2 weeks later the low coolant light went on again, and it continues to do so. The used car dealership agreed to fix the problem just this one time, but obviously couldn't continue fixing it, since it's a reoccurring issue. So basically Ford replaced crappy hoses with more crappy hoses, and I got hosed in the process. I took the car to the Ford dealership the same day, and they told me that they'd already repaired the hoses once, and the recall only covered fixing the problem one time. The used car dealership took a look at it and told me that there was a leak in 2 hoses, and that it was covered under a recall. There was no "low coolant" warning, just refusal to drive for another second. It left me stranded on many occasions as it would go into safety mode and not let me drive any further until I added coolant. I was adding about a gallon of coolant to it a week until the original used car dealership I bought it from took a look at it. I took it to the Ford dealership, they topped the coolant off and told me everything was fine as long as the light didn't come back on. The very next day the low coolant light came on. I bought this car in October from a used car dealership. The 2013 is the first model year of the Escape's 3rd generation and proves once again that you want to avoid the first model year when at all possible. As the coolant hit the hot engine there was, once again, a threat for fire. Instead, in a somewhat unprecedented move, Ford sent tow trucks to pick up the affected vehicles and handed out rental cars while the owners waited for repairs.Ī few months later the Escape was recalled again because antifreeze could leak out onto the engine due to a freeze plug becoming dislodged. In July 2012, due to a fuel line that could split and leak, Ford told owners to park their cars because even driving to the dealership for repairs was deemed too dangerous. Within a few months of its release the SUV was recalled three times, twice because of engine fires. Notes: The 2013 Ford Escape has been in the news quite a bit and for all the wrong reasons.
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