2014 Ford Escape complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BUCKLED AND SEPARATED NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A COST ESTIMATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY OTHER THAN THE CONTACT REPLACING THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES, LOCKS, LINKAGES). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS ENGINE POWER WHILE BEING OPERATED AT ANY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TERMINAL KIT AND GROUND WIRING INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 6-8 TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,764.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR TIRE RIMS WERE PACKED WITH SNOW AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL BALANCE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,900.

FORD - 2014 FORD ESCAPE (BUILT IN 2013). THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF AND AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER I WAS NOTIFIED IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND ACCORDING TO THE FIRE MARSHAL THE HEAVIEST DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE AIR FILTER AND BATTERY. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE NOTICED THE LINER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 44 MILES AND IS ALL BREAKING DOWN, WHEN THE BATTERY WHEN DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY WINDOWS ARE GOING UP AND DOWN WITH OUT PUSHING THE BUTTON, LIGHTS TURN ON AND OF BY THEN SELF'S, IS JUST TO NEW TO HAPPEN ALL THIS PROBLEM, HA MONEY THAT THEY CHARGE (DEALER ) IS TO EXPENSIVE, AND I SUPPOSE PAID EVERY MAINTENANCE FOR INSPECTION TO SEE IF MY CAR IS DOING OK , LAST TIME THEY INSPECTED AND DIDNT SEE THE BATTERY PROBLEM , THE MISSING SCREW IN THE CONTAINER OF REFRIGERANT, AND LOW OIL LEVEL IN THE BRAKE CONTAINER. THAT NOT HAVE WARRANTY ANY MORE , LIKE THEY KNOW ALL READY THAT IT WILL BE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART. I THINK THIS CARS ARE THE WORSE WHEN THEY ARE ELECTRICALL OR TO MUCH "TECHNOLOGY" I WAS IN LOS ANGELES AREA FAR AWY FROM HOME AND A PLACE THAT SEEM DANGEROUS..... IT WASNT SAFETY TO BE IN THAT PLACE WITH MY BROKEN NEW CAR. T THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL TO SEE ID ELECTRICAL ARE WORKING CORRECTLY , THIS NOW IS GOING A COST A FORTUNE, ...THIS IS NOT RIGHT, I DIDNT FEEL SAFE SINCE MY WINDOWS WAS OPEN , WAS IN THE NIGHT AND NEAR TO A LIQUOR STORE AND REHAB CENTER. PEOPLE ACTING ESTRANGE ASKING FOR MONEY , COULD NOT CLOSE MY WINDOWS

THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITH NO WARNING OR APPARENT CAUSE. THE FORCE BEHIND THE BREAK WAS SUCH THAT IT CAUSED THE SIDE FRAMES TO FALL MORE THAN 3 FEET FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS TEMPERATE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE HAD ANY OUTSIDE CAUSE; THE GLASS IS ALL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR.

I DROVE 25 MILES IN TRAFFIC TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM DAYCARE. WHEN I GOT THE KIDS IN THE CAR TO GO HOME AND THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TURNING LEFT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY TURN/MERGE LANE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY UP. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED MY COOLANT. THERE WAS SO MUCH PRESSURE WHEN I TURNED THE LID, I THOUGHT THE COOLANT TANK WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. THE TEMPERATURE IN MY CAR WENT DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A MECHANIC CLOSE BY. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW COOLANT BYPASS SOLENOID. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR HAS SEEMED FINE. NOW, 1 MONTH LATER, IT IS LEAKING COOLANT. I READ ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING WHERE CARS CAUGHT FIRE BUT MY MODEL YEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE OLD RECALL. I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO EXPAND THE RECALL AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THE POSSIBILITY OF IT CATCHING ON FIRE! I HAVE 78000 MILES ON THE CAR AND WAS PURCHASED 7/28/2013.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, THE LATCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2017. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. *TR

DRIVE SIDE DOOR OPEN WHEN DRIVING BY SELF. *TR

REAR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES STICK. EXCESSIVE FORCE HAS TO BE USED TO OPEN THE DOORS. PARTS HAVE FALLEN OUT OF HANDLE INSIDE DOOR.

A DOOR LATCH WITH A FRACTURED PAWL SPRING TAB TYPICALLY RESULTS IN A "DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE" CONDITION. A DOOR THAT OPENS WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY. AS OF 9/2/16, FORD'S INVESTIGATION INTO THIS CONCERN HAS IDENTIFIED A TOTAL OF ONE ALLEGED ACCIDENT AND THREE ALLEGED INJURIES THAT FORD BELIEVES MAY BE RELATED. ONE ALLEGED INJURY WAS TO AN OCCUPANT'S ARM FROM A DOOR THAT REPORTEDLY OPENED AND BOUNCED BACK. ANOTHER INJURY INVOLVED A DRIVER WHO ALLEGED HER HAND WAS INJURED WHEN TRYING TO GRAB A DOOR THAT OPENED. THE THIRD INJURY WAS TO AN OCCUPANT WHO ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED SCRATCHES FROM A REAR DOOR THAT OPENED WHILE DRIVING. FORD HAS NO FURTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THESE REPORTS. THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE DRIVER'S DOOR REPORTEDLY OPENED IN A PARKING LOT AND RESULTED IN BUMPER DAMAGE, BUT FORD HAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MERGED RAPIDLY AHEAD CAUSING A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK INJURY AND THE PASSENGER LOCATED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IN A BOOSTER SEAT SUSTAINED A RIGHT KNEE INJURY. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PERSON IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO ONE WAS TRANSPORTED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS PENDING BODY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ UPDATED 01/05/17.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE HOOD UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY AND FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER'S DOOR BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,300.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY AT 72MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED, CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE GEAR COMPLETELY. THIS CAUSED THE RPMS TO SKYROCKET AND THE CAR TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN SLOWING DOWN - RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE TO FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT FORWARD AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE WHEN STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN UP A HILL, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE WITH THE 1.6L TURBOCHARGED ECOBOOST ENGINE. SHE NOTES THAT THE FUEL SENSORS IN THE CAR AREN'T INJECTING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE WHEN SHE ACCELERATES FROM A STOP, MEANING THE CAR WILL STICK IN NEUTRAL AND REV UNTIL IT KICKS BACK IN GEAR. SHE NOTES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. WE HAD TAKEN IT TO KELLER BROS. FORD WHICH IS WHERE SHE PURCHASED IT, AND THEY COULDN'T COME UP WITH THE PROBLEM. SO THEN WE WENT TO NEW HOLLAND FORD, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GUY EVEN SHOWED MY MOM HOW TO RESET THE FUEL SENSOR. BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK UP AGAIN. MY MOM, I, AND HER BOYFRIEND ARE AT THE POINT WHERE IF SOMETIME THE CAR HESITATES, AND SOMEONE HITS HER, SHE'S GOING TO BE KILLED. FORD, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I DON'T WANT MY MOTHER KILLED. SO RECALL THE ESCAPE 1.6L'S THAT HAVE THE PROBLEM AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.

THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH. DRIVING THE FORD ESCAPE AT LOWER SPEEDS (LESS THAN 40 MPH) ON A CITY STREET DURING MORNING TRAFFIC HOURS. SUDDENLY HEARD A CONTINUOUS LOUD SOUND ON THE REAR RIGHT OF CAR. VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE CAR. THEN IT WORKED FINE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES WHEN I TOOK IN FOR SERVICE. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 70F. NOT RAINING.

MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE HAS A BLOWN RIGHT FRONT STRUT AND TIE ROD AT ONLY 47,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC WAS SHOCKED AND SAID TO CONTACT FORD. HE SAID IT'S UNHEARD OF FOR A STRUT OR TIE ROB TO FAIL WITH SO FEW MILES. IT IS A POOR QUALITY PART. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PAWL SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A MONTH LATER, THE REAR DRIVER DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LINKAGES/LOCKS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH JUST BEFORE 90DEG. CORNER LIGHT CAME ON DASH POWER STEERING JUST QUIT. WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. I SHUT CAR OFF AND CHECK FOUND NOTHING. WHEN I RESTART PROBLEM WENT AWAY TOOK CAR TO DEALER BUT IT READ NO CODES SO THEY WONT DO ANYTHING. SO WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? FIND HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN HOOK UP IT ONLY READS WHAT IS WRONG AND NO HISTORY OF WHAT HAPPENED.

THE THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT ON MY CAR. IT WAS A PART RECALLED ON OVER A MILLION FORD MODELS EXCEPT MY 2014. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL LIST. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WAS ON HIGHWAY 74 IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING TRAFFIC WITH TRUCKS ON EITHER SIDE OF ME. I WAS SIMPLY TERRIFIED AND ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT OVER TO THE SIDE WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING, AND I BARELY COASTED OVER. AFTER 3 HOURS OF WAITING FOR A TOW TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED REPLACE. NOW I HAVE TOW COSTS, RENTAL CAR COSTS, AND MORE BECAUSE OF A $60 PART THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE PRIOR YEAR VEHICLES, YET STILL FAILING ON THE CURRENT VEHICLES AS WELL.

CONSTANT LOSS OF COOLANT FROM NEW. HAVE TO TOP UP EVERY DAY AFTER APPROX 50 MILES. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL ALTHOUGH PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS AS 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ *TR

THE EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK CAUSING THE AC TO BLOW HOT AIR AND IN THE SUMMER THAT CAUSE PEOPLE TO OVER HEAT OR PASS OUT FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT WORKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT AND THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE BACK UP SENSOR FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY BY THE CONTACT. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT 235/50R18 97H DOT: 431PWBK32014 20K ON 2 YR OLD PURCHASE NEW 2014 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM. TIRE TREADS HAVE CHUNKS MISSING ALL OVER 2 TIRES, PREVIOUSLY ON REAR TIRES NOW ROTATED 1000 MILES AGO TO THE FRONT. UNSURE HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I CAN'T SEE MY TREADS NORMALLY BUT I HAPPENED TO HAVE HAD MY STEERING WHEEL TURNED OUT AND NOTICED THIS SCARY DEFECT. NORMAL USE IS ON CITY STREETS, BLACK TOP. RARELY ON A GRAVEL ROAD. I HAVE PICTURES AND I HOPE I CAN UPLOAD THEM AS I CONTINUE ON THROUGH THIS FORM.

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. INDICATOR LIGHT DID COME ON. DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED AND HAD TO BE TIED TO OPPOSITE DOOR TO HOLD CLOSED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, SERVICE WRITER CLAIMED TO SEE NO PROBLEM ADVISED MY HUSBAND TO TAKE HOME AND "PLAY" WITH IT. THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I RETURNED TO DEALER JULY 21, 2016 AND SPOKE TO SERVICE WRITER A SECOND TIME AFTER FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS ON FAILING DOOR LATCHES AND POLITELY ADVISED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS AS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THAT I WANTED FORD TO INVESTIGATE AND MAKE REPAIRS. THE REP SAID THEY WERE TOO BUSY THAT DAY BUT DID SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK STATING THAT THE PRIOR ISSUES WERE NOT WITH THE FORD ESCAPE AND REPAIR COST WOULD DEPEND IF MY CAR REMAINED UNDER WARRANTY. I SAID WE COULD DISCUSS THAT FURTHER AFTER FORD IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRED IT AND ALSO CHECKED THE LATCHES ON THE OTHER DOORS TO BE CERTAIN I WOULD NOT BE IN DANGER OF OTHER DOOR LATCH FAILURES. THE DEALER ALSO ASKED IF WE "MESSED WITH" THE LATCH MECHANISM. I TOLD THEM, NO, DESPITE THE FACT WE WERE FIRST TOLD TO GO HOME AND PLAY WITH IT. SINCE IT'S CLEAR FORD IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS, IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT THEY DON'T JUST SAY SO THE FIRST TIME YOU TAKE THE CAR IN AND THEN EVEN THE SECOND TIME JUST SAY, YES WE ARE AWARE AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR YOU. IT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT OR A BAD PART. IT IS ALSO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE A D

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ACCELERATION WAS FINE UNTIL I HIT 20,000 MILES. HOWEVER WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE RPMS GO AWAY AND THEN COME WAY BACK DOWN AND THEN IT ACCELERATES AND JERKS FORWARD. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE TOWN & COUNTRY FORD DEALER HERE WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I TEST DROVE WITH THE MECHANIC AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ONCE. IT ACCELERATED BETTER THAN IT DID BEFORE SO I'M NOT SURE IF SOMETHING WAS ADJUSTED. OF COURSE IT HAS COME BACK. IT HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE IT AND MY SON TOLD ME IT JERKED A LOT WHEN HE DROVE IT LAST NIGHT. GIVEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE 15 YEARS WITH THE FORD ESCAPE FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT. EVEN THOUGH MY DAD WORKED FOR FORD FOR 30 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER I DON'T TRUST THIS CAR SO I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD.

CPSC: 2014 FORD ESCAPE: CONSUMER STATED THE KEY FOB WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR. *SS THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED, BY USING THE HANDLE. *JB

WE PARKED OUR CAR AND THE DOOR CLOSED AND WE LOCKED IT WITH THE REMOTE AS USUAL AND WHEN WE CAME BACK WE OPENED THE DOOR AND IT WORKED FINE OPENING IT WHEN WE CLOSED THE DOOR HOWEVER THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AT ALL THERE WAS NOTHING JAMMING THE DOOR OR ANYTHING IT JUST MALFUNCTIONED WE HAD TO HOLD IT CLOSED WITH OUR HANDS AND WE IMMEDIATLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WHOLE WAY DRIVING IT THERE WE GOT ALERTS FROM MY KEY THE DOOR WAS OPENED WHERE WE HAD BOUGHT IT FROM THEY SAID THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND IT TOOK ALMOST A WEEK TO FIX WE HAD TO GET A RENTAL . I THINK THIS IS HAPPENING JUST LIKE THE FORD EXPLORERS A LATCH PROBLEM WE EVENTUALLY GOT IT FIXED AND TRADED IT IN FOR A 2016 FORD EXPLORER HOPEFULLY THIS ONE DOSE NOT MALFUNCTION LIKE THE ESCAPE I LOVE FORD AND ALWAYS WILL ITS JUST MABEY THEY NEED TO TAKE A BREAK AND REALLY CATCH UP ON WHATS REALLY IMPORTANT : PERFORMANCE FOR A WHILE THEY ARE PROBABLY STRESSED RIGHT NOW WITH ALL THE NEW MODELS AND BRINGING IN THE FOCUS RS TO THE US AND NOW BRINGING BACK THE RANGER AND REMODELING THE LICOLN NAVIGATOR AND THE EXPEDITION SO ITS OKAY BUT THEY NEED TO CATCH A BREAK AND CATCH UP WITH PERFORMANCE FOR A WHILE.

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2014, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED 5 TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE CRACK PROPAGATED SO QUICKLY THAT IT COULD NOT BE CONTAINED. THE CRACKS ARE INITIATED THROUGH THE SMALLES STONES THROWN FROM VEHICLES AHEAD. ALL INCIDENCES HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION AND AT LEAST 3 IN INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. SO FAR WE REPLACED IT WITH 2 OEM WINDSHIELDS AND THE OTHERS WERE AFTERMARKET. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM IN TERMS OF CHIP OR CRACK RESISTANCE. I STRUGGLE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE PURE COINCIDENCE. HAVING TO REPLACE A WINDSHIELD AN AVERAGE OF EVERY 6 MONTHS IS NOT REGULAR MAINTENANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET AND HAD TO PULL OVER. I COULD NOT CLOSE IT COMPLETELY EVEN BY USING A BUNGEE CORD AS A TEMPORARY FIX.

MY ESCAPE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE PRESENTS A CLEAR AND POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING EVENT AS ALL POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST. AT THE TIME OF ENGINE FAILURE I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AC COMPRESSOR LOCKING UP CREATING TENSION ON THE DRIVE BELTS THAT RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH SEMI TRUCKS BARRELING UPON YOU, THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE FAILURE OCCURRED 1/2 MILE BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OTHER OWERS OF FORD PRODUCTS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 13,800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON CRUISE CONTROL AND YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS IT SOUNDS LIKE TWO MANHOLE COVERS SLAMMING TOGETHER WITH A STRONG SHUDDER. IT DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT.

AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE BLEW CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER LEFT, IMPACTING A CURB THEN VEERING RIGHT IMPACTING A GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

VEHICLE WAS STARTED WITH REMOTE START IN DRIVEWAY. DRIVER OPENED FRONT PASSENGER DOOR . PLACE PURSE WITH KEY ON SEAT AND ANIMAL CARRIER WITH SICK PET ON FRONT FLOOR. WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED ALL 4 DOORS LOCKED. ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE DOORS WERE MADE BY 3 SEPARATE PEOPLE WITH NO SUCCESS. HAD TO BREAK BACK WINDOW TO GET IN. COST US $500 FOR THE WINDOW. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFERED NO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR.

VEHICLE JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD. ON HARD ACCELERATIONS THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL.

ENGINE IS REVVING UP TO 4000+ RMPS BEFORE SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE SHIFTING SLIPS AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES WHILE SHIFTING, SOMETIMES VERY ROUGH. TAKEN INTO THE SHOP AND FORD REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS (TORC CONVERTER AND OTHERS). WHILE IN THE SHOP SUDDENLY THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH EXHAUST FUMES POTENTIALLY BLOWING INTO THE CAB MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FIXED THE ISSUES AND I PICKED UP MY CAR. NOW MY TURBO HAS NO GUT, AND IS SLOW ON THE PICK UP WHEN ACCELERATING. WILL BE TAKING BACK TO THE SHOP AGAIN.