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.
My speakers intermittently stop working. Ford hasn't ever been able to replicate the problem and has advised me that when it happens I need to bring it in immediately - because I have no job, children or life and can immediately drop everything when the car malfunctions. Sometimes if I turn the car off, remove the key and restart it they will start working, other times I will literally go days without the speakers working, which means very long silent drives.
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My speakers intermittently stop working. Ford hasn't ever been able to replicate the problem and has advised me that when it happens I need to bring it in immediately - because I have no job, children or life and can immediately drop everything when the car malfunctions. Sometimes if I turn the car off, remove the key and restart it they will start working, other times I will literally go days without the speakers working, which means very long silent drives.
- saraok, Oklahoma City, OK, US