2016 Ford Escape Body Problems
- 8
- 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 8 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
The tailgate is not closing or opening properly. It took me over 1.5 hrs to get the door completely shut. I has happened a few other times and i know am scared to use it. I don't want to be stuck with the door unable to shut, resulting in my battery being drained & getting stuck somewhere because the tailgate won't shut. I looked online and it seems i am not at all the only person who has had this issue!
ODI 11288709
Body · Unknown Or Other
My vehicle leaks in water at multiple spots but one that is extremely visible. This happens during heavy rain as well as during a car wash. This happening is ruining my head liner and alsmost certain rusting my vehicle.ther are hundreds of reports of this issue that is not getting addressed from ford i fill i have gotten a lemon of a vehicle with in turn would allow (lemon law to take affect).
ODI 11279125
Body
Leaks in the front windshield,letting large amounts of water into the vehicle over the dashboard and onto the to front doors causing stains to the interior of the vehicle note returtned the vehicle to the ford dealership three time before the proble was fixed.
ODI 11084815
Body
Car was parked outside on a very cold day. Came outside to find that the rear window had shattered for no apparent reason. This car was taken to a window service earlier in the fall for a minor maintenance issue as was told by the technician that this was a replacement window. I am only reporting this in that this vehicle is only a 2016, yet the rear window has broken out 2x since its time on the road. In doing some…
ODI 11058533
Body
Passenger front door popped open and hit a gas pole
ODI 11034252
Body
The liftgate goes down on its own. The key fob was not in my hand nor in my pocket. The vehicle does not have the foot waving option to open or close the liftgate. I have been hit on the head and am considering a doctor visit.
ODI 10968231
Body
Vehicle statistics: stationary, not in motion, in parking lot. Fault/problem: unanticipated, unintentional, erratic and errant closure of automatic liftgate. Cause of safety risk: poorly positioned/calibrated sensor which triggers automatic closure of rear liftgate in spite of following owners manual instructions. This feature is only supposed to be activated when making a forward and back kicking motion of the foot…
1 injury
ODI 10966032
Body
When travelling above 55 mph there is a wind noise at driver door that is quite annoying. Dealers answer is that they test drove other years of the same vehicle and heard the same noise. Unsure if something will start leaking in the near future but for now, the noise is annoying and shouldn't be heard.
ODI 10923882