Ford Escape

"On three occasions, battery went dead, draining from auto headlights, alarm system, replaced twice in three years, shutting down vehicle in the worst situation, i.e., in a parking lot, downtown. Very expensive to repair. all happened during daytime, so was able to get help. Very frustrating. Will sell after I replace battery again, after sitting for three months."

"My car would bot start. I got a jump and drove to the dealer in Clearwater. That is not the dealer closeest to me but to where I was when it went down. Ford dealer replace the battery and I drove away. The next day it happened again. I had it towed to the Ford dealer closest to me who got it back to me the next day. There were three out of six fuses that control the battery were bad. This dealer said that the other Ford dealer should have seen this the day before. It has been fine since."

"Takes slot of work to get to the battery compartment to swap out the battery... Ford put a small expensive battery in the new car, but you can get a little larger, longer warranty battery same camps for less money!"

"The calipers would not release when the brake was released, so the brakes would continue to drag. A thousand dollars later, it was fixed."

"Started after inspection in 2022. Brakes wearing out. Needed new tie rods. Currently in process of getting them replaced."

"Why must rotor replacement be standard with brake replacement? The rotors ground briefly, but the garage said rotors are made thin now to conserve weight. As a result, they must be replaced at every brake change. That's frustrating."

"with about 72000 miles on it, car would mysteriously lose coolant over time. Once a month would have to refill the reservoir. But, never at any time were there any drips or leaks in driveway where car is parked. So happening only when driving. Mechanic found issue was a coolant hose assembly that was leaking at a T fitting. Seems only when coolant was hot and under pressure it was leaking from fitting. But there were no standard hose clamps one could simply tighten. the entire 3 hose assembly had to be replaced as one at a cost of over $400 parts and labor."

"Repeated problem over several years. on long trips, temps over 95 degrees, car will run fine for hours then suddenly show rapid temp rise on gauge and warning lights to shut off. Coolant in reservoir shows bubbling, but there's not steam, and no coolant leaking anywhere from system. After 10 mins, and allow car to cool down, can restart and drive again, for long periods, and then randomly it happens again. This has never happened in regular commuter driving."

"A ridiculously expensive undertaking since much of the body work forming the grill and nose of the car had to be removed for access"

"At about1500 rpm, on a slight upgrade, it will shutter briefly like it can't decide whether to down shift or not. I does not shift the gear it was in."

"While driving, displayed message "transmission not in park". May have been sensor but there were also electrical issues. Started about two weeks ago. A 50 amp fuse had blown in the electrical system."

"This may be the cause of the transmission problem already commented on. Diagnosis has not been made."

"Front headlight decorative trim fell off one day and I had to glue it back on"

"Pieces fall off Interior door trim. Rear door card detached completely. Shift knob vinyl cracked by sunlight. Rear hatch trim comes loose often."

"Rust is pervasive around all doors, tailgate, and underside."

"Our vehicle broke down at high altitude. It simply would not move or start. Once we got that repair made, the a/c system failed. Dealer estimate to repair A/C is $5000."

"Air conditioner blows only circulating air. It doesn't cool the car."

"Humidity increased over time. Had frost on interior of windshield over winter. I installed dehumidifier to correct the problem."

"engine replacement around $9,000 , should have been a recall, Ford would not give a reimbursement . . others had similar problems we now have about 72,000 miles on it. . we had to wait very long time to have work completed. ???"

"Steady 40mph on level road can feel clunking on the engine mounts...need replacing Soon"

"During a scheduled service of the vehical an error code showed the coolant bypass valve was bad. It was tested and found to be bad, a new valve was installed and tested."

"Fuel injection system and valves required cleaning because of carbon build up."

"My issue does not directly relate to the vehicle so it may not be valid. It is more how the dealership handled the evaluation for needed recall items. Diagnostics on the computer control systems resulted in a diagnosis of a failing boost bypass solenoid. The dealership decided that this 1-hour job and $120 part cost (when purchased from the dealership) should be billed out at over $700. Calling other Ford service centers returned estimates of $350 to $500. The dealership also chose to advise me that I needed two tires to be replaced at a cost of $900 for a pair of tires not a set of four. There was also an attempt to convince me that my transmission fluid was bad and needed to be changed when this had already been done less than 4 months beforehand. As well I informed that three recalls I expected to be addressed didn't need to be as they already been completed. This was puzzling since a representative at Ford customer service had advised these recalls still needed to be completed. This information was given to me after Ford customer service looked up my vehicle by VIN number, about eight weeks before the service appointment at a local dealership. Ford really needs to do some audits on their dealership network."