This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after stopping to refuel the vehicle, the front driver-??s side door would not fully close shut. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that the hinges needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and was left at the local dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening the front driver's side door, it made an abnormal popping sound. Additionally, the rearview camera failed to display an image or displayed a distorted image while in operation. The front driver's and passenger's side windows inadvertently rolled down after being rolled up. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the front driver's side door hinge was welded to the door and the rearview camera and windows were calibrated. The failure recurred and the front driver's side door hinge detached from the door, preventing the window from rolling up and down. The dealer was made aware of the failure, but the vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the driver's side front door was making an abnormally loud squeaking noise. The door was difficult to close. The driver had to jiggle the door for the door to close completely. The driver's side front window was also difficult to roll down. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the door hinge weld needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 65,667.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when the driver-??s side door was opened, there was a loud popping sound coming from the hinges. Additionally, when the driver-??s door was ajar, the window would roll up and down as designed; however, when the door was closed, the window failed to operate as intended. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the door, door hinge, and window regulator needed to be replaced. The contact stated that only the window regulator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,125.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle, the front driver's side door made an abnormal popping sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the driver's side door check arm attachment point had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE23013 (Structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 51,000.
- Bay Shore, NY, USA
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The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's side door made an abnormal sound while opening. Additionally, the door failed to open for more than 5-inches due to the door check arm bracket being fractured. Additionally, the contact stated that the window failed to go down. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to Ford Campaign Number: 23B56. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 63,134.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening the front driver's side door, the door made an abnormal loud popping sound. The contact also stated that the door failed to close completely. The contact stated that the door had to be slammed for the door to securely close. Additionally, the contact stated that the front driver's side window failed to roll down as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the door check arm welds were fractured due to improper welding. The dealer referred the contact to an auto body repair shop. The vehicle was taken to two auto body repair shops, where it was determined that the door needed to be welded or an unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated while opening the front driver's side door, the door made an abnormal popping sound and failed to close securely. The contact inspected the door and noticed that the spot welds had fractured on the side of the door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the front driver's side door needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened; however, no assistance was provided. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 39,300.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the driver's side door made a popping noise and a check arm weld fractured. The contact stated that the door was difficult to close. There were no warning lights illuminated. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that repairs to the spot welds were performed. The manufacturer was contacted, and provided the contact with a case number and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated while opening and closing the front driver's side door, the door made an abnormally loud popping sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the welding inside the door was fractured. The dealer determined that the door needed to be replaced and provided the contact a fee for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 31,780.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to raise and lower the driver-??s side front window, the window was inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic and a diagnostic test was performed. The mechanic informed the contact the driver's side door hinge welds was fractured causing the failure with the window. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening the driver's front door, the contact heard a popping sound. In addition, the contact stated that when the door was closed, she heard the popping sound. The contact stated that several days later, while opening the door the popping sound was extremely loud and the door was difficult to close. The contact also stated that the driver's side front door was inoperable, and the window would not go up or down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with failed check arm welding and that the driver's side front door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the repair would not be covered under warranty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver-??s side door failed to open and close as needed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed to take the vehicle to a body shop to have the door serviced. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they discovered that the spot weld inside the door was defective, and the door needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 28,400.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, there was an abnormal popping sound coming from the driver's side door. The contact stated that the failure persisted and ultimately resulted in the driver's side door not latching closed properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the door check arm attachment point. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE23013 (Structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 79,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening the front driver's side door, the door made an abnormal popping sound. The contact determined that the front driver's side door spot welds had fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening the front driver's side door, the door made an abnormally loud popping sound. Upon inspecting the door, the contact noticed that three spot welds on the check arm bracket had fractured. Additionally, the door failed to close securely. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE23013 (Structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 73,820.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated while opening the front driver's side door, the door made an abnormal popping sound. Additionally, the front driver's side window failed to roll down as designed. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that it was a known failure, and that the front driver's side door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE23013 (Structure). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,100.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's side door was making an abnormal popping sound while opening and the door was misaligned. Additionally, the contact stated that the driver's side window failed to roll down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the spot welds in the driver's side door check arm brackets were fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the NHTSA Action Number: PE23013 (Structure). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's side door made an abnormal popping sound while opening and closing. Additionally, the door failed to close properly. The contact also stated that the front driver's side window could no longer roll down properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the front driver's side door check arm bracket was fractured. The dealer determined that the front driver's side door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to an auto body repair shop for the repair. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE23013 (Structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle through the driver-??s side front door, he heard a popping sound. The contact stated inspected the door and became aware that the door weld was fractured and had punched a hole into the door frame. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the fractured door weld was confirmed. The contact was informed that the front driver's side door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.
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- Genoa, OH, USA