Door making popping noise, window won't go down. sometimes won't open easily. control arm problem.
2020 Ford Escape: ball joint or control arm failure
6 of the 1,621 complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
The weld that holds the control arm for the front driver side door has broken.
Failure in the driver side front door control arm. After researching, there appears to be spot weld failures where the arm attaches to do door itself. It seems my vehicle is having the same issue. The arm completely detached from the door and was unable to close it.
I OWN A 2020 FORD ESCAPE. The Driver's Front Door started making a loud popping sound when opened and then it wouldn't close all of the way. It was hard to close but finally did. It kept making the popping noise louder every time it was opened and shut. Then, the Driver's Front Window failed to go down more than an inch and a half to two inches. It wouldn't roll up every time it was rolled down the couple of inches either. I took it to Mike White Ford Dealership in Coeur d'Alene, ID where I was informed that the welds on the control arm of the Driver's Door had failed and broken so the car needed to go to a body shop to be repaired. The dealership said that none of this is covered by my warranties.
My vehicle is one of the 2020 Ford Escapes with the broken spot welds on the door control arm. I can no longer operate the driver-side window and Ford wants $2500 to replace the door.
The weld spots inside the drivers side door control arm snapped resulting in the door barely being usable
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2020 Ford Escape ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 2020 Ford Escape?
6 of 1,621 owner complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape (0%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2020 Ford Escape?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2020 Ford Escape
Check engine light 74Power windows 60Door locks 49Collision warning 44Grinding brakes 38Jerking 33Hesitation 32Loss of power 29Stalling 28Fire or smoke 25Backup camera 24Harsh shifting 24Transmission failure 24Adaptive cruise 23Shudder 19Wipers 17Fuel smell 15Key fob 13Won't shift 13ABS 11Engine failure 11Overheating 11Fuel leak 9Slipping 9Headlights 8Warning lights 8No deployment 7Lane assist 7Screen failure 6Misfire 6Won't start 6Knocking 5
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