Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Ford Escape has 18 NHTSA visibility complaints and 1 visibility-related recall.
18
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Rear-view camera is not working while in reverse. When backing up, it doesn't show anything but a bl... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the driver’s side windshield cracked ca... |
| Oct 11, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE IN OFF POSITION WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED AND PARKED. CAN... |
| Oct 3, 2018 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TOXIC ODOR COMING OUT O... |
| Aug 9, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2014 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INOPERABLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *LD THE CONSUMER ST... |
| Jul 1, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | FRONT WIPERS GO OFF WHEN IN OFF POSTITION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE ISSUE STARTS HAPPENING IT DEGR... |
| Jan 3, 2017 | VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE | I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, GOING STRAIGHT, NO OTHER CARS NEAR ME, WHEN MY REAR GATE WINDOW SPON... |
| Dec 25, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS CLOSED. NO APPARENT CRACKS IN WINDOW PRIOR TO TH... |
| Jun 20, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2014, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED 5 TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE CRACK PROPA... |
| Mar 13, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID LEAKING IN CAR, LEAK IN HOSE. WHEN FIXED DIDNT SEAL WINDSHIELD PROPERLY CAUSI... |
| Jan 11, 2015 | VISIBILITY | MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY DURING THE DAY. WE WERE NOT OPERATING THE PANORAMIC S... |
| Dec 11, 2014 | VISIBILITY | WHILE DRIVING DONE THE ROAD, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. MY 3 YEAR OLD POINTED TO THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF A... |
| Dec 8, 2014 | VISIBILITY | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 20'S I HEARD A LOUD POP SIMILAR ... |
| Feb 4, 2014 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THIS IS THE 3RD TIME WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS FAILED FOR MY NEW 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE PASSENGE... |
| Feb 3, 2014 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | ON FEBRUARY 3, 2014 WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 A STONE FLEW UP OFF THE ROAD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. ... |
| Jan 1, 2014 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM AND THE DEFROSTE... |
| Dec 21, 2013 | VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE | I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HWY AT 70MPH AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST. I LOOKED AROUND AND... |
| Oct 8, 2013 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | EACH TIME THE DRIVERS OUTSIDE MIRROR IS TUCKED OR FOLDED IN AND RETURNED TO ITS DRIVING POSITION THE... |