2011 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID
46 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 13 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 8 |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 |
| ENGINE | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
Recent Complaints
WHILE CLOSING LIFT GATE THE GLASS EXPLODED BEFORE THE LIFT GATE EVER MADE CONTACT WITH VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN MY DRIVEWAY.
Mileage: 27,000
WHILE TURNING LEFT, FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, IN A SMALL STRIP MALL PARKING LOT, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND KEPT ACCELERATING. ALTHOUGH I TRIED TO STEER, CAR CRASHED INTO SEVERAL HEDGES, OVER HIGH CURBS, TIRE BLEW OUT, FINALLY STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO TREE 8 PARALLEL FEET FROM GAS PUMP. BRAKES DID NOT SLOW CAR DOWN. NO IDEA WHY.
Mileage: 115,000
WHILE TURNING LEFT, FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, IN A SMALL STRIP MALL PARKING LOT, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND KEPT ACCELERATING. ALTHOUGH I TRIED TO STEER, CAR CRASHED INTO SEVERAL HEDGES, OVER HIGH CURBS, TIRE BLEW OUT, FINALLY STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO TREE 8 PARALLEL FEET FROM GAS PUMP. BRAKES DID NOT SLOW CAR DOWN. NO IDEA WHY.
Mileage: 115,000
DROVE 2011 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID INTO PARKING SPACE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. FRONT WHEELS WERE TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AS A RESULT OF TURNING INTO THE PARKING SPACE. CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD, WENT UP AND OVER CURB IN FRONT OF CAR, AND HIT A PARKED CAR SEVERAL FEET AWAY BEFORE VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN DAYLIGHT AND GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO BE DRIVER ERROR - DRIVER IN 50'S IS VERY CAREFUL AND PRIOR TO THIS INCID
Mileage: 9,390
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM TEXAS MOTORS FORD, FORT WORTH, TX ON OR ABOUT JULY 13, 2011. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN, ON OCTOBER 24, 2011, AFTER COMING TO A STOP IN MY GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM ELECTRIC POWER TO GAS POWER AND LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE CABINET ON THE FRONT WALL OF MY GARAGE, DESPITE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK MY (HAD IT TOWED) VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON THE S
Mileage: 19,517