2009 Ford Escape problems
NHTSA has received 2,350 complaints about the 2009 Ford Escape, and 35% of them involve steering. Next are engine (12%) and cruise control (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,350 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 56 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 42 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 1,977 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 98 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 135 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 322 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 387 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 261 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 234 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 204 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 153 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 98 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 47 |
| 200k+ miles | 38 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,977 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 83,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 121,000 miles (648 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 56 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 42 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Ford Escape with enough data (1,156 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Takata recall I was driving in the far left lane of the freeway on my way to work and my car shut off, sometimes my cars does not start. I have had alternator, starter tested, and they are good, my camshaft sensor replaced, ignition switch replaced, spark plugs replaced, I keep a good handle on maintenance up, but my car shutting off while I am driving and sometimes don't turn on at all is keep happening, my steering wheel locks up, very hard to turn, all components in my car don't come on, gears light pops on and…
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate from a complete stop. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and the manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 22,741 and the current mileage was 22,800.
2008-2011 ford escape power steering recall 14s05 I received a recall letter from ford motor company concerning a recall on the electronic power steering on my 2009 ford escape. I scheduled an appointment with winner ford of cherry hill, nj for this service, since it was the closest dealer at the time I was able to return vehicle for service. The dealership performed the software upgrade citing that no problems were found.