2010 Ford Escape Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 84about this part
- Share
- 4%of 2,070 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 84 complaints about the body and structure of the 2010 Ford Escape, 4% of the 2,070 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,500 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My vehicle was parked and I was loading my cargo area. As I closed my lift gate, the rear glass exploded. There was nothing that could have poked the glass to shatter it. The broken glass covered me and actually, somehow managed to send shards in front of my front bumper. Thank goodness there was no one else within 10 feet of my vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10882334, filed 2016-07, 59,447 miles“Ford Escape rear window hinges. The hinges disintegrated and the glass almost caused serious injury. I luckily caught the glass before it fell. I noticed a white residue on the glass whic was from the faulty hinges. My car was in my garage.”
NHTSA complaint #11104705, filed 2018-06, 105,000 miles“When closing the rear hatch on my 2010 Ford Escape, the rear window exploded leaving glass shards throughout my driveway and out into the street. There was nothing blocking the closure and normal force was used to close the hatch.”
NHTSA complaint #10701284, filed 2015-03, 113,300 miles“Liftgate would not open. I was told it was not covered and I had to pay $278.00 to the dealer. Now I see there is a service bulletin covering this problem, for this year car; but my VIN was not covered, according to Ford the day I had it repaired.”
NHTSA complaint #10652136, filed 2014-11, 37,705 miles“On dec 24th we were loading up gifts into our trunk. I closed the trunk boom the back rear window blew out. Now it will cost me close to 500$ to fix this should of never happened. I know many complaints have been made about this. Thanks.”
NHTSA complaint #10557261, filed 2013-12, 57,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11029052Feb 24, 2026Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing…
- 10057873Mar 16, 2015Ford fusion, milan, escape, mariner 2009-2013: customer satisfaction program throttle body extended coverage.
- 10044854Apr 3, 2012Ford: vehicle's liftgate is difficult to open or difficult to close.
- 10039080Feb 11, 2011Ford: the liftgate window glass may break in cold temperatures. 2010-2011 escape/mariner.
- 10039131Nov 9, 2010Ford:the liftgate window glass may break in cold temperatures. 2010-2011 escape/mariner.
Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 3% |
| 2023 | 5 | 5% |
| 2022 | 20 | 8% |
| 2021 | 92 | 26% |
| 2020 | 671 | 41% |
| 2019 | 12 | 2% |
| 2018 | 20 | 1% |
| 2017 | 62 | 2% |
| 2016 | 21 | 2% |
| 2015 | 36 | 3% |
| 2014 | 84 | 4% |
| 2013 | 87 | 3% |
| 2012 | 68 | 11% |
| 2011 | 43 | 3% |
| 2010 | 84 | 4% |
| 2009 | 32 | 2% |
| 2008 | 41 | 2% |
| 2007 | 18 | 7% |
| 2006 | 63 | 14% |
| 2005 | 434 | 31% |
| 2004 | 138 | 28% |
| 2003 | 121 | 22% |
| 2002 | 87 | 8% |
| 2001 | 54 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2010 Ford Escape
558 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
508 complaintsFuel system
507 complaintsEngine
493 complaintsSteering
423 complaintsElectrical system
216 complaintsOther or unknown
94 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
90 complaintsBrakes
50 complaintsEngine cooling
35 complaintsSuspension
34 complaintsElectronic stability control
27 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Ford Escape
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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