DRIVING HOME DURING RUSH HOUR, ACCELERATION WAS ACTING ODD. FLUTTERING IN A SENSE. I THOUGHT THE COLD WEATHER MAY BE THE CAUSE AND IT WAS JUST WARMING UP. DRIVING NORMAL IT SPUTTERED AND SLOWED DOWN. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO CREEP ALONG TO A BUS STOP TURN OUT. IDLED ROUGH. I STOPPED THE ENGINE, AND WAITED. IT RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER FINE, AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. THE WHOLE WAY ROUGH IDLE, ROUGH ACCELERATION AS WELL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. IT WILL BE TOWED TOMORROW TO FORD TO FIND ISSUE AND FIX. I SURE HOPE THIS IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
2014
SERVICE BRAKES
PICKED UP 2014 FORD ESCAPE 1.6 ECOBOOST- OCTOBER 2013- ENGINE RPM' S REV TO 3-4 FOR NO REASON - SPORADICALLY- WHEN REMOTE STARTED, AND WHEN ELECTRIC STARTING CAR. BRAKES LOUD WHISTLING NOISES- COMES AND GOES- AUTO LIFT GATE OPENS HALF WAY SOMETIMES, CLOSES ON YOU WHEN YOUR LOADING THINGS SOMETIMES, REAR DOOR BEHIND DRIVER -CHILD LOCKS ON- CANT TURN OFF- PASSENGER CANT GET OUT OF THAT SIDE OF CAR- NO HEAT! TEMP GAUGE JUMPS FROM C TO H THEN BACK TO C. NO HEAT IN CAR EVEN AFTER REMOTE STARTING VEHICLE 2-3 TIMES AND LETTING IT RUN- CAR IS ICE COLD INSIDE. DEFROST DON'T WORK UNLESS ON MAX DEFROST AND ON HI - BLOWER DOESN'T SEEM TO BLOW ANYTHING - WHEN PUT ON DEFROST AND FEET IT BLOWS OUT VENTS INSTEAD. DUE TO NO HEAT INSIDE VEHICLE. FREEZE EVERY DAY DRIVING TO WORK.. BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK IT FINALLY HEATS UP- APPROX. 20 MIN DRIVE. PULLED IN DRIVEWAY FROM WORK- 20 MIN DRIVE AND CAR WAS OVERHEATING- BUFFALO NY - TAKING CAR IN TODAY WITH LIST OF ISSUES. *TR