6.5
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
$500.00
Average Mileage:
20,801 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
- continental tires (1 reports)
- new tires (1 reports)
wheels / hubs problem
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2008Apr 23
Escape Limited 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 5,000 miles
I bought my Escape in February 2008. At approx 3 mos., it suddenly began making a loud "whop-whop" noise in the interior and the car no longer rolled smoothly. It felt like you could feel and hear every road bump and were riding in nothing more than a go-kart. I thought something was wrong with the transmission, so I took it to the dealer. They told me it was the tires and rotated them. It did not even begin to fix the problem. Since then, I have had the tires rotated front to back, diagonally and in order multiple times. I have paid to have them filled with nitrogen and have had the service supervisor and others look at it. I cannot use my hands free I paid $400 to have installed and cannot hold a normal conversation in the car due to the noise. The dealership and now Ford are claiming it is due to my not rotating the tires more than every 5000 miles. Indeed, my records even showing I took the car to the dealer before 15,000 miles have "disappeared". Problem is, I carpool to work and I have a witness - my carpool partner was there the day the car started with the noise and she also knows the days I took it in as she had to pick me up at the dealer. The dealer told me there was a "quirk" that causes the Escape to go thru tires. Ford is now stating that what he meant was the tires that came on my car have to be rotated prior to 3000 miles. In other words, they are cheap tires and the car has a design flaw that causes copious amounts of road noise. Putting new tires on this car is not going to fix the problem - the car itself is the problem. Judging from what I have read here and other places, Ford is well aware of this problem and are dodging the facts. They should have to replace the tires or put tires on that will last. I have owned 2 Ford Windstars, 2 Ford Expeditions, 1 F-150 and now this Escape. This will be the last car I will ever buy from Ford.
2009Apr 15
Escape XLT 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 29,204 miles
Boise problem developed over about 15000 km. Ford ended up replacing all wheel bearing over 3 visits.
Noise still there, Now they say its alignment but all tires wearing on inner/outer treads evenly. They will not do any more til I get an alignment. They will not replace tires which are the stock Continentals.
2008Dec 01
Escape XLT
- Automatic transmission
- 25,000 miles
My tires are noisy on the road. Even the mechanic that looked at my SUV for another problem said they were very noisy on the road.
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2009Jul 13
Escape 4 cyl
I brought my Escape in for the scheduled oil change and to refuse the Krex additive. I also told them about my front tires are worn on the inside and my rear tires are uneven along the tread (choppy). The service guy tried to tell me that my driving habits are the problem and that I've must've ran over a curb. I was totally pissed of by this guy so I asked for the manager. The manager's fix is for me to purchase 4 new tires at cost and he will not charge me for the mounting, balance, and wheel alignment. With all this I still feel that I've been "SHAM-WOW'D". Is there a mandatory recall on the continental tires or the suspension and steering?
scamedbyford
San Diego, CA, USA
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