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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT A TRAILER, THE WIRING HARNESSES FAILED TO SYNC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (GARY SMITH FORD INC 1 BEAL PKWY NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESSES WERE INCOMPATIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARRIS FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT 20006 64TH AVE W, LYNNWOOD, WA 98036, (425) 774-4141, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE.THE VEHICLE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NUMBER 101, "CONTROL AND DISPLAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL STARTED WITH VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEGINNING MAY 2014 AND MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED FEB 2014 SO MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED HOWEVER IM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. I PAID $100 AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $1000 TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I AM UNABLE TO SEE ANY SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY CAR LIKE LOW TIRE PRESSURE OR MY MILEAGE. *TR

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MY 2014 FORD IS LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT INTO MY ENGINE AS WELL AS OIL. WHICH IS CAUSING MY CAR TO DECREASE IN ACCELERATION AND HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO STALL ON CITY STREET. I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE IT WORST BY NOT RECOGNIZING THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM CONCERNING A RECALL ON FORD AND REFUSES TO FIX MY CAR.

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MY VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN WHEN I HAVE THE DOORS OPEN FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES, WHEN I CUT IT OFF I CAN STILL HEAR A MOTOR OF SOME SORT RUNNING AND I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE THIS MOTOR OR WHATEVER IT IS STOPS, AFTER TAKING TO AUTOZONE HAVE BATTERY REPLACED, I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY BATTERY AND IT WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A RECALL. I DID CHECK FOR RECALLS AND IT SHOWS NONE AT THIS TIME

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VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO A RECALL ISSUE (OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD, ETC.). FORD METRO MOTORS AT #405 ESTATE ANNAS RETREAT, ST. THOMAS, VI 00802 DID NOT AND WON'T FIX THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PAYMENT FROM ME AS THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THAT ESTABLISHMENT SINCE JUNE 2019. I'VE BEEN SENT MULTIPLE ESTIMATES AND SERVICE REPORTS THAT ARE NOT FACTUAL AND THE ESTABLISHMENT DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS VEHICLE FIRE.

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DON'T RUNNING

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POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING CAME ON AND LOST STEERING. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING.

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FOR THE LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS MY CAR WOULD START UNTIL I STOPPED FOR GAS ,THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START IT THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLASH OFF AND ON AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD GO DEAD.STARTING THIS WEEK 11-10-2019 UNTIL TODAY 11-16-2019 EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO GO ANY PLACE THE VECHILE HAS TO BE JUMPED OFF.THE SECOND YOU JUMP IT IT STARTS SO IT IS NOT THE BATTERY. IT LOOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRANKLIN FORD (175 E CENTRAL ST, FRANKLIN, MA 02038) WHERE IT WAS THEY DETERMINED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,400.

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WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OUR 2014 FORD ESCAPE STALLS. WE TURN THE KEY OFF, TURN IT BACK IN AND IT WILL SOMETIMES RUN FOR A BIT BEFORE STALLING AGAIN AND SOMETIMES STALL IMMEDIATELY. CURRENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND PARKING LOTS. ONCE WHILE TURNING. OTHERS GOING STRAIGHT. LUCKILY WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE YET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). PRIME FORD SACO (LOCATED AT 857 PORTLAND RD, SACO, ME 04072, (207) 282-0300) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

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ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND PUSHED IGNITION BUTTON. ALL OF MY PANEL LIGHTS AND MONITOR STARTED GLITCHING AND FLASHING AND THEN EVERYTHING WENT BLACK. THE ENGINE DID NOT START. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS. I HAVE HAD A DRIVERS DOOR LOCK CYLINDER FALL OUT. I HAVE RUST IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, INCLUDING HATCH AND PASSENGER INTERIOR SIDE OF DOOR.

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GET A "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" NOTIFICATION ON DASH WHEN I START THE CAR - IF I DRIVE WITH THAT NOTICE UP ON THE DASH MY CAR SPUTTERS. HAD IT RAN THROUGH THE COMPUTER AND IT LINES UP EXACTLY WITH RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V495000. BUT, MY VIN IS NOT COVERED.

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COOLANT ISSUES SIMILAR TO THOSE INCLUDED IN THE PART 573 SAFETY RECALL 17V-209, THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED A FEW WEEKS LATER AND NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL, AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT WERE SIMILAR TO OTHER RECALLS THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE MY VIN. IN JUNE 2019, IT STARTED WITH THE VEHICLE NOT TURNING ON OR SHIFTING OUT OF PARK INTERMITTENTLY.. WORK WAS PERFORMED AND THEN A WEEK LATER P0303 CYLINDER MISFIRE.. AGAIN WORK WAS COMPLETED, THE CODE CAME BACK, AND NOW FORD IS RECOMMENDING REPLACING THE ENGINE BUT WILL NOT COVER THE COSTS DUE TO BEING 5 YEARS AND IN EXCESS OF 60K MILES. TOOK FOR 2ND OPINION AND RAN OUT OF COOLANT AND OVERHEATED LESS THAN 5 MILES AWAY FROM FORD DEALERSHIP, EVEN THOUGH THEY JUST REPLACED THE COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK AND FILLED IT.. CONTINUES NEED COOLANT EVERY FEW MILES. SEEMS CRAZY THAT A VEHICLE THAT STAYED ON TOP OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR EXCESSIVE CONDITIONS WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AT LESS THAN 94K MILES AND IS THE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FOOT THE BILL. I'VE ALREADY SPENT ALMOST $3K ON THIS ISSUE AND FORD VERBALLY TOLD ME JUST THE ENGINE WOULD BE AROUND $7-8K WITHOUT LABOR. THEY ALSO HAD THEIR SALES DEPARTMENT CALL ME AND OFFER TO "TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED OFF A NEW VEHICLE" FOR MY CURRENT ONE. VERY DISHEARTENING TO HEAR THAT WHEN I'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE SOLE OWNER, LESS A FEW RECOMMENDED TIRE ROTATIONS.

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THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK. AS A RESULT THE WARNING CHIMES, MESSAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. I AM NOT WARNED OF SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS LOW TIRE PRESSURE OR DISABLED AIRBAGS. THIS IS ALSO THE ONLY PLACE ON THE CAR WHERE THE MILEAGE IS SHOWN SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW MY MILEAGE!

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THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLANK. I AM CONCERNED THE DRIVER OF MAY NOT BE WARNED OF SAFETY RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS LOW TIRE PRESSURES OR DISABLED AIR BAGS, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR A CRASH

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THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLANK I AM CONCERNED THE DRIVER OF MAY NOT BE WARNED OF SAFETY RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS LOW TIRE PRESSURES OR DISABLED AIR BAG, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR A CRASH

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THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE FIRST FEW WEEKS I HAD THE VEHICLE. THEN THE REARVIEW CAMERA WENT OUT NOW MY RADIO HAS GONE OUT THE BACK WINDSHIELD DOESN'T WORK. IT HAS BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER AND I HAVEN'T HAD THE VEHICLE A YEAR. SOME OF THE THING HAPPENED IN MOTION AND IN PARK. MOSTLY IN MOTION.

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INTERMITTENTLY WHEN YOU START YOUR VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES AND INFORMATION DISPLAY MAY BE INOPERATIVE. IN ADDITION, ALL WARNING LAMPS AND INDICATORS, AND AUDIBLE WARNINGS MAY ALSO NOT FUNCTION. INTERMITTENT STALLING, AND INCREASES OF SPEED WITHOUT USER INTERFERENCE

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JUST GOT IN ONE DAY AND THE LED PANEL WAS A WHITE SCREEN, COULD SEE ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER 15C03 ' REPROGRAM INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ' 2014-2015 FORD ESCAPE FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2014-2015 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED MAY 19, 2014, TO FEBRUARY 6, 2015, AND TRANSIT CONNECT VEHICLES MANUFACTURED MAY 11, 2014, TO JULY 2, 2015. DUE TO A SOFTWARE INCOMPATIBILITY ISSUE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BE INOPERATIVE INCLUDING A BLANK MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY (MFD), AND NON-FUNCTIONAL WARNING CHIMES, MESSAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS. SPECIFIC WARNING CHIMES, MESSAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS. AS SUCH, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NUMBER 101, 'CONTROL AND DISPLAYS.' CONSEQUENCE: IF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER OF MAY NOT BE WARNED OF SAFETY RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS LOW TIRE PRESSURES OR DISABLED AIR BAGS, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR A CRASH

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AROUND 60,000 MILES MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURES DURING WHICH ALL GAUGES INCLUDING GAS, TEMPERATURE, AND SPEEDOMETER, FAIL TO LIGHT UP OR MOVE AND NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS (IE: SERVICE ENGINE, LOW FUEL, ETC) ARE ABLE TO LIGHT UP AS THE WHOLE DISPLAY IS SHUT DOWN. THIS ALSO FREQUENTLY IMPACTS MY TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY, STEREO, AND A/C/HEAT, AS NOTHING WILL TURN ON, LIGHT UP, OR WORK. THE ISSUE BEGAN A FEW RANDOM TIMES WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY VEHICLE AROUND 6/12/19, BUT EVERYTHING WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE ISSUE STARTED OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL SOMETIMES SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, TURNING, ETC. I AM STILL ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH NO ISSUES, FOR NOW, BUT I AM UNABLE TO SEE IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER OR WARNING LIGHTS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

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WHEN DRIVING MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND HAS STALLED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING FROM A STOP AND TRANSITIONING FROM 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. IT SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL NUMBER 14V495000 BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. THESE HESITATIONS HAVE CAUSED OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD TO HAVE TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THANKFULLY THE OTHER DRIVER SLAMMED ON THEIR BREAKS AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY RIME WE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN FORD WAS ASKED ABKUT IT THEY COULD CARE LESS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.

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THE INFORMATIONAL SCREEN HAS GONE BLACK. IT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE 2015 AND 2016 FORD ESCAPES, BUT NOT IN THE 2014 MODELS. THERE IS NO MILEAGE, NO TIRE PRESSURE, NO GAS GAUGE, NO OIL PRESSURE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED LIKE THE LATER YEARS.

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