10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,924 miles

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« Read the previous 20 complaints

problem #8

Nov 102020

EcoSport

  • miles
I was at a light, I went to go around the car in front of me & the car kept revving like it was trying to pick up. I had to glide over to the side of the street because there was no pick up in the car. I waited a few minutes to drive again. I am glad a car wasn't coming because it would've caused an accident

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #7

Jul 022020

EcoSport

  • 18,000 miles
On Thursday July 2 2020 my Ford Ecosport stalled at a stop light. I was pushed into a parking lot by the local police. I got in the car and it started right up. I talked to a Ford service person and he suggested I disable the auto start. I did as he suggested and drove just fine until I got on the expressway. While I was on the highway the engine stalls and I drove over to the side of the road with barely any steering and no brakes and had to coast to a stop. This was really scary and dangerous.

- Wixom, MI, USA

problem #6

Nov 202018

EcoSport

  • miles
Radio resets at random when entering the vehicle and when standing near the vehicle. A loud "pop" sound can be heard when this happens and the radio resets itself to am 530. This can happen multiple times a day with no warning as to when except for the above described sound.

- Moore, OK, USA

problem #5

Aug 182019

EcoSport

  • 19,000 miles
Lites on dim only cover about 50 ft ahead of car.

- El Rito, NM, USA

problem #4

Jul 272019

EcoSport

  • 50,000 miles
Check engine light illuminated after a short drive, vehicle was turned off and parked a short time later in a parking lot. A few minutes after that, the vehicle engine compartment caught fire. Vehicle was at the dealer a few days prior to the incident for repair work (coil, spark plug)

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #3

Feb 202019

EcoSport

  • 100 miles
The touch sensative door locks don't work in the rain. The key fob must be used when the door handle is wet. This obviously a malfunction and should be looked into by Ford

- Stanwood, WA, USA

problem #2

Aug 212018

EcoSport

  • 250 miles
On the highway excelerating to move past a semi.my gas pedal got stuck to the floor. It was at no fault of a floor mat. I tried to pull it up, push it down., use cruise control nothing un stuck it. This all with a crying baby and 2 toddlers in the car. Surrounded by semis.luckily the breaks worked and I was able to bring the vehicle to the side of the rd. After putting on hazards and leaving my foot on the break I pulled the emergency break put the car in park and turned off the ignition. The pedal stayed stuck.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #1

Jul 102018

EcoSport

  • 0 miles
Sunroof shattered. I went to open my sunroof as I was pulling out of the driveway and noticed that my inside cover was wet. I looked up and saw that the glass was shattered. The car had been parked from 7/7-10/2018 in the driveway.

- Riverview, FL, USA