CarComplaints.com Notes: The top problem trend for the 2014 Escape is transmission failure at around 70k miles.
This is relatively low mileage for an expensive transmission failure ($4,500 average to fix), but unless the trend becomes more established, we are only awarding the 2014 Escape our "Beware of the Clunker" badge for now.
Awkward and potentially dangerous! My back driver side door just POPPED open and would not close! Uhhhhmmmmm, that was seriously scary driving down the road with an door swinging open! Thankfully I wasn't so distracted as to be involved in an accident, but that could have easily happened. Then I had to rig it closed with bungee cords, which still didn't really hold the door closed and drive to the dealership. At the dealership they told me they had SEVERAL other door latch/spring problems with vehicles doors flying open! REALLY???!!! Guess I will count myself fortunate as there were no injuries, but this is obviously a problem and should be a recall! Come on FORD!
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Awkward and potentially dangerous! My back driver side door just POPPED open and would not close! Uhhhhmmmmm, that was seriously scary driving down the road with an door swinging open! Thankfully I wasn't so distracted as to be involved in an accident, but that could have easily happened. Then I had to rig it closed with bungee cords, which still didn't really hold the door closed and drive to the dealership. At the dealership they told me they had SEVERAL other door latch/spring problems with vehicles doors flying open! REALLY???!!! Guess I will count myself fortunate as there were no injuries, but this is obviously a problem and should be a recall! Come on FORD!
- Trish S., Scottsdale, AZ, US