Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Ford escape has 161 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
161
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | ENGINE | Description of Incident: While operating the vehicle, the Check Engine Light (CEL) illuminated. I to... |
| Nov 10, 2025 | ENGINE | Water leaking into cylinder number 3, causing misfires and loss of coolant/ overheating |
| Nov 1, 2025 | ENGINE | My car set a code , and the engine misfired. I took all the necessary steps, but the code reappeared... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | ENGINE | Transmission failed at 62,000 miles with no prior issues or indication to this matter. |
| Oct 30, 2025 | ENGINE | Escape has developed water intrusion in cylinder #2 of the 2.0 ECOBOOST engine, with under 80,000 mi... |
| Sep 1, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Aug 20, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Aug 20, 2025 | ENGINE | According to Cleburne Ford, my 2016 Ford Escape had a coolant leak that makes the engine malfunction... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the temperature g... |
| Jul 22, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Jun 28, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the c... |
| Jun 14, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 25 MPH, she ... |
| May 14, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Coolant leak into cylinder head. Upon start up a cloud of white smoke came from the exhaust. |
| May 10, 2025 | ENGINE | Coolant intrusion into the ecosystem turbo. It is a known issue, but not disclosed and now the engin... |
| May 8, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the engi... |
| May 2, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the t... |
| Apr 23, 2025 | ENGINE | I bought the 2016 Ford Escape and 2 weeks after the purchase the check engine light came on. I took ... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | ENGINE | Head gasket failure, coolant is leaking into the engine causing combustion and potential fire |
| Apr 10, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine 1.6l needs replaced with less than 100k miles because of coolant leaking into cylinder causin... |
| Mar 19, 2025 | ENGINE | Our 2016 Ford Escape had a check engine light come on and populated a code for a #4 cylinder misfire... |