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Rusty but reliable
Daron Hill, 01/15/2018
2012 Ford Escape XLS 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
We purchased extra paint protection to ensure against rust but at 5.5 years old no warranty coverage from the manufacture or the add on protection ($750 wasted investment) we just have a rusty investment. Very disappointing and will prevent us for a few purchases from buying Ford products. I was a Ford devotee until now. The transmission is also quirky with how it shifts from first to second (a bit jerky at times).
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Kat, 08/06/2017
2012 Ford Escape XLT 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2012 Ford Escape used. I had it for a little over 30 days and the tailgate button quit working, I relpacedverything in it and still doesn't work. It did not have a cabinet filter, there is a leak on passenger side under glove box, low resistor blower quit working and speaker wire were bad. When I contacted the dealer about issues with this all they said was it was an as is sale. Well I googled all of them and slowly fixed them all by myself except the tailgate.
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Ford Escape 3.0 ~~Great Vehicle
Den5276, 05/03/2012
2012 Ford Escape XLT 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
13 of 15 people found this review helpful
I've had the 2012 Escape XLT FWD 3.0 engine since Early April. We just drove it from NYC to Knoxville, TN & back again. It was a pleasure to drive. Got gas mileage around 22 miles a gal but I had a load in the vehicle and had a Thule Roof carrier which no doubt affected the mileage. I was amazed to see so many Escapes on the Road. A winner !!
Great SUV For The Price So Far
bman27, 11/23/2011
2012 Ford Escape XLT 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
I had a 05 escape so i am used to how the handle and drive. I got the car for about 21,900 for the sxt with no other features like the sun package etc.. The 4 cyl accelerates well and the handling is nice. I do agree that the brakes need to catch up with the times and go to all wheel disc brakes. If you are looking for a american car without want to spend 30k this is a nice one to try. I am tall and i fit well. The sticker did not say anything about wheel tilt but it is on all of them. No telescoping adjust but who uses that move your seat up then!
Free Vibration Included :-(
vikings2417, 12/16/2011
2012 Ford Escape XLT 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
34 of 43 people found this review helpful
I purchase a new 2012 Ford Escape 3 weeks ago and have been dealing with a strong and annoying vibration while the vehicle idles in drive, reverse, and low. It's fine in park and neutral. If you want to have the new car look with the 30 yr old junker feel, buy this vehicle. Per Ford, "this is a charateristic of the vehicle" and there is nothing wrong. The two techs that sat in it, agreed that it was very noticable but since there weren't any service lights or codes, there must not be anything wrong. Buy a Rav4 or CRV (I've owned both) if you're looking for a small SVU. Skip the Escape!