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1FMCU0F76JU••••••2018 Ford ESCAPE
This build is quieter than most: 6 complaints against 17 for the average 2018 Ford ESCAPE build.
6on this build
1689on the model
101builds in total
Most reportedSteering 2Electrical System 2Seat Belts 1Visibility/wiper 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemFeb 2025
While driving the vehicle car completely shuts off in the middle of traffic, dash lights turn off then power went out.Now HORN no longer works. Turned the car back on and pulled to the side of the road. I tried to accelerate and white smoke came out of the back of the vehicle…
Power TrainAug 2024
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle shuddered, jerked, and felt bouncy. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving from a complete stop. The…
SteeringFeb 2023
I bought the vehicle in July of 2019 with approximately 20,000 mi on it. I have never touched or adjusted the steering wheel, and I'm the only one to drive the vehicle. My daughter has gotten her temps and I allowed her to drive the vehicle last night. She adjusted the steering…
Seat BeltsSep 2022
FMVSS 208 has a lockability standard. The outboard seatbelts in this vehicle do not switch over to a locked mode for car seats as required by law, I have video I can send on the seatbelts. The video would not attach to this report
Unknown Or OtherMay 2019
Brake and accelerator did not work after a sudden stop on the signal light (on a slop, entrance of a highway). After the stop , my car started rollling backward, neither brake or accelerator could stop the backward rolling. I have to use the emergency brake to stop the car to…
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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 1FMCU0F76JUA59470 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.