Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2023 Ford Escape has 16 NHTSA engine complaints and 3 engine-related recalls.
16
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
23V380000
ENGINE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Escape, 2022-2023 Maverick, and 2021-2023 Corsair vehicles equipped with 2.5L HEV or PHEV eng...
25V345000
ENGINE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Escape, 2021-2023 Corsair, and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles equipped with 2.5L HEV or PHEV eng...
25V372000
ENGINE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Escape, and 2025 Bronco Sport vehicles. The cylinder head may have been improperly manufactur...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicles coolant emptied out causing vehicle to overheat and smoke from under engine. |
| Mar 20, 2026 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I am reporting a recurring safety issue involving sudden loss of power while driving in my 2023 Ford... |
| Mar 7, 2026 | ENGINE | My vehicle has stalled several times in the last couple of months. I go to accelerate and the vehicl... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My 2023 Ford Escape acts like it is about to stall out once I hit the gas from a stop. It has happen... |
| Feb 27, 2026 | ENGINE | The engine shut off and immediately turned on |
| Jan 8, 2026 | ENGINE | Symptoms appeared in January 2026. Check engine light is on-HAD P0301 & P0316. Ran misfire monitor &... |
| Jun 19, 2025 | ENGINE | For the last 2 weeks After accelerating my engine coolant overheat warning light goes off and i can'... |
| Aug 11, 2024 | ENGINE | I was driving home to Aspen, CO from Denver. I was about 44 miles from my home, on the other side of... |
| May 21, 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly d... |
| Apr 12, 2024 | ENGINE | The car warned of overheating and messaged to service immediately... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | ENGINE | Upon reaching 60 mph my vehicle displayed overheating messages and cut power to the motor. Vehicle w... |
| Mar 23, 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 50 MPH, he ob... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | ENGINE | Within a block of my wife pulling out of our apartment complex onto a 55mph highway to travel to wor... |
| Jan 5, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at 55 MPH... |
| Aug 6, 2023 | ENGINE | At approximately 1,000 miles on 2 separate occasions while traveling on the interstate, roughly 10 m... |
| Jul 21, 2023 | ENGINE | Shortly after purchasing this, my daughter was driving it and the check engine light came on and it ... |