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2020 Ford Escape Powertrain Problems

Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA

Summary

The 2020 Ford Escape has 192 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 3 powertrain-related recalls.

Problem Areas for the 2020 Ford Escape

Structure
556
Other
246
Powertrain
192
Electrical
102
Fuel System
92
Engine
51
Visibility
29
Latches & Locks
28
Brakes
22
Steering
16
Speed Control
10
Seats
9
Wheels
9
Seat Belts
8
Suspension
8
Airbags
7
Lights
4

192

Complaints

3

Recalls

3

Injuries Reported

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026

Powertrain Recalls

20V550000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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21V011000

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

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24V330000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

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All Powertrain Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Mar 10, 2026POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEPowertrain malfunction/ reduced power hill start assist warning Pre- collision assist not available
Feb 16, 2026POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHERSystem failures with lights and warnings include: hill start assist, All wheel drive fault, precolli...
Feb 10, 2026POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMThere has been a safety recall for this vehicle for the same issue for far too long. Fords temporary...
Feb 1, 2026POWER TRAINShuddering transmission, vehicle struggles to change gears smoothly resulting in loss of acceleratio...
Jan 30, 2026POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMTurbo failed due to oil lines clogged. Failed again after repair two weeks later on highway almost c...
Jan 27, 2026POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHERThe vehicle is subject to an open federal safety recall involving a fuel injector that may crack and...
Jan 16, 2026POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEThe transmission shifting got increasingly rough over time, and then suddenly refused to shift into ...
Jan 13, 2026POWER TRAINThumb was deeply cut using gear shift selector knob due to peeling chrome on the knob.
Dec 26, 2025POWER TRAINI completed my 70,000 maintenance on my vehicle on Monday. Friday when I got in my car after shoppin...
Dec 5, 2025POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMThe AWD module failed with less than 60,000 miles on the vehicle. I live in the Northeast and we ge...
Nov 26, 2025POWER TRAINAt about 95,000 miles, I began experiencing transmission issues. On several occasions, the transmiss...
Nov 13, 2025POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMSummary of Problem: Following the mandatory software update for NHTSA Recall 22V859 (Ford 22S73) on ...
Oct 22, 2025POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLBy dong my own research, I found out it was the AWD Module. It's not grounded correctly. There are m...
Sep 29, 2025POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHERUnknownOn my dash my AWD fault warning has showed up followed by hill assist not available and tract...
Sep 27, 2025POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMWhen the interior of the car gets hot, the gear select dial will not rotate out of park. This has oc...
Sep 24, 2025POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHEROn my dash my AWD fault warning has showed up followed by hill assist not available and traction con...
Sep 15, 2025POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEOn 9/15/2025, my 2020 Ford Escape SE began experiencing serious electrical and shift system issues: ...
Sep 13, 2025POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMPowertrain control module failure causing vehicle to lose power and engine to run at 5 to 6 RPMs. an...
Sep 9, 2025POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKESSummary: Failure of AWD/transfer case control module causing loss of multiple safety and driveline f...
Sep 1, 2025POWER TRAINthe transmission experienced total failure. Ford repair claimed that the failure was due to the torq...

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