Vehicle periodically stalls without warning shortly after starting or driving the vehicle and it's inconsistent with when this occurs. The stalling typically occurs shortly after starting the engine and driving a very short distance (I.e., <50 feet) and requires us to sit and try multiple times before it continues to drive without stalling. No englne light turns on and no notice for when this happens.

- Jessup, MD, USA

At 80,000 miles, while driving on the expressway, the transmission failed completely. Left stranded on the road until a wrecker could take it to the dealer. Had to replace the transmission at full cost, with no assistance from Ford Motor Company. They would not even acknowledge an issue with the transmissions.

- Spring, TX, USA

At 132,000 miles, while driving down the interstate, the engine began giving a code for engine coolant low and engine overheating. After adding an amount of coolant, the warning would go away. No leaks were found, and no information was provided when asked of the dealer. Now at 154,000 miles the engine has a severe oil leak coming from somewhere near the middle of the engine. The oil sprays all over the engine block and inside the engine well. Ford does not associate any issue with the VIN.

- Spring, TX, USA

My car has been having a problem with overheating. It has been displaying a message of overheating and transmission problem. I just picked my car up from the jim burke Ford dealership on oak street in bakersfield, ca. Yesterday and I had to have it towed again from hwy 58 to tehachappi transmission shop AT787 w. tehachapi blvd. Step a. phone number 661-822-4950. The shop I had it taken to is the second shop to tell me it has recall numbers 13S12 and 12S41. The Ford company however is saying this is not valid. My car is undrinkable at this time until the problem is resolved.

- Tehachapi, CA, USA

2 things happen when driving, first the vehicle does whats classified by Ford as a fake overheat, it shuts off the car slowly and steering becomes difficult while saying the vehicle is overheating, and another thing is oil leaks (which both of these things say they were once recalls but my vehicles says there aren't recalls.)

- Menasha, WI, USA

While driving the check engine light stays on with code P0128. I check this code is the thermostat defective or something else causing the problem. I did not notice any coolant loss or leaks is this an internal problem. I think this is a on going problem with this 2013 Ford Escape. Ford should take responsibility and own this problem not the owners of the vehicle.

- Brockton, MA, USA

My low engine coolant warning keeps coming on. I have filled the coolant tank and in about 3 hrs of continuous driving the coolant light comes on saying low coolant then overheating and to pull over safely. I can no longer accelerate and have to pull over. (often times on a highway) I haven't seen any leaking while the car is not in use. The coolant tank is being lowered quicker and quicker. This problem has persisted for about 1 yr. At first the coolant tank took a couple months before it got low but it now has to be filled about every other day. The Ford dealership suspects a head gasket, but doesn't know for certain what is causing it.

- Watervliet, MI, USA

I have a coolant leak somewhere with my car. I have brought the issue up multiple times with Ford and the issue has not been fixed. Now, after 2 years of dealing with it, I have white smoke coming out of my exhaust when I start up my vehicle. Indicating that coolant is leaking into my engine, which can cause a fire.

- Henrico, VA, USA

While my car was running it got overheated and start smoking.so I pulled over to checked it found out the coolant is coming out from engine.as I add more water it wont hold it kept gushing out from passengers side of engine..it was driving on a city streets in 30 mph.

- Garland, TX, USA

I purchased my car used in Dec. 2016 with 79,000 miles, and have had consistent problems ever since. In Aug. 2017 (94,888 mileage), I had take the car to the dealership service center because the engine would stall and stop due to high engine temperature - I was consistently adding coolant, probably every few days. The service department found the coolant leak came from the water pump, so they replaced the leaking water pump, as well as the cabin air filter and spark plugs. Then in June 2018, I had a flat tire and couldn't put the spare on because the lug nuts were swollen/warped - took it to the dealership and they had to replace all sets. In Sept. 2018 (113,516 mileage), I was driving home, the engine stopped accelerating, and I knew it was the transmission. I had the car towed to the Ford dealership. They had to "replace the torque converter and completely replace the transmission". they also found the half shaft was leaking, so they "replaced the left hand bushing/seal/half shaft because the shaft was scored". in Jan. 2019, I had taken the car to get serviced because within 1 days time, I had 5 light bulbs blow out and needed replacing. Later in the summer 2019, I was having coolant issues again, and took it to the dealership where they told me the coolant sensor was malfunctioning. I did not have that replaced because I said I would keep an eye on the coolant levels. Now, April 2020, my coolant level's are getting low again, and there is a consistent smell of coolant surrounding the vehicle when engine is on. After driving for 20+ minutes, and coming to an idle stop, the car smells like exhaust and coolant mixed, and there is occasional smoke billows from the exhaust pipes. I have looked under the engine and found oil leaks (pics attached), and believe my car matches the NHTSA campaign id number: 12V551000 even though recalls never show up for my VIN

- Mount Airy, MD, USA

Have experienced multiple (10-12) instances where engine stalls while driving. Most common situation is when slowing for a turn in city traffic. Cause is unknown. This creates a safety hazard because the brake pedal must be depressed to restart the engine, so I have to come to a complete stop in traffic.

- Kingsport, TN, USA

My car stalls out of no where when I'm driving. It has happened in the freeway and the street. At low speeds and high speeds. It sometimes gives a flashing check engine light and sometimes it goes away on it's on with no check engine light. The vehicle also leaks or uses too much coolant. I have to put coolant every few days.

- Bellflower, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, blueish grey/white smoke exited the rear tail pipe. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was turned off and was unable to be restarted. The following day the vehicle started however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that coolant leaked into the engine cylinder and that the engine needed to be replaced. Haldeman Ford located at 607 NJ-33, trenton, NJ 08619, was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.

- Hamilton, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the low coolant level warning light was illuminated. The coolant reservoir was checked and refilled. The contact stated that three weeks later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and pressure test was performed on the coolant system. A leak was found. The vehicle was repaired yet the problem continues. The dealer and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,000.

- Ekron, KY, USA

I purchased a used 2013 Ford Escape SE, 1.6L ecoboost from a local Ford dealer in November, it started having issues with low coolant and overheating causing the car to go into limp mode unexpectedly. There is no sign of overheating untill the error comes up on the screen and the car goes into limp mode, this happens when the car is in motion occasionally on a busy highway. I have to put coolant into the reservoir several times a week now (it has prgressively gotten worse). There are no visible signe of leaking anywhere and we have had a mechanic do a pressure test on the coolant system which passed indicating that there is no leak. We have replaced the coolant resevior and cap as well as the temperature sensor. Nothing will fix the problem. In reviewing other Ford Escape forums and customer complaints, this is a known issue with no fix. According to your website all recalls on this car have been completed. We are also getting a mifire on cylinder 3 error indicating coolant could possibly be leaking int the cylinder. These issues cause a serious safety risk if driving on a busy highway at doing the speed limit and it goes into limp mode causing the car to stall. I have contacted Ford who advised that the vehicle is too old for repair or replacement. I have a friend that works for a Ford dealership that told me that engine has a lot of issues, unfortunately I did nt ask him about it before I made the purchase- lesson learned. I do not know if the prior owner had the same issues but I suspect that they did. I did see that there is an open investigation (PE18007) fir this issue and wanted to let you know there are more out there. Thank you for your time. Please let me know if you have any questions.

- Otisfield, ME, USA

Coolant level is dropping on a multi week basis. Engine smells of hot coolant when opening hood. Cannot detect coolant dripping on to the ground beneath vehicle when it is stationary no visible leaks detected in system..

- Albion, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact also stated that the vehicle overheated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to david mcdavid Ford fort worth located at (300 w. loop 820 S, fort worth, tx 76108), where it was diagnosed that the vehicle shifted to limp mode. The contact was informed that the cylinder head temperature sensor and the engine needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.

- Mineral Wells, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 65 to 70 mph, the vehicle shuddered without stalling. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle. Additionally, after refueling, several attempts would be needed to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to maus Nissan located at (937 S suncoast blvd, homosassa, fl 34448, (352) 628-4300) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the water pump needed to be replaced along with a drive belt. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

- Inverness, FL, USA

Vehicle stalls randomly while driving or stationary. After stalling it needs to sit in order to be restarted or else it will start up and stall within a minute. There is no pattern to when it does this, sometimes it goes months and sometimes it happens more than once in a week. The most recent occurrence was on March 24th, 2020 but it has happened many times (over 25 times) over the 2-3 years owning the car.

- Worcester, MA, USA

Coolant continously disappers from the engine causing to overheat and stall. There are no leaks. But car stops when heat needle goes to max on highways and in a city. Very dangerous and fearful for me, when my daughter is in may car.

- Overland Park, KS, USA