2014 Ford Escape Unknown Or Other Problems
- 101
- 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 101 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 15 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 10 records
- light came · 6 records
- home work · 6 records
- took back · 4 records
- stop light · 4 records
- caught fire · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 30–60k mi | 32 |
| 1–30k mi | 14 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
The vehicle was in motion being driven when heavy rain began. The wipers would not turn on in any level, manual or otherwise. This created an extreamly dangerous situation with little to no visibility. The dealer did not disclose the problems with the 2014 ford escape bcm but indicated was the cause. They however did not replace it, but did charge $450 for diagnosis only. No actual repair was made. This vehicle…
ODI 11023002
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
When driving my 2014 ford escape the vehicle will hesitate and has stalled. This happens when going from a stop and transitioning from 1st and 2nd gear. It sounds very similar to recall number 14v495000 but my vehicle was not covered. These hesitations have caused other drivers on the road to have to slam on their breaks and the vehicle stalled once while making a left hand turn almost resulting in a collision.…
ODI 11207881
Unknown Or Other
I purchased this vehicle new and noticed the bad smell/fumes 5 months later during a road trip. I thought the smell was due to new vehicle. I only notice the smell during hard acceleration, especially when passing on and entering major highways, a strong smell comes through the vents and under the steering column. The smell is like burnt plastic or rubber. It gives me a headache at times. I've taken it to the dealer…
ODI 10980772
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Was driving home from work on the interstate. Engine began to jerk a bit then warning messages appeared on screen. Pulled over to side of road. After car stopped smoke began to appear from under hood and entering cab through the vents. I opened the window to clear the smoke and looked for phone number to roadside assistance thinking it was only a belt that had melted or burned. Within a few minutes i began to see…
Fire reported
ODI 10967033
Unknown Or Other
Ford recall 17s09 was issued over a year ago. 15 months later, ford has given me the runaround about fixing the problem. I have been in contact with them for about 6 months, have actually gotten appointments at my local dealership and they have disregarded my problem and will not respond to my needs. I have also contacted ford manfuacturing. On recorded calls they have failed to either help me with my problem or had…
ODI 11088448
Unknown Or Other
Driving down the road (4 lane highway) and my vehicle jolted all the sensors lit up including a blue one so i pulled off to the side of the road and turned vehicle off then saw flames and exited vehicle.
Fire reported
ODI 10954072
Unknown Or Other
When running heater can smell engine vapors, bad enough to give instant headache when in motion and when sitting still happens often
ODI 10956163
Unknown Or Other
The back windshield shattered with no warning or apparent cause. The force behind the break was such that it caused the side frames to fall more than 3 feet from either side of the vehicle. My vehicle was parked in my driveway overnight. The weather was temperate. It does not appear to have had any outside cause; the glass is all on the outside of the car.
ODI 10925510
Unknown Or Other
The throttle body went out on my car. It was a part recalled on over a million ford models except my 2014. I believe it should have been added to the original recall list. The car stopped in the middle of rush hour traffic on the expressway. I could have been killed. I was on highway 74 in the middle of morning traffic with trucks on either side of me. I was simply terrified and almost didn't make it over to the…
ODI 10904974
Unknown Or Other
A door latch with a fractured pawl spring tab typically results in a "door will not close" condition. A door that opens while driving increases the risk of injury. As of 9/2/16, ford's investigation into this concern has identified a total of one alleged accident and three alleged injuries that ford believes may be related. One alleged injury was to an occupant's arm from a door that reportedly opened and bounced…
ODI 10917233
Unknown Or Other
Right rear passenger door suddenly flew open while driving. Indicator light did come on. Door would not latch when closed and had to be tied to opposite door to hold closed. Took car to dealer, service writer claimed to see no problem advised my husband to take home and "play" with it. That was not acceptable. I returned to dealer july 21, 2016 and spoke to service writer a second time after finding many complaints…
ODI 10887949
Unknown Or Other
We parked our car and the door closed and we locked it with the remote as usual and when we came back we opened the door and it worked fine opening it when we closed the door however the door would not latch at all there was nothing jamming the door or anything it just malfunctioned we had to hold it closed with our hands and we immediatly took it to the dealership the whole way driving it there we got alerts from…
ODI 10881633
Engine · Unknown Or Other
I have an id# 10971972 that i got when i called nhtsa back in april, also filled out a form & returned to washington office in june that was mailed to me back in may - too much to explain here, i will attach a word doc with detailed issue info
ODI 11003590
Unknown Or Other
Roof leaks on both sides of vehicle cause water stained/wet headliner above windshield pillers. Took to dealer, they claimed they resealed roof rack, and cleaned headliner. Not even 2 weeks later paasenger side headliner is wet again. Contacted dealer and ford it is worse this time than it was the first time. Apparently my escape isn't the only one with this issue after visiting several forum's. When vehicle is in…
ODI 10811187
Engine · Unknown Or Other
The car is bucking and almost stalling when i accelerate. I've taken it to two different dealers and they can't find anything. One dealer told me that this was normal, even though i found similar complaints online.
ODI 10785576
Unknown Or Other
The seals on the air conditioner evaporator drain box have failed twice in 3 months. This condition allows water that should drain overboard through the evaporator drain box drain hose to leak out of the evaporator box onto the floor carpet on each side of the car. The water saturates the carpet under the drivers and passengers feet. The water creates a potentially dangerous condition of the drivers feet being able…
ODI 10775895
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Whenever car is on and parked, not moving, or going slower than 20 mph, the air conditioning does not cool and blows extremely hot air into the car. If i am in traffic, at a stop light, getting drive through, or parking the car, it quickly gets dangerously hot. Right now we have 100+ degree days consistently, with my child in the back seat i fear driving my vehicle in this heat as it is known to kill in texas. My…
ODI 10744960
Unknown Or Other
While traveling on i-76, i came upon a truck-tire tread in the middle of my lane. There were vehicles on both sides of me so i could not swerve to avoid it, i ran over it and it damaged the engine shield on the underside of my car ($300), a friend recently had a similar incident in which a truck ahead and on his right threw a tread which struck the front of the care ($1300). While on a recent extended trip, i came…
ODI 10747892
Body · Unknown Or Other
**this incident involves the panoramic roof glass/window spontaneously bursting at highway speeds.** my family and i were driving at highway speeds when suddenly we heard a very loud explosion. It startled my husband, he almost lost control of the vehicle because the vehicle swerved as a result of having the roof torn open at highway speeds. This incident could cause a severe, life-threatening injury. We pulled over…
ODI 10747296
Unknown Or Other
I attempted to close the rear lift gate door by the handle, and it acted as if there were no screws holding it to the door. I had to grasp and pull down on the door to close it then and since then in all cases. Poor manufacture.
ODI 10746480
Unknown Or Other
Constant loss of coolant from new. Have to top up every day after approx 50 miles. Dealer says no recall although previous years have had this problem.
ODI 10899688
Engine · Unknown Or Other
The vehicle stalled with no warning, would not restart. Have had for 6 weeks. Has been at dealership and they cannot identify problem. 5 sensors are not communicating from the engine. They have changed computer it restarted and died again. Ford insists they are going to fix it and are going to force me to take it back. *js
ODI 10608786
Electrical System · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Unknown Or Other
While driving my vehicle it's approach sensor went off. I thought it was due to being in traffic but then it went off on a constant high pitch squeal. It lasted for about 3 minutes then shut off. Then when i was on the hands free telephone device through the ford consal it went off again and i could not stop the very high pitch squeal and i had to pull off the road and put it in park. Then it happened while sitting…
ODI 10608385
Unknown Or Other
The instrument cluster multi-function display (mfd) went blank. Exactly as described in ford recall 15c03. This is a safety problem. The car was manufactured in their lucasville oh plant during the dates mentioned in their recall, however, my vin was not included in the recall. Since this is the exact same problem listed i suspect they may not have been correct. Ford is not responsive except to say my car is not…
ODI 11191930
Power Train · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Picked up 2014 ford escape 1.6 ecoboost- october 2013- engine rpm' s rev to 3-4 for no reason - sporadically- when remote started, and when electric starting car. Brakes loud whistling noises- comes and goes- auto lift gate opens half way sometimes, closes on you when your loading things sometimes, rear door behind driver -child locks on- cant turn off- passenger cant get out of that side of car- no heat! Temp gauge…
ODI 10558608