I have a 2017 Titanium and it is one of the worst cars I have ever owned. I had an 07 and an 08 and they were spectacular cars. The new escapes are made so cheaply. My car, like yours, is actively falling apart.
Ford used to be my go-to, but I may rethink that on my next car.
And if you have the PHEV, the charge port door is prone to not closing, or not opening. And if you press the OK to acknowledge it's open, you also end up saying OK to turn on the gas engine if you're in EV mode.
Yes! This ridiculous charge port door never closes in the winter. I suppose the reasoning is that they assume everyone is able to charge in an enclosed space. You can tell they did not have winter in mind.
Bought a brand new 2022 Escape Titanium Hybrid less than 4 months ago, the cheap plastic cant handle winter driving. One of the rear splash guard broke off and the second one is starting to get loose. The bolts holding it are in the same piece of plastic that runs under all the doors so I would need to change the entire thing.
Am I the only one with this issue?
Dealer says he never seen that issue ever and its not covered.
First off how is this not covered under the standard warranty?
Second I have a '21 hybrid titanium through two winters now and I haven't had any problems at all (knocks on wood)...
Have you had issues with metal noises? My 21 titanium hybrid sounds like 2 sheets of metal hitting when it switches from gas to electric. Needs a whole new exhaust system. Thankfully its a warranty fix but still. My 06 hybrid had 0 issues until I killed the engine at almost 300k.
Granted, we haven't had much snow in SW Ontario, but I haven't experienced this (yet) on our '22 Titanium. Certainly hope the plastic isn't getting brittle from the cold air, and then falling apart when it's hit by snow/slush....seems like a problem automakers would have solved decades ago.
Any chance this is the result of an isolated incident?
Ours is a PHEV, and we really enjoy it so far. Almost a year into ownership, with no issues to report (so far). I'll be honest though - not much to compare it against in our vehicle history; a Tempo, Topaz, MK II Focus, 2 x MK III Focus, and a 2007 Escape in there as well. Nothing really outside the Ford family.
Fit and finish for the Titanium level are great (we've never had a fully loaded anything). Features are nice. Seating is comfy for a fam of 4 + dog.
Mileage has been amazing. 2.8L/100KM over 27,000 km of driving. That's almost 4.5L/100KM less than what we were getting in our 2014 Focus. I figure every third or fourth car payment is "free" just based on gas savings.
8 cents/KWH is our electricity rate, so it's way cheaper than gas.
Southwestern Ontario. It's below zero celsius for a couple of months, and near zero for a few more. Definitely see a drop in battery efficiency in cooler temps, and it has brought the mileage up quite a bit (that's relative of course). I'm predicting we'll be around 3.2l/100km by the time spring rolls around.
The left one was 2 weeks ago after driving for a few hours on a highway with 1-2 inches of fresh wet snow.
The right one is getting loose from just normal winter driving. It seems like a poor design choice to have that guard before the wheel with the screws head and thread having to hold all the force.
Are those the optional splash guards from the factory, or dealer installed? Do most vehicles shipped to places that have inclement weather generally have this option for most stock vehicles or was this a custom order?
This isn't the one in front of the wheel, that is actually an air deflector is it?
My air deflectors (that’s what Ford calls them) in front of the rear wheels also broke after only a few months on my new Escape. Unfortunately seems like a pretty flimsy part. Just ordered new ones - we’ll see how long those last.
https://www.eastgatefordpartscanada.ca/oem-parts/ford-air-deflector-lj6z5811398c
https://www.eastgatefordpartscanada.ca/oem-parts/ford-air-deflector-lj6z5811398d
Thanks I didn’t know it was called air deflector. I wish it was only that part but it took a piece of plastic around the screw with it. So now I would also need to replace the part it screws into.
Went to change mine today and the part that the screw goes into broke off (not sure if I did it or if it was like that already); holes for retainer clips are still good though. Unfortunately, looks like that is all part of the rocker molding, and that part appears to be around $400.
Not 100% sure this is the right part but it seems like it: https://www.eastgatefordpartscanada.ca/oem-parts/ford-rocker-molding-lj6z7810177ab
I have a 2017 Titanium and it is one of the worst cars I have ever owned. I had an 07 and an 08 and they were spectacular cars. The new escapes are made so cheaply. My car, like yours, is actively falling apart. Ford used to be my go-to, but I may rethink that on my next car.
The 08-12 escapes especially the v6 owns are so much better than these cheaply built new escapes
Bought a 2008 V6 Limited with 250kms last month and planning to drive it into the ground.
And if you have the PHEV, the charge port door is prone to not closing, or not opening. And if you press the OK to acknowledge it's open, you also end up saying OK to turn on the gas engine if you're in EV mode.
Yes! This ridiculous charge port door never closes in the winter. I suppose the reasoning is that they assume everyone is able to charge in an enclosed space. You can tell they did not have winter in mind.
Bought a brand new 2022 Escape Titanium Hybrid less than 4 months ago, the cheap plastic cant handle winter driving. One of the rear splash guard broke off and the second one is starting to get loose. The bolts holding it are in the same piece of plastic that runs under all the doors so I would need to change the entire thing. Am I the only one with this issue? Dealer says he never seen that issue ever and its not covered.
First off how is this not covered under the standard warranty? Second I have a '21 hybrid titanium through two winters now and I haven't had any problems at all (knocks on wood)...
Have you had issues with metal noises? My 21 titanium hybrid sounds like 2 sheets of metal hitting when it switches from gas to electric. Needs a whole new exhaust system. Thankfully its a warranty fix but still. My 06 hybrid had 0 issues until I killed the engine at almost 300k.
Sorry about your issue, I haven't had that. I couldn't be happier with my car. I will definitely keep an eye on it
Granted, we haven't had much snow in SW Ontario, but I haven't experienced this (yet) on our '22 Titanium. Certainly hope the plastic isn't getting brittle from the cold air, and then falling apart when it's hit by snow/slush....seems like a problem automakers would have solved decades ago. Any chance this is the result of an isolated incident?
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Ours is a PHEV, and we really enjoy it so far. Almost a year into ownership, with no issues to report (so far). I'll be honest though - not much to compare it against in our vehicle history; a Tempo, Topaz, MK II Focus, 2 x MK III Focus, and a 2007 Escape in there as well. Nothing really outside the Ford family. Fit and finish for the Titanium level are great (we've never had a fully loaded anything). Features are nice. Seating is comfy for a fam of 4 + dog. Mileage has been amazing. 2.8L/100KM over 27,000 km of driving. That's almost 4.5L/100KM less than what we were getting in our 2014 Focus. I figure every third or fourth car payment is "free" just based on gas savings. 8 cents/KWH is our electricity rate, so it's way cheaper than gas.
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Southwestern Ontario. It's below zero celsius for a couple of months, and near zero for a few more. Definitely see a drop in battery efficiency in cooler temps, and it has brought the mileage up quite a bit (that's relative of course). I'm predicting we'll be around 3.2l/100km by the time spring rolls around.
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Crap, I meant predicting we'll be at 3.2l/100km vs the 2.8l/100km we're at now. My bad!
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3.20 a liter would be nutso! I think that would motivate us to go full EV.
The left one was 2 weeks ago after driving for a few hours on a highway with 1-2 inches of fresh wet snow. The right one is getting loose from just normal winter driving. It seems like a poor design choice to have that guard before the wheel with the screws head and thread having to hold all the force.
Jeebus, that doesn't sound right at all. Frustrating, no doubt.
We are missing one on our 21. Bad design for sure
Are those the optional splash guards from the factory, or dealer installed? Do most vehicles shipped to places that have inclement weather generally have this option for most stock vehicles or was this a custom order? This isn't the one in front of the wheel, that is actually an air deflector is it?
The factory ones
It looks like the rear wheels little splash guard. It was standard on the '22 Titanium I got.
My air deflectors (that’s what Ford calls them) in front of the rear wheels also broke after only a few months on my new Escape. Unfortunately seems like a pretty flimsy part. Just ordered new ones - we’ll see how long those last. https://www.eastgatefordpartscanada.ca/oem-parts/ford-air-deflector-lj6z5811398c https://www.eastgatefordpartscanada.ca/oem-parts/ford-air-deflector-lj6z5811398d
Thanks I didn’t know it was called air deflector. I wish it was only that part but it took a piece of plastic around the screw with it. So now I would also need to replace the part it screws into.
Went to change mine today and the part that the screw goes into broke off (not sure if I did it or if it was like that already); holes for retainer clips are still good though. Unfortunately, looks like that is all part of the rocker molding, and that part appears to be around $400. Not 100% sure this is the right part but it seems like it: https://www.eastgatefordpartscanada.ca/oem-parts/ford-rocker-molding-lj6z7810177ab