First off, this car was a mistake. Many problems, and they just reoccurred over and over again. Not worth the Money. It lost half its value since i bought it. let me start with the problems. 1. The radio has gone bad 3 times. 2. The windows make a horrible racket. 3. The Engine Dry starts. (had normal maintenance.)4. The transmissions are junk. After talking to my mechanic, he said that he has replaced a ton of them. they go bad very quickly, and the starting price for a rebuilt one if 3k. so now i have a money pit, sitting in another state, worth half what i owe, and i cannot even fix it. Great Idea Ford. I DO NOT recommend this vehicle unless u pay 5k or less for it.
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The sound system when it worked sounded great, 6 disc changer, nice speakers also. Ride comfort is so-so. If you buy this car, make it a later model, i guess they tried to fix the tranny, but it still breaks, just not as often.
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Fix the Radio, Transmission, Engine, Windows, Lower Ball joints and Bushings(Have to buy the whole lower control arm), And you would have a descent car. Gas mileage is about 20mpg, i've seen better.
Funny, my mechanic says he nevers seens any problems with the Escapes. I know several, like more than 10, people with Escapes and none of them had or have any problems.
If your guy is replacing a ton of transmissions maybe he has some racket going..
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on 01/09/11 14:39 PM (PST)
Funny, my mechanic says he nevers seens any problems with the Escapes. I know several, like more than 10, people with Escapes and none of them had or have any problems. If your guy is replacing a ton of transmissions maybe he has some racket going..
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