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2007 Ford Escape engine problems

The 2007 Ford Escape has 31 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

31

Engine complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Escape engine complaints by model year2,012 complaints2001: 325 complaints2002: 333 complaints2003: 73 complaints2004: 49 complaints2005: 221 complaints2006: 68 complaints2007: 31 complaints2008: 121 complaints2009: 292 complaints2010: 528 complaints2011: 265 complaints2012: 78 complaints2013: 1,435 complaints2014: 903 complaints2015: 277 complaints2016: 247 complaints2017: 2,012 complaints2018: 1,419 complaints2019: 376 complaints2020: 117 complaints2021: 41 complaints2022: 34 complaints2023: 31 complaints2024: 14 complaints2025: 8 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Escape engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 5, 2014

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2007 Ford Escape have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2007 Ford Escape engine — 9% 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.