Vehicle Shudder problems of the 2013 Ford Escape

When at a complete stop and in either drive or reverse, the engine rpm will drop substantially, the car will shake and shudder and often stall completely. There are no warning lights on the dash and no vehicle diagnostic codes.

Mid-day, 91 degrees. Car shuddered reversing out of the driveway. No previous problems. I waited and car idled well. I left the neighborhood and turned left into traffic on a five-lane road. I lost acceleration merging from the center turning lane. The vehicle revved, getting fuel, but there was no forward movement, no shuddering, nothing. I moved the vehicle into "sport" mode, in case I had bumped the selector, but it made no difference. Traffic honked and swerved around me. I was able to get into the right lane with my hazard lights on. My car shuddered off, completely and I lost power steering just as I completed the maneuver. I restarted my vehicle and the vehicle shuddered to a side-street, where I idled for five minutes and called for assistance. Assistance was going to take a long time and I suffer from a medical condition that makes me fragile in the heat. I tested the vehicle on the side streets and it performed. I was able to get the vehicle home slowly.

I have owned my 2013 Escape for approx. 4. 5 years. I bought it with approx. 40k miles and it is now at 80k. For the last 6 to 9 months it has been acting as though it will stall, the rpms will drop, the car will shudder then recover most of the time. It has actually shut off twice, once in a parking space while idling and the other at a stop light while idling. The places the stall issue seems to occur the most is at stop light, idling in parking spaces, sitting in drive throughs, etc. It has bucked several times while driving but has managed to recover without losing too much speed or without shutting off. I have taken it to several mechanics and dealerships, no one can find the reason for the "stalling". Yesterday, when coming out of work in flat parking lot, instead of stalling the vehicle jerked once when I put it into drive and then there was no power when I pushed the gas to drive forward. The vehicle inched forward but did nothing else. I then put it in reverse and the same thing occurred. I turned off the vehicle, let it sit for about 5 minutes, restarted it and drove it without issue to the dealership. The dealership called me today and said the transmission needs work. I have yet to find out what this "work" entails but from reading all the entries, recalls, and investigations this sounds like the same issues other people are having with their Escapes.

The engine will stall while driving. It has been doing it after being off for 0-60 minutes. I won't be able to accelerate and then the car starts shaking and shuts down.

My car will stop while I am driving it. . The engine light goes on the car shakes and the light flash. . . This is dangerous.

Car started and I backed out of my driveway where it then stopped. I coasted to the side of the road and started the car back up, and it started normally. I drove to get my oil changed where they also filled up all my fluids. The next day my car shuddered when it started but still was able to run. 2 days later my car would not start and the low level coolant indicator came on. 30 mins later my car was able to start but my coolant level is low.

Hose clamp rubbed hole in ac line was repaired at dealership and is doing it again. Car is leaking coolant after being tested at dealership car keeps leaking coolant have to keep putting coolant in car every other day no leak is being seem recalls have been done for this issue but my car was not included. I was driving the car then the car started to shake and said low coolant then the car just died in the middle or the road 4 days after getting car tested and coolant added to the car. One of the hose clams rubbed a hole in this ac line than I started having coolant problems replaced ac line at dealership for it to be rubbing hole in line again. Car is currently at dealership again.

I bought the car 09/03/13. On 05/26/16, I was driving home from work & on a parkway as I was accelerating to 45 mph, the engine revved to approximately 6500 rpms without engaging the gear, then shifted. About 15 minutes later, I stopped at a light on a three-lane road (40 mph speed limit). When the light turned green, I pushed the gas pedal and the engine revved but did not engage; I slid backward. I braked to stop from hitting the car behind, let them pass, then turned off the car, as I smelled burning. I turned the car on & pushed the gas pedal until eventually it engaged in first gear & was able to drive enough to get off the road. The car had to be towed to the dealer, where there was a leak found to be due to TSB 3b16-0043. Transmission had to be disassembled, cleaned, and rebuilt due to high amounts of debris. Even after the repair, the car would still shudder intermittently when I shifted from reverse to drive & went to accelerate. On 02/12/18, the transmission failed again while I was in motion at approx. 25 mph in stop & go traffic. I pushed the gas, the transmission didn't respond; the engine just revved. I was still in motion, slowed down, then pushed the gas again & it shuddered then shifted. I pulled over immediately & put the car in park. I tested it by trying to drive forward; the car slid backwards. I didn't push the pedal enough to engage first gear as I didn't want to cause damage. I was again towed to the dealership, and again the transmission needed a teardown, cleaning, & rebuild due to debris. Based on both tickets, I believed the center support is a defective part; I learned today there is a new recall, 18v471000, for a bushing that attaches the transmission shifter cable to the transmission. Unknown if this is the cause. Car is again shuddering when shift r to d then accelerating. I have scheduled an appointment.

2. 0 automatic transmission failed at 78,000. New converter and transmission required. Vehicle would shudder when traveling at 40-60 mph and pulling up a hill.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle began to vibrate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the shaft and joint assembly, bushing, seals, right front axle and shaft joint forward needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, the contact stated that five months later, while driving at 65 mph, the contact noticed strong fuel fumes emitting from inside and outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the fuel lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was aware of NHTSA campaign number: 13v584000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,000. Oo.