general problems of the 2012 Ford Escape

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, there was a strong fuel-like odor entering the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline) and the vehicle was repaired under the recall. The contact stated that after the vehicle repaired, the vehicle would only start after several attempts. The vehicle was returned to the dealer, who acknowledged that the clamp for the fuel delivery module (fdm) flange was not properly placed, and the issue was corrected. The contact stated that the failure persisted while attempting to start the vehicle the following morning. The contact stated that there was an abnormal burning fuel odor entering the cabin of the vehicle. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the odor of fuel was present inside and outside of the vehicle. Upon inspection, leaking fuel was discovered coming from the fuel tank on the rear driver’s side of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated after refilling the gas tank and parking the vehicle in his driveway, he noticed gas leaking on the rear driver's side of the vehicle. An unknown dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline) as the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer referred the contact to NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor detected around the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact was concerned the vehicle might catch on fire. The approximate failure mileage was 24,400.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the fuel delivery module had expanded and leaked fuel while refueling. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel delivery system was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failure. After checking the VIN, the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 16,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking fuel from underneath the vehicle. The contact was unaware of the exact location of the fuel leak. The contact was concerned about the safety of driving the vehicle with the fuel leak. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline). Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

2012 Ford Escape. Consumer writes in regards to fuel delivery module safety recall. The consumer stated the recall repair exceeded a reasonable amount of time. Updated 09/22/2017.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted Ford of escondido, CA, and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v777000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact contacted (higley Ford sales company at (507) 831-3131), (motor inn of spirit lake, inc. At (712) 336-2701), and (marthaler Ford of worthington at (507) 727-7000) where it was confirmed that the parts were on back order and the contact was placed on a waiting list. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

1. While highway cruising at constant speed, engine suddenly dropped to idle speed and vehicle slowed rapidly, until gas pedal was lifted and pressed down again. Engine hesitated and surged. Processed kept repeating at variable intervals. 2. Transmission intermittently hesitates excessively on first to second upshift while engine drops to idle speed. Both problems are intermittent, neither is regular or constant. Dealer says nothing wrong and no fault codes are recorded. Problem #1 is very infrequent . Problem #2 much more common. Both might be related to summer temperatures, especially #1.