2012 Ford Escape visibility complaints

Filed Aug 5, 2015 · Body, Seats · 23,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. Upon entering the vehicle, the contact smelled an abnormal odor. The contact realized that the seats, floor boards, rugs, and windows were wet and foggy. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking water from the windows and the seals on the doors. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,000. .. Updated 09/30/15

Filed Dec 29, 2014 · Visibility · 52,200 miles · PA

Going to work early (6:35am) monday morning, driving around 35-40mph, when all of a suddenly I hear a big boom and the sound of something being splatter and hitting the back of my head. The next thing I know I feel a big gust of cold air in the car and when I look through my rear view mirror, I see that my rear lift gate window had just exploded. All this happen when I was driving. The back seat and the back of the SUV were covered with hundreds of pieces of glass. The two hydraulic bars that control the opening of the door along with the rear window wiper assembly were just hanging there. Needless to say it scared me to death. It was just a blessing that it wasn't raining nor snowing. I took it to my dealership and was told that ford is not responsible for the replacement and that I was responsible for all of the repairs/replacement necessary. Why me? Is it not a flaw in the design somehow? After researching I see that it has happen to other people as well. Something needs to be done. Customers should be held responsible for these rear windows exploding, just because ford decided to put the hydraulic bars on the window. Again something needs to be done.

Filed May 1, 2014 · Acceleration, Body · MD

2012 ford escape. Consumer writes in concern regarding letter received about throttle body failure. *smd the consumer also stated the rear tailgate window had to be replaced 3 times, due to a leak.

Filed Mar 25, 2014 · Visibility · 30,000 miles · KY

Back windshield leaks and has been since 27000 miles.

Filed Jan 9, 2014 · Visibility · 63,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that while parked, the rear window became shattered from the inside out. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection but no information was provided to the contact. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.

Filed Jul 16, 2013 · Body, Visibility · SC

There are three issues with the car that make it dangerous to drive. When it's sunny, the plastic covering the instrument panel (on the bottom left and right) reflects sunlight back into the drivers eyes. The molding surrounding the gear shifter is metallic looking and also reflects light back into the drivers eyes. The top of the windshield is not tinted and makes the reflection worse. Also the visor can't be used because it hits the rear view mirror when moved.

Filed Apr 19, 2013 · Visibility · 5,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that the rear windshield wiper only had two speeds settings and would not completely clear the window when driving in rainy weather. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the vehicle was performing as designed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

Filed Oct 19, 2012 · Body, Visibility · 200 miles · KY

There is a very bad reflection of the driver's side dash vent present in the side mirror. The dash vent is trimmed in chrome and as a result it reflects in the mirror blocking the view of traffic along the driver's side.

Filed Jun 15, 2012 · Visibility · 5 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that the interior of the vehicle created a reflection on the windshield and affected his vision. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was operated during sunny weather conditions. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 5. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Mar 2, 2012 · Visibility · 80 miles · MI

Vehicle was purchased on 2/29/2012. I parked in the driveway after returning from work the following day (3/1/2012). I was sitting in the vehicle with the ignition off, while talking on the phone. The car sat in the driveway for about 5 minutes while off and stationary. The temperature outside was around 35-40 degrees fahrenheit. Suddenly, the rear window spontaneously shattered, and glass was distributed both inside and outside the vehicle. The police were called, to investigate the possibility of someone throwing or shooting a projectile at the window. A police report was filed, and no evidence of human involvement was found. There were no projectiles or items in the vicinity that could have caused the window to break. I was in the vehicle when it happened, and the noise was very loud. After shattering, the window supports were in the extended position outside the vehicle. The rear wiper assembly remained in it's original position. All of the glass except small amounts around the hinges and wiper assembly were shattered. I suspect that a defect is to blame, causing the window to spontaneously break in this manner.