke smell took vehicle in they told it was nothing to worry about, from 2016 to 2021 I had to purchase coolant over ten times it was always low the smell continue too the check engine lights comes on stays on however took it in three times with the same answer nothing to worry about is fine. I wrote letters to ford customer relations reporting electrical and mechanical concerns that needs repairing.-reporting my eyes and breathing was affected when inside the ford escape-sometimes the engine would turn off there was also an odor of smoke and coolant these issues continue daily. Evidently ford didn't care but it was reported to them. I also wrote to your department however I have not heard back therefore I am doing this online complaint, please note I want to send photos however it would not let me download can you send me your email to send thiem to you iits very important evidence thank you. I
I own a 2016 ford escape, while I was driving at 55 miles an hour, it downshifted and lost power, I was able to get it to my driveway, where I parked it. It shifted out of park to reverse, and rolled backward. There were no injuries, thank goodness. I had to towed to a ford dealership. It needs to have a total transmission replacement. I have read of more than 15 cases on this forum that are the same as mine. I believe a recall needs to happen . I reached out to ford, they will not help on replacement cost of 5000.00 repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. The contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle would not immediately restart. After restarting the vehicle, while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle hesitated and stalled without warning. The cause of the failures were not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 107,000. The consumer stated snow was entering the vehicle at the hatch and the driver side back door.
I was on my way home after dropping my husband off at work when my low tire pressure light came on. I turned around and headed to the nearest gas station with free air. I drove for approximately another 10 minutes and was only two blocks from the gas station. I was stopped at a red light on a main road during morning rush hour. The light turned green. From a dead stop, I accelerated to about 25 MPH, just got past the intersection, when the engine light came on and the vehicle suddenly lost power and the gas peddle stopped working. I only had enough momentum to make it about 50 feet before the vehicle stopped completely. Luckily, I made it almost all the way into a left turn lane. The traffic passing was so close that my car shook each time I was passed. I was terrified I'd be struck from behind by a passing vehicle. I called the dealership to inform them of what happened and that I'd be having my car towed to the dealership. Having no idea what had happened, I wasn't sure if I'd do more damage by trying to start the car again, so I called a tow truck. The dealership did not offer to tow my vehicle for me and I had to pay $75 for the tow. After the dealership looked at the codes, they told me the electronic throttle body had failed and had to be replaced. It cost me just under $400 in total for the repair. My vehicle is not under warranty anymore, so this was 100% out of pocket for me.
Car shuttered to a stop and would not go into gear at all. Took it to a shop and the transmission needed to be replaced. There was just 100,000k miles on the car. Total transmission replacement performed. The car left me on the side of the highway.
When rolling trough a turn then pressing the gas peddle, at times there is no power, engine stalls but does not shut off. This has been happening since april and it is getting worse.
Head gasket white smoke coming out of exhaust keep losing anti freeze.
I believe the same issue with previous models of ford escapes and other models with the recall based on the coolant leaking into the engine and causing burning and fires is still a relevant issue in models further. I bought my 2016 ford escape a year ago from carmax with 61k miles. Within one month and constant service the car would not stop burning coolant. No leaks or anything I paid to have it checked by three different mechanics because all of them told me there had to be a leak. Carmax states that this is not something they can not cover. But it seems to not be any person at fault. There are no leaks I've had the car inspected. It's still runs a year later, but catches on fire if left running in park or idle for more than five minutes. Smokes a ton first then something ignites. Every time you start it though there's a cloud of thick white smoke which eventually clears while I'm driving. Don't have the money to repair this so I have to keep driving it like this. Ford has had this issue already in the previous models. I've attached the cutout from the prior recall on previous models. I appreciate and thankyou for your time. I've always wanted to be apart of helping the bigger picture.
Car only has 80,000 and the transmission went out, transmission slipped, rattled.
My car stopped while driving on a side street. Autonation ford claimed there was a malfunction which LED to the transmission failure. They wanted $7k to repair. I took it elsewhere for repair and within 1 week after repair the car engine caught on fire while driving. I had been on the interstate but had just exited to a nearby residential area. The entire front of the car was melted. The car is totaled and has been turned over to my insurance company, allstate.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic because the engine coolant indicator was displayed as low. The mechanic filled the coolant reservoir and referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.
I have a 2016 ford escape 4wd. It is consistently stalling when driving. I've been told that the transmission needs to be replaced. I paid $22,000 for the car and it is only a few years old. The internet has several complaints from others reporting the same or similar problem with their 2016 ford escape. It is extremely dangerous to drive the car as it stalls in intersections with on coming traffic. Ford company is stating if it's not under warranty and their is no recall for this problem they will not do anything accept an engine or transmission replacement at my cost which is upwards of $6000. I can't do anything with the car and it's too expensive to do what they are saying is the repair. They know this problem is common and a huge safety issue. I guess they have weighed the cost of the recall and decided people should die first before they will be forced to do the right thing by acknowledging and fixing the problem.
While driving fault engine service now light keeps coming on tool it to the dealership and they said it was a p1450 purge valve that needed to be replaced did that and the light keeps coming on and while driving it loses acceleration as if it wants to cut off and the car keeps cutting off when starting the car this has been an ongoing issue for 2 or more months
I have noticed that after applying normal pressure to the brakes, the ABS indicator and the hill assist notice appear. Also another warning light comes on the dash board. Also, the speedometer doesn't work anymore. When this happens the engine will not turn off. This has happened 10 times in the past 2 weeks. Eventually the engine will torn itself off after approximately 20-30 minutes. I noticed that the ABS light comes on after stopping at a light. It may come on at other times while I am driving the vehicle, but I notice the light when stopped at a traffic light or pulling into a parking space.
I'm not sure but I feel like there might be an issue with my ford escape transmission. I bought the car in not even 2 years ago and now I'm being told that I either need new transmission or to have mine rebuilt and this doesn't seem right'.how is that a car that is barley 3 years old, and bought brand new needs a whole new transmission. I am concern because I have a child and I am currently pregnant and my car is slipping in out of gear while driving. I am on fix income this why I bought what I thought was a reliable new car, I don't have the money to correct ford's mistake. I hope this mater can be looked into any help would be greatly appreciated. I do not feel like some should have to die before this issue is addressed and corrected.
I'm not sure but I feel like there might be an issue with my ford escape transmission. I bought the car in not even 2 years ago and now I'm being told that I either need new transmission or to have mine rebuilt and this doesn't seem right'.how is that a car that is barley 3 years old, and bought brand new needs a whole new transmission. I am concern because I have a child and I am currently pregnant and my car is slipping in out of gear while driving. I am on fix income this why I bought what I thought was a reliable new car, I don't have the money to correct ford's mistake. I hope this mater can be looked into any help would be greatly appreciated. I do not feel like some should have to die before this issue is addressed and corrected.
I'm not sure but I feel like there might be an issue with my ford escape transmission. I bought the car in not even 2 years ago and now I'm being told that I either need new transmission or to have mine rebuilt and this doesn't seem right'.how is that a car that is barley 3 years old, and bought brand new needs a whole new transmission. I am concern because I have a child and I am currently pregnant and my car is slipping in out of gear while driving on the streets of toledo. I am on fix income this why I bought what I thought was a reliable new car, I don't have the money to correct ford's mistake. I hope this mater can be looked into any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm not sure but I feel like there might be an issue with my ford escape transmission. I bought the car in not even 2 years ago and now I'm being told that I either need new transmission or to have mine rebuilt and this doesn't seem right'.how is that a car that is barley 3 years old, and bought brand new needs a whole new transmission. I am concern because I have a child and I am currently pregnant and my car is slipping in out of gear while driving on the streets of toledo. I am on fix income this why I bought what I thought was a reliable new car, I don't have the money to correct ford's mistake. I hope this mater can be looked into any help would be greatly appreciated.
The car shuts off while driving at any speed. It has done this at highway speed and slower. Cannot pull out into traffic for fear of the engine will shut off without warning.
We frequently drive from midway, ut to salt lake city, ut on I-80 where the highway goes through parley's canyon and experiences 6-7% grades. We were driving home in the far left lane of I-80 when, without warning, the car lost speed from 70 MPH to 40 MPH. We tried to accelerate to no avail. We moved as quickly as possible to the far right lane and exited the highway. The message that displayed listed engine overheating as the issue but the temperature gauge showed normal temperature. We contacted our ford dealer about what happened and learned that there is a sensor on this car the detects possible engine overheating and automatically reduces your speed. We wrote to ford motor company customer service to make them aware of what we believe is potentially a dangerous situation. While this may be the design point of the sensor, it is certainly dangerous for drivers, especially at highway speeds, to have the car loose speed without warning. We were very fortunate to be able to exit the interstate without incident. Ford wrote back to us and informed us that this sensor is to prevent damage to the engine and to allow us time to get to a service facility. While we appreciate the vast array of technology advancements now available that provide the public smarter and safer vehicles, taking this kind of control away from a driver at highway speeds without any warning based on our experience is quite unsafe. Obviously the sensor is not sensing the driver's situation or location when the car suddenly looses speed. Ford has further suggested that we share our experience on ford social where we can post questions for ford's engineers and design team. Is the federal safety agency aware of this issue? If so, what is their opinion about this technology? Are we overreacting?
After the mechanic replaced the spark plugs and coil in cylinder 2 last week, they noted coolant in the cylinder. Not even a week later, the engine is leaking coolant into the cylinder. This situation has been known to cause damage to the cylinder and cause an oil leak which can cause fire. The mechanics say they can do nothing else to fix it and ford refuses to fix the issue. I know this has been a known issue in earlier models of ford escapes and it looks like it is the same issue.
My car had a problem idling last week. Got it to the mechanic. Mechanic tried to change the spark plug due to a problem in the cylinder but spark plug was frozen. Found coolant underneath. Mechanic had worked as a mechanic at a ford dealership, said this problem was prevalent with fords. I contacted ford. The ford representative said I had no extended warranty and that there was no recall on the product so there was nothing they could do. The only long-term fix is an entirely new engine because coolant is leaking from the engine. The car is only three years old.
I pulled out into an intersection to turn left going between 5-10 MPH when my ford escape stalled. The electronics remained on, the check engine light turned on and it displayed a message that read "transmission not in park". The car was still in drive. I was able to safely roll the car to the side of the road. I was able to successfully restart the car first try.
I just bought this 2016 ford escape in october, 2018. It made it until mar. 2019. No warning light, nothing. It has 78,000 miles and the transmission blew. They are telling me at the jensen ford dealership that it will cost 6,508.00 due to all that is wrong with the transmission. When it gets hot it leaks transmission fluid badly. It took only 2 days and no warning and it blew. Now I can't pay for it, ford will not pay for it and I believe they should.
I bought my '16 ford escape over a year ago. I was driving the vehicle about 2 weeks ago just fine when turning in an intersection the engine completely died. I had to pull over and restart the engine. It was driving without issues until this past week when I was driving the vehicle and while in motion the engine completely dies. Again I turn the ignition off and back on. It is a major safety hazzard as the car complete goes into a cost while in the middle of driving it.
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