Ford Escape / 2024
2024 Ford Escape problems
Owners have filed 139 complaints about the 2024 Ford Escape with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 19.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 18%.
Complaints139
Crashes6
Fires0
Injuries8
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 19.4% · 27
Forward collision avoidance 18.0% · 25
Lane departure 12.9% · 18
Unknown or other 11.5% · 16
Engine 9.4% · 13
Back over prevention 7.9% · 11
Air bags 4.3% · 6
Fuel/propulsion system 3.6% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash, 8 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Ford Escape in this data, 2024 draws comparatively few complaints; 2013 is the outlier year.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 11,531 miles.
In owners' own words
Blind spot fault, Pre-collision assist fault, Cross-traffic system fault warning icons appeared on dashboard in June 2024. Been to the Ford service dept. four times with no resolution. Electrical system
Instrument screen went black. Was unable to power screen back on. Noted screen was hot to touch. After about 5 min screen powered back on by itself. Electrical system
There is no low fuel light on the dash. I just found this out because it is the first time I ran the gas that low. Brakes- When braking the transmission jumps. It makes the car hop. These are both safety concerns because you wonât know you have low fuel unless you shut the car off and turn it back on. With the brakes, no component should be making a car jump when you hit the brakes Fuel/propulsion system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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