Used 2014 Ford Escape Consumer Reviews
Car (& driver :-)) aged OK
105K highway/local driving in mt. West. Overall satisfied. Car's aged OK, BUT $3k extended warranty pd for itself TWICE. "Build quality" NOT great, especially engine/drivetrain electronics. 2.0L Turbo performance is OUTSTANDING, best Class, no question. For all their "fixes," Ford Sync still has problems, especially Sync "auto" (HAH!) updates, + having to pay Ford's 3rd party vendor $150/yr(!) for Nav. map updates is ridiculous, especially in age of Google Map! ALSO: Even though rated to pull 3500#, DON'T; & not more than maybe 2500# on long uphill grades. Best in class HP/Torque, BUT digital-only Eng. Temp gauge measuring eng. "Head" -- NOT, coolant -- temp, AND NOT gradually is idiotic & potentially dangerous! NO way to keep accurate eye on coolant temp until gauge JUMPS fm Normal to Hot, WITH computer rolling back RPM & "Overheat" warning to prevent eng. damage Alarm. NOT OK, especially when lower RPM drastically slows vehicle -- AND, of course, all following traffic -- on long &/or steep uphills w/ no passing lane! :( Overall a good, long-term buy, BUT DON'T go beyond factory "bumper-bumper" Warranty w/o extending it! And/or go only for "Certified Pre-Owned (CPO)" used.
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Like my car
I like my suv and really like sitting up higher than a sedan. Enjoy driving it also. Thanks for your help in locating this vehicle.
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Fine, except the transmission
I would not buy this vehicle again. The transmission completely failed less than 15,000 miles in. I feel most drives are like driving on egg shells waiting for something else to go wrong. This would be a very nice vehicle, and it has gotten me all around the country on extremely long roadtrips, but it doesn't seem all too reliable and the integrity of the engine just isn't there. I've also had very poor experiences with Ford in general, both with customer service and repairs, but also in the ford roadside assistance. I was stranded with a flat tire in Montana a couple years ago and the roadside assistance guy literally told me to google the nearest repair shop (I couldn't, I didn't have internet access).
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It gets 5☆ bc the power and gas mpg the 2.0 has.
My wife got a 2014 Se in 2016 from her grandpa who past away. It had 9k on it when we brought it home and it has been a great lil suv so far. It has 43k on it now and we haven't done anything to it. It still has the original battery and tires on it. The biggest attribute I can say about it is that the 2.0l engine makes it the strongest fastest suv in its class. The rogue, rav4, crv, equinox will all be looking at the taillights when you mash on the gas and the turbo spools up. Its a fast lil grocery getter thats for sure
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Very very reliable SUV
I`ve own my escape for the last 6 years and nothing went wrong only maintenance and brake job plus a battery after 80000 mi.
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