2013 Ford Escape electronic stability control (esc) problems

“LAST NIGHT LEAVING FROM WORK, IN THE DARK AT 9;30PM, STARTED CAR AND STARTED TO PULL OFF THE SHOULDER ONTO THE ROADWAY, PRESSED ONTO GAS PEDAL AND CAR WENT SLOW THEN THE ABS SENSOR CAME ON AND A SHORT DISTANCE LATER THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON ALONG WITH HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE. I HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM EARLIER THIS YEAR, ONLY THE ADDITION OF THE 4WD NOT BEING AVAILABLE AND IT WAS A BAD ABS SENSOR. I HAD IT REPLACED AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST NIGHT. THEN THIS MORNING, I HAD TO BACK UP TO GO TO WORK AND THE REAR END STOPPED THE CAR AND HAD THERE NOT BEEN ENOUGH ROOM I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK. I WAS ABLE TO GO FORWARD THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, SHORT DISTANCE LATER THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO PARK THE NO HILL ASSIST CAME ON. NOTHING VISIBLIY WRONG AGAIN. APPOINTMENT IN THE MORNING TO HAVE THE CODES READ AGAIN.”

“TODAY AFTER 10 MINUTES OF SUCCESSFUL, NORMAL SUBURBAN DRIVING, AND A STOP FOR LUNCH, MY ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, HILL START ASSIST, AND AUTO 4WD SYSTEMS ALL THREW WARNINGS OF MALFUNCTION. THE WARNINGS APPEARED AFTER HAVING BEEN WAITING IN A DRIVE-THROUGH LINE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, AND POWER OFF IN THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES THEREAFTER. AUDIBLE AND PHYSICAL INDICATIONS OF PROBLEM WERE THUMPING NOISE IN RIGHT-REAR WHEEL, AND DIFFICULTY IN MAKING FORWARD MOTION AT LOW SPEED IN A ZERO-SLOPE PARKING LOT. VISUAL CHECK FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH TIRE INFLATION OR OBSTACLES IN STRAIGHT PATH OF TRAVEL. MANUAL CHECK OF LUG-NUTS BY HAND WITHOUT TOOLS FOUND NONE LOOSE. AFTER CONFERRING WITH A LOCAL SHOP I TRUST, I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL 1/2 MILE WITHOUT INCIDENT TO THEIR LOCATION. AUDIBLE AND PHYSICAL INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIP, BUT ALL CLEARED AFTER I GOT UNDERWAY. WARNINGS ON DASH REMAINED PRESENT. SHOP WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE INDICATIONS, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY CAUSE DURING DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF CHASSIS AND BRAKE SYSTEMS. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC ON THE SYSTEMS FOR NEXT WEEK, TO ATTEMPT TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS SET OF…”

“ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. FORD SURPRISINGLY 'CAN'T' REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND MOST OF THE TIME LEAVES US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. A COUPLE TIMES IT HAS LEFT US IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTIONS. ONLY 87K MILES.”

“CAR CUTS OFF/LOOSES POWER ALSO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PUT ENGINE COOLANT IN AND CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID ENGINE WILL RUN HOT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES DOORS UNLOCK, CAN NOT DRIVE OVER 35MPH, FUEL SYSTEM PUTTING GAS IN CAR WILL NOT START AUTOMATICALLY HAVE TO PUMP GAS PEDAL CAUSING UNSAFE TRAVEL”

“I BROUGHT THIS 2013 FORD ESCAPE TRUCK IN AUGUST 21ST 2018 IT HAD 77095 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY STILL AFTER WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 I WENT UP THERE TO DON DAVIS NISSAN WHEN THIS TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND TOLD DON DAVIS NISSAN THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THERE WAS ON THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY POCKET AND I TOLD THEM WHY SHOULD ME AND MY DAY PAY FOR SOMETHING AND THE TRUCK WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY STILL THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT I BEING CALLING THEM NUMEROUS OF TIMES FROM SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 AND 2019 ABOUT THIS TRUCK AND IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME SO AROUND OCTOBER 28, 2019 I WAS LEAVING FROM THE LIBRARY DOING MY HOMEWORK AND I HAVE NOT EATEN ANYTHING THAT DAY SO I WENT TO GET ME SOMETHING TO BEFORE I WENT HOME AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD THE BELT BROKEN OFF AS I WAS DRIVING I WAS ALMOST IN A ACCIDENT WHEN THE CARS WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET SO I PULL OVER ON A STREET I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR A TOW TRUCK SO I SLEPT IN MY TRUCK WHICH WAS OCTOBER 27, 2019 UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHICH WAS OCTOBER 28 2019 A GOOD SAMARITAN HELP PUSH MY TRUCK TO DON DAVIS DODGE SO THE…”

“CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUT OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. USUALLY IT WILL START TO PUTTER AND THEN IT LOSES POWER AND COMPLETELY STALLS. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE PULLING ONTO A BUSY STATE ROUTE HWY OUT OF MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY, ALMOST CAUSING MY 5 YEAR OLD SON AND I TO BE HIT BY CARS COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ROLL INTO THE DRIVEWAY NEXTDOOR BEFORE THE CARS COULD HIT ME. THERE IS ONLY 125,000 MILES ON MY CAR. THE FORD MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SENSORS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I COULDN'T BE MORE UPSET.”