Table 1 shows one common power train related problems of the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Power Train problems |
When the outside temperature gets over 95f, the rotary gear shifter locks up in park and will not let you shift into drive. Multiple restarts over 30 minutes with the a/c center console pointed down to cool off the rotary shifter dial. This really is annoying. Twice I was late for appointments. I am handicapped disabled veteran and need this car to work, 100 percent of the time. The Ford escape online forums, nor Ford have a fix. It's a known problem on the forums. Ford said they fixed it when I sent it in for an unrelated maintenance stop. Did not fix it.
Our 2020 Ford escape titanium began making a flutter noise at lower speeds. An independent mechanic checked for codes and none were present. He advised to drive until the check engine light comes on. Two days later the car had a knocking noise in the engine compartment. Driving home, accelerating onto a hiway the engine made a loud metallic noise as the engine started to overspeed. The car shut itself off and we pulled over to the shoulder. We were stuck on a 65 mph 4 lane hiway for 3 hours trying to work with roadside assistance for a tow. We towed it to mcgraw Ford in aransas pass, TX and it sat in their back lot for 8 weeks with no diagnosis. We then had it towed to a Ford certified mechanic near our home and he wanted many hours of labor as the transmission needed to be removed to provide an estimate. He was throwing numbers approaching $10k as a guess. We elected to sell the car to a private party for far less than its value.