Warnings problems of the 2020 Ford Escape

Powertrain malfunction/ reduced power hill start assist warning pre- collision assist not available.

Multiple warning lights 4wd, advance track, power train, hill start coming up on in my 2020 Ford Escape titanium. Some go off for a few days and then come back on, some go on and off while driving. Also purge valve evap codes come up.

Shortly after having new tires installed at the dealership the following warnings displayed: awd fault service required, hill start assist, pre-collision and traccontrol. Mileage was around 10,700, June 2025. Dealer unable to look at until July 2025. Advised that the rdu motor needed replacement. Replacement was completed 7/23/25. The vehicle was 5 months past the powertrain warranty. So out of pocket was over $1,900. Given the low mileage on the vehicle it seems that this should not have happened. Research here and other websites indicate this is a known issue. The dealer indicated the same.

The front camera/ adaptive cruise control, pre collision assist, seems to have spontanteoulsy cut out while driving- a large bump in the road seems to have shook less the coaxial cable connections for the front camera in this car. This caused a fast and immediate deceleration that almost got me rear ended by the truck that was behind me. The car is at the dealership for a faulty cable/ ipma module. This seems to be a very common issue for these cars. There were no messages prior to the failure but the messages I am getting now are the front camera fault, and pre collision assist is no longer working. Adaptive cruise and even regular cruise control are no longer working either. Additionally, I am getting a system off to save battery message, even though I just installed a new battery. This faulty camera/ connection to the camera seems to be creating a parasitic draw. This car is not even 5 years old and only has 40,000 miles. Cruise control and pre collsion are massive safety features that are no longer functioning.

I had warning lights flashing on my dashboard continuously "parking assist off" "awd off" "collison assist off" I could not change my car over to snow, ice, or deep snow it all showed not available. This happened 3 or 4 days before I took it back to the dealership. I researched online and found out there were a lot of complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape 2. 0 titanium which is what my car is. I also seen where people were talking about a class action lawsuit due to the low miles on their cars and this happening. My car only has 31,000 miles. I took my car to the shop I had an appointment and they told me the adm module was bad. This is the same thing everyone online complained about. This is costing me $1100. 00 to replace. I did not have any awd traction this was useless. I read that someone said the recall should be expanded. Which tells me there was a recall at one point for this problem.

I have a 2020 Ford Escape and the wrench light came on and I received messages on the dash that said (faulty awd, faulty hill assist, and faulty collision detection. I took it to kayser Ford in madison wisconsin on January 15,2025 and they replaced the awd module at a cost of $996. By doing some research, I know find out that there appears to have been a recall on 2020 Ford Escapes for this problem. Kayser Ford says there is no recall and I am questioning this. Thank you.

With awd module. Tested power ground to the module. Isolated to faulty module no hill start, awd faulty module, new purge valve.

The awd module is faulty. It's causing thr collision assistance, the lane assistance, the awd and a few other things to not work or throw a faulty warning. I've been doing some digging and it seems to be a very common thing. The Ford Escape titanium is already in recall I believed.

I'm getting warnings all of a sudden that the pre collision assist, advance trac and awd are either not available or have a fault and need service. There were some other warnings which I don't recall as when driving I wanted to keep my eyes on the road as much as possible. Right now, it is not showing those. I have lost all safety features like backup sensors, forward sensors, lane wandering and blind spot warning. I have lost convenience features such as cruise control and parking assist. Mileage is 29,726.

4wd module was failing. It affected hill braking, awd and collision alert and other components. These messages popped up on my driver screen repeatedly. Safety was compromised in winter driving in snow with no awd. Also, safety impaired with no collision assist available and all the other safety features related to the module . I took it in for repair eventually and dealer confirmed error(s) and replaced the awd module. I got error messages for at least 2 months before I took it in. The car had less than 30000 miles and was only 4 years old when this started. It was repaired in December 2024.

The vehicle is a 2020 Ford Escape se with 53,000 miles. Recently, the message screen began flashing messages amd off, hill start off, collision warning off. Based on social media, this appears to be a common problem with the 2020 Escapes. According the Escape owners, dealers first check software and if not the issue a electronic module is replaced at a cost of up to $1100. Some of the failures reported were on vehicles with 20,000 miles or less. Aside from cost , there is a safety concern that module overheating may cause engine fires. The vehicles should be recalled for this concern.

The car has awd fault along with multiple safety fault pre collision assist ,power steering stops working. Going down the road. Ford has been zero help taken car in multiple times charged 100’s off dollars only for issues to return.

Awd module has failed and per Ford is not covered in replacement cost. Multiple error messages about forward collision, awb and adaptive cruise control. This module was covered un a previous customer satisfaction program (customer satisfaction program 21b19) and in multiple issues noted in on line forums should be taken up for a recall. Vehicle appears to run more poorly and thus could put myself and passengers at risk for accident. The error shows up every time the vehicle starts up. I see there are over 40 complaints listed here and I am sure there are more.

Just got off car lot in July 2024 been having trouble with transmission slipping from day one. Only I was told the car drives hard anyways but dealership refused to look at it once its off lot. Lights are reading hillside drivers assistant and other readings no one can get off.

Different warning lights were coming on in my SUV while I was on vacation a couple weeks ago. The lights consist of awd, pre-collision assist, traction control and hill assist. The door and window is also broken but that will be fixed for free because of a recall. I’m extremely frustrated because I just got this car in February. Now all this is breaking down at the same time. We did not get the warranty on it because we had to buy a car last minute and couldn’t afford the extra fee. I drive all over because I own a cleaning business. My frustration is that there was a recall on certain vehicles with the same exact issues that my SUV is having. So I feel like this is a manufacturing problem. I don’t want to spend a $1000,00 or more if this is in fact a manufacturing issue. Especially if my car was made around covid time. I’m getting a diagnostic test done on it now. It’s at the Ford dealership where I bought it. So I’m waiting on that. I’m hoping to find out tomorrow how much it is going to cost. I would really appreciate an investigation into this. For all this to go out all at the same time is frustrating and makes no sense. I just can’t afford it and I need my car for work. Ford gave me a case #[xxx]. I hope this is right. The first couple of numbers could possibly be wrong. If they are, I can call Ford again. Thank you, [xxx] p. S. I can send you a picture of the diagnostic paper work when I receive it tomorrow. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

I am getting the following error messages: awd fault service required/ service advancetrac /pre collision assist not available / hill assist not available/ awd off / powertrain malfunction/ reduced power.

The edges of the tail light covers are sharp and when I accidentally brush my arms on them while the tailgate is up exposing the edges, I cut my arms badly. I could not upload pictures of the tailgate cover edges or the cuts on my arm which I have.

Forward-looking camera image processing moduel a malfunction.

The awd module malfunctioned and had faults. Issue was confirmed by dealer with no explanation and had no cause for failure. Awd fault and service advancetrac warnings appeared and reappeared each time the vehicle was turned on. Vehicle could only use front wheel drive and cruise control was also affected. The dealer kept the malfunctioning module so unknown if it will be inspected.

First the car start showing : awd,fault. Later hill start not available. Collision assist not available. Awd, off and many other areas in the screen. Few times in danger of an accident for not having the collision assist operational. The problem was verified by the caguas Ford dealer, has not been inspected by any other person. Only the little sliding car showed up prior to all lther lights, ,.

My awd module went out and several features of my vehicle were in-operable. I have read that this is a common problem with this vehicle, and it tends to happen around the same mileage. The failure of this module makes the pre-collision assistance fail.

My wife and I bought our 2020 Ford Escape new from a dealer in 2020. We are the first owners of this vehicle. In the time that we have had it, we have experienced the following issues: 1- the forward camera module that provides collision prevention, lane assist, adaptive cruise control, etc has failed. The dealer claims that the unit “overheated”. The module is no longer covered under warranty due to mileage. The result is that our vehicle no longer has the safety features that we paid extra for upon initial purchase. 2- the evaporative canister purge valve failed, causing difficult starts after refueling. This was not covered under warranty, due to mileage. 3- the driver door hinge check arm welds have all broken loose and no longer hold the door when opening, and the loose arm is now preventing the door from closing properly and, when closed, causing the drivers window to not roll down fully. This is not covered under warranty because of mileage and (while it is a manufacturing defect), it has not been subjected to any recalls, so the dealership will not repair/replace it.

Error message that awd, and associated sponsors are not functioning. This is failure of awd module lx6z 7p238 aanp. Ford has issued a minimum recall/service warning (but not all 2020 Escape models). All warnings and assistance related to awd are incapacitated/not functioning, including auto parking brake.

Awd module failed problem confirmed by dealer Ford previously had a recall for this exact problem. That recall should not have expired as the problem is still ongoing.

Awd module failure and needs to be replaced. Service lights came on, and awd was disabled, pre-collision was disabled, and hill-start assist was not available. I looked this up, and al ot of people have had the same problem. The vehicle was just outside the warranty (37,688) and cost over $1100 to repair. Awd should be considered to be in the powertrain warranty that is still active.

Vehicle has 32,600 miles. On start, received the following warnings. "check brake system", "hill start assist not available", pre-collision assist not available", and the abs light was lit. The brakes were extremely hard to use. Had vehicle towed to dealership. Dealership tested and received code u3000. They "reprogrammed" the abs, pcm and ipc modules and performed a "battery disconnect". The fix was not covered by warranty. The dealership said that this could happen again. They were vague about whether it could occur only on start or at any time. Reoccurrence at road speed would likely result in an accident as the vehicle was extremely hard to stop.

I was just driving one day and then the hill start assist warning, pre-collision assist not available, and powertrain malfunction/reduced power warnings all popped up. Upon further research there have been multiple people with this exact issue. Ford states the awd module needs to be replaced. I have yet to do so but will do so in the near future.

I get the message to stop safely now and then car turns off in the road. Will not turn back on. Also get messages for deep sleep mode and low voltage. I do not feel that it is safe for the car to stop in the road and not be able to move. It has been to a dealership now this is the 3rd time for the issue. The light first appeared in November 2021. It was taken in for service then, again on oct 18 2022 and now on oct 26 2022.

Driving on freeway at 70 when cruise went off and car slowed down “power train malfunction,detecting erratic signals from timing sensor” came on tried to get speed back up could get to about 67 and exited 1st ramp. Stopped in parking lot called dealer. They said it would be fine after turned off an back on. “wrench repair light went off service light stayed on. After time both lights were off and drove home safely. Next time I drove was fine until drive home didn’t take freeway but busy road with 55 mph limit. Started. Losing power again then when stopped at light stalled. It took eight tries to restart and slow acceleration finally got to speed but was hesitating . Took to dealer next morning said was probably reset on gear code. After he said that may not the be problem but drive and see. At first stop had only very slow speed, rpm we’re high but only going about 3 mph. I had to cross a busy 55 mph road and was so scared it would stall again. Got home safely dealer cannot get back in for 5 days. I drive 70 or on 55 mph roads usually with at least 1 or 2 children the youngest 5 months. I am too afraid of driving this car again incase it looses power or stalls and someone isn’t paying attention. Also when these cars stall and you are in traffic you can’t just put in neutral and push out of the way. You feel like a sitting just waiting to get squashed. This problem is very dangerous for driver passenger and other cars. Please help.

Our pre-collision light keeps coming on for no reason. Northgate Ford won't deactivate it for me. It goes off randomly and it's a major safety issue since I could wreck my Escape. The whole dashboard lights up in an orange color and it dings repeatedly.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while stopped and pressing the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into a concrete pillar. During the crash front end was severely damaged but the airbag did not deploy. Also the collision assistance safety feature did not activate to avoid the crash. During the incident the driver sustained an injured chest which did not require medical treatment. No police report was taken. The vehicle was not towed. The local dealer royal oak Ford located at 27550 woodward Ave, royal oak, mi 48067. And the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was 2,000.