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Used 2013 Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A) Consumer Reviews

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Just bought my Escape

lexan1965, Owensboro, KY, 06/07/2013
Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I went to take a test drive with my wife as the Escape was the only small SUV I had not test driven yet. I test drove the Equinox, Terrain, and the new RAV4. After the drive in the new Escape, I was sold! I got the SEL trim level, a two thousand dollar rebate, plus the X-plan for being employed as a Ford supplier. The make-over for 2013 is a big improvement inside and out for the Escape. Ford has done a good job redesigning the 2013 model. I'm 6'-4" and 238lbs. and fit very comfortably in the Escape. Love everything about it so far. I don't understand all the negative reviews and I hope I don't experience any of the problems described by others. Average of 28.5 mpg 70hwy/30city.

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1 out of 5 stars

SIX RECALL NOTICES IN 3 YEARS!!!!

J Fischer, Woodland Hills, CA, 03/24/2016
Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
11 of 14 people found this review helpful

I have a 3 year lease on this 2013 FORD Escape (currently less than 40k miles). I have received 6 recall notices in less than 3 years! 6!!! After 2.5 years the engine just failed. Just shut down. Had to bring it in for service, which lasted 1 week. On the day I got my car back from FORD service I received ANOTHER recall notice!!!! Now with 5 weeks left on my lease the brakes just went. They're probably going to charge me $$$ for new brake pads when I have to turn his POS in in 5 weeks. UNBELIEVABLE!!! The next poor sucker is going to get an absolute lemon with new brake pads! Courtesy of me. NEVER AGAIN WILL I GET ANOTHER FORD.

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1 out of 5 stars

Do not but- Things just fall off the car

Chiquis , Topeka, KS, 01/08/2020
Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

Transmission went out at 24000 and 87000 miles, door handle fell off, door paneling fell off and gets stuck when opening. Handle for the trunk fell off.

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3 out of 5 stars

Terrible MPG, Bad Interior Design

roadkingmi, Dearborn, MI, 01/18/2014
updated 01/23/2017
Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

We have owned our Escape for 1 year and 13,000 miles, and it has been very disappointing. We bought the car because it was great looking with great "advertised" gas mileage... and have been disappointed ever since! The gas Mileage is not even close to advertised, more like 18-20 city, 24-26 hwy (on 2400 mile trip with cruise control) and 21=22 avg. The interior design is at first comfortable, until you realize that other than a coffee mug there is no place to put any thing except the very narrow and deep center console storage (once down there forget about finding it again) also all the electronic plug ins are in there under the arm rest very inconvenient

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1 out of 5 stars

Problems from day one

Trubincan@gmail.com, Baltimore, MD, 03/25/2016
updated 04/02/2018
Ford Escape SE 4dr SUV (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

From day 1 engine coolent had to be added . During two recalls this was brought up both times couldn't find a leek only after I found the leek could it be fixed and by then my warranty was up costing hundreds. 6 months later water pump goes costing thousands. Battery goes bad all in two years . Run far away from the ford exscape 1.6 ecoboost

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