2020 Ford Escape drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 234 complaints for the 2020 Ford Escape, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 234 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 56 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 66% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that she had parked the vehicle in the driveway and went to manually open the garage door to reverse inside the garage. The contact stated that while opening the garage door, the vehicle started rolling back. The contact stated that the front driver's side door knocked her down, and the front driver's side tire rolled up her right foot. The vehicle crashed into the contacts residential garage.
Purchased a 2020 ford escape on 10-31-2020. On 11-23-20-11-24-20 I got messages about the transmission and my wife couldn't put the car in reverse after going to the store. Took the car to the dealer they didn't even check the transmission only the engine and computer system. Ended up back in there the same day 5 times because the anti crash and brake systems wasn't working. The service tech then drove it around the corner 5 different times to get the computer system to kick in.
Other problems reported for the 2020 Ford Escape
- Body & structure 675 complaints
- Fuel system 199 complaints
- Electrical system 162 complaints
- Engine 134 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 96 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 71 complaints
- Latches & locks 54 complaints
- Brakes 45 complaints