2020 Ford Escape Lane departure Problems
- Complaints
- 16about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,619 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 8,500miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the lane departure of the 2020 Ford Escape, 1% of the 1,619 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,500 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The lane keeping system made me beer to the left three different times when there was no lane next to me. One of those times it tried taking me in a wall. When this happened all three times, the steering was hard to control. My car was in motion. It happened twice on a county country road and on the expressway going inside a tunnel.”
NHTSA complaint #11373893, filed 2020-11, 8,500 miles“Car jerks off to the side of there is a turn lane, almost pulled steering wheel out of my hands. Does this every time I go by a turn lane at any speed”
NHTSA complaint #11406721, filed 2021-04, 8,000 miles“just got off car lot in july 2024 been having trouble with transmission slipping from day one. only i was told the car drives hard anyways but dealership refused to look at it once its off lot. lights are reading hillside drivers assistant and other readings no one can get off”
NHTSA complaint #11626025, filed 2024-11, 106,020 miles“My main car display is dying and it’s also my way into the car, diagnostic reporting and navigation. Navigating is harder with out main display freezing or not working at all. Also my blind spot sensor goes off at random times in which nobody had a answer for me on a fix for that.”
NHTSA complaint #11535819, filed 2023-08“Light turns on when there is no car next to me. Took it in to Ford. They ran diagnostic but where not able to find an issue and returned the car. It is still turning on when there is no car next to me”
NHTSA complaint #11435961, filed 2021-10Related service bulletins
- 11031263Apr 2, 2026Various 2020-2026 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with blind spot information system (BLIS) may experience an inoperative blind spot monitoring with a "Blind Spot System…
- 11030282Mar 25, 2026Advance Notice – Customer Satisfaction Program 25N17 Certain 2015-2025 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Replacement If Required After Dealer Evaluation
- 11024526Oct 21, 2025Some 2020-2025 various Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with blind spot information system (BLIS) may experience an inoperative blind spot monitoring with a "Blind Spot System…
- 10244853Oct 17, 2023Some 2020-2023 Escape/Corsair vehicles may exhibit a condition where the vehicle drifts left and right within the vehicle's lane while the lane keeping assist is active. The lane…
Lane departure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 8% |
| 2024 | 19 | 25% |
| 2023 | 7 | 7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 | 16 | 1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2020 Ford Escape
671 complaintsOther or unknown
313 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
243 complaintsFuel system
199 complaintsElectrical system
160 complaintsEngine
122 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
71 complaintsForward collision avoidance
69 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
54 complaintsBrakes
45 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
28 complaintsVehicle speed control
20 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 Ford Escape
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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