# 2013 Ford escape keyless not starting with red square signal

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-keyless-not-starting-with-red-square-signal/170199>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escape, engines, ford\
**Created:** [September 20, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-keyless-not-starting-with-red-square-signal/170199 "2020-09-20T21:57:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![alkabore\_170909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@alkabore\_170909](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alkabore_170909)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-keyless-not-starting-with-red-square-signal/170199/1 "2020-09-20T21:57:26Z")

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Hello,  
My 2013 FORD ESCAPE ECOBOOST does not start after parking it. it is a keyless one. The dashboard lights perfectly . but when pushing the button to start nothing happens except a red square signal and an alert ringing.

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**Author:** ![alkabore\_170909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@alkabore\_170909](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alkabore_170909)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-keyless-not-starting-with-red-square-signal/170199/2 "2020-09-20T21:58:14Z")

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![Ford Escape Troubleshoot (2)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/6/0656e5f04a700d463ad7593921531c2e6fd6ee0f.png)

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-keyless-not-starting-with-red-square-signal/170199/3 "2020-09-20T22:58:43Z")

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The icon means there is a message for you on the drivers display. It should be accessible from the keypad on the steering wheel.

That info is in your owners manual.

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**Author:** ![alkabore\_170909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@alkabore\_170909](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alkabore_170909)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-keyless-not-starting-with-red-square-signal/170199/4 "2020-09-21T03:24:02Z")

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Thank you for your advise. Unfortunately the driver display had been burnt and did not work. I searched in the manual but no idea of what is happening so far.