2017 Ford Escape

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.1ST PROBLEM IS WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT THE SET OF STOP LIGHTS IN GLOUCESTER MA. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. AT THAT POINT I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SO WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN THE HAD THE CAR. 2ND PROBLEM, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET, 2 WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT RETURNED. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT THAT WAS GETTING INTO THE MOTOR. I LOOKED UP PROBLEMS WITH THE 2017 FORD ESCAPE AND THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENGINES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF COOLANT GETTING INTO THE MOTOR OR BASICALLY THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR.THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 4 WEEKS AND HAD TO PICK UP A RENTAL CAR. I HAD TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS FINISHED. BECAUSE THEY NEVER CALLED. WHEN I CALLED I FOUND OUT THE CAR WOULD BE DONE IN 2 DAYS. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK IT WASN'T RUNNING THE SAME AS WHEN I PURCHASED IT, PLUS IT NOW PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. 3RD, THE CLOCK IN VEHICLE KEEPS CHANGING TIME. ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID NO. 12/4/2019 2 WEEKS AFTER GETTING CAR BACK, NOW IT WON'T START AND IS DEAD IN MY DRIVEWAY .

THE NEXT DAY AFTER PURCHASE SEPTEMBER 2018, I NOTICED A SLIGHT SLIPPAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND TOOK THE CAR BACK BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE CAR WOULD PROCEED TO MOVE AT A LOW SPEED. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLES FLUIDS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE NEXT DAY THE ISSUE PERSISTED, I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE MONSTER DEALERSHIP HANDLED THIS. THE ISSUE WITH FEELING THE TRANSMISSION JERK CONTINUED. MAY 2019 THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE APPEARED (CODES LISTED BELOW) IT WAS SERVICED BY A&B TRANSMISSION. WITHING 48 HOURS THE ISSUE RETURNED. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AFTER DRIVING SHORT DISTANCES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FROM MAY-JULY THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE FIXED AND CONTINUES AS OF TODAY. THE DELAY IN REPORTING IS THAT I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS HERE, PLEASE ADVISE I WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS. CODE P0741-00 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE/ STUCK OFF - CURRENT DTC - WARNING LAMP ON. CODE P1744-00 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE/ STUCK OFF - CURRENT DTC - WARNING LAMP ON. P1450-00 UNABLE TO BLEED UP FUEL TANK VACCUM - -PENDING DTC - WARNINGLAMP ON.

8000 MILES. THE AUTO START STOP SYSTEM WILL NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING. IT HAS NOT RESTARTED AFTER STOPPING IN INTERSECTION TO MAKE LEFT TURN. ALSO AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS. AND WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART, AND ROLLS OUT INTO THE STREET WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. A TRULY UNSAFE CAR. DEALER FINDS NO CODES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE, SO WILL NOT SERVICE.

I HAVE THE START/STOP ON MY 17 ESCAPE. WITH 16000 MILES. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THE AUTO START/STOP COMES ON, I WILL GET A NOTIFICATION ON THE DIGITAL SCREEN SAYING "AUTO START/STOP SHIFT TO P RESTART ENGINE." I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS IS A HAZARD FOR POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN THE CITY, I FELT A JOLT, ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT HAD ZERO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE. RPM SLOWLY BLED OFF AS I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT WHILE DODGING THROUGH TRAFFIC. WHEN THE JOLT WAS FELT, A "CHECK MANUAL" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION SCREEN. NO OTHER MESSAGES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTED IT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMAL AGAIN. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO FORD. THEY CHECKED AND FOUND NO CODES. CHECKED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, TEST DROVE IT, AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE.

FORDS 1.5L ENGINE HAS A FUEL IN OIL. EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGE AFTER CAR DRIVEN JUST 30 MILES HIGHWAY MILES OIL HAD ALMOST A QUART OF FUEL IN IT. TURBO IS BURNING COOLANT. EVERY TWO WEEKS HAVE TO ADD COOLANT TO RESERVOIR BECAUSE TURBO IS BURNING IT. TRANSMISSION WHINES VERY LOUD ON TAKE OFFS AND UP SHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFT FOR NO REASON WHEN RUNNING AT SAME HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CARS HAS VERY POOR POWER, BUT EATS FUEL LIKE A V-8. FUEL MILEAGE IS 17 TO 19 MPG HIGHWAY 16-17 CITY. NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE 30 MPG THEY CLAIM IT GETS. BOUGHT CAR NEW IN JUNE 2017 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION TO INTERIOR TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WILL TAKE BACK TO DEALER AGAIN TO BE TOLD " THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM". SO I GUESS MOTOR NEEDS TO CATCH FIRE OR SOMEONE HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE FORD REALLY ADDRESS'S THE PROBLEMS. CAR HAS LITTLE OVER 12,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND PROBLEMS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. I CONTACTED FORD IN DETROIT, MI ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND THEY COULD HAVE CARED LESS. THE "CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM" SAYING FROM DEALERSHIP SEEM TO BE DETROIT FORDS ANSWER TO EVERYTHING TO AVOID FIXING THE PROBLEMS I AM SURE THEY ARE A WHERE OF. I AM NOT THE FIRST OR LAST PERSON TO REPORT TO BE HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS. FORD SEEM TO BE HOPING TO RUN PROBLEMS OUT LONG ENOUGH SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIX THEM UNDER WARRANTY AND MAKE THEM MY PROBLEM TO FIX. AFTER A LITTLE LOOKING AROUND THE INTERNET I SEE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE FORD ESCAPES AS I AM AND GETTING BLOWN OFF BY FORD. FORD HAS YET TO ISSUED ONE TSB FOR ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS THEY CLEARLY KNOW ARE HAPPENING WITH THESE CARS AND MOTOR'S. FORD HAS ISSUED BAND AIDS THAT DIDN'T WORK FOR EARLIER YEARS BUT THEY HAVE NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM RIGHT. HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST BE INJURED OR DIE BEFORE YOU MAKE FORD FIX THE PROBLEM RIGHT? I THINK IT'S TIME TO CONTACT A LAWYER.