2015 Ford Escape power train problems
284 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2015 Ford Escape — 27% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Dash board panel comes on when you turn on the car, but once you put it in drive it automatically shuts off accept the rpm gauge, car goes into limp mode when driving and causes it to not allow any acceleration or movement of vehicle.”
filed Jul 11, 2026
“When car in parking spot (running or started after overnight parked); when put into reverse nothing happens. Backed into a slot today; had to pull forward and redo; but when put into reverse nothing happened. Would, when in drive, go forward but not in reverse. Drove a couple 100 feet and tried…”
filed Jun 11, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detachCampaign 22V413000 · Jun 10, 2022
- Bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detachCampaign 22V254000 · Apr 14, 2022
Power Train problems in other Escape years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Escape | 3 | 14% |
| 2024 Escape | 2 | 3% |
| 2023 Escape | 19 | 20% |
| 2022 Escape | 30 | 13% |
| 2021 Escape | 39 | 12% |
| 2020 Escape | 231 | 15% |
| 2019 Escape | 121 | 21% |
| 2018 Escape | 265 | 15% |
| 2017 Escape | 386 | 15% |
| 2016 Escape | 319 | 30% |
| 2014 Escape | 479 | 23% |
| 2013 Escape | 399 | 15% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2015 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.