One problem related to back over prevention has been reported for the 2018 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2018 Escape.
2018 Ford Escape se 4wd with only 15,000 miles experienced a apim failure resulting in a $1,000+ repair -- only two months outside of 3yr/30,000 mile warranty. Screen went black resulting in radio, navigation, rear view camera and other controls being inoperable. Ford dealer diagnoses apim failure and recommended replacement. No other solution presented or consideration paid to the relative low-mileage. I have read about other apim failures and subsequent recalls and would recommend investigating. Thank you.