Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Ford Escape has 24 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
24
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Maverick, 2020-2022 Escape, and 2021-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The Hybrid Powertrain Co...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The rear speed sensor on my 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid is fused to the differential due to corrosion. T... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle is shuddering at low speeds, ford already has a tsb out for this transmission 8F35, needs to... |
| Dec 31, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | IT HAS A RECALL 25S76 THAT FORD SAYS HAS NO SOLUTION. I CALLED FORD, AND THEY SAID IT DID HAVE ONE, ... |
| Oct 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 2021 Ford Escape. In January 2025 the turbo system failed and was replaced by a Ford dealer for abou... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | THERE ARE SWVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL, THE WORST BEING THE CONSTANT JERKING/ BUCKING WHILE DRIVIN... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My 2021 ford escape was declared to have total Transmission Failure at 69k miles and 4 years old. Th... |
| Aug 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | On 8/18/2025, the transmission on my vehicle failed. I was only going about 35 mph when the entire v... |
| Aug 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of an undisclosed recall. The... |
| Jul 4, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Lots of owners on Facebook page 2020/2021 ford escape discussions talk about our transmissions flutt... |
| Apr 3, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 50 MPH and depressing the a... |
| Mar 6, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was driving my 2021 Ford Escape, that I have not yet owned for four years, that I purchased brand ... |
| Jan 24, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Over the past 4 months the powertrain malfunction light has illuminated 4 times on random occasions.... |
| Nov 4, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | On [XXX] while driving north on [XXX] from Corpus Christi, TX to San Antonio, TX our 2021 Ford Escap... |
| Oct 22, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle... |
| Sep 16, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was an abnormal grinding sound wh... |
| Aug 22, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | dragging/grinding/ skipping noise when doing turns at slow speed, took to ford and they say it needs... |
| Nov 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehi... |
| Oct 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | My check engine light has come on four (4) seperate times, after being serviced three (3) times. All... |
| Jul 16, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, there was smoke coming... |
| Sep 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |