Nine problems related to manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe have been reported for the 2013 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2013 Escape.
In januaryand February of 2019 I took my 2013 Ford Escape to sonora Ford in sonora,CA because it started stalling on me. It happened usually after starting the vehicle and driving 50 to 100 feet and then it would start to sputter and die. I got no lights on the dashboard no check engine light. It seems to do it every two or three stops. Sonora Ford checked it and said they would have to check it later they told me something was wrong in the manifold but they would have to terret down to find out. They said I what is missing a bolt in my manifold gasket. The manifold gasket was replaced but after one week it was still was stalling. I took it back a week later and the manager of the service department drove it home to his house while it was hooked up to some machineand found nothing wrong. They told me they did not know what was wrong with it. I took it home and after a few weeks the stalling seemed to stop on its own until November 2020 now it's stalling again. I went on the internet and looked up my car and found that there's been trouble for years with this car stalling but sonora Ford did not bother to tell me this. There has been several close calls as I pull into traffic and the car stalled but yesterday I had my two younger grandchildren in the car and it seem to be fine and I pulled out in traffic, after about 20 yards it stalled and the vehicle behind me had to slam on their brakes and swerve to avoid rear ending me. I am sending you this email on a Saturday. I have an appointment on Tuesday, the 8th of December for my 5000 mile oil change and I plan on telling the dealership that they need to do something about this. Can you give me any advice about what to do to have them help me. Thank you.
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.
Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and overheated. There was no fire or any warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the manifold gaskets failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Sunbury motor CO (943 n 4th st, sunbury, PA 17801, (888) 690-0756) was contacted and stated that an unknown recall was updated in July of 2014. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.
Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to pacifico marple Ford Lincoln dealer, located at 3015 west chester pike, broomall, PA 19008, (888) 320-6221, where it was serviced under NHTSA campaign number : 13v583000 (engine). The contact stated that the recall repaired did not correct the failure. The contact stated that six months later he experiencing failure with oil dripping down onto the exhaust pipe. The contact stated that when he check underneath the vehicle he notice the oil was dripping from the head gasket unto the exhaust manifold with little bubble bubbling. The contact also stated that there was burning odor of oil coming through the vehicle vent. The contact also stated that smoke was coming from the passenger front side of the vehicle while it was stop at a school lot. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure progressively getting worse. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000. Aw.
I just bought this car used after a week of driving I say a check engine light it was an engine misfire on #3 so I bought spark plugs and a new coil, I installed it, and it drove home fine. Then I took it to the dealer for an oil change, who missed it was low on coolant, a message came up saying low coolant the next day. I then kept going between low coolant and check engine until white smoke came out the tail pipe and the car started cutting off. Fyi bought all my parts from the dealer spark plugs, coil, coolant, and I tried to address everything right away.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle surged while driving and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that incorrect signals were being provided to the pcm due to insufficient compression in the wiring harness spliced into the manifold absolute pressure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 15v813000 (electrical system), but the VIN was not provided. The failure mileage was 112,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact noticed smoke under the engine and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was noticed that engine oil was dripping onto the manifold and diagnosed that the turbo needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 13v583000 (engine). The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
1. 6l ecoboost: service engine indicator comes on. Dealer has determined several instances of engine misfire. Initially too, a more urgent indicator light came on (amber) indicating that the coolant level is low. A yet more urgent indicator light comes on (red) indicating the engine is overheating and the engine is reduced to running on two cylinders. However, this indication appeared only shortly after the engine was started, and surely at that point, the engine was far from overheating. On other and subsequent incidences, engine misfires during the first seconds following start-up. After 3 to 5 seconds, engine usually stops misfiring. On a couple of occasions, this misfire-at-start-up event has been accompanied by a faint odor of antifreeze. The most recent misfire-at-start-up event included a faint smell of something/not fuel or oil, and gray smoke from the exhaust. Because dealer has tested the cooling system (okay) and no hint of coolant has been found on the ground or engine compartment, I'm now assuming that coolant is getting into one or more of cylinders, either from the engine head or from the turbo charger (it is water-cooled, I'm told) and is then coming out of the exhaust. Both tail pipes are carboned up. Mention of is made on several web posts and is apparently a common occurrence with ecoboost engines?? based on my vast (high school) knowledge of chemistry and the oxidation process, that just ain't right. I have asked fmc to replace the vehicle. They have thus far declined to do so.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the engine coolant fluid leaked onto the exhaust manifold. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was repaired under recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 13v583000 (engine). After the remedy repair was performed the failure persisted. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.