2014 Ford Escape Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 15
- 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 15 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- windshield wipers · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Engine · Visibility/Wiper
The vehicle was being driven and had only been started and moving for less than 5 minutes. Noticed that windshield wipers would not shut off or change speeds, then noticed a slight odor in car that increasingly strengthened. Phoned my husband while at a stop light, odor of something burning became much stronger, then noticed smoke coming between the the drivers side hood seam and between the hood and the windshield,…
Fire reported
ODI 11300132
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield wipers turn on by themselves while in off position while driving, stopped and parked. Can not turn them off manually, have to shut the car off to make it stop. They doesn't always work either. Wipers go as short as 5 wipes every 5 seconds to up to 30 seconds-minute operating in the off position. Wipers do not always turn on. When testing to see if they will come on, sometimes they do not turn on. Concern…
ODI 11268778
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
The transmission went out the first few weeks i had the vehicle. Then the rearview camera went out now my radio has gone out the back windshield doesn't work. It has been one thing after another and i haven't had the vehicle a year. Some of the thing happened in motion and in park. Mostly in motion.
ODI 11228398
Engine · Visibility/Wiper · Wheels
January 9, 2019 at 10:39pm my 2014 ford escape caught on fire. Driving down interstate 81, going speed limit 70 mph, vehicle shut off and said "service engine now". Steering and brakes did not lock up but the vehicle lost rpms and was not running as i pulled over to the right hand shoulder, i was in the left hand lane when my vehicle shut off. As i stopped, i put vehicle in park and turned key off, all while it said…
Fire reported
ODI 11166803
Electrical System · Steering · Visibility/Wiper
The fan blower motor works intermittently. That is, it doesn't always work when activated. Moreover, it has now completely stopped working. This causes extreme safety issue when windows are fogged up inside vehicle, preventing driver from seeing. Happens when vehicle is driven and when stationary.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11172667
Visibility/Wiper
2014 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to inoperable windshield wipers. *ld the consumer stated the malfunction occurred intermittently. The dealership was contacted and advised that the windshield wipers had to be manually reset in order to operate correctly. Also that the wipers were old which caused the drag and when they heated up it caused a malfunction. The consumer felt this was a liability.*js
ODI 11122629
Visibility/Wiper
Front wipers go off when in off postition on the steering wheel. Once issue starts happening it degrades quickly. It starts with a random wipe and over a months period degrades into the wipers randomly turning on at different speeds and different time intervals ranging from a few wipes up to 15 minutes of uncontrollable wiping. Sometimes only a single wiper blade will turn on randomly the left or right front ( once…
ODI 11122018
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
Visibility/Wiper
Back windshield shattered when driver side door was closed. No apparent cracks in window prior to this happening. After replacing the rear windshield, the same thing happened again within 24 hours of it being replaced. Have only owned the vehicle for approx. 45 days. The vehicle was parked and not running both times.
ODI 10937769
Visibility/Wiper
Since i purchased the vehicle in 2014, the windshield cracked 5 times, and each time the crack propagated so quickly that it could not be contained. The cracks are initiated through the smalles stones thrown from vehicles ahead. All incidences happened while in motion and at least 3 in interstate highways. So far we replaced it with 2 oem windshields and the others were aftermarket. There did not appear to be a…
ODI 10881214
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield wiper fluid leaking in car, leak in hose. When fixed didnt seal windshield properly causing rain to come into vehicle causing unsafe driving. *tr
ODI 10703840
Electrical System · Power Train · Visibility/Wiper
The wipers stopped working correctly. With the headlights not on, the wipers would work erratically and not efficiently, causing an unsafe drive during rain. Additionally, when the headlights were turned on, the wipers stopped working altogether. Trying to ride home in the dark with no lights, nor wipers functioning correctly caused an unsafe situation. Additionally, the signals and parking lights are dimming and…
ODI 10604283
Visibility/Wiper
This is the 3rd time when the windshield wiper has failed for my new 2014 ford escape. The passenger side wiper did not move when turn on the wiper and the driver side will move once and stuck at the up right position. After it got stuck, it'll not respond to any wiper controls. I shut down my engine and the wiper then retracted to the off position. Sent the car to the dealer last saturday but nothing was done since…
ODI 10562871
Visibility/Wiper
On february 3, 2014 while driving on i-95 a stone flew up off the road and cracked the windshield. Had the windshield repaired by safelite. On march 12, 2014 the same thing happened a second time on a different stretch of i-95. Had safelite repair the windshield. This morning april 6, 2014 again on i-95 and the windshield got cracked for a third time. Have driven for 53 years with only one cracked windshield…
ODI 10577769
Visibility/Wiper
Each time the drivers outside mirror is tucked or folded in and returned to its driving position the mirror does not return to the same position and must be readjusted for the driver to have proper and safe vision to the rear of the vehicle. The mirror housing returns to the correct position, but the mirror inside the housing does not return to its proper position. This is a manual folding mirror with electrically…
ODI 10548515
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Catalog year/make/model rows for 2014 Ford Escape.
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