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2014 Ford Escape fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 137 complaints for the 2014 Ford Escape, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
137 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
72,000 miles 85 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2014 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 72,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 20 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 72,000 miles
Based on 85 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles20
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 85 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires.

What owners wrote

While my daughter was driving the car less than 10 minutes from home after just starting up for the morning in june 27, 2017 under hood started to smoke, caught on fire, an explosion sound and car burned up . Car had to be put out by fire department. Total loss per insurance company . This car has a engine fire recall and I was told recall work was done prior to sale of the car to me by ford dealer in may 2017.

Reported at 38,000 miles, June 2017 Fire

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate and lost automotive power. The check engine warning light had flashed on and off and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V525000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE).

Reported at 115,000 miles, July 2024

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