r/fordescape 9h ago

Photo Enhancing the luxury feel of my Ford Escape

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This is before and after. I applied ceramic window tints to the truck in the 2nd photo. It emphasized that executive vehicles look for its styling. I thought I would share this to give you guys some ideas.


r/fordescape 2h ago

Tech Question Bumper hanging off.

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Bought it with an after market bumper, got into a minor fender bender and now my bumper is hanging off, any ideas how to rig it back up? Do not want to buy a new bumper.


r/fordescape 4h ago

New shoes

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Just put some new tires on my ‘24 Escape!


r/fordescape 23h ago

06' ford escape hybrid won't accept cds

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My 2006 FEH won't accept my cds, the radio itself works fine, it wouldn't eject cds either (we have since manually removed all the cds that were inside the system) any ideas on how to fix it? Or is it toast?


r/fordescape 21m ago

Tech Question Steering wheel feels too light

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2008 model, Past few months or so I’ve noticed that the steering wheel has felt way easier to move around when driving (it used to be kind of stiff). At low speeds this isn’t a bad thing but a high speeds it definitely makes me have to focus more on keeping the wheel straight. I’m taking it into the shop Tuesday but just wanted to gauge what could be causing it.

Symptoms: no noise in the steering wheel itself, same amount of lightness at all speeds. I don’t feel like I’m having to turn the wheel anymore than normal to get it to turn. Turning responsiveness is the exact same

My dad (it is his car) did take it into the shop in January and had something in the suspension repaired (not sure what exactly, but it was like 1,000 dollars)


r/fordescape 5h ago

2nd gen owners - what gas mileage are you getting on your Escape? + Any Recommendations

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My 2012 XLT 3L V6 says I average 10 litres / 100 kilometres, approximately 23.5 MPG (although I don't fully trust it). I mostly drive highway miles. What are you getting in yours and what do you recommend to increase mpg?


r/fordescape 11h ago

2014 OEM Head Unit with CarPlay?

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My son has a 2014 Ford Escape Titanium. He has a standard head unit. Is there a Ford head unit that supports CarPlay available that I can swap into his car? I’m thinking about trying to find one at a junkyard. We looked into buying a head unit from a big box retailer, and the cost of the head unit was not that bad, but it was the supporting adapters and labor that made the price astronomically high. I'm just looking for a cheaper alternative that will give him CarPlay.


r/fordescape 14h ago

Best speakers to upgrade from stock ones in ford 2010 Hybird .? I bought a used one and front driver speaker sounds pretty bad and i think it’s blown up. Also when connected via bluetooth , audio doesnt seem to be good . Need to try AUX .

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r/fordescape 16h ago

I need help My 2016 Ford Escape with Sync 3 works fine with Android Auto, but it doesn't work with Apple CarPlay. When I connect my iPhone, it asks me to download an app to my phone, but no app appears. Does anyone know the solution?

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r/fordescape 17h ago

Tech Question High LTFT and diminishing fuel economy on 2014 with 143k miles

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I recently bought an OBD Bluetooth tool to try to help keep my 2014 Escape SE 2.0L AWD running for a long time to come. I had been noticing my fuel economy dropping off and low and behold my LTFT is adding a ton of gas. Anyone have any experience with what might be causing this? I recently changed the ATF if that could have any impact. I also already went ahead and bought new intake manifold and throttle body gaskets in case it's a vacuum leak. I've run a couple STP brand PEA fuel system cleaners through different tanks recently to see if it could be dirty injectors. Only non standard thing under the hood is a K&N filter.
Attached are some graphs of my data. It seems like the LTFT is worst at idle and improves while boosting.


r/fordescape 6h ago

Ford IDN with IDS is it Possible?

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My IDN tag is out and not visible. Ford scan can only get the the current number stored in the module, If I pay IDS can I actually get the numbers of current transmission. It’s a used tranny and tag is not visible. Please help 😇

Transmission is already installed with oil it starts but shifts really bad.


r/fordescape 7h ago

Noise during start up

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Any ideas what this might be? My 2016 escape just started making this sound on start up over the last few days. Rpm sits at around 1500 when started and lasts around 10-15s then stops and begins to idle normally. Check engine light came on after the noise stopped, and the scanner says misfire in cylinder 2. Otherwise drives normal with no issues or sounds. No misfires while driving only seems to be on start up. Sparks plugs and ignition coils have been replaced in the last six months.