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Tatiana Hargrave, 10/11/2016
2012 Ford Escape XLS 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
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2 out of 5 stars

Ford Junk !

Nichole, 10/14/2023
2012 Ford Escape Limited 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

My escape was not that great of a trk , after 5 years bigger things starting breaking down . And one was the air conditioning, cost me $1300.00 to fix . And more problems . I had it 9 years. Finally got rid of it. Would never buy another Ford Escape !!

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My first vehicle and last me for 10 years.

Leml , 03/04/2022
2012 Ford Escape XLS 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

I loved my blue steel Ford Escape. I travel all over place with this and have no problem with it. It been so good to me, I feel safe in bad snow storm and handle it with no problem, I put lots mileage on this for 10 years so am switch to other 1918 Ford Escape. 2012 Ford Escape is my most favourite.

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DO NOT BUY THIS CAR IN A 4 CYL

ewalker2, 09/26/2012
2012 Ford Escape XLT 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 34 people found this review helpful

This car is terrible in a 4cyl. It has no pick up and go from a stopping position. A honda civic can accelerate faster then this SUV. Not to mention this car hold no value. I went to trade it in and I bought this car brand new, it has 9000 something miles, great shape its a 2012 and the dealership offered me 13500. even though i just bought it 9 months ago for 23500. Waste of time and money now I'm stuck with a horrible vehicle.

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1.25 out of 5 stars

Charlatan Engineering - Avoid at Any Cost

gormarx, 07/11/2011
2012 Ford Escape Hybrid 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
43 of 232 people found this review helpful

I had to take the car to fix the door so it doesn't fill with water when it rains, that's how poorly manufactured it is. Sync is a bug-infested, malfunctioning piece of crap by Microsoft, as always. The features and control placement is idiotic: opening the cabin does not turn on any lights in the car, ever; the headlights are turned on in one spot but switching to high beam is located at another, squeezed among the wiper controls. The wipers have a dozen settings, all of them too fast or too slow but never right; the AC/heating i loud an annoying, as is the engine. I've driven Soviet cars with far more comfortable and user-friendly design. Never again an American piece of crap.

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