10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 15
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
49,858 miles

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problem #222

Nov 182019

Escape

  • 75,000 miles
The car suddenly stalls while driving for many times. The kings Ford dealer couldn't fix the problem. It is a very dangerous problem.

- Mason, OH, USA

problem #221

Sep 222019

Escape

  • 107,500 miles
While driving down the highway the car would lose power, stall out and die! after coasting over to the emergency lane and wanting a few minutes, I would then turning the car off then back on. It would start but I never know when its going to happen again. The car had sufficient fuel and oil, battery connection are tight and clean.

- Caldwell, ID, USA

problem #220

Nov 012019

Escape

  • 80,000 miles
My 2013 Ford Escape stalls and turns off several times a day. You can drive it several miles, but when you stop and turn it off, then turn it back on it will stall and turn off. It's died several times pulling out of a parking space or in the middle of the road. If I'm able to keep it running long enough to get up to about 30 mph it will skip 3 times then it's fine, until you turn it back off. I've almost been in several collisions with me and my 3 kids. I've called the Ford dealership several times and they keep saying there's no recall and I have to pay to get it looked at and fixed. Apparently this is a known issue by looking at other people having the same issue with it stalling and dying.

- Kings Mountain, NC, USA

problem #219

Nov 152019

Escape

  • 102,000 miles
While driving down the highway ( us 82 in Texas), there were flames seen coming from underneath the vehicle. A separate vehicle pulled up beside our 2013 Ford Escape, and yelled that the car was on fire. My son quickly pulled over, and he and his mother quickly got out of the vehicle and backed away from it. A fire truck came and put out the fire, but the car is a total loss. My wife was also treated for smoke inhalation on site, and later had to go to the hospital because she was still having problems breathing. I have checked the VIN on our vehicle, but there was no recall on our VIN. After research, I see that there has been other fire issues with other vins. I believe our situation needs to be looked at, because the recall may need to be expanded. We are currently upside down on our car note, and will loose about $4,000 out of pocket. I believe our issue could be related to issues others have had within the recalled VIN's. this happened on Friday November 15th near sherman, Texas.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #218

Oct 272019

Escape 4-cyl

  • 102,232 miles
Me and my dad had brought this 2013 Ford Escape with warranty on August 20, 2018 at don davis Nissan it had 70,093 miles on the truck the sales man name Mr. Freeman was the one who had sold us this truck he had this truck was at don davis Nissan for a week the salesman Mr. Freeman told me and my dad that the reason the truck had took long because they were doing work to it to make sure that everything on it would be ok before they brought it too me and my dad. So we had the truck for about two weeks and everything on their was good until September 5 2018 the check engine light had came on I told my dad what happen he told me to take it back up their to don davis Nissan I took back up to them they tested and they came back and told me that the turbo charge needs fixing and it was going to be $500 dollars so when I told my dad he told the people at don davis Nissan that why should we have to pay for something out of his pockets when we have warranty on this truck and we just gotten this truck so my dad was pissed because we just gave don davis $500 and I looked on the internet and I seen were they a had a recall on this truck so I went out their to don davis Nissan and told them this and they come telling me that my truck doesn't have a recall and I told them like how do you know what I have and I seen on the internet that the same thing that the other customers who had a recall on their truck and as I look at the comments and I seen the same thing happening to my truck like for example the electrical system engine to wear my truck overheats to wear I hardly drive it sometimes I do because I go to school and to my doctor and run errands for my mother or father. And I been telling don davis Nissan since last and now and they acted like they don't want to help me but always be lying to me and my dad I have been telling don davis Nissan this and they straight ignore me.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #217

Jul 052018

Escape

  • 80,455 miles
I drive to town park to go in a store come back to my car start it and go to drive as I pulling in traffic it dies it starts back up and does it again for 4 to 5 times before finally driving normal, on hot days as the car is driving it will read as if it is over heating and pull reduce power in witch as U finally get out of traffic and pull over the heat hand drops back down like it wasn't hot this repeats on ever small hill I go up and the inside temperature reading goes up and down while this is happening and it is leaking coolant on back side of engine as all the other Ford Escape that was recalled that caused the fire

- Bristol, TN, USA

problem #216

Apr 012017

Escape

  • 64,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While the vehicle was stationary, it stalled and completely shut off. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred. The contact also stated that if the vehicle was not driven at 35 mph or higher, it would stall. The vehicle was taken to precision Ford (945 N main St, lillington, nc 27546, (910) 814-2243) where the contact was informed that the wire harness needed to be replaced; however, the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V813000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that there was no guarantee that additional vins would be added to the recall. The contact was referred to NHTSA to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 64,000.

- Lillington, NC, USA

problem #215

Jul 052019

Escape

  • 76,000 miles
My car keeps stalling. It all started after one random drive of car sitting all night, all of a sudden my temperature gauge went skyrocketing and my car started smoking. And needed coolant which was fine just before all of that happen. After that it will just randomly stall, the oil pressure light will come on and then my battery light. My oil like on my dipstick is skyrocketing even after letting your car sit. Something needs to be done I drive to college everyday as well as taking my son to school everyday I cannot have a car where the engine catches on fire or I keep stalling out and then I'm 20 30 minutes late to class

- Temperance, MI, USA

problem #214

Oct 182019

Escape

  • 140,000 miles
Car caught fire while being driven

- Saginaw, MI, USA

problem #213

Oct 062019

Escape

  • miles
2013 Ford Escape sel 08/12 stalling problems. Stalled 4 times on a busy state highway. Hesitated to restart then would stall out again. This has been going on for months. Calling Ford dealer tomorrow to see if it's civered under recall due to being bought used from a dealer

- Erie, PA, USA

problem #212

Oct 042019

Escape

  • 70,000 miles
Car shut off in traffic when idling in right turn lane. Hazards turned on and coasted to side. Pressed power button again and car started. Pulled into parking lot. Check engine light was on. Car powered down again. Car started again and drove 10 miles without issue to destination. Check engine light stayed on.

- Surprise, AZ, USA

problem #211

Sep 282019

Escape

  • 69,000 miles
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

- Pasadena, MD, USA

problem #210

May 222019

Escape

  • 60,478 miles
After turning the engine off in opening the car door my radio still stays on when it shouldn't as well as I can not always use my remote keys to lock or unlock the door yet alone the electrical lock inside the door to lock it.

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

problem #209

Aug 172019

Escape

  • 32,000 miles
When entering the screen shows powering off to conserve battery. Lights go off and steering wheel and start button lock up. This issue occurred two weeks ago and the battery then would not charge. Bought a new battery from dealer and now the problem is repeating. 32,000 miles and no accidents. Parked in garage both times.now 9/26/19

- St. Paul, MN, USA

problem #208

Sep 112019

Escape

  • 70,500 miles
I was driving my children to school. I was pulling on to our main road a highway from a stop sign and the engine shutoff. I was able to start it and drive it about a block when it happened again. This happen a total of 4 times. Each of these times I was left with my 2 children in a stalled car in the middle of traffic. It is a miracle we did not get hit or hurt in any way. When I was finally able to start it enough and maneuver us out of traffic and danger, we were then stranded on the side of the road. The first time we were turning onto the highway, all other time we were in motion on the highway. We had ran the code with a mechanic and it was a fuel connector error.

- Koosharem, UT, USA

problem #207

Sep 032019

Escape

  • 169,000 miles
My check engine light came on and I received an error reading stating my engine coolant is low. I checked coolant and it is full. My car started to stall while I was driving it. I looked up info on this website which mimicked my issues exactly. The Ford recall campaign number is 12S41. I called Ford Motor Compay customer relationship center and asked them about my car and explained the problems and how they mimicked the recall listed above. They said my car was not included in that. I informed them that it was a 2013 Escape which shows to fall under it and they told me that my car probably didn't get made with the same parts and may have been made at a different time. I will now have to pay out of pocket and I have a hard time doing that since obviously the symptoms mimic the recall. My vehicle is in motion when it stalls out and tells me my system is overheating and to pull over. It is a random thing. It can happen when just started or when I'm driving down the road.

- Stockbridge, MI, USA

problem #206

Jan 012019

Escape

  • 39,000 miles
Information display panel went out this is a problem cause cannot renew registration and insurance without mileage and cannot know whats going wrong with car

- Covington, GA, USA

problem #205

Aug 092019

Escape

  • 156,000 miles
I was driving my car on a very busy highway and then the engine failure light came on and my car went into limp mode and stalled out several times while I was driving, this was very unsafe as I had cars going by me as I was stalling out, this could have caused a crash. I took it to the mechanic and he stated that it is a problem with my wiring harness. There is a tsb out but it says that my car was manufactured two months prior then the dates listed for the tsb. There is also a recall for my year make and model in the correct manufacturing dates but I am being told by a Ford representative that it isn't my car without them even looking at it.

- Center City, MN, USA

problem #204

Aug 092019

Escape

  • 65,000 miles
Vehicle continually stalls at idle rendering the car unsafe to drive. The manufacturer has made 3 separate attempts to resolve the issue all to no avail.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #203

Aug 012019

Escape

  • miles
Engine stalls when in low or idle when engine is warm. Does T every time I come back out to my vehicle after going somewhere.

- Joplin, MO, USA

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