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Engine does not start

Ford Escape 2002 escape 3.0 auto 198000 miles
Engine does not turn over. All dash lights come on and go off normally. Headlights work. Door locks can be cycled with fob. Can unlock shifter and it will move but mashing brake will not release shifter.
Hawkman from United States 6 years ago  
HA
37 reports 
Garrett from United States a year ago
Lights and everything works but trying to start there's nothing doesn't even try turning over
Kristy from United States 5 months ago
Same issue here please help
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My jeep sound like a truck. As if something in the engine telling

Ford Escape 2004 ford escape jeep 3419 miles
Very one I am coming. It gone service. Check out and I still have that sound!!
lillegs from Bahamas 7 years ago  
LI
1 reply 
Befree from Australia 6 years ago
A hole in the exhaust system near engine or down further in the line is it loud when u first start car
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Engine bearings

Ford Escape 2006 Suv 210000000 miles
Bearings in the engine have gone,is this a major and is it expensive?
J914 from New Zealand 7 years ago  
J9
1 reply 
Befree from Australia 6 years ago
Yes bearing cheap as chips labour where it really pinches
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Engine fuse blowing

Ford Escape 2001 Ford escape  200000 miles
Ok so I had an issue with the battery getting hot, possibly over charging I suppose. I replaced the alternator and battery and then I had no crank on the engine. I found that number 7 fuse was blown and replaced it. It cranked but it blows that fuse immediately. Not sure where to start to look for a possible cause for this fuse to keep blowing. Any help would be appreciated
Bryan from United States 7 months ago  
BR

Engine starts then dies

Ford Escape 2010 Ford 30000 miles
My car sputtered and died. I had it towed. After that I tried to start it. It started and died right after and that's what it keeps doing. I changed the fuel pump so it's not the fuel pump.
Christopher from United States 2 years ago  
CH
12 reports 

When at low RPM the transmission / engine shutters when shifting

Ford Escape 2014 2.0 ecoboost 120000 miles
This problem seems to happen more when the engine is under a load, going up a hill or accelerating from low RPM. If i shift in to the Sport mode it does not do it as much.

Thank you
jparker2005 from United States 5 years ago  
JP
9 reports 

Engine won't start and starter just grinds

Ford Escape 2012  80284 miles
When the car has been sitting for a day or so the starter turns over and keeps grinding
I turn it off and then turn it back on and it starts
Bz70 from United States 7 years ago  
BZ
3 reports 

Jerks when accelerating SolvedSolved

Ford Escape 2003  135000 miles
After a service was done to my car, it jerks when accelerating considerably. Every time it does so, the alternator light appears in the dashboard but it has no charging issues. The scanner registers a crankshaft's sensor failure. I've disconnected the exhaust, cleaned injectors, checked coils and hoses and even changed spark plugs but the problem is still there. Any help?
Rissa from United States 9 years ago  
RI
Rank 9
8 reports 
Rissa from United States 9 years ago
I have been told that by changing all the coils the problem should be solved. If the scanner detects which of the cylinders is having a coil failure you can then replace only the damaged ones. Tell me if I could help you please.
Field from United States 9 years ago
I personally believe that your problem is that your car has not been washed with a carburetor cleaner when the tune was made.
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artelepsa from United States 9 years ago
I had your same problem and the cause ended up being an ignition coil. Once it was detected which was the damaged coil with the code errors in the dashboard, it was replaced and the problem was solved.
Roshni from United Kingdom 2 months ago
Excuse me sir frod escape not power comming why .... New plug im all fuse cheking but i canot dicted this compalint ... Sir pls tell me whtais tha complaints
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Jerks while driving SolvedSolved

Ford Escape 2004  180000 miles
I have a Ford Escape 3.0 v6 2004 and my problem is that, at idle speed, the engine trembles as with small jerks and the battery dashboard light flikers when a failure is presented. The jerks appear when driving at a speed of around 40-45 mph. I've already changed the alternator, spark plugs, checked the ignition coil and cleaned the injectors. What might be happening? Thanks for your help.
artelepsa from United States 9 years ago  
AR
Rank 1
7 reports 
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artelepsa from United States 9 years ago
The problem has been solved. The vehicle was scanned and code errors P0316 and P0306 appeared, indicating a misfire in the cylinder 6. This cylinder's coil was failing, so it was replaced and the original problem disappeared. The engine is now working perfectly.
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Stalling when first starting

Ford Escape 2005 4x4 V6 Ford Escape  196000 miles
My Escape died, had it towed, was diagnosed as an airflow sensor. Had it replaced and drove it home. It stalled on the way home at light, restarted, revved engine and it ran great. Get in next am and it started , idled fine, put in drive and it stalls, restarted, revved engine and it ran fine again, same thing this am. What the heck?
Kellie from Canada 7 years ago  
KE
Rank 6
1 report 
Kellie from Canada 7 years ago
Update, took it into a Ford dealership to have a diagnostic scan done. 2 hours later, turns out my mechanic put in an after market airflow sensor, it ran bad codes. Cleaned and put old sensor back in, cleaned idle controll valve and updated codes. Runs great.
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Accelerates by itself and stalls

Ford Escape 2010  150000 miles
Hi everyone. I am having some inconvenients with my Ford Escape 2010. First, a spanner sometimes appeares in the dashboard and I am not allowed to speed the car up. Then, when in P mode, it starts accelerating by itself. Last but not least, it stalls when driving and I have to remove the key and it sometimes takes long until I can start the engine back again.
Kayla from United States 8 years ago  
KA
3 reports 
suki from United States 8 years ago
You need to check the pedal programming, throttle body, spark plugs, fuel pressure and EGR valve.
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Dashboard

Ford Escape 2002  120000 miles
As it was a rainy season, I was driving with the frost on when suddenly the dashboard went crazy: both the abs and handbrake lights turned on, the air conditioning and windscreen wipers worked faster, and even the needles started moving from one side to the other. But still there was no engine failure.
johanna from United States 9 years ago  
JO
3 reports 
peteydog from United States 8 years ago
During heavy rain whinshield leaks and fuse box gets wet and shorts acure. Take cover off fuse box on drivers side kick panel and dry fuse box with sponge and hair dryer. There is a service bulliton for this
Hoops from Australia 8 years ago
My 2001 Ford Escape 3lt V6 was working fine with no problems then all the dash lights went out - I have checker all the fuses and they are OK - my radio, interior and tail lights all work OK. Do you have any idea what may have caused this?
Jonakayz from South Africa a year ago
@HoopsHave you managed to fix your problem? I have a similar situation
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Engine light on in dash panel

Ford Escape 2010 SUV 2.3 Ltr. 4 cyl 85000 miles
Had torque converter lock up problem , the transmission was change and after that the engine light in dash has been coming on. Have fitted two new Ego sensors $$$$$$ as fault code said it was that area. No one can fix it
Help please !!!!!!!!
Cheers Tim Lucas
Timbo from Australia 6 years ago  
TI
1 reply 
Timbo from Australia 6 years ago
All good ,
Have had S/hand exhaust catalyst fitted , now been 5 days and No light on. Cheers Tim 🍺🍺👍
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Stalls when driving

Ford Escape 2011  30000 miles
I own a van Ford Escape 2011 which stalls while driving. If you start the engine again it will work for only another 100 meters and stall again. This problem appeared after the battery was replaced, does anybody know what could be its failure?
Josephine from United States 9 years ago  
JO
25 reports 
Griff from United States 10 months ago
Cars that run for a while and die or run really rough at a stoplight or spot sign are generally all around are going to be egr valve. Simple fix remove and clean or replace they don’t cost much. To me 10 minutes to change on my sisters car
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Phantom overheating

Ford Escape 2013 Escape Fwd 1.6L 60000 miles
Vehicle will not produce heat at idle and will give x3 low coolant warnings then overheat and shut down. Also have a video of it sitting for 9hours and turn ignition to on position, it suddenly overheats warning with it not even running and pegs temp gauge.
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Pat Roy from Canada 6 years ago  
PA
4 reports 
Gilly from Australia 6 years ago
Hey mate maybe change your thermostat i had the same problem in a different car. Was just a faulty thermostat.
Johno from Australia 6 years ago
You, got it write,part has 5 hose going to it
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Timing belt housing oil leak

Ford Escape 2009  105000 miles
Timing belt housing Has BB size hole and spewing out all oil
Hole appears to be blown out from inside housing
Bulldog from United States 8 years ago  
BU
9 reports 
Rick from United States 4 years ago
I busted the oil pan on my Ford escape 2006
Rick from United States 4 years ago
I need help I busted my oil pan
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Blown plug replaced and running worse

Ford Escape 2002 ford escape 281275 miles
The repair shop changed my spark plugs when it was the egr valve that needed replaced a week later the plug blew out. I took it back they said they fixed it. It is now smoking when i start it and wont idle
allie from United States 6 years ago  
AL
1 report 
chev man from Canada 5 years ago
Stay away from that shop
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It starts sometimes and other times it doesn't start

Ford Escape 2002 3.0 15000 miles
Engine will crank over but won't start sometimes sometimes it cranks over and it starts and runs
Troy from United States 7 years ago  
TR
31 reports 
EriG from United States 15 days ago
Mine did the same thing now it doesn't start at all.
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My engine light stays on

Ford Escape 2002 Wagon auto v6 159000 miles
When i start the car when its cold the idle tries to stall but kicks back in and idle fine when its warm now engine light stays on had car tested they said my cat converter might be blocked brought new petrol cap still no good over this car all ready
Scotty from Australia 8 years ago  
SC
8 reports 
Befree from Australia 6 years ago
I have same issue might use a straight pipe temp till I get new cat I replaced a pcv valve car still slow off mark from start
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Engine failure

Ford Escape 2007  200000 miles
I own a Ford Escape 2007, 3.0 engine and it is presenting an engine failure, a kind of trembling as though electrical current could not reach it. This trembling gets worse when it is stopped or as I drive along an uphill road, when above the 4000 rpm. Coils have been checked and no failure was found. I was told the cause can either be the injectors or the catalytic converters, what do you think?
Jedediah99 from United States 9 years ago  
JE
3 reports 
dhanoa from Canada 6 years ago
I have 2011 ford escape my truck left axle shaft leaking...i put new seal 3 week ago but now its leaking...but the readon of leaking.
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Electrical, random no start trans position sensor low voltage

Ford Escape 2013 Se 2.0 4x4 220000 miles
Was driving and car shut off. Tried plugging in scanner and it had power but wouldn’t communicate. Ecm relay was clicking multiple times. Towed to shop. They replaced fuse box and now it will operate normal most of the time. There is a code for transmission range sensor that’s located internally. Opened up trans and replaced. No change. Car will randomly think it’s in D as soon as you insert the key to start it. Turn key off and on and will usually start. Sometimes have to turn key off and wait for the display to power off and then it will start. Also when shutting engine off it will engage starter for a split second and make contact with fly wheel to abruptly stop the engine.
Lost from United States a month ago  
LO

Oil pressure light

Ford Escape 2004 Ford escape  128000 miles
I’ve changed my water pump,thermostat,hoses,oil pressure sensor,oil and there’s nothing wrong with my radiator could the problem be the oil pump?
Y’all know it from United States 2 months ago  
Y’

Cylinder 5 severe misfire

Ford Escape 2012 Escape limited  300000 miles
I noticed after removing the battery briefly and putting it back in, every time I would have stalling issues. This happened on several occasions and then eventually smoothed out so I didn’t think anything about it. Recently the engine light started flashing so I pulled over and scanned it. The scan turned up a cylinder 5 severe misfire. Replaced addition, coils and spark plugs, but noticed that it smells heavily of gasoline when running and they notice an excessive amount of gasoline in cylinder number five when I replaced the intake manifold after changing, spark plugs and coils. I am kind of stumped as to what this could be. Any pointers or advice would be helpful
Chris from United States 4 months ago  
CH

Cooling fans

Ford Escape 2010 SUV/3.0 138000 miles
Cooling fans come on at start up when engine cold and seem to run constantly.
Topgeye from United States a year ago  
TO
5 reports 

Timing belt

Ford Escape 2001 Hatchback SUV manual transmission 2.0 4cyl 175000 miles
How do I get the covers off of the timing belt for replacement of the belt??
Tasha from United States 2 years ago  
TA

Engine jerking

Ford Escape 2003 ford wagon v6 3.0L 231000 miles
I have ford escape 2003 v6 3.0L. While i was moving the car the engine will jerk. Previously there was a problem with the battery light flashing and had changed the alternator and the problem of the battery light was resolved. But the jerking problem is not solved. I already changed the spark plug but i found there was a bit oil licking on spark plug part. Is that the cause of the problem or is there another problem?
ivan from Australia 3 years ago  
IV
3 reports 

Battery dies

Ford Escape 2006 V6 100000 miles
I changed alternator aNd battery already but still same issue The battery light comes on and my battery overcharges And it has been hit and miss issue. It died and had towed to garage the boosted it and it fan great for a week and started same issue so we changed battery and alternator. Worked great next day 2 Nd day after battery light back on And over charging again turned it off and restarted next day to put in bay and everything read Good readings worked good again for 2 days but yesterday showed battery light and today it is dead again. The garage checked the main connection from alternator to battery and said it looks good? Recent work has been gas thing on frame changed and new spark plugs!
Coyotes1965 from Canada 4 years ago  
CO
9 reports 

Overheating

Ford Escape 2014 1.6 litre 70000 miles
Water leaked and kept overheating. Kept having to refill. Heard bad things about the head gaskets and got rid of it...have a 2016 escape now...so far so good.
Gord from Canada 5 years ago  
GO
1 report 

Rodent chewed soy-based wiring

Ford Escape 2016 Wiring  7200 miles
2016 Ford Escape lights would not turn on and engine light was on. Ford Dealeshhip serviceman said rodents chewed through the wiring, which is not covered under warranty. After investigating further, found out that Ford uses a soy based product to coat wiring which attracks mice, rats, squirrels. Out $1200, not happy
Unhappy owner from United States 6 years ago  
UN
1 report 

Car will not start and service engine soon light came on

Ford Escape 2013 Escape 93000 miles
Tried starting my car and the engine light service soon came on and car will not start
Myrtie from United States 8 years ago  
MY
20 reports 

Loud ticking

Ford Escape 2008 V6 85381 miles
Cold start, engine ticks loudly
Joel from Canada 8 years ago  
JO
10 reports 

Cannot find find pcv valve

Ford Escape 2009 2.5 L 50000 miles
Can't find pcv valve on 2009 escape.
Manny from United States 8 years ago  
MA
2 reports 

Car blockage

Ford Escape 2010  90000 miles
I had changed one of the tires of my car with the spare one and, as I was about to start the engine, I was warned to turn the vehicle off! So I did and, when I turned it on again, a closed padlock appeared which did not allow me to start the engine.
sibella from United States 8 years ago  
SI
6 reports 
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