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Chart based on 35 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2013 Ford Escape
Engine not specified
4600 mi
Burning smell from first day the car was picked up with 14 miles on it
Splash shield is removed for engine oil changes, fastener threads stripped after 14 oil changes, inadequate design. Mechanic installed new fasters, not a permanent repair.
16000 mi
Recall 14s17, correct driveability issues due to splices in wiring harness
Car began hesitating, clunking into gears and felt like it was going to die. Caused by a wiring harness that is part of a new recall. Parts for the recall are not available for another month so dealer made repairs to the harness instead.
29000 mi
Gas smell in car and in garage. PCV hose replaced per TSB
37300 mi
initial road trip with car, on the freeway, intermittent odd noise coming from rear of vehicle. After 10 minutes, attempted to pull over and check, vehicle died on exit ramp and would not start for several minutes. Same problem as previous. Strange sound, Stall, no start. Started engine using process to start a flooded engine. Shop could not duplicate. Same symptoms as above. I diagnosed the issue based on knowledge of recall on Mazda vehicles. (Spider egg sac in gas tank purge line.) Noise car was making was vacuum in gas tank caused by faulty purge control valve.
15980 mi
oil leaking from turbo engine stalling on highway, throttle assembly replaced
50920 mi
Turbo Charge Air Cooler Replaced
77000 mi
US $300
Check engine light. Issue with gasoline vapor recovery system
Problem was repaired
37000 mi
Turbo cooler hose failed
15500 mi
Pop sound in exhaust. Repaired as per TSB.
3000 mi
The heat shield over the muffler and catalytic converter tore loose due to poor design and had to be replaced.
14260 mi
changed the muffler according to Ford's SSM concerning the "ping sound" at cold start.
18600 mi
The escape kept stalling all of a sudden with message : engine problem. service now. . Then after re-ingnition it would be fine for a couple of days. Took it to Ford where they performed TSB 13-12-12, changing wires.
4000 mi
The car stalled and would not restart
5000 mi
Applied TSB to address the stall no start issues that occurred last month
9700 mi
Engine light came on, dealer could not fine a problem, it happened again. After restart engine light went out both times. Car ran fine after
69000 mi
Check engine light on, loud thumping/flatulence sound from the rear of the car. Gas filler tube assembly gasket released gas tank pressure, dealer re-seated the gasket and couldn't reproduce the noise.
85100 mi
US $351
Check engine light was on, car had difficulty starting after refueling. Expected symptom after previous problem could not be reproduced- dealer said vent valve failure was likely with time, but driving was safe. Should wait until repeatable.
Low coolant warning. Replace water pump. Engine hesitation and raving.
29000 mi
Check engine light with service engine warning. Engine goes into limp mode. Reset on restart. 8 times in month. Wire harness splices repaired.
18000 mi
Service engine light came on day after purchase and wouldn't clear thy checked codes and replaced the coolent bypass solenoid , checked the system and cleared the codes repair done under warranty
81000 mi
US $450
Part of cooling pump system leaking
76000 mi
US $750
Leaking hose.
46380 mi
coolant was low. they found a loose hose clamp. pressure held for 1 hr afterwards
77617 mi
C $900
the fuel sensor on the fuel tank and the fuel lines need to be replaced. fault code: P0451.
14880 mi
check engine light Low coolant light displayed,may have air lock from recall done 4 months ago,only happened when -25 celcius or colder
36580 mi
check engine light going on and off,replaced coolant bypass valve.
10000 mi
TSB 13-7-5ISSUE: Some 2013 Escape vehicles equipped with 1.6L or 2.0L Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI) engines may exhibit difficult to start, runs rough at start up, crank no start, lack of power, loss of RPM or hesitation concerns with
Low coolant warning light appeared. Dealer replaced leaking water pump. The vehicle claimed it was overheating and would not move. Towed to dealer, and they couldn't find a problem. They topped off the coolant and returned the car to me.
35000 mi
coolant leak by water pump (lines to turbo)
snugged up hollow bolt on copper crush washers
38000 mi
Coolant leak on turbo lines at water pump, recall
11160 mi
Car vibrates incredibly when at a standstill when in Drive, or Reverse. When in neutral or park it doesn't vibrate at all. Ford says they can't do anything about it. Seems like a drivetrain issue but Ford is ignoring. Only present on 1.6L.
7000 mi
Odor of coolant after driving. Had to replace degas tank to correct. POOR MPG's. Advertised as 30mpg highway. Never better than 23. Ford knows of issue and will come out with a re-flash for the engine software this summer. That is what I was told by dealer.
15000 mi
Coolant odor. 3rd trip into shop they decided water pump defective. Dealer performed recall for cooling system also. Dealer also replaced exhaust system due to popping noise when starting engine cold in morning. They also flashed computer
38000 mi
replaced leaking water pump, along with recall for overheating.
Suddenly the main screen displayed "Engine failure" and the engine became extremely weak. They ran some diagnostics but couldn't find a cause, it fixed itself. It looked like overheating to me. Rescheduled for a software reset next Tuesday. Engine failure warning, no acceleration, diagnosed as acceleration body failure, sensors not reporting back to main computer. Repair delay due to replacement part shipping and testing.
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