2013 Ford Escape Power Train Problems
- 199
- 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 199 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 8 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
What owners report
- gear shifter · 8 records
- check engine · 8 records
- engine light · 8 records
- light came · 8 records
- transmission failed · 7 records
- failure mileage · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 64 |
| 1–30k mi | 49 |
| 100–150k mi | 37 |
| 30–60k mi | 32 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my family from houston, tx to san antonio,tx on july 5th 2019 for the holiday weekend in my 2013 ford escape sel with the 6f35 transmission. We were about 1 hour & 30 minutes into our trip, 108 miles, from our home near the city of flatonia, tx when our transmission horrifically failed. While i was driving i noticed the transmission had a made a hard shift into 6th gear. It had jumped a couple of times…
Fire reported
ODI 11243977
Power Train
We was on a city street turning at a stoplight and got stuck and vehicle wouldn't move. Had to accelerate to 5,000 rpms to get it to move and it slammed into 2nd gear. Almost caused 2 car accidents with 2 different directions of traffic. There was no warning at all. Bad transmission needs recalled
ODI 11252655
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
My car constantly stalls. It stalled periodically but i thought well maybe it's was because of how hot it was outside. But that it's the case. I can be at a light stopped, driving down the street/expressway and it'll start to lose stutter and stall out with only the battery light and oil lamp light coming on. Sometimes itll start right back up others it has it sit and cool down. Even tho my engine isn't reading hot…
ODI 11282326
Power Train
While driving on saturday, june 29, 2019, my car suddenly started hesitating when changing gears. The longer i drove, the more it shook, and accelerated but did not go into gear or move at all. Eventually it went into gear and took off. I managed to reach my destination and let it sit for a while, the headed home. The longer i drove, all of the above happened again. I drove it very sparingly for the next week until…
ODI 11231034
Power Train
Weared sound comes while starting engine,shakes while changing shifts,so if we drive for while it will change shifts shake and bump and stop accelerating and stock on the middle of the way
ODI 11228359
Power Train
When on an incline or at low speeds like coming stop a stop light or sign, i push the gas pedal, the car revs up to 5 and 6 but barely moves. All of a sudden it will take off and jump into gear really harshly. At times it will slip out of gear and go super slow while in traffic. I feel like i may get hit at some point from behind. This happens coming from a stopped position, it happens at slow speeds, it slows down…
ODI 11221923
Power Train
My car coolant is leaking, hoses are bad, engine gasket is leaking oil and my center console is faulty. And batteries are draining even brand new ones. I see there is a recall for fire risk coolant leak and my car qualifies but when i put my vin it dies not show. Please help. Also i got bushing gear shift problem earlier dealer said my manufacture date is different than recall date and charged me for it.
1 injury
ODI 11242214
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving when i stop the car began stalling. I would have to buy the car in park and start it. I would then have to put the car in neutral press on the gas and put the car in drive to be able to move. Now when i start the car and put the car in gear (forward or reverse) the car stalls.
ODI 11207327
Power Train
CONVERTIDOR DE TRANSMISIN DAADO
ODI 11207472
Power Train
I start the car and nothing seams wrong it idles correctly and temperatures stay good. Once i put the car on drive and go over 10mph i get the first warning that coolant is low. If i ignore tha and try to go above 15 mph i get a second warning for high engine temperature. After that the car stalls and it won't go back to normal until i park. Turn off the car. Restart. And it will stay normal until i start driving…
ODI 11206891
Power Train
I am the original owner and have had all maintenance performed at the dealership. For about a year my car has had an issue where it hesitates when i accelerate. The dealership would blow out the mass air flow then the car would run fine for 2 or 3 months then the problem would start over. On may 8 while driving in town it started hesitating when i would accelerate and the shifting progressively got rougher. Then…
ODI 11208283
Power Train
2013 ford escape. Consumer writes in regard to transmission malfunction in vehicle. *as *js
ODI 11206695
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While the vehicle was in reverse, it failed to shift out of gear. The contact had to move the gear shifter back and forth to shift out of reverse and into park. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing because it could not be driven. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and…
ODI 11205368
Power Train
I have owned my 2013 escape for approx. 4.5 years. I bought it with approx. 40k miles and it is now at 80k. For the last 6 to 9 months it has been acting as though it will stall, the rpms will drop, the car will shudder then recover most of the time. It has actually shut off twice, once in a parking space while idling and the other at a stop light while idling. The places the stall issue seems to occur the most is…
ODI 11205019
Electrical System · Power Train
Cars transmission failed with only 33,000 miles on the car! I think there is an electrical problem with the car because the battery and the internal components failed at the same time! Both times i was driving the car and moving forward when the car stalled out both times, the second time i had just left ford with the vehicle and they said it was fixed when it stalled out again in forward motion, this time i had the…
ODI 11204999
Power Train
When the ford escapes from 50 to 60 miles it starts with a tremor in the front of the engine, the shaking does not feel in the guie
ODI 11204008
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to golden circle ford lincoln, inc. (1432 us-45 byp, jackson, tn 38305, [redacted]) where the contact was informed that there were no active recalls on the vehicle and that a diagnostic test needed to be performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The…
ODI 11197309
Power Train
As i was driving down local roads my engine was making s sound as if a fan was running on high speed and i could feel the engine losing power. After about 2 miles a message appeared on the screen that said transmission failure. I pulled into a parking lot and had to have it towed. I had it towed to a local repair shop and was told it needed a new transmission.
ODI 11195848
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle sputtered and stalled. The contact had to turn off and restart the vehicle multiple times in order to drive. The contact stated that the same failure occurred while driving in reverse. The vehicle was taken to wall's ford ([redacted], salisbury, ma 01952) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The…
ODI 11190514
Power Train
I purchased the car with 60,000 miles i put 6,000 in 7 months and now my transmission is slipping. I was almost rear ended when it dropped out of nowhere. There are transmission recalls on similar fords.
ODI 11193094
Power Train
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 ford escape. Two minutes after the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the contact heard a loud crash. The contact went outside and noticed that the vehicle rolled down the driveway and crashed into a vehicle passing by. The contact was not in the vehicle at the time of the failure. The contact stated that the house was on a hill and the vehicle went into reverse independently. The air…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11190875
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Intermittent stalling of my 1.6 liter ecoboost engine. It happens every 3 to 4 days and only happens after you start the engine and drive about 100 feet. The engine will lose power and die. You start it back up and it will display loss of power and die again. Normally the 3rd time the engine starts and runs properly. It will then not have any issues for 3-4 days. It is dangerous because it will normally have this…
ODI 11187004
Power Train
Transmission slipping in forward and reverse when car starts up from stop on city road.
ODI 11184533
Power Train
At 68,000 miles, the transmission went out on my escape. I was at a stop light and tried to accelerate when the light turned green. Without 1st gear, the car wouldn't budge. I had to press the accelerator to the floor to go anywhere.
ODI 11186662
Power Train
My transmission has totally failed at 105241 miles. In the past , the motor head blew with the overheating recall, and ford gave me a new eengine (despite saying new i found out it was remanufactured) at 45000 miles. The found coolant in the cylinders. It continued to have clouds of white smoke when first started up, after numerous times at dealer, they finally replaced the turbo at 86000. White smoke was still…
ODI 11217609