2014 Ford Escape Driver assistance Problems

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken for routine service, and the dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the back-over prevention camera had failed. The mechanic stated that the screen displayed a reversed, inverted, or distorted image. The certified mechanic also became aware that the camera intermittently displayed a black screen before showing an inverted image. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,355.

NHTSA ID

11753790

Incident

Jul 22, 2026

Mileage

55,355 mi

Rear camera intermittently stopped working. This was recalled for other years of Ford Escape models, but (according to the dealer) not for the 2014 model year. This puts at risk the driver and others that we might not see (little kids in the neighborhood) when we are backing in or out of our driveway. We had this problem repaired at the dealership (because we're responsible adults) but think that it should have been covered by the recall of other model years.

NHTSA ID

11712687

Incident

Sep 1, 2025

2014 Ford Escape backup camera work intermittently and says it needs repaired. Not under the current and verified with the dealership that it would be over $600.00 fix possibly. This should be included under the current recall as it seems to be a computer malfunction or a coincidence that it started roughly around the same time that current recall has been in effect. Dangerous after relying on camera for backing up especially when that it one of the features that you look for in purchasing. Ford should not deny that the 2014s should not be included in the recall.

NHTSA ID

11712457

Incident

Apr 1, 2025

ABS braking not functioning, Power steering failure , speedometer and odometer failure, Air Bag indication of non function. Warning indications on dash illuminated at once when failures occured The loss of functioning Air bags, Power Steering, ABS Braking are all possible safety risks, most especially when combined at once. Vehicle has been diagnosed by a registered Ford Dealership. Problems diagnosed as a Failure of the electrical ABS system module by the Ford dealership. Dealership expressed that this was a known issue and all repair parts are currently out of stock and on national back order with no ETA for availability. This leaves the vehicle in a condition that makes it a safety hazard to be driven , for myself and others. Documentation unavailable at this time from dealership, verbal conversation, still awaiting repair options. Vehicle has been in dealership since 11/03/2025.

NHTSA ID

11701320

Incident

Nov 1, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the rearview camera failed to activate while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The message "Camera not Available" was displayed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ID

11699957

Incident

Jan 17, 2025

MY CAR HAS 15 RECALLS AND 3 different FORD dealerships REFUSES TO do recall work This has gone on for more than 2 years. They claim to have done recall work that has not been done. It has a defective transmission. It took off while in park and hit a tow truck.

NHTSA ID

11691261

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

Rear backup camera is not working. I see 2015 + years were recalled but not 2014 which is my car's model year. Since this is a safety issue it should be repaired.

NHTSA ID

11688862

Incident

Sep 1, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on several occasions while in reverse(R), the rearview camera image was flipped upside down. The contact stated that after a month, the camera failed and displayed a blank screen. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rearview camera needed to be replaced. No further information was available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.

NHTSA ID

11686654

Incident

Aug 15, 2025

Mileage

68,000 mi

The Backup camera very rarely works on my 2013 Escape and the current recall is 2015 and above! What about earlier?

NHTSA ID

11686243

Incident

Jan 1, 2025

The ABS, Anti-lock braking sytem symbol came on about 3 or 4 months ago. Other symbols that came on were the brake system (circle with exclamation point in it), the red word "brake", the stability control light, and the speedometer stopped working/ The information display stopped working. We have taken the car to three local Ford Service departments to have it checked only to be told the ABS part is on back order. Furthermore, I've read that the brakes could be compromised. No Speedometer or display functions is dangerous. The only receipt I have tells me it is the ABS module that is on back order.

NHTSA ID

11678864

Incident

May 1, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure limited the driver's visibility, preventing the safe operation of the vehicle. The message "Camera Unavailable - Please Contact Dealer” was displayed. The contact called the local dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Most recently, the rearview camera displayed a pink screen and intermittently turned black. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the most recent failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 106,830.

NHTSA ID

11678602

Incident

Aug 4, 2025

Mileage

106,830 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera failed to display an image. Occasionally, the rearview camera displayed an upside-down image. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in an Extended Warranty coverage related to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 105,000.

NHTSA ID

11677719

Incident

Jul 1, 2025

Mileage

105,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the rear camera was not displaying an image. The message the “Camera was Unavailable” was displayed. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the rearview camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V442000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a case. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 125,000.

NHTSA ID

11670887

Incident

Jul 15, 2022

Mileage

125,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the pedestrian alert system was inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000.

NHTSA ID

11669636

Incident

Jun 14, 2024

Mileage

83,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the electrical system on the rearview camera had failed. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The rearview camera display a blue image, compromising the back-over prevention system. The message "Back up camera not available" was displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the most recent failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided the contact with a case number and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11667456

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while reversing, the back over prevention camera failed to function as intended with the back over prevention warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed back over prevention camera system. The contact was informed that the back over prevention camera system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,850.

NHTSA ID

11667385

Incident

May 30, 2025

Mileage

58,850 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention camera system failed to function as intended. The contact stated an error message that the rear-view camera was unavailable was displayed. In addition, the rear-view camera screen occasionally displayed a blue screen or failed to activate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failure of the back-over prevention camera system. The contact was informed that the back-over prevention camera system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

NHTSA ID

11666007

Incident

Feb 10, 2025

Mileage

125,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on several occasions while in reverse, the back over prevention display screen was black, with the message "Back Over Prevention Camera not Available" displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,400.

NHTSA ID

11665724

Incident

Jun 2, 2025

Mileage

84,400 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that on several occasions while in reverse (R), the rear-view camera failed to work as intended. The contact stated that the message "Camera not Available at this time” was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

NHTSA ID

11664885

Incident

Nov 15, 2024

Mileage

56,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera failed to display an image of the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the rearview camera. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V315000 (Back Over Prevention), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11664361

Incident

Jun 2, 2025

Mileage

100,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the back-up camera was intermittently inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to Dealer Bulletin: 20C19. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

NHTSA ID

11660842

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

25,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera screen had displayed the message “Rear View Camera Not Available” on a blue screen while attempting to reverse. The contact stated that while shifting into park, the vehicle intermittently displayed a message that the vehicle was not in park. Additionally, while shifting into drive, the RPM increased, and the transmission felt like it was stuck between gears. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V159000 (Back Over Prevention) and 22V413000 (Power Train), and the repairs were completed. The vehicle was not repaired a second time because the VIN was no longer under recall. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,100.

NHTSA ID

11652030

Incident

Apr 1, 2024

Mileage

50,100 mi

Driving along at 60 mph suddenly my car stops going in heavy traffic and won't move,, then it accelerated to high RPMS and was stuck, then it hard shifted into gear and it lundged forward fast and went about 5 feet then it wouldn't move. Almost got killed on a busy hwy. because of it accelerating on its on out into traffic while it was in park, then just came to a dead stop. The only way I can describe is it was not moving in park, then it was like it shifted by itself and lundged forward and stoped like it was slammed into park from a high speed but it did it this on it's own while the shifter was in park. It took off again and I drove it to the side of the hwy, and turned it off. Called and got a friend who has a trailer to come tow me. I Cranked my car to see if it would move to get it on the trailer. I Slowly drove it up on the ramps and got about half way up, then it stopped wouldn't move again, still in drive it rolled back down the ramps on its own, I was just sitting there and it was idling was like the rpms were higher than normal so I shut it off for a minute. Got back in it cranked it up put it in drive and it wouldn't move, put in in reverse it backed up but it was revved up and shifted hard, so I put it back in park and it spit and spuddered so I shifted to neutral an then car just shifted into drive and took off on it's on and drove up missing the ramps and ran into the back of his trailer, crushing my front end. Then it wouldn't move again. Winched it on the trailer, got home and it drove to get it off the trailer, but I'm terrified to drive it.

NHTSA ID

11648260

Incident

Mar 12, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact shifted into reverse; however, the rearview camera intermittently was upside down, flashed on and off, and then became dark. The vehicle failed to return to normal operation. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer; however, the diagnostic result was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 240,000.

NHTSA ID

11633386

Incident

Aug 30, 2024

Mileage

240,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 25-26 MPH, the message "Engine Fault" was displayed, and the contact noticed an abnormal burning odor. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that upon inspecting the vehicle, there was coolant leaking onto the ground. The contact drove to the residence and parked the vehicle. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the VIN was not included. Additionally, the contact stated that rear passenger's side taillight failed to operate as needed, and the taillight bulb had been replaced several times; however, the failure persisted. The contact also stated that the infotainment system and the rearview camera were inoperable. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 171,000.

NHTSA ID

11604531

Incident

Jun 25, 2024

Mileage

171,000 mi