2023 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID
0 recalls, 34 complaints - 14 TSBs
No recalls found for this vehicle.
Complaint Statistics
34 total complaints
1 fires
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| ENGINE | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 |
| STEERING | 4 |
| SUSPENSION | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Aug 31, 2026
Incident date: Aug 13, 2026
After incomplete over-the-air (OTA) update instrument panel cluster (IPC) fails to illuminate and only chimes when powered. Vehicle drives normally, but no speed, fuel, warning telltales shown to the driver. Safety issue as the driver is not informed of this critical vehicle information.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 31, 2026
Incident date: Aug 13, 2026
After incomplete over-the-air (OTA) update instrument panel cluster (IPC) fails to illuminate and only chimes when powered. Vehicle drives normally, but no speed, fuel, warning telltales shown to the driver. Safety issue as the driver is not informed of this critical vehicle information.
ENGINE
Jun 17, 2025
Incident date: Jun 14, 2025
2.0 ecoboost engine has a known flaw that causes the engine block to crack & introduce coolant into the cylinders. This is known to typically occur between 60 & 70,000 miles. It at the very least causes a misfire; at the most extreme it allows coolant into the oil & can cause engine lockup. Ford kno... Read more
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 21, 2025
Incident date: May 8, 2025
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the torque converter had failed and needed to be re... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 28, 2025
Incident date: Apr 26, 2025
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Maverick. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shifted into SAFE Mode. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the battery had ... Read more
STEERING
Feb 5, 2025
Incident date: Feb 5, 2025
The car makes a clicking noise when I turn. It is brand new with only 1100 miles on it. The noise started within the last few weeks. While the dealer claimed the car is safe to drive, I am concerned a part may fail while I am on the road.
SUSPENSION
Feb 5, 2025
Incident date: Feb 5, 2025
The car makes a clicking noise when I turn. It is brand new with only 1100 miles on it. The noise started within the last few weeks. While the dealer claimed the car is safe to drive, I am concerned a part may fail while I am on the road.
STEERING
Dec 28, 2024
Incident date: Oct 16, 2023
Electric steering assist failure, no previous warnings. Alert on dash to have steering system checked when putting truck in drive. Restart of engine did not correct. Extreme difficulty steering the vehicle. Will take to dealer for initial diagnosis.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 27, 2024
Incident date: Aug 20, 2024
I purchased the 2024 Acura ZDX, an EV SUV, three months ago with approximately 2000 miles. Both the front and entertainment displays (monitors) have ceased to function. Unfortunately, the user menu does not provide any guidance on repairing or resetting. I still could drive to my dealer to have it r... Read more
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
Dec 27, 2024
Incident date: Dec 1, 2024
November 2024 his vehicle was purchased used with only 5600 miles on it an unaware that this vehicle did not have the side blind alert or rear cross traffic alert. It was after downloading the original window sticker it was noticed that the vehicle did not have these safety features. The original ... Read more
ENGINE
Dec 11, 2024
Incident date: Oct 14, 2024
The hyundai genesis and the genesis G80 have an oil pressure sensor defect. Practically, everyone i know with a genesis, in particular the 3.8 L engine, has this issue. The oil pressure sensor illuminates even though the engine oil level is fine and this issue can occur at any time regardless of mil... Read more
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Nov 26, 2024
Incident date: Nov 26, 2024
The contact owns a 2024 BMW X5. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V104000 (Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufact... Read more
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Nov 5, 2024
Incident date: Aug 1, 2024
Driving vehicle at 45 mph on secondary road. Small object impacted near the top of the windshield driver side - presumably from passing car. Within 5-10 minutes a small (4") crack appeared. Within 1 hour the crack was about 6". Within 2.5 hours the crack had extended to about 18". Forty eight hour... Read more
POWER TRAIN
Nov 5, 2024
Incident date: Aug 1, 2024
Check engine light P1450 fuel system vacuum. So many complaints of the same issue of the vehicle stalling and shuddering. The dealership refuses to even look at my vehicle. This is a serious safety concern. Someone needs to intervene because there are too many of us now driving dangerous vehicles be... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 19, 2024
Incident date: Aug 29, 2024
He steering wheel feels loose and hard at times
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Aug 22, 2024
Incident date: Aug 22, 2024
See attached document for complaint
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Feb 23, 2024
Incident date: Jan 29, 2024
Forward collision warning system will randomly locking up brakes.vehicle starts to slide sideways, if someone is following closely this could set up a chain reaction. Vehicle was inspected at dealership, couldn’t duplicate. It has happened several times.
SERVICE BRAKES
Feb 23, 2024
Incident date: Jan 29, 2024
Forward collision warning system will randomly locking up brakes.vehicle starts to slide sideways, if someone is following closely this could set up a chain reaction. Vehicle was inspected at dealership, couldn’t duplicate. It has happened several times.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Feb 5, 2024
Incident date: Aug 29, 2023
Audi pre-sense slammed on brakes on a dry empty road while I was driving between 45-50mph. Had there been a car behind me, as there usually is in this location, I would certainly have been rear-ended. As it was, my head, neck and back got a heavy jolt, and of course the whole thing distracted me... Read more
STEERING
Feb 1, 2024
Incident date: Feb 1, 2024
When driving in a straight line, the car pulls to the left, requiring me to correct the drift by steering the car to the right. There is a lot of effort put into correcting the gradual and progressive drifting of the car, especially during highway driving. Correcting the steering is a constant dur... Read more
POWER TRAIN
Jan 24, 2024
Incident date: Jan 11, 2024
My 4 cyl. AWD GMC Terrain has had excessive oil use which caused premature failure of the timing chain, loss of power/compression, blown engine, damage to exhaust manifold, cellinoids, and melted the catalytic converter. Its was a road safety, poor emissions due to failed catalytic converter. Headli... Read more
Fire
WHEELS
Jan 12, 2024
Incident date: Jan 1, 2024
After driving for 20-30 min, when I noticed the steering wheel is hard to adjust I am assume it is about all other complaint refer to "sticky steering" issue I see there are recall on the other Civic trim but not the SI trim, I believe the SI also have the same issue.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jan 12, 2024
Incident date: Jan 1, 2024
The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low oil pressure warning light illuminated on the instrument panel, after which the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to an independent me... Read more
STEERING
Dec 15, 2023
Incident date: Nov 22, 2023
Waiting for traffic to move in a busy street. Lights went up pedestrian sounder fault stop safely now and the vehicle wouldnt move. I was panicking my life is in danger im stuck between opposite traffic. So I put on the hazard lights and call two tow trucks and called 911. Next day high voltage warn... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 15, 2023
Incident date: Nov 22, 2023
Waiting for traffic to move in a busy street. Lights went up pedestrian sounder fault stop safely now and the vehicle wouldnt move. I was panicking my life is in danger im stuck between opposite traffic. So I put on the hazard lights and call two tow trucks and called 911. Next day high voltage warn... Read more
ENGINE
Dec 15, 2023
Incident date: Nov 22, 2023
Waiting for traffic to move in a busy street. Lights went up pedestrian sounder fault stop safely now and the vehicle wouldnt move. I was panicking my life is in danger im stuck between opposite traffic. So I put on the hazard lights and call two tow trucks and called 911. Next day high voltage warn... Read more
ENGINE
Nov 16, 2023
Incident date: Nov 16, 2023
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced rough driving with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he had previously replaced the spark plugs and coils due to a cylinder #3 mis... Read more
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
Sep 18, 2023
Incident date: Apr 12, 2023
Vehicle visualizations degrade over a few days following a firmware update and eventually show nothing on screen. Features such as auto wipers, traffic-aware cruise control, auto turn signals and blind spot indicators do not function. There is no warning to the driver in the car that these items are... Read more
ENGINE
Jul 25, 2023
Incident date: Jul 25, 2023
Three things happened simultaneously: 1. The exhaust manifold warped, causing a loss of power, a whistling sound and other issues to occur. 2. Integrated locking 4WD Hubs lost vacuum causing my drivers side front-wheel to attempt going into 4WD while going down the highway at 70mph. 3. Spark Plug... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jul 25, 2023
Incident date: Jul 25, 2023
For the last couple of months my Chevy Cruze LT 1.4L turbo engine has been having severe cooling issues making my car overheat in a little amount of time. I drive 20 minutes back and forth to work and everytime I get to work or get home from work I find myself having to fill up with antifreeze again... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jul 25, 2023
Incident date: Jul 25, 2023
Passenger side active headrest deployed on its own while driving. No accident or collision involved. 16 year old son was seated in the passenger side seat when the headrest deployed on its own. Luckily no injury to my son. Want to report this issue to prevent any possible injuries that may arise... Read more
TIRES
Jun 2, 2023
Incident date: May 26, 2023
First trip with trailer, 200 mile trip, stopped for gas and tire sidewall blowout sounding like a gunshot. Trailer not overloaded, cool day 60 degrees. So glad it did not happen while on the freeway as the tire blow out and lost all air would have been hard to control trailer. Goodyear Endurance ... Read more
SUSPENSION
Jun 2, 2023
Incident date: May 26, 2023
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that a section of the rear sub frame was extremely corroded. The contact believed that a welding failure might have caused the severe corrosion on the subframe. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where he was inform... Read more
Technical Service Bulletins, 2023 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID
14 manufacturer communications from 9 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.
Most Affected Components
| Component | Bulletins |
|---|---|
| 100000 POWER TRAIN | 5 |
| 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 |
| 060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| 105300 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| 100001 HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| 350000 EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| 353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
TSB 24-2078
Mar 19, 2024
100000 POWER TRAIN
This article supersedes TSB 23-2244 to add 2024 model year. Some 2020-2024 Escape hybrid vehicles equipped with a 2.5L (FHEV) full hybrid electric vehicle powertrain and 4-wheel drive (4WD) may exhibit a grinding or rubbing noise while brak
SSM 52261
Feb 14, 2024
350000 EQUIPMENT
Some 2023 Escape vehicles with hybrid powertrain built on or before 27-Oct-2023 and 2023 Corsair vehicles with hybrid powertrain built on or before 24-Oct-2023 may exhibit an intermittent no audio condition with diagnostic trouble code (DTC
SSM 52261
Feb 14, 2024
353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Some 2023 Escape vehicles with hybrid powertrain built on or before 27-Oct-2023 and 2023 Corsair vehicles with hybrid powertrain built on or before 24-Oct-2023 may exhibit an intermittent no audio condition with diagnostic trouble code (DTC
TSB 23-2420
Feb 6, 2024
100000 POWER TRAIN
Some 2023 Escape Hybrid vehicles built on or before 05-Oct-2023 may experience a pop or click noise during Drive/Reverse engagements most often from the left side axle halfshaft, or in some cases the right axle halfshaft on 2wd models. This
SSM 52229
Feb 1, 2024
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2020-2023 Escape/Explorer, 2021-2023 F-150 and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles equipped with a full hybrid electric vehicle (FHEV) powertrain may exhibit a cable connection error screen from the Midtronics xRC-3363 High Voltage Battery Rescue C
SSM 52230
Feb 1, 2024
100000 POWER TRAIN
2023 F-150/Escape/Explorer/Maverick vehicles equipped with a full hybrid electric vehicle (FHEV) powertrain may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0A7D and/or P0DE6 and the vehicle identification number (VIN) is not recognized by the
SSM 52230
Feb 1, 2024
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2023 F-150/Escape/Explorer/Maverick vehicles equipped with a full hybrid electric vehicle (FHEV) powertrain may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0A7D and/or P0DE6 and the vehicle identification number (VIN) is not recognized by the
SSM 52201
Jan 24, 2024
060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Some 2020-2023 Escape, 2021-2023 Corsair vehicles equipped with 2.5L engine full hybrid electric vehicle (FHEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) powertrain and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles equipped with 2.5L engine FHEV powertrain
SSM 52201
Jan 24, 2024
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Some 2020-2023 Escape, 2021-2023 Corsair vehicles equipped with 2.5L engine full hybrid electric vehicle (FHEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) powertrain and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles equipped with 2.5L engine FHEV powertrain
SSM 52190
Jan 18, 2024
100000 POWER TRAIN
Some 2023 Escape Hybrid vehicles may exhibit a click or pop noise during drive/reverse engagements most often from the left front axle halfshaft on all wheel drive (AWD) or front wheel drive (FWD) vehicles or in some cases the right front a
SSM 52024
Oct 27, 2023
060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Some 2020-2023 Escape/2021-2023 Corsair equipped with 2.5L engine full hybrid electric vehicle (FHEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) powertrain and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles equipped with 2.5L engine FHEV powertrain may exhibi
SSM 52024
Oct 27, 2023
100001 HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Some 2020-2023 Escape/2021-2023 Corsair equipped with 2.5L engine full hybrid electric vehicle (FHEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) powertrain and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles equipped with 2.5L engine FHEV powertrain may exhibi
TSB 23-2244
Aug 2, 2023
100000 POWER TRAIN
Some 2020-2023 Escape hybrid vehicles equipped with a 2.5L (FHEV) full hybrid electric vehicle powertrain and 4-wheel drive (4WD) may exhibit a grinding or rubbing noise while braking at or below 10 mph (16 km/h) from the front of the vehic
TSB 23-2244
Aug 2, 2023
105300 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Some 2020-2023 Escape hybrid vehicles equipped with a 2.5L (FHEV) full hybrid electric vehicle powertrain and 4-wheel drive (4WD) may exhibit a grinding or rubbing noise while braking at or below 10 mph (16 km/h) from the front of the vehic
FORD ESCAPE HYBRID - All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the FORD ESCAPE HYBRID across all model years (2020, 2021).
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Total Recalls
2,275
Total Complaints
0
Investigations
85
Reported Crashes
17
Reported Fires
0
Reported Deaths
FORD ESCAPE HYBRID - Year by Year
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