2012 Ford Escape Service and Repair Manual
Covers the 2012 Ford Escape sport utility in six trims, with three engines from 2.5 to 3.0 litres: naturally aspirated inline-four and naturally aspirated V6, including a full hybrid version. Factory procedures, specifications and torque values for this model year.
NHTSA holds 598 owner complaints against the 2012 Escape, most often about steering (137) and the fuel and propulsion system (100).
Engines covered
- 2.5L inline-four full hybrid (152 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.5L inline-four (152 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 3.0L V6 (181 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel or gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sport utility
Trims covered
- Hybrid
- Limited
- Limited Hybrid
- Limited Plus
- XLS
- XLT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and 2010-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles m
Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the access
While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal kit may be on backorder due to supply chain interruptions. While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln veh
All accessory stick-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code. If the accessory keypad was factory installed, this card will be placed in the glove box and should be handed to the vehicles owner during ini
For 2000-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, swapping a module from a vehicle for diagnosis purposes is likely to cause errors and is not recommended. It is also not recommended to order a replacement module using a vehicle identification numbe
6F35 Transmission - Fluid leak at left side halfshaft seal - built on or before 10/14/2013
Touchscreen navigation system - arabic language - blank screen
The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a limited refresh rate
Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. This may be due to a normal condition which happens when the seatb
Showing the 8 most recent of 36 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
4 CAR PILE UP, MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE, AIR BAGS CAME OUT DRIVER WAS BURNED FROM THE AIR BAG AND HOLES BURNED IN AIR BAG. ALSO PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF DUE TO CHILD AND IT WENT OFF
The contact owned a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle on an inclined road and turning the engine off the vehicle erroneously rolled down the hill
Showing the 2 most serious of 598 complaints filed with NHTSA.
