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Handles Nice, Poor MPG and Broken Things
bneustein, 09/19/2014
2013 Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
43 of 47 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car after seeing a lot of good performance reviews and seeing an impressive 22/30 MPG sticker. I go off road, camping, and projects regularly so I wanted the AWD and the space that a small SUV provides. As of 30,000 miles - It handles well, dirt, water, snow. It is a nice ride and very comfortable. The bad: 17.5/22 MPG in PA, 19.5/24 MPG MD, all year round (and I tested it the old fashioned way of miles driven/fuel consumed, NOT the lying computer read out). 3 plastic parts including a handle broke within a year. 3 recall parts within the first year including overheating engine cylinders and a bad water pump. SYNC has never worked properly in this vehicle.
Love it!
Carol Franks, 03/14/2015
2013 Ford Escape SEL 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
27 of 29 people found this review helpful
I love my Escape! It's quick and fast. It doesn't get the fuel mileage they advertise though, nearly 25mpg on the highway, I travel 1100 miles, one way, twice a year. On level ground, I am getting 23.5 mpg, when I'm at my home in the mountains, I get about 22. My only real disappointment is that I didn't get the Ford My Touch! The young salesman never mentioned it to me but it does add about $5000 to the total cost. Yes, it's had several recall's but to me that means that Ford is on the ball and not ignoring my safety.
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Never Again
sarahh2, 05/22/2014
2013 Ford Escape Titanium 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
I had previously purchased a 2007 Mariner that I loved, but the new model Escapes are nothing like the old version. Between test driving the car and having it delivered from the dealership, the brakes warped, so I was back at the dealership within the first week of owning it. In the 7 months that I owned this vehicle, I also had it serviced for the driver's side window that wouldn't go up when it was cold out, the rear drivers side door wouldn't latch when it was cold, the computer had to be reset b/c the transmission delayed after depressing gas. Final straw was failure of the restraint control module, which activated 3 warning lights (traction control, airbag and hillside assist failure).
Elect steering
dlth, 04/01/2013
2013 Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
We love everything about the Escape except the steering. When traveling on the hwy it is impossible to make small adjustments without having everyone feel the movement. The dealer says it is due to the new electric steering. We use the vehicle for around town driving and take my truck for long trips. As much as I like the car I will not buy another.
SE 2.0 4WD First American car in a decade
Doug Williams, 02/04/2016
updated 02/11/2019
2013 Ford Escape Titanium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
17 of 18 people found this review helpful
Traded my '06 Infiniti G35 for this as I wanted 4wd. Previous AWD vehicle was an '05 Honda Pilot. I took this for a test drive on a whim. Local dealer had it on the lot for over 90 days and wanted to move it. I was VERY impressed with the acceleration of the 2.0T and the purported gas mileage. I also drove a model with the 1.6T for comparison. I could not tell much difference as far as city driving goes. I suspect it would be most noticeable at highway speeds in hilly or mountainous country. 2.5 months in here are my thoughts: • 4WD works flawlessly in sand. Took it onto the south end of Amelia Island and drove around the point through over 1/4 mile of DEEP powder. I avoided the big trucks ruts as much as possible, but it made it through with no issues. • Interior Controls: Odd but functional. There should be a USB port somewhere on the dash with all the people that use their phone for navigation and the way GPS sucks battery. • Noise: Sound insulation / Road noise - very poor. Lots of wind and road noise even at low speed. • Fuel Economy: Well below rated EPA. I drive 11 miles to work door to door. 2.5 miles of it is 55mph, the rest is 45 and under. I baby the pedal 90% of the time and reset my fuel calibration every tank. I get 22.8mpg consistently overall. On a recent trip to NC I only saw 28.5mpg while at around 75mph. If I pushed the speed up to 80+ MPG went down. The trip was 425 each way. I averaged 26.5 for the trip. Overall - I still really like it. Can pack all my fishing or outdoors gear and drive through whatever to get where I want to go, road or not. Update: Over 2 years in now. No significant changes. Only issues have been that both rear wheel speed sensors failed about 4 months apart. If this happens you will definitely know something is wrong. When you first put the car in gear and back up then pull forward it makes some god awful clanks and clunks and stutters and stumbles as the anti-lock brack, traction control, stability control, hill start assist, and 4WD systems are all taken offline. Once the computer figures it out then you can drive fine, and 4WD still works, but all others including Anti Lock Brakes are taken offline. If you can not get the sensor replaced right away you can remove one wheel and disconnect the sensor connector and it takes all the systems offline without the stumbles. 3 years now. Odometer is just below 100K and fuel economy is 21.8 in town and 24.5 on the highway. That's a long way from the 29 on the sticker. Relocated to Charlotte, NC last week and took it to the mountains yesterday. Handles the hills and twisties very well. No problem on the uphill grades, on the down hill steep grades you're going to want to make sure your pads are good. The 2.0L engine provides little to no braking when downshifting.
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