2020 Ford Escape back over prevention problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the back over prevention on the 2020 Ford Escape — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The cross traffic did not alert me. The opposing vehicle was parked in a parking spot at the Jacksonville Dermatologist office near the Martinez dental office 32216. She caused over $8900 dollars in damage. She indicated she did not see me in her rear view camera. Her vehicle from 2017 Kia did not…”
filed Jul 19, 2026
“Several recalls on my vehicle and now ford is calling the expensive ones "customer satisfaction notice". Theres nothing satisfying about bad fuel injectors. Also , the wiper motor Description On your vehicle, the front windshield wiper Motor may become inoperative or may operate intermittently…”
filed May 26, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Image on the center display may flip or invert, resulting in an incorrectly displayed…Campaign 26V123000 · Mar 3, 2026
- A software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may…Campaign 25V442000 · Jun 27, 2025
- Due to a poor electrical connection, the rearview camera may intermittently display a…Campaign 20V575000 · Sep 23, 2020
Back Over Prevention problems in other Escape years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Escape | 10 | 13% |
| 2023 Escape | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 Escape | 9 | 4% |
| 2021 Escape | 11 | 3% |
| 2019 Escape | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 Escape | 6 | 0% |
| 2017 Escape | 5 | 0% |
| 2016 Escape | 174 | 16% |
| 2015 Escape | 111 | 11% |
| 2014 Escape | 51 | 2% |
| 2013 Escape | 6 | 0% |
| 2010 Escape | 1 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2020 Ford Escape
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.