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2023 Ford Escape

Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2025-06-03 25V372000 ENGINE 404 Details
2024-06-14 24V440000 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL 209 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-03-28 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 The left rear liftgate hinge cover flew off in the car wash during the drying cycle. The same thing has happened to my…
2026-03-21 ENGINE No 0 Vehicles coolant emptied out causing vehicle to overheat and smoke from under engine.
2026-03-20 ENGINE No 0 I am reporting a recurring safety issue involving sudden loss of power while driving in my 2023 Ford Escape. The vehic…
2026-03-07 ENGINE No 0 My vehicle has stalled several times in the last couple of months. I go to accelerate and the vehicle suddenly stops ou…
2026-03-05 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 My 2023 Ford Escape acts like it is about to stall out once I hit the gas from a stop. It has happened multiple times. …
2026-02-27 ENGINE No 0 The engine shut off and immediately turned on
2026-02-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I have had many issues with this vehicle. Most concerning is that the other night while driving down the road at night,…
2026-01-22 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Rearview Camera Has turned dark....
2026-01-21 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 i found the brake pedal too high.i was involved in a very low speed crash. i found my right foot caught between the acc…
2026-01-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I was driving on a very flat highway (no other cars around me) and it sounded like an explosion and glass rained down t…
2026-01-08 ENGINE No 0 Symptoms appeared in January 2026. Check engine light is on-HAD P0301 & P0316. Ran misfire monitor & Relative compressi…
2026-01-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owned a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the infotainment center would display a black screen, and…
2026-01-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 HI, Vehicle is under a second recall for the High Voltage Battery potential fire hazard. The first recall lasted 7 mon…
2025-12-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Accessory protocol interface module went out screen went dark. No recall on my vin but should be. Problem appeared 12/2…
2025-12-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 I drive a 2023 Ford escape active, 8F35 transmission, with 111,114 miles on it. I purchased my car in July 2025 from tr…
2025-12-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 The transmission failed at 70,000 miles. The research the transmission shop did indicated the main bearing fails in the…
2025-12-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V789000 (ELECTRICAL …
2025-11-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My 2023 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid has experienced repeated high-voltage battery safety issues and prolonged loss of in…
2025-11-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the 12-Volt battery had become inoperable. The contact sta…
2025-11-14 POWER TRAIN No 0 The transmission had an internal failure that caused metal fragments to end up in the transmission fluid and caused fai…
2025-11-14 POWER TRAIN No 0 Purchased the vehicle approximately 45 days ago. Has driven fine with no problems. Randomly had a hard down shift and w…
2025-11-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 During braking the car experienced what seemed to be a glitch and lost all breaking power. Foot went to the floor and h…
2025-10-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 my 2023 ford edge caused burns to the back of my legs. i was unaware until my grandma informed me that something was wr…
2025-06-19 ENGINE No 0 For the last 2 weeks After accelerating my engine coolant overheat warning light goes off and i can't accelerate any fu…
2025-06-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the…
2025-06-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Sunshade retracted all the way and center roof molding holding it was with double stick tape. Rolled all the back and c…
2025-06-02 ENGINE No 0 Purchased brand new 11/2023, immediately started with electrical problems 01/2024, also would put car in reverse and ca…
2025-05-29 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Sunroof molding roof drip rail. Ford part #LJ6Z5450036A. This part is held on with double stick tape. When it comes …
2025-04-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V954000 (Electrical …
2025-03-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the check engine warning light il…
2025-03-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Summary of Issues: 1. March 2024 – First Incident: •Warning lights appeared on the dashboard while driving (including …
2025-03-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the "Blind Spot Detection System Fault" m…
2025-03-14 SEAT BELTS No 0 Campaign 23B56 Description Inspect front door check-arm reinforcement spot welds Next Steps Contact your dealer for nex…
2025-03-14 AIR BAGS No 0 Recall Action Soon Issue Since 03-14-2025 Drivers side seat buckle replacement For More Information Telematics Gene…
2025-03-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 12v battery system failure to keep 12v battery that boots operating system of car charged. This leads to a vehicle that…
2025-02-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpect…
2025-02-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the transmission overh…
2025-01-30 VISIBILITY No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's door window would not completely roll u…
2025-01-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 While driving on an interstate, the Instrument cluster / digital gauge cluster screen behind my steering wheel turned o…
2025-01-11 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to close th…
2024-12-26 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the back-over prevent…
2024-09-26 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds with the Adaptive Cruise Contro…
2024-09-09 BACK OVER PREVENTION No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact state while reversing, the back over prevention camera failed to funct…
2024-08-11 ENGINE No 0 I've had this thing less than 6 months, I've already had the engine rebuilt with 34 parts a month and a half in and the…
2024-08-11 ENGINE No 0 I was driving home to Aspen, CO from Denver. I was about 44 miles from my home, on the other side of an 11,000 ft mount…
2024-07-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the center console display rema…
2024-07-02 POWER TRAIN No 0 a 2023 Ford Escape. while driving at approximately 76 MPH, I observed a warning chime dinging, the power train warning …
2024-07-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 My ford escape has an ongoing safety issue where the instrument cluster shuts off while driving and the dealership has …
2024-06-11 POWER TRAIN No 0 HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON 2 WEEKS AGO. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND INSPECTED CYLINDE…
2024-06-05 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL No 0 At any random time, all sensors fail. Blind spot systems, parking sensors, pre-collision assist, front camera fault, cr…