What 2,068 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford Escape Gas

THE VEHICLE INTERMENTANTLY WILL STALL INSTANTLY LIKE IT RUNS OUT OF GAS AND THAN YOU PULLOVER STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT! I SEEN THERE WERE RECALLS FOR 2014 FORD ESCAPES WITH THIS PROBLEM OF JUST STALLING FOR NO REASON WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT REMEDIES REPAIRED BY FORD AND I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID MY VIN DID NOT MATCH FOR THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, IF I HAVE THE EXACT YEAR ESCAPE THE RECALL WAS FOR WHY THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PART THE RECALL STATES IS THE PROBLEM. DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A ACCIDENT/INJURIES OR DEATH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY WILL DO ANYTHING?

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TAKATA RECALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 95 MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE AND STALLED OUT ON THE SHOULDER OF 95. WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE BACK UP. YOU CAN TELL THE WHINING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AFTER AND SINCE I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT UNTIL I CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT

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THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A 2017 SAFETY RECALL RELATED TO OVERHEATING AND COOLANT LEAKS, BUT IT WAS NOT. IN FEBRUARY 2019, IT OVERHEATED WITH LITTLE WARNING ON THE FREEWAY, BLOWING A HOLE IN THE MOTOR (AT 62K MILES). FORD REJECTED REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE, SO REPAIR WAS DONE BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (MOTOR REPLACED). THREE MONTHS LATER, DURING FREEWAY DRIVE, MESSAGE APPEARED SEVERAL TIMES STATING POWER WAS BEING CUT TO KEEP ENGINE FROM OVERHEATING (NO INDICATION ENGINE ACTUALLY WAS OVERHEATING). ULTIMATELY, MESSAGE APPEARED WARNING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. OVERHEATED ENGINE COMPLETELY MELTED A BRACKET. MECHANIC IDENTIFIED A BURNT-OUT SENSOR BUT COULD NOT SAY WHY IT HAPPENED. I SECURED TWO DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTICS. FIRST CONDUCTED COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC AND CONCLUDED A WASTE GATE WAS STUCK OPEN; NO MENTION OF DAMAGED SENSOR. SECOND SAID THE DEGAS BOTTLE WAS CRACKED AND DECLINED TO PERFORM PRESSURE TEST; NO MENTION OF DAMAGED SENSOR OR WASTE GATE ISSUE. I CANNOT AFFORD ALL THESE RANDOM REPAIRS AND IN ANY CASE, DO NOT FEEL THIS CAR CAN BE PUT INTO A SAFE CONDITION FOR DRIVING.

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UPON BEGINNING. TO MOVE FORWARD (PULLING INTO TRAFFIC) THE ENGINE WILL SOMETIMES STALL(CUT OFF) . OTHER TIMES IT WILL BEGIN TO RUN VERY ROUGH SOMETIMES CAUSING ITHE ENGINE TO STALL. ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE PART OF RECALL # 14S30 OR #14S20 THE CONDITIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THESE REPORTS.

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THE CAR'S ENGINE WILL CUT OFF, LIGHTS AND ELECTRICITY WILL STAY ON, BUT THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. ACCELERATION IS LOST, AND CANNOT START MOVING AGAIN UNTIL THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF, AND TURNED BACK ON. THIS IS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 30 MPH AND SLOWER, AS WELL AS 55 MPH. THE CAR WILL GIVE AN ENGINE FAULT OR ENGINE FAILURE AND BEGIN JERKING. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. THE MOST RECENT TIME, THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AFTER TURNING AND COULD NOT STAY ON FOR LONGER THAN 10 SECONDS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6-10 TIMES, AND ALMOST CAUSED CAR ACCIDENTS. MULTIPLE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ISSUE STILL HAPPENS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. IT TOOK THE CONTACT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. GREEN HYUNDAI (1200 S DIRKSEN PKWY, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703, (217) 525-1370) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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I RECENTLY WENT IN FOR MY FIRST EMISSIONS TEST ON MY VEHICLE TO FIND OUT THAT THE FUEL VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE LEAKED. I HAD NOTICED, PRIOR TO LEARNING THIS, THAT AFTER FUELING I WOULD OFTEN SMELL OF GAS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BECOME CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM MAY HAVE EXPOSED ME TO HARMFUL VAPORS WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE OTHER SAFETY ISSUES I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE.

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A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING 2/21/2017. THE ESCAPE STARTING RUNNING HOT THEN IT SHUT DOWN THE CAR ACCELERATION . TOOK IT BACK BECAUSE IT UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY, THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKET WERE BLOWN AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. MIND YOU IT ONLY RAN HOT FOR ONE MINUTE. THEY REPAIRED IT. A YEAR LATER IN FEBRUARY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY 2/26- I SAY 2/19. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THEY REPAIRED THAT. A RECALL ON OWN COOLANT VALVE WAS FIXED BY DEALER. NOW IN THE BEGINNING OF MARCH THE WATER PUMP AND ENGINE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK. IF FILL THIS MODEL OF 2014 FORD ESCAPE IS A LEMON AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR ALL MY INCONVENIENCE. IT BEEN NOTHING BUT A MONEY DRAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP IS ROBBING ME. I TOOK IT UP THERE TO SEE IF THEY COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE TOLD ME THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE FIX AND IT WILL COST $1,300 AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY THAT BEFORE THE CAN LOOK AT HEAD GASKET. TO MUCH TO PAY AND THERE CHARGING A SERVICE FEE WHICH IS OK BUT THE NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT A STORAGE FEE. I HAD A TRIP SCHEDULE FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SHE TOLD ME THEY LEFT A MESSAGE DAYS AFTER BUT NEVER RECEIVED IT. I ASKED IF THEY CAN WAVE THE STORAGE FEE AND I'LL PAY THE REST BUT WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T DO SO. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD HE WON'T BE BACK UNTIL MONDAY AND IT FRIDAY. CALLED CORPORATE THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS THE WORST CAR COMPANY AND THEY DO NOT HELP THERE CUSTOMERS. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NO SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM THAT THEY NO THIS CAR IS KNOWN FOR. I'LL BE TAKING LEGAL ACTION IN A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST FORD. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND IF ANYONE HAS A SOLUTION PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU. ( I WILL NEVER THINK FORD FIRST- YOUR LAST). THEY WANT $160.00 FOR STORAGE.

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DOES NOT GET ADVERTISED FUEL EFFICIENCY. FUEL EFFICIENCY IS MUCH LOWER AT AROUND 22 MPG COMBINED. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

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THE ENGINE STALLS MOMENTARILY WHEN I TRY TO START UP AFTER TURNING A CORNER, OR WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED BUYING HIGHER GRADE GAS AND USED EXTRA CLEANING FLUIDS RECOMMENDED. NEITHER HELPED. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAPPENS IN CITY DRIVING.

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CAR EXPERIENCES TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH. CAR BEHIND US ALMOST SLAMMED INTO US.

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MY CAR LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD GOING 40 MPH. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. ACCELERATOR TO FLOOR. NO RPMS. HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES NOW. IT IS AT DEALER. THEY ARE TAKING APART TRANSMISSION. A VERY DANGEROUS CAR I NO LONGER WANT.

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ON JAN 29TH DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND OUT OF KNOW WHERE CAR STARTS STALLING AND THEN SMOKE AND THEN THE 💡 CAME ON SAYING ENGINE OVERHEATING..... I LEFT UP THE HOOD THE CONTAINER FILLED ..... PARKED CAR AND NEVER GOT BACK IN SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE HOOD.... IN THE MIDDLE IF HARBSON AND ARGAMINO..... MR MY DAUGHTER 1MONTH OLD GRANDSON AND NEICE. ... THE MOST SCARIEST THING EVER IN MY LIFE....

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OVER THE COURSE OF 1 YEAR, VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 9 TIMES FOR 109 DAYS. ON 7-6-2017- CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE & LOW POWER LIGHT ON. 8-23-2017- VEHICLE OVERHEATING, GOES IN TO LIMP MODE, HIGH TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES UP. 12-26-2017-TOWED IN AS CAR WOULD NOT START. COOLANT LEAK, QUICK CONNECTOR TO HEATER CORE AND BYPASS VALVE LEAKING. 2-27-2018- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CYLINDER MISFIRE, CYLINDER HEAD HIGH TEMPERATURE, LOW ENGINE COOLANT, COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR 3-16-18- COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON, FOUND UPPER COOLANT HOSE LEAK , CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 3-19-18- TOWED IN- LOW COOLANT AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT ON, NO HEAT , VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. 4-4-18- COOLANT LEVEL LOW LIGHT ON.WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. 4-19-18- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. TECHNICIAN VERIFIED SES LIGHT ON, FOUND MISFIRECODES &COOLANT CODE BUT COOLANT WAS FULL, WAS ADVISED TO STOP BACK IN 2 WEEKS TO CHECK COOLANT. CALLED FORD CERTIFIED GARAGE AT THE 2 WEEK DATE & WAS TOLD THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR A CHECK. 5-14-2018- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON--ENGINE MISFIRING, REMOVED SPARK PLUGS AND COLIS TO BORESOPE ENGINE, FOUND COOLANT IN CYLINDER 1, REMOVED CYLINDER HEAD FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, MAP SENSOR CONTAMINATED, FOUND CYLINDER HEAD POROSITY, LIKELY DUE TO OVERHEATING .MY TOTAL IN REPAIRS AND TOWING: $4000+ IN ONE YEAR. FEEL ALL ISSUES WERE RELATED TO RECALL 17V209000 REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, WHICH STATED IF THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND DRIVEN WITH AN INSUFFICIENT LEVEL OF COOLANT WITHIN THE SYSTEM, THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD MAY OVERHEAT AND CRACK:

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TASCA FORD SEEKONK (200 FALL RIVER AVE, SEEKONK, MA 02771, (800)-737-0435) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

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VEHICLE LOOSES PROPULSION SUDDENLY WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE CULPRIT. FUEL RAIL PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN 680-2200 PSI FOR LONG DURATIONS AND TRIPS BEFORE RANDOMLY DROPPING TO 50-80 PSI AND STALLING. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS WAITING TO TURN LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION, SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, OR NAVIGATING A PARKING LOT.

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I HAVE TO PUT ALL MOST TRIP THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN MY CAR I DIDN'T USE THE MUCH BEFORE IT SEEMS THAT THE GAS IS LEAVING MY CAR WITH OUT ME DRIVING IT

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WHEN I PUT GAS IN THE CAR THE WHOLE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE WHEN I TURN IT BACK ON ....I CAN ALSO HEAR THE GAS PUMP HUMMING

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STALLING WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THE STALLING, GAS COVER BEGAN TO LOUDLY VIBRATE. UPON STOPPING TO EXAMINE LOCATION OF VIBRATION NOISE, I OPENED THE GAS COVER AND LIGHTLY OPENED POUR SPOUT.. EXCESSIVE AIR PUMPED OUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 SEQUENTIAL DAYS NOW. I SEE A TENTATIVE RECALL IN 2015 FOR A SPECIFIC DATE OF MANUFACTURE RANGE BUT NOTHING ELSE REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP.

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FUEL SHUTOFF VALUE

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THREE SEPARATE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING EVENTS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION (!) IN THE PAST WEEK, SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS DESCRIBED ON THIS WEBSITE. ASE MECHANICS CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY REASON FOR IT; MADE ME AWARE OF RELATED RECALLS BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM CAUSE. WHY IS MY VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY THE MULTIPLE FUEL SYSTEM RECALLS FOR OTHER 2014 ESCAPES? THOSE RECALL NUMBERS ARE: 14S30, 15S13, 14S20, 14S17. CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. FORD CORPORATE ADVISES TO CONTACT DEALER; DEALERS ADVISE TO CALL FORD CORPORATE. NO HELP FOR A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE IMPLORE FORD TO EXPAND THESE RECALLS TO COVER AFFECTED VEHICLES.

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TRUCK STALLS WHILE DRIVING, AND WON'T START BACK UP. IVE HAD IT TOWED TWICE ALREADY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ALSO HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BESIDES SAYING IT SEEMED TO BE A GLTCH INSIDE THE COMPUTER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES READING CODE P0109. WHEN IT STALLS IT GIVES NO WARNING AND NO INDICATIONS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WHICH CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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2 ACTIVE RECALLS-NO TIMEFRAME OF WHEN IT WILL BE REMEDIED. ADDITIONALLY, VEHICLE DIES WHEN PUT INTO D FROM R. VEHICLE HAS 52K MILES, WELL MAINTAINED, SHELL FUEL IS USED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BACKING UP AND PUTTING INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

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2014 FORD ESCAPE 4X2 OVERFLOW COOLANT TANK CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. 230,000 CARS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY FORD BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR MINE WITHOUT A $230+COST. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON MY SERIAL NUMBER IS NOT COVERED. LACK OF COOLANT LEADS TO OVERHEATING AND CRACKED HEAD GASKET. THE CAR DID REDUCE POWER AND SOUND A PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY WARNING ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE CAR HAS 55,000 MILES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER FURTHER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,337.

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