Ford Escape problems reported in California
2,265 of the 36,256 complaints filed about the Ford Escape came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
2,265
Complaints from California
87
Crashes
79
Fires
2013
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
642
28.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
292
12.9%
Steering
249
11.0%
Electrical System
189
8.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
169
7.5%
Brakes
134
5.9%
Other & Unspecified
127
5.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
125
5.5%
Body & Structure
81
3.6%
Airbags
54
2.4%
Tires
22
1.0%
By model year
2001 Escape
122
5.4%
2002 Escape
116
5.1%
2003 Escape
50
2.2%
2004 Escape
27
1.2%
2005 Escape
102
4.5%
2006 Escape
41
1.8%
2007 Escape
19
0.8%
2008 Escape
165
7.3%
2009 Escape
143
6.3%
2010 Escape
199
8.8%
2011 Escape
97
4.3%
2012 Escape
62
2.7%
2013 Escape
248
10.9%
2014 Escape
197
8.7%
2015 Escape
72
3.2%
2016 Escape
81
3.6%
2017 Escape
230
10.2%
2018 Escape
113
5.0%
2019 Escape
38
1.7%
2020 Escape
83
3.7%
2021 Escape
10
0.4%
2022 Escape
32
1.4%
2023 Escape
4
0.2%
2024 Escape
10
0.4%
2025 Escape
1
0.0%
2026 Escape
3
0.1%
Cities reporting most
SAN Diego
119
22.2%
LOS Angeles
88
16.4%
SAN Jose
75
14.0%
Sacramento
57
10.6%
SAN Francisco
34
6.3%
Fresno
34
6.3%
Long Beach
27
5.0%
Palo Alto
22
4.1%
Huntington Beach
21
3.9%
Oakland
20
3.7%
Riverside
20
3.7%
Anaheim
19
3.5%