2025 Ford Escape Consumer Reviews
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Perfect Hybrid
Joe S., 01/28/2024
updated 07/30/2024
2024 Ford Escape ST-Line Elite 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid EVT)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
I have a 2024 Ford Escape St-Line AWD. Excellent mileage, solid, comfortable, quiet and well laid out interior. The transisition between hybrid and gas powered is seamless. Put your foot into it and you can merge, pass or enter an expressway quickly and safely. Drive it smartly and you can get north of 45 MPG..
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24 Escape st line 1.5 Burning/sulfur Smell
Blackjac24, 04/27/2024
2024 Ford Escape ST-Line 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 3cyl Turbo 8A)
29 of 33 people found this review helpful
I just bought my 24 Escape on April 12, 24 I was driving to my parents house and the check engine light came on with a burning smell at 188 miles. Took car in the next day. They kept it for 1 day said they reprogrammed the module and couldn't duplicate the burning oil smell. Picked it up drove out to my parent the smell was still there and it fills the inside of the car. No check engine light but now there is a different dash light (back of car with slash through and lightning bolts on the ground). Took it back in after driving the car for a while to make sure they could smell it. Kept it for 2 days and said the battery wasn't charging right or something like that( no final paperwork was received) and they couldn't find the burning smell. The smell is now sulfur/burning smell and it sometimes starts earlier than 30 minutes and sometimes longer than 30 minutes. But it comes through the vents of the car. I have tried closing the vents, opening the windows, the smell is outside too. The dealer service says its just new car smell. I have owned enough cars in my life to know the difference of something burning/sulfur smell and new car smell. I am pretty sure the outside isn't supposed to smell like new car smell. The strongest smell is directly over the transmission, and around the car but mostly in the drivers side front, then it comes through the vents. This is one of the worst cars I have owned, I get sick every time I drive it. I will continue to take it in until someone believes me and helps me figure out what's wrong with this car.
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Awful Transmission Ruins Entire Vehicle
Noaccount71, 02/21/2024
2024 Ford Escape ST-Line Elite 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
15 of 18 people found this review helpful
Purchased new 2024 ST-Line Elite in Western Chicago subs a few weeks ago. Dealer was good to deal with so I won't throw them under the bus here. Outside looks sharp, interior is average. Front seats lack decent side bolstering, which means on corners you must lean into the turn or its awkward and unsettling. Seat heating on low is too hot, I'd hate to use high setting. While the steering wheel does have volume control, it doesn't have on/off for audio. You must lean awkwardly down, forward and to the right to push the on/off button which is almost in the passenger leg area or search the touchscreen, which is at least 3 levels deep to find. The 2.0 engine is very peppy, assuming the transmission cooperates. When the transmission is cold or in a mood, it has great difficulty shifting around 2nd/3rd/4th gears. Read somewhere that it doesn't actually use 3rd gear given this transmission is a bastardized GM 9-speed, but don't know this for sure. The issue is what experts and the Internet call 'low-speed surging'. It can be very severe. Leaving for work this morning on the second turn the engine hit 6k rpm with no engagement with the transmission. I had to let off, then on, then off, and back on the accelerator before it actually found a gear and sent power to the wheels. Meanwhile the person behind me was probably wondering what was wrong with me and the 3-cylinder Honda in front of me left me in the dust. I've read that this is a known issue with the Ford 8F35 transmission, which in the Escape. I had a 2013 Ford Escape and it had some transmission oddities as well, but not as bad as the 2024 Escape. I contacted my Ford dealer, but expect given what I've read for them to state its normal and Ford to ignore. This will be my last Ford ever and I will be trading in before the 3 year bumper-to-bumper warranty expires. If Ford can't design a decent transmission after a decade of constant issues and service bulletins that don't resolve peoples issues, I know the rest of the car will likely have issues as well. I should have bought the Honda CRV...
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Not quite there yet!
CSmith, 03/25/2024
2024 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric plug-in hybrid EVT)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
Overall I like the vehicle but it does has some issues that they need to work on. Automatic speed sign recognition is terrible as it reads every speed limit sign including ones not meant for you like it sees a 70mph and speeds you up to that then 20’ feet later it sees the truck limit then immediately slows you down to that when that is not the limit for cars and suvs. The side mirrors reflect the door handles and you constantly think there is something on the mirrors. Quality issues abound with Ford still like rear bumper was missing screws. Interior has a lot of cheap materials.
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Great gas and electric mileage.
David , 09/11/2024
2024 Ford Escape Platinum 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid EVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought this Ford Escape PHEV SUV for my woman to drive as she hates going to get gas. She can go to work and run around Los Angeles, on electric. Average around 65 mpg. I live in San Diego and she only burns gas on long trips to visit me or more than 35 miles. I Iike the cargo area that fits a large dog crate, for my German Shepherd and we still have room for two more Large people or three if normal size. On negative side it is more noisy than the Fusion PHEV it replaced, that was the quietest car I have ever been in. I have a mach-e X and compared to it I prefer the ride in the Escape for comfort. She drives a bit on the fast side in the 80s range with heavy gas and braking. So mpg could be a lot better if she drove more conservative. Over all for the money and being a Platinum Titanium, with every option, except for the tow package it's great little car.
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