Structure Problems of Ford Escape - part 2

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver side door was difficult to open and close and a scraping type noise was present when opening and closing the door. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that he front driver's side door welding had detached and the door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 46,900.

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The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, upon exiting the vehicle, the door check arm detached. The door-ajar warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure of the driver's side door check arm attachment point welds. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening the driver's side front door, the door made an abnormal popping sound. The contact stated that the abnormal popping sound had become more intense as if the door was going to detach from the frame. Additionally, the contact stated that the driver's side window was no longer operating as designed. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the welds on the door check arm were failing, and the door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to an open NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The failure mileage was approximately 37,800.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon opening the driver's side door, the latch made an abnormal sound. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the door check arm. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA action number pe23013. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 40 mph, the front passenger-side wheel detached. No warning lights was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer to get a diagnosis however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

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The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver’s side door failed to open, and the front driver’s side window failed. No warning lights illuminated. The contact then stated that she authorized a friend that was an independent mechanic to diagnose the vehicle and determined that the swing arm control and the spot weld had fractured, and the drivers side door may need to be replaced. The vehicle was nor repaired. An undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall and advised to contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to contact the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front wheel would extend outward while turning the vehicle, braking, or during acceleration, causing the vehicle to slightly veer to the right. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front passenger’s side control arm had slightly detached. The dealer informed the contact the failure was a result of NHTSA campaign number: 14v165000 (structure) and the vehicle was included; however, the fix needed exceeded the repair stated in the recall remedy. The dealer diagnosed that the front subframe was extremely rusted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened. The contact was also referred to NHTSA hotline to file a complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.

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The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, she heard an abnormal clicking sound coming from the driver's side door. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA action number: pe23013. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 15,600.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when she opened the front driver’s side door, she noticed that the door weld had fractured. The contact also stated that the front driver’s side window failed to roll down and difficult to roll up. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was no repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number then advised to contact the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening and closing the front driver's side door a loud popping noise was present and the door would swing open. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the door welding had failed and door needed to be replaced. The contact indicated that the door was previously repair for the same failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 56,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle had a hole in the sub frame cradle due to rust. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

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The contact owns a 2022 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, there was an abnormal movement near the rear of the vehicle. The contact became aware that the rear window was detaching. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the drip rail molding was replaced. The failure persisted. The vehicle was repaired three times. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case opened. The failure mileage was 10,000.

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The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle, the door made an abnormal thumping sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the door check arm attachment point. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA action number pe23013 (structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 38,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon opening the door to enter the vehicle, the door armrest made an abnormal sound. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the door check arm strap was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 51,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, the door latch made an abnormal screeching sound and was it difficult to close the door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the door check arm attachment and advised that the door need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 65,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, the door arm detached from the attachment point. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the door check arm attachment, which required a replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 70,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, the door latch made an abnormal screeching sound and the contact had difficulty while closing the door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the door check arm attachment and advised that the entire door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when he opened the front driver’s side door, he heard a cracking sound, upon inspecting the door, he noticed that the hinge had loosened and that the spot welds had cracked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised by the technician to take the vehicle to an auto repair shop where it was diagnosed that the front driver's side door may need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall and advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

The contact owns a  2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact heard a loud abnormal sound that came from the passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with rusted and fractured shark mounts, however the vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, an unknown loud noise was emanating from the front undercarriage of the vehicle. The contact steered to the side of the road where it was observed that the undercarriage cover was dismantled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the undercarriage cover needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

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The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening the driver’s side door, there was an abnormal popping sound and the door failed to open. Additionally, the window failed to roll down as designed. The contact had to use the other doors to enter the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the bracket had separated from the door. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to exit the vehicle from the driver's side, the door made an abnormal sound and was difficult to open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined a structural failure of the door well. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but was unable to assist. The failure mileage was 56,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated the welds fractured on the front driver’s side door. The contact stated that the front driver’s side door and window failed to close properly. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 37,800.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's side door was very difficult to open and close. Additionally, there was a loud clicking sound when opening and closing the door. Also, the front driver’s side window would not roll down and the door weld was fractured. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 60,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's side window would not roll down and while exiting the front driver's side door the door would immediately close back. The contact indicated that the door had erroneously sprung back causing a contusion to the left leg upon contact. The same failure had occurred causing a contusion to the left arm of the son. No medical treatment was required. The cause of the failures were not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 45,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked the driver's door was opened, when opened it made a clicking noiseand did not remain open or closed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver's door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated while opening the driver's side door, he heard an abnormal popping sound. The contact stated that the popping sound was intermittent at first but had become a recurring failure. Additionally, the driver's side window failed to open and close normally. The contact observed four missing spot welds on the door hinge. The contact also stated that the passenger’s side door had started making the popping sound while opening the door. There were several spot welds missing. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the driver's side door needed to be replaced, but at the owner’s expense. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, the door latch made an abnormal screeching sound. The contact attempted to resolve the failure with wd40, but the screeching persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the door check arm attachment and advised that the entire door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,000.

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Escape. That contact stated that there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the front driver’s side door. Upon inspection of the door, the contact observed that the door hinge attachment point had detached. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where an inspection confirmed that the seem weld inside the door had fractured and the door needed to be replaced. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA action number: pe23013 (structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 38,584.

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The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening the front driver’s side door, there was a loud cracking sound was present. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the door welding had fractured and needed to be rewelded. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 40,317.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a routine maintenance inspection when he was informed by the mechanic that the front subframe engine cradle displayed rusted holes and corrosion located near the control bracket and was concerned for his safety. The contact also stated that the rear wheel rails started to rust. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that a fee would be applied. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

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The contact owns a 2022 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she observed a missing piece of the roof rack on the passenger’s side. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the black applique mounting needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated while opening the front driver's side door, there was an abnormal popping and snapping sound while the door was being opened or closed. The contact stated that the failure made it more difficult to open and close the door securely. The contact stated that the window had also stopped operating and no longer was able to be raised or lowered. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the driver's side door spot weld had fractured and needed to be rewelded. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA id number: 10201603 (structure). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 43,640.

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon visual inspection, there was excessive corrosion on the driver's side door panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that there was water entering through the front body hinge pillar and down to the rocker panel. The contact was informed that the water should drain out, but instead was causing the excessive corrosion to all four doors. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds a clunking noise was present coming from the rear passenger’s side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who discovered that the rear passenger’s side wheel well was severely rusted causing the rear passenger’s side shock absorber to puncture the wheel well of the vehicle. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 109,000.

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