Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2007 Ford Escape has 4 recalls, 393 complaints.
4
Recalls
393
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
15V606000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September...
14V526000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Ford Escape hybrid electric vehicles manufactured October 13, 2003, to June 20, 20...
15E045000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January 22, 2015, to May 21, 2015, to...
10E043000
EQUIPMENT
MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2007 Ford Escape 4-DR.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid (mileage currently 180,000 but the issue started around 150,000 miles) wi... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving, a red triangle to safely stop came up and the vehicle engine shut down. I could not a... |
| Aug 23, 2024 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear frame rails rotting thru from the inside out, causing potential suspension issues |
| May 14, 2024 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Jan 22, 2024 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop an... |
| Dec 6, 2023 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at an independent... |
| Aug 21, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | When accelerating on the vehicle it would run fine till about a couple minutes driving then it would... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Jan 22, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The torque converter was failing in my 07 escape. When I switched gears from park to drive or revers... |
| Jan 10, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 10 MPH, the ... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds a clunk... |
| Jun 2, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS service system warning came up on my dash along with the brake light and the abs light, immediat... |
| Jun 2, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | ABS service light comes on intermittently, when light is on a "service brake system" warning comes a... |
| Apr 4, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was receiving routine... |
| Feb 7, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact's mother owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his brother was driving ... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | This Escape is an AWD Hybrid. When driving in slippery snow, sand, ice, etc., the front wheels spin,... |
| Dec 18, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | On 12/10/21 the accelerator stuck. I had to pull off the road, because I was losing power. But what... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle lost power unexpectedly in traffic several times. Once stopped it started after a pause and... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that an abnormal grinding noise would... |
| Apr 3, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | PURCHASED THIS PRE-OWNED WITH ONLY 40K MILES. IT'S NOW ONLY AT 45K MILES AND RANDOMLY THE ABS LIGHT ... |