2016 Ford Escape Engine Problems
- 43
- 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 43 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine fault · 8 records
- engine light · 7 records
- service engine · 7 records
- sure feel · 4 records
- feel like · 4 records
- like might · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
While driving or accelerating from a stop, the car will stall and/or the engine will shut off. The problem has been on going since march 2018, when it was first noticed. The car was taken back to the dealership on apr 2018 and they were unable to determine the cause. After 3 visits for the same problem, the dealership replaced the fuel sensor. On may 26, 2018, the car failed again. The "service engine" light came on…
ODI 11099395
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
While driving on 85n in atanta, ga, while roughly driving at a speed of 65mph in the middle lane at 7am on friday, january 12, 2018, the battery light came on and the car shut completely off and with no warning! I take excellent care of the car with routine maintenance and have approximately 51k miles on it. For this car to turn off in the middle of morning rush hour traffic on an atlanta major interstate, not only…
ODI 11063027
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was waiting for the red light in the road. After the light turned green, i stepped on the gas pedal, however, the car didn't move at all. It stopped there. I had to restart the car to make it move again. It happened on 2017 sep, 11/29/2017 and 11/30/2017. Three times already.
ODI 11053461
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Safety hazard and serious life threatening situation exists when this problem occurs on the highway and especially in front of a semi tractor trailer truck doing the speed limit. Numerous times, (12 times between 14,000 and 15,363 miles) the 2016 ford escape has had complete power loss during acceleration causing vehicle to abruptly begin shaking, lose power, lose steering, lose braking and immediately shudder to a…
1 injury
ODI 11021038
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle hesitated and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle actuator system malfunctioned. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was unable to contact the local dealer due to an ongoing strike at the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure…
ODI 11018644
Engine
LOSING ENGINE COOLANT.
ODI 10971268
Engine
Carbon monoxide: there is a strong smell of exhaust frequently in the vehicle. I turned on a multi-gas monitor to find carbon monoxide levels as high as 100 ppm and oxygen concentrations below 19%. This occurs at idle as well as while driving. There does not appear to be any difference between windows rolled up or down, air on or off, or recirculation on or off. I do not get any warning lights on the dash. I…
ODI 10940020
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving about 60 mph on interstate 95 when the vehicle suddenly shut off while in motion and i ran into the back of a 18 wheeler truck. Thankfully i was not hurt. Ford insists they cannot find anything wrong with the car. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10933700
Engine
Electronic throttle body - the car stalled out on the freeway. Prior to stalling, the car was shaking and then stalled.
ODI 10925078
Engine
Engine shuts down while driving and the service engine now light come on. I was in the passing lane doing 65mph this morning when it cut out. I was lucky to make it into the breakdown lane without getting hit. I put the car in park and the engine sputters like it is only running on one cylinder. If i shut it off and restart it, the service engine now light go out. The car only has 11,000 miles on it. I took it to…
ODI 10924960
Engine
Just turned over 9,000 miles on my 2016 ford escape when all of a sudden the engine "stalls" and starts to shudder with the engine fault light coming on. No control over accelerator. Or steering. Thank goodness i was not turning on a busy street or trying to get on a major highway. I was barely able to pull off of the street since the car would hardly go. I shut off the car, started it again and it seemed fine. I…
ODI 10923902
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the ford escape on a main road today the vehicle suddenly started to idle very rough, the orange wrench light came on and i could not accelerate. The car decelerated rapidly as i was going up a slight hill. I was able to coast into a parking lot, where i shut the car off for several minutes, then turned it back on and proceeded home. I have called the ford dealership to bring the car in for service. *tr
ODI 10920396
Engine · Steering
While driving down the interstate at 70 mph my vehicle died. No power steering. Very dangerous. The screen said 'engine fault'. Managed to get to the shoulder and it restarted right away. Drove a little further, same thing. Managed to get it home but it did this 4 times over the course of the weekend. It is at the shop today but there are no lights on now so i don't know if they will be able to find the problem.
ODI 10907535
Electrical System · Engine
Was driving and vehicle began shuddering violently and service engine now came on and vehicle engine died. Thank goodness i was not on the highway yet and four people helped to push me out of the way.
ODI 10906791
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
While driving at highway speeds (roughly 70 mph) my vehicle completely turned off with no warning and said "engine fault. Service now". By the grace of god i did not get rear ended. I successfully restarted the vehicle and made it home. The same thing happened the next morning, this time on city streets going roughly 20 mph during rush hour. Against, i was beyond lucky to have not gotten injured or worse and there…
ODI 10905598
Electrical System · Engine
I was traveling 60 mph when the engine started shaking violently, i lost the ability to accelerate and the check engine light came on with an error message of "engine fault". Once i made it to the side of the road, the engine idled down to 400 and shut off. I tried to crank it up again and the engine immediately started jumping violently. Vehicle was towed to the ford dealership and they said it was recall 16b32.
ODI 10907621
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly reduced speed and a "service engine" message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000.
ODI 10905683
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Lsudden complete loss of power unexpectedly driving at low or high speed. Ruff running without ability to accelerate. Waring message of "hill assit" not activated. Very dangerous senario while on interstate. Occurred 3 (three) times in 2 days. Car was a hertz rental car and i was told, after compaining that requested car was not available, that this car is better and more reliable than my requested toyota rav 4.…
ODI 10894417