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What 1,734 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Ford Escape Gas

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (1,734)Crash / fire / injury (38)Engine (1,100)Engine & cooling (338)Transmission & drivetrain (262)Electrical system (53)Fuel system (51)Steering (29)Brakes (26)Wheels (22)Speed control (21)Body & structure (19)

1 of 1,734 complaints match · Fuel system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Dec 29, 2019EngineFuel systemCrashFire4 injuries

ON DECEMBER 26, 2019, ANOTHER OTHER VEHICLE HIT THIS 2018 FORD ESCAPE, SPINNING IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ESCAPE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES (ALL FORDS) WERE IN MOTION TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. THIS ESCAPE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 122 NEAR BURNT CHIMNEY, VA. THE OTHER TWO FORDS WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON THIS TWO LANE ROAD.

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Working with the data? Download all 1,734 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 18, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2018 Ford Escape Gas verdict →