2016 Ford Escape UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I stopped at the end of my road and went to take a left and my car was in the road and didn’t want to go. Luckily I wasn’t hit and I got it out of the road. I believe it’s from the transmission.

The Ford SYNC infotainment system failed and produced no audio and no hands-free phone functionality. This created a safety risk because the driver could not use hands-free calling and could not hear navigation prompts, warning chimes, or system alerts, increasing distraction while driving. A Ford dealer diagnosed internal failures in the APIM and Audio Control Module (ACM). The APIM was replaced and programmed, but audio did not return until the ACM was also replaced. The issue was repaired. This report is submitted to document a safety-related failure of the Ford SYNC system for review of potential defects affecting other vehicles.

Backup camera shuts off and on when backing up at first. Then would get lines across the screen when backing up after a few weeks. Now does not turn on at all and if it pops on for a second the screen is blue or says not detected.

I went to the dealership to clear my recall with Ford for my 2016 Ford Escape. It has been 30 days but Ford has still not cleared the recall with NHTSA to clear my vehicle.

While using my rear backup camera, because the car was set to reverse, the image will be distorted, flip and distorted, or not display at all.

Rear view camera fails and gives blank display. Problem has happened for more than two years and Ford will not fix it. says it is not required, but it is a huge safety risk.

This is not a report of an incident but is a report of an ongoing failure of the rear back up camera system. Recently there has been recalls (two that I’m aware of) of specific Ford vehicles for this specific problem, however, my vehicle has not been included as of yet. I have checked on your website for my vin number but it only says no recalls due. I have had a failure of this nature for at least 6 months with the camera saying it is not available, within seconds showing upside down flashing images, etc. it is unusable as a reliable guide. It has been inspected with an advisory to take it to Ford dealership which I am not able to afford at this point.

My Rearview camera works sporadically. I have had trouble backing into tight spots because of my camera not working p

The back-up camera is not functioning properly. The majority of the time the screen is black and I get a message saying camera is unavailable. Occasionally the screen will light up but it has distorted lines of odd colors on the screen. I am unable to see what is behind me when I put my car in reverse. This has been going on for several months and with the many recalls for this issue I have been waiting for my car to be added to the recall for the back-up camera but, this does not appear to be happening.

Rear camera keeps blinking out. Multiple times when shifting into reverse.

My back up camera doesn't always work, sometimes blank, sometimes black screen. Once I shift to drive it tells me Back up camera not available. I was hoping I'd be included in the camera recall.

When shifting the gear shifter to reverse the back up camera is distorted and flickers and changes into color like green and static lines. The back up sound to alert something is behind the car will delay the sound to let u know something is there. It’s not every time this happens but 6 out of 10 times I put it in reverse daily it does what I explain above.

Reverse camera works intermittently. 90% of the time it either doesn't work or appears distorted.

Ford has a huge recall of Escapes due to back-up cameras malfunctioning. My 2016 has been working and not working intermittently for some time now. I would like the 2016 Escapes to be included in the recall as well, but I believe they have only included those going back to 2020. A generic diagnostic machine has picked up the issue repeatedly. I will be having a Ford diagnostic service appointment this Friday for a different issue. The dashboard has begun to intermittently read "temporarily disabled" and "4-wheel drive" at which time the car acts like it is not in the right gear. The Ford Dealership has stated that they will also look at the back-up camera. Thank you.

The rear back up camera invert and turn the vision upside down. I understand that there was a recall for this year and model for that problem, but mine does not show up on the recall, but my camera rear facing camera does not work because it inverts all the images upside down. I bought the car used with 128,000 miles on it so I don’t know actually how long this problem had been going on before I purchased the car but the rear backup camera now shows everything upside down.

Backup camera works intermittently, often going to blank blue or black screen. Other ford vehicles have received a recall from ford for this same issue but not mine.

Back up camera screen is blank.

My review camera goes in and out and says unavailable

Backup camera will most of the time not work properly and will black out screen or blue screen.

While operating my 2016 Ford Escape, I received a "Transmission Fault Service Now" warning on the dashboard display. It stayed on my dashboard for few minutes then disapeared. The vehicle suddenly jerked and became immobile, leaving me stranded in the middle of the street for approximately 5 hours, creating a significant safety hazard for both myself and other drivers. The vehicle's RPMs would increase but the car would not move forward properly. The transmission would only allow minimal movement immediately after starting the vehicle. A certified repair shop has diagnosed internal transmission damage. Similar transmission issues have been the subject of recalls for other Ford Escape vehicles, but my 2016 model year was not included after providing my vin despite exhibiting the same dangerous failure pattern. The transmission is available for inspection in Virginia Beach, VA. If needed, I can provide address details. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer.

Transmission failed while driving vehicle.

The felt undercarriage cover keeps coming off the bottom of the vehicle. Completely fell off first time, and dealership screwed it back on. Approximately 60 days later it was hanging again. Dealer said it isn't needed if I don't drive on dirt roads and removed it. Not clear as to the safety concern to the under part of the vehicle and engine protection.

2016 Ford Escape rearview camera works only intermittently and sometimes not at all. On screen when the camera doesn't work it says Camera not available. Why is this vehicle not included in the Ford recall of faulty rearview cameras? The $165M penalty should be broadened to cover these failures in earlier model years. It is not just 2021 models.

Rear gate comes down unexpectedly.

On June 21,2024 the transmission on the vehicle prevented the shifter from moving the transmission into the intended gear and caused the vehicle to think it was in park. Due to car unable to move forward accidents could have been caused.