Unknown. Both rear wheel wells are rusting away. Chunks of this falls off while I’m driving. I do believe that falling rusty chunks of metal may harm another driver that will either run over it and flatten a tire. Or that someone may swerve to miss a piece and cause an accident.
2012 Ford Escape body complaints
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The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. The contact stated that water entered the vehicle through an unknown opening in the trunk. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was referred to the federal safety agency to file a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that there was severe rust over the two rear wheel wells. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer flood ford of east greenwich (2545 s county trail, east greenwich, ri 02818, (401) 884-4000) who informed the contact that the issue might have been caused by the winter weather. The vehicle had not been diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.
Over the back wheel well both sides of the car. Then is rust and corrosion that is getting worse and worse. Big pieces are breaking off more and more every day. I feel there is so failure or detachment of exterior body and frame components, and other structural components that may present a safety hazard
Over the back wheel well both sides of the car. Then is rust and corrosion that is getting worse and worse. Big pieces are breaking off more and more every day. I feel there is so failure or detachment of exterior body and frame components, and other structural components that may present a safety hazard
Every time it rains water seems to be coming through the front passenger door, I don't know if it's through a faulty window seal or door seal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the hood unlatched fracturing the front windshield. The contact pulled over to side of the road and closed the hood of the vehicle. The contact stated they had to drive the vehicle at approximately 20 MPH to avoid the hood becoming unlatched again. Cleveland ford (2496 s lee hwy, cleveland, tn 37311, (423) 218-1622) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the hood and the latch for the hood needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The windshield was replaced at a glass repair shop. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. A police report was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000. *ln
The hood flew open after driving down the road I checked the oil and made sure the hood was closed by attempting to lift it. I was on the road for about 3 minutes when the hood blew open damaging the hood and latches it was a windy day out my speed was around 30 MPH.
Driver door seal (top) leaks to the point of there being 2 inches of water on driver floor. Also water is getting inside the door, which is causing electrical issues. Had it repaired 3 times at dealer & leak still exists. This is causing mold & rust in the vehicle. Not sure if this is the fault of the manufacturer or the inexcusable repair work of atlantic automall, but it's becoming a real safety issue & atlantic automall has been refusing to resolve the issue or even respond to my calls
Backing out of a driveway. Both brackets that attach from the roof to the glass in the rear (top half of hatch back) snapped in half and the glass dropped - held on only by the two arms that guide the window/glass up and out when open/lifted.
My vehicle is in good condition but continues to have problems. I closed my lift gate tonight and heard a crack. My rear glass broke off of the liftgate glass hinge on the passenger side of the vehicle. It only remained attached by the driver side hinge. It appears that corrosion/rust occurred because it was not sealed or water got in somehow. I am very thankful this did not happen while driving because if it would have broken from both, it would certainly detach and break on the roadway.
Driver side and passenger side wheel welds rusting out and up toward the window .
The glass lift gate leaks around the seal. Brought to the attention of ford dealer while under warranty but was told that the warranty did not cover it. After a rain, the water puddles in the back.
Vehicle was traveling at highway speed (70mph) when primary and secondary hood latches failed and hood was blown open into the windshield. This was after 5+ hours of highway travel without any recent operation of the interior hood latch release. Emergency stop was made to secure hood. Hood is damaged and unable to close. Body above the windshield is also damaged from the hood impact.
While driving at a speed of 50-55 MPH on a highway the hood flew up and hit the windshield without warning. This was after driving for approximately 2 hours in various highway conditions. The safety latch failed to catch it. Smooth road.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that there was internal water intrusion around the seals, which affected the liftgate and electrical system. The liftgate had extensive rust and was leaking from the rear. Also, the liftgate was unable to open. The dealer (fred beans ford of boyertown, 525 pa-100, bechtelsville, pa 19505, (610) 367-2081) was notified of the failures and indicated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.
Rusting of the rear inner wheels well and fenders over both wheels. If not repaired could lead to exhaust migrating into the passenger area of the car.
Vehicle was driving at approximately 55 MPH on i575 on-ramp when the hood flew open and slammed against the windshield, cracking the windshield in multiple places and blocking all forward visibility. The hood did not show any signs of being unlatched, such as rattling, prior to the failure. The safety latch did not stop the movement of the hood. Fortunately I was able to safely move the vehicle to the break-down lane and avoid a collision with merging traffic. The hood was severely bent but was able to be secured sufficiently to get the vehicle home.
In an accident with front end damage and air bags didn't deploy.
Hood latch failure I was driving down a straight road at 55mph and the hood just flew open. My view was obstructed by the hood. The hood was last opened approximately 3000 miles before the incident occurred. The hood is bent to the point it will not close and the windshield is severely cracked.
Bought this fore escape 3 years old. (out of warranty). Noticed after buying it, that the paint was bubbling and peeling off the rear driver side fender. The inner fender well is rusted. The lift gate on this vehicle has started to rust at the lower seam. Rust is visible. I think ford motor company should step up to the plate and fix/repair this flaw. You spend this kind of money on a car and should not be rusting after three years. Defect or poor workmanship.
2012 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to rusting above rear wheel walls. *ld the consumer stated the manufacturer was contacted, but did not offer any assistance. Updated 11/24/2017
The body has rusted through around the wheel wells and along the rear hatch door. Plus the paint is flaking off of the engine hood. I have taken it to a couple local dealerships that have acknowledged that it is a problem. But that I needed to contact ford because of warranty issues.
2012 ford escape VIN # [xxx] rear window hinges corroded. Pictures attached of corroded hinges both sides -one worse than the other parked my car in the driveway .... Later went out to run errand and the window was off. Upon further inspection found corrosion at both hinges causing one side of window to drop off. Today reviewing internet complaints I see this is a frequent problem. One dealership admitted problem is common and another dealership said not a common problem but we sell quite a few hinges. Is this problem not being reported because individuals buy the low cost replacement hinges and repair this on their own? Would appreciate a review of these complaints as this is a safety issue with potential for serious injury to children and adults. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My vehicle is rusting and rotting. I have contacted ford corporate headquarters with this matter. I have also brought my vehicle to a ford dealership. The customer service rep at the dealership agreed this should not be happening and advised me to contact corporate since he needed their approval to remedy the issue. I was informed by corporate that since my 3-year warranty expired, I was not eligible for repair. This is unacceptable. How is it that my vehicle, that was only 4 years old, is rusting and rotting on both sides of the vehicle? The vehicle is properly maintained as well as garage kept.
I purchased my 2012 escape in august 2014,with approximately 29,000 miles on it. Within ten months, the air conditioner quit working. As I was pulling into a parking lot, smoke started coming out of the radiator area and a green substance was blowing out. The rear lift gate only opened some of the time, over the past year, and now does not open at all, possibly because water leaks through the hatch window, and has done so since I bought the vehicle.
In the past year, we have experienced 2 near catastrophic accidents both due to under hood safety latch failures on our 2012 ford escape. In both cases, while driving on san diego area freeways, the hood unexpectedly flew up and crashed into the windshield causing serious damage not only to the hood but also the hood hinges, windshield and area surrounding the windshield. The total cost to repair our ford escape for both accidents was almost $9,200. Although the driver was able to successfully drive the car over to the side of the road avoiding other vehicles in each case, the potential for multiple vehicle and serious injury even death was possible. After examining the hood safety latch located under the hood near the radiator, it appears that the problem is a poorly designed safety latch and spring which should only allow the hood to be raised after the safety latch is manually released. Obviously, in both cases, the hood safety latch was not manually released but rather released for some other reason such as wind, bumpy road, etc. Related to this under hood safety latch issue is the location of the hood release lever on the left driver's side under the dash. This hood release lever is co-located near the emergency brake release. Obviously, the potential for pulling the wrong lever is present because of this co-location. Nonetheless, the hood should only be allowed to rise, if both the under dash lever and the under hood safety latch are manually pulled / moved. The hood should never fly open unexpectedly when being driven on a freeway or other highway even if the under dash lever is pulled. Again, the under hood safety latch and spring are poorly designed in our 2012 ford escape allowing the hood to fly up while our car was being driven causing serious damage to the vehicle.
Drivers side door latch broke not allowing me to close the door at all. After contacting ford motor company I was informed there was a recall for this model years 2013-2015 not including 2012. I had the part replaced at a ford dealership since this is a safety issue and the door would not close at all and I needed a bungee cord to keep it closed as well as holding it with one hand while driving. I have the part that was broken in my possession at this time. I am wondering if the part in my car could have been a piece that was part of the recall. I discovered this broken latch while out shopping when returning to my car and had to drive home holding my drivers side door. The stickers on the part identify the part as follows. 4171412002 12023 17:45 037 6761 bl84 78219a65 ab31t3 fd lh mic (stone) module for ford 32
The actualtrunk of the SUV does not open on a consistant basis,you have to use the lifegate if you want to put or take out anything out the trunk.
Rust problems in the rear quarter panels both sides driver and passenger. The deal I went to told me upfront ford has had this problem with 2012 models but will not repair unless rust is all the way through the panels. This is definitely a manufacturer's problem and should be fixed by the manufacturer at no cost. I am very disappointed ford will not fix this problem. Take a look on the road no vehicles have rust problems these days. Except for ford. They either used the wrong primer or did a poor paint job. They should have a recall on this rust problem and fix it at no charge.
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