Delamination of the windshield: The windshield delamination from the rubber surrounding it causes the rainwater to seep inside the electrics of the car.Fractured driver-side door bracket: A fractured driver’s side door bracket doesn’t let the door close properly and may also open the same while on the move.Delamination of headlights: Complainant has stated the headlight assemblies to get delaminated.This erroneous operation has also caused the tailgate to close while the person is loading the trunk, causing minor injuries and lacerations. Frantic tailgate operation: Complainants have claimed the tailgate of the crossover to open on its own without any inputs, while there have also been complaints of the boot not opening at all.Once stopped, all the power is lost and the car is shut down without any power whatsoever. “Vehicle Network Communication Error”: The vehicle network communication error pops up on the display and causes a complete shutdown of the car’s electronics while moving.Sporadic infotainment system: The infotainment system inside the Escape is also said to be giving a lot of problems, wherein the screen overheats and refuses to operate while, in some cases, it performs very slowly and lags causing difficulty in using the navigation system.The camera system is also reported to fail spontaneously and provide no visual or guidelines when the crossover is put in reverse. The camera works fine after the cabin is cooled by using the AC. Backup camera issues: The backup camera fails to operate if the outside temperature is high and the cabin is hot.

The warning comes up even when there has been no apparent issue with the battery.

False “High Voltage” battery warning: The High Voltage battery warning pops up on the instrument cluster and states a possibility of the car shutting down.

As always, there have been certain complaints that the carmaker should take heed of and improve in the future.

The current generation has improved greatly on the aspects that the previous generation faltered on and is leaps and bounds ahead in terms of reliability. The Ford Escape’s current generation is a bit too new to be having any user complaints and that said, the 2020 model year has 119, while the 2021 model year has accumulated 13 complaints.

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