Engine Overheat problems of the 2013 Ford Escape - part 1

While driving on the freeway I received a service alert saying "low coolant service now". Interestingly my car has always seemed to hate going slightly uphill and I immediately thought it must be related, but I just had my car serviced about a week prior. About 1/4 mile later my car through a red service alert that said engine overheat turn off for safety. I pulled over quickly and my engine was smoking. Steam was coming out of the engine compartment and a lot of antifreeze was dripping out of the bottom. From here I got a tow and need to have the vehicle serviced. Luckily I was a Smart driver in thks case and the car did not ignite. While I was pulled over in less than 20 minutes my hazard lights no longer worked because I had no battery and had to jump it in order to roll up the windows when the tow truck finally arrived. I have read other complaints described just like this and believe my car should have a recall for this coolant system issue. I checked all available recalls and NHTSA has not issued a recall yet. In speaking with Ford until NHTSA issues a recall then all Ford owners who experience this issue are on the hook. Please issue the needed recall. I have read that there are 190+ complaints just like mine and these are just the car owners will to file a complaint with this serious matter.

I just came out of a state inspection a few months later the engine overheats and the car just shuts off. Now, if I had one Ford I would not pay attention to this, but I have more than one and the same thing has happened. Now, at times where there's a recall, but when they have other items that get fixed without a recall, we never hear about that. I know I'm not the only one. This has never happened on this car, but my Ford focus, and it happens after a car has been in for service lately during the virus worst for some reason. This is a danger and could kill someone on a freeway. As when the car stopped on a recall before. From the doors opening on the freeway to this mess. Ford needs to be investigated at a higher level. I do know my antifreeze has been water down as I found out today, ucz their orange fluid has been discontinued for over a year I was told.

Warning came on stating engine was overheating and to pull over safely. After sitting for 3 days, tried to start the car again, with the same warning. The vehicle should not have been overheated at this time. Could not drive vehicle with this warning. Had to have it towed home.

Low coolant followed by engine overheating message on dashboard. Wondering why this VIN is not part of the 12v431000 recall on other 2013 Ford Escapes with similar sounding problem.

Vehicle will stall while driving, bucks, jerks and shakes while accelerating. Rpms randomly accelerating, not producing enough power to allow vehicle to get up hill. Engine overheating, engine service soon light frequently coming on, especially after sitting out in hot/cold weather for a while. My radio has completely just stopped working, no sound whatsoever. I had hit a deer back in March of 2020, took it to my dealer for repair. When I picked up my vehicle I asked if it was still �shifting hard. � I assumed since my computer to my car was just dangling after the accident I thought there was something wrong there. But apparently there has been other complaints as far back as 2018. Now, here I am months later and am terrified to drive my car. Will not have my daughter in it, which makes it hard being a single mom. Took it to multiple dealers explaining the situation. Everyone made me seem crazy, it magically didn't do it for them. Now I see I am not the only one!.

I purchased this vehicle from drivetime in January 2018. They did not tell me of any recalls. I see online that there have been 15 recalls and the engine and engine cooling has been recalled 2 times. I have had issues for over a year with the cooling. I have to always put coolant in. We have even been stranded with an overheated vehicle. I had an estimate done to fix the issue and they told me the part is $1,400, it is the coolant bypass. Not sure what that is, however when searching online, the parts are less than $100. I need to know if this is still the same recall and can get fixed by the dealer for free? please let me know before the engine blows. My check engine light remains on, I am unable to use remote start in the freezing cold now due to this. I would really like to get this fixed as I love this car and do not give it up. The date I am using below is the last date the engine overheated. Please get this taken care of for me!.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 5 mph, the engine overheated and the vehicle shifted into limp mode. The contact stated that the hot temperature warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to shaker's family Ford Lincoln (831 straits turnpike, watertown, CT 06795) where it was diagnosed with the coolant temperature sensor being unplugged from the coolant tank. The dealer reattached the sensor however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 13v583000 (engine) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

My car started showing engine overheating and when I took it in to dealer they confirmed a crack leaking fluid into engine. Recall work done in 2014 was to avoid this from happening and now they are telling me I have to buy a new $6000 engine to have it run again. They won't cover it under their recall. I wrote the bbb but they refuse to honor it because I didn't buy an extended warranty. The car just turned 6 yrs old. I'm the only owner and purchased it new.

There is a recall on engines over heating, however I have checked mine with 2 different Ford dealerships and they both say that they cant figure out the issue and that my Escape is not part of the recall. I don't believe this to be correct because it over heats, its not leaking, no one can figure out the issue. Ive taken it to 2 different Ford dealerships. Tipton Ford in nacogdoches, TX and al myer Ford in lufkin, TX. Both companies have had my SUV for 1 week at a time and still cant tell me what the problem is. Is it possible that this recall has to do with my SUV?.

I have taken my vehicle in multiple times to a dealer and other mechanics to have parts replaced. The engine seems to have an issue despite having no leak of overheating despite having replaced nearly every part in the vehicle. This is the second version of this model I am on with the same issue for a Ford Escape. The engine has now overheated and required around 1-3k in repairs (for each individual time) for the 9th time in under a year.

Fuel: the car was only 4 years old started with a fuel issue. Every time I put gas, then turn on car doesn't want to start. It will eventually start and no other problems occur. But it does take a while for it to start. Kind of like when the battery is dying. Engine: when going up steep hills the engine over heats. It stabilizes once we drive on flat surface and doesn't happen again until we go up steep hills again. Both items have been occurring fr about 3 years. The fuel piece is very expensive to repair because of the way Ford built the compact engine.

Car lights indicate engine is overheating and car must be turned off immediately. Car begins to shake and steering wheel locks up. Has occurred three times. Mechanics cannot find anything wrong with it. This time the mechanic said the sensor is sending a false report and the engine is not overheating. Occurs within 1-5minutes of driving on side roads going no more than 35 miles an hour or less each time.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While operating the vehicle, the engine temperature gauge displayed that the engine temperature was high and the engine had overheated. The vehicle shook and vibrated before stalling. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the thermostat, but the failure recurred. The cause of the failure was not determined. Mullinax Ford (1551 east semoran blvd, apopka, FL) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was previously serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 12v551000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 115,000.

While driving, my engine coolant low notice came on and then a beeping started and the warning came up the engine was overheating and to stop safely. I had the car checked, a heater hose and coolant replaced. 3 weeks later, again after a cold start (it was 25 out) I started the car and the engine coolant low warning came on and right after starting to drive, the warning noises came on and the car stopped. I had it checked by both Ford and another mechanic. The other mechanic was told by Ford it was a software update however, Ford says there is not update and they cannot find anything wrong with the vehicle.

I reported previously and now have the full report from the dealership. While driving at the ymca in liberty township the car stalled out and would not restart. The computer stated engine overheating find a safe place to pull over. Upon doing so I had the vehicle towed the next morning. I was informed that the car is throwing codes that state coolant valve left open, along with 4 other codes that were tripped. The Ford customer service told me multiple times this was unrelated to the previous coolant sensor recall however the 54 pages of information as well as the dealership are stating otherwise.

My 2013 Ford Escape has a cracked engine block, which caused the engine to overheat and shut down while in motion on the highway. I had noticed that it needed frequent refills of the engine coolant recently -- three times in one month (two of them in service shops). This pattern is similar to a 2012 recall that my VIN isn't part of, so this makes me highly suspicious.

We have had this SUV for about 2 years now, change oil every 3000 mile and done had the gears in transmission go out and now not even 6 months later warnings for engine overheating turn off safely but I'm not driving it. It has been sitting for hours. I read online that this make and model had recalls about this warning and for catching fire.

While driving engine light comes on with warning to pull over engine overheating. Coolant is full.

The contact owned a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving 70 mph, the temperature gauge increased and the engine overheating warning indicator illuminated. The contact also noticed smoke under the hood. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the shoulder as flames appeared under the hood. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a tow lot. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer was contacted. The failure mileage was 60,000.

My vehicle was going 45 mph in motion down the highway and the check engine light came on. About 4 miles down the road my car flashed the "engine overheating" signed and within 5 seconds the car came to a stop and stall in limp mode. This is not safe especially since I was on a highway, and where I live there are highways every where that take me where I need to be. Took to Ford dealer a mile or so down the road, and they tested it for everything and they sent me on my way with no work done, just conducted a road test after resetting the codes and light did not come back on. About 15 miles later, the car did the exact same thing again on the same highway, going 45, check engine light came on and the car went into limp mode again. Took to the Ford dealer next day and told me that the standpipe is malfunctioning causing the overheating in the engine cooling system. But, fixing this piece does not fix the problem. My car was fixed for this same issue in 2014, by the 13s12. And yet, this issue is happening again. I do have the 2013 Ford Escape with the 1. 6l engine that has frequently dealt with this problem. Driving this car is very unsafe due to the car abruptly stopping if this problem happens, the car stalls and can easily overheat. As the dealer has only suggested installing a new coolant level sensor (standpipe) with new hardware and software, we see that this problem has not worked in previous 2013 Ford Escapes. Having this car on the road is a safety hazzards. With over 3 pages of my Ford Escape alone with factory recalls, this car should not be allowed on the road. I hope this gets fixed, or at least a recall for this car or an investigation is put in action. This car is not safe in any terms or conditions and I do not want this causing any potential fatalities.

Car battery or alternator light came on red light in bottom right of console, then immediately exclamation point came on with message engine overheating stop safely. When I had only driven 1 1/2 on a city street. The message came on when I slowed down to stop at a stop light. I pulled into a parking lot and as soon as I slowed down to stop steering wheel locked and it turned off. Even 3 hours of sitting when I turn the key to accessory overheat light and message appeared as well as when the tow truck dropped it off at the Ford dealership. There is a recall on 2013 Ford Escape 1. 6 se for this problem but they tell me mine isn't part of the recall.

Car says engine overheating and completely disables the cars engine to where it will stop you mid driving. I was going 70 mph got the warning and immediately the car dropped my speed to 5mph in the middle of the highway and would no longer accelerate. Had to Dodge and weave to get to the side of the road and still was mid way in the middle of the emergency and right lane of the highway.

Stalling risk / engine overheating /fire - our 2013 Ford Escape is currently "grounded" per the dealership because the part we need to repair it is not available indefinitely. It is currently back ordered indefinitely due to a recall of other 2013 Ford Escapes (safety recall 12s41) that are experiencing the same issue but we are being told that our vehicle is not being covered because of the VIN & date of assembly yet it is experiencing the same issue as other 2014 Ford Escapes. My 17 year old son was driving the vehicle when it powered down and started to overheat. The part in question is 7m5z12a648b sender-asy. I am irate to think that this is a known problem and Ford is not covering this under a recall just because of the date and location our vehicle was assembled does not match the current recall. If my 17 year old son was hurt or killed then they would have to step up to the issue. I need help ASAP. This is a safety hazard and I am paying for it! do we need someone to be killed to identify this as an issue!.

Coolant loss, engine overheating, check engine lights illuminate, vehicle shuts down-constantly replacing engine coolant-a few ounces- depending on miles driven, temp. Ford refuses to acknowledge any responsibility, but my vehicle, is only 1 month off recalls covered for exact same issues? coolant loss is never found? Ford forced customer to endure diagnostic fees on all 1. 6l engines, when upon review & just a simple google search, there are oodles of customers that suffer, some who have even started fire & Ford refuses to take responsibility. Upon taking my vehicle, of course all the remedies to fix are the exact same as the ones for the 2013 Ford Escape 1. 6l on the NHTSA recall info page I reviewed for the4x4 manufactured before 9/2012, I'm manufactured 10/2012? coincidence? why must consumers bare the brunt of these costly repairs & Ford ignore these issues? this happens driving all the time, street or highway, variable speeds & mostly under colder weather conditions. Ford charged me $112 pressure tested & diagnosed new degas bottle, stand pipe & fuel regulator, same as existing recall for same year, just not my month of manufacture? dealer to charge my +$1100 called Ford customer service, no help, they reference an old overheat recall not even related to coolant that should have remedied my problem from 2015? none of the coolant issues have ever been addressed on my vehicle, pls. Advise. Thank you!.

The vehicle will shutdown during operation and lose electrical power. This has occurred 3 times over the last year. The vehicle's ecu will show overheating and engine overheating during operation and shutdown. The dtc have been checked and cleared several times with no answers for the issues.

Initially I had been having issues with the engine light coming on and off. Initially when I took the vehicle to be looked at, by the hunt Ford in la plata, MD. They changed the oxygen sensor. So the light went off. Then a few months later in 2016 the light came back on. Eventually I started driving on route 5 north and heard a �pop� noise in the engine area. The vehicle started to lose acceleration and would hesitate. Then eventually my check engine light came on and started blinking. Prior to the engine light blinking the car begin to misfire, hesitate when trying to accelerate, and the engine would overheat from time to time prematurely. The car would sometimes stall and misfire when trying to accelerate or when sitting idle. When I looked online it shows a recall for these specific issues for the same make, model & year, but not for my specific engine liter. For example, it shows the engine overheating, misfires and engine wiring splices may cause stall for 2013 Ford Escapes but only for 1. 6l. My car is experiencing very similar issues as those listed under the recall, but my engine is a 2. 0l. So while on my way home Friday, 10/27/2017, I started to have issues with my vehicle. I was traveling on pennsylvania Ave towards DC, when I reached an intersection (southern Ave), and the car started to jerk and then the engine light started blinking. At one point I began to see white smoke once the engine light started to blink, and smelled fumes. Not too long after that began to occur, I make a u-turn at the light and pulled over in front of the funeral home. Before I was pulled over on the side of the road (while making the u-turn) the car started to misfire and stall. So I turned the engine off, and called aaa to have it towed. A few days later I had a mechanic come and run a diagnostic on the vehicle at the home. I have attached a copy of their report.

Initially I had been having issues with the engine light coming on and off. Initially when I took the vehicle to be looked at, by the hunt Ford in la plata, MD. They changed the oxygen sensor. So the light went off. Then a few months later in 2016 the light came back on. Eventually I started driving and heard a �pop� noise in the engine area. The vehicle started to lose acceleration and would hesitate. Then eventually my check engine light came on and started blinking. Prior to the engine light blinking the car begin to misfire, hesitate when trying to accelerate, and the engine would overheat from time to time prematurely. The car would sometimes stall and misfire when trying to accelerate or when sitting idle. When I looked online it shows a recall for these specific issues for the same make, model & year, but not for my specific engine liter. For example, it shows the engine overheating and engine wiring splices may cause stall for 2013 Ford Escapes but only for 1. 6l. My car is experiencing the same exact issues as those listed under the recall, but my engine is a 2. 0l. At one point I began to see white smoke once the engine light started to blink, and smelled fumes. Not too long after that began to occur I pulled over to the side of the road and the car started to misfire and stall.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the indicator light for coolant system came on for the vehicle causing the engine to overheat and vehicle to shut off while travelling at 60 mph. The vehicle was taken to advantage Ford Lincoln sales 885 hagerty dr, fremont, OH 43420. No repairs were made and the contact wad advised to keep the coolant level topped off until they get the parts. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to call NHTSA. The failure mileage was 83,974.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving, the vehicle suddenly shut off and a warning message indicating that the engine overheated displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the water heater was faulty and fluid was leaking. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,150.

Since August 2015-April 14, 2016 I have taken my vehicle to the Ford service department four times due to reduction of engine power/engine overheating warning. My Ford was subject to the recall and serviced in Aug 2015. In January 2016 and twice in April 2016 I have had the same issue with engine reduction/vehicle heating gauge idle on hot/the vehicle sputters and rides extremely hard until you can come to a complete stop. All incidents have happened while driving in traffic and once on the interstate. When it happened on the interstate I barely made it to the shoulder as I had to try and cross a lane of passing vehicles to do so. I do not feel that Ford has adequately found a fix for this huge and dangerous problem and I do not know if a consumer has to be killed first for them to look at it and suggest a fix that is viable to the problem. I am fearful to even drive my Ford due to the is problem since it only happens when the vehicle is in motion. I am requesting that you please review this for all of the consumers that Ford continues to sell these automobiles too.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds the vehicle overheated and shut down. The hazzard warning lights were illuminated and flashing. The engine overheating message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer van horn Ford 1000 e summit Ave, oconomowoc, WI 53066 (262) 567-5574 where they were unable to determine the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Additionally, the vehicle was towed to griffin Ford 1940 e main st, waukesha, WI 53186 (262) 542-5781 where they topped off the fluids however were unable to determine the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted where reference number cas16181232 was provided and referred the conact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 78,850. Ap.

Bought car October 2013, in fall of 2014 became aware of first recall for engine, however parts weren't available. By spring 2015, had four or five different recall notices and while waiting to drop car off for scheduled recall maintenance, check engine light came on. Two days before drop off date, engine started overheating. Took car in for recall, after almost a week got it back. Wheel alignment was all out of whack and engine overheating continued intermittently. Took to local mechanic and replaced one of the coil packs, o2sensor, and coolant valve. Have continued to have intermittent overheating issues resulting in multiple trips to mechanic for service. Replaced O2 sensor again. This past time, while on the interstate, car started overheating and resulted in having to back down off the entrance ramp (as I had pulled over to let the car cool) because it went into limp mode almost immediately and stopped accelerating. Instances of overheating occurred while car was either in motion or even when just putting the car in gear. This last time, I had to drive in limp mode to the rental car agency to rent a car because I was going to miss a flight. My mechanic was able to try and replace some additional parts on the car and enable me to bring it home, but once again, it went into limp mode after overheating while we were driving.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact started that the indicator light for the engine overheating came on. The coolent level was very low. And the contact reported a burning smell and pulled over and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an idependent mechanic . He was not able to find out where the coolent leak came from. The same issue happened again and again the independent mechanic could not find the leak. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer boggus Ford mcallen 1400 e expressway 83, mcallen, TX 78501 (956) 686-7411 and they stated that there were no recalls. The dealer could no replicate the issue since the coolent level was normal at the time. The issue occured again a few weeks later. The manufacturer acknowledged the issue and referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was 40,000. Tf.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, a warning light illuminated and it indicated that the vehicle's engine was overheated and advised to park the vehicle. When parked, smoke came out from the hood of the vehicle. The contact and passenger were able to vacate the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames. No report was filed. The vehicle was extinguished by a passing motorist. No injuries was sustained. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the anti-freeze had leaked unto the engine causing the fire. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 12v431000(engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000. Jo.

Bought a 2013 used (clean car fax) Ford Escape Thursday April 8th, 2015. On Saturday April 11th, the car engine light came on, said the engine was overheating and pull over safe. Before we were able to pull over the car went from full speed to safe mode with no power to move the car. We drifted to the side of the road, without getting hit by another car (miracle). We had the Escape towed to dick smith Ford in raytown, mo. They flashed the pcm, and said it fixed the problem. I have had the Escape back 3 weeks and it did it again same thing on the highway again on may 2nd. I was going 70mph and barely made it to the side; the back of my car was in the right lane of the highway. The Escape said engine overheated pull over safe, went from 70mph to nothing in less than 5 seconds. I was dodging cars to pull over, but I had no power and could not move the car. I call for roadside and told them it was an emergency, I was going to be hit and could be killed if I did not get help right away. Once again we had the Escape towed to dick smith Ford in raytown, were it is still to this day being looked at. They have to call tech support/engineer to find the problem. I called Ford customer service Monday morning may 4th. I was given a case number and was told a regional service manager would call me. It has been two days and no calls from Ford. I am very upset and angry. This Escape is under full factory warranty still, and it is not safe to drive. My family could of been killed in an accident because of this car. I need help dealing with Ford over this issue. They need to make this public before something horrible happens. I can't temp fate for a 3rd time.