2012 Ford Escape engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 79 complaints for the 2012 Ford Escape, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 79 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 40,000 miles 72 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 3 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 72 complaints that include mileage. 74% 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	25
20k to 40k miles	11
40k to 60k miles	17
60k to 80k miles	7
80k to 100k miles	7
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 72 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 74% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes.

What owners wrote

The driver of the vehicle was at the car wash. On the way to the car wash, the vehicle was jumping forward while he was stopped at a stop sign. Driver continued on to the car wash. As he was pulling forward at the car wash(vehicle was in drive), the vehicle started jerking again and when driver pushed on the brake, the vehicle jerked back on it's own and crushed a brick wall. The vehicle was later deemed a total loss.

Reported at 17,716 miles, November 2014 Crash

Purchased the vehicle in feb 2012...drive it an hr or so 1 way everyday to work...in july started to notice it would lag when shifting between gears...at start and in between gears. Took it in for service they had it for less then 3 hrs and said their was nothing wrong but reset the transmission computer problem should go away.

Reported at 10,000 miles, July 2012

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Ford models