2012 Ford Escape Body Problems
- 41
- 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 41 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- lift gate · 7 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- wheel wells · 4 records
- notified failure · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 16 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While the vehicle was at the dealer for routine maintenance, the technician found excessive corrosion on the wheel well and tailgate of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,000.
ODI 10735583
Body · Unknown Or Other
Ac unit quit working at 42000 miles. The rear window leaks, bad latches.
ODI 10897412
Body · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While driving 30 mph, the contact noticed a burning odor coming from the air vent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the seal did not properly protect the vehicle from water. As a result, water entered the vehicle and shorted out the electrical system. In addition, the receiver dryer, blower resister, and gasket cap needed to be replaced. The…
Fire reported
ODI 10730177
Body
Rust issue in all wheel wells typical it seems with all ford escapes in 2012. I assume the manufacturer did not treat or used bad rust treatment on these cars.
ODI 10838688
Body · Engine · Visibility/Wiper
I purchased my 2012 escape in august 2014,with approximately 29,000 miles on it. Within ten months, the air conditioner quit working. As i was pulling into a parking lot, smoke started coming out of the radiator area and a green substance was blowing out. The rear lift gate only opened some of the time, over the past year, and now does not open at all, possibly because water leaks through the hatch window, and has…
ODI 11013298
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for routine maintenance, the technician found excessive corrosion on the wheel well and tailgate of the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified twice. The failure mileage was 48,800. Updated 01/27/16*lj; updated 04/16/18*jb *tr
ODI 10779190
Body
I have only owned this escape 1.5 yrs. I just noticed this spring that the paint was coming off in the wheel well, now as of 7/7/2015 it has gotten bigger. As well as the rear hatch when you open it you can already see bubbling. My understanding by the paper work i received with it it was suppose to have had some kind of under body protection put on it.
ODI 10732497
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. While driving at approximately 25 mph, the rear of the vehicle leaked water into the interior and created mold. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was…
ODI 10783369
Body · Unknown Or Other
The actualtrunk of the suv does not open on a consistant basis,you have to use the lifegate if you want to put or take out anything out the trunk.
ODI 10968450
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
Air Bags · Body · Seat Belts · Seats
This document is in response to a frontal vehicle collision occurring may 16, 2014 on a major highway. At my request i requested the auto body repair shop to check the occupant restraint system. It was determined that the restraint system control module was initiative and probably has been since the car was built. Perhaps an investigation of the same, make, model, and year ford suv be considered. All supporting…
Crash reported
ODI 10610514
Body · Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
On the way to work at 7pm, the back hatch began randomly locking and unlocking and opened slightly. After work the next morning at 8am, the back hatch unlocked and opened while driving on a busy road at 10mph. I contacted airport ford in florence, ky and they stated never hearing of this happening with another escape. *tr
ODI 10574732
Body
After dark one night (i couldn't see that the hood was cracked open) while accelerating on a highway the hood blew open-safety catch did not hold hood shut. It bent back to the windshield, i could not see the road and luckily was not killed in a crash. Body shop installed new hood and latches and safety catch etc. Less than a year later the safety catch stopped operating. I tied it down with rope to the frame and…
ODI 10653172
Body
Rust problems in the rear quarter panels both sides driver and passenger. The deal i went to told me upfront ford has had this problem with 2012 models but will not repair unless rust is all the way through the panels. This is definitely a manufacturer's problem and should be fixed by the manufacturer at no cost. I am very disappointed ford will not fix this problem. Take a look on the road no vehicles have rust…
ODI 10959581
Body · Power Train
Vehicle was being prepared to back out of level garage onto driveway with mild downhill slope. Vehicle was started, emergency brake released and automatic transmission placed in reverse, driver's foot engaged brake. Driver realized wallet with driver's license was left inside house. Transmission placed in park, driver removed foot from brake and exited vehicle. Vehicle not noted to be moving when driver exited.…
Crash reported
ODI 10462911
Body · Visibility
There is a very bad reflection of the driver's side dash vent present in the side mirror. The dash vent is trimmed in chrome and as a result it reflects in the mirror blocking the view of traffic along the driver's side. *tr
ODI 10481189