2013 Ford Escape Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 143
- 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 143 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 9 indicate fire
What owners report
- check engine · 15 records
- engine light · 14 records
- without warning · 11 records
- needed replaced · 10 records
- several times · 9 records
- independent mechanic · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 62 |
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 100–150k mi | 25 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
CAR WILL REV. HIGH AND THEN SHUT OFF.
ODI 11246679
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel: the car was only 4 years old started with a fuel issue. Every time i put gas, then turn on car doesn't want to start. It will eventually start and no other problems occur. But it does take a while for it to start. Kind of like when the battery is dying. Engine: when going up steep hills the engine over heats. It stabilizes once we drive on flat surface and doesn't happen again until we go up steep hills again.…
ODI 11219742
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle stalls without warning randomly. The vehicle is in motion driving straigh-forward when this occurs. It has happened in parking lots and on city streets. I see this car has been subject to a recall for this and i don't show any currently open recalls so perhaps the fix for the recall was not sufficient. We bought the car used about a few months ago from a ford dealer.
ODI 11219745
Fuel/Propulsion System
My escape shakes, misses and stalls intermittently. As i am braking in traffic it starts shaking, then stalls. It also stalls when i change gears, i.e. I am in r then go into d. This has been so dangerous! I get stuck in the line of oncoming traffic again and again. Traffic backs up behind me when i stall and it gets scary! My sons(both mechanics) believe it is the vacuum/ evaporator system. I took it to the ford…
ODI 11256282
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Stalls after starting ... The car will start just fine but a few seconds or minutes later will stall once i am already on the road. Also if sitting with out running for a while car will stall and turn off. In traffic this is also an issue, freeway closed one time and had to sit in standing traffic in hwy and car just turned off. Several times when pulling out of driveway or the scariest part a shooing strip parking…
ODI 11297577
Fuel/Propulsion System
When driving vehicle, the distance to "e" gas hands continue to count down while at stop light. Also, from my house to my job which is approximately 17 miles, according to the gas mileage, it shows that i traveled 30+ miles. My gas hand goes from 3/4 tank to less than half of a tank of gas and it constantly losing fuel while driving or sitting mobil. When sitting at a stop light, the distance to e gas hand continues…
ODI 11207677
Body · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving down highway 52 yesterday evening my ford escape 2013 caught on fire. I was able to pull to the side after it seized (brakes quit in the process) and had to jump out the passenger side door as the whole engine was on fire and engulfing the driver side.
Fire reported
ODI 11207404
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car now shuts off frequently after shifting into reverse and back into drive. Recently happened while my wife was pulling out of a heavy traffic area.
1 injury
ODI 11206110
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
At every fill up the car stalls.now i have to hold the gaz to a certain level to avoid stalling after every fill up.if i ever let the pump to automatically fill the tank and stop itself i get in a lot of troubles for day.the idéale is bad and the car stalls now in stead of filling my tank to 12 or 13 gallons i have to stop the pump at 10 or 11 gallons to avoid the inconvenience of having car idling hard and…
ODI 11206635
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the check engine indicator was illuminated. Also, after the contact filled up the fuel tank, it took four attempts for the vehicle to restart. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the entire solenoid evaporation system needed to be replaced. The repairs were being completed with manufacturer approved parts. The manufacturer…
ODI 11186992
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
The vehicle will randomly stall out while driving about 10 miles an hour without warning. It's butters like it's out of fuel the engine shakes violently and then turns off. Once the car sits until the engine gets completely cool it will run normal. Sometimes it takes a thousand miles sometimes it takes 10. It stalls under different circumstances but will not stall if it's in park idling. As soon as you put it in…
ODI 11186618
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and restarted on its own without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who referred the contact to the local dealer. The vehicle was taken to grieco ford of delray beach (3000 s federal hwy, delray beach, fl 33483, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the fuel vapor cap needed to be replaced. The vehicle was…
ODI 11205306
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Was actively driving on a city road approaching an intersection and slowing down for a traffic light, in deerfield beach fl when the car stalled. Car would not restart. After pushing the car out of the travel lanes, it restarted. Took the car to local auto repair shop, where they advised of investigation and did not fix the problem. Took car to ford dealer, where they related the problem to a faulty fuel vapor cap,…
ODI 11205303
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car stalled while driving in a city street approaching intersection. Stopped and was unable to restart. After pushing car out of the way, car restarted. Drove slowly to car repair shop--unable to repair, advised of nhtsa investigation. Took car to dealer, ford repair shop said problem was with fuel vapor cap. Contacted ford corporate, but am unable to get reimbursement.
ODI 11205206
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car stalled in the middle of the roadway, on a city street, approaching intersection, while in motion. No warning. Was unable to restart car. After pushing car out of traffic, car restarted. Drove carefully to repair shop, which was unable to repair. Drove car to ford dealer where diagnosis was faulty fuel vapor cap. Dealer advised that this happened to many of these cars.
ODI 11205201
Fuel/Propulsion System
I have been having trouble with stalling or the car shutting off while driving at low speed of most often, if i have been sitting at a red light, or stop sign and i try to accelerate, the car will stall and lose power and i will have to start it all over again. I have usually been on a city street or even after turning into or getting out of my driveway, which is on an incline. I used to think this was related to…
ODI 11187480
Fuel/Propulsion System
At low speeds (<20 mph) engine would intermittently stall. Occurred 3 times--once on a state park road, once on a neighborhood street, and once on an interstate access road. Dealer replaced "fuel low pressure sensor" and reset "keep alive memory and misfire monitor" according to repair invoice.
ODI 11186865
Fuel/Propulsion System
The engine stalls about a minute after starting. It does not happen on a cold engine, just a warm one. It sometimes acts like it is not getting enough fuel. The vehicle was still on a parking lot for 2 of the instances, going at slow speed or stopped. One time it was on the road. Have to put it back in park to get it restarted. Drove fine after that. It has happened 3 times in past 8 weeks. Ford is clueless since…
ODI 11184798
Fuel/Propulsion System
2013 ford escape 1.6l engine stalls when engine is warmed up. After approximately one half hour of driving after getting to destination and having been restarted, engine stalls when car is in motion after having been sitting idle for approximately 15 minutes. Will stall occasionally up to three times in quick succession. Will eventually start and not stall. Happens frequently in parking lots but very dangerous when…
ODI 11183167
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My car will stop while i am driving it.. The engine light goes on the car shakes and the light flash... This is dangerous.
ODI 11170999
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
After driving car 30 minutes then parking for 15-20 minutes upon restarting car & moving into traffic the car stutters then stalls. Originally was intermittent problem now is a daily occurrence. Taking car to mechanic today to get a diagnostic done. 1/25/2019.
ODI 11172048
Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on the highway at 75 mph,suddenly, the car became weak and wouldn't maintain a speed of 65 mph with the gas pedal all the way to the floor. The engine light came on suddenly and i have not driven it since due to lack of acceleration power and the engine light being on.
ODI 11162137
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car stalls while driving. Never happens when engine is cold. Drive the car, turn off while in a store. Then i restart the car, starts normal, then start driving again and it stalls while you are driving. After it stalls, i pull off the road if possible, then turn the key off, and back on. It starts up normal again and then no more stalling issue - until i stop at another store, and the same problem happens again,…
ODI 11160887