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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FMCU0DG9BK••••••2011 Ford ESCAPE
This build draws 2.7× more complaints than the average 2011 Ford ESCAPE build (22 vs 8).
22on this build
1181on the model
143builds in total
1injuries
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 6Steering 6Power Train 5Fuel/propulsion System 5
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringJan 2025
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist function failed to operate as needed with the "Power Steering Assist Fault" message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that the…
Unknown Or OtherJul 2021
Vehicle stalled while driving. Was able to pull into a parking lot. Car died and would not start and stay running. Acted as if fuel was not getting to engine. This happened approximately 1 month ago. I had car repaired. A relay was thought to be bad in the fuel supply system.…
Service BrakesApr 2019
We began having intermittent braking incidents. Sometime the car would pull sharply, or not at all. There was a time when the car seemed to need extra petal pressure to stop. We took it to spencer creek to have it checked out. Initial diagnostics was possible sticking of…
Fuel/propulsion SystemNov 2017
Recall notice issued in november 2017 and persistent calls to dealer (every month) have not produced a reasonable estimate of when the parts required to complete this recall. The answer provided by dealer every month for the last 11 months the customer has called has been "the…
Power TrainApr 2014
My daughter was driving on interstate 10 east of tallahassee, florida the vehicle warning light (wrench) came on and the vehicle began to slow down. The engine was still on but there was no power. She pulled to the side of the road, cut the engine off, and called home. I asked…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMCU0DG9BKC50770 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.