Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Ford Escape has 475 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
475
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 FUSION, MILAN, AND ESCAPE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 27, THROUGH MARCH 26, 2010. THE PARK ROD GUID...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission axle was leaking 2020 and it was repaired two times that I paid for. It started leaking... |
| Apr 24, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission slips and looses power when in trafic. |
| Jan 20, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the tracti... |
| Aug 28, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the v... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle jolted and... |
| Jul 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehic... |
| Mar 7, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while the vehicle was in Park, the tr... |
| Oct 13, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | FIRST I NOTICE THE CAR JUST DROP GEARS AND NEARLY STOP ON THE OFF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY. SECOND TIME I... |
| Jun 26, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | MY FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE ETB WHICH IS PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN LIMP MOD... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING THE POWER TRAIN WILL REVE UP LIKE IT MISS A GEAR AND THEN RESUME TO NORMAL, SOMETIMES ... |
| Aug 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING ON CITY STREET ONCE AT ABOUT 30MPH THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 60MPH THE SECOND TIME. I SUDDENLY LO... |
| Jul 5, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | VEHICLE HAS TAKEN TO STALLING/DYING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK... |
| Apr 28, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEA... |
| Dec 19, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN U PUT IN DRIVE AND WON'T GO ANYWHERE AND WANTS TO ROLL ... |
| Oct 21, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON COULDN'T TURN STEERING WHEEL..WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY TRYING TO... |
| Sep 10, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | AS I'M DRIVING THE CAR WOULD JUST STOP GIVING GAS THE WRENCH LIGHT SHOWS UP AND I HAVE TO CUT THE CA... |
| Aug 20, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM SCHOOL IN MY 2010 ESCAPE, I WENT TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND AS I ... |
| Mar 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO FUNCTION... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO HANDLE R... |
| Oct 23, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | OUR 2010 DORD ESCAPE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OCTOBER, 2017 WITH ONLY 41590 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WI... |