2010 Ford Escape engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 527 complaints for the 2010 Ford Escape, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 527 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 52,000 miles 497 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 3 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 497 complaints that include mileage. 64% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	16
20k to 40k miles	86
40k to 60k miles	216
60k to 80k miles	113
80k to 100k miles	34
100k to 120k miles	11
120k to 140k miles	9
140k to 160k miles	7
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	4

What the data shows

Of the 497 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

2010 ford escape was pulling out of a parking spot, foot off the accelerator, but vehicle proceeded to gain speed and go forward striking another vehicle. Unintended acceleration

Reported at 30,000 miles, September 2017 CrashInjury

I was traveling @ about 40 MPH when it sounded & felt like the engine quit. There was a wide shoulder so, I pulled to the side of the road. The engine was still running but running poorly and wouldn't rev up over about 1000 RPM. The check engine light came on along with an orange "wrench" light. I switched the engine off, restarted it, and it ran fine for about 1/2 mile. Then, the same thing happened again, and again, and again. In the next 2 miles the same thing had happened 3 more times.

Reported at 82,113 miles, October 2013

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Ford models