What 1,479 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Ford Escape Gas

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The emissions failure message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

NHTSA ODI 11498320

the auto start stop engine feature stops functioning intermittently no set pattern it randomly doesn't work. Never know if the engine will shut down when its supposed to or not

NHTSA ODI 11461038

THE CAR JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS.

NHTSA ODI 11385413

THE ENGINE LIGHT IN MY 2020 FORD ESCAPE KEEPS COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO ADAMSON, NOW STIVERSON DEALERSHIP, A PART WAS INSTALLED ON THE SECOND VISIT. TWO DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WAITED ONE WEEK UNTIL I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 22, 2020. AFTER WAITING ALL DAY, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 23, 2020 TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS HARD TRANSITIONS IN ACCELERATIONS AT TIMES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SIGNALING A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. I HAVE A WARRANTY ON MY CAR. I AM PAYING MY NOTES AND WARRANTY BUT THE ISSUE WITH MY "NEW" CAR IS NOT RESOLVED.

NHTSA ODI 11365881

VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY HARD WHEN NORMALLY DRIVING AND WHEN AUTO START AND STOP FEATURE FUNCTIONS. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WANTS TO STAY IN, OFTEN TIMES JERKING VERY HARD, WHICH MOVES THE ENTIRE CAR AT A COMPLETE STOP OR TOSSES THE DRIVER IN THEIR SEAT WHEN MOVING AND SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, LOOSING THROTTLE AND FUNCTION, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET T-BONED BY 2 SEPARATE CARS IN TRAFFIC. OVERALL, THE VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, ENGINE REALIZABILITY, AND GENERAL SAFETY FEATURES AS A WHOLE. SOMEONE CAN AND WILL GET SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THIS IS NOT INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHO CAN'T FIX THE ISSUE, DESPITE IT HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS INSISTED THE CUSTOMER DRIVE THE MALFUNCTIONING VEHICLE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE COMPLAINT AND IS PROCESSING A BUY BACK ON MY PERSONAL VEHICLE. I JUST DON'T WANT OTHERS TO GET HURT.

NHTSA ODI 11351091

TODAY, 4/19/2020, TWO OF MY CO-EMPLOYEES NOTICED THAT MY 2020 FORD ESCAPE WAS MAKING A TICKING SOUND. I DIDN'T HEAR THE TICKING SOUND UNTIL I WAS WAITING IN LINE AT ARBY'S DRIVE-THROUGH AT ABOUT 6:30 PM ARIZONA TIME.. THE TICKING IS COMING FROM MY ENGINE AREA UNDER THE HOOD. THE LOW OIL LEVEL INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND THERE IS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK ON THE PAVEMENT WHERE MY ESCAPE IS PARKED. COULD BE BAD SPARK PLUGS OR CAMSHAFT. THE ESCAPE HAS BEEN FINANCED WITH ALASKA CREDIT UNION AND I HAVE NOT MADE THE FIRST PAYMENT YET. $1,000 HAS BEEN PUT DOWN, $500 INITIALLY AND $500 ON A PROMISSORY NOTE.

NHTSA ODI 11321583

SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP, IT HAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEN APPROACHING 25MPH THEN THE VIBRATION CONTINUES ALL THE WAY TO 75MPH. ALSO AT APPROX. 25MPH AN LOW HUMMING SOUND STARTS. THE HUMMING SOUND GETS LOADER AS SPEED INCREASES ALONG WITH THE ROAD NOISE. THE HUMMING AND VIBRATION STOP AS SOON AS YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. BUT RESUMES AGAIN AS SOON AS THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THIS VIBRATION FEELS AS IF A WHEEL IS LOOSE OR COMING OFF OR THE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE GOING TO FAIL CAUSING A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS BY NO MEANS IS NORMAL. BOTH DEALERSHIPS PERSONNEL THAT DROVE THE VEHICAL SAID ITS NOT NORMAL.

NHTSA ODI 11300811