FordEscape2012
  1. Ford Escape
  2. Problems
  3. 2012
  4. Suspension

2012 Ford Escape Suspension Problems

5
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 5 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 15, 2019

    Seat Belts · Steering · Suspension

    My vehicle makes loud noise when i drive from the wheel barrel

    ODI 11191264

  • November 10, 2017 · 158,900 miles

    Steering · Suspension

    Started last year . Problem occur forward or backing up. Steering will become heavy and turning to the right. While driving steering wheel will get locked and the car will simultineouly stop but engine stays on. I will have to turn the car to off and turn back to on. Then i resume driving until it will occur again. This happened multiple times. I am not able to drive the car since i feel it is dangerous and unsafe.…

    ODI 11152343

  • February 3, 2016

    Suspension · Unknown Or Other

    When i turn it makes a pop, the tail gate (trunk) will not open and back light shortage out at times. Car balls out sometime when i'm trying to go and will idle up on its own at times.

    ODI 10883125

  • August 14, 2014 · 15,320 miles

    Body · Fuel/Propulsion System · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control

    Please forward to appropriate personnel, on thursday, august 14th at ~5:45pm a clear day: our mom/mother in-law had just dropped of my daughter after shopping and was making her way home thru the windy back roads less than two miles from our home. As she climbed a hill a few blocks around the corner from her home and stopped at a stop sign on the crest of the hill. The 2012 ford escaped lurched/surged forward…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10626454

  • April 1, 2013 · 1,000 miles

    Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that the shocks on the rear of the vehicle made noises whenever a pothole was. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the shocks were replaced. The dealer stated that they were going send the shocks to ford's engineers to be inspected since this was a known problem. The vehicle had not been inspected. The vin was not available. The failure mileage and…

    ODI 10507264