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2015 Ford Escape Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
140
Latest Aug 11, 2026
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
13%
of 1,056 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2015 Ford Escape submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 140 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

The 25 most recent of 140, in the owner's own words

Driver assistance
Filed Aug 11, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while reversing, the image on the screen was scrambled, distorted, upside down, or blank. The failure mileage was 150,000.

NHTSA ID
11756247
Incident
Aug 11, 2025
Mileage
150,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 11, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rearview camera failed to operate as needed, with the message "Camera Not Available - See the Dealer" displayed on the instrument panel. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ID
11756207
Incident
Sep 1, 2025
Mileage
100,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 6, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID
11755285
Incident
Aug 6, 2026
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 6, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the rear-view camera was inoperative. The message "Camera not Available – See the Dealer" was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

NHTSA ID
11755219
Incident
Aug 6, 2026
Mileage
120,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 5, 2026

The contact's daughter owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the camera was intermittently inoperable. The contact stated that the camera had become completely inoperable. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts for the recall repair were on backorder. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

NHTSA ID
11755051
Incident
Jun 1, 2025
Mileage
95,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 3, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the back over prevention camera failed to display an image. The message “Rear Camera Unavailable” was displayed on the screen. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 150,000.

NHTSA ID
11754527
Incident
Apr 1, 2026
Mileage
150,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 3, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a distorted screen. The failure was persistent. The rear-view camera displayed a blank screen and the message “Rear-view Camera Unavailable” was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that the part to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or a dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

NHTSA ID
11754421
Incident
Jun 15, 2026
Mileage
96,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 31, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to complete the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera was inoperable intermittently while reversing. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were unavailable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

NHTSA ID
11754039
Incident
Nov 1, 2025
Mileage
60,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 31, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle while the vehicle was parked, the rear-view camera was blinking with the message “Camera not Available” displayed. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID
11753952
Incident
Oct 15, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 31, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while in reverse, the back-over prevention camera displayed a distorted, inverted, or flashing image. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure occurred at approximately 110,000.

NHTSA ID
11753936
Incident
Oct 13, 2025
Mileage
110,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jul 27, 2026

Back up camera is STILL not working as intended. When backing up camera goes blank. This already an existing recall, but its been a long time since its been issued and I dont think they are trying to remedy it.

NHTSA ID
11753186
Incident
Jan 1, 2026
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 23, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the back-over-prevent camera turned on and off independently. The rear-view camera eventually became inoperable. The message to contact the service company was displayed. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were on back order. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11752461
Incident
Jul 23, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 22, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the rear-view camera was inoperative and depicted objects farther away than normal. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

NHTSA ID
11752048
Incident
Oct 22, 2025
Mileage
90,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 21, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the camera image was blank. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11751720
Incident
Jul 22, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 15, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blank screen. The dealer was made aware of the failure and scheduled a technician to go to the residence. The vehicle was diagnosed with a failed rear-view camera display. The contact was informed that the rear-view camera display needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the parts had been ordered. The dealer was contacted a week later, and the contact was informed that the parts were unavailable. The contact was advised to pay for the repair out of pocket and later submit a request for reimbursement with the manufacturer. In addition, the contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,200.

NHTSA ID
11750568
Incident
May 13, 2025
Mileage
58,200 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 14, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while shifting into reverse(R), the rear-view camera displayed a blank image. The contact received notification of NTHSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

NHTSA ID
11750309
Incident
Jul 14, 2026
Mileage
105,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 14, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the backup camera failed to display an image and was black while in reverse. The failure mileage was unknown

NHTSA ID
11750279
Incident
Jul 2, 2026
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 14, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the back over prevention camera failed to display an image. The message “CAUTION” was displayed. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, and the contact was informed that the camera needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 75,000.

NHTSA ID
11750267
Incident
Jul 14, 2026
Mileage
75,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 13, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID
11750050
Incident
Oct 13, 2025
Driver assistanceElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 11, 2026

Dash board panel comes on when you turn on the car, but once you put it in drive it automatically shuts off accept the rpm gauge, car goes into limp mode when driving and causes it to not allow any acceleration or movement of vehicle.

NHTSA ID
11749686
Incident
Jul 11, 2026
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 30, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera intermittently malfunctioned. The failure mileage was 110,000.

NHTSA ID
11747343
Incident
Jun 30, 2026
Mileage
110,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 29, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rear-view camera failed to display a clear image on the screen. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

NHTSA ID
11747201
Incident
Jun 15, 2024
Mileage
125,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 26, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image failed to display. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

NHTSA ID
11746666
Incident
Oct 13, 2025
Mileage
112,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 18, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the rear-view camera displayed a blank image. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

NHTSA ID
11745011
Incident
Apr 8, 2026
Mileage
130,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 17, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that on several occasions while in reverse(R), the rear-view camera went black, displayed a black screen with a triangle with the message "Contact Ford" displayed. Additionally, there were fragmented lines, or the camera displayed an inverted image. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 152,000.

NHTSA ID
11744784
Incident
Nov 18, 2025
Mileage
152,000 mi

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