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

WHEN I GARAGE THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING AROUND 50 MILES THAT DAY. THE NEXT DAY IT WILL NOT START.THE NEXT DAY IT WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.

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TO WHOM MAY CONCERN: I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL 16V643000_RECALL 16S30. DOOR LATCHES MAY BREAK IN RESULT PREVENTING THE DOORS FROM SECURELY CLOSED WHEN, IN FACT, IT IS NOT. AS A MATTER FACT, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOTION ALL OF THE REAR DOORS OPEN UP. I HAD TO TIE IT UP WITH ROPE AS I TAKING INTO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE VIN:[XXX] FORD OF KENDALL S DIXIE HWY, PALMETTO BAY, FL 33157 NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT I NEED A CASE NUMBER IN ORDER TO FIX THE MATTER AT HAND. I ALSO CONCERN ABOUT OTHER RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE LISTED BELOW: 15V436000_RECALL 15C06-IGNITION SWITCH (KEYS/BUTTON) 15V406000_RECALL 15C03-BLANK DISPLAY ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL 17V472000_RECALL 17S17-IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED BOLTS FOR SEAT BELTS/ BUCKLES OR SEATBELT ANCHORS COULD HAVE BEEN USED. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP AT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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AT SPEED ON FREEWAY, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND ABS LIGHT ON. IN RECENT DAYS HAD WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. (WHEEL BEARING INCLUDES WHEEL BOLTS, HUB, BEARING, ABS SENSOR AS SINGLE PART? BAD ABS PART OR CONNECTION ?) NORMAL UNTIL ON FREEWAY THEN: DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 0. ANALOG SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FELL SLOWLY TO ZERO AND STAYED. 'I' ('INFORMATION INDICATOR') APPEARED ON CENTER PANEL. FORGOT HOW DISPLAY OF 'I' MESSAGE. (LEFT JOYSTICK PAD ON STEERING WHEEL, LEFT ARROW, DOWN UNTIL 'I', PRESS <OK> FOR LIST?) '(ABS)' LIT ON ANALOG SPEEDOMETER 'TRACTION CONTROL WIGGLY LINE CAR' LIT ON ANALOG SPEEDOMETER VEHICLE CONTINUED WITHOUT CHANGE IN SPEED, ENGINE RUNNING FINE. ARRIVE AT DESTINATION. NOTICE POWER ASSIST TO STEERING IS REDUCED BY 25% SO HARDER TO TURN NOTICE POWER ASSIST TO BRAKES IS REDUCED BY 25% SO HARDER TO STOP PARKING SPOT WAS ON INCLINE, INSTRUMENT PANEL MESSAGE ABOUT 'HILL ASSIST START NOT AVAILABLE'. PUSHED IGNITION TO STOP ENGINE BUT WAS IGNORED. COULDNT SHUT ENGINE OFF. (SEPERATE ISSUE LISTED IN RECALL FROM 2015 FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE TO BODY CONTROL MODULE? NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V436000 ? NHTSA VIN LOOKUP SHOWS NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. ABS ISSUE OR SEPERATE? ) RETURNED HOME. FOUND OUT THAT IGNITION BUTTON STICKING LIKE WAS FLOATING (?) BUT IF PUSH 3 TIMES AS HARD ENGINE SHUT OFF (FEW DAYS PREVIOUSLY AND AFTER BUTTON FELT AND WORKED FINE). VEHICLE WENT BACK TO DEALER TODAY FOR THIS SECOND NEW BEARING IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. PERIODICALLY ON WAY TO DROP OFF VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE AND DIGITAL DISPLAY NUMBER BOUNCED INTERMITTANTLY TO ZERO AND BACK TO SPEED. ABS LIGHT , "I" , AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON. (WHEN DROPPED IT OFF AT DEALER THE DEALER THEMSELF EXPERIENCED THE 'START/STOP BUTTON WONT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE' WHILE CHECKING IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE BEARING REPLACEMENT.)

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MYSTERIOUS DRAW ON BATTERY CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE AFTER SITTING. BATTERY/ALTERNATOR TEST FINE. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? I HAVE TO KEEP PORTABLE JUMP STARTER IN THE CAR. HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS OF OTHER ESCAPE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO AN ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

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RADIO AND CD SYSTEM STOPPED PLAYING FOR FOUR DAYS, THEN CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES BEFORE BUT CAME BACK ON THE SAME DAY. FORD DEALER PERSON TOLD ME TO DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE FOR 10 MINUTES AND WHEN I CONNECT IT BACK THE SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF. I DID NOT WANT TO TRY THAT, NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. THE WIPERS ON THE LOW SETTING RUNS STEADY BUT STOPS MAKING IT HARD TO SEE BECAUSE OF THE RAIN UNLESS I PRESS WIPER ARM. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND COME BACK UP RANDOMLY, I NOTICE IT MOSTLY SITTING AT RED LIGHT.

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ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE RADIO AND IT'S COMPUTER SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. WHILE THE DISPLAY WORKS, THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR LAYING SOUND NO LONGER WORKS, AND THE TOUCH SCREEN IS RARELY RESPONSIVE.

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VEHICLE HAS HAD FUSE ISSUES FROM DAY 1. HAD THE WIRING GOING TO SUNVISOR LIGHTED MIRROR START SMOKING WHEN WE CHANGED THE FUSE. WIRING WAS PINCHED FROM THE FACTORY. THEN THE HEADLIGHT DRIVERS SIDE KEEPS BLOWING FUSE. NOW TRYING FIND OUT WHY.

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THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING PARKED UNDER A CARPORT FOR ALMOST 24 HRS. WHEN IT INEXPLICABLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE ENSUING FIRE BURNED THE CARPORT AND SPREAD TO THE STRUCTURE CAUSING EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE RESIDENCE. A PASSERBY MADE THE ELDERLY OCCUPANTS OF HOME AWARE OF THE FIRE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET OUT. THE AREA OF FIRE ORIGIN WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME OTHER EVIDENCE AND/OR INSTANCES OF FIRES IN THESE VEHICLES OCCURRING THE SAME WAY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE MULTI-FUNCTIONING INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BECAME INOPERATIVE AND THE DISPLAY WAS BLANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR SEASONS FORD (601 DUNCAN HILL RD, HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792, (828) 693-4281) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

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ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAR ALSO HAS BEEN HAVING A STARTING ISSUE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD COME ON, FUEL PUMP WOULD PRIME, GO TO START AND NOTHING. IF THE BATTERY WAS UNPLUGGED FOR 5 MINUTES IT WAS MORE LIKELY TO START. THANKFULLY IT HAPPEN ON A CITY STREET AND NOT THE HIGHWAY THAT I WAS GOING TO BE GETTING ON.

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INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED WHITE AND STOPPED WORKING.....THOUGHT IT WAS ON RECALL ....BUT FORD TOLD ME NO....WE HAVE HAD IT FIXED ....

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I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 FORD ESCAPE GOING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL JUST FROZE. IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO TRY TO TURN THE WHEEL SO I COULD GET MYSELF OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND OUT OF EVERYONE'S WAY. I GOT MYSELF TO THE SIDE AND COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. LUCKILY MY FAMILY WASN'T TOO FAR SO MY DAD WAS GONNA HELP ME GET MY CAR HOME BUT HE COULDN'T EVEN TURN THE WHEEL. WE HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. ALSO MY 2015 FORD ESCAPE WOULD STALL AFTER PUMPING GAS, TAKING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START MY CAR AND AT TIMES NOT STARTING AT ALL AFTER FILLING MY TANK. IT HAS STALLED ON ME SERVERSL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE MAIN ROAD LEAVING ME STRANDED AND HOLDING UP TRAFFIC ON BUSY ROADS. LOW TIRE PRESSURE/ TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT WARNING LIGHT APPEARS OFTEN EVEN THOUGH ALL TIRES ARE AT CORRECT PRESSURES ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL APPEARS NOISY CABIN MAKES BUZZING NOISES BEHIND STEREO EVEN WHEN CAR IS OFF STEREO MALFUNCTIONS HAPPEN OFTEN WHERE CDS GET STUCK AND STEREO SAYS 'NO CD' WHILE TRYING TO EJECT IT.

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WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. TRANSMISSION HIT OK GOES OFF. MESSAGLIGHT GOES ON TO SHUT CAR OFF I DO THAT AN MESSAGE DOESN'T COME BACK ON. AT ONE TIME MY CAR EVEN SLOWED DOWNS TO 40 AND ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SHUT CAR OFF RESTARTED AN RAN OK. THAT WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL TAKEN TO FORD GARAGE IN GIBSON CITY. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO RESET. THESE ALL BEGAN A MONTH AGO.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VILLAGE FORD (LOCATED AT 23535 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI 48124, (313) 565-3900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,059.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT AND DID NOT SHOW THE FUEL LEVEL, SPEED, OR ANY OTHER GAUGE. JONES FORD (2410 OCEAN HWY W, SHALLOTTE, NC 28470, (910) 754-4341) STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CARFAX INFORMATION, WHICH SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH PRIOR TO BEING PURCHASED BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS BY QUALITY FORD (1242 S MADISON ST, WHITEVILLE, NC 28472, (800) 530-0978) WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT RECALL AND MENTIONED REIMBURSEMENT IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SAVE HER RECEIPTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *BF *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED THE GAUGES AND WARNING INDICATORS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. EBY FORD LINCOLN (2714 ELKHART RD, GOSHEN, IN 46526, (574) 534-3673) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS FORD RECALL NUMBER 15C03: (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY BE INOPERATIVE/FMVSS); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AFTER THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ALARM SOUNDED. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE HOOD AREA NEAR THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. FLAMES WERE LATER SEEN COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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AFTER AUTO PARKED OVERNIGHT ON 04/26/2019, IN HEATED GARAGE, NO POWER TO START ENGINE, NOR OPERATE LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC. IN THE NEXT MORNING. NO BATTERY TO POWER ANY EQUIPMENT. AAA SERVICE ATTENDANT JUMP STARTED AUTO. BATTERY TESTED 100% POWER AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF RUN TIME ON ENGINE. 2ND OCCURRENCE IN 12 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD THIS IS CALLED A "BRAIN FREEZE" AND IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR FORD PRODUCT. ORIGINAL BATTERY IN VEHICLE REPLACED 04/27/2019.

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WHENEVER DRIVING MY CAR, IT NOTICABLY TAKES LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO SHIFT CAUSING MY RPMS TO RUN HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. FOR INSTANCE DOING 35 I MIGHT BE RUNNING AT 2500-3000 RPMS FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 SECONDS BEFORE SHIFTING AND CAUSING MY RPMS TO GO DOWN TO AROUND 1500.

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WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARK IT KILLS THE BATTERY SO WE FOUND THAT CLUSTER IS KILLING THE BATTERY WE UNDER PLUG THE CLUSTER FOR LIKE THREE DAY AND THE BATTERY WAS GOOD AND ALSO ITS A NEW BATTERY WE PUT IN THE VEHICLE BUT WE PLUG IT BACK IN AND AFTER 1 DAY BATTERY DEAD SO WE KNOW THERE SOME RECALL ON 2015 FORD ESCAPE ABOUT THE CLUSTER BE INOPERATIVE BUT FORD SAID THERE NO RECALL NHTSA HAS IT LIST AS RECALLS

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CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AT A STOP IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. NO ELECTRIC FUNCTIONS. COULD NOT PUT ON HAZARDS, ,COULD NOT ROLL DOWN WINDOWS. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED.

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WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR , 2015 FORD ESCAPE SUV, FOR 70 DAYS (CERTIFIED PRE-OWN). DROVE IT ON A TUESDAY. WENT TO START IT ON A WEDNESDAY, AND IT WOULD NOT FIRE OR START. WARNING MESSAGES INCLUDED NO KEY FOB FOUND-TURN OFF VEHICLE-CALL SERVICE (ALTHOUGH I HAD BOTH IN THE CAR); 4 WD DRIVE OFF; SLIS NOT AVAILABLE-CALL SERVICE. IF IT DID FIRE, AS SOON AS THE CAR WAS PUT IN GEAR, ALL THE MESSAGES FLASHED AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT WAS TOWED. IN LOOKING AT THE NHTSA SITE FOR COMPLAINTS, IT'S TIME TO MAKE FORD CULPABLE.

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VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING. ONCE I WAITED A FEW HOURS, THE ENGINE STARTED BUT THE AUDIO IS COMPLETELY GONE.

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ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: ON MY 2015 FORD EXCAPE IVE HAD ONLY ABFEW MONTHS AT 40,000 MFILES THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND KEYS GO CRAZY WHEN VEHICAL IS TURNED OFF THEN CANT UNLOCK DOORS. WHEN CUT CAR BACK ON COMPUTERS ARE BLACK. WAS DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND COMPUTER GOES BLANK JUST LIKE YOU CUT THE CAR OFF LOST ALL ELECTRICAL USE. HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINS TO RESTART CAR. I CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAY NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. AS I READ THE REVIEWS MY EXCAPE IS DOING THE SAME AS OTHERS. I THINK FORD SHOULD FIX THIS AS IT IS THE SAME AS OTHERS LIKE THIS EXCAPE.

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