Ford Escape Questions Maintenance & Repair

Air Conditioner Blowing Hot Air. Have Added 2 Cans Of Freon Stuff Still Not...

Rough Idle And Sometimes Hard To Start

my 2006 escape xlt with 3.0 runs smooth but idles rough and sometimes hard to start, other times fires right up.engine light is on and temp. guage goes up to normal operating temp. rather quick but do...

Check Engine Light

2005 Escape, 4 cyl. Check engine light came on, but OBD II scanner says "Unable to link" when connected. Scanner works correctly with 2002 Mazda Tribute, 2006 Ford Ranger and 97 Jeep. Any ideas about ...

Escape Shifting Hard FYI

To anyone how owns a Escape 2008-2010 if you are experiencing hard shifting when cold sometimes extremely hard or jerky check your transmission fluid level. I had this happen to me and turns out this ...

Fuse For Tail Lights On Escape Hybrid

I got pulled over the other evening because my tail lights were out, although my headlights were on. I'm sure it's a simple fuse issue, so I don't want to bother going to the dealer. I've misplaced my...

Synthetic Versus Conventional Oil

Hi. I've been reading a lot of good things about synthetic oil. Can it really improve fuel economy? Any idea how long between oil changes as opposed to conventional oil, and do you need a special filt...

Synthetic Vrs Conventional Oil

Hi. I thought I asked this question earlier but can't find it, anyway here goes. Is it true that you can get better fuel economy and go longer inbetween oil changes with synthetic oil? Does anyone kno...

Headlight Assemblys

Headlight Assemblys have moisture inside them ,need to be replaced. Will the assembly off of a 2005 with the clear lens covers fit on a 2001???

Slow To Engage In Drive And Reverse

Hi there everyone. I have a 2001, v6 4WD. I recently had the trans. out to fix a bushing problem in the driven gear that was taking out the left front axle seal every 100 miles. Now it is slow to enga...

2002 Escape Electrical Problems

My girlfriend's Escape has several recurring electrical outages: The power windows will stop and start working randomly on the road, the rear hatch and window latches only work part of the time, and a...

Mechanical Whirl In Back Right Tire Of My 2001 Ford Escape

I've taken my vehicle to two different mechanics, and I keep getting the same answer, they dont know whats wrong with it. Two nights ago I was at a stop light, when I began to accelerate, I heard a po...

Hard Starting

I have a big problem with cold starting, the engine will start good and then start to chug and stall

Problems Flat Towing 2009 Ford Escape

Is anyone else having transmission problems(3 in 6 months) flat towing their 2009 Escape?

Loss Of Power

I was driving my escape today and noticed that it started to knock a little. As I continued to drive the check engine light came on and then there was a noticeable loss of power. When I got home I n...

Noisy When Turning Ignition To On.

I am a new Escape driver. When I turn ignition from to , I can always hear two seconds noise and one click sound. Is that normal, do I need to call service? Thanks in advance.

Anyone Lost Their Transmission Flat Towing?

4cyl. FWD followed manual to the letter and lost the trans. Ford made good on it but it still loses fluid through the vent while towing??????

Problem With SYNC And IPod

Anyone having issues with SYNC no longer communicating with an iPod? My iPod worked great from day one in February of this year. Last week I told SYNC to play a certain play list and the “nice lady...

Will 2005 Rear Set Fit In A 2003

Hello - One of our Lab pups decided to attack the back seat of our 2003 Escape - I'm looking at a 2005 Escape seat that is for sale to replace it - I believe it will fit in the 2003 - can anyone confi...

General Question Re- Car Wax

Hi. Just a general question. With summer approaching does anyone use a particular car wax that they believe is better than the rest? I'd prefer one that is especially resistant to bird droppings and t...

Tie Rod Fix/Adjustment

The inside of both my front tires are significantly more worn than the rest of the tire so obviously theres a problem with the tie rod whether it be too tight or too loose. but how much will it cost f...