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2007 Ford Escape engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 31 complaints for the 2007 Ford Escape, 9% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
31 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
97,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2007 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 97,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 97,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 15% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 27 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 97,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. When the failure occurred, the steering column locked and prevented the contact from controlling the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they repaired the torque converter. The failure recurred several months later. The dealer is currently diagnosing the vehicle to determine the cause of the failure. All of the remedies to date have been insufficient in correcting the failure.

Reported at 21,731 miles, October 2007

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to decelerate and then stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was informed that the engine failed due to lack of engine oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 102,000.

Reported at 102,000 miles, January 2014

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