2016 Ford Escape Visibility problems

Wiper on front dash no longer worked correctly. Water sprayed under the hood. Hose cracked.

My 2016 Ford Escape is subject to safety recall 25SA9 / NHTSA 25V695 involving the rearview camera. Ford's recall states that the rearview camera may display a blank or distorted image in reverse, or may display a message that camera is unavailable. The rearview camera is now completely nonfunctional. It previously worked intermittently but progressively worsened and is gone now. When I place the vehicle in reverse, the center display either remains blank or continues displaying the navigation/map screen shown...

The rear camera first started failing intermittently, and now occurs constantly. The camera goes black on the screen. I nearly backed into a child in a grocery store parking lot.

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Rear camera screen will turn black and not work for days at a time, or will sometimes display for a second and then as I'm backing up, it'll turn black. Then for a day it'll work just fine, then the next day be back to not working again out of the blue. I have been in no accidents. It once even displayed my view upside down. Yes it's available for inspection upon request. I would say people are very at risk because I can't trust it to work and I might hit someone if the screen goes black on me while I'm backing...

Rear view camera is not working properly. Will either flicker on & off while reversing, display upside down, or just show a black screen. This has been going on for a while. There seems to be a recall for this malfunction for several Ford models, however not one for my model.

Faulty Switch. Windshield wipers don't work when I try to turn them on. While driving, they will randomly turn on by themselves and will not cut off until the vehicle is turned off. Waiting for a mechanic to get the part.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 58 MPH in the rain, the sunroof glass panel exploded and shattered. The contact continued driving. The contact had not sustained any injuries. The dealer was notified of the failure and provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and transferred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 119,500.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front driver's and passenger's side windshield wipers failed to operate as intended while activated. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the body control module needed to be replaced. The local dealer was contacted by the independent mechanic, and the parts for the repairs were ordered. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

The rear backup camera intermittently cuts in and out. The touch screen also intermittently turns black and is unresponsive. After it died, I replaced the infotainment touchscreen computer. The rear backup camera is still intermittent and unreliable. Other owners have complained online about poor seals in the rear wiper assembly, which leads to leaks that corrode the camera's wiring harness and cause an intermittent video signal. I feel this is a known problem that Ford is choosing to ignore and is dangerous when the backup camera cuts out while backing up.

Backup camera fails intermittently and unpredictability. Often just a blank blue screen appears, sometimes an error message over a video image appears, and other times the camera works at first but fails after a few seconds. It can work one minute, and the next time the car is shifted into reverse (such as when parallel parking) it may not work (or vice-versa). OBDII fault codes indicate a possible communications/electrical issue. Online reports reveal that there are scores of other owners of model year 2014-2019...

Something is wrong with the design of the windshield. I just replaced the windshield on july 19, 2019, and have a cracked windshield again today, august 12, 2019. In my 30 years of driving, I've never had to replace a windshield for cracking and now I've done it twice in less than a month.

Windshield wipers completely stopped working on june 20, 2019. Confirmed it was not a fuse. It was summer while I was away on vacation when this happened which is an 8 hr drive from home. Wipers spontaneously started working like normal after two days not working. That same day on june 22, 2019 during drive in 95 degree heat on highway in stand still traffic on 8 hour drive home, wipers started turning on at variable speeds on their own and could not be shut off, changed speeds, or affected by anything with the...

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. While driving approximately 70 mph, the sun roof exploded with a loud noise. Glass entered the vehicle and there was a large hole due to the failure. There were no injuries. The glass was removed from the sun roof area by a glass repair facility who ordered the replacement glass. The dealer was not contacted. The contact was waiting for the sun roof replacement part. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin and failure mileage were not available.

****Note - vin for a toyota rav4 2010, not a 2016 ford escape. Need more information **** in light rain, the wipers jam on the windshield. At times, directly in your view. This occurs frequently. It occurs when moving and stationary.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. While driving 45 mph or more, there was an abnormal whistling noise emerging from the front windshield. Additionally, there was a 3/8 gap between the windshield and plastic trim. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (crossroads ford of indian trail, 88 dale jarrett blvd, indian trail, nc 28079) where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was performing as designed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and opened case number: paf-14252656-r9y2c0. The contact was referred to nhtsa. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

The back windshield on my 2016 ford escape shattered for the second time within the past year and a half for no apparent reason. In both instances, the vehicle was parked. The first time it occurred while I was warming up the car one morning at my residence with the back defroster on. The second occurrence happened while the vehicle was parked at my place of employment this week, which I did not discover until the middle of the day upon approaching the vehicle. The back defroster was used while warming up the...

2016 Ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to several mechanical and electrical issues that needs to be addressed to the manufacturer. *Smd the consumer stated the dealer did not provide the vehicle that was agreed upon. But, provided another vehicle that was not conducive to the consumer's medical or personal requests. Updated 10/2/2017*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. While driving approximately 65 mph the sun roof exploded upwards and made a very loud noise without warning. The glass shattered and the pieces fell inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who did not do anything, but stated that the failure was unusual. The dealer speculated that something may have hit the roof to cause the explosion; however, the contact disagreed. The manufacturer gave the contact a case number and promised to call the contact back. The vehicle remained at the dealer's, but was not repaired. The failure mileage was 21,592. Updated 05/10/17*lj *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. When it rained, an excessive amount of water entered the vehicle. The water poured into the vehicle from the passenger and driver side windows. The failure caused the inside of the vehicle to become drenched. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 500. Updated 12/21/16*lj