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vehicle
2009 / ford / escape
known issues
4 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
1,692 on file (2008-11-10 → 2026-08-13)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
115 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Electric power steering assist failureSTEERING153 complaints2021-12 → 2026-06ford-escape-2009-power-steering-assist-failure
11492489 Ford Motor Company "Ford" is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010
11690968 The electric power steering assist has gone out, and now I have no power steering which makes turning difficult
11719859 Power steering quit working. It would go in and out then just stopped all together. I see there is a recall however my vehicle isn't included but is experiencing the same problem
11484976 ABS Module failure. This is a major issue with these cars and it is extremely dangerous and should be recalled
11515098 The incident took place on 12/12/22 while driving at about 40-45 mph a truck pulled out Infront of me causing me to unexpectedly break
Subframe and frame rail rust-throughSTRUCTURE9 complaints2021-12 → 2026-03ford-escape-2009-subframe-frame-rust
11723370 The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was severe rusting and rot on the frame rail
11445590 The front sub frame rusted out on the passenger side. The is a 1inch by 5 inch hole in the sub frame
Engine stall while drivingENGINE7 complaints2022-07 → 2026-05ford-escape-2009-engine-stall-while-driving
11738281 On several occasions my 2009 Ford escape xlt completely died as I was driving 1. On the highway at 60mph I had to pull over and restart vehicle
11546886 Vehicle will stop running instantaneously. car will restart after several seconds. No engine warning light so there are no codes to read
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Ford Escape vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/ford/escape
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_ford_escape_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Ford Escape},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/ford/escape}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
