10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
44,955 miles

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problem #10

Jul 022018

Escape

  • 84,000 miles
Vehicle was in motion and it starting shutting off. Came to a point where it had to be shut off for 10 minutes to travel another 20 miles before reoccurring.

- Montezuma Creek, UT, USA

problem #9

May 012018

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  • miles
While taking off from 0 - 20 mph vehicles hesitates while accelerating causing vehicle to almost stall in traffic. Have to pump gas pedal repeatedly to try to get car moving. Reported to dealership four times with no repair given for the problem of car stalling while taking off. Has done this since purchased in 2016 and continues until today. Brought in four times to dealership cazenave's motor co.but vehicle continues to stall. Concerned of being hit while stalled in fast moving traffic or while approaching entrances and exits or while making turns. Concerned of bad accident due to vehicle stalling in traffic.

- Gramercy, LA, USA

problem #8

Jun 232018

Escape

  • 44,000 miles
Driving on the highway car just shuts down with engine fault car stopped responding making it a real safety issue. I see this has a closed recall already but I don't think they have included all the cars affected.

- Amelia, OH, USA

problem #7

May 122018

Escape

  • 27,000 miles
Car stalls while driving. Is very difficult to start back up.

- Pooler, GA, USA

problem #6

Mar 292018

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  • 50,000 miles
After fueling car stalls and dies.

- Lake Worth, FL, USA

problem #5

Aug 062016

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  • miles
Hesitates on quick execration. Moving at any speed as far as I can tell. Happens were ever I "hit the gas". bad when I need to get out of the way!

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

problem #4

Nov 292017

Escape

  • 9,700 miles
I was waiting for the red light in the road. After the light turned green, I stepped on the gas pedal, however, the car didn't move at all. It stopped there. I had to restart the car to make it move again. It happened on 2017 Sep, 11/29/2017 and 11/30/2017. Three times already.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #3

Aug 242017

Escape

  • 41,900 miles
Car suddenly started shuddering at 45 mph, lost all power, service engine now light on, car was no responding to any actions.

- Monroe, GA, USA

problem #2

May 192016

Escape

  • 18,620 miles
On Thursday, May 19, 2016 my wife was returning home with a carload of kids. They were on the highway and the cruise control was set when the car slowwed rapidly and the engine died. She was able to restart the car and get to the curb after traffic passed. Several minutes later the case was restarted and was driven to the dealer a mile away by missed badly ask the way there. The dealer mechanic was also stranded in the vehicle the next day and it was decided that the throttle body had gone bad. Fortunately it was late when our incident occurred; during rush hour this could have caused a serious accident.

- Sardinia, OH, USA

problem #1

Mar 032016

Escape

  • miles
Transmission slips when backing up. Problem is periodic but is bad enough that the car would be slow to react to emergencies such as backing from intersection when it occurs. Problem occurs when car is warmed up and most often when going from forward to stop to backing. While parking this problem causes the car to stall and then lurch backwards.

- Sardinia, OH, USA