We took it to our mechanic (who I trust).
#2012 ford escape recalls free
The company's dealers will seal the existing plug and add a secondary plug cover, free of charge, to resolve the problem. Last summer, the A/C on our 2012 Ford Escape stopped blowing cold air. "As leaking engine coolant evaporates on the hot engine, the glycol may ignite causing an engine compartment fire," Ford told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).Īn additional 1,300 vehicles sold in Canada are also affected by the same recall.įord said that it will begin notifying owners with the recall to begin on, or about, September 10, 2012. This time, Ford said that the recall affects 6,146 units of the 2013 Escape manufactured from October 5, 2011, through August 31, 2012, and equipped with the 1.6-liter EcoBoost inline four-cylinder turbo engine, because the cylinder head cup plug (freeze plug) may become dislodged resulting in significant loss of engine coolant. The cap is notorious for swelling and delaminating when it gets hot, and it’s also a.
Most lug nuts are one piece of hardened steel, but Ford chose a design that puts an aluminum cap over a steel core. Any ideas why it’s not lasting? What, if anything, could I try to diagnose? Seems that my mechanic does not know what else to try.If it seems as if Ford is constantly recalling its newly launched 2013 Escape crossover, it's because it is.Īfter two recall actions in July, the first affecting 8,266 models to fix carpet padding that could get in the way of braking, and the second around 11,500 models with the 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine over a potential fire risk, the Blue Oval has issued a third recall, again due to a fire hazard for the same engine. Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and. See below for all 2012 Ford Escape recalls. Some of the worst issues 2nd generation Escape owners have to deal with. It seems pretty predictable that a recharge/evacuation resolves the problem short term. what is suspect is that our accessory protocol interface module has failed unfortunately, this is a very common failure point for ford and it makes complete sense with our current symptoms. But, I have no reason to think it will last. 2012 Ford Escapes equipped with 3.0L engines may be covered in a major recall for a fuel leak. and thats where it usually displays the audio information correct okay so that verifies that we are in fact getting power and ground so that ruled out it being wiring. They did the evacuation/recharge and the air is now blowing cold again. They checked the levels and the pressure was good before they did anything else. That happened last Fall, so we waited until this spring to try again. Notes: The 2012 Ford Escape has an acceptable complaint history so far, with leaking rear window problems showing up as the main concern so far.
2-3 weeks later, we saw the same puff and then no cold air. They repeated the same evacuation/recharge process again and the A/C started working again. The A/C stopped blowing cold air shortly after that. Cold air started blowing again! Then 2-3 weeks later, my wife says she saw a puff of smoke come out of the vents (not sure if it was smoke or vapor or what). They did an evacuation and recharge of the system. Interim notices were mailed to owners on December 13, 2016. Last summer, the A/C on our 2012 Ford Escape stopped blowing cold air.
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