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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2024 Ford Escape Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
3%of 77 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2024 Ford Escape, 3% of the 77 complaints for this model year.

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.

“I have a loss of power when accelerating on my 2024 Ford Escape ST Line. This problem isn't all the time, I've noticed when I either fuel or driving off a hill of a driveway, similar to a restaurant hill and when proceeding to drive the vehicle will suddenly stop while I'm accelerating. When I take my foot off the accelerator then tap on the accelerator again, then it drives. This problem happens when driving in traffic. There's also a egg/sulfur smell while I'm driving on the expressway. Like it's misfiring. My frontend also rumble's when I' come to a stop.”

NHTSA complaint #11653740, filed 2025-04

“I had problems with the brakes at first (system pressure). Than it was a powertrain failure. Followed by Turbocharger wastegate failure. It affected the vacuum system, brakes, and acceleration ability. Brakes became firm, but not stopping as well when applied. Had extreme loss of power trying to get up to speeds to enter highway & interstate at 60 then 70 mph. Dealership ended up replacing turbo wastegate. Exactly one week after getting it back. All the same happened again. …”

NHTSA complaint #11739552, filed 2026-05

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025312%
202423%
20232525%
20223113%
20214613%
202024315%
201912821%
201827615%
201739114%
201632127%
201528725%
201448123%
201340115%
20126611%
201126820%
201050825%
200930118%
200832917%
20074417%
20068017%
20051178%
2004275%
20035510%
200210510%
200112813%
2000120%

Other parts of the 2024 Ford Escape

Electrical system
28 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
20 complaints
Lane departure
19 complaints
Other or unknown
16 complaints
Engine
13 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
10 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology