Vehicle report
2009 FORD ESCAPE
Reported problems
1689 complaints · median 90000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 815 |
| POWER TRAIN | 279 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 277 |
| ENGINE | 254 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 142 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 115 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 94 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 85 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 55 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 34 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 22 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 22 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 19 |
| SUSPENSION | 19 |
| AIR BAGS | 11 |
| WHEELS | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 9 |
| SEAT BELTS | 7 |
| STRUCTURE | 7 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 5 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 4 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 3 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:STEERING CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.