2012 Ford Escape Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 7%of 15 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 48,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid, 7% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“In both incidents and there were two I was driving about 15 MPH or less when the vehicle just accelerated and I was unable to stop it using the brakes. In the first incident there was a vehicle in front of me and one coming at me in the other lane too. I swerved to the right and was forced to jump a curb flattening the tires and damaging the wheels. After about 15 seconds, the vehicle just slowed and returned to normal operation. I took the vehicle to the dealer where I bought it lou fusz Ford in chesterfield , mo to have repairs made but they were unable to determine any problems. …”
NHTSA complaint #10605332, filed 2014-06, 48,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 4% |
| 2021 | 6 | 5% |
| 2020 | 5 | 2% |
| 2012 | 1 | 7% |
| 2011 | 8 | 22% |
| 2010 | 8 | 14% |
| 2009 | 17 | 11% |
| 2008 | 25 | 6% |
| 2007 | 4 | 3% |
| 2006 | 19 | 9% |
| 2005 | 3 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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