2011 Ford Escape Hybrid red triangle of death.
 

I have a 2006 ford escape hybrid with 235000 miles on it. I currently have a lot of things wrong with the AC etc and have decided to upgrade to a 2011 Hybrid. The car has 117000 miles and looks great but I only have seen pics and a carfax since the car is over 2000 miles away. The car was wholesaled out after a trade in at a ford dealer. The car had a total pre owned inspection and came back perfect. However while the non ford dealer dealer was backing up yesterday, he got the red triangle with a message that said stop safely now. He has since driven the car for a few days with no messages. The car is coming from Arizona where it is very hot. Any suggestions what the problem could have been. I had that problem with My 2006 hybrid and the mecs water pump but this does not seem to be the problem.. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Marc

Re: 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid red triangle of death.
 

As a Phoenix resident, I would vigorously discourage you from purchasing that car.

Re: 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid red triangle of death.
 

Why do you discourage purchasing car?

Re: 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid red triangle of death.
 

The DTCS pulled out were P1A10 AND P087C

Re: 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid red triangle of death.
 

For the obvious reasons:
1) you're 2000 miles away.
2) it's a used hybrid
3) it's a used hybrid in Phoenix
4) it's in PHOENIX, where batteries go to die.

Re: 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid red triangle of death.
 

The dealer told me these cars are not too popular in Phoenix. Are you telling me that the heat causes a lot of hybrid problems? He pulled too codes from OBDII.

Re: 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid red triangle of death.
 

Have you ever met a dealer you can trust? I haven't. I never take them at their word.

Phoenix heat is VERY hard on batteries, particularly the cylindrical cells of the FEH.

Unless they used a professional OBDII reader, I wouldn't believe that all codes are pulled.

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