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I have searched and have come across a few things, one of them is bleeding the hi-pressure side with an Allen wrench. It still boggles my mind everything was fine up until the blower motor stopped worked. Had the blower motor fixed and now theres little to no A/C. I'll call the shop on Monday and suggest to them about bleeding the hi-pressure side and see what they say.

Does it make sense that the higher the outside temp is, the less likely the A/C is to work.

Frustrations mounting quickly. Little to no cold air on Wednesday. I did get a few seconds of cold air, but as soon as I could feel it, it was gone. Now I don't know if I can believe the thermometer I was using. There were points that it read the air output temperature was 100 degrees. Yet it didn't feel like 100. Maybe the cabin temperature was above 100 degree so the air coming out of the vents felt cooler than it was? The outside temp was anywhere from 84 to 89 degrees.

Well, received the Escape back and I'm still scratching my head. The shop inspected my complaint but could not verify at that time. Checked system pressures. Pressures checked normal. Ran vehicle in shop with A/C on. A/C system blowing 40 degrees and operating normally at this time. Checked for TSB'S #14-0157* Could possibly be related but we must have vehicle in a no a/c operation condition. Customer is to monitor for the above complaint. Should the condition continue, reoccur or worsen, further diagnostics are recommended. Charges will apply. *Link to description of TSB's #14=-0157 https://ford.oemdtc.com/986/warm-ac-output-lack-of-blower-motor-operation-in-one-or-more-speed-settings-2008-2012-ford-escape-2008-2011-mercury-mariner Above is the shops diagnosis. When I picked the vehicle up and started it, there was cool air coming from the vents. As I drove down the street, the cool air stopped. So I headed back to the shop. As I approached the shop I called ahead to let them know what was going on. I was trying to get the service advisor to come outside, but was put on hold. Then then the air started to blow cold again while it sat idling. I drove off. As I drove off the vehicle started to blow warmer air from the vents. The advisor stated to me that he had no problem with trying to further diagnose what was going on, but charges will apply. He told me to monitor the situation and call them on Monday. He went on to say it would be better if the a/c completely failed. Very frustrated I needed food. I decided to drive a few miles away from home. As I got closer to the restaurant, the cold air started to blow again. So I decided to take the longer route to the restaurant. Cold air continued to blow. Finished eating, started to drive home, get cold air again. Took the extra long route home, all with cold, crisp air. Not sure whats going on and why, but we'll see what happens in the morning when I go out. Will I get cold air within a few minutes? Will it stay cold or be intermittent? Stay tuned as the drama continues to unfold.

Ugh......The last time the blower motor was replaced I didn't have to go through this. The blower was replaced in Nov of 2017. Checked the paper work and there's no mention of a drier or recharging the AC system. Took it to the same place this time as last time. Oh well, I guess they'll get more of my money. Thanks for replying and helping hopefully helping me figuring this out.

Will do! Taking back Tuesday morning. Thank you! This may be a stupid question, but when you say replace the drier, is that a big job or hard to do? I'm hoping they can get my vehicle back to me within a couple of hours.

Really haven't noticed one. Of course my drive to work was only 7 or 8 miles. If the shop didn't do the repair correctly, hopefully they own up to it and fix it at no charge.

I hope this is in the right area. I apologize if it isn't. I'm trying to self diagnose a possible problem with my AC. While driving my 2012 Ford Escape XLT on Wednesday night, I had the AC on full blast. I was loving the cool air since it was 99 degrees at the time. Then the air stopped flowing. Took it to the mechanic on Thursday morning and it was diagnosed as a bad blower motor. Told them to go ahead and fix it. Picked the car up on Friday morning and brought the car home. Left for work on Friday afternoon and turned on the AC and wasn't getting any cool air. Blower was blowing at all speeds, just no cool air. I figured the AC would start to blow cool air as the engine warmed up, but nothing. There were a couple brief moments when cooler did seem to come out of the vents, but it quickly went back to regular air. Just wondering how the AC can be working fine on Wednesday, then not be working once the blower motor is repaired. I called the shop and they told me to bring the vehicle back. I will do that on Tuesday, but hoping I can go in with some knowledge. Thanks in advance for any help.

I have to keep my eyes open. I think there's a Maverick around town here that isn't to bad looking. It might be very similar to the one above. When I see it, I'll take a pic and try to figure out how to post it.

I'm glad I bought my Escape when I did. Ever since the redesign of 2013, the look has been worse with every restyle. Should I ever need to get another vehicle, I'll definitely look at an Explorer, Edge or the Scout. Hopefully that's a road I won't have to go down anytime soon.

Not the same commercial, but its the same idea. The commercial I've seen is Ford celebrating 42 years of the F-150 being the #1 selling pick-up truck. There is a F-150 towing a 70's era Bronco.

Anyone notice the current Ford financing commercials? Do you see what the F-150 is towing on a flatbed? I wonder if that's intentional?

Just thinking out loud here, what if that is a digital cluster? What if there's an option to toggle between a traditional cluster and numerical cluster?

Do vehicle companies only test mules in the summer? Anyone love in Michigan that can tell us the expiration year on the tag? It looks like it's green.

Maybe they're using the turn signal?

Is there a Gold Bowtie forum we can go to and spy on what the Chevy faithful are saying?

You ask why. Do you know something about the 2012 Escape airbags? Because I to have a 2012 Escape and am shocked it wasn't recalled.

I'll probably be the only one to say this, but that looks hideous. Not a fan of the Orange or what ever color that is.

In one of the videos above one of the people mentioned price range similar to the BMW X5. The BMW X5 starts at $60,700 for a 2019 model.

Thank you!

When I open a topic I've read previously that has new posts, I'm having a hard time trying to find the jump to new posts link. Where is it located? Its getting very frustrating having to scroll through all the posts and try to remember who's the last post was I read. Thanks in advance for any help!

I'm shocked my 2012 Escape hasn't received a recall notice yet.

Then nuke it from outer space just to make sure its dead.

When you say replaced, do you mean a new name and new design or same name with a total new look?

Just like Hostess products like Ding Dong, Twinkie, Ho-Ho and by far the most disgusting....Snoball.