2013 Ford Escape wheels problems
36 complaints about wheels have been filed for the 2013 Ford Escape, which is <1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wheels problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
My 16 year old daughter was driving at approximately 25 MPH on residential street having just complete a left turn when her front left front tire blew out causing her to lose control of he car and hit the curb. The collision with the curb resulted in damage to the front left rim.the treads on tires appeared to be in good shape the car had only 28,856 miles on it and the vehicle was only a year old. We placed all the tires after reading similar stories about continental tires on the internet.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was at the dealer having the tires rotated, the contact was informed that the lug nuts were swollen. The contact was informed that the lug nuts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Ford Escape
- Engine 1,433 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 391 complaints
- Electrical system 340 complaints
- Steering 305 complaints
- Fuel system 290 complaints
- Cruise control 92 complaints
- Body & structure 89 complaints
- Brakes 74 complaints