What 1,035 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ford Escape Gas

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blurry image. The contact stated that the image was foggy. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ODI 11721395

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blank screen. The contact stated that occasionally the rear-view camera failed to operate as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part for the recall repair was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11720915

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. An unknown message was displayed on the instrument panel. The local dealer was contacted and verified that parts for the recall repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

NHTSA ODI 11720716

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera was inoperative. The failure had occurred on several occasions. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was not available.

NHTSA ODI 11719912

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a blank screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The message "Rear-view Camera not Available" was displayed. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ODI 11718782

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera was intermittently inoperable, but the failure became permanent. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the recall part was not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was unreachable. The failure mileage was approximately 96,478.

NHTSA ODI 11717844

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inoperable. The rearview camera intermittently failed to function properly, and the screen was blank. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.

NHTSA ODI 11717527

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while shifted in reverse, the back over prevention camera displayed a black screen. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11717183

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera was inoperable. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

NHTSA ODI 11715502

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that occasionally, while shifted in reverse, the rearview camera failed to display as intended and was possibly impacted by severe weather conditions. No warning light was illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that during colder weather, the heater failed to operate as intended while activated. After further inspection, the coolant reservoir was abnormally low. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was determined that the coolant level was extremely low. The coolant reservoir was refilled; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

NHTSA ODI 11715347

When are the parts available for back up camera and block heater I don’t want my car to start on fire so I want it fixed

NHTSA ODI 11712678

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the rear-view camera intermittently failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that the message "Camera Unavailable" was displayed on the instrument panel, or there was a blank or distorted image on the screen. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11712139

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was notified about the recall and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rearview camera display either a blank or a distorted image. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11712232

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not yet made aware of the issue. While reversing, the back over prevention camera screen displayed a black screen. The failure mileage was 200,000.

NHTSA ODI 11710361

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse(R), the rear-view camera image displayed was distorted. No warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

NHTSA ODI 11709971

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rear-view camera system displayed a blank screen. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part for the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that parts were not available, and the unrepaired recall was costing him money for his business. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11706604

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera would turn off or display a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

NHTSA ODI 11700632

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the center digital screen failed to show a clear rear-view image as intended, with a blank white screen displayed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed at the owner's expense that the rear-view camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the expense. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

NHTSA ODI 11700292

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen or a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11700130

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera display displayed a blank screen with an error message indicating that the back over prevention camera was unavailable. In addition, the contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the contact was informed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the failure began immediately after the vehicle was purchased. In addition, the contact was informed by the dealer that the rear-view camera was not defective. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

NHTSA ODI 11699371

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rearview camera displayed either a blank, distorted, or a blue screen. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ODI 11698905

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera failed to display a rearview image. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by the dealer or an independent mechanic. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention), which included the VIN, but the part was not yet available for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,910.

NHTSA ODI 11698253

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a blue screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The message "Rear Camera Inoperable" was displayed on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the contact almost struck a tree while reversing. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. Most recently, the rearview camera no longer functioned as intended and failed to activate as designed. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11697505

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available

NHTSA ODI 11697223

The back up camera I just picked the date I don’t know what the date was

NHTSA ODI 11696579