This started happening in january and has happened 5-10 times since. At this time, the vehicle had about 45,320 miles on it. Rear bumper and exhaust damaged. Sometimes restart after 20 to 50 minutes. 0 to put back on, 3 days later had to replace the lainscott turbo cylenoid 00, 2 days later cracked flex plate, unknown amount $ due to powertrain warranty coverage. The vehicle was not repaired. If I paid out of pocket it would have been covered within 2 years unlimited miles. My problem with this is that I have to drive a vehicle that could stall and get rear ended until they get back to me. A ford representative called my husband today confirming the appt and recommended us to trade in our vehicle. The car rolled across the street and struck the car port beam at the adjacent home. She yelled for help and when I got there she was trying to stop the rolling car. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. Possible coolant leakage. So I took my vehicle to ford on 8/10/2019. No mechanical problems have been found by the service department. I then drove for about 200 miles without issues. The vehicle is inoperable and still has payments due on the loan. The failure mileage was approximately 176,000. The contact owns a 2017 ford escape. Ford replaced it with a new re-designed engine without slits. 5l turbo engine since we bought it. A minute later, the system message transmission fault service now came up and the car would not accelerate beyond 35 mph. The service rep. Said the back order is nationwide. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I have bought a total of 13 tires. There is a very quiet beeping sound however in a parking lot it is too quiet to hear. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. There was no prior warning. System used to warn if a pedestrian was present at a much greater distance from back of car. This seems to be a very common problem. I find it to be a serious safety issue if you have to be stuck on the side of the road for an extended period because you have to wait for someone with the correct tool to show up because the one provided with the vehicle is no longer sufficient. When the vehicle came to a stop, the right front tire was flat, the rim had cracked into 2 pieces, the axle and most of the suspension were disconnected, and the front knuckle which is supposed to hold it all together is cracked. The 3rd incident happened again while the vehicle was stationary. In over 50 years of driving I have never had a brake master cylinder fail on a car with such low miles. *js, I was the owner of a 2017 ford escape with under 27000 miles. There was also an unknown rattling sound coming from the engine. When the vehicle was started, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. Next problem was swollen lug nuts (never heard of such a thing). It just quit pulling. The contact stated battery warning light and oil level warning lights were illuminated along with several other unknown warning lights. If the transmission needs to be rebuilt or even replaced, After research and speaking with our mechanic, we believe the coolant temperature sensor is bad. I just recently became I aware of a recall issue with my 2017 ford escape, vin #[xxx]. Stopped, turned car off and back on after a few minutes. I have a 2017 ford escape 67,338 took it to ford dealer (galpin ford) my complain was that my transmission when warm reverse gear is hard to engage and will not go over 55mph. If this is indeed one of the engines that Ford knew was faulty, this cost should be on them but how do I prove it? The contact stated while the driver was driving approximately 35 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle overheated. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. Paint on drivers side windshield frame flaked off in a 6"x1" chunk. The dealership where I had every manufacturer recommended service complete. On august 30 while driving home, I attempted to accelerate at an intersection (across 6 lanes of traffic) and the car would rev but not exceed 25 miles per hour. The vin was not available. The vehicle check engine light has lit up on multiple occasions. We drove it 2 miles to bill utter ford. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failures. My car complete lost gear and tack revd up and was stranded on the side of road. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. On my phone I had an app that said there was a misfire. Incidents returned. I opened the drivers side of the door before I could do anything the car started moving. He just had his oil changed and a complete tune up, including new spark plugs. Tires could not be rotated during service at a ford dealer because one or more lug nuts were swollen due to corrosion. Could not get the ford supplied jack-handle wrench on the the lug nuts. After several attempts from may-july the issue could not be fixed and continues as of today. Com) he said there is not a recall on their transmissions. The cause of the fire was not yet determined. The contact owns a 2017 ford escape. To fix the driver side seat belt. The only recall is the transmission bushing, in which I haven't fixed because I can't move my vehicle out of my driveway. The car has suffered from multiple problems since 2020, where each time I would take it to the shop to be assessed.. Tow driver, police and tow lot couldn't believe no airbag deployment as I was shocked as well.*dt. On september 13th I received a call from them that my car was repaired and ready to go . The vehicle has been returned to the dealer on three occasions for repair with no satisfactory results. The following day, as the contact's husband was driving 30 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The dealership mechanic performed a atd automatic transmission diagnosis, found no codes stored, however, found the transmission fluid very black and burnt. The car randomly completely turns off while stopped at red lights or in traffic (when auto start-stop is activated), with a message on that dashboard to "shift the vehicle into park and restart the engine". Sometimes wiper will extend off the windshield on the driver's side (l) to the point the wiper blade can be seen from the driver's side window. On 31-october-2021, I was driving my 2017 ford escape se 1. The contact stated that the parts to do the repair was not available. You for your time and consideration. The issue is that the car does not restart. There is coolant seeping into the number 2 cylinder. Yes, I am extremely thankful this occurred while still under warranty, but what car has a complete transmission failure under 5 years old and less than 60k miles driven and all maintenance kept up with?! I was driving home from work when the check engine light came on a city street. The glass part of my tail light has been busted. Normal.? In april of 2022 my escape started popping out of gear, put in park it would pop out, going down the road it started popping out of drive going into park or another gear. No other warning for this complete engine failure. The automatic parallel parking assist deactivated. Vehicle has been in the shop now for 4 days. When I do that the map radio will completely blank black no sound of music or your navigation will disappear. I believe the car slipped out of gear while it was running, and reversed down the driveway. I have noticed recalls on escape vehicles in the past regarding the same situation however nothing has been sent out regarding the 2017 models. Check engine light came on when starting. That they would order engine from ford and get back to me in about a week when to bring vehicle back and it would take 3 to 4 weeks to install engine and they will rent me a car. I had a blow out on a highway and was unable to change the tire with the lug wrench. I bought a new car because my old one broke down all the time . With no warning the suv over heated and I took it to pep boys to see what was happening. The contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The cause is because the vehicle is defective p, I was in an accident 12/24/2021due to other parties at fault, and my air bags did not deploy. Very unsafe. If I had a flat tire I could not change, and or roadside assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact owns a 2017 ford escape. My life and others were a danger any time I was driving the vehicle due to fire hazard while driving. Auto start stop system active. When the vehicle is stopped, the auto start stop feature automatically shuts engine off. They are not safe and very costly in the long run. This happens when in motion and does not happen every time. Even after repair, vehicle is extremely sluggish on take-offs - especially 3rd and 4th gears. It took 49 days until the vehicle was completed. You can find it near the top of the engine compartment. Tailgate has propensity to close from open position while loading or unloading rear cargo area. Again there was an issue with the #2 spark plug. This can and will cause several deaths if not corrected immediately! The contact owns a 2017 ford escape. Car went from a slow winding sound to a quick and hard jerking. Had an increasingly loud wheel noise and pulled over to check tires. We bought a Ford Escape because we were a Ford family. More details here: engines in their ford vehicles overheat due to an internal coolant / antifreeze leak that allows coolant to enter into the cylinders of the engine. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the body control module replaced. The scan showed oil on the spark plug misfire number two. The dealer was made aware of the failure. We had to have the car towed to the southwest ford dealership. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000. I was just about to make a u-turn when this occurred. It was scary and felt the engine would quit any second. After receiving the notice, the contact stated that an abnormal clunking sound was coming from the vehicle with the check engine warning light illuminated. I paid a lot of money for this car and now I am worried that I will have trouble from this point on!! The failure mileage was approximately 36,000. See attached recall information I found on the 1. They quoted me $ 2000-5000 price. Coolant is leaking into the engine at under 50,000 miles. The transmission failure light came on. I immediately head to a ford dealership in area until the vehicle refuses to move forward at a busy intersection. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact there was no recall associated with the failure. My 2017 escape caught fire in my driveway this morning and burnt beyond recognition. Google shows this as a known issue with ecoboost engines, but ford has not issued a recall or solution. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. Tork converter failure, 3/13/2022. My car is available for inspection upon request. Technician says oil leaked into the cylinder and damaged the piston. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. In case the fluid level is low, add more transmission fluid to an appropriate level. Engine is at risk of overheating and failing. So the vehicle is stationary. This has not been inspected by police or insurance. *dt *tr. I read other complaints on this website before writing this complaint, and others have stated ford has a service bulletin announcement out about this type of issue. Check engine light came on just over 67,000 miles. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. T imagine allowing water to collect inside an electrical item as important as a brake light and is very strange and very wrong! Paid $220 to have it towed to the Orlando Ford dealership. This is the second time it does that first time it just stalled but did not lose any power. Another, on Edmunds.com states, I just bought a 2017 Ford Escape in April and had to have the transmission replaced two days after buying it. Pulled into parking lot then turned the car off and back on, corrected the issue. When an appointment was being made for the. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000. I could not find it, so there is no page dedicated to it. The car displayed a transmission fault code on the display. We have owned a lot of cars between my husband and me and none of them have ever had to have the engine and transmission replaced. We were able to pull into a parking lot and out of traffic. Diagnosis report powertrain after 90 days of ownership. The coolant leak is a known issue and ford failed to inform consumers or offer a repair. The contact stated that while her mother was driving, the check engine warning light illuminated. What is wrong with Fords and why have they not recalled this problem? Is there a documented procedure for their service departments to follow to correct these issues? The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. I added the appropriate coolant to the indicated fill line. I feel as if the recall was not competed timely (5 months). the car would not get into gear without warning. They took it for test drives where they did not feel anything, but never hooked the transmission up to pressure gauges. There was no indication of a problem, other than my routine fluids check two weeks ago where I ,for the first time ever, had to add coolant. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. No visible issues were found with the headlamp assembly. At that moment I did not know who was in the building the ford was heading. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. I just bought it a month ago. The paint is peeling next to the windshield on driver's side post a. I felt the car bump me and realized it had started moving. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,124. A family generation of ford owners. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the contact's husband noticed that the antifreeze smelled like fuel. Two weeks after picking it up from the dealer same thing happened when it was parked. We also learned from inquiring with aftermarket part manufacturing that in just in the northeast part of our state there are over 1100 ford escapes waiting for the same part as well and that the shortage just happened recently as many ford escapes recently reported having a bad cannister purge valve. Electronic control module replaced again. Discovered passenger rear tire had blown and knocked the rear bottom door panel off. The powertrain malfunction message was displayed. Assuming it was a slow leak - I kept filling it. We noticed that the brake light plastic cover was fogging over making it hard to see the brake light. Could not get dash console to power down or look the doors, the horn would beep twice every time I tried to lock the doors. I have never had any indication of a problem with the transmission - no noises, no lights, nothing. Then violently shaking and cutting itself off. Coolant leaking into cylinders resulting in engine misfiring and not running correctly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant leaking into the cylinder head. 0 engine has a cracked block, cylinder head, or blown head gasket at 76,200 miles. Also was informed the have my correspondence with the representative stating it was covered and they'd pay for it but they will not provide me with copies. Apparently, coolant is entering my engine block. https://lemberglaw.com/2017-ford-escape-problems-complaints-lemon At 68,000 miles, my check engine light came on as I was leaving my neighborhood. Thank you. The service department called and said that there was a coolant leak, and the coolant had gotten into our engine and ruined it, and we now need to replace the engine. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000. The contact's father refilled the coolant reservoir; however, the coolant level was low upon inspecting the coolant reservoir for the second time. The coolant reservoir was empty. Acknowledged that the I improvement in the new parts is drilled passages between cylinder walls vs slat openings. Tonight, 11/16/2020, my escape started to idle roughly. 04/13/2019 miles 8030 serviced for high temp. It is available for inspection upon request. Could still move. I contacted ford corporate customer relations and was informed that since no recall had been issued it was up to the dealership to determine if the item was warrantied. We have a lot of these on the lot right now for this. Our goal is to provide you with the best automotive news and the latest automotive magazine content. *tr. I am not happy with only 2 recalls being reported on this vehicle because I've read over 600 reviews with the same known problems and nothing has been done about it! The vehicle has been inspected. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that cylinder #4 was misfiring, and that coolant was leaking into the engine. There were no lead ups, no other warning lights, no increase in temperature, no messages - overall no other symptoms. The contact was able to continue driving. A new engine for failed known parts is unacceptable for a 2017 vehicle with 60k miles. Replacement of all swollen lug nuts. I have to drive this vehicle knowing it can stall and the engine smoke up and be damaged at any time. Given the amount of complaints I've found with just a cursory glance into the spread of the issue, has ford formally acknowledged that there is an issue with this feature in 2017 ford escapes? Issue revolves around exposed steering column near pedals. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000. Gasket leaked and blew engine. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. So many experience that Im driving and were on a stop light or stop sign waiting to go and the engine will completely shut off by itself and here I am to push the gas pedal to go and the car wont go or drive, very dangerous and car behind me will honk or almost get hit me so I have to put the car on park and start the engine again just to go. Later, while driving 60 mph, the driver's side underbody cover became loose and began to drag on the road. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. I had it examined by the dealership that sold it to me (ray skillman in avon), and I was told that while it is a common issue it is not covered under warranty or on recall. *ln. After two trips to a ford dealer for service of new spark plugs and 2 new ignition coils to remedy the problem, the check engine light was still on. I'm reporting my incident because I believe this may involve a problem with the design or assembly process on this model. On june 01,2018 my coworker and I was on a joint visit. Ford needs to recall this 1. Engine was pronounced dead by salesperson and maintenance staff. I just want to warn people about the problem with the car. I took it back to the shop and they said it showed the same coil as needing to be replaced. But it does cause delays in busy intersections and hesitation on the driver to pull in to traffic . I took it to the ford dealership the next day and got a recall fixed for the powertrain control module, hoping that would help the issue, only to get a call saying I need a new transmission. How does California lemon law The engine coolant leaked into my pistons and caused this issue. Dealership basically blew me off when I called and said they could look at it in a couple months. No accidents. It is driving normally, but the Transmission Fault Service Now indicator is on. Additionally, the independent mechanic informed the contact that the coolant level was low, and the coolant reservoir was refilled; however, the failure persisted. For example, it stalls and tells you to auto restart the engine before moving on. The car is out of warranty with 57k miles. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated during acceleration. The air flow goes up and down on its own and my cell phone will not program in. it is unacceptable to ask car owners to drive a car that is in their words, a safety risk, for three months. The contact related the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) which included the vin; however, she had not yet received notification. My son's 2017 escape just died on his trip from idaho back home to florida. The contact took the vehicle to another certified mechanic who stated that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed; however, the dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the engine might need to be replaced. After driving off the check engine light came on after about a mile of driving and for about 12hrs. With less than 100,000 miles on it. Driving out of an apartment driveway. Unlike a traditional automatic, which uses planetary gearsets, these transmissions employ gears mounted on opposing shafts, like a manual transmission. A dealer was not contacted. Vin tool confirms parts not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that after shifting in to reverse, the vehicle drove forward instead. 0 liter with approx 23k miles has coolant leaking into the engine cylinder. Since receiving my car back with new battery, the media console does not work. Last sat engine failure no radiator fluid. Error message then power loss. The contact then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where a diagnostic test discovered that the spark plugs and coils needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure and no repairs were performed. Blown engine on multiple others of the same year make and model. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact owns a 2017 ford escape. I looked at all of my windows and driver control panel, and did not see an issue. These events brought my son back to the state where he forced me to bring the car to the garage to find what the air leak was about. Gov/odi/tsbs/2019/mc-10169807-0001. It eventually holds but takes a while. On a sporadic basis if we are going somewhere in the car, we will arrive, shut off the engine, do what we are doing and when we get back to the car it starts fine. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. NHTSA Campaign ID: 22V413000. 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