2016 Ford Escape

THIS COMPLAINT IS A FOLLOW-UP TO ONE FILED EARLIER (11181564). THE PROBLEM IS NOW SOLVED THIS WIRE ISSUE IS NOT THE ONE IN THE TSB AND NOT CURRENTLY IN A RECALL. THIS VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES PRODUCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE TSB 13-12-12. MOTOR SUDDENLY STALLING, BACKFIRE SOMETIMES, ROUGH RUNNING, LOSS OF POWER, ETC. THE WIRE HARNESS HAD WORN THROUGH THE WRAP AND EVENTUALLY ONE OF THE WIRES IN THE BUNDLE ATOP THE MOTOR MADE INTERMITTENT CONTACT WITH A PART OF THE MOTOR. THIS CAUSED THE PCM TO THROW NUMEROUS CODES AND DISABLE CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEMS. RANDOM, ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. WIRE BUNDLE ALIGNED WITH THE FUEL RAIL BEGINS AT THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE MOTOR. AT THE POINT WHERE IT BEGINS UP COME TO THE MOTOR THERE IS A POST (ALUMINUM, TOP, FRONT, DRIVERS' SIDE OF MOTOR). THIS WIRE BUNDLE WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED FROM CHAFFING. THE REMAINDER OF THE WIRE IS WELL SECURED AND INSULATED BUT THIS POINT IS LITERALLY AND ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AS THE PROBLEM AS IT WAS SO INTERMITTENT. NOT COVERED UNDER 5/60 WARRANTY AND MY DEALER CHARGED ME $318.00. IN TOTAL I'VE SPENT OVER $600 THE GETTING THIS FIGURED OUT AND RESOLVED. THIS LAST BREAKDOWN PLACED MY FAMILY IN GREAT DANGER AS THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO GET OFF THE ROAD (70 MPH INTERSTATE WITH LITTLE SHOULDER AND MERGING STATE HIGHWAY). THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME HAVING TO TOW THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS. I AM CERTAIN OTHERS WILL EXPERIENCE THIS FAILURE AND I HOPE NO ONE GETS HURT. IN MY CASE IT ALSO DISABLED THE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND AIRBAGS WHEN IT OCCURRED.

2016 ESCAPE WITH NO HISTORY OR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO EVENTS HERE. DURING A TRIP FROM HOME APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AWAY VEHICLE OPERATED JUST FINE. AFTER A 5 MIN STOP, I RE-ENTERED AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 70 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTTERED AND ACCELERATION AGGRAVATED THIS SITUATION. POWER LOSS WAS PRESENT, AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT. I COASTED TO SHOULDER. ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS RESTARTS THAT WOULD SEEM TO CATCH BUT SOON STALL OUT. EVENTUALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO RUN ENOUGH TO LIMP OFF THE HIGHWAY. VERY LOW POWER. PARKED FOR 20 MIN AND RESTARTED WITH NO APPARENT ISSUE. ENGINE LIGHT WAS PRESENT SINCE FIRST STALL. DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE AND SYMPTOMS RETURNED. LOW POWER AND STALLED OUT. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND I AGAIN LIMPED OFF HIGHWAY. EVENTUALLY GOT TO EXIT AND OFF INTO A PARKING LOT. NUMEROUS STALLS AND NEVER ANY REAL POWER. WAITED FOR A TOW FROM THERE AND VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES WHEN DRIVING IT ONTO THE TOW TRAILER. FUEL PRESSURES WERE NORMAL, AND CODES WERE P06A7, P0106 AND P0236 WERE PRESENT AND PERMANENT WHICH WAS ALSO A NEW DEVELOPMENT. PERMANENT CODES HAVE BEEN ELUSIVE. A PREVIOUS RECALL ON 2013-2014 ESCAPES FITS THIS ISSUE EXACTLY. AFTER NUMEROUS HOURS OF RESEARCH, I AM CONVINCED THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS FORD TSB 13-12-12 AND THE PREVIOUS TSB 13-7-5. I WAS IN GREAT DANGER WHEN THIS VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON 70 PLUS MPH ROAD WITH ALMOST NO SHOULDER. BECAUSE OF THIS AND THE DISABLING OF THE AIRBAGS WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS ALONG WITH THE SEAT BELT ACTUATORS, I THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO ASSUME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I'M CONFIDENT THIS ISSUE CAN BE REPLICATED.

PRIOR FORD RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY MODEL AND YEAR BUT EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUES AS NOTED IN RECALL #16S46 AND DEALER WILL NOT COVER EXPENSES. THE TURBOCHARGER OIL SUPPLY LINES MAY NOT BE BRAZED PROPERLY, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE OIL LEAK. OIL SUPPLY LINES TO THE TURBOCHARGER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAY LEAK ENGINE OIL. THIS COULD ALLOW OIL TO LEAK ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. OUR RECENT OIL CHANGE, NOT AT FORD, INDICATED THAT THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED AN OIL LEAK THAT IS COMING FROM THE TURBO LINE.

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD ON 11-24-18, ON MY WAY HOME WHEN I HEAR A VIBRATING NOISE. I THINK IT IS MY PHONE, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLS. THANKFULLY I HAD NO CARS BEHIND ME SO I POWER IT DOWN AND THEN TUNE IT BACK ON AND IT GIVES A LITTLE ISSUE TURNING BACK ON BUT DOES. I MAKE IT HOME. IT WORKS FINE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON 11-27-18 AFTER ONLY DRIVING LOCALLY IN BETWEEN I TAKE MY FORD ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO TO THE AIRPORT 30 MINS AWAY AND ALL IS FINE UNTIL THE RIDE BACK HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. I HEAR THE VIBRATING NOISE AGAIN AS IF I WAS GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS ON 95. THE CAR GOES ON A LITTLE LONGER AND THEN SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. POWER REMAINS ON BUT THE CAR STALLS. I AM TAKING IT IN TODAY. I HOPE TO GET THIS RESOLVED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR FOR A REASON. RELIABILITY AND NOW I AM JUST ANNOYED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH ONLY 32K MILES ON THE 2016 ESCAPE.

I PURCHASED A 2016 FORD ESCAPE IN LATE 2015 AND IN 2018 WITH 30000 MILES THE ENGINE LET GO, REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. ADDITIONAL, ISSUES DEVELOPED AS THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DELAYED FOR A MONTH AND WAS DRIVEN BY AN UNDERAGE DRIVER. THUS NO ONE WOULD PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR FOR HER TO LEAVE THE STATE. THE ONLY OPTION GIVEN WAS TO TRADE A VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. DURING THIS PROCESS WE LEARNED THAT THE STATE WOULD REQUIRE TITLE CHANGES REQUIRING BRANDING FOR INCORRECT MILEAGE. WE HAVE SINCE IDENTIFIED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND SOLD FOR MORE THAN FORD ALLOWED ON THE TRADE. SECONDARILY IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE TITLE WAS PROPERLY BRANDED. WHEN CONTACTING FORD EXECUTIVES IN WRITING (CERTIFIED MAIL) I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS FOR RESOLUTION. UPON CALLING THEIR COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OPEN CASE WHEN ASKED IF ONE COULD BE OPENED, I WAS TOLD "YOU ARE THE OWNER AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU". WITH MUCH PERSEVERANCE AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CURRENT RECALLS; FOR THE VERY PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED; BUT WOULD NOT GRANT A TIMELINE FOR FUTURE EXPECTATIONS. THIS THE SAME ENGINE AS IN THE FORD FOCUS WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER A MASSIVE RECALL. THE VEHICLE SOUNDS STARTED WHILE IN MOTION, BUT THE ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE IN THE SHOP UNDER A DEFINED DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT FORD WAS RUNNING PER THERE RECALL PROGRAM BULLETIN.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A TOWN CENTER PARKING LOT, AND I WENT IN TO A RESTAURANT TO HAVE DINNER. AFTER ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, SEVERAL PEOPLE CAME RUNNING IN TO ADVISE THAT A GREY FORD WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAVE A SILVER 2016 FORD ESCAPE, SO I WENT OUT TO SEE IF I NEEDED TO MOVE MY CAR, AND TO MY SURPRISE REALIZED THAT IT WAS MY CAR ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS IN FLAMES ... AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED SHORTLY THEREAFTER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TOTALED AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOWED IT AWAY. THE ENGINE WAS A 1.6L TURBOCHARGED MODEL ... AND ON CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, THERE APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ENGINE FIRES WITH THIS MODEL ENGINE. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF NOTIFICATION FROM FORD MOTORS, AND THE VEHICLE RAN TOTALLY FINE UNTIL THE FIRE, WITH NO COOLANT LEAKS, OR ENGINE OVERHEATING.