general problems of the 2013 Ford Escape - part 2

Escape was overheating and coolant leaking onto engine and transmission. Repaired coolant line. Oil leaking. Transmission codes showing all over. Need transmission. Dealership and other mechanics not understanding why my 2013 isn’t part of the recall. I can’t afford a transmission.

I have had 3 unidentified coolant leaks of unknown origin. SUV is losing coolant. After driving approximately 120 miles the car is losing coolant. Mechanic could not find. Transmission had to be re[laced at 100k miles also, the low tire light stays on when correct pounds are in the car.

The shift gear got stuck. It appeared to be in park while it was not in park. So the shift gear was stuck in park while the car was in standard mode and it moved when I lifted my foot off the breaks. This put me and my friend at risk as we were stuck on the road trying to shift gear to “drive” but it wouldn’t. Also we couldn’t stop the car. During that time the engine light and the battery lights were on. It seems that Ford dealerships have recalled millions of cars in 2022 for the same problem. Why was my car not recalled and fixed? this has placed my life and my friends life who was with me in danger.

Transmission gave out twice while driving, causing the car to stop in an unsafe area. (in 2022) gasket issue again causing he car to overheat, driving, car felt like it was going to explode, had it towed and they now say car needs a new engine. I have spent 15,000 to fix this car in the last two years something is seriously wrong with the quality of this car. Ford needs to stand behind their vehicles better, their recalls need to be for all the cars built in this timeframe not just certain vins, it's apparent it is pertaining to my VIN number even though Ford is telling me it's not.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while idled at a railroad stop, she then depressed the accelerator pedal however, the vehicle failed to engage in speed. No warning lights illuminated. The contact then stated that after several attempts, the vehicle accelerated at a low speed. The contact then stated that she noticed a transmission shop and veered the vehicle into the parking lot and turned the vehicle off. The vehicle was inspected by a technician and the contact was informed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact added that prior to the failure, upon taking the vehicle for a routine maintenance oil change, she was informed by the technician that there was a leak in the transmission and that transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired at the time. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with premature transmission failure. The dealer notified the manufacturer, who declined to cover the cost of the repair. The contact followed up with the manufacturer and was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the vehicle failed to respond while the gear shifter was shifted to drive (d). There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under an extended warranty. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving at an undisclosed speed or idled, the vehicle stalled without warning. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to pepboys where the failure could not be duplicated. The dealer was notified of the failure however, the contact was awaiting an appointment to be scheduled. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,900.

2019: cooling temperature sensor failed. Brought to Ford dealership and paid $5000 for new computer and sensors. 2023: radiator overheated with no warning and messed up engine. Now radiator won’t hold fluid and continues to get over heat warning. Brought to Ford dealer and they said the engine needs replaced now. Same issues are reported all over the form forums with these similar issues.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not restarted. The contact stated that the failure had occurred after an unknown recall repair was performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,365.

The ptu is leaking and it needs to be replaced ASAP. It’s a 2013 with less than 60k miles.

Always adding coolant, shook on start up, white smoke, eventually completely died which was inspected and had multiple repairs; reconditioned cylinder head, replaced water pump, thermostat and housing, timing belt, headset and head bolts, replace oil filter, fill oil and anti freeze, new battery. Total cost to fix was $3,367. 98. The car is available for inspection upon request. Now after paying for all of those repairs, I am once again having the same problem with the car 1. 5 years later. There have been no warning lamps either and it’s been going on for over a year and has been serviced for the same reason in the past. There are many other happenings that have happened revolving around failure of the engine system that have significantly affected the safety of myself and others, most recently extreme exhaust that was emitting a gas and burn type smell and the car was shaking heavily at idle.

Transmission went out while driving on freeway, it happened after only 2 months from buying the car for $7000 and it cost me $4000 to repair.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The transmission temperature warning light was illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

Vehicle overtime leaks small drops of coolant and I noticed the coolant levels we’re dropping on passenger side of hood. Car does not smoke or have any weird smells but has started leaks. Engine might have to be replaced if cracks are found. Engine failure due to no fault of my own , same issue as other Ford owners but Ford does nothing to help us , “ built tough” more like “ built like shit “ I love my car but this is not fair and Ford should make it right.

At 87,000 miles the transmission went completely out. At 87,000 miles there has been a constant coolant leak. Despite changing hoses, and reservoir.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled and lost motive power. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic, where the failure could not be duplicated. The mechanic advised the contact to tow the vehicle to a local dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while test-driving the vehicle at various speeds with the vehicle in sport(s) mode, the vehicle jerked, was hesitating, and failed to shift as intended. The dealer advised the contact to not drive the vehicle in sport(s) mode. The contact followed the instructions; however, the failure persisted while driving. The dealer was notified, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that there was stagnant water in the spare tire wheel well in the trunk. The contact also noticed that there was water leaking on the front driver's side seat belt and on the front driver's side floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where an intensive water entry testing was performed, and unknown related repairs were made. The vehicle was taken to several transmission specialists, where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while her husband was driving 30 mph, the vehicle failed to respond upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. Additionally, the gear shifter was stuck, and the contact's husband was unable to change gears. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact's husband veered to the right lane and the vehicle stopped independently after several yards. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled forward while parked. The contact's husband restarted the vehicle and drove to the nearby residence. However, upon driving the vehicle to the dealer the following day, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the recall repair of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) was completed; however, the failure reoccurred the same day. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to another dealer for second opinion. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the vehicle only responded while driving 75 mph. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving uphill. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

The 6f35 transmission that are in the Ford Escapes are the worse transmission Ford has ever made and I have a 2013 Ford Escape and also work at a automobile repair shop and there are at least 3 or 4 Escapes that are brought us a day including mine that have to have the transmissions replaced. I have always been a Ford woman but I will never purchase another Ford after all the problems I have had with this Escape and the transmission which went out on me with no warning and pulled off from a stop sign and it would not accelerate and almost go hit by two cars because I couldn't move. I have had to replace my transmission and has only 12,000 miles on it and I think Ford needs to do something about all the Ford Escape owners and the 6f35 junk transmissions.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that on numerous occasions, the vehicle was shifted to reverse(r) however, the vehicle instead shifted to drive(d). The contact also stated that when the vehicle was shifted into drive(d), the engine revved and the rpm’s increased rapidly but the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,744.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated the vehicle was taken to the local dealer for an unstated recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The transmission warning light was flashing. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken back to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 149,000.

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact's daughter received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the gear shifter was unable to shift into the intended gear. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic at the daughter's residence. The mechanic informed the daughter that the transmission shifter cable bushing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train). The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

While driving vehicle it would start shuttering. Took it to dealer who stated the transmission was bad. Vehicle had 91000 miles on it. I asked why the transmission was not serviceable and was told it was a sealed unit. The repair cost $8900. 00 for new transmission. Took 3 weeks to get it repaired. Asked several times when in for oil change to service the transmission, each time I was told it was a sealed unit and couldn’t be serviced. Had it been able to be serviced I don’t think the problem would have been as bad to have to have transmission replaced.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle the shifter became stuck in the sport position and the vehicle began to roll backwards. Eventually the shifter was switched to the park position but the vehicle would not shut off and the message "shift to park" had displayed. The cause of the failures were not determined. The local dealer was contacted and the informed that the parts for the NHTSA recall campaign 22v413000(power train) was not yet available. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 117,000.

Due to leaking coolant and overheating. I had to get engine and transmission work done that totaled over $10,000 worth mechanical work. I also had to get suspension work which is also include it the total of being over $10,000.

Long block replacement due to design flaw with 1. 6l eccoboost engine. Engine failure occurred at 59,000, despite having every safety recall addressed and regular servicing by Ford. The design flaw, as I have leaned is due to a channel carved into the block between the cylinders. The resultant notch in the head gasket, reduced the gasket surface contact. This engine has a history of overheating, subsequent gasket failure, cracked engine blocks and ultimately ir-reparable cylinder wall scoring. Because the car is no longer under warranty, Ford has refused to cover any part of the replacement cost. This issue has occurred with many hundreds of eccoboost engines--all related to the early defective design in Escape models 2010 - 2021. It took six months for Ford to deliver the new long block. The repair and associated costs to rent a vehicle, prior to the dealer making a loaner car available exceeds $10,000. With so many fatal failures over the entire line of eccoboost engines and several class action lawsuits for this very issue, this should have been a recall.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked it inadvertently started rolling while the engine was not running. The contact's wife was in the vehicle while rolling. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle; however, he was stuck between the driver's door of the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into another vehicle and damaged its front bumper because the nearby vehicle was backed in at the parking lot. The driver's door was bent up to the front fender and the passenger door was damaged, in addition, to the possible front left fender. There were no warning lights illuminated. The air bags were not deployed. There were no police on the scene, or report filed. The contact was taken to the emergency by a family member. The contact also damaged his eyewear. The contact left and right heels were scraped, along with bones damages, the right, and left leg shingles, and the right eye. The contact received medical treatment for his eye and legs and both heels. The contact still receives medical treatments. The failure was related to recall of NHTSA campaign number 22v413000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while shifting the gear shifter into reverse(r), a message to “shift to park” was displayed. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The transmission failed at an intersection . The car wouldnt go into gear, the car would start to shake, care has gone backwards & having to use to e-brake to ensure vehicle is parked. My safety was put at risk at a intersection and the vehicles behind and in front of me were at risk of accident. Not safe to drive. The dealership sent out a recall on that vehicle and on nhsta you can also see the recall and affected parts. Same issues experienced stated in the recall. Vehicle was brought to dealer ship but not inspected due to dealership waiting for part. No previous warnings. Just the incdent that put people at risk.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when attempting to start the vehicle it inadvertently shifted onto another gear. The contact then tried to put the gear into drive; however, the vehicle was inoperable and made unusual noise. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure was related to NHTSA campaign number 22v413000 (power train). The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.