2019 Ford Escape problems
NHTSA has received 765 complaints about the 2019 Ford Escape, and 53% of them involve engine. Next are drivetrain & axles (16%) and electrical system (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 765 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 54% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 37 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 41 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 295 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 72 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 29 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 46 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 53 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 50 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 23 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 295 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 72,000 miles (158 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 37 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 41 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Ford Escape with enough data (426 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owned a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was white smoke coming from the rear driver's side and there was a burning odor. The vehicle was parked and the contact noticed smoke coming from the driver's rear side of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The fire was extinguished by the Fire department but the cause of the fire was undetermined. There was damage to the contacts home as a result of the fire. A fire report was filed.
I was stopped in traffic on a local freeway at rush hour. The vehicle behind me was slowing to a stop. An SUV did not slow down and hit the vehicle behind me at approximately 60 mph. That vehicle was flipped when the SUV collided with it. The SUV collided with me, pushing my vehicle into a van in front of me and then sending my vehicle across 3 lanes of the highway. In the initial impact, my seat back was bent backwards and twisted from the initial impact.
In a head on collusion, he airbags failed to deploy in two separate accidents whereas I one of the incidents facial injury and chest injury occurred as a result
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the parking brake was applied to stop the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle rolled away while parked. The contact fell while running after the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle started to jerk with a delay while shifting gear. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after accelerating above 30 MPH, the vehicle operated properly and drove as designed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and agreed to cover a portion of the cost for the repair.