general problems of the 2015 Ford Escape - part 2

87 problems related to back over prevention have been reported for the 2015 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2015 Escape.

36 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/22/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rear-view camera displayed a distorted image or a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. 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 failure mileage was unknown.

37 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/22/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); 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 stated that the rearview camera displayed a blank or distorted image with the message "rearview camera is unavailable". The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

38 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/22/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rear-view camera system displayed a blank screen. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part for the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that parts were not available, and the unrepaired recall was costing him money for his business. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

39 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/15/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not 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 stated that the rear-view camera displayed a blank screen. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

40 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/15/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blurry image. The contact stated that the image was foggy. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

41 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/15/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse(r), the rearview camera displayed an upside-down image. No warning light was illuminated. 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 failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.

42 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while shifted in reverse, the back over prevention camera displayed a black screen. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

43 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part required for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera displayed a brief image before the screen turned black with the message "camera failure. Cannot display". The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the remedy was not available, and no estimated time of availability was provided. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000.

44 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

45 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while in reverse(r), the screen failed to display an image of the rear of the vehicle. The message "contact dealer" was displayed. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

46 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); 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 contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image failed to display. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

47 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera displayed a distorted image. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

48 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/01/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a blank image while in reverse(r). Due to the rear-view camera failure, the contact had bumped into various objects or vehicles while in reverse(r). The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, and the contact was informed that the part for the recall repair might be available the following day. The contact called and was informed that the part was for another model vehicle. 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 failure mileage was unknown.

49 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 09/15/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse(r), the rear-view camera image displayed was distorted. No warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. 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 failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

50 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 09/01/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the rearview camera was intermittently inoperative. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the remedy was not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. 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 failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

51 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 08/14/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera display displayed a blank screen with an error message indicating that the back over prevention camera was unavailable. In addition, the contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the contact was informed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the failure began immediately after the vehicle was purchased. In addition, the contact was informed by the dealer that the rear-view camera was not defective. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

52 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/23/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the back-over-prevent camera turned on and off independently. The rear-view camera eventually became inoperable. The message to contact the service company was displayed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were on back order. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

53 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/22/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the camera image was blank. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

54 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a blank screen while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The message "rear-view camera not available" was displayed. The local dealer was not 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 failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

55 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen or a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. 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 failure mileage was unknown.

56 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/02/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was blank or distorted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

57 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 06/06/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact was in reverse (r) and backing into her driveway at approximately 4 mph when the rear view camera failed. The contact stated that she crashed into her mailbox. The contact stated that there were dents and scratches on the rear bumper on the driver's side under the left tail light assembly. The contact stated that before the crash, she had had intermittent loss of the rear view image, but now there was no image at all, and the screen was black. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed and was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to call the safety hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

58 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 05/25/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of nthsa campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); 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 made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while in reverse, the rear-view camera displayed an inverted and distorted image. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

59 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 05/13/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blank screen. The dealer was made aware of the failure and scheduled a technician to go to the residence. The vehicle was diagnosed with a failed rear-view camera display. The contact was informed that the rear-view camera display needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the parts had been ordered. The dealer was contacted a week later, and the contact was informed that the parts were unavailable. The contact was advised to pay for the repair out of pocket and later submit a request for reimbursement with the manufacturer. In addition, the contact was advised to contact the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,200.

60 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the rearview camera intermittently displayed a blank or distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The contact stated that the failure had obstructed rear visibility and had prevented the proximity alert system from alerting the driver when encroaching on an object. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to file a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. 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 failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

61 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2025

The contact owned a 2015 Ford Escape and stated that the vehicle's rearview camera displayed the image upside down and intermittently shut off entirely. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not 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 failure mileage was 112,005.

62 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while in reverse(r) the rearview camera intermittently displayed a blank screen. The failure later became a permanent failure, and the camera was inoperable. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 2569v5000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. 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 failure. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

63 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 04/13/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the back-over prevention camera displayed a solid black or blue screen without an image. The contact stated that occasionally the image was displayed upside down, creating a hazard while reversing. The cause of the failure was not yet determined, and the vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 25v442000 (back over prevention). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 120,000.

64 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while in reverse(r), the rearview camera intermittently displayed a blank or distorted image. Additionally, the back over prevention warning system failed to alert the contact of objects within the vehicle's vicinity. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

65 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 02/27/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blank screen. The contact stated that occasionally the rear-view camera failed to operate as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part for the recall repair was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

66 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while in reverse(r), the rearview camera displayed either a blank, distorted, or a blue screen. The contact then received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); 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 manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

67 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 01/12/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not yet made aware of the issue. While reversing, the back over prevention camera screen displayed a black screen. The failure mileage was 200,000.

68 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/19/2024

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera would turn off or display a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. 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 failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

69 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 08/20/2024

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. An unknown message was displayed on the instrument panel. The local dealer was contacted and verified that parts for the recall repair were not available. 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 failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

70 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/17/2024

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. Additionally, the contact owns a secondary 2018 Ford edge vehicle and had received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v572000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview cameras of the vehicles intermittently displayed a distorted image. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicles were not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issues. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.


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