2009 Ford Escape Unknown Or Other Problems
- 38
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 38 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 6 records
- turned back · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Unknown Or Other
After only about 36.000 miles, the pcm computer controlling everything in the car suddenly failed. Luckily it happened while parked and not on the road which would have been catastrophic. It appears this is a known problem with ford escape vehicles in the past and presents a potential safety risk if the failure occurred while driving. There was no forewarning of this failure.
ODI 10810716
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall i was driving in the far left lane of the freeway on my way to work and my car shut off, sometimes my cars does not start. I have had alternator, starter tested, and they are good, my camshaft sensor replaced, ignition switch replaced, spark plugs replaced, i keep a good handle on maintenance up, but my car shutting off while i am driving and sometimes don't turn on at all is keep happening, my…
Crash reported · 8 injuries
ODI 10935549
Unknown Or Other
When attempting to close the rear widow glass literally exploded prior to actually shutting
ODI 10726560
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving to work which is about 2 miles from where i am located at. My car suddenly loses power, the radio is still working, a/c is still working as well as the engine but i was not getting no acceleration at all and to top it all off, my steering wheel locked on me and 3 lights on the dashboard illuminated: wrench light, oil and engine light. I got the engine light fixed the other week as well as an oil change…
ODI 10721905
Unknown Or Other
Washing my car and notice rusted wheel well on rear passenger side. Rust is coming through to the outside over the tire. Upon investigation, this seems to be a common problems with the ford escape. Apparently, this leads to more severe problems with the shocks and other parts breaking. I have only had this car for 5 years and usually ford makes a wonderful product. I am greatly disappointed in this severe flaw and…
ODI 10721284
Unknown Or Other
2009 ford escape has a known issue with rust from the underbody and appears thru to the painted surface, it can also lead to rust to the shock and under the undercoating of the vehicle. It will lead to issues that can cause accidents . Ford will do nothing to fix the known issue and it is a manufacturing problem that has effected so many vehicles. Hoping this will help.
ODI 10629778
Unknown Or Other
I live in canada. Ford has the incorrect address for me on their database of recall addresses. On their envelope address field for me they have misspelled my last name by truncating the name to only about 5 characters and have also mistyped my apartment number by also truncating it to an incorrect apartment number. When i called ford canada about the incorrect address information they said it had "nothing to do with…
ODI 10599117
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Two times today, while i was driving, my 2009 ford escape stalled while i was driving. The first time i was in the middle of an intersection around noon on a six lane road, and the second time luckily i was in my neighborhood. This is ridiculously unsafe, and ford has taken no responsibility.
ODI 10538139
Unknown Or Other
Jerking of my vehicle back and forth then reduced speed. My dealer said it was the throttle body.
ODI 10538128
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
I was leaving our local store and turned onto the access road to have my car start shaking and won't go faster than about 4 mph. Right after, the powertrain symbol came on followed the engine light. With my hazard lights on i crept into the closest parking lot and turned off the car, waited a few minutes and then started it again. When turned back on the lights were all gone, so i assumed it was a fluke. Until i…
ODI 10521523
Unknown Or Other
On aug 13, 2011 the rear window on our 2009 ford escape shattered when the hatch door was closed. This is the second time that this has happened. The first time was nov 12, 2010 and we filed a report then too. Fortunately, both times our car was sitting in our driveway. Both times this happened for no apparent reason when my wife closed the door. We know that the nhtsa is investigating the 2010 - 2011 escape for…
ODI 10422037
Unknown Or Other
Walnut creek ford misrepresented that the ford escape i was purchasing with 17 inch wheels and tires could be driven with cables at the time that we acquired the vehicle and signed an acknowledgment that it could not use snow chains. Subsequently, when we had to use the cables we discovered that the vehicle could not be driven in california in snow at all because neither cables or snow chains can be used. Snow tires…
ODI 10383820
Unknown Or Other
My wife was loading our escape trunk before going to work in the morning. When she closed the hatch door, the rear window shattered outward. It was like the window exploded sending glass all over the driveway behind the vehicle. The window cost almost $600 to replace and the ford body shop estimated almost $1,300 damage to the hatch finish for the nicks and scratches from the broken glass. We contacted ford but they…
ODI 10371668