2013 Ford Escape Electrical System Problems
- 224
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 224 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 6 indicate injury
- 13 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 16 records
- check engine · 14 records
- light came · 11 records
- several times · 9 records
- wiring harness · 9 records
- power steering · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 66 |
| 60–100k mi | 62 |
| 30–60k mi | 53 |
| 100–150k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine
This is the tenth time that the coolant system lights come on and the the car stalls out and will only go approximately 5 miles per hour. This happened this time with a car behind me that almost crashed into me he had ti hit his breaks and go across a double line into oncoming traffic lanes to keep from hitting me, blessedly there was no oncoming traffic. I was driving the vehicle. Now it won"t stay charged even…
ODI 11300117
Electrical System · Steering
When started, vehicle displays 'power steering assist failure-requires service' warning and power steering is lost. This has happened three times over the course of two days. It does not happen every time the car is started, it just randomly happens. I drove home last night from work with no power steering, and along with this issue my usb ports would not charge my phone. My phone recognized that it was plugged in,…
ODI 11299679
Electrical System
My car has the same problem as the recall 14s17-s1 except my engine is the 1.6l and they won't fix it. I started my car after work and the engine fault service engine soon light came on. I tried to drive it but there was no power and was wanting to die so i parked it and called a tow truck. It is the map harness wiring.
ODI 11296777
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle suddenly shut off in the middle of traffic. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as the electrical system wiring. The vehicle was then taken to the campbell ford lincoln, inc. (2801 s 11th st, niles, mi 49120) where diagnostic testing…
ODI 11309110
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
The car suddenly stalls while driving for many times. The kings ford dealer couldn't fix the problem. It is a very dangerous problem.
ODI 11289005
Electrical System · Engine
While driving down the highway ( us 82 in texas), there were flames seen coming from underneath the vehicle. A separate vehicle pulled up beside our 2013 ford escape, and yelled that the car was on fire. My son quickly pulled over, and he and his mother quickly got out of the vehicle and backed away from it. A fire truck came and put out the fire, but the car is a total loss. My wife was also treated for smoke…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 11281622
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Me and my dad had brought this 2013 ford escape with warranty on august 20, 2018 at don davis nissan it had 70,093 miles on the truck the sales man name mr. Freeman was the one who had sold us this truck he had this truck was at don davis nissan for a week the salesman mr. Freeman told me and my dad that the reason the truck had took long because they were doing work to it to make sure that everything on it would be…
ODI 11280691
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING DRIVEN
Fire reported
ODI 11269905
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
2013 ford escape sel 08/12 stalling problems. Stalled 4 times on a busy state highway. Hesitated to restart then would stall out again. This has been going on for months. Calling ford dealer tomorrow to see if it's civered under recall due to being bought used from a dealer
ODI 11266593
Electrical System · Engine
Car shut off in traffic when idling in right turn lane. Hazards turned on and coasted to side. Pressed power button again and car started. Pulled into parking lot. Check engine light was on. Car powered down again. Car started again and drove 10 miles without issue to destination. Check engine light stayed on.
ODI 11266435
Electrical System · Power Train
The vehicle stutters and dies upon restart; after being heat soaked from a long drive (highway for a hour). Vehicle throws random codes related to pcm does not do so consistently. Appears to be a problem with wires related to pcm
ODI 11265464
Electrical System · Engine
While driving down the highway the car would lose power, stall out and die! After coasting over to the emergency lane and wanting a few minutes, i would then turning the car off then back on. It would start but i never know when its going to happen again. The car had sufficient fuel and oil, battery connection are tight and clean.
ODI 11287264
Electrical System
I was driving my children to school. I was pulling on to our main road a highway from a stop sign and the engine shutoff. I was able to start it and drive it about a block when it happened again. This happen a total of 4 times. Each of these times i was left with my 2 children in a stalled car in the middle of traffic. It is a miracle we did not get hit or hurt in any way. When i was finally able to start it enough…
ODI 11255287
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
My check engine light came on and i received an error reading stating my engine coolant is low. I checked coolant and it is full. My car started to stall while i was driving it. I looked up info on this website which mimicked my issues exactly. The ford recall campaign number is 12s41. I called ford motor compay customer relationship center and asked them about my car and explained the problems and how they mimicked…
ODI 11252963
Electrical System
When entering the screen shows powering off to conserve battery. Lights go off and steering wheel and start button lock up. This issue occurred two weeks ago and the battery then would not charge. Bought a new battery from dealer and now the problem is repeating. 32,000 miles and no accidents. Parked in garage both times.now 9/26/19
ODI 11258380
Electrical System · Engine
I was driving my car on a very busy highway and then the engine failure light came on and my car went into limp mode and stalled out several times while i was driving, this was very unsafe as i had cars going by me as i was stalling out, this could have caused a crash. I took it to the mechanic and he stated that it is a problem with my wiring harness. There is a tsb out but it says that my car was manufactured two…
ODI 11243721
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle continually stalls at idle rendering the car unsafe to drive. The manufacturer has made 3 separate attempts to resolve the issue all to no avail.
ODI 11243356
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Engine stalls when in low or idle when engine is warm. Does t every time i come back out to my vehicle after going somewhere.
ODI 11242416
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The transmission shift cable wore down and broke off several ford escapes are already recalled for this but mine is not on the list. My vehicle was in motion when this happened on a city street and would not continue to move i have 2 small children and i am pregnant this was a very unsafe situation
ODI 11240944
Electrical System
Engine & transmission operating erratically and engine shutting off going down highway. Also check engine light came on.
ODI 11234261
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My car keeps stalling. It all started after one random drive of car sitting all night, all of a sudden my temperature gauge went skyrocketing and my car started smoking. And needed coolant which was fine just before all of that happen. After that it will just randomly stall, the oil pressure light will come on and then my battery light. My oil like on my dipstick is skyrocketing even after letting your car sit.…
ODI 11271336
Electrical System
Radio made a long banging sound on ovation for about 2 weeks. Then occasionally the radio would make loud crackling and popping. Car would need restarted to reset. Eventually radio stopped working and car would need restarted, mixed in with crackling and popping issues intermittently. Now the radio just won't work no matter if you restart the car or not. The loud banging sound and loud popping can starrtle a driver.…
ODI 11232518
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My escape all of a sudden completely stopped accelerating in the middle of driving took it to a ford dealer they said there were no codes the 2013 ford escape 2.0 was recalled for the same reason!!! You need to recall the 1.6 ford escape ecoboost my car litterly did what the recall said was happening
ODI 11221608
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
Informational display behind steering started flickering and now does not light up so i cannot see mileage or anything else thats going on with vehicle. I have attached a pic of what my display shld look like, however the middle display in my vehicle is black, nothing will display. The flickering started last month and now my display is completely black/blank
ODI 11228767
Electrical System · Engine
While driving in morning rush hour (bumper to bumper) traffic on the highway, my vehicle died. The check engine and battery light came on and it took several attempts for it to start again. I had my battery replaced a month ago and the alternator checked with no issues.
ODI 11210853