Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2014 Ford Escape has 16 recalls, 2078 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
16
Recalls
2078
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated September 7, 2026
18V471000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Ford Escape, and 2013-2016 Ford Fusion vehicles, equipped with six-speed automatic transmissi...
14V239000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, through April 10, 2014. Due to an a...
17V472000
SEAT BELTS
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford F-150 and E-350, 2014-2015 Ford Escape, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles. Improperly manufactur...
16V643000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Ford Focus, 2013-2015 Ford Escape and Ford C-MAX, 2015 Lincoln MKC and Ford Mustan...
17V209000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Escape, 2014-2015 Fiesta ST, 2013-2014 Fusion and 2013-2015 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with...
14V597000
AIR BAGS
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Ford C-Max vehicles manufactured January 19, 2012, to November 21, 2013; Ford Fusi...
14V237000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 C-MAX, and Escape vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the restraint control modul...
14V525000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Focus vehicles manufactured May 1, 2014, to May 24, 2014, 2014 Ford Escape vehicle...
15V005000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on January 8, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured Ap...
14V495000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, to April 1, 2013, and equipped with ...
15V406000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured May 19, 2014, to February 6, 2015, and Transit C...
14V164000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured August 15, 2012, through Septemb...
14V403000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured October 15, 2013, through October 22, 2013. The pano...
20V331000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-201...
22V413000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge veh...
26V011000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The engine b...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2014 Ford Escape SUV 4x2
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her husband ... |
| Aug 19, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost ABS fun... |
| Aug 19, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | When im driving sometimes it stalls. I give it gas and car wount go. It only idles. |
| Aug 16, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | When I was about to park, the transmission failed. I couldn’t reverse, and it got stuck in Neutral. ... |
| Jul 22, 2026 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken for routine servi... |
| Jul 21, 2026 | ENGINE | Coolant leak into the cylinder causing engine failure and need to replace the engine, it is not poss... |
| Jul 20, 2026 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front... |
| Jul 11, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Coolant is leaking and overheats all the time. It has the 1.6l engine and is being grouped with the... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | STEERING | While driving the steering wheel stopped returning to center when in turns and also would occasional... |
| Jun 24, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear camera intermittently does not work properly. Multiple incidents of the rear camera flickering... |
| Jun 2, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Today, my turbocharger was diagnosed as damaged and leaking coolant into the cylinders and visibly l... |
| Jun 1, 2026 | ENGINE | 2014 Ford Escape. 1.6L ecoboost engine. Bought the car a couple of years ago from a local Ford deale... |
| May 22, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | - Component/ System: (UNKNOWN). Possible Powertrain / Transmission . - YES available for inspect... |
| May 22, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Component failed 1.6L Escoboost engine coolant intrusión into cylinders causing misfire and white ex... |
| May 15, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving in a parking lot and my car went completely dead while I was still in drive. And then ... |
| May 13, 2026 | STEERING | When the vehicle was started, the steering wheel was impossible to turn. A message on the dash showe... |
| May 5, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My 2014 Ford vehicle the steering wheel began to malfunction, then became worse. I took it to Pep Bo... |
| May 5, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Last month my engine suddenly got hot and the engine light came on and I got a coolant alert. All my... |
| May 2, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Rear camera will not come on. The issue is intermittent. Ford has had other issues with rear cameras... |
| May 1, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Car started to pull moving out of 1st gear into 2nd. Took to a shop to have the issue diagnosed, sho... |