Structure complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Ford escape has 15 NHTSA structure complaints and 0 structure-related recalls.
15
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | STRUCTURE | Purchased a 2018 Ford escape in Oct 2024. By January 2025 the white paint around the windshield is c... |
| Oct 16, 2024 | STRUCTURE | After Hurricane Milton my car had 2 in of water in it. I contacted my insurance company they looked ... |
| Oct 2, 2024 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on several occasions while entering and... |
| Jun 4, 2024 | STRUCTURE | the belly shield has falling off numerous times, speaking with another customer in a dealership toda... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after a visual inspection of the spare ... |
| Sep 7, 2023 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the driver's side door failed to shut c... |
| Apr 2, 2023 | STRUCTURE | The paint on the pillar next to the windshield on the drivers side just bubbled up, cracked and flak... |
| Jan 19, 2023 | STRUCTURE | I took my car into Lugoff Ford, in South Carolina today, because the passenger side dashboard is lif... |
| Nov 23, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the tailgate failed to function as need... |
| Jun 22, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on the passenger side door the door pan... |
| Jun 20, 2022 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The driver and front passenger door passenger won't latch. It doesn't catch properly and the warnin... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | STRUCTURE | LEAK FROM ROOF BY REAR VIEW MIRROR SATURATING INSIDE OF CAR AND CONSOLE WHEN RAINING. CAR WAS STAT... |
| Apr 29, 2019 | STRUCTURE,ENGINE | WITH 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT THE NUMBER 1 CYLI... |
| Jul 16, 2018 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR LIFTGATE OPENE... |
| Mar 17, 2018 | STRUCTURE | BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2018 FORD ESCAPE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I FOUND THAT ALL THE SPINDLE... |