I replaced the battery on October 31, 2023. Everything seemed fine. While I was driving, the car sounded a bit rough, and there was more vibration. Later that evening, I took my car out and then I got a low oil pressure alert. Turns out that I had an oil pump failure that also led to my engine, needing to be rebuilt. The dealership is attempting to charge me $6400.35 for repairs, which also happen to be on back order until December 14, 2023. I had previously gotten a check engine light alert, and the error code was about the emission system. I replaced the relevant part, and the error code was cleared. Then the check engine light came on again. Sometime later once again, it was the same error code. I replaced the part a second time, and the error code eventually went off. Sometime later, it came back on yet again. I had a mechanic do a smoke test. There was no leak in the emission system. He then reset the code again during this time of trouble, my car would not restart after doing an auto stop after becoming idle. I had to manually restart the car when this happened. Sometime after the smoke test, I drove the car to Colorado and back. A couple of days after I got back, the check engine light turned on again. I also noticed that it was getting kind of hard to start the car. It had difficulty turning over. Late October I went out of town for a few days. After I came back, I had trouble starting the car. It would not turn over at all. On October 31 I replaced the battery. And after that is when the low oil pressure problem started. I am without a car, and I am at the mercy of car rentals. I don’t have any other job except driving for Uber. Of course, this happened after the powertrain warranty expired.
2020 Ford Ecosport engine complaints
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Teenage was driving home from school when the oil pump failed and the engine stalled out cause lost of power to the car and would not start back up she could of been seriously injured if it was not for being right next to a driveway when it happened. This is all over the Internet about how the engine is destroying itself from the inside out. Cannot believe there has not been a recall on this.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving out of a parking lot, the low oil pressure warning light illuminated, and the engine made an abnormally loud sound. The contact's daughter parked the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Action Number: PE23015 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where the PCM was reset. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the oil light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the oil pump had failed, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.
Only July 8, 2023 I was driving 75MPH in a 75MPH zone approximately 200 miles from home when I received a warning on my dash "change oil soon." I pressed OK to dismiss the alert. Immediately after my oil pressure light came on, and my check engine light. The car started to sputter and I lost power. On the highway, far from home my children and I suddenly had no power and were in danger. I was scared and had the car towed at my expense to the closest dealership. Here I was told the engine needed to be replaced because of a known issue with the tensioner belt in these engines. My engine was seized. I have been without a car since that date.
Oil pump failure causing entire motor to need to be replaced. Motor failed at 60,400 miles just outside of warranty while going down the interstate at 70 miles an hour. Ford has offered to do nothing with the repair and the engine is on back order for 6 months. This is a know issue already under investigation by the NHSTA and i want to add my case.
Received a low oil pressure notice, followed by a bangining sound and a check engine light. Towed it to a dealership and was informed I needed a new motor due to my oil pump failing
Vehicle had oil change prior to oil change date/miles, drove vehicle less than 2 miles away from Oil shop. low oil pressure light turned on. Was unable to drive it back home. Was taken to ford dealership and was notified I need a new engine due to "metal shavings found in engine"
I have a 2020 Ford EcoSport that was 3 years old and had 84000 miles on it. As I was driving down the highway I lost all oil pressure and the engine seized up. As I was 47 miles away from home I became stuck in the side of the road upon taking it to a local mechanic they reported the oil pump chain has failed and the entire engine will need to be rebuilt. The car had had all usual repairs and maintenance and regular oil changes
The contact owns a 2020 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and low oil pressure warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed with an engine failure. The engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.
Was driving my vehicle 2020 Ford EcoSport, engine blew due to oil pump being internally belt driven and submersed in oil. It caused the belt to decay and plug my uptake which brings oil to the top of the engine. Paid for a tow to the nearest dealership after my vehicle failed driving 75 on an interstate down a mountain to Phoenix AZ. Lights went off and a low oil pressure light came on and the vehicle and in to limp mode and would not accelerate. It took the dealer a month to figure out and resolve my issue but over 2 months to get my car repaired and back to me. Ford accepted some responsibility and assisted in laying 60% of a $7,000 bill. This happened 2/8/2023. Got my car back end of April 2023 and within in the first month check engine light returned. Brought it to a dealer in Flagstaff AZ and discovered a sensor had gone bad (cam shaft sensor) and I paid over $209 for that to be completed and the previous dealer reinstalled my subframe incorrectly when they replaced the engine. Fast forward to yesterday 10/10/23 and I’m in my car with my new engine with less than 10,000 miles on it. I try to accelerate to highway speeds and check engine light comes on with a “see manual message” and it goes in to limp mode with no way to accelerate. I safely drove it 2 miles to the nearest Ford dealer in Lake Havasu AZ and was informed that my engine was blown once again due to a failed oil pump. I still owe on this car and it’s cost me so much money in repairs and rental cars and I’m going belly up financially because of it: huge safety issue and a terribly flawed engine design. It should never have been sold.
Going 55 mph down a local 2 lane road, I received a low oil pressure warning followed by loud knocking of the engine. I had to stop the car and have it towed home. Car has 76,000 miles on it and the oil level is perfect. Dealership blames oil pump failure, resulting in a new engine. Seems to be a reoccurring issue with the EcoSports
Low oil pressure light came on within minutes before total engine failure. This happened almost 1 month ago and is currently at an independent service contractor being repaired, requiring total engine replacement.
Engine blown while driving on freeway with child. No prior error lights on dash. Mechanic stated due to internal failure of oil belt, which frayed and exploded into engine. Car received all regular required maintenance & was inspected at oil change 60 days ago with no issues reported. Have diagnostic stating manufacturing failure.
Loss of engine oil pressure at highway speed causing engine and turbo failure. Vehicle is being repaired at dealer under warranty but it has been months and I’ve had no assistance with a vehicle replacement
On 9/23, the vehicle was traveling on !-94 in SE Michigan when it suddenly lost power. The vehicle had to be towed to a service center. The mechanic stated that the oil pump had failed, causing the engine to completely fail. The car was 3 years old, with 67.000 miles. Oil changes had been performed every 5K miles since the car was purchased. Because we did not purchase the ESP, we are now looking at $8K-$10K to get this fixed - we have no idea what to do. it needs a new engine.
I was driving the vehicle to work and after about 15 minutes of driving it, the low oil pressure light came on and started to lose speed. I was on a highway and had cars behind me and wasn't sure what to do. I attempted to speed up so I could pull over at a gas station, but I was not able to go above 20 mph. I had to quickly pull over to the side of the road. After a few minutes, I attempted to get back on the road to reach a gas station near by, but was not able to get above 15-20 mph. I put my flashers on and attempted to make it to the gas station and finally made it and called a tow truck. I had to call in to work that day. The car was towed to our home and I called our local Ford dealer to make an appt to check it out. I was not able to get a service appt for 3 months! I had tobhave the vehicle towed to the dealership and they told me the oil pump was bad and I would need to have the engine replaced and it would cost me $6,000. It's ridiculous to have a car for 3 years and 64,000 and have to replace the engine!!! This conveniently happened right after the warranty ran up. I had just had the turbocharger replaced and the vacuum pump a couple minutes prior to the low oil pressure issue! No reason this should happen on a 3 year old car that has had the maintenance kept up on it.
While driving it’s dropping rpm’s. It feels like it’s going in and out of gear while driving and even does it in cruse. While switching gears on take off it jerks each gear like it’s struggling. Rpm’s jump 500/1000 all the time even at idol.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated while the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the vehicle lost motive power. The oil pressure warning light and the service warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number and informed that the warranty coverage had been exceeded due to the mileage. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the oil pressure warning light had illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 62,000.
On July 27, 2023 as I was accelerating to enter a busy interstate, my vehicle warning light came on for low oil pressure and went into a limp mode only allowing the vehicle to drive 45MPH. There were no warnings other than this light and message appearing on dash as the vehicle lost power. The 18 wheeler approaching behind my vehicle was able to get in a different lane and not hit me and I pulled onto shoulder until I could exit. I had approximately 87,000 miles on the odometer. I contacted the local dealership to have the vehicle towed for an inspection. When the vehicle was brought in for inspection, the technician seemed to know the precise problem from just the description of events. After they inspected the car, they confirmed that the vehicle’s engine experienced an oil pump failure that would require a new engine. The vehicle has been at dealership since that day awaiting the back ordered engine to arrive so it can be installed. Today is September 25, 2023 and I still have not heard of an estimated date for the back ordered engine from Ford to arrive. The repair is estimated to be $8,300 since it was out of warranty. I have already given a $4,000 deposit to the service department so they could order the engine parts, although the engine isn’t even accessible. I have since rented a car totaling $1050 and just went and purchased a second vehicle so I wouldn’t have to waste more money renting a vehicle.
On December 30, 2022 I was driving my EcoSport when the "low oil pressure" light first came on followed by the "check engine" light. I immediately pulled to the side of the road and called the dealership where my vehicle was just serviced for The Works the week before and spoke to the service advisor. I asked what the problem could be since it was just serviced and he said it sounds like the engine. I had to have my car towed (thank goodness for AAA) to the dealership. The warranty on the powertrain/engine was up at 60K miles and I was at 72,000. I paid out of pocket almost $6300 for the new engine. I have NEVER had to pay for any engine in all the years I have owned and driven any make/model of car. I am very disappointed with how FORD handled this problem.
Was driving down highway at 65 MPH, low oil pressure message popped up on the dash and car slowed down. Got pulled over and shut car off. Checked oil and there was oil.
Almost a year ago while driving the car it would just cut off. I took it to Ford and they stated I needed a new valve. I got the car repaired it was about 450$. Months later the car begin to do the same thing again and it cut off on me while turning onto a street. That time it would not restart and I got it towed. After getting it fixed again like 2 months later the car started to knock after I got my oil change. Took it to a mechanic and they said the oil wasn’t coming all the way up. I took the car to Ford and they said I would need a new engine because at some point my fuel pump started going out without me knowing. Ford expects me to pay 7000$ for a new engine on a 2020 car that I’m still paying a car note on.
Oil pump failure causing power loss and damage to engine and transmission, causing both to need to be replaced.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. On another occasion, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the RPM fell, and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that occasionally, several attempts were needed to start the vehicle. The contact stated that the instrument panel displayed a message that the emissions control system had detected a restricted fuel vapor tube. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who replaced the engine however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.
I was driving on the highway on July 18, 2023 and had engine failure. The car made a thump as if engine collapsed and there was fire under the car - 2020 Ford Ecosport. The car was towed to Ford dealer (Waynesville NC) and was declared a total loss by Geico Insurance and Ford Mechanic Dept. The manager said these cars have a problem with oil pump failure and the result is engine failure. Car was towed to junkyard and next day Geico changed their mind from their responsibility of total loss. Geico said it's all over the internet the oil pump failure issue with this vehicle, and that is it the responsiblity of Ford to fix or total vehicle. At this time no one is taking responsiblity to pay off lease nor to fix the problem. Car is sitting in front yard without being able to move as it has a hole in engine with damages from incident and whatever Ford mechanics did and junkyard.
While driving on July 31, 2023 the low oil pressure lamp appeared, loud knocking sound and loss of power occurred. I immediately pulled over, parked, and had car towed to Colma Ford, Colma, CA. The next day they left a vm saying they'll get back to me throughout the week. It probably needs an engine. This was without diagnostics. I then towed it to a reputable shop who also said it needs an engine but they don't want to do the repairs due to this engine having so many problems and the parts not being readily available. Next I towed it to James Ford, Half Moon Bay, CA where they performed diagnostics and confirmed it needs an engine. The engines, however, are on backorder with no estimation of availability. The car remains there at this time. I've had to rent a car the entire time. I bought the car in March 2023 as certified preowned with 58978 miles from Enterprise Car Sales, Redwood City, CA with a 1yr/12000 mile warranty. When breakdown occurred I had 68498 miles so it is under warranty, repairs approved, but parts not available.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Ecosport. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle and the oil pressure warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over on the side of the road and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the oil pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was 71,964.
Oil pump failure at 90,000 miles, haven’t even had the car for two years. Since oil pumped failed the dealership says the motor is needing to be replaced. Cost is over $6,500.
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