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2010 Ford Escape Hybrid Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 59 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid, most often about the steering (31% of complaints, typically around 125,000 miles). It is 9th of 15 Escape Hybrid model years by number of complaints.
Most common 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid problems
Steering
18 complaints · 31%Half of these problems showed up before 125,000 miles.
The steering wheel became hard to operate when I started it up and began to drive. This now happens on occasion when the vehicle is started. There is no way to know when it may get worse and fail during a turn or at high speed. I have seen many complaints of this same problem from this same make and model online.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The message "power steering assist fault" was displayed. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that she was able to continue…
Brakes
13 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 58,000 miles.
Driving on onramp to highway at about 30 MPH, alarms sounded and ABS light, brake light, and service brakes warning came up. Alarm sounded about every 5 min on way to destination. Lost brakes almost completely. Had to press brake pedal almost all the way to the floor for any stopping power. Problem goes away after…
Upon starting up the car, and after accelerating, the brake lights and anti skid lights came on and there was a chime. Upon pressing on the brakes, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor and the car did not brake. Luckily I was on a side street both times and had room to coast to a stop without hitting…
Engine
13 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 62,000 miles.
I had noticed over the weekend that once in a while when I pressed on the gas pedal it would rev up but not go anywhere while I was going down the road. On monday, I was on my way to the dealership and was taking a left through a busy intersection when it went into a bit of a stall. This was a very dangerous…
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the service engine sensor light illuminated and the speed suddenly reduced. The vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. After stopping the vehicle and restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally. The…
Speed control
8 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 44,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle lunged forward and erroneously traveled over a cement parking divider. The contact mentioned that on another occasion, the vehicle lunge forward and stalled without any warning. The dealer was contacted. The…
Two weeks ago I put gas in my escape and the mileage to e reader did not go up after I finished pumping the gas like it normally does. So I pushed the vapor release lock in the gas cap, and it went up to where the reader should have been, which im not sure if that is valid to the issue I am having with my escape but I…
Fuel system
5 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 61,000 miles.
Vehicle idled roughly. At a light, vehicle idled roughly, dashboard wrench icon light up, and engine stalled. This happened twice. Was able to start again and drive to dealer. Dealer determined it was throttle body and replaced it.
Two weeks ago I put gas in my escape and the mileage to e reader did not go up after I finished pumping the gas like it normally does. So I pushed the vapor release lock in the gas cap, and it went up to where the reader should have been, which im not sure if that is valid to the issue I am having with my escape but I…
Transmission
5 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 43,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
I was at a red light and I went to excel forward, I got to about 5 or 10 MPH the car jerked forward then stopped getting gas. I pushed the pedal and it just kept jerking. It was pouring rain out and I was not near a shoulder to pull over. I had to put my hazards on and call a tow truck. It was horrifying, cars were…
I traveled approximately 2.5 miles when the car stalled, stopped operating and I had no power to the drive train. The air conditioner and radio still worked so I still had electrical power. I was able to coast to a stop but it was dangerous traffic. I turned everything off and the car restarted. It was initially…
Visibility and wipers
3 complaints · 5%Parts named most often: glass, side/rear.
At about 6:30 pm this evening, a friend and I went to the car to go to store. We opened the back hatch and put in a couple items we were planning on returning in the back. My friend shut the back hatch and the back window shattered violently sending glass in all directions. Both of US were hit by flying glass pieces.…
Parked the vehicle in my driveway. Opened the rear window to get an item from the back of my vehicle. Closed the window, and the window exploded and the glass shattered into small pieces inside my vehicle and all over my driveway. Most of the glasses remain intact on the window but was only barely hanging. The…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2010 Ford Escape Hybrid recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Pedestrian alert sounds
Summary
Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under odi number 11486072. Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.on january 27, 2023, NHTSA opened defect petition (dp) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt
Loss of power steering while driving
Summary
On may 27, 2014, amended june 2, 2014, ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir) to NHTSA describing a safety defect that may result in a sudden loss of power steering assist while driving in approximately 746,067 model year (my) 2008 through 2011 ford escape vehicles equipped with electric power assisted steering (NHTSA 14v-284, ford 14s05). Ford's dir described the defect condition as a poor signal to noise ratio [snr] in the torque sensor within the electric power assisted steering (epas) system [which] does not allow the pscm to determine the driver's steering input. When the system detects this fault condition, it transitions the epas system to the fail-safe/
Electronic throttle body malfunction
Summary
In a letter dated august 30, 2012, the north carolina consumers council (nccc) petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged electronic throttle body failures resulting in engine stall or surge while driving in model year (my) 2005 through 2012 ford escape vehicles. On october 2, 2012 the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a defect petition dp12-006 to evaluate whether to grant or deny the petition. The petition is hereby granted on certain model years. The nccc letter cites two complaints of stall while driving in my 2009 ford escape vehicles that were diagnosed as failed throttle bodies with diagnostic trouble
Questions about the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid
- What are the most common problems with the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: steering (18 complaints, typically around 125,000 miles); brakes (13 complaints, typically around 58,000 miles); engine (13 complaints, typically around 62,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2010 a bad year for the Ford Escape Hybrid?
- It is 9th of 15 Escape Hybrid model years by number of complaints, with 59 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.