2017 Ford Escape Body & Structure Problems

The roof metal is defective. I brought my car to the dealership because the rain was pouring in all around the inside of the vehicle coming from the roof, they misdiagnosed it as rodent damage to the sun roof drainage tubes. I had another mechanic look at it who found that the water was coming through the roof rack.

this is before an accident will occur.Around the windshield[apillar,on top] the paint is falling off so if I get in a rollover accident or a front end accident is the windshield just going to pop off with any pressure. if the paint under the urethane which holds the windshield in doesn't adhere properly.whats holding it on?

I’m submitting this on behalf of my daughter before someone gets hurt or killed. My daughter purchased a ford escape in 2018. Over years the driver rear door has gotten impossible to open.

Purchased a 2017 Ford Escape Titanium in lighting blue in October 2019. Now it's February 2022, the odometer reads 32,500 miles, and the paint is peeling on the driver's side next to the windshield. The warranty does not cover this issue.

Underneath safety shields Heat shield came loose due to broken clips that held it up Took the vehicle back numerous times,while under warranty ,and requested it to be fixed dealer said it was fixed but it would fall down soon as started driving. Scraped the road when it fell down.

On two occasions, one stationary, one in motion, the tailgate will come unlatched. I have the automatic tailgate without the foot activated sensors. When stationary the door will not latch even though it looks all the way closed.

Vehicle was stationary in my driveway when a snow storm hit. Ice/snow accumulated on the windshield and when it melted it took the paint with it. The a-pillars on both driver and passenger suffer significant paint loss and rust is starting to form.

The door panels separate from the door metal frame due to poor clips or fasteners used at time of manufacture. Two doors on my vehicle can be impossible to open. Ford dealer insists no problem -- I damaged doors and therefor 600$ per door to fix.

Retainer clips for splash shield are faulty and have broken or gone missing causing the shield to become loose and flap underneath the vehicle. Out of 10 clips, only two are holding the shield in place. For a car of less than 3 years of age, this should not be happening.

As I pulled into a parking spot, I took my foot off the gas and went to brake. The car lurched forward and accelerated causing me to lose control. I was pumping the brake, but the car didn't stop, causing me to hit a cement pole on the passenger side, and continuing into a brick building.

Just pulled out of the gas station. Heard a loud boom. Pulled into nearby parking lot.

I leased a new 2017 ford escape with 379 miles on the odometer. When I drove the car home from the dealership, it made a creaking noise by my right ear when I pulled into the driveway. I took vehicle back to the dealer a few days after the noise was made.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic, who determined that several of the skid plate bolts had detached, causing the front of the skid plate to fall.

I am writing this to inform you of (4) safety issues in just the past year. Last August while driving in Massachusetts (I live in PA) I heard a strange noise. After pulling off the busy highway I found the bottom of my car dragging on the road.

The car stalls in middle of road, suddenly and the dashboard reads to restart the engine. The first time when restarded the car the power steering was locked and the car sped up and hit the car ahead.the car been checked by two different ford service dpts and the problem remains and does not seem to be fixed.

Car keeps stalling in the middle of the road

Two different things are happening with my car. 1) the paint is chipping and has caused corrosion on the body. Apparently this is a known issue but the peeling/chipping has gotten worse and will keep doing so until it is fixed.

Rear passenger door latch no longer latches. The broken pawl spring tab in the door latch causes the door to not be able to close and stay closed. I see recalls for Ford Escapes up to 2016.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, rainwater leaked into the cabin of the vehicle from the roof. The contact stated that the leaks were present at several locations inside the vehicle which included the rear hatch area, the rear driver’s, and passenger’s side roof areas above the windows, and the from driver's side roof area above the window.

I special ordered a 2017 Ford Escape.The paint on both side windshield pillars is peeling and blistering. I took it to the Ford Dealership and was basically told that Ford would not repair it. There are many with the same problem.

Our lift gate latch failed and worked sporadically for the past 6 months and sometimes it would not open at all either manually or by any of the electric switches associated with the lift gate. I feel that this is a serious safety issue because if someone was trapped in the back there is no way to manually open the lift gate.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while receiving a routine inspection on the vehicle, he was informed that there was corrosion around the windshield of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed the corrosion and stated that if the corrosion was not treated, the windshield was at risk of detaching.

After buying the truck I noticed over time the body paint was coming off. When I first got it I noticed a few areas where it looked like there was no clear coat applied. About a month after I noticed there actually was no clear coat applied in certain places (mostly around all the windows).

Door latch failure, would not lock. had to get back door latch replaced cost $1600 for something that was Ford’s fault.

Liftgate trunk won’t open with key fob or button most times and my things are stuck in there sometimes overnight until it will just magically open.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 70 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from underneath the undercarriage of the vehicle. The contact veered to the side of the road and noticed the plastic coverage under the vehicle near the engine had folded up.

The rear hatch on my 2017 ford escape is not latching. The secondary latch does not engage and cinch the hatch closed and secured. The vehicle has been taken to the ford dealership 4 times in the last 2 months, they have been unable to correct the problem.

Open the liftgate with hands free to load groceries into car. As I load from cart to trunk the liftgate will automatically begin to close hitting me on the head. After getting hit it startles me so much not sure if it goes back up from the hitting motion or me pushing it or I have reached for the button to open it.

I am experiencing water stains on the a post on the driver's side after it rains. No dealer will look at the issue since the vehicle is out of the basic warranty.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While driving 40 MPH or above, the contact heard a rattling sound coming from underneath the vehicle, and felt shaking. The vehicle was taken to bob tomes ford (950 s central expy, mckinney, tx 75070), but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed.

My car was stopped on the property's driveway, transmission was in park. I was standing outside the car, and as I opened the driver's door to get in, the bottom corner of door gouged my lower left leg and peeled back a significant chunk of tissue.

Follow up to report 10959814. Vehicle dealer was able to replicate problem with door latch mechanisms. Dealer adjusted latches, no other condition with latches reported to customer at this time.

Front passenger door latch periodically does not close - making it impossible to securely close door. So far, it has corrected itself sometimes after one or two attempts and often after many more. So far, this has only happened when car was parked (not yet moving).

Door latch handles on all exterior door positions do not return to the 'home' position, possibly due to a weak or poorly adjusted latch handle spring or other part of the mechanism. When in this position it is possible to push the door open without touching the release handle for the door latch(es).

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While driving 15 MPH, the front passenger side door opened without warning. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed, but was not repaired.

The paint along the windshield columnS and rear tailgate are flaking off in large sections. This is causing premature rusting which is left to a consumer to absorb the cost of an entire paintjob, can lead to lack of action causing structural integrity issues.

White pearl paint is pealing from around the windshield. The bare metal of the frame is exposed. A local body shop reported the issue may be related to the windshield and could be a safety issue with the windshield getting loose.

My blue Ford Escape has paint peeling near the left and right edge of the windshield area. This was first noticed in 2022. As of 2024, more paint is peeling.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to unlock the liftgate, the contact was unable to unlock the liftgate using the key fob or the button inside the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed.

Tailgate lowers on its own without stopping on contact. Also does not beep.

There are thousands of complaints regarding this vehicle year and model paint pealing around the windshield. First it was my left and now its my right. This is a known issue with Ford!

The rear hatch tailgate does not release open or close properly. It indicates that the hatch is open.

Have a 2017 ford escape and noticed the paint was peeling around the windshield.after investigating there are several complaints for the exact same thing.ford will not take responsibility for this because it's safety issue,so they won't recall it.I have only had my car a year this month it seems also to happen to ford escapes that are white or blue in color.paint on a vehicle should last for the life of the car.

The paint is peeling next to the windshield on driver's side post a. The paint is not even sticking to the vehicle in this area

Paint peeling from the windshield pillar on the driver's side. Paint peeled off in a 6" x 1" flake. This seems to be a very common problem.

Paint on drivers side windshield frame flaked off in a 6"x1" chunk. This 2017 ford escape se has 31,000 miles on it and is always garaged. No hail or heavy rain prior to the flaking.

Paint peeling off . 2017 with 27.000 miles. Bought in 2016 in novbemer.

Paint is delaminating on windshield pillar. Peeling off in sheets. No body work or windshield replacement has been done.

Lift gate keeps opening. It is closed but shows open and opens when driving. In motion sitting still.

The paint on my lighting blue ford is peeling off near the windows. There appears to be nothing under the paint. It is peeling off in sheets.

Paint is peeling off at the perimeter of the windshield.

Rear tailgate is going out of alignment and ford wants to charge me a few hundred dollars to get fix and my vehicle has never been in a wreck.

All doors will not latch automatically. When opening from the outside the latch will remain extended and not spring back into place. If unnoticed when you get into the seat and close the door it will either bounce back or seem to be closed only to open with a small amount of pressure against it.

Seems that the paint chips very easily/// also the ford emblem somehow broke // just notice chips while watching car.

Several times after pulling the exterior door handle to open the door and get in after the car has been parked, the exterior door handle has stuck in the open position, so that when you get inside and try to shut the door, the door does not latch shut and the door is not securely closed though you may think it is.