2024 Ford ESCAPE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
76 owner complaints analyzed
8 distinct recall campaigns
11,531 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2024 model year. Data snapshot: . 12 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 25 of 76 complaints (32.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 11 | 14.5% |
| Engine operation | 7 | 9.2% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 3 | 3.9% |
| Steering behavior | 2 | 2.6% |
| Transmission and shifting | 1 | 1.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 25 |
| Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection | 16 |
| Unknown Or Other | 16 |
| Engine | 13 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings | 12 |
| Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking | 7 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control | 7 |
| Air Bags | 6 |
Electrical System: 25; Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection: 16; Unknown Or Other: 16; Engine: 13; Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings: 12; Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking: 7; Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control: 7; Air Bags: 6
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 9 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 2 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 1 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 9; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (9). 64 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 56 |
| 2026 | 16 |
2024: 4; 2025: 56; 2026: 16
Pattern summary
Electrical System leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 11 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 7 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11652511 · 2025-04-03 (April 3, 2025)
Not sure if there's a fuel problem or what it could be, but my vehicle pause on the first take off. It doesn't happen all the time, but soon as I fuel my vehicle and proceeding to drive off I'm accelerating in traffic and the vehicle will stop, pause as if I'm braking, vehicle is still running, everything I still on, it just pause while accelerating ONLY on my first initial takeoff. I continue to try and accelerate, and then it will proceed to drive. Driving on the expressway, every now & then it has a egg sulfur smell..With NO codes reading. S…
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Owner report 11655134 · 2025-04-17 (April 17, 2025)
When turning off my 2024 Ford Escape ST Line, if I sit in the vehicle for at least 15minutes to 30minutes there's a clicking noise coming from under the hood of the vehicle. Sounds like a ABS issue. I tried turning the vehicle back on, stepping on the brake pedal (push start) the brakes will go down into the floor, I then let off the brake, & proceed to start vehicle again and now the brakes are fine. I'm aware there's an issue, I was told from the dealership I have some sort of ABS problem, however the dealership will NOT repair unless there's…
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Owner report 11589494 · 2024-05-19 (May 19, 2024)
I stopped one day to get some gas and when I tried to start my 2024 Ford escape back up it failed to turn over. I started to get notices from my Ford pass app stating that I was having some issues with my turbine. The vehicle was leaving me stranded every time I tried to start it and it would try to stall on me. The engine didn't seem like it had enough power to run at a proper and normal status as an engine should properly run. When I would start the vehicle it would only start one time and then proceeded to stall on me and leave me stranded e…
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Owner report 11653740 · 2025-04-09 (April 9, 2025)
I have a loss of power when accelerating on my 2024 Ford Escape ST Line. This problem isn't all the time, I've noticed when I either fuel or driving off a hill of a driveway, similar to a restaurant hill and when proceeding to drive the vehicle will suddenly stop while I'm accelerating. When I take my foot off the accelerator then tap on the accelerator again, then it drives. This problem happens when driving in traffic. There's also a egg/sulfur smell while I'm driving on the expressway. Like it's misfiring. My frontend also rumble's when I' c…
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Owner report 11701046 · 2025-11-23 (November 23, 2025)
Component: Forward Collision Avoidance / Lane Departure / Visibility / Electrical / I am filing this complaint regarding a loaner vehicle (2026 Ford Escape Hybrid) provided to me while my 2024 Escape remains in the dealership for unresolved ADAS safety failures. The loaner has now shown two separate ADAS malfunction warnings: the first on Nov 13, 2025 (“Front Camera Fault / Pre-Collision Assist Not Available”), and the second on Nov 23, 2025 showing another safety system failure during startup. My primary Escape has been in the shop since Nov …
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Owner report 11703065 · 2025-12-04 (December 4, 2025)
Our vehicle has its 4th 12 volt battery since we purchased the car in March, 2024. The first indication that battery is defaulting is the interior lights do not light when driver or passenger door is opened. The 4th battery was installed on Oct. 7, 2025, after car sat for 3 1/2 days in airport parking lot and battery was dead upon our arrival. I believe our safety is at risk when interior lights do not light when entering car at night, because driver remains on street trying to acclimate to no light in car, making driver vulnerable to being …
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Owner report 11684389 · 2025-09-02 (September 2, 2025)
Was in a rear end collision and the driver window and leg airbags deployed, but the steering wheel airbag did not deploy
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Owner report 11746059 · 2026-06-23 (June 23, 2026)
The car was in an accident. The curtain bags and the ones in the floor went off. The steering wheel did not.
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Owner report 11702120 · 2025-11-30 (November 30, 2025)
There is no low fuel light on the dash. I just found this out because it is the first time I ran the gas that low. Brakes- When braking the transmission jumps. It makes the car hop. These are both safety concerns because you won’t know you have low fuel unless you shut the car off and turn it back on. With the brakes, no component should be making a car jump when you hit the brakes
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