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Chart based on 32 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Rear door weather strips came off when wiping down after washing.
72540 mi
Chrome plating peeling on the interior drivers door handle, caused the driver to cut his finger. Ford and the dealer would not cover the cost of replacement of the door handle so I taped it to prevent further injury.
22000 mi
Noticed slight bubbling of paint on inside of lower front doors along bottom seam above the caulk line. Dealer sandblasted and repainted doors under warranty. Not sure why corroded.
55000 mi
The bottom of the Tailgate has started to rust out. I took it to the dealer for Warranty but the denied the claim because it had not rusted through.
62000 mi
US $95
The left side passenger door (4 door car) the interior panel popped off again. The mechanic put screws into the door to replace it.
1000 mi
Defects in the clear coat from the factory on the hood and left rear door necessitating a repaint of these areas. (They first tried to buff it out and that was not successful...)
35000 mi
US $20
Interior grab handle for tailgate came loose; second occurrence, first repair under warranty. Removed trim from handle and re-tightened screws.
This repair needed 2 trips to identify, the moonroof is no longer operable. It would cost upwards of $1000 to repair. I will no repair it.
58280 mi
Sunroof no longer worked.
15500 mi
rear hatch door does not close straight. it scratches the rubber bumper below the hatch.
16300 mi
Squeak in sunroof area in cold weather. Better, but not quite fixed. Hard to find, since seems to be temp related.
100000 mi
I'm getting a rattling sound from the rear undercarriage of the car. I looked on the car several times and found nothing. After doing some research online it seems I am not alone in this problem. I've not taken the car in to the dealer because Napleton Ford in Libertyville, IL service department has gone down hill.
8300 mi
Headliner delaminated from attachment hardware, new headliner on order by dealer
9000 mi
Completed headliner repair. Needed second headliner, first was damaged by dealer during install.
12000 mi
Rattle coming from sunroof area above passenger side. They found wiring that was not secured correctly at the factory. Caused the headliner area to rattle when sunroof was closed.
29000 mi
Rattle from crossbar on sunroof
2700 mi
Rear liftgate/hatch was misaligned from my factory ordered Escape. have sent it to dealer TWICE. They got it a little better, but is still not as good as the ones I see on the lot.
19800 mi
Ecoboost badge- surface / color peeled off. Dealership replaced.
4960 mi
loose trim piece.
26000 mi
Paint coming off "Ecoboost" badge. 1st replacement arrived in worse shape and dealer had to reorder part.
17140 mi
Ecoboost badge was replaced due to colour disintegration
21700 mi
Wind Noise from Driver's door
Front passenger side door needed to be adjusted so it aligned with the body better. Not a big issue, took about 15 minutes to adjust.
128000 mi
Car totaled in accident
4020 mi
They replaced the rear door "Ecoboost/4WD" logo that was erased completely blank.
11160 mi
rear liftgate was misaligned and was rubbing on the bumper. Re-painted the bottom of the door , re-aligned it and changed the bumper.
Hood bumpers fell off hood when I was opening the hood.
13500 mi
Right Rear door interior panel pulls away from door. They said they fixed it, but still have same problem
16000 mi
Right rear passenger door. The inside pulls loose from the outside, then you are unable to open the door. Dealer finally found a technical bulletin that was issued in February, 2014. They put in larger fasteners. Interior trim on rear hatch pulls away when the handle is pulled to close hatch. While repairing the right front window things got broken. Parts are on order for that (door handle, interior molding).
18300 mi
Parts were in for broken handle on right front door. I believe this problem occurred when they were fixing the problem with the window.
31700 mi
3rd time. Ford has a technical bulletin about this. Interior panel comes loose. Last time put in a new pin. Same for this time.
26800 mi
Right rear door. See previous attempts to fix this. Interior molding pulls away.
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