Ford Escape / 2022
2022 Ford Escape problems
Owners have filed 312 complaints about the 2022 Ford Escape with NHTSA. Fuel system, gasoline accounts for 19.2% of them — the clear leader, ahead of service brakes at 10.6%.
Complaints312
Crashes11
Fires6
Injuries13
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Fuel system, gasoline 19.2% · 60
Service brakes 10.6% · 33
Engine 10.3% · 32
Power train 9.6% · 30
Unknown or other 7.7% · 24
Fuel/propulsion system 7.1% · 22
Structure 6.7% · 21
Electrical system 6.1% · 19
Severity
Of those complaints, 11 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire and 13 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Ford Escape in this data, 2022 draws comparatively few complaints; 2013 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 242 in the last three years against 70 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 34,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Escape. The contact received notice of NHTSA Campaign Number:Â 25V467000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Fuel system, gasoline
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V467000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Fuel system, gasoline
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V859000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Fuel system, gasoline
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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