The car hesitate or the engine stall soon after starting, if you don't drive off immediately the car will shut off and has to be restarted. This happens on cold starts but mostly after the car has been running.

- Springfield, MA, USA

Car stalls while driving. Never happens when engine is cold. Drive the car, turn off while in a store. Then I restart the car, starts normal, then start driving again and it stalls while you are driving. After it stalls, I pull off the road if possible, then turn the key off, and back on. It starts up normal again and then no more stalling issue - until I stop at another store, and the same problem happens again, and again... only seems to happen after turning off the car for 5-30 minutes, and then try to start driving again there is a serious risk of having an accident!! when the car just dies while driving down a highway, and you have to try to pull off the road - serious risk of having a bad accident. This problem started about 6 weeks ago, and is getting worse. Happens every day now!

- New Castle, DE, USA

Two issues ' sometimes one would follow the other. Vehicle has less than 94,000 miles on it. Auto loses coolant frequently without any visible leaks. Have to replace/add coolant every couple weeks, sometimes more frequently. Vehicle would display low coolant sign and within minutes the "high temperature, please pull over safely" sign would show and temperature gauge would rise to the top and car would go into limp mode. Issue happened in different driving conditions - twice on highway, which could have been dangerous had there been a car directly behind me. Two local auto shops pointed out same recalls/tsb's and said the car should be taken to dealer. I took my car to two dealers and they said there were no recalls and could give me no valid solution to my issue. (eventually one dealer said I had a blown head gasket and blown engine and that the car was undrivable and wanted $6500 to replace them ' so we had the car towed to a local auto shop and they said the gasket/engine were just fine.).

- Nine Mile Falls, WA, USA

My 2013 Ford Escape sel 1.6L stalls without warning while driving. The subject vehicles are equipped with a 1.6L gtdi (turbo) engine. The stalling happened on the highway and just after starting and putting it into drive and pushing on the acclerator. Additionally after the last stall (parking lot), the car seems to be in "limp mode" and needs towed to a service center.

- Tipton, IA, USA

Coolant leaking from unknown location with no dampness or residue found. Low coolant in the reservoir is the only indicator of loss.

- Linville, VA, USA

Leaking coolant on the engine started a fire. The dealership want to charge me over $9,000 to fix it but the trade in value is only $9-10,000. The car was in motion on the highway and started smelling antifreeze. The temperature gauge only moved a bit, but then it caught fire.

- Gainesville, TX, USA

False overheat & safety engine shut-down in motion

- Albion, PA, USA

Auto loses coolant frequently without any visible leaks. Have to replace/add coolant every 50 to 100 miles driven. When coolant is low, the car requires pulling over until coolant is added. I've owned the car for 3 years, it has 117,000 miles on it and this problem has recurred, expecially in the winter, every year since I've owned the car. Coolant leakage seems to be worse when I use the auto starter to warm up the car before driving.

- Coon Rapids, MN, USA

Vehicle would display "high temperature, please stop" and temperature gauge would rise to the top within a couple of hours of driving. After displaying message, engine would lose power and vehicle became hard to control. This issue happened on different driving conditions. Coolant levels are at correct level. After shouting down the engine, within a few seconds the temperature gauge would go back to the middle. This became more frequent, and as of December 6, 2018 the vehicle would not start without this message and the temperature gauge all the way to the top.

- El Paso, TX, USA

2013 Ford Escape SE. Consistent low coolant warnings in the winter. Needs coolant added every 4-5 weeks in colder months. Neither Ford service dept of my personal mechanic have been able to locate the issue. Has twice overheated after being driven approximately one mile; low coolant light displays and almost immediately overheats and goes into limp mode. Approximate mileage 57,700

- Derby, CT, USA

Vehicle was attempting to merge onto a freeway, speeding up, and the vehicle stopped accelerating at a normal rate of speed around 30 mph. It took an unacceptable amount of time for it to get up to a safe merging speed, but I could have died trying to merge. There is something wrong with the design of the power train on this car.

- Roanoke, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. When the vehicle was started, the engine coolant low warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to apple Ford Lincoln of york (1801 whiteford rd, york, pa 17402, (717) 755-2911) where the contact was informed that coolant was leaking from behind the engine and that a hose needed to be replaced. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred three times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.

- York, PA, USA

My info light came on in car saying my engine coolant was low. I filled it 10 days later the same thing happened again. I took it to the mechanic because there were no leaks under my car so I didn't know where the coolant could be going to. The mechanic printed out a recall sheet for the exact problem and tole me I should call the dealer service center. I called and they said there was no recall on my car for that problem. The recall covers my car model, engine size, and manufactured date. I called Ford customer service and they said the same thing as the service center. The first recall on this problem didn't include my cars manufactured date, but 3 months later the recall was updated to include more cars and my manufactured date was then included.

- Maple Shade, NJ, USA

Driving to work one morning in a 40 mph zone, about 1.5 miles, warning lights appeared and stated that the vehicle was overheating and to pull over safely. The temperature gauge had shot up to H for hot. The vehicle immediately slowed down, regardless of pressing the gas. I was able to pull off of a us highway and find a safe place to park just a short distance. The vehicle needed to be towed to the dealer.

- St Augustine, FL, USA

This car showed a problem around March 2017 when it randomly stalled and did while in park at a parking lot. After that it would run fine for months at a time and then I would have the same problem of it stalling out and dying while parked or when the car was in park. I have replaced the battery 2 times in the last 2 years and something keeps frying my battery. The problem has escalated in the last 6 months to the point where the car now just dies while driving without any real warning and is unsafe to drive. I tried taking it to a Ford dealership and they could not figure it out and had a hard time recreating what I had described was happening. They told me to replace the fuel pressure sensor, but it had already been replaced 2 weeks prior to it going to that dealership. They basically told me to throw money blindly at the engine to the tune of 3K to 4K or trade it in on something else. Those were the options given to me by Ford. The problems did not really start until after 80K miles and the car is worse once it has been running for a little while, gets worse when you run the heater and game over if the ac or defrost are on. My mpg are horrible but I dont even know for sure because I will look at the gas gauge turn the car off and when I come back from letting it sit the amount of fuel showing has gone back up considerably. Also my mils to empty randomly went from the gas light turning on at 30 miles to empty to 50 miles to empty. My car acts like it has a traumatic brain injury and one moment it seems ok and the next is all over the place. We cant even drive it anymore because it is too dangerous and unpredictable.

- Portland, OR, USA

Vehicle has stalled many times when first proceeding into traffic after a cold start or has even stalled after cold start before proceeding(while parked). Vehicle has been taken to a Ford dealership for service. They did not fix the issue due to the fact that there was no check engine light showing and they could not recreate the problem.

- Grand Blanc, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to move. The contact had to turn off and restart the vehicle in order for it to operate normally. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to frio Chevrolet (6919 I-35, dilley, tx 78017, (830) 469-1209) where it was diagnosed that coolant was needed. The dealer printed failure code number: P26B700 regarding the coolant. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated the same thing as the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 90,000.

- Pearsall, TX, USA

Engine shuts down in traffic due to engine coolant warning, car has history of this repair starting in 2012, 2014 and 2015 recall repair, September of 2018, I paid $1250 to have coolant sensor repaired only to have engine shut down 2 months later for same problem, this is a serious safety issue since engine literally starts shutting down in traffic so quickly it is impossible to safely pull over. Contacted Ford and they confirmed history of repairs and even had record of repairs but denied responsibility even though it is same 5 repairs and same part.

- New Boston, NH, USA

Vehicle suddenly goes into limp mode and almost stalls out. Warning lights and sounds alert driver that engine temp is dangerously high and to pull over safely. This has happened 4 times in last year. Each time it was towed to mechanic and something coolant related has been replaced. Hoses, thermostat, sensors, coolant solenoid. Once again here we are and it has happened again. I had to try and safely pull off the road with no power and hesitation on a 65mph highway.

- Rochester, NY, USA

Intermittent check engine light (happens when in park or when driving). Hooked up to code reader and got P026B7; found online that the the engine coolant bypass valve is defective, but not recalled (tsb 13-02-15). Dealer confirms code and that engine coolant bypass valve is defective and should be replaced but referenced tsb 16-0052. The dealer claims it isn't covered under any form of warranty/recall

- Lawrence, KS, USA