Ford Escape Reliability Issues?
"I own the 2011 V6 Limited version, plenty of power, to get up and go. Little bit of torque steer, since it is FWD with AWD/4WD. But just keep your foot under control and it's like driving a sports car with a lift kit. Pros and Cons… Pros Great for snow, mud, just bad weather in general, one of the best. Ground clearance makes it nice.Cons Plastics inside are very cheap around the MSync control panel, glossy black is a scratch and fingerprint magnet. A few rattles especially from the large center console. Heated seats only have an "on" setting, non adjustable, and start within about 60 seconds but will burn you up. Handling (because of the narrow high center of gravity) is very poor. Would be very easy to roll in an emergency Lots of recalls, for the throttle body, transmission issues. Already had mine in after I got it used for a leak underneath the engine block. Under warranty, but a pain. Also I've heard a lot of other people who have lots of problems with the engine overall. Received favorable rating until about 2010. Via MSN Auto, USNEWS, etc. Electric seat positioning is limited, (roll lumbar), always feels like you're going to fall forward towards the steering wheel. Even with the seat put all the way down. Lacks any passenger seat comforts. No fold down arm rest in the back seats. Overall for the price of SUV's it's good, not great. I'm just waiting for something to go wrong based on all I've read about the overall dependability of the vehicle.
Added (1). Sorry had to get rid of some of the review I did, mostly pros. To many words.
That seems to be more of a review than an actual question…
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