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2020 Ford Escape Hybrid electrical system problems

The 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid has 43 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

43

Electrical System complaints

12%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Escape Hybrid electrical system complaints by model year73 complaints2005: 19 complaints2006: 38 complaints2007: 19 complaints2008: 73 complaints2009: 12 complaints2010: 2 complaints2011: 1 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 1 complaints2020: 43 complaints2021: 20 complaints2022: 8 complaints2023: 11 complaints2024: 2 complaints
Escape Hybrid electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

On June7th I was driving home in my 2020 hybrid escape when the motor quit and the car came to a stop, then smoke started coming out from under the hood, I opened the hood and flames shot out at the back side of the motor on the passenger side, oil was leaking on to the road and on fire, I called…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · June 7, 2022 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 43 complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid electrical system — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.