general problems of the 2017 Ford Escape - part 2

My car began throwing codes for a cylinder 2 misfire in October of 23. We did a tune up. Within a few months, same issue. By oct of 24 my head gasket needed replaced. Now it is August of 25 and I am having the same issue and signs that the head gasket is bad again. I am told by dealers this is due to a faulty head gasket that Ford knowingly put in the vehicles. There is a limited recall for the 1. 6l but not the 2. 0 ecoboost motors. I am now out thousands of dollars for the new head gasket less than a year ago and am being told the only fix is to replace the engine as a whole which will be thousands of more. This is due to Ford putting in faulty parts, and not taking responsibility. I am now out of a car, while working full time with an [xxx] and a baby on the way because Ford my & my childrens safety is not worth driving a car that could break down at any moment. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Car idles poorly on start. Check engine light came on and indicated misfire on cylinder 2. Smell of coolant coming from exhaust. Misfires without check engine light as well. Cylinder 2 and 4 have been replaced but engine continues to misfire. Believed to be a coolant leak into the engine.

I just bought this car less than a week again. 2017 Ford Escapes are known to have cylinder misfires and similar issues. My car just had to issue occur. It raises a lot of safety issues and can render the car unusable.

While driving on the freeway the engine suddenly lost power, stuttered, misfired, ran very rough and "buckled". I was unable to maintain speed and had to turn off the freeway a the next exit. I was able to reach a safe location in "crawl mode" from where the car had to be towed to the dealership. The check engine light was not lit before but stayed on during and after this incident, which was the first time it happened. The dealer confirmed the problem and identified the throttle body as the failed component, it is sticky on the inside and may have been stuck in a position that did not allow me to drive anymore. It is unknown if the dealer has initiated getting the vehicle or any faulty parts inspected by anyone else. Unrelated to this incident this vehicle had the entire engine replaced in March 2022, ref TSB 19-2346 https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/tsbs/2019/mc-10169807-0001. Pdf ; the symptoms of failure last year were very similar, loss of power, misfire, stuttering, running rough.

My vehicle was scheduled to have customer satisfaction program 19b37 completed which would have found that customer satisfaction program 21n12 needed done and corwin Ford of reno pushed my service out by months causing those programs to expire. Due to that my now 5 yr old SUV with 66,634 miles needs a new engine per the diagnostic quote I received from the auto shop that corwin Ford sent me to because they also couldn’t fit me in for a service.

The car has suffered from multiple problems since 2020, where each time I would take it to the shop to be assessed. . The transmission, the electrical, and I have suffered from mental illness due to me being afraid to drive in the car. There was no way to get it diagnosed for the specific recall. I have spent $15,547. 50 in mostly the same repairs. I have bought a total of 13 tires. Had to get the front suspension fixed, the struts, rental cars, had to get new brakes and rotos 3 times, wheel bearing replacement, had to get a second key cut, and the car reprogrammed, car makes a loud noise and it was not able to be diagnosed, purge valve assembly, spark plugs changed 2 times, and of course regular oil changes every few months. My check engine light has never come on. I have gone to the Ford service cener, grease monkey, valvoline, good year, jiffy lube, tune up clinic, c&p auto repair. There were 2 recalls on the Ford Escape 2017 causing my car to not be able to be on brake without it shaking uncontrollablly. Every time a car issue would arise I would immediately go to a car shop. I am afraid to drive the vehicle due to the shifter not going into park. My daughter has missed muliple days of school due to the ongoing car issues. Her school is aware of the persistent car issues. We are homeless so we rely on the car 100%. I will be able to send all documents when you are ready.

Owner of a 2017 Ford Escape; after refilling vehicle at local fueling station the vehicle would not start. Check engine illuminated. Attempted to start; however the vehicle would not; and everything lit up on dashboard. Finally after the 3rd/4th try the vehicle finally started. Taken vehicle to dealer and was informed it was the purge valve. Headed towards dealership shortly to find the reason. This happens every time I fill up the vehicle; otherwise it starts perfectly. Having to pay a $149. Fee for them to check why the engine light is on; although, a gentleman checked it previously for free at the dealership; the representative stated they had to do further testing. Consequently, I see the Ford focus had the same issue. .

Transmission failed turbo failed electrical systems failed.

Was driving and tax went up to 4 and only going 30 mph. It said on the dashboard about transmission I have also had an ongoing problem since I got the vehicle new with the part in the gas tank that has a vacuum seal or something. I have had the part replaced and it still continues to have problems. It will stop and say that manual restart required. It makes an extremely loud noise when it does this. Also after filling up with gasoline it is very hesitant to start and takes 4-5 minutes to get it started.

Whenever I put gas in my vehicle it hesitate to start. I reported this to the dealership when it started doing this about 3 weeks after getting it. I purchased it on January 24, 2022.

While stopped at a red light the car spontaneously shut off and had to be put in park and restarted. This happened 3 times in the past 2 weeks on extremely hot days. No engine warning light has come on.

I’ve had my 2017 Ford Escape ecoboost since December 3, 2020, I first noticed a problem around late November 2021 (after thanksgiving). I would put fuel in my car and it would putter (idled low) when I started it back up. As this issue became progressively worse, I began to notice around mid January 2022 that I would have to refill my antifreeze at least once per 2wks but there wasn’t any leakage on the ground, check engine light came on but went off on its own a few days later. In late March 2022 the check engine light came back on and stayed on, so on may 23, 2022 I took it to carx for an engine diagnosis. The diagnostic revealed misfire codes concerning #4 coil and to replace sparks plugs, also an evap purge valve solenoid assembly would be required (I have an image of the print-out for the diagnostic). I’ve had the #4 coil and spark plugs replaced by a reputable mechanic (on 6/1/2022), ordered the purge valve solenoid (which hasn’t arrived yet), and I have had the air filter replaced. In spite, of these initial repairs the car has run hot (on 6/4/2022), and the radiator reservoir is extremely low. When it did start this morning (6/5/2022), it took 3 tries for the engine to turn over, and there was blueish white smoke coming from the tail pipe. I’ve researched the VIN number and noticed that there are no recalls, despite numerous complaints of this nature. Sadly, now my vehicle won’t start at all.

3-4 times a year my 2017 Ford Escape doesn't automatically start after auto stop start turns the engine off and I have to shift into park and restart the car. This has happened basically since new.

The vehicle started over heating for no reason, filled the coolant with last oil change within a few days before. Would get to the point the car would stop driving. Happened a few times a day then spread out to less and less. Then happened randomly one day and the car never started again. It stays in a dangerous over heat mode where the car won’t start. I had to have it towed almost 60 miles home and then uber myself home. We had the car looked at. Never diagnosed, but we were told we have a cracked head. Possible coolant leakage. Total engine failure. The cause is because the vehicle is defective p.

I put 20 bucks worth of gas in the tank. Start to drive off then my engine would not start. In order to get it to run I had to hold the gas pedal down and put it in gear finally it started running the check engine light came on during this. I have a code reader at home which I have for an old Ford taurus I used to check my code out. The first time and came back as p1450 or unable to bleed up fuel tank vacuum. I thought maybe I got bad gas so I cleared it but not permanently. I drove it for a few miles the check engine light did not come on. Then when I shut it off and turn it back on the check engine light came back on. I checked youtube and google where it seems that the purge valve is a common problem with these vehicles. In fact all the way back to at least 2013 from what my memory serves me today after watching a few videos last night. I have looked for parts for this particular component which will probably run around $85 and aftermarket at your local autozone. I prefer buying manufacturer parts from Ford the company itself. I am filing a complaint because I admissions valve should not be going bad this quick with 85,000 miles on the vehicle. I am afraid to drive the vehicle much until it is fixed. I drive a mile and back daily for my son for school and I only have one vehicle. My family has bought Fords predominantly throughout my lifetime. Other than one heater core and common maintenance is all I ever had to do these vehicles been good quality. Thank you for your time.

The throttle body stopped working with no previous warning or indication. The vehicle has been inspected. The light appeared and issued a failure/problem at the onset of the part not working. The car was not able to accelerate beyond 10mph.

My 2017 Ford Escape’s check engine light turned on 02/24/2022. The next day I fueled up the vehicle and when I attempted to start vehicle it misfired and I had to try starting it multiple times. I went to auto zone to have the light read and was told error code p1450 was the reason for issues. I made an appointment with the Ford delear I purchased the vehicle from. The delear explained that the SUV’s purge cannister valve was bad and that is why my engine was misfiring after fueling up. I was told the part would be here within 2 days. After about 4 days I was told no eta on parts and that the issue was with transportation on part but that it will be here soon. I called a different Ford delearship in town and when they looked up my VIN the explained that the part was recalled by Ford as it was faulty and they didn’t know when it would be fixed. I then attempted to take my car to a different mechanic shop and had them look at the aftermarket supply for the part and we were advised that Ford motor company has a nationwide shortage on this part and has a demand/priority with aftermarket manufacturers to suppply Ford’s needs first and that no clue as to when this would happen as this is affecting all Escape owners with this part issue. We also learned from inquiring with aftermarket part manufacturing that in just in the northeast part of our state there are over 1100 Ford Escapes waiting for the same part as well and that the shortage just happened recently as many Ford Escapes recently reported having a bad cannister purge valve. Looking at how this has progressed and how the engine misfires after fueling up due to faulty cannister purge valve I am asking for an investigation into this issue since this is part of the vehicles emission system and can lead to engine issues due to misfires as we are not able to utilize the vehicle out of fear that it won’t start or misfires potentially causing other system issues down the line.

Upon parking the vehicle in my driveway, the vehicle would not turn off after turning off he ignition and removing the key. All the dash lights were on as the would be normally and the engine remained running. Tired everything including in and out of gear, driving, turned key on and off several times, tired both keys. Googled and seen there had been similar issues with earlier models that resulted in a recall, but this is a 2017. Found some online suggestions and after an hour figured out where the fuel pump fuse was and removed it and the engine stopped. The dash still stayed lit up and had a warning to get engine serviced. Put key in ignition and turned to run not start position and vehicle cranked and tried to start. Could not get dash console to power down or look the doors, the horn would beep twice every time I tried to lock the doors. Ended up disconnecting the battery to kill the power to everything. Plan to take it to Ford today if I can get it started again.

The purge valve sylanoid is malfunctioning. Every dealership and auto store in my town is out of the part and backordered, which tells me this is a common problem.

Recurring issue with the same ignition coil/spark plug complex where the engine will misfire on a cold start. I have replaced the ignition coil 3 times and each time it fails within 3 weeks. I have had the engine pressure tested and there are no issues that would cause misfiring. This appears to be an electrical feedback issue.

I'm getting a gas smell in my vehicle it getting stronger when I turn on my heater or defroster . When I shut my car off theres still a gas smell purchased the car in the summer so there was no need for the heater or defroster once I started noticed it when cooler weather started.

I've had multiple problems with this vehicle. 1st problem is when I came to a stop at the set of stop lights in gloucester MA. The engine shut off. At that point I have to restart the car. It has happened on multiple occasions. It didn't happen at the dealership so was told it would have to happen when the had the car. 2nd problem, the engine light came on. The dealership said it just needed to be reset, 2 weeks later the engine light returned. Brought to dealership this time the dealership said the engine needed to be replaced due to coolant that was getting into the motor. I looked up problems with the 2017 Ford Escape and there were a lot of complaints about the engines needing to be replaced because of coolant getting into the motor or basically the head gasket had failed and is a known problem with the motor. They had my car for 4 weeks and had to pick up a rental car. I had to call the dealership to see if my car was finished. Because they never called. When I called I found out the car would be done in 2 days. When I received the car back it wasn't running the same as when I purchased it, plus it now pulls to the right while driving. 3rd, the clock in vehicle keeps changing time. Asked the dealership if there was a problem with the computer. They said no. 12/4/2019 2 weeks after getting car back, now it won't start and is dead in my driveway .

When I am at a stop light. The car will turn off, it is very dangerous. I have to restart the car. I almost have been in many accidents. I don't understand why there hasn't been a recall for this car. I see online that everyone is having this prroblem.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. On three separate occasions, while at a stop light/sign, the eco boost system malfunctioned and the engine erroneously shut off. During the failure, the message "put the vehicle in park and restart the vehicle with the ignition key" was displayed. The cause of the failure was not determined. Skyline Ford (2510 commercial st. Se, salem, or) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 26,000.

My car had a misfire shortly after I bought it, they replaced some parts in 2017, then my air conditioner quit running cold, the dealership replaced a couple parts in 2018, now in 2019, the engine misfires again leading to an entire engine replacement.

8000 miles. The auto start stop system will not restart after stopping. It has not restarted after stopping in intersection to make left turn. Also after stopping at stop signs and stop lights. And when stopped on a hill at a stop sign, the vehicle will not restart, and rolls out into the street with no power brakes or power steering. A truly unsafe car. Dealer finds no codes and cannot duplicate, so will not service.

I have the start/stop on my 17 Escape. With 16000 miles. When coming to a stop and the auto start/stop comes on, I will get a notification on the digital screen saying "auto start/stop shift to p restart engine. " I will have to put the vehicle in park and restart engine to be able to drive again. This is a hazard for potential rear end collision.

Strong fuel odor when starting engine.

While driving 40 mph in the city, I felt a jolt, engine was still running, but had zero gas pedal response. Rpm slowly bled off as I was able to coast into a parking lot while dodging through traffic. When the jolt was felt, a "check manual" message appeared on the driver's information screen. No other messages or check engine light came on. I shut down the vehicle and re-started it and I was able to drive normal again. I then had it towed to Ford. They checked and found no codes. Checked electronic throttle body, test drove it, and could not replicate the failure.

I am writing due to my concern about my 2017 Ford Escape. I bought the vehicle new in may 2017. Sept 8th ,the engine stopped suddenly when I braked to pull into the parking lot at work. . The message on the dash board was : manual start required so I put the car in park and restarted it without difficulty I went to work for the day. At the end of the day I started the vehicle and pulled onto a very busy city street . I drove about 100 feet when I braked and the car shut down again ,in traffic. I had the car towed to the dealership. On September 13th I received a call from them that my car was repaired and ready to go . I was reluctant to trust this vehicle I was concerned it was unsafe however I had no choice but to trust in their repair. September 22nd . I am commuting home again the engine completely shuts down when I brake at busy intersection during a rain storm at rush hour it would not restart this was very frightening. I turned on the 4 way flashers so I exited the vehicle , called 911 as I was afraid my vehicle in the middle of the intersection was going to cause a major accident. Cars were blowing horns and swerving to avoid my disabled vehicle. I also contacted my husband as I was close to home. He was able to get the vehicle going by swapping out a fuse and I got it home. The vehicle was once again towed for repair I contacted Ford customer service as I feel this vehicle is defective and unsafe this was the response I received. I understand that you are requesting that Ford motor company buy back your 2017 Ford Escape. Regrettably, I must advise you that Ford will not be buying back the vehicle it appears this vehicle does not meet the requirements for a repurchase or replacement under the state guidelines . I have emails and receipts but am not sure how to share them for your purposes.

The mpg of this car has been infuriatingly bad since I bought it two years ago. I kept thinking it was just a normal difference between the specs and real life driving, but I am not getting anywhere close to the 25 mpg combined that is advertised on the sticker. I am at 17. 4 combined, and its never been any better than that.

Fords 1. 5l engine has a fuel in oil. Even after oil change after car driven just 30 miles highway miles oil had almost a quart of fuel in it. Turbo is burning coolant. Every two weeks have to add coolant to reservoir because turbo is burning it. Transmission whines very loud on take offs and up shifts and downshift for no reason when running at same highway speeds. Cars has very poor power, but eats fuel like a v-8. Fuel mileage is 17 to 19 mpg highway 16-17 city. Not even close to the 30 mpg they claim it gets. Bought car new in June 2017 and have had nothing but problems from engine to transmission to interior to electrical problems. Will take back to dealer again to be told " they can't duplicate problem". So I guess motor needs to catch fire or someone has to get killed before Ford really address's the problems. Car has little over 12,000 miles on it now and problems still have not been fixed. I contacted Ford in detroit, mi about the problems and they could have cared less. The "can't duplicate problem" saying from dealership seem to be detroit Fords answer to everything to avoid fixing the problems I am sure they are a where of. I am not the first or last person to report to be having all these problems. Ford seem to be hoping to run problems out long enough so they don't have to fix them under warranty and make them my problem to fix. After a little looking around the internet I see many people are having the same problems with these Ford Escapes as I am and getting blown off by Ford. Ford has yet to issued one TSB for any of these problems they clearly know are happening with these cars and motor's. Ford has issued band aids that didn't work for earlier years but they have never fixed the problem right. How many people must be injured or die before you make Ford fix the problem right? I think it's time to contact a lawyer.

Autostop feature endangers lives. I experienced an almost fatal safety incident with the autostop engaged. I was stopped, exiting a paved driveway onto a 2 lane road. I decided to make a left turn across the path of a large truck that had just turned the corner 300 ft away. The truck seemed to be lumbering along, so I made the decision to pull out across its path and make my left turn. Apparently the truck hit its peak torque at that time and suddenly sped up, just as I pulled out! at this same moment,the engine decided to shut itself off to conserve fuel! I pressed the gas and nothing happened! the Escape rolled into oncoming traffic! not knowing what to do, I pressed accelerator to the floor, the engine started up and sat there thinking!!! I was stuck like a deer in headlights! I kept the gas buried in the floor, and by some miracle the engine finally revved into turbo range. All 4 wheels started spinning and it suddenly slingshot me across the skinny 2 lane road. I almost lost control and ended up in the ditch. Fortunately, the road was dry and the awd and steering were responsive, allowing me to hop into the correct angle, in the proper lane, within a hair's breath of being t-boned and possibly losing my own life and the life of my passenger! I have been having nightmares about this for the last week and have not been driving the vehicle. Less than 250 miles on odometer when this ocurred. This autostop feature needs to be permanently disengaged for safety.