When stopped at stop sign the vehicle will completely shut down and you have to shift vehicle into park and restart. This happens when you take you foot off the brake and the engine is supposed to restart but doesn't. Typically it is very confusing for driver and other cars are expecting you to continue through intersection but you can't because you have to restart. Can lead to potentially putting in reverse instead of normal driving causing accident.
2017 Ford Escape engine complaints
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Car is randomly jumping to overheat after being in motion. Approx 5 mins of being on. Then violently shaking and cutting itself off. Driving out of an apartment driveway. Was told it was the coolant leaking, however it "solved itself" and I was sent on my way. This is now the second time this has happened. Upon research, it seems as this is a common issue with fords.
When accelerating on the highway my vehicle started shaking uncontrollably. It felt like the engine was failing. I was unable to accelerate without it shaking. I could maintain a speed of about 50mph without the shaking. I thought maybe the air conditioning had malfunctioned and was taking too much power from the engine so I turned it off, but that didn't help the issue. My check engine light was blinking on and off. It was very scary. Its happened twice. But there was no indication on my app that anything happened except for a misfire? Either way very scary on the highway when you're with your 3 year old.
Within one year of owning vehicle, the high temperature engine light (red message indicator0 came on. I had taken my car in for 1 year service/oil change without any issues. When the light came on, at the next opportunity I checked the coolant level and it was below the minimum mark. Coolant oem red was added and after 3 days of driving I checked the level again and it was below coolant minimum level. I have noticed recalls on escape vehicles in the past regarding the same situation however nothing has been sent out regarding the 2017 models. A recall should be started since this can severly affect the vehicle in a damaging way. The vehicle was driving in local traffic when the light came on approximately five minutes into the drive. The dealership should have brought it to my attention if it was not at the proper fill mark and it is a known issue. I will be contacting the dealership to see what can be done to remedy the issue.
When at red light or just driving down inter-state the engine turns it self off. The car battery light comes on and it tells you to put it in park and restart. This is very dangerous
The vehicle was taken to the dealership on march 11, 2019 after driving the vehicle and the vehicle would not stop, even though the breaks were being applied. For any type of breakage, you would have to accel the car to go faster. The car is still in the dealership and have not ben able to figure out the underlying problem.
While driving on a city street my car begin to loose pressure and the immediately after the service engine now light came on and my car begin to shake very bad. So I pulled over turned the car off and started it again. The car drove okay and I was able to make it to the repair show but, every time I stopped at the light the vehicle would shake and the light eventually came back on. My car has been in the shop since then and they cannot seem to find out the issue. At first the dealer repair shop said it was my wheel bearing & motor mount, they replaced those and my car still continue to shake when stopping. The shop is currently looking into my transmission as of 3/29/2019.
My ford escape has the engine start/stop feature. Several times, when stopped, and I lift my foot off the break to begin driving again, the vehicle messaging states that I must put the car in park and turn off the vehicle and restart. I called the dealership about this (suburban in sterling heights, mi) and the service advisor indicated that this is a known issue with the escapes and that I can come in for a software flash that will take a few hours to fix. Just wondering if this would be a safety recall? The service advisor said that he has seen several of these situations come in for repair. Shouldn't ford be contacting their customers if this is a known issue? The vehicle stopped when I was in traffic and at a dead stop, and also, turned off at a red light, and when turned green, I had to turn off car and restart. It has been very scary.
While stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, the automatic start stop feature shut off the engine, however, when the brake was released the engine did not restart. A message flashed giving directions to put the vehicle in park and restart the engine manually. That worked but a few days later the engine shut off while cruising on a city street and displayed the same message. After putting the vehicle in park and restarting, the start/stop feature did not work at all. Turning the car off and restarting it did not reset the automatic feature. The on off switch did not restart the feature and the system information display stated that all systems were functioning normally. It took a visit to a ford dealership who ran a diagnostic to then reset the system. The dealership did not offer any information on why this happened or if it could happen again. Doing a bit of research, I found tsb #ssm 47043 addressing this issue.
The stall / start has failed twice in one week. The first occurrence: while coming to a complete stop, at a four way stop intersection with in the city, the vehicle went into the stall mode. When I removed my foot from the brake the vehicle would not restart. I had to put the vehicle into park and restart the car. The second occurrence: while sitting at a red traffic light on a busy city street the vehicle went into stall mode. When the traffic light changed, I took my foot off the brake but the vehicle did not restart and again I had to put the vehicle into park and restart the vehicle. Both times there were other vehicles present causing a potentially hazardous situation for me and other drivers on the roadway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape hybrid. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. Once the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally. The vehicle stalled again every time the speed exceeded 55 MPH. The vehicle was repaired by wynne ford (1020 w mercury blvd, hampton, va 23666) per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v526000 (hybrid propulsion system) on february 26, 2019; however, the failure recurred on march 2, 2019. The vehicle was currently back at the dealer awaiting repairs. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000. The VIN was unknown.
When vehicle is stopped and the auto on/off function is engaged, sometimes the engine dies completely. The vehicle must then be turned off and restarted. This has occurred while in traffic. This has not been noted to occur when the auto on/off function is turned off.
This vehical stalls in the middle of traffic. For example, it stalls and tells you to auto restart the engine before moving on. This is unsafe and putting risk on my family and I.
Car stalls at intersections. This started happening in january and has happened 5-10 times since. Message comes up to put car in park to restart. This is extremely dangerous as I do not know if the car will restart and possible rear end accidents.
'auto startstop' would not restart engine from this month, approximately once a day. Instrument panel message shows me to 'auto startstop, shift to p, restart engine'. After shifting to p and restarting engine, the engine works well. I feel so dangerous to restart engine by changing transmission shift because it happens at intersections.
2017 ford escape titanium 2.0 ecoboost the engine just stalls in the middle of traffic, waiting at light, driving in the parking lot. A message will come on the dash "auto startstop shift to p restart engine." this has been happening more and more lately. Plenty of people out there are complaining of the same issue.
The car suddenly loses power. Then the braking is very difficult . You feel as though the car will not stop . This has occurred four times in the span of 300 miles .this has occurred on the highway and city streets.
Within one year of owning vehicle, the engine light came on. The dealership found out the coolant was leaking into the head gasket. I was told this is a known issue. I have noticed recalls on escape vehicles in the past regarding the same situation however nothing has been sent out regarding the 2017 models. This is a problem still occurring apparently and a recall should be started. The vehicle was driving when the light came on while on the highway. I took it straight to the dealership as it is such a new vehicle. It is currently in the service department.
Auto start stop failed to function properly. Auto start stop system would not restart engine. Occurred three times where I was stopped at a red light with foot on the brake, shift lever in drive, auto start stop system active. Instrument panel message instructed me to shift into park and manually restart engine, which I did. Engine restarted fine. No further error messages or indicator warning lights were displayed. Very dangerous condition, being disabled in traffic when expecting to accelerate away from a red stop light after it turns green. Easy to be rear-ended. I will not be using the auto start stop system any more until this is fixed.
As I pulled into a parking spot, I took my foot off the gas and went to brake. The car lurched forward and accelerated causing me to lose control. I was pumping the brake, but the car didn't stop, causing me to hit a cement pole on the passenger side, and continuing into a brick building. The air bags did not deploy, but the seatbelt tightened and I got 2 broken ribs and terrible bruising wherever the belt impacted my body. The car had to be totaled because of extensive damage to the body and under the hood.
I traded in my 2007 ford fusion for a 2017 ford escape se over 5 weeks ago. I have been having issues ever since. The first few days the check engine light came on. I showed this to the dealer and they had me drop it off on a saturday and they fixed the problem that monday. The issue was a fuel sensor. I also noticed the wipers were making a lot of noise and we have been having a lot of rain. The wipers would stutter quite a bit. I took it to the dealer and couple of times and they finally fixed. They said it was a known issue. I also noticed I would get a low tire message. I took it to them the first time and they put air in the tire. I received the message the second time and put air in the tire. I received the same message a few days ago, I took the car back to the dealer and they told me I had 2 nails in the tire and tried to sell me a tire. Needless to say I wasn't happy. I told them to plug the tire and I left. All these issues with 5 weeks of having this car. Unbelievable.
I have the start/stop on my 17 escape. With 16000 miles. When coming to a stop and the auto start/stop comes on, I will get a notification on the digital screen saying "auto start/stop shift to p restart engine." I will have to put the vehicle in park and restart engine to be able to drive again. This is a hazard for potential rear end collision.
I have the start/stop on my 17 escape. When coming to a stop and the auto start/stop comes on, I will get a notification on the digital screen saying "auto startstop shift to p restart engine." I will have to put the vehicle in park and restart engine to be able to drive again. This has happened the past 5 months. It has been happening every time I drive now for the past 4 weeks. This happens when I am at a stop light or stop sign. I have almost been rear ended because of this issue. I had the battery and alternator tested and they were good. No issues with that.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning more than once. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not issued any recalls regarding the failure, but there were 51 tsbs for the electrical system. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While driving unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled and the "restart engine" message displayed. The vehicle was able to be restarted after waiting awhile. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 26,696.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While driving, the vehicle began to jerk from front to back. While at a stop light, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to tuttle-click ford lincoln (43 auto center dr, irvine, ca 92618, (949) 472-5200), but the cause of the failures could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, while driving, the vehicle failed to accelerate, the check engine warning indicator illuminated, and a chime sound was heard. The vehicle was towed to sunrise ford of north hollywood (5500 lankershim blvd, los angeles, ca 91601, (877) 510-8967), but the cause of the failures could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and opened case number: cas16062115. The approximate failure mileage was 15,852.
As driving my vehicle the engine light came on and the car ran hot. I pulled over, waiting for it to cool down, tried again and it went to hot again. Pulled into a parking lot where my fiance came and added antifreeze. Added antifreeze that leak out everywhere. I was able to drive it to len stoler ford in owings mills, md. The mechanic greg called and informed me I need a new radiator. I bought this car from al packer ford in february 2017. There is no reason that I should need a new radiator less than two years after the purchase of a new car!!!
While driving 40 MPH in the city, I felt a jolt, engine was still running, but had zero gas pedal response. Rpm slowly bled off as I was able to coast into a parking lot while dodging through traffic. When the jolt was felt, a "check manual" message appeared on the driver's information screen. No other messages or check engine light came on. I shut down the vehicle and re-started it and I was able to drive normal again. I then had it towed to ford. They checked and found no codes. Checked electronic throttle body, test drove it, and could not replicate the failure.
Fords 1.5l engine has a fuel in oil. Even after oil change after car driven just 30 miles highway miles oil had almost a quart of fuel in it. Turbo is burning coolant. Every two weeks have to add coolant to reservoir because turbo is burning it. Transmission whines very loud on take offs and up shifts and downshift for no reason when running at same highway speeds. Cars has very poor power, but eats fuel like a v-8. Fuel mileage is 17 to 19 mpg highway 16-17 city. Not even close to the 30 mpg they claim it gets. Bought car new in june 2017 and have had nothing but problems from engine to transmission to interior to electrical problems. Will take back to dealer again to be told " they can't duplicate problem". So I guess motor needs to catch fire or someone has to get killed before ford really address's the problems. Car has little over 12,000 miles on it now and problems still have not been fixed. I contacted ford in detroit, mi about the problems and they could have cared less. The "can't duplicate problem" saying from dealership seem to be detroit fords answer to everything to avoid fixing the problems I am sure they are a where of. I am not the first or last person to report to be having all these problems. Ford seem to be hoping to run problems out long enough so they don't have to fix them under warranty and make them my problem to fix. After a little looking around the internet I see many people are having the same problems with these ford escapes as I am and getting blown off by ford. Ford has yet to issued one tsb for any of these problems they clearly know are happening with these cars and motor's. Ford has issued band aids that didn't work for earlier years but they have never fixed the problem right. How many people must be injured or die before you make ford fix the problem right? I think it's time to contact a lawyer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. When the vehicle was started, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact opened the hood and noticed that rodents had entered the engine compartment and chewed through the hoses to the turbo charger, the radiator cap, coolant wires, intake manifold lines, and the purge solenoid. The vehicle was towed to montgomery motors (214 s main st, troy, nc 27371, (910) 572-1351) to be repaired. The contact was informed that the electrical wires were made from soy based material, which needed to be replaced. The vehicle was currently being repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
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