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Service bulletins for the 2013 Ford Escape

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

155 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TSB-14-00122014-03-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, LONGER ATTACHING SCREWS AND A NEW TORQUE SPECIFICATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THE INSIDE LIFTGATE PULL HANDLE THAT IS LOOSE AND/OR THE TRIM PANEL ON LIFTGATE, THAT IS LOOSE, AT LOWER RIGHT CORNER. MODEL 2013-2014 ESCAPE. *PE
ASI-442342014-03-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. FORD: WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EJECT THE COMPACT DISC (CD), IT WOULD STICK IN PLAYER. MODEL 2013 C-MAX, 2013-2014 ESCAPE. *PE
CSP-13N032014-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. FORD: THROTTLE BODY WILL DEVELOP CONTAMINATION ON INTERNAL MOTOR CONTACTS RESULTING IN AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) OR WRENCH LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. MODEL 2009-2013 FUSION, MILAN, ESCAPE, MARINER. *PE UPDATED 5/7/14. *PE
TSB-14-00062014-03-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. FORD: DUE TO AN EXTENDED OPERATION IN HOT, HUMID CONDITIONS, THE LOSS OF AIRFLOW AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) MAY OCCUR, INTERMITTENTLY, DUE TO ICING OF EVAPORATOR CORE. MODEL 2013 C-MAX, 2013-2014 ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-14-00042014-03-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. FORD: AT BOTTOM OF DOOR, IS A LOOSE ATTACHMENT OF THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR DOOR TRIM PANEL AND AVAILABLE FOR CORRECTION IS A NEW RETAINING CLIP. MODEL 2013-2014 ESCAPE. *PE
ASI-442392014-03-11. Service bulletin. TIRES. FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VIBRATION, AND TO DETERMINE,THIS CONDITION, VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN, APPROXIMATELY, 15 MILES TO ELIMINATE POSSIBLE FLAT SPOTTING CONDITIONS AND OTHER DIAGNOSIS. MODEL 2013-2014 ESCAPE. *PE
ASI-442872014-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FORD: SOME VEHICLES CAN HAVE A POOR GROUND THAT CAUSES LOW VOLTAGE IN BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) THAT LEADS TO ERRATIC, INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND GROUND CIRCUITS NEED TO BE CHECKED. MODEL 2013 C-MAX, 2013-2014 ESCAPE, FOCUS. *PE
ASI-443012014-02-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FORD/LINCOLN: DUE TO WEAR ON CASE BUSHING, SOME VEHICLES WILL HAVE A FLUID LEAK FROM THE HALF SHAFT SEAL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. MODEL 2013 ESCAPE, FUSION, EDGE, TAURUS, EXPLORER, MKT, MKZ. *PE
TSB-13-12-122014-01-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FORD: DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0106, P0236, FOR LOSS OF RPM, HESITATION, DIFFICULT TO START, CRANK NO START, RUNS ROUGH, LACK OF POWER AND ALSO A MESSAGE DISPLAYED-ENGINE FAULT SERVICE ENGINE NOW MAY BE CAUSED BY WIRING IN SIGNAL RETURN SPLICES. MODEL 2013-2014 ESCAPE. *PE
ASI-323142013-11-13. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. FORD: THE CRUISE CONTROL, ON SOME VEHICLES, MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO STEERING WHEEL WIRING HARNESS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B112B.07. MODELS 2012-2013 FOCUS, ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-13-6-282013-11-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) ARE STORED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE MEMORY, AND USING REMOTE START FEATURE, WOULD HAVE CRANK NO START OR STALL, SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. MODELS 2013 C-MAX, FOCUS, ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-13-6-212013-10-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. FORD: CONCERN WITH POWER OR HANDS FREE LIFT-GATE AJAR WARNING CHIME, ON SOME VEHICLES, MESSAGE INDICATOR ILLUMINATING AND/OR DIFFICULT TO OPEN/CLOSE LIFTGATE. MODEL 2013-2014 ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-13-6-172013-10-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FORD:LINCOLN: ON SOME VEHICLES, THERE ARE VARIOUS RELATED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SYNC FEATURES, SUCH AS SYNC FEATURES INOPERATIVE, LACK OF OR SLOW RESPONSE TO PHONE AND VOICE BUTTON OPERATION. MODELS 2012-2013 FOCUS, E-SERIES, EDGE, EXPEDITION, FUSION, EXPLORER, F-150, F-250, NAVIGATOR, 2013-2014 FLEX, 2012-2014 FIESTA, MUSTANG, 2013 ESCAPE, C-MAX, TAURUS, 2012 MKZ. *PE
ASI-322752013-10-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, WITH MYTOUCH, MY EXPERIENCE DISPLAYED TIME JUMPING OR AUDIO POPPING DURING INITIAL IGNITION ON CYCLE, OR SLOW NAVIGATION CALCULATIONS, DUE TO AMOUNT OF DATA, WITHIN SIZE OF CONTACT LIST, CREATING PROCESSING PROBLEM FOR MODULE DURING KEY ON CYCLE. MODELS 2011-2013. NO MODEL LISTED. *PE
ASI-322712013-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. LINCOLN/FORD: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0741 AND P1744 MALFUNCTION INDICATION LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS PRESENT AND MAY BE CAUSED BY TORN INNER TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL. MODEL 2013 EDGE, FLEX, TAURUS, EXPLORER, MKS, MKT. *PE
ASI-322162013-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LINCOLN/FORD: DUE TO SEAL AND/OR BUSHING WEARING CAUSED BY HALFSHAFT SURFACE FINISH, ON SOME VEHICLES, TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE A LEAKAGE OF FLUID FROM LEFT HAND (LH) HALFSHAFT SEAL. MODEL 2013 ESCAPE, FUSION, EDGE, EXPLORER, TAURUS, MKT, MKZ. *PE
AS1-322412013-10-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FORD: ON VARIOUS VEHICLES WITH MY TOUCH,AFTER ANY APIM PROGRAMMING, REPLACEMENT OR DISCONNECT FROM FRONT DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FDIM), TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATION MUST BE PERFORMED. MODEL YEARS 2011-2013. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
TSB-13-5-332013-10-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0011, P0016, P0015 AND/OR P0017 REGARDING VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING (VCT) OIL CONTROL SOLENOIDS AND PCV HOSE, WITH MIL LIGHT ON. MODELS 2013 FUSION, ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-13-5-232013-10-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE FRONT DOOR GLASS STOPS MIDWAY, GOING UP OR BOUNCE BACK DOWN OR IS SLOW OPERATING, UP OR DOWN, DURING COLD AMBIENT CONDITIONS. MODEL 2013 ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-13-6-282013-09-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE INTELLIGENT ACCESS REMOTE START WILL EXPERIENCE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P025A/U0109, P025A/U0109/P0103, P025A/P0103/P1A0C, AS WELL AS STALLING AFTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND CRANK NO START. MODELS 2013 C-MAX, FOCUS, ESCAPE. *PE
ASI-441292013-09-20. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. FORD: THE DRIVER SEAT HARD STOPS MUST BE CALIBRATED, WHEN POWER DRIVER SEAT MODULE (DSM) HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND IF CALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED, DTC P1188 MAYBE SET. MODEL 2014 ESCAPE. *PE
ASI-441352013-09-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. FORD: DUE TO A SOLDER SHORT, BETWEEN PINS 18 AND 19, ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER IGNITION IS SHUT OFF, ON SOME VEHICLES. MODELS 2014 ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-13-5-112013-09-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. FORD: WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SOME NOISES FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, LIKE CREAKING OR CRUNCHING TYPE. MODEL 2012-2013 FOCUS, ESCAPE. *PE
ASI-321652013-06-26. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FORD: WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD, A CLUNKING NOISE IS HEARD. REAR LOWER SHOCK MOUNTING BOLTS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED FOR SEALING AND TORQUING FOR CORRECT SPECS AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY AND KNUCKLE MOUNTING THREADS CLEANED, IF THERE IS CONTAMINATION. MODELS 2013 ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-12-12-122013-05-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. FORD: THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL EITHER BINDS, STICKS OR FAILS TO RETURN PROPERLY AND GETS WORSE WHEN WEATHER IS COLDER. MODELS 2013 ESCAPE. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.