2013 Ford ESCAPE problems and owner complaints

I STARTED MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING USING THE REMOTE START FEATURE. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, I ENTERED MY VEHICLE, BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR HESITATED, THEN SURGED, HESITATED AGAIN AND THEN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PUT MY HAZARD WARNING ON AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND LIMPED IT BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED FOR TOW SERVICE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PU…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,298 miles reported. Look up ODI 10499999 at NHTSA ↗

I USED THE 'REMOTE START' FEATURE TOSTART MY CAR. I THEN ENTERED THE VECHICLE, STARTED IT UP [AS USUAL]. WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR STOPPED/STALLED OUT. I PUT IT IN PARK, RESTARTED. 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. WAS DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP AND CAR STOPPED/STALLED AGAIN. WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A 'PROBLEM WITH ONBOARD COMPUTER'. COMPUTER RESET. HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM TWICE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 9,250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10500086 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT ON A FREEWAY EXIT. MY CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN SET TO 65 MPH, AND WHEN I ACCIDENTLY TAPPED THE RESUME LEVER, THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. HITTING THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CRUISE CONTROL CANCEL/RESUME LEVER IS LOCATED ON THE LOWER LEFT PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IF YOUR STEERING WHEEL IS IN A LOW POSITION, AND YOU MOVE YOUR LEFT LEG, YOU CAN ACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL WITH YOUR THIGH CAUSING IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON A CURVY ROAD…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10485856 at NHTSA ↗

THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE DEDICATED DASH MOUNTED SWITCH FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL "OFF" FUNCTION. TO DISABLE TRACTION CONTROL IN LOW SPEED SITUATIONS REQUIRING MORE TRACTION NOW INVOLVES NAVIGATING THROUGH FOUR DASH MOUNTED INFORMATION SCREENS WHILE USING THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED CONTROL BUTTONS. A PROCESS THAT REQUIRES TAKING YOUR VIEW OFF THE ROAD FOR 5 SECONDS OR MORE AND IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 2,417 miles reported. Look up ODI 10492377 at NHTSA ↗

CROSS TRAFFIC WARNING SYSTEM IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND PROVIDES FALSE WARNINGS. THIS CREATES A DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN REVERSE THE CROSS TRAFFIC WARNING SYSTEM WILL ALARM WHEN VEHICLES ARE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AWAY OR WHEN TRAFFIC IS PASSING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD (I.E. WHEN PARALLEL PARKING). THE SYSTEM HAS ALSO ALARMED WHEN NO VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IS PRESENT. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. THE ALARM IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVING TASK AT HAND. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN IN REVERSE, THE DRIVER SHOULD B…

Owner-reported narrative. 700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10477028 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE IN OCT 2012. IT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. FAULTY ENGINE LIGHT "SERVICE NOW" BUT COMPUTER DIDN'T CAPTURE ANY ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. FIRST TIME DEALER CHANGED THE MASS PRESSURE AIR SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME THEY CONTACT FORD WHICH TOLD THEM TO UPGRADE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE, THIS TIME I CALLED TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER SEND THE FORD ENGINEER WHICH STATES IT IS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. HE EMAILED FORD FOR THE DIAGRAMS SINCE VEHICLE IS NEW AND NOT AVAILABLE TO THE DEALER (SO THAT IS WHAT I AM BEING…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10502729 at NHTSA ↗

NUMEROUS FAULTS WITH RADIO AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM PART OF MYFORDTOUCH SYSTEM. THE RADIO WILL COME ON BY ITSELF AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN A CELL PHONE IS IN USE AND CONNECTS OR DISCONNECTS VIA BLUETOOTH WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED OR TURNED OFF. WHEN THIS FAULT OCCURS THE RADIO WILL NOT ALLOW DIFFERENT STATIONS TO BE SELECTED. THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THE DOORS ARE OPENED. THE POWER BUTTON FOR THE RADIO WILL NOT FUNCTION TO SHUT OFF THE RADIO AT THESE TIMES. THE RADIO WILL REMAIN ON FO…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10477022 at NHTSA ↗

STARTING AROUND 6,500MI, ESCAPE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT A JUMP START. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CALLING TOW TRUCKS FOR THESE JUMPS, TOOK IT INTO FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SWAPPED BATTERY AND SAID THAT'S ALL IT NEEDED. AFTER A WEEK, ESCAPE ENGINE CUT OUT AT WHILE STOPPED AT RED SIGNAL LIGHT. ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS FOR OIL AND BATTERY CAME ON, AND NOTHING ELSE. PUSHED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND AFTER WAITING FOR TOW FOR 20 MINUTES, I TRIED TO START ENGINE AGAIN AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. AFTER TWO DAYS OF "ALL SYSTEMS NORMA…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10510967 at NHTSA ↗

THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE - DANGEROUSLY CLOSE. THE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED TO HAVE THIS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE FLAW CORRECTED. OTHERWISE, THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS DESIGN/PLACEMENT FLAW. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10464568 at NHTSA ↗

THE GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE. WHEN I WEAR BIG SHOES, THE BACK LEFT SIDE EDGE OF MY SHOE CATCHES THE BACK SIDE OF THE BRAKE WHEN I LIFT IT OFF THE GAS. SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10465273 at NHTSA ↗

SATURDAY MORNING , 4-20-2013, AFTER I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AT THE STATION, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE INSYNC SYSTEM DID NOT TURN ON. THE SCREEN REMAINED BLANK FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES, WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND STOPPED THE CAR THE SCREEN TURNED ON AND IT WAS DOWNLOADING TO TURN ON AGAIN. SYSTEM WORKS FINE NOW. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONCERNED WHEN I CALLED. THEY SAID AS LONG AS IT IS WORKING NOW IT IS A NON-ISSUE, I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT NORTH BROTHERS, THE SERVICE REP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION …

Owner-reported narrative. 9,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10509146 at NHTSA ↗

I PULLED INTO THE SERVICE STATION FOR FUEL. THE ATTENDANT PLACED THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE INTO MY VEHICLES NEW STYLE CAPLESS GAS TANK AND BEGAN TO FILL THE TANK FULL OF FUEL. ONCE THE TANK REACHED THE LIMIT THE NOZZLE SHUT OFF, WHEN THE ATTENDANT WENT TO REMOVE THE NOZZLE IT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE CAR. FOR OVER 2 HOURS MY CAR WAS ATTACHED TO THE NOZZLE, UNTIL THE GAS STATION OWNER CAME AND HAD TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY IT OUT. GOOD THING BY LAW IN NJ A ATTENDANT MUST BE THEIR WHEN THE STATION IS OPEN OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK, THEIR WAS NO PH…

Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10514317 at NHTSA ↗