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#84 of 255 Re: Here I am with my story [marypal] by rclarksworld

Dec 28, 2009 (8:28 am)

Replying to: marypal (Dec 21, 2009 3:08 pm)
Heh, I finally got so fed up I started looking for an alternative vehicle. As of December 23 I now own a Certified 2008 Trailblazer and I am very happy. It was so gratifying to tell Ford "You know what, just forget it, I traded for a CHEVY, and I am now free of your Escape's problems." I have owned many GM vehicles and have been generally happy with them, and I got a great internet price ($2,500 below NADA, helped with negative equity). Ford Customer Service "regrets that I am no longer a member of the Ford family." Well, I don't share the sentiment. They should have done something sooner. I couldn't even get their attention until I got the BBB involved. Good riddance.

#85 of 255 Re: Here I am with my story [rclarksworld] by marypal

Dec 29, 2009 (4:23 am)

Replying to: rclarksworld (Dec 28, 2009 8:28 am)
WOW, good for you, we should all dump these cars!! I know that the day that our extended warranty is up, my husband will be dumping ours!! Good luck with the new car!!

#86 of 255 Mine's fine by sfem29

Jan 06, 2010 (10:09 am)

I guess i have been lucky I haven't had any problems.This my secound 2008 Hybryd.Totaled first one I didn't even have a scratch on me.so i guess air bags are good. no staining(did have everything scotch guarded when purchased.
My tires have 35000 on them and they still are okay,probably about 5k left,consideing they are OEM don't think that is so bad.i must be lucky or crazy but I love mine.

#87 of 255 Re: Hold On, Not so fast... [mariposa7684] by marypal

Jan 06, 2010 (10:42 am)

Replying to: mariposa7684 (Dec 22, 2009 6:45 am)
I was parked next to a silver Escape, the other day, looked to be about a 2008, and just for s**t's and giggles, I thought that I would peek in a look at their interior. OMG, it looks like someone threw up on the front seats and then put shaving cream all over the top of that!! The stains were so bad, and they had the white rings all over the stains too. I was hoping that they would come out of the store before I left, so I could tell them that they could get them replaced. I thought that mine looked bad before I cleaned and scotchguarded them, until I saw the other car!!! 2 months and still looking good, keeping my fingers crossed!!!

#88 of 255 Re: Mine's fine [sfem29] by mariposa7684

Jan 07, 2010 (7:25 am)

Replying to: sfem29 (Jan 06, 2010 10:09 am)
mine's fine, too. it's a 2008 xlt i bought last feb. used. 11k miles on it. the replacement seat coverings are a vast improvement--they've gotten wet with snow and there's no staining whatsoever. the tires or OEM, too, continentals, the ones others are complaining about. with 22k on the car now, they seem fine. except that i don't think they handle all that well in the snow. when it comes time to replace, i'll look for another brand. overall, i have to say i love my car and, fingers crossed, if it does well over the next 6-7 years, i would go with another ford. i also am very happy with the local dealership..again, so far.

#89 of 255 Re: Hold On, Not so fast... [marypal] by mariposa7684

Jan 07, 2010 (7:29 am)

Replying to: marypal (Jan 06, 2010 10:42 am)
yeah, my front seats were looking pretty bad and i'm guessing that the original owner of the car didn't have kids (as the back seat had no stains at all). as i said in a previous post, replacing the upholstery is key. the new stuff is repelling water as i would expect so they must have eliminated whatever it was that was causing the problem (replacing one nasty chemical with another, i'm sure).

#90 of 255 staining in seat covers by stratos18

Jan 19, 2010 (10:36 am)

Our 2009 escape was getting stains on the fabric, water or snow touched the fabric we got stains. stain removers only made the stain worse. two trips to the dealer and a call to ford finally produced results. there is technical service bulletin #09-23-3 dealng with this issue. dealer agreed to replace 3 of our seat covers under warranty. after waiting 4 weeks for replacement cover, the dealer agreed to furnish a rental car while ours was being repaired. One of the covers had a burn in it, another the stiching was bad in a seam. The dealer has tried to have more covers, they are on back order. so after 3 days in a rental car, I have one cover replaced and now waiting again. my salesman tells me ford is no longer using the recyled material

#91 of 255 Re: staining in seat covers [stratos18] by mariposa7684

Jan 20, 2010 (7:07 am)

Replying to: stratos18 (Jan 19, 2010 10:36 am)
my covers were backordered, too. took maybe 2 wks. nice that yr dealer is giving you a rental. i didn't ask for one as it only took a couple hrs to replace the front covers and i was able to wait the dealer's for them.

#92 of 255 Same Problem... by xodannigurl

May 17, 2010 (8:43 am)

i have a 2004 escape. when i bought it, it already had a stain on the seat. i used blue coral fabric cleaner to remove it and it worked awesome. however my seats are horrible now. they stain very easy and the fabric cleaner does not work and they look horrible. i no longer have a warranty on my car. how much would it cost to get my seats replaced? its an embarresment!

#93 of 255 Re: Same Problem... [xodannigurl] by mariposa7684

May 17, 2010 (10:31 am)

Replying to: xodannigurl (May 17, 2010 8:43 am)
the seat cover replacement is part of a recall. ask yr dealership if you're covered, despite having the warranty expired.

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