CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013 Ford Escape has been in the news quite a bit and for all the wrong reasons. Within a few months of its release the SUV was recalled three times, twice because of engine fires.
In July 2012, due to a fuel line that could split and leak, Ford told owners to park their cars because even driving to the dealership for repairs was deemed too dangerous. Instead, in a somewhat unprecedented move, Ford sent tow trucks to pick up the affected vehicles and handed out rental cars while the owners waited for repairs.
A few months later the Escape was recalled again because antifreeze could leak out onto the engine due to a freeze plug becoming dislodged. As the coolant hit the hot engine there was, once again, a threat for fire.
The 2013 is the first model year of the Escape's 3rd generation and proves once again that you want to avoid the first model year when at all possible.
There has been 3 times now, in the last 4 months, that I turned my car on and the radio & entire touch screen came on and appeared to be functioning fine, but there was NO SOUND coming from my speakers! I tried turning the radio off/on and changing the channels/volume but it did not help. There were two times that after I restarted the vehicle the problem resolved itself. Then there was another time, the first time it happened, that I couldn't get any sound to come out of the speakers for 40 minutes on my drive home, and then it suddenly started working again :/
The AM radio constenstly has static, it gets worse when charging. During my warranty I mentioned it a few times we went for test drive, the service rep said it was normal? I've been driving for over 50 yrs, and diffently this is not normal. Today I took it in, sense I brought up the problem it was under warrant, so I made the appointment for 1.15pm. I left because they are researching the problem.
- Ed S.,
St Louis, MO, US
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There has been 3 times now, in the last 4 months, that I turned my car on and the radio & entire touch screen came on and appeared to be functioning fine, but there was NO SOUND coming from my speakers! I tried turning the radio off/on and changing the channels/volume but it did not help. There were two times that after I restarted the vehicle the problem resolved itself. Then there was another time, the first time it happened, that I couldn't get any sound to come out of the speakers for 40 minutes on my drive home, and then it suddenly started working again :/
- Jamie V., Richfield Springs, NY, US