2011 Ford Escape body & structure problems
43 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2011 Ford Escape, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was t-boned while making a right hand turn in the driver's door. I was driving the car. The damage resulted in $15,500 + resulting in a total loss. I went to the er suffering from head trauma. I sustained a significant concussion, was out of work for 1 week. My air bags never went off.
While driving to work, I noticed that the ford emblem on my steering wheel was off center, therefore making my car out of alignment but I had no idea how this had happened. I made an appointment to bring my car into town fair tire to get it realigned but was told that they couldn't do it because my engine cradle was extremely rusted so I would need to have that addressed at a mechanic.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Ford Escape
- Steering 414 complaints
- Fuel system 286 complaints
- Engine 265 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 264 complaints
- Cruise control 245 complaints
- Electrical system 117 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 47 complaints
- Suspension 32 complaints