2016 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

View complaints related to 2016 FORD ESCAPE. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. There are more than 1,050 complaints submitted for the 2016 FORD ESCAPE. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.

  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - Eau Claire, WI

    Rear camera screen will turn black and not work for days at a time, or will sometimes display for a second and then as I’m backing up, it’ll turn black. Then for a day it’ll work just fine, then the next day be back to not working again out of the blue. I have been in no accidents. It once even displayed my view upside down. Yes it’s available for inspection upon request. I would say people are very at risk because I can’t trust it to work and I might hit someone if the screen goes black on me while I’m backing up. I haven’t brought it to a dealership or others because of cost and time. This has been going on for years, I’m not sure when it first started… maybe around the 80,000 mile marker?

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - COMPTON, CA

    Back up camera goes blank or displays upside down. Tail lights goes out frequently but the dealer says it's okay.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - Seymour, TN

    Rear camera image is distorted in a manner probably similar to 25V-270 and 25V-272. This is one of the few vehicles where a flipping of the image or no display occurs on reverse.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - Crescent City, FL

    The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera image was displayed upside down, or there was a solid black screen displayed without an image. The contact stated that the failure caused a visibility hazard for the driver. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 60,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - Odessa, WA

    Coolant leak into cylinder head. Upon start up a cloud of white smoke came from the exhaust.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - Mount Airy, GA

    When shifting the gear shifter to reverse the back up camera is distorted and flickers and changes into color like green and static lines. The back up sound to alert something is behind the car will delay the sound to let u know something is there. It’s not every time this happens but 6 out of 10 times I put it in reverse daily it does what I explain above.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - Winter Garden, FL

    Backup camera shuts off and on when backing up at first. Then would get lines across the screen when backing up after a few weeks. Now does not turn on at all and if it pops on for a second the screen is blue or says not detected.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - Wheeling, IL

    While using my rear backup camera, because the car was set to reverse, the image will be distorted, flip and distorted, or not display at all.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - Lake Forest, CA

    Rear view camera is not working properly. Will either flicker on & off while reversing, display upside down, or just show a black screen. This has been going on for a while. There seems to be a recall for this malfunction for several Ford models, however not one for my model.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 FORD ESCAPE
    - Wichita, KS

    Rear view camera fails and gives blank display. Problem has happened for more than two years and Ford will not fix it. says it is not required, but it is a huge safety risk.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE