Ford Escape Change Vehicle

"Rear shock rusted off and was free floating at top of shock. Banged around in the well"

"Rear shock broke while driving the vehicle"

"Front end tie rod bushings rusted out & needed to be replaced. Both rear shocks needed to be replaced due to bolts rusted through. The tie rod bushing issue started as knocking noise 2017 whenever I drove over uneven ground. The rusted out shocks & bolts let loose while making left turn & scared the shit out of me in 2018. Both issues were repaired the week the shocks broke in 2018."

"Developed an initial resistance when turning the wheel either left or right, made a clunk and then the wheel turned normally"

"TIE RODS WERE EITHER COMPLETELY MISSING OR BADLY DAMAGED. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT."

"Worn out prematurely"

"worn, leading to alignment problems"

"Very expensive and I drive in city with minimal wear and tear but still have had to repair all tie rods and suspension!!!????$&@"

"Front right tire was very shaky. I could feel it in the steering wheel when hitting a bump"

"They seem loose; I have not repaired yet. PS the survey does not cover this, but Ford does not honor its hybrid warranty completely. it classifies parts that are exclusively hybrid as not exclusively hybrid. 2) this car has major issues with rus"

"Had to replace"

"Have had many more front end suspension failures in this Escape over the years since we purchased it new in July 2006. The vehicle has been meticulously maintained at our local Ford dealership since it was new. But there has been almost constant repair/component replacement work required on this vehicle since it was new; some under warranty and many others not. It's developing more suspension noise right now and I sure will require more work soon."

"replaced tie rods and corrected"

"Had two wheel bearings fail at same time"

"The back end is rusting out. The rest will eventually rust out the rear shock mounts. This probably is not universal to all Escapes of this year and body style, so it leads me to think its a quality problem similar to what Toyota had with the Tacoma years ago."

"Rust on rear fender well arch. Would be very costly to repair. Additionally, under body shows signs of considerable rust."

"The welded seams on the inside bottoms of all four doors were showing severe rust and corrosion. I had to grind off the rust and apply two coats of rust preventative paint"

"Developed an area of rust through at the R/S wheel well. This was not caused by external damage or compromised paint"

"Rust under door inside edges of all doors and inside of tailgate window big problem rear wheel well rusted away near door edge passenger side"

"I am unsure how to have it fixed and if it is even worth having fixed"

"Tailgate and both rear doors are experiencing paint peeling and rust at the bottom of the doors and hatch"

"Rust through on right rear wheel well. Rusted completely through. Also rust on front edge of sunroof. This car has been exposed to salt and snow but it has also been parked in a garage and a parking garage at work"

"The entire underbody has basically rusted out. The brakelines are so rusted that they'll have to be replaced (but we'll get rid of the vehicle first). The entire exhaust system had to be replaced and there wasn't anything to attach the new system too because the underbody had rusted away. Basically all of our mechanical issues are due to the underbody rusting away."

"This car, purchased in 2016, began to show rust in 2010. The bottom of the doors didn't drain and rusted. The wheel wells and now the frame. I have Hondas, Caravans and Nissans with that same milage with no rust."

"Transmission abruptly began to fail to shift as expected and would remain in a lower gear. Aamco did a major rebuild for some major money and it's worked fine ever since but their customer service was less than ideal"

"Transmission failed with slightly over 60,000 miles on the vehicle. It was VERY disappointing, as it had been well maintained and not driven hard. Transmission place told me this model was prone to early failure"

"Failed for second time. Car was junked"

"The transmission failed and had to be replaced"

"Transmission froze up at 100,000 miles. Needed a new one. Had rebuilt transmission installed but don't know if it will last"

"it became evident that this vehicle had a cracked transmission housing causing serious transmission oil leakage."

"this age of escape is known for transmission failure at around 150000 miles. and fail it did in a big way. tried to get a new transmission and found it was not available and a rebuilt with all the other things would cost about 3500, which was more than the value of the car. mechanic suggested scrapping it and find a new one."

"Putting back and forth into gear the transmission lost a gear I was just having to back up and pull foward a few times then kaput the transmission took a dive is missing gears can only drive it about 40mph took it to a shop they charged me money thinking they could fix it but their fix did nothing."

"Transmission abruptly stopped functioning - vehicle immobilized."

"Had to replace all the areas where oil might leak"

"I had the valve gasket replaced and now the timing chain gasket needs to be replaced also at a cost of over $800.00. I am waiting until the leak gets really bad before replacing that. Other than that the car is running and working fine"

"oil pan seal is going. Leaks oil on to the exhaust manfold. Smells its annoying"

"The oil is leaking from the timing chain gasket cover. Repair would be over $1000.00 but mechanic said if I watched the oil and added it when needed it was probably not worth the cost considering the vehicle mileage. But I hate the oil puddles on my garage floor!"

"Small oil drip in the garage is coming from the timing chain gasket cover, according to my mechanic. He said it's an $800 charge to replace the gasket and probably not worth doing at this stage of the cars life"

"Driveway spotting...oil pan gasket or crankshaft seals"

"Ford is not able to tell me why check engine says there is a spark plug or coil problem. Light has been on for over 3 years"

"ignition coil on a cylinder failed and all spark plugs needed to be replaced. parts were very costly from dealer. later found them to be 25 to 40 %less at auto parts stores"

"Dead hybrid battery after sitting without use. Dealer charged $400 to recharge,"

"two of the rear spark plugs were bad ...very expensive to replace because of their inaccessibility"

"Check engine light says problem with spark plug and coils but Ford cannot find the problem so simply inspects the car with the light on. They are now looking at a slight occasional miss when car tries to gain some power. Again they are not able to find out why"

"I only use my SUV's CD player to listen to music. I don't use the radio at all. However, the display screen which shows me music details (i.e., Which CD & which track, as well as volume) is blank. It's been this way for over 1 year"

"After about 100000 miles, I had the CD player portion of the in-dash nav system replaced so it would read new maps. After about 1000 more miles, the connection to the GPS was lost, so the nav system is useless"

"Radio has failed multiple times since new. Dealer not able to fix after multiple replacements. New parts no longer available"

"LCD screen burnt out had to order a new radio and get it replaced."

"one speaker plays on and off... problems with the security system...honking for no apparent reason"

"driveshaft disintergrated"

"Carrier bearing went bad no way to change or grease the bearing you have to replace the whole drive shaft"

"vibration in the drive shaft which require replaceing"

"transfer case needed replacement"

"turn indecator rear replaced twice"

"Light bulb assembly for RPM and notification screen bad. Being replaced"

"For the past 4 years or so. Half the dashboard is black with no illumination. The dealership said it's a big job to take the cash off to replace the bulb. My CD player hasn't worked since about 2012 and I can't see paying to get that fixed either. It's my daily car and it's fine for bad weather or to use for yard work.its the workhorse"

"lights in dash went out"

"The exhaust pipe came apart, behind the muffler, at a place where there were two bolts."

"Not a big problem but had to have several connection areas repaired"

"engine oil and transmission oil leaks were from the initial ownership of this vehicle - obvious after my purchase."

"Pump failure with leaks"