2020 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

I have a 2020 Ford Escape SEL edition. Purchased new from dealership in 2021. It was approx 720pm on Thursday 4/13/23. I was driving in Orlando. It was clear weather. No cars were around me and I did not go under an overpass. All of a sudden, I heard a big explosion sound, like a gun shot. I immediately pulled over and took photos and a video of the giant hole in the moon roof. There was no evidence of a strike. On Friday, I took the vehicle to safelite and they said they don’t do repairs but they vacuumed out the glass, said they did not see any foreign object and put a crash wrap over it to protect from elements until I could figure out what to do. The vehicle has 35,000 miles on it. I took to a Ford Service Body Shop to have it repaired under warranty. Ford denied my claim, but never contacted me for questions. This defect should be covered under warranty as it was a simultaneous occurrence with no apparent reason for the explosion. I have previously taken the vehicle to at least two different dealerships the first time one month after I purchased the vehicle. for a total of three occasions concerned about weird thumping/flapping sound coming from the roof of the vehicle since I’ve purchased the vehicle. Each time, the mechanics said they couldn’t find anything wrong and didn’t hear the sound. Now this has happened. I’m lucky it didn’t cause me to wreck and to that, I’m glad my young daughter was not in the vehicle and that the sun shade was closed otherwise I would have had glass all over me. There was no other warning this would happen and it's a serious danger/risk to drivers.

Driver door suddenly began making a very loud sound when opening and shutting as if the hinge is going to break.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V859000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) 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 dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

In March my driver’s side door starting popping or squeaking. I thought my door needed oil. I didn’t call the dealership because was going on vacation and was going to get it oiled when I returned since my car would just be in the garage. I came home mid April and it was much worse. I was finally able to get in and told it is SSM50150 and that the weld broke and my door needed replaced. My car turned 3 years old on April 11th ( under 31,000 miles), so since I was two weeks past my warranty, it wouldn’t be covered and would be about $3500 to fix. In addition, I tried to use my lift gate to put something in back a few days ago, and it went up and came slamming down nearly in my head. I rarely use the back and am not sure when I tried it last. I was told today that both motors for the lift gate needed to be replaced because one was badly corroded and the other was cracked. This car is not even 37 months old, not even 31,000 miles, and it needs a complete door replaced and 2 motors on the lift gate??? This is not right at all, and Ford said sorry, your warranty ended 2 weeks ago!

Broken Drivers side Front Door Check Arm Attachment. Door made a popping sound and dealership states that it is a common problem with this model. This happened without accident or unusual circumstances.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V859000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact was concerned about the vehicle possibly catching on fire. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Car drove with no key for 16 miles down the highway. Two keys were confirmed that they were at our house and not in the vehicle. Spouse realized no key was present after going to Target and trying to start the vehicle to return home. The key was initially about 25 feet away in our laundry room (away from garage). Failure of push-start button initially.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V859000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) 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 dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

On 04/18/2023 around 8pm, I drove to a local Dollar General and parked my car. Once parked I opened my driver door to get out and heard a popping noise and the door felt weird when opening. I thought for a second something was caught in the door causing it to sound that way an cause difficulty opening. After looking and not seeing anything caught in the door I got out of the car and went into the store. Upon returning I opened my driver door to get in and the door felt stiff opening and you could hear the loud popping sound still. I got inside the vehicle and closed the driver door; however, closing the door was difficult. I called my mom, who works in a Ford dealership's service department, and told her what was happening while I drove home. I put her on speaker phone as I got out so she could hear the way the door sounded when opening and closing. She told me to stop using the vehicle until I could bring it into the dealership the next morning. When I brought the vehicle in I tried letting my window down during the drive and noticed that now my driver side window was having difficulty going up and down. My mileage at the the time was 37,482. My car has never been in a wreck or had any body damage occur. I purchased an extended warranty which will cover fixing the window now malfunctioning, but not the welding issues that has caused the door to not work properly. Upon researching on the internet this is a problem many Ford 2020 Escape owner's have experienced. Some have reported that the window issue is in direct correlation to the door hinge issue. It astounds me that if so many complaints have been made why is Ford not responding and aiding in getting these cars fixed?

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V859000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.