2012 Ford Escape Hybrid

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAMP FORD LOCATED AT 4869 NESCONSET HWY, PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY 11776 HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.*DT*JB

MY 2012 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HAS RUST COVERING THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I NEVER NOTICED IT UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN I NOTICED SOME RUST UNDER THE WHEEL WELL. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR I WAS HORRIFIED. THE RUST IS REALLY BAD AND IT'S EATING THROUGH TO THE INTERIOR. WHEN I LOOKED CLOSELY I SAW RUST UNDER BOTH SEATS ON THE BRACKETS. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CARPET I CAN SEE THAT IT'S AFFECTING THE INTERIOR UPHOLSTERY. IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF RUST ON A VEHICLE THAT IS SIX YEARS OLD. I THINK IT MIGHT BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CHECKED AROUND ONLINE LAST NIGHT AND IT WILL LIKELY COST A LOT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED AT ALL. LAST YEAR I DID NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS HUMID ON THE INSIDE BUT I DIDN'T THINK TO LOOK FOR RUST ON A CAR THIS NEW. THE PART THAT REALLY ANGERS ME IS THAT THERE ARE ONLY 36,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND I PLANNED TO DRIVE IT FOR YEARS. IT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SERVICE CONTRACT WITH FORD. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST YEAR. I REALLY THINK IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE RUST. SHOULD I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THEY WON'T FIX IT? WHAT SHOULD I DO? I WILL TAKE SOME PHOTOS IN THE DAYLIGHT AND ADD THEM TO THIS REPORT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GAUDIN FORD (6625 W. ROY HORN WAY, LAS VEGAS, NV 89118, 702-534-3094) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. *TT

5 WEEKS AGO THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN FOR 3 WEEKS. I WAS PLANNING ON GOING ON A VACATION AROUND THAT TIME, SO DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER I GOT BACK. UNFORTUNATELY, 2 DAYS PRIOR TO MY TRIP, WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME FROM A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAS DOWNSHIFTING AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF WHICH WHEN I RESTARTED IT REBOOTED THE BRAKES FOR A WHILE, ENOUGH TO GET ME TO THE FORD DEALER. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS AND THEY ARE STILL NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP (FOR $5000.00) WHICH I AM HESITANT TO AUTHORIZE. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IN DOING RESEARCH ON LINE I HAVE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS SIMILAR STORIES ON DIFFERENT YEARS OF THE SAME VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY 2008. I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE IT INVESTIGATED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER SIMILAR CASES ARE INVOLVED AND IF ANY FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT. *TT *TR

I OWN A 2012 FORD ESCAPE AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP OVER TEN TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON. MULTIPLE TIMES THEY HAVE GAVE ME AN OIL CHANGE AND CLEANED THE SOLENOIDS. MY TRANSMISSION STILL SPUTTERS AND ONCE AGAIN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON. ONE TIME I LOST COMPLETE POWER AND WAS ALMOST KILLED IN AN INTERSECTION. IF ANYONE WANTS TO TAKE MY CAR FOR TESTING THEY CAN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE AND AM SCARED THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HEARD FROM MULTIPLE SITES THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED TO ME LIKE A HELICOPTER AND WHEN IT SHIFTS LIKE I AM A NASCAR DRIVER

TRAVELING ON 4 LANE STREET AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A 2 LANE STREET; AS I WAS MAKING THE TURN MY LOCKED DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN-TERRIFYING. JUST THAT AM HAD READ IN THE LOCAL PAPER THERE WAS A RECALL OF THESE CARS FOR THIS REASON. GOT HOME AND CALLED VISTA FORD OF OXNARD WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT BUT SCHEDULED AN APT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY-EARLIEST I COULD GET. SATURDAY AM I CALLED THE FORD 800 NUMBER AND THEY GOT ME IN RIGHT AWAY TO DCH FORD IN THOUSAND OAKS. WHEN I ARRIVED THE TECHNICIAN -RJ DROVE THE CAR AND SAID THE DOOR DIDN'T OPEN; HE REPEATEDLY SAID THE DOOR MUST HAVE BEEN OPEN AND I INSISTED THAT IT WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED WE HAD A BIT OF A SPARRING SESSION AS HE INSISTED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND WANTED $150 TO TAKE IT APART. I NOTED THERE IS A RECALL BUT SINCE MINE WAS NOT LISTED HE SAID IT WOULD BE $547 TO CHANGE THE LOCK-I AM TOTALLY INCENSED AND INSISTED THAT FORD KNEW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD CHANGE IT RATHER THAN JEOPARDIZE MY SAFETY. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE? HAVE A CALL IN TO AN ATTORNEY WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS AREA BUT REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE.

WE WERE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA WHEN ON JULY 2 ,2015 WE WERE REAR ENDED AT 110 MPH, WE THEN SPUN COMPLETELY AROUND 3 TIMES AND FINALLY COMING TO A STOP AFTER HITTING HEAD ON A CONCRETE SHOULDER WALL. THE DRIVER SUFFERED 3 BROKEN RIBS AND WHIPLASH. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED WHIPLASH AND A BROKEN RIGHT HAND. SHE WORE A CAST FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND IS NOW REQUIRING HAND SURGERY TO PUT IN METAL SCREWS AND A PLATE. THE PASSENGER IS RIGHT HANDED SO THIS HAS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DO JUST SIMPLE TASK. EATING, RESTROOM, SHOWERING, DRIVING AND WRITING JUST TO NAME A FEW THINGS THAT SHE CAN'T DO ALSO SHE NEEDS DENTAL WORK OVER $10,000. SHE IS IN SEVERE PAIN ALL THE TIME. SHE IS VERY LIMITED ON THE FEW THINGS SHE CAN DO. AT NO TIME DID EITHER AIR BAG DEPLOY. THE OTHER DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CHP ( CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL) COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DO TO THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH LOTS OF FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES THAT OWN FORDS, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING UPON IMPACT. SOME WERE IN FENDER BENDERS AND SOME MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. WE NEED TO FIND OUT IF ANY ONE ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT TURNED OFF AS THIS WAS A COMPANY VEHICLE.