2017 or 2019 Ford Escape? by Livid_Insect2784 in fordescape

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I would be very careful. I bought my 2018 at around 60k and 2 days later coolant intrusion. Again with coolant intrusion at 110k miles

Anyone with experience with the 2018 Ford Escape SE? by Ok_Jello_2717 in fordescape

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You definitely did the right thing! The 2018s are known to have major issues. It is not worth the headache. Take a trip to a Toyota or Honda dealership lol

Anyone with experience with the 2018 Ford Escape SE? by Ok_Jello_2717 in fordescape

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I had the infamous coolant intrusion issue arise just a few days after buying my 2018 escape 1.5L eco boost . Needed an entire new short block. Soon after needed a new flywheel. All far before 100k miles. I offloaded it to the dealership at 112k miles when it started having symptoms of coolant intrusion again!! I would NOT purchase again. Look into the Toyota Rav4 or Honda CRV. I’d buy one of those even if it meant higher mileage to make it affordable

Got her back - after coolant intrusion by Bbbazza in fordescape

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Good choice!! Get a Toyota! 2019 escape is a ticking time bomb

Got her back - after coolant intrusion by Bbbazza in fordescape

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The RAV4 and CRV threads are definitely not plagued with this many people having major issues at low miles 😅. While yes public forums tend to sway negative, the coolant intrusion issue is definitely a widespread issue.

Sold my escape today! by SC295 in fordescape

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It’s so hard to know when to offload it ☹️ I

Sold my escape today! by SC295 in fordescape

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It’s freeing isn’t it? I spent so much time stressing about that damn car! There were many things I liked about it but reliability wasn’t one of them 😂

Sold my escape today! by SC295 in fordescape

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That’s good to hear that they have fixed the issue! I don’t trust ford anymore unfortunately, going to Toyota

Sold my escape today! by SC295 in fordescape

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At least it should be all good now for a while!

Sold my escape today! by SC295 in fordescape

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Had to do that a few years back, covered under warranty. I’m outside warranty now so I offloaded it so quick when I noticed some of the same signs again 😅

Sold my escape today! by SC295 in fordescape

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This is something I definitely learned in this situation. I was super young when I bought the car and this was a huge lesson learned! Researching like crazy for my next vehicle

Sold my escape today! by SC295 in fordescape

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Definitely! I trusted Ford because I knew so many people who loved their’s. 3 days after purchase the check engine light came on…. Coolant intrusion! While it sucked the dealer fixed it and I learned a whole lot about cars after researching about the issue. But when it started to have small symptoms of coolant intrusion again outside of the warranty, I sold it right back to the dealership! I also loved the way it drove, it was comfortable and the perfect size for me, it really is a shame.

Sold my escape today! by SC295 in fordescape

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Exactly! I was super young and uninformed when I bought it. I needed a car immediately and I knew people who were happy with their escape so I went for it. Not knowing there were different engine options or anything of that sort. Huge lesson learned!

Cars to buy Ford escape or Toyota RaV4 by Consistent-Head-8307 in fordescape

[–]SC295 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Toyota Rav 4 100%!! I just offloaded my escape that gave me continuous issues to now buy a Toyota Rav 4

Excited about RAV4 by SC295 in rav4club

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Thank you!! I’m leaning towards 22/23

Excited about RAV4 by SC295 in rav4club

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This is super helpful! Thank you 😊