2016 Ford Escape Driver assistance Problems

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was determined that an unknown part needed to be replaced, but the part was u not yet available. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted but the vehicle was not 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 unknown.

NHTSA ID

11756180

Incident

Feb 11, 2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that while in reverse(R) on several occasions, the rear-view camera screen was black and blue. The contact stated that on one occasion while in reverse(R), the rear-view camera operated momentarily, but the screen then went black and blue, and the vehicle crashed into another vehicle driving by in the parking lot. The second vehicle sustained damage to the passenger’s side rear bumper. There were no injuries reported. A Police report was filed, but the information was not available. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, and it was determined that the rear-view camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11756131

Incident

Sep 15, 2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera flashed on and off. The failure was persistent. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the parts were unavailable to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

NHTSA ID

11755266

Incident

Jan 8, 2026

Mileage

70,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the message “Camera not Available” was displayed and the passenger’s side rear of the vehicle side-swiped a fire hydrant. There were no injuries sustained. A Police report was not filed. The vehicle was then driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the camera would be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 65,000.

NHTSA ID

11755027

Incident

Sep 15, 2025

Mileage

65,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 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 rear-view camera was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired because 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 not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

NHTSA ID

11754912

Incident

Aug 15, 2025

Mileage

126,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 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 rear-view camera displayed a brief and intermittent image while reversing. The dealer was not contacted. 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 made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11754654

Incident

Aug 4, 2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a blank image intermittently while reversing. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were unavailable for the recall repair. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. 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 85,000.

NHTSA ID

11754573

Incident

Aug 3, 2025

Mileage

85,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 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 manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID

11754475

Incident

Oct 15, 2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle and shifting into reverse, the rear-view camera displayed a blank image. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the rear-view camera was inoperable. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.

NHTSA ID

11754424

Incident

Jun 26, 2026

Mileage

95,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the camera was turning on and off independently. The contact stated that it was difficult to reverse without the camera being operational. While reversing, the camera became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. An unknown local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

NHTSA ID

11754411

Incident

Apr 1, 2025

Mileage

113,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 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 displayed a distorted image. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

NHTSA ID

11754377

Incident

Mar 1, 2026

Mileage

128,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a distorted screen. The contact stated that the failure was persistent. In addition, the contact stated that the rear-view camera later displayed a blank screen. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact later 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 106,000.

NHTSA ID

11753978

Incident

Nov 20, 2025

Mileage

106,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse the vehicle, he is unable to see the backup camera image; the image is either upside down, distorted, or completely blank. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the local dealer stated that the parts required to complete the recall repair were not yet available. The contact feels that the manufacturer has exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide a remedy for the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 103,000.

NHTSA ID

11753841

Incident

Jul 1, 2025

Mileage

103,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the rearview camera was inoperative. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure had occurred on several occasions. 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 informed the contact that parts were available for the Mustang vehicles. 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 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11753618

Incident

Jul 29, 2026

Mileage

160,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 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 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 blank screen, with the message that the camera was not available displayed. The dealer was contacted and confirmed the part for the recall repair was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11753268

Incident

Oct 13, 2025

The contact owns a 2016 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 in reverse, the back over prevention camera failed to display an image behind the vehicle. The screen flashed a light or show a blank screen intermittently. The dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11753211

Incident

Oct 13, 2025

Mileage

200,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the rearview camera was inoperative. 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 stated that parts were available to repair Mustang vehicles only. 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 made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 50,020.

NHTSA ID

11753047

Incident

Jul 27, 2026

Mileage

50,020 mi

The rear view camera does not work at times and when it does the image is distorted and discolored and it is also upside down.

NHTSA ID

11753009

Incident

Dec 12, 2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the display screen and camera shut off without warning, and the camera failed to operate while in reverse. 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. 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 125,000.

NHTSA ID

11752623

Incident

Oct 13, 2025

Mileage

125,000 mi

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID

11752319

Incident

May 28, 2026

The contact owns a 2016 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 the rear-view image glitched and eventually failed to display. The failure mileage was 102,000.

NHTSA ID

11752311

Incident

Jul 23, 2026

Mileage

102,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while vehicle was in reverse(R), the rear-view camera displayed a blank screen with the message "Camera Unavailable". The contact received notification of NTHSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); and associated the failure with the recall. The local dealer was not 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 issue. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

NHTSA ID

11752209

Incident

Sep 1, 2025

Mileage

70,000 mi

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID

11752146

Incident

May 24, 2026

The contact owns a 2016 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 shifted in reverse(R), the rear-view camera failed to display a clear view image. 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 failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

NHTSA ID

11752126

Incident

Jul 15, 2024

Mileage

35,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 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 intermittently failed to display an image. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

NHTSA ID

11751069

Incident

Oct 13, 2025

Mileage

96,000 mi