60 complaints reported

2016 Ford Escape BACK OVER PREVENTION

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
60
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2023

rear back up camera fails intermittently, blue screen says camera not available.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2019
Jan 2023

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she noticed the back over prevention feature was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and confirmed that the back over prevention feature was inoperable. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure had occurred several years ago. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2021
Aug 2022

Backup rearview camera unavailable during parking while backing in.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2022
Mar 2022

APIM is currently inoperative - no rear camera view. No power to the unit.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 2022
Jan 2022

APIM MODULE SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING CAUSING GPS, RADIO, BACK UP CAMERA AND REST OF DASH TO GO BLACK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2022
Nov 2021

Rear view camera doesn't always work when putting the car in reverse. It doesn't go blank, the monitor just remains as if it was going forward. Sometimes when it does work, it remains on while moving forward momentarily.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2021
Oct 2021

APIM Malfunction; 2016 Ford Escape. The vehicle’s APIM is encountering issues that are causing the SYNC system, voice command, GPS, radio, Bluetooth, audio control, USB, HVAC, and rearview camera features of the vehicle to be impaired and/or fail completely.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2018
Aug 2021

Back up camera don’t work when backing up.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2021
Jul 2020

REAR VIEW CAMERA WORK WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AS SOON I START MOVING AND THE CAR ( THE MOTOR) GET HOT IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2019
Jun 2020

THE REAR VIEW CAMERA IS NOT WORKING OR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 FORD ESCAPE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2020

Trend Over Time

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Quick Summary

The 2016 Ford Escape has 60 BACK OVER PREVENTION complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.