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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.
9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,560
- Average Mileage:
- 64,950 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 26 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (13 reports)
- replace steering rack (7 reports)
- restart car (3 reports)
- replace power steering rack and pinion (2 reports)
- replace "sealed" power steering unit (1 reports)
steering problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2013 Ford Escape lost power steering twice on 9/12/16 with the "Steering Assist Fault" message in the middle of driving. 1st time happened 2 minutes after start while turning out of the driveway. 2nd one happened 10 minutes after start while driving. If this happens during driving it is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! You lose control of the vehicle. My wife would have crashed for sure. They say it has a manual reversion to drive without power steering but it is not the same. I have driven cars without power steering and this is way harder.
The rack and pinion had problems and was replaced on 8/5/15 at 23972 miles. It has gone out again on 9/12/16 at 38000 miles. Now ford is sayings it not covered under warranty even thought this is clearly a faulty system to have gone out twice in less than 3 years and 38000 miles. This is a safety issue for sure and I have no doubt will lead to a recall or lawsuit.
- Chris S., Chicago, IL, US