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.
I took my vehicle in to have one of the lines in the rear window defroster fixed. They re-glued/sealed the section in the line that was causing a disconnect. Now I have a big blob in the line on the window. The next day, the line two up from the one did not work.....which was fine when I took my vehicle in to them. I mean.....really?
I had hoped to have this vehicle for a number of years. I can't believe the amount of things starting to go wrong....that's not even taking into consideration all the recalls.
The rear window defrost line (4th row up) quit working. The line is in the middle of the line of vision when you look in the rear view mirror. I've had a number of vehicles that I've owned in the past that also have the rear window defrost lines built in and never have had one problem with it. In fact, my son is driving a 1997 Toyota with 175,000 miles and his works with no problems.
I DO NOT expect a car that is barely two years from the date I purchased it new to start having problems like this......especially since I only use the rear window defroster approximately 2-3 months out of the year and not even every day!
- Diane S.,
Pinckney, MI, US
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I took my vehicle in to have one of the lines in the rear window defroster fixed. They re-glued/sealed the section in the line that was causing a disconnect. Now I have a big blob in the line on the window. The next day, the line two up from the one did not work.....which was fine when I took my vehicle in to them. I mean.....really?
I had hoped to have this vehicle for a number of years. I can't believe the amount of things starting to go wrong....that's not even taking into consideration all the recalls.
- Diane S., Pinckney, MI, US