Ford Escape

""Since purchasing the SUV, quite frequently when backing up, I would hear a loud squealing! I kept taking it back to the local Ford dealership for this problem and they kept checking it, but every time they would tell me that I had break dust or they couldn't hear it or whatever. This continued up until just last month, when finally ford issued and bulletin, but even with that I still had to pay $100 deductible and then Ford picked up the rest. I'm most frustrated and disappointed that it took almost 5 years for Ford to acknowledge that there wasn't a problem with the backup brakes. And then when they did I still had to pay $100 deductible to get it fixed!""

"Makes excessive grinding noise when backing up the first part of the day"

""Brakes make terrible noise when backing up the day after rain. After driving about 10 miles, the noise is gone. We live in WA, fair amount of rain. Terrible when backing out of garage. Neighbors can hear noise in their house. Ford dealer says is due to moisture expansion on brake pads. Warranty wont cover it.""

""Warning came up about an all wheel drive problem. I had read about it on the Escape owners website. I called the local Ford dealer to make an appt. I took care of in like 10 days later (owners group said driving car was ok) and told them what was wrong. I told them what owners group had said was problem. I went to pick up car 2 days later. They said it was fixed, but as soon as I started car the same warning came up. I left car there again and told them what I thought the problem was. The next day they called and said it was done again. This time it was, and amazingly it was what I told them was wrong to begin with! No other problems since then.""

""Design flaw, water getting rear diff and causes the bearings to fail..known issue""

"The drivers side door began clicking when opened or shut. It turns out the hinge on the door had its spot qeld break and so the hinges were not attached to the door only to the body and so when it opened or shit the door sounded like it was cat thing on the paneling but it was not. We have an appointment for it to get welded back together next week."

"tailgate sometime does not open or close with remote or dash button"

"This is related to sunroof repairs"

"Severe rattling behind front passenger front panel and door panel. Ford was aware of the issue which I was told was due to plastic clips that often break. They replaced the clips once but issue returned about six months later but they refused to repair the second time. Same issue occurred with the 2018 Edge. I will no longer purchase Ford products nor would I recommend any ford product."

"Shakes between gear shifting."

"Shuddering when shifting gears"

"Six weeks after purchasing the vehicle we needed to replace the Gear Selector module."

"The car shakes when shifting into 3rd or 4th gears."

""Emission control failed at 56000 miles and local Ford dealer refused to repair under the federally mandated 8/80,000 emissions control warranty. I later received written confirmation from EPA that my specific issue is covered under the federal mandate. Local Ford dealer refused, Ford corporate office said they agreed and would check into it. They then retracted, and claimed that although they agreed with EPA they could not force a dealership to cover it.""

"This response refers to both Emission control system & exhaust system - we had to replace the catalytic converter in the past 12 months."

"small rip in driver seat fabric. Repaired by third party but didn't last."

""Wiring at back of heated seats push upholstery up and you feel it. Dealer fixed problem, however after about a year problem happened again. Fixed by dealer. Third time, car out of warranty so not fixed.""

"Check engine lite comes on often (3 or 4 ) times per month"