Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2007 Ford Escape has 51 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
51
Complaints
1
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid (mileage currently 180,000 but the issue started around 150,000 miles) wi... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving, a red triangle to safely stop came up and the vehicle engine shut down. I could not a... |
| Aug 21, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | When accelerating on the vehicle it would run fine till about a couple minutes driving then it would... |
| Jan 22, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The torque converter was failing in my 07 escape. When I switched gears from park to drive or revers... |
| Feb 7, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact's mother owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his brother was driving ... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | This Escape is an AWD Hybrid. When driving in slippery snow, sand, ice, etc., the front wheels spin,... |
| Nov 13, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING ESCAPE AT APPROX 70MPH THE OVERDRIVE SENSOR SES LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE WAS MAKING A ... |
| Dec 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, T... |
| Mar 31, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTE... |
| Dec 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE DISPLAYED "SERVICE EMISSIONS SYSTEM" WARNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING OFF THE LOT. AFTER RE... |
| Jun 18, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | 2007 FORD ESCAPE - AT 42,644 MILES THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND NOT PICK UP SPEED, I HAD IT TOWED TO ... |
| Nov 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE GAS PEDAL STICKS OFTEN, AND FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS UNDER THE PEDAL, STOPPING IT FROM BEING DEP... |
| Sep 22, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE OVERDRIVE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, ... |
| Aug 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION: WHEN I CRANK MY VEHICLE WHILE IN PARK WILL REMAIN RUNNING. WHEN I SHIFT GE... |
| Aug 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WE'RE HAVING WITH OUR ESCAPE STALLING AND NOT RUNNING... |
| Jun 20, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | THE POWER TAKEOFF UNIT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE POWER TAKEOFF ASSEMBLY, AND OR THE TRANSFER CASE HAS GONE ... |
| Apr 6, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE OVERDR... |
| Mar 14, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AS I WAS EXITING INTERSTATE AND STATIONARY AT RED LIGHT... |
| Dec 8, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | STARTED WITH OCCASIONAL CLUNKING WHEN IN REVERSE. SLOWLY DEVELOPED A SORT OF THUMPING LIKE WHEN DRIV... |
| Sep 10, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT WAS GREEN MY CAR DI... |