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Too Many Safety Issues and Recalls
walk_the_walk2, 05/12/2014
2013 Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
9 of 18 people found this review helpful
This car had a major mechanical breakdown involving cam phazors at 730 miles, which required a major engine rebuild. Then the recalls started... there are 10 all total for 2013 Escapes; 4 affect my car - two related to the engine catching on fire, one for air bag (RSM) module programming and one for "door latch problems that can lead to doors flying open while driving". The airbag RSM failed at 8600 mi. Asked FORD to BUY BACK this vehicle, after the 2nd recall (engine fire). They REJECTED our request. Today I was told they would "NEVER buy back our car". Shocked to learn of 2 new recall issues 2 days ago, 5 days after the BB denial. Our FORD rep knew of safety issues but didn't tell us!!
Great options but cheaply made.
Frankie , 02/16/2022
2013 Ford Escape Titanium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought this for my wife to haul the kids around in, and at first it was great. Every option available, and nice pickup. Within about a week one of the door panels in the back would pop out every time the door was shut. After a couple of months the transmission acts weird. Now we’ve had it for almost a year and the radio no longer works because of a faulty Audio Control Module. The vehicle definitely hasn’t been terrible, but looking back we should’ve paid more for something more reliable and made out of better quality which is what we’re going to do next.
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New Escape Rocks!
rf9928, 08/29/2012
2013 Ford Escape Titanium 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
Fantastic vehicle! Acceleration is quick and very responsive, leather seats are very comfortable, has every feature one could ever want in a car right now and also has good gas mileage. Ford Touch has worked great for the moment and I haven't had any issues like I read about. Hopefully that will continue. I really don't have any complaints at the moment.
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Stress53, 11/21/2017
updated 06/01/2021
2013 Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
Feb 2017 bought with just 22000 miles. end of July-end of oct was at dealer for repair of same b asic electronics issue for all but 3 weeks. they replaced abs module, power steering module, body control module and sensor for coolant. they could not find the issue and it was extremely unreliable. i had to call the tow truck 3 x. WE had to trade in because they could not find problem, it was totally untrustworthy and risk to try to drive. hill assist light/engine default lights came on. No longer own it- end of oct traded in on RAV4 Wrote a number of letters to Ford executives Response was poor Now own RAV4 as had to trade escape back in,
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The wait is finally over
dentond1, 09/08/2012
2013 Ford Escape Titanium 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
9 of 19 people found this review helpful
A few weeks I made the final decision on the Escape. I have been tracking it for more than a year through its design and testing cycles and liked all the reviews that I had read on it. Ford had no reason to update the Escape but they did, and I like it! When compared to similiar compact SUV's it stands on top. The 1.6 Eco has plenty of power but the 2.0 Ecoboost doesnt have to be pushed much to get in and out of traffic quickly. The Tech features make the drive easier and My Ford Touch is 1000X's better than first generation Synch models.