Loud Engine Noise Problems of Ford Escape - part 1

From the NHTSA recall notes: may 26,2023 manufacturer recall number23s27 NHTSA recall number23v380 recall statusrecall incomplete, remedy not yet available summary on your vehicle, the engine could fail prematurely. In the event of an engine failure, significant quantities of engine oil and/or fuel vapor may be released into the under hood environment and may migrate to and/or accumulate near ignition sources. Engine failure is expected to produce loud noises example metal-to-metal clank audible to the vehicles occupants. An engine failure will also result in a reduction in available engine power. Safety risk engine oil and/or fuel vapor that accumulates near a combustible source may ignite, increasing the risk of a fire. Remedy Ford motor company is working closely with its suppliers to develop a remedy for this repair. When the remedy becomes available, Ford motor company will notify you via mail to schedule a service appointment with your dealer for repairs to be completed free of charge parts and labor. The remedy is anticipated to be available by October 2023. As of 2/26/24, Ford has still not released a remedy to this safety-related recall.

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Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the low coolant warning light was illuminated and she heard an abnormal sound. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was made aware of the failure. The contact stated on August 12, 2020 while starting the ignition, she saw white smoke exiting the exhaust pipe. The contact stated she while inspecting the vehicle, she noticed the coolant was running low. The contact stated she called an independent mechanic and was informed to add coolant and that the vehicle was safe to drive to the local dealer. The vehicle was taken to local dealer tasca Ford located at 250 webster square rd, berlin, CT 06037, (860) 828-3546, where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 60,500.

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Transmission is failing. I'm literally waiting for it to drop dead. When driving, the vehicle has multiple hard shifts into different gears. This occurs no matter what gear it goes too. The power acts like it wants to give up and rocks the car back and forth while accelerating and shifting gears. Sometimes the shift doesn't even occur. Move the prndl lever too fast from any setting, the car makes a loud jerking noise. Also when parking on any hill with the e-brake on, the car makes a very loud noise sounding like the brakes are going to giveaway and the car moves. Its barely noticeable, but I sat in the car to test it , and while sitting in the car you could totally tell it moved. It does this 3 times minimum when parked.

Since buying my Escape brand new with 1 mile on it, it has been plagued with issues, engine shuts off while driving can be going 30 mph or 70 mph, while driving on the interstate at 70 bad smell from catalytic converter seeps in through vents. Passenger side tire wall blew while turning out of a parking lot. License plate light out and unable to remove to change. Dealership has had car several times claiming nothing is wrong with it. Radio keeps saying "update" dealership claims it's my phone (my phone has no updates due) brakes make terrible noise when reverse breaking. A little over 11,000 miles and transmission keeps slipping but dealership claims nothing is wrong, also car does not want to start half the time. Usb for phone cord in front does not want to stay connected, and back port for car charger overheated and caused my daughter burns on her hand. My daughter was driving it and it stranded her on side of road and wouldn't start, had to shut off ,take out key and let sit to restart but dealership claims nothing is wrong. Overall the disappointment with the 2019 Escape is high. Something needs to be done further to investigate these claims of engine shutting off and other issues.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the wife was driving approximately 35 mph, an abnormal noise was coming from in front of the vehicle while the check engine warning light illuminated continuously while the vehicle was hot. The contact mentioned that the light failed to illuminate while the vehicle was cool. In addition the contact stated that there was other multiple unknown indicators that illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact contacted sayville Ford 5686 sunrise hwy, sayville, NY 11782 (855) 561-1191 where they informed the contact that there was no recalls for the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48260. Ak.

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 50 mpg, when he noticed the temperature gauge rise and go back to noise. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated he heard an abnormal noise from the engine and saw smoke exiting from the hood. The contact pulled the vehicle on the side of the road and let the engine cool for 15 minuted before continuing driving, but after 20 minutes the failure occurred again. The vehicle was taken to local dealer bozeman Ford Lincoln located at 2900 n 19th Ave, bozeman, mt 59718, (406) 587-1221, were made aware of the failure. The contact stated the dealer set up an appointment for recall NHTSA campaign number: 17v209000 (engine and engine cooling) repairs with in a week. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. The manufacturer has not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 112,000. Dp.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the air conditioner and heater blew out insulation inside the vehicle through the vents. Additionally, the push to start button failed to work and an abnormal noise was heard. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but no assistance was provided. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to NHTSA. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 49,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while she was driving at approximately 35 mph she heard an abnormal noise coming from the engine. The contact stated she managed to safely pull over the vehicle and when she lifted the hood she saw white smoke coming from the coolant. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic. The mechanic stated the vehicle did not have any coolant and that caused the engine to over heat. However a few days later the vehicle was towed to a local dealer (sutton Ford 21315 central Ave, matteson, IL 60443) for a diagnosis. The diagnosis was determined that the engine was "locked up and the recall was not associated with the failure" the contact also stated that the dealer informed her if a full diagnostic exam was performed she would be responsible. The vehicle previously had a replaced engine 13 months prior. The manufacturer confirmed the information the dealer stated but offered no assistance. The vehicle has 2 recalls associated with the VIN (NHTSA campaign number: 17v209 components engine and engine cooling) (NHTSA recall number16v643 door latch) the approximate failure mileage was 155,000 tp.

Tl- the contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated with an abnormal sound. The contact called metro Ford chicago dealer at (773) 776-7600, located at 6455 s western Ave, chicago, IL 60636, and it was informed to schedule an appointment. The vehicle was taken to metro Ford chicago dealer where it was diagnosed that due to the oil was uncover, it spilled all over the engine causing the engine to failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,200. Aw.

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I purchased a brand new 2018 Ford Escape in January of 2018 for which I paid in full. On 8-25-18 the check engine warning appeared on my dash while driving on an expressway. I took it in for service and was informed that it needs a new engine due to an internal oil leak which warped the cylinder head. I didn't get my car back until 9-22-18. On March 2, 2019 I had to pull off to the side of the road while driving on a city street because I heard a very loud noise and there was a distinct odor of burnt rubber. The car was towed to the dealership and was there for five days. The diagnosis: bad wires, bad transfer case and front drive shaft leaking grease. An issue with the 4wheel drive system. On may 22, 2019 the check engine light came up once again. This time: a cracked spark plug which came with the new engine installed in August 2018. On July 11, 2019 driving on the expressway, warning appeared on my dash "engine too hot". It was late evening, after service hours. Therefore I drove it there the following morning to be told that I need to leave it, but they don't have a loaner car for me. I had to drive off in my car because of my responsibilities and could not be without a vehicle. Was forced to drive with my windows open (obviously couldn't use ac). My first opportunity to return to the service department was on 7-15-19. I complained to the manager regarding the situation when I initially came in a few days ago. He assured me he will have a loaner vehicle for me. Today, on 7-31 I finally received a voice message from the manager (only because I initiated this by calling and leaving him a message earlier inquiring about my vehicle an wondering why I haven't heard anything). The information I received was that my car needs an engine replacement (again). Parts have been ordered but are on backorder. They will keep me up to date. I will never feel safe in this vehicle!.

On February 2017 I brought a 2014 Ford Escape at about 59 k miles and now it has about 70k miles on it. I was totally clueless as to how unsafe this car was and all of the numerous complaints/issues that consumers are having with this car. On 09/22/2017, this car totally broke down. This car is a safety hazard as I almost got into an accident as the car without made a loud noise, and without any warning just stopped/shut down in traffic. None of the safety indicator alerts worked in this car so I was clueless that the card had any issues. I only owned this car for about 6 months at the time and it was clearly out of warranty. I had the car towed only to find out that it is the transmission, bad battery, abs issues and possibly an alternator. I was also advised that it was an electrical issues and possible a recall that is why no warnings lights came on to let me know it was a problem. I reached out to Ford who basically said sorry we don't care have a nice day. This car is not safe and should be taken off of the market until Ford can get this in order. I really hope someone look into this matter before someone lose their life.

While my daughter was driving the car less than 10 minutes from home after just starting up for the morning in June 27, 2017 under hood started to smoke, caught on fire, an explosion sound and car burned up . Car had to be put out by fire department. Total loss per insurance company . This car has a engine fire recall and I was told recall work was done prior to sale of the car to me by Ford dealer in may 2017. However I now find out that the actual recall part is still not available from Ford and that only an inspection was done prior to sale. Not an actual repair. The recall had to do with engine fires ! maybe all these cars need to be of the road.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled and the battery warning sensor illuminated. In addition, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

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This happened twice in less than a month. Driving the Ford Escape at lower speeds (less than 40 mph) on a city street during morning traffic hours. Suddenly heard a continuous loud sound on the rear right of car. Vehicle then lost power. Engine shut down. Had to pull to the shoulder and restart the car. Then it worked fine. The dealer could not find any error codes when I took in for service. The air conditioner was on. Outside temperature was around 70f. Not raining.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the engine coolant and temperature warning indicators kept intermittently flashing. The contact refilled the coolant fluid and the warning indicators went off. As the failure progressed, the vehicle hesitated, there was a loss of power, an abnormal noise was heard, and the temperature high warning indicator illuminated. The contact made an appointment with maxwell Ford (512-916-2661, 5000 s ih 35 frontage rd, austin, TX 78745) on November 19, 2018 to have the vehicle diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

The contact owned a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, an abnormal noise emitted from the rear of the vehicle. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would shift hard and a warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, the details of the diagnosis could not be provided. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the windshield wiper fractured while the vehicle was being repaired. After the windshield wiper was repaired, the windshield was fractured by the dealer. The contact stated that the vehicle continued to shift hard after the repair. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle would stall. The vehicle was shut off and turned back on, and the vehicle returned to normal. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. Also, while pulling into a parking spot, the contact heard an abnormal noise and the vehicle stalled after moving three feet. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that within 9 days of purchasing the vehicle from an independent dealer, the vehicle erupted into flames in a residential driveway. The contact stated that the dealer did not mention that the contact was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v165000 (structure), 12v353000 (engine and engine cooling , vehicle speed control) and 12v005000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from the front of the vehicle and that the suspension was unstable in the front. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop who inspected the vehicle and provided a diagnosis which was extensive. The vehicle was driven and shortly after the diagnosis the abs warning light randomly illuminated. The contact turned the vehicle off and the warning indicator went off but it continued to illuminate when the vehicle was driven. The vehicle was parked and when the contact exited the vehicle it erupted into flames. The fire department had to cut the hood open and inspected that the master cylinder was on fire as well as the fire wall. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and the contact was waiting on the manufacturer to determine what caused the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 151,703. Dyd.

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I purchased this vehicle 11 months ago, on Feb 13,2015 as I was driving my car began to make a very loud noise as well as causing the vehicle to drive unstable. The mechanic report stated that 3 separate spark plugs had blown out and ejected causing extensive damage to multiple mechanical mechanisms to my vehicle. My vehicle is currently un drivable, also the check engine light did not come on the dash board or the machine. Also prior to this incident my vehicle would accelerate while driving and also in park.

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I was driving down the road at 40 mph and the engine began making rumbling noises and the engine began to shake as if were trying to shut off, I tried to give it some gas so it wouldn't stall but when I pressed the gas pedal nothing happened. Additionally, the car surges off and on while driving. When I contacted mike davidson Ford where I purchased the car, they acted as if they knew nothing about it and tried to schedule me for a diagnostic test at $89 to determine the problem. That's criminal, this car should be repaired quickly and at their expense! if this happens in heavy traffic or on the interstate it will be very dangerous.

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated and stalled. The contact mentioned that when the vehicle was turned off, there was an abnormal noise coming from the rear end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the popped off coolant hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 31,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, she heard a loud noise as grey smoke started to emit from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the engine was defective. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 74,500.

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My vehicle stalled while I was turning - this is the fourth time I have had it serviced for stalling - the other three times they have accused me of filling it too much, which I do not - and they have changed the fuel vapour store - evap canister. Obviously, this is not the problem. I also have transmission issues where it jerks and makes a loud noise into reverse. I love my car, but can't deal with the issues it continually gives me - my next car will be a gm product.

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For the last couple of weeks while at stop lights or when the car was just idling I notice the car would shake/sputter/hesitate, like it was not getting enough fuel to the engine to idle, every once in a while but it did not stall out completely it would recover. Then while driving home on June 23, 2013 at 40mph I took my foot off of the gas pedal for a second to begin to slow down as I was approaching a red light, however, the light changed before I got to the intersection and then the car made a shutter/thud not a loud sound but you knew something has just happened, I thought maybe my transmission had just gone out because when I was pressed on the gas pedal it did not respond. I pushed the pedal all the way to the floor but nothing happened. I could not tell if the car really stalled out it seemed more like the gas pedal was just not responding. I lost speed rapidly and coasted into a parking lot. The first time I restarted the car the gas pedal still did not work but the car did go into gear so I thought it must not be the transmission. The second time I restarted the car I gave the gas pedal a couple of pumps before putting into gear to make sure it was responding that worked and I made it home. The car did hesitate and sputter when I was sitting still at the lights so I would put it in park and rev the engine until the light changed. I took the car to a Ford dealership the next day and they informed me that the throttle body needs to be replaced and of course that is an out of pocket expense as my warranty is expired. How many of these complaint have to be filed before Ford has to admit this is there fault for putting faulty throttle bodies in these cars and issues a recall ?.

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Had to have engine mounts replaced due to vehicle heavily shaking. Also windshield was remounted at same time to due loud noise.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle made a loud noise and black smoke started to emit from the rear end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the engine was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was unknown.

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I was driving at approximately 40 mph ( 40-65 mph intervals between highways) for about 20 minutes when all of a sudden my car is loosing power, so I stepped on the gasoline pedal a little more to keep the speed. The sad part is that there wasn't any light that came on to tell or warn me that something is seriously wrong and that my car needed to be checked. I drove a total of one hour that day at 40-65 mph intervals. When I started the car the next day, after about 3 minutes of the engine running, it started making this really loud noise and my car will not go faster than 2 mph.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential driveway when there was a loud noise and the entire vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The origin of the fire was unknown and a fire report was filed. There were no injuries and the insurance company was contacted. There had been no maintenance performed on the vehicle prior to the failure for at least six months. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 157,000.

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The car had the original plugs in it at the time of the first incident. It had always ran great so we had no reason to change them. While driving down the road it went from fine to a loud bang and running terrible sounding like it had open headers. The spark plug blew out of the head breaking that cylinder 3 coil pack as well. We had it heli coiled and changed the plugs torqueing them to spec with a torque wrench and changing all the coil packs as well just because, about 30000 miles later (2-21-12) it happened again on cylinder 6. Obviously this is a casting issue with the head being too thin at the plug threads. I have researched this and it is extremely common online. Please have them recall.

Engine racing and jumping while driving. Reverse making loud noise. Reported to dealer and was told couldn't do anything until it happened again. Jolted at a stop after removing foot from brake forcing driver to turn into curb. Had to file claim with insurance company to get car fixed. Dealer claims no issues with transmission. Did testing w/o insurance engineer present as agreed to.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. Intermittently, the vehicle failed to accelerate while the contact was driving approximately 60 mph up an incline. The vehicle would also suddenly accelerate without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the gasket recirculator was repaired. The contact was informed to drive the vehicle on the highway at a high speed. As the contact was attempting to accelerate to a high speed she suddenly heard a loud sound. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the gasket recirculator was repaired for the second time and the catalytic converter was also serviced. In March 2010 while traveling at 60 mph the contact attempted to accelerate and the pedal had fallen to the floor and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was informed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they would not offer any assistance with the repairs. The current mileage was approximately 100,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 80,600.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle began making loud, horrible noises from the engine compartment. It sounded as if the engine would fall apart. The contact pulled the vehicle over and turned off the engine. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they stated that a new engine was needed because the connection rod shattered in the engine. The dealer was convinced that the vehicle was not well maintained; therefore, they did not assume responsibility for the repairs. The contact believes that this was due to a manufacturer defect and they should be responsible for the repairs. The engine was removed by her husband and replaced with a new engine. The current and failure mileages were 62,000. Updated 6/22/09 the engine failed. Updated 06/25/09.

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The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning on multiple occasions while traveling at any speed. Additionally, the power steering assist would fail without warning and exhibit a loud noise as the contact attempted a turn. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the fuel pump, filter and the sensor were replaced. The stalling failure recurred without warning. The mechanic was unable to further diagnose or duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100000. The VIN was not available.

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While driving at any speed, the engine was rumbling. The dealer could not duplicate or correct the problem. There was uncontrollable jumping and or kicking. The dealer replaced one defective part and was told that the rumbling noise would need to be investigated by Ford engineers. Ford did not know what was causing the noise, but say it was not dangerous. The vehicle would shake at certain speeds and cd's would get stuck in the cd player. The rotors were replaced because they were out of round, the stabilizer end links were replaced.

While driving only at low speeds, steering column will make a loud noise and it could cause future steering problems. Dealer notified. The cover on the bottom of the steering wheel was broken. The vehicle shimmys when applying the brakes. The brakes were inspected and the front rotor was machined and the front pads cleaned. Consumer states there is a pecking noise in the engine. Consumer states the accelerator pedal is hard to push because the throttle body needed replacing. The air conditioner stops while at idle. Also, when coming to a stop, the heater is not warm.